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James O. McInerney

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
51
Citations
9199
World Ranking
17190
National Ranking
1352

James O. McInerney publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 144 publications — 24th percentile

24% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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James O. McInerney D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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This scientist: 51 D-Index — 14th percentile

14% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

James O. McInerney is affiliated with the University of Nottingham in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with specific contributions across several subfields including Molecular Biology, Genetics, Ecology, Plant Science, and Mechanical Engineering.

The main topics James O. McInerney has worked on include:

  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
  • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
  • Evolution and Genetic Dynamics
  • Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology
  • Advanced Materials and Mechanics
  • CRISPR and Genetic Engineering

The scientist has published extensively, with key recent papers including:

  • "Horizontal Gene Transfer as a Source of Conflict and Cooperation in Prokaryotes" (2020, Frontiers in Microbiology)
  • "Coinfinder: detecting significant associations and dissociations in pangenomes" (2020, Microbial Genomics)
  • "Mechanisms That Shape Microbial Pangenomes" (2021, Trends in Microbiology)
  • "Evidence for Selection in the Abundant Accessory Gene Content of a Prokaryote Pangenome" (2021, Molecular Biology and Evolution)
  • "Contingency, repeatability, and predictability in the evolution of a prokaryotic pangenome" (2023, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences)

James O. McInerney frequently publishes in venues such as:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Microbial Genomics
  • Molecular Biology and Evolution
  • Frontiers in Microbiology

Frequent co-authors collaborating with James O. McInerney include:

  • Rebecca J Hall
  • Fiona Whelan
  • Nathan Kallus
  • Elizabeth Cummins
  • Alan McNally

Their scholarly work emphasizes the dynamics and mechanisms of microbial pangenomes, horizontal gene transfer, and genetic selection within prokaryotic populations. Their publications address evolutionary concepts and genetic interactions influencing microbial communities and their genetic content.

Best Publications

  • New approaches for unravelling reassortment pathways

    Victoria Svinti;Victoria Svinti;James A Cotton;James A Cotton;James O McInerney

  • Population genomics reveal recent speciation and rapid evolutionary adaptation in polar bears.

    Shiping Liu;Eline D. Lorenzen;Matteo Fumagalli;Bo Li

  • Why prokaryotes have pangenomes

    James O. McInerney;Alan McNally;Mary J. O'Connell

  • Endosymbiotic origin and differential loss of eukaryotic genes

    Chuan Ku;Shijulal Nelson-Sathi;Mayo Roettger;Filipa L. Sousa

  • Replicational and transcriptional selection on codon usage in Borrelia burgdorferi

    James O. McInerney

  • GCUA: general codon usage analysis.

    James O. McInerney

  • Origins of major archaeal clades correspond to gene acquisitions from bacteria

    Shijulal Nelson-Sathi;Filipa L. Sousa;Mayo Roettger;Nabor Lozada-Chávez

  • Acquisition of 1,000 eubacterial genes physiologically transformed a methanogen at the origin of Haloarchaea

    Shijulal Nelson-Sathi;Tal Dagan;Giddy Landan;Arnold Janssen

  • Supertrees Disentangle the Chimerical Origin of Eukaryotic Genomes

    Davide Pisani;James A. Cotton;James O. McInerney

  • Clann: investigating phylogenetic information through supertree analyses

    C. J. Creevey;J. O. Mcinerney

  • Metazoan opsin evolution reveals a simple route to animal vision

    Roberto Feuda;Sinead C. Hamilton;James O. McInerney;Davide Pisani

  • Networks: expanding evolutionary thinking

    Eric Bapteste;Leo van Iersel;Axel Janke;Scot Kelchner

  • Combined analysis of variation in core, accessory and regulatory genome regions provides a super-resolution view into the evolution of bacterial populations

    Alan McNally;Yaara Oren;Darren Kelly;Ben Pascoe

  • The Opisthokonta and the Ecdysozoa May Not Be Clades: Stronger Support for the Grouping of Plant and Animal than for Animal and Fungi and Stronger Support for the Coelomata than Ecdysozoa

    Gayle K. Philip;Christopher J. Creevey;James O. McInerney

  • TOPD/FMTS

    Pere Puigbò;Santiago Garcia-Vallvé;James O. McInerney

  • Genome Phylogenies Indicate a Meaningful α-Proteobacterial Phylogeny and Support a Grouping of the Mitochondria with the Rickettsiales

    David A. Fitzpatrick;Christopher J. Creevey;James O. McInerney

  • Of clades and clans: terms for phylogenetic relationships in unrooted trees.

    Mark Wilkinson;James O. McInerney;Robert P. Hirt;Peter G. Foster

  • The hybrid nature of the Eukaryota and a consilient view of life on Earth.

    James O. McInerney;Mary J. O'Connell;Davide Pisani

  • A method for inferring the rate of evolution of homologous characters that can potentially improve phylogenetic inference, resolve deep divergence and correct systematic biases.

    Carla A. Cummins;James O. McInerney

  • Does a tree-like phylogeny only exist at the tips in the prokaryotes?

    Christopher J. Creevey;David A. Fitzpatrick;Gayle K. Philip;Rhoda J. Kinsella

Frequent Co-Authors

Davide Pisani
Davide Pisani University of Bristol
Eric Bapteste
Eric Bapteste Sorbonne University
William Martin
William Martin Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
Thomas J. Naughton
Thomas J. Naughton National University of Ireland, Maynooth
James Cotton
James Cotton University of Glasgow
Alan McNally
Alan McNally University of Birmingham
Peter G. Foster
Peter G. Foster Natural History Museum
Simon R. Harris
Simon R. Harris Wellcome Sanger Institute
Tal Dagan
Tal Dagan Kiel University
Jukka Corander
Jukka Corander University of Oslo

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