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Mark S. Springer publication distribution in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Ecology and Evolution in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Mark S. Springer sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 168 publications — 61st percentile

61% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 531 publications or more.

Mark S. Springer D-index placement in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Ecology and Evolution scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Mark S. Springer sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 74 D-Index — 87th percentile

87% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2002 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Mark S. Springer is affiliated with the University of California, Riverside in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on areas within Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, contributing to 57 publications in this broad field. Within this main field, they have specialized in several subfields, including Molecular Biology (39 publications), Paleontology (20), Ecology (16), Genetics (15), and Plant Science (5).

The scientist's work encompasses a range of topics centered around evolutionary and genomic sciences. Key research topics include Evolution and Paleontology Studies, documented in 32 publications, and Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies, with 30 publications. Additional areas of study cover Genetic Diversity and Population Structure (26 publications), Marine Animal Studies (16), Physiological and Biochemical Adaptations (10), Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics (10), and Circadian Rhythm and Melatonin (10).

Mark S. Springer has authored numerous papers published in notable venues. Selected recent publications include:

  • Evolutionary constraint and innovation across hundreds of placental mammals, 2023, Science
  • Integrating gene annotation with orthology inference at scale, 2023, Science
  • A genomic timescale for placental mammal evolution, 2023, Science
  • Mammalian evolution of human cis-regulatory elements and transcription factor binding sites, 2023, Science
  • The contribution of historical processes to contemporary extinction risk in placental mammals, 2023, Science

In terms of collaborations, frequent co-authors of Mark S. Springer include:

  • John Gatesy
  • Kerstin Lindblad-Toh
  • Elinor K. Karlsson
  • Nicole M. Foley
  • Joana Damas

Their publications have appeared in several scientific venues repeatedly, such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), 11 publications
  • Science, 10 publications
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), 5 publications
  • Genes, 4 publications
  • Proceedings of the Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, 3 publications

Mark S. Springer was recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2002, reflecting a noted distinction in their professional career.

Best Publications

  • Resolution of the early placental mammal radiation using Bayesian phylogenetics

    William J. Murphy;Eduardo Eizirik;Eduardo Eizirik;Stephen J. O'Brien;Ole Madsen

  • Impacts of the Cretaceous Terrestrial Revolution and KPg Extinction on Mammal Diversification

    Robert W. Meredith;Jan E. Janečka;John Gatesy;Oliver A. Ryder

  • A molecular phylogeny for bats illuminates biogeography and the fossil record.

    Emma C. Teeling;Emma C. Teeling;Mark S. Springer;Ole Madsen;Paul Bates

  • Comparative genomics reveals insights into avian genome evolution and adaptation.

    Guojie Zhang;Guojie Zhang;Cai Li;Qiye Li;Bo Li

  • Placental mammal diversification and the Cretaceous–Tertiary boundary

    Mark S. Springer;William J. Murphy;Eduardo Eizirik;Stephen J. O'Brien

  • Parallel adaptive radiations in two major clades of placental mammals

    Ole Madsen;Mark Scally;Mark Scally;Christophe J. Douady;Christophe J. Douady;Diana J. Kao

  • Genome 10K: A Proposal to Obtain Whole-Genome Sequence for 10 000 Vertebrate Species

    David Haussler;Stephen J. O'Brien;Oliver A. Ryder;F. Keith Barker

  • Using genomic data to unravel the root of the placental mammal phylogeny

    William J. Murphy;Thomas H. Pringle;Tess A. Crider;Mark S. Springer

  • Molecular evidence for multiple origins of Insectivora and for a new order of endemic African insectivore mammals

    Michael J. Stanhope;Victor G. Waddell;Ole Madsen;Wilfried de Jong

  • Macroevolutionary dynamics and historical biogeography of primate diversification inferred from a species supermatrix

    Mark S. Springer;Robert W Meredith;Robert W Meredith;John Gatesy;Christopher A Emerling

  • Molecules consolidate the placental mammal tree

    Mark S. Springer;Michael J. Stanhope;Ole Madsen;Wilfried W. de Jong

  • A comparative genomics multitool for scientific discovery and conservation

    Diane P. Genereux;Aitor Serres;Joel Armstrong;Jeremy Johnson

  • Endemic African mammals shake the phylogenetic tree

    G.C. Cleven;O. Madsen;W.W. de Jong;W.W. de Jong

  • Molecular and Genomic Data Identify the Closest Living Relative of Primates

    Jan E. Janečka;Webb Miller;Thomas H. Pringle;Frank Wiens

  • DNA-hybridisation Studies of Marsupials and their Implications for Metatherian Classification

    John A. W. Kirsch;Mark S. Springer;François-Joseph Lapointe

  • Molecular evidence regarding the origin of echolocation and flight in bats.

    Emma C. Teeling;Mark Scally;Mark Scally;Diana J. Kao;Michael L. Romagnoli

  • Integrated fossil and molecular data reconstruct bat echolocation

    Mark S. Springer;Emma C. Teeling;Ole Madsen;Michael J. Stanhope

  • Phylogenetic analysis at deep timescales: Unreliable gene trees, bypassed hidden support, and the coalescence/concatalescence conundrum

    John Gatesy;Mark S. Springer

  • Molecular Phylogeny of Living Xenarthrans and the Impact of Character and Taxon Sampling on the Placental Tree Rooting

    Frédéric Delsuc;Mark Scally;Ole Madsen;Michael J. Stanhope

  • The gene tree delusion

    Mark S. Springer;John Gatesy

  • A phylogenetic blueprint for a modern whale.

    John Gatesy;Jonathan H. Geisler;Joseph Chang;Carl Buell

  • Mitochondrial Versus Nuclear Gene Sequences in Deep-Level Mammalian Phylogeny Reconstruction

    Mark S. Springer;Ronald W. DeBry;Christophe Douady;Heather M. Amrine

  • The evolution of tribospheny and the antiquity of mammalian clades.

    Michael O Woodburne;Thomas Hewitt Rich;Mark S Springer

  • Secondary structure and patterns of evolution among mammalian mitochondrial 12S rRNA molecules

    Mark S. Springer;Emmanuel Douzery

Frequent Co-Authors

John Gatesy
John Gatesy American Museum of Natural History
Robert W. Meredith
Robert W. Meredith Montclair State University
Michael J. Stanhope
Michael J. Stanhope Cornell University
William J. Murphy
William J. Murphy Texas A&M University
Emma C. Teeling
Emma C. Teeling University College Dublin
Michael Westerman
Michael Westerman La Trobe University
Wilfried W. de Jong
Wilfried W. de Jong Radboud University
Ole Madsen
Ole Madsen Wageningen University & Research
Christophe J. Douady
Christophe J. Douady Claude Bernard University Lyon 1
Eduardo Eizirik
Eduardo Eizirik Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul

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