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Michael Akam 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 Michael Akam sits on this spectrum.

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45 publications 703+

This scientist: 130 publications — 21st percentile

21% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Michael Akam 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 Michael Akam sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 67 D-Index — 43rd percentile

43% 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

  • 2013 - Frink Medal, Zoological Society of London
  • 2006 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2000 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Overview

Michael Akam is affiliated with the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom. Their research spans multiple fields, including Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Neuroscience, and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology.

Their subfields of study highlight work in Plant Science, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology, and Immunology.

The main topics addressed in Michael Akam's work include:

  • Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research
  • Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation
  • Plant Molecular Biology Research
  • Toxin Mechanisms and Immunotoxins
  • Weed Control and Herbicide Applications

Michael Akam has contributed to several recent papers, including:

  • The neuroblast timer gene nubbin exhibits functional redundancy with gap genes to regulate segment identity in Tribolium, published in 2021 in Development
  • The neuroblast timer gene nubbin exhibits functional redundancy with gap genes to regulate segment identity in Tribolium, published in 2021 on bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Expression of nubbin and castor in Tribolium castaneum embryos and ovarioles, published in 2021 in OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)

Frequent co-authors in Michael Akam's work include Olivia Tidswell and Matthew Benton.

Publication venues where their work commonly appears include:

  • Development
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)

Michael Akam has been recognized through several awards and honors, such as:

  • Frink Medal, Zoological Society of London (2013)
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) (2006)
  • Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom (2000)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Best Publications

  • The molecular basis for metameric pattern in the Drosophila embryo.

    M Akam

  • Nucleotide sequence of tobacco mosaic virus RNA

    P. Goelet;G. P. Lomonossoff;P. J. G. Butler;M. E. Akam

  • Mechanisms of germ cell specification across the metazoans: epigenesis and preformation

    Cassandra G. Extavour;Michael Akam

  • Molecular Genetics of the Bithorax Complex in Drosophila melanogaster

    Welcome Bender;Michael Akam;François Karch;Philip A. Beachy

  • Hox and HOM: homologous gene clusters in insects and vertebrates

    Michael Akam

  • Hox genes in brachiopods and priapulids and protostome evolution

    Renaud de Rosa;Jennifer K. Grenier;Tatiana Andreeva;Charles E. Cook

  • The Drosophila posterior-group gene nanos functions by repressing hunchback activity.

    Vivian Irish;Ruth Lehmann;Michael Akam

  • The location of Ultrabithorax transcripts in Drosophila tissue sections.

    M E Akam

  • Altered distributions of Ultrabithorax transcripts in extra sex combs mutant embryos of Drosophila.

    G Struhl;M Akam

  • Hox genes and the diversification of insect and crustacean body plans

    Michalis Averof;Michael Akam

  • Arthropod Segmentation: beyond the Drosophila paradigm

    Andrew D. Peel;Ariel D. Chipman;Michael Akam

  • The first myriapod genome sequence reveals conservative arthropod gene content and genome organisation in the centipede Strigamia maritima

    Ariel D Chipman;David E. K. Ferrier;Carlo Brena;Jiaxin Qu

  • The distribution of Ultrabithorax transcripts in Drosophila embryos.

    Michael E. Akam;Alfonso Martinez-Arias

  • Mitochondrial genomes suggest that hexapods and crustaceans are mutually paraphyletic

    Charles E Cook;Qiaoyun Yue;Michael Akam

  • Hox genes and the phylogeny of the arthropods

    Charles E. Cook;M.Louise Smith;Maximilian J. Telford;Alberto Bastianello

  • Homology and developmental genes

    Ehab Abouheif;Michael Akam;William J. Dickinson;Peter W.H. Holland

  • Homeotic genes and the control of segment diversity

    Michael Akam;Iain Dawson;Guy Tear

  • Class 3 Hox genes in insects and the origin of zen.

    Francesco Falciani;Bernhard Hausdorf;Reinhard Schroder;Michael Akam

  • Spatial regulation of the Antennapedia and Ultrabithorax homeotic genes during Drosophila early development.

    V F Irish;A Martinez-Arias;M Akam

  • Homeotic genes autonomously specify one aspect of pattern in the Drosophlla mesoderm

    Stephen Greig;Michael Akam

Frequent Co-Authors

Francesco Falciani
Francesco Falciani University of Liverpool
Maximilian J. Telford
Maximilian J. Telford University College London
Robert N. Kelsh
Robert N. Kelsh University of Bath
Sean B. Carroll
Sean B. Carroll University of Maryland, College Park
John C. Gerhart
John C. Gerhart University of California, Berkeley
Arndt von Haeseler
Arndt von Haeseler University of Vienna
Nipam H. Patel
Nipam H. Patel Marine Biological Laboratory
Peter W. H. Holland
Peter W. H. Holland University of Oxford
Toni Gabaldón
Toni Gabaldón Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats
Detlev Arendt
Detlev Arendt Heidelberg University

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