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D-Index
133
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World Ranking
231
National Ranking
120

Masatoshi Nei 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 Masatoshi Nei sits on this spectrum.

45–54 publications: 6 scientists 55–64 publications: 10 scientists 65–74 publications: 35 scientists 75–84 publications: 84 scientists 85–94 publications: 102 scientists 95–104 publications: 151 scientists 105–114 publications: 175 scientists 115–124 publications: 203 scientists 125–134 publications: 217 scientists 135–144 publications: 205 scientists 145–154 publications: 193 scientists 155–164 publications: 188 scientists 165–174 publications: 170 scientists 175–184 publications: 178 scientists 185–194 publications: 164 scientists 195–204 publications: 173 scientists 205–214 publications: 159 scientists 215–224 publications: 134 scientists 225–234 publications: 143 scientists 235–244 publications: 105 scientists 245–254 publications: 114 scientists 255–264 publications: 92 scientists 265–274 publications: 88 scientists 275–284 publications: 87 scientists 285–294 publications: 80 scientists 295–304 publications: 62 scientists 305–314 publications: 75 scientists 315–324 publications: 67 scientists 325–334 publications: 60 scientists 335–344 publications: 52 scientists 345–354 publications: 40 scientists 355–364 publications: 48 scientists 365–374 publications: 47 scientists 375–384 publications: 46 scientists 385–394 publications: 31 scientists 395–404 publications: 27 scientists 405–414 publications: 40 scientists 415–424 publications: 30 scientists 425–434 publications: 43 scientists 435–444 publications: 29 scientists 445–454 publications: 14 scientists 455–464 publications: 28 scientists 465–474 publications: 21 scientists 475–484 publications: 21 scientists 485–494 publications: 22 scientists 495–504 publications: 17 scientists 505–514 publications: 12 scientists 515–524 publications: 11 scientists 525–534 publications: 8 scientists 535–544 publications: 8 scientists 545–554 publications: 14 scientists 555–564 publications: 4 scientists 565–574 publications: 11 scientists 575–584 publications: 5 scientists 585–594 publications: 11 scientists 595–604 publications: 12 scientists 605–614 publications: 7 scientists 615–624 publications: 6 scientists 625–634 publications: 10 scientists 635–644 publications: 9 scientists 645–654 publications: 10 scientists 655–664 publications: 6 scientists 665–674 publications: 6 scientists 675–684 publications: 6 scientists 685–694 publications: 4 scientists 695–702 publications: 6 scientists 703+ publications: 100 scientists
45 publications 703+

This scientist: 305 publications — 77th percentile

77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Masatoshi Nei 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 Masatoshi Nei sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 24 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 52 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 84 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 112 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 118 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 141 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 143 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 145 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 179 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 162 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 175 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 191 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 172 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 184 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 164 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 158 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 150 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 136 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 127 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 127 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 111 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 110 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 110 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 84 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 102 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 66 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 72 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 70 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 54 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 60 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 49 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 55 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 45 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 42 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 28 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 39 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 25 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 31 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 29 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 34 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 29 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 29 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 18 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 27 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 22 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 16 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 11 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 17 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 12 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 21 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 4 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 9 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 14 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 6 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 10 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 7 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 9 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 8 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 8 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 9 scientists 160+ D-Index: 96 scientists
40 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 133 D-Index — 95th percentile

95% 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

  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics in United States Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Genetics in United States Leader Award
  • 1997 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1993 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1990 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Overview

Masatoshi Nei was affiliated with Pennsylvania State University in the United States. Their research spanned multiple fields, primarily within Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Agricultural and Biological Sciences, and Psychology. The subfields of study included Genetics, Plant Science, and Social Psychology.

Their scientific work concentrated on key topics such as Evolution and Genetic Dynamics, Chromosomal and Genetic Variations, and Primate Behavior and Ecology.

Among their published research, one notable paper is titled "The Reproducibility of an Inferred Tree and the Diploidization of Gene Segregation after Genome Duplication," published in 2020 in the journal Genome Biology and Evolution.

