2026 Michael Bunce: Biology and Biochemistry Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Biology and Biochemistry	92	2207	2005	50	49	324	31848

Overview

Michael Bunce is affiliated with Curtin University in Australia. Their research primarily focuses on environmental DNA (eDNA) applications in biodiversity studies and related molecular ecology fields. This work intersects several areas including ecology, molecular biology, and infectious diseases.

The scientist's recent published papers demonstrate a diverse range of topics centered on environmental DNA and its ecological implications. Notable papers include:

Dense sampling of bird diversity increases power of comparative genomics, 2020, Nature
eDNA metabarcoding survey reveals fine-scale coral reef community variation across a remote, tropical island ecosystem, 2020, Molecular Ecology
Maximizing fish detection with eDNA metabarcoding, 2020, Environmental DNA
Environmental DNA can act as a biodiversity barometer of anthropogenic pressures in coastal ecosystems, 2020, Scientific Reports
Strategies for sample labelling and library preparation in DNA metabarcoding studies, 2021, Molecular Ecology Resources

Their frequent co-authors include:

Euan S. Harvey
Paul Nevill
Nicole E. White
Katrina M. West
Joseph D. DiBattista

Michael Bunce's works are often published in scientific venues such as:

Environmental DNA
Molecular Ecology
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Scientific Reports
Molecular Ecology Resources

The major fields of study covered in Bunce's research include:

Environmental Science
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

The scientist's research expands into several subfields, notably:

Ecology
Molecular Biology
Infectious Diseases
Genetics
Automotive Engineering

Main topics addressed in Bunce's publications are:

Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies
Identification and Quantification in Food
Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
Species Distribution and Climate Change
Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
Protist diversity and phylogeny

Best Publications

Whole-genome analyses resolve early branches in the tree of life of modern birds

Erich D. Jarvis;Siavash Mirarab;Andre J. Aberer;Bo Li;Bo Li;Bo Li

2118
Citations
Phototyping: comprehensive DNA typing for HLA-A, B, C, DRB1, DRB3, DRB4, DRB5 & DQB1 by PCR with 144 primer mixes utilizing sequence-specific primers (PCR-SSP)

M. Bunce;C. M. O'Neill;M. C. N. M. Barnardo;P. Krausa

1332
Citations
Dominant influence of HLA-B in mediating the potential co-evolution of HIV and HLA.

Photini Kiepiela;Alasdair J. Leslie;Isobella Honeyborne;Danni Ramduth

1002
Citations
Ancient human genome sequence of an extinct Palaeo-Eskimo

Morten Rasmussen;Yingrui Li;Stinus Lindgreen;Jakob Skou Pedersen

995
Citations
Direct evidence of extensive diversity of HIV-1 in Kinshasa by 1960

Michael Worobey;Marlea Gemmel;Dirk E. Teuwen;Tamara Haselkorn

981
Citations
An Aboriginal Australian Genome Reveals Separate Human Dispersals into Asia

Morten Rasmussen;Xiaosen Guo;Yong Wang;Kirk E. Lohmueller

930
Citations
Diverse Plant and Animal Genetic Records from Holocene and Pleistocene Sediments

Eske Willerslev;Anders J. Hansen;Jonas Binladen;Tina B. Brand

828
Citations
The molecular classification of the clinical manifestations of Crohn's disease.

Tariq Ahmad;Alessandro Armuzzi;Mike Bunce;Kim Mulcahy–Hawes

775
Citations
The half-life of DNA in bone: measuring decay kinetics in 158 dated fossils

Morten E. Allentoft;Morten E. Allentoft;Morten