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Martin Kreitman publication distribution in Genetics in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Genetics in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Martin Kreitman sits on this spectrum.

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45 publications 703+

This scientist: 116 publications — 14th percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 703 publications or more.

Martin Kreitman D-index placement in Genetics in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Genetics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Martin Kreitman sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 64 D-Index — 37th percentile

37% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 160 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2010 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 1991 - Fellow of the MacArthur Foundation

Overview

Martin Kreitman is affiliated with the University of Chicago in the United States. Their work primarily engages with the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with a concentration on Molecular Biology, Genetics, and Plant Science.

The scientist's research topics encompass:

  • Gene Regulatory Network Analysis
  • Bioinformatics and Genomic Networks
  • Biomedical Text Mining and Ontologies
  • Evolution and Genetic Dynamics
  • CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
  • Genetic diversity and population structure
  • Chromosomal and Genetic Variations

Martin Kreitman has contributed to a range of papers in several journals and preprint archives. Recent publications include:

  • "Functional biology in its natural context: A search for emergent simplicity," 2021, eLife
  • "The effect of mutational robustness on the evolvability of multicellular organisms and eukaryotic cells," 2023, Journal of Evolutionary Biology
  • "Gap genes are involved in inviability in hybrids between Drosophila melanogaster and D. santomea," 2021, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • "Rapid evolution of the functionally conserved gap gene giant in Drosophila," 2021, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Frequent venues for Martin Kreitman's work include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • eLife
  • Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Their collaborative efforts often involve coauthors such as:

  • Wenhan Chang
  • Daniel R. Matute
  • Joy Bergelson
  • Dmitri A. Petrov
  • Álvaro Sánchez

Martin Kreitman has been recognized with awards including:

  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 2010
  • Fellow of the MacArthur Foundation, 1991

Best Publications

  • Adaptive protein evolution at the Adh locus in Drosophila

    John H. McDonald;Martin Kreitman

  • A Test of Neutral Molecular Evolution Based on Nucleotide Data

    Richard R. Hudson;Martin Kreitman;Montserrat Aguadé

  • The pattern of polymorphism in Arabidopsis thaliana.

    Magnus Nordborg;Tina T Hu;Yoko Ishino;Jinal Jhaveri

  • Nucleotide polymorphism at the alcohol dehydrogenase locus of Drosophila melanogaster

    Martin Kreitman

  • Fitness costs of R-gene-mediated resistance in Arabidopsis thaliana.

    D. Tian;M. B. Traw;J. Q. Chen;M. Kreitman

  • Dynamics of disease resistance polymorphism at the Rpm1 locus of Arabidopsis

    Eli A. Stahl;Greg Dwyer;Rodney Mauricio;Martin Kreitman

  • Evidence for stabilizing selection in a eukaryotic enhancer element

    Michael Z. Ludwig;Casey Bergman;Nipam H. Patel;Martin Kreitman

  • Evolutionary Dynamics of Plant R-Genes

    Joy Bergelson;Martin Kreitman;Eli A. Stahl;Dacheng Tian

  • The extent of linkage disequilibrium in Arabidopsis thaliana

    Magnus Nordborg;Justin O. Borevitz;Joy Bergelson;Charles C. Berry

  • Methods to Detect Selection in Populations with Applications to the Human

    Martin Kreitman

  • Signature of balancing selection in Arabidopsis.

    Dacheng Tian;Hitoshi Araki;Eli Stahl;Joy Bergelson

  • The population genetics of the origin and divergence of the Drosophila simulans complex species

    Richard M. Kliman;Peter Andolfatto;Jerry A. Coyne;Frantz Depaulis

  • Inferring the Evolutionary Histories of the Adh and Adh-Dup Loci in Drosophila Melanogaster from Patterns of Polymorphism and Divergence

    M Kreitman;R R Hudson

  • Functional analysis of eve stripe 2 enhancer evolution in Drosophila: rules governing conservation and change

    Michael Z. Ludwig;Nipam H. Patel;Martin Kreitman

  • A Genome-Wide Survey of R Gene Polymorphisms in Arabidopsis

    Erica G. Bakker;Christopher Toomajian;Martin Kreitman;Joy Bergelson

  • Is mitochondrial DNA a strictly neutral marker

    J.William O. Ballard;Martin Kreitman

  • Molecular analysis of an allozyme cline: alcohol dehydrogenase in Drosophila melanogaster on the east coast of North America.

    A Berry;M Kreitman

  • Lack of polymorphism on the Drosophila fourth chromosome resulting from selection.

    A J Berry;J W Ajioka;M Kreitman

  • Enantiomeric natural products: occurrence and biogenesis.

    Jennifer M. Finefield;David H. Sherman;Martin Kreitman;Robert M. Williams;Robert M. Williams

  • Natural selection on synonymous sites is correlated with gene length and recombination in Drosophila.

    Josep M. Comeron;Martin Kreitman;Montserrat Aguadé

Frequent Co-Authors

Joy Bergelson
Joy Bergelson University of Chicago
Eli A. Stahl
Eli A. Stahl Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Robert M. Williams
Robert M. Williams Colorado State University
Kevin P. White
Kevin P. White National University of Singapore
Casey M. Bergman
Casey M. Bergman University of Georgia
David H. Sherman
David H. Sherman University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Peter Andolfatto
Peter Andolfatto Columbia University
Magnus Nordborg
Magnus Nordborg Austrian Academy of Sciences
Richard R. Hudson
Richard R. Hudson University of Chicago
Graeme I. Bell
Graeme I. Bell University of Chicago

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