  • The Reproducibility of an Inferred Tree and the Diploidization of Gene Segregation after Genome Duplication (2020) - Genome Biology and Evolution

Masatoshi Nei collaborated frequently with co-author Y Katsura.

  • Y Katsura

The regular venue for their publication was Genome Biology and Evolution.

  • Genome Biology and Evolution (1 publication)

Throughout their career, Masatoshi Nei received several distinctions including:

  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences (1997)
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) (1993)
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1990)

Best Publications

  • The neighbor-joining method: a new method for reconstructing phylogenetic trees.

    Naruya Saitou;Masatoshi Nei

  • MEGA5: Molecular Evolutionary Genetics Analysis using Maximum Likelihood, Evolutionary Distance, and Maximum Parsimony Methods

    Koichiro Tamura;Daniel S. Peterson;Nicholas Peterson;Glen Stecher

  • MEGA4: Molecular Evolutionary Genetics Analysis (MEGA) Software Version 4.0

    Koichiro Tamura;Joel T Dudley;Masatoshi Nei;Sudhir Kumar

  • Molecular Evolutionary Genetics

    Masatoshi Nei

  • ESTIMATION OF AVERAGE HETEROZYGOSITY AND GENETIC DISTANCE FROM A SMALL NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS

    Masatoshi Nei

  • MEGA3: Integrated software for Molecular Evolutionary Genetics Analysis and sequence alignment

    Sudhir Kumar;Koichiro Tamura;Masatoshi Nei

  • Mathematical model for studying genetic variation in terms of restriction endonucleases

    Masatoshi Nei;Wen-Hsiung Li

  • GENETIC DISTANCE BETWEEN POPULATIONS

    Masatoshi Nei

  • Estimation of the number of nucleotide substitutions in the control region of mitochondrial DNA in humans and chimpanzees.

    Koichiro Tamura;Masatoshi Nei

  • Analysis of Gene Diversity in Subdivided Populations

    Masatoshi Nei

  • MEGA2 : Molecular evolutionary genetics analysis software

    Sudhir Kumar;Koichiro Tamura;Ingrid B. Jakobsen;Masatoshi Nei

  • Molecular Evolution and Phylogenetics

    Masatoshi Nei;Sudhir Kumar

  • Prospects for inferring very large phylogenies by using the neighbor-joining method

    Koichiro Tamura;Masatoshi Nei;Sudhir Kumar

  • Simple methods for estimating the numbers of synonymous and nonsynonymous nucleotide substitutions.

    M Nei;T Gojobori

  • MEGA: Molecular Evolutionary Genetics Analysis software for microcomputers

    Sudhir Kumar;Koichiro Tamura;Masatoshi Nei

  • MEGA: A biologist-centric software for evolutionary analysis of DNA and protein sequences

    Sudhir Kumar;Masatoshi Nei;Joel Dudley;Koichiro Tamura

  • The bottleneck effect and genetic variability in populations

    Masatoshi Nei;Takeo Maruyama;Ranajit Chakraborty

  • Accuracy of estimated phylogenetic trees from molecular data. II. Gene frequency data.

    Masatoshi Nei;Fumio Tajima;Yoshio Tateno

  • Molecular Population Genetics and Evolution

    Masatoshi Nei

  • Relationships between gene trees and species trees.

    Pekka Pamilo;Masatoshi Nei

Frequent Co-Authors

Ranajit Chakraborty
Ranajit Chakraborty University of North Texas Health Science Center
Sudhir Kumar
Sudhir Kumar Temple University
Wen-Hsiung Li
Wen-Hsiung Li Academia Sinica
Jianzhi Zhang
Jianzhi Zhang University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Takashi Gojobori
Takashi Gojobori King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Hong Ma
Hong Ma Pennsylvania State University
Paul A. Fuerst
Paul A. Fuerst The Ohio State University
Naruya Saitou
Naruya Saitou National Institute of Genetics
Alejandro P. Rooney
Alejandro P. Rooney National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research
Shozo Yokoyama
Shozo Yokoyama Emory University

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