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Matthew T. Webster

Matthew T. Webster

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
52
Citations
17832
World Ranking
16447
National Ranking
251

Matthew T. Webster publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Matthew T. Webster sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 96 publications — 4th percentile

4% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Matthew T. Webster D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Matthew T. Webster sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 52 D-Index — 16th percentile

16% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

Matthew T. Webster is affiliated with the Science for Life Laboratory in Sweden. Their research primarily spans the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences as well as Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Within these areas, key subfields of Webster's work include Genetics, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Insect Science, and Molecular Biology.

Webster's research topics focus extensively on plant and animal studies, insect and arachnid ecology and behavior, and insect and pesticide research. Additional interests include genetic diversity and population structure, evolution and genetic dynamics, insect-plant interactions and control, and insect behavior and control techniques.

Frequent publication venues where Webster's work appears include Molecular Ecology, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Current Biology, Molecular Biology and Evolution, and Genome Biology and Evolution.

Webster has collaborated regularly with several co-authors, notably Anna Olsson, Matthew J. Christmas, Ignas Bunikis, Turid Everitt, and Julia C. Jones.

Some recent papers authored or co-authored by Webster include:

  • Population Genomics for Insect Conservation (2022) published in Annual Review of Animal Biosciences
  • Massive genome inversion drives coexistence of divergent morphs in common quails (2021) published in Current Biology
  • Genetic Barriers to Historical Gene Flow between Cryptic Species of Alpine Bumblebees Revealed by Comparative Population Genomics (2021) published in Molecular Biology and Evolution
  • A genomic and morphometric analysis of alpine bumblebees: Ongoing reductions in tongue length but no clear genetic component (2021) published in Molecular Ecology
  • Female-biased gene flow between two species of Darwin's finches (2020) published in Nature Ecology & Evolution

Best Publications

  • Sequence and comparative analysis of the chicken genome provide unique perspectives on vertebrate evolution

    Ladeana W. Hillier;Webb Miller;Ewan Birney;Wesley Warren

  • Network modelling methods for FMRI.

    Stephen M. Smith;Karla L. Miller;Gholamreza Salimi-Khorshidi;Matthew Webster

  • Whole-genome resequencing reveals loci under selection during chicken domestication

    Carl-Johan Rubin;Michael C. Zody;Michael C. Zody;Jonas Eriksson;Jennifer R. S. Meadows

  • The genomic signature of dog domestication reveals adaptation to a starch-rich diet

    Erik Axelsson;Abhirami Ratnakumar;Maja Louise Arendt;Khurram Maqbool

  • Evolution of Darwin’s finches and their beaks revealed by genome sequencing

    Sangeet Lamichhaney;Jonas Berglund;Markus Sällman Almén;Khurram Maqbool

  • Rethinking dog domestication by integrating genetics, archeology, and biogeography

    Greger Larson;Elinor K. Karlsson;Angela Perri;Matthew T. Webster

  • The Eurasian Heartland: A continental perspective on Y-chromosome diversity

    R S Wells;N Yuldasheva;R Ruzibakiev;P A Underhill

  • Identification of Genomic Regions Associated with Phenotypic Variation between Dog Breeds using Selection Mapping

    Amaury Vaysse;Abhirami Ratnakumar;Thomas Derrien;Erik Axelsson

  • Rapid hybrid speciation in Darwin's finches.

    Sangeet Lamichhaney;Fan Han;Matthew Thomas Webster;Leif Andersson;Leif Andersson;Leif Andersson

  • A worldwide survey of genome sequence variation provides insight into the evolutionary history of the honeybee Apis mellifera

    Andreas Wallberg;Fan Han;Gustaf Wellhagen;Bjørn Dahle

  • Multimodal surface matching with higher-order smoothness constraints

    Emma C. Robinson;Kara Garcia;Matthew F. Glasser;Zhengdao Chen

  • Population-scale sequencing reveals genetic differentiation due to local adaptation in Atlantic herring

    Sangeet Lamichhaney;Alvaro Martinez Barrio;Nima Rafati;Görel Sundström

  • A beak size locus in Darwin’s finches facilitated character displacement during a drought

    Sangeet Lamichhaney;Fan Han;Jonas Berglund;Chao Wang

  • The recombination landscape of the zebra finch Taeniopygia guttata genome

    Niclas Backström;Wolfgang Forstmeier;Holger Schielzeth;Harriet Mellenius

  • A hybrid de novo genome assembly of the honeybee, Apis mellifera, with chromosome-length scaffolds

    Andreas Wallberg;Ignas Bunikis;Olga Vinnere Pettersson;Mai Britt Mosbech

  • Relaxation of selective constraint on dog mitochondrial DNA following domestication

    Susanne Björnerfeldt;Matthew T. Webster;Carles Vilà

  • Mutation rate variation in the mammalian genome.

    Hans Ellegren;Nick G C Smith;Matthew T Webster

  • A Novel Unstable Duplication Upstream of HAS2 Predisposes to a Breed-Defining Skin Phenotype and a Periodic Fever Syndrome in Chinese Shar-Pei Dogs

    Mia Olsson;Jennifer R. S. Meadows;Katarina Truvé;Gerli Rosengren Pielberg

  • The Legacy of Domestication: Accumulation of Deleterious Mutations in the Dog Genome

    Fernando Cruz;Carles Vilà;Carles Vilà;Matthew T. Webster

  • From where did the Western honeybee (Apis mellifera) originate

    Fan Han;Andreas Wallberg;Matthew T. Webster

Frequent Co-Authors

Leif Andersson
Leif Andersson Texas A&M University
Kerstin Lindblad-Toh
Kerstin Lindblad-Toh Uppsala University
Hans Ellegren
Hans Ellegren Uppsala University
Carles Vilà
Carles Vilà Spanish National Research Council
Peter R. Grant
Peter R. Grant Princeton University
Elinor K. Karlsson
Elinor K. Karlsson Broad Institute
B. Rosemary Grant
B. Rosemary Grant Princeton University
Stephen M. Smith
Stephen M. Smith University of Oxford
Mark Jenkinson
Mark Jenkinson University of Oxford
Chris P. Ponting
Chris P. Ponting University of Edinburgh

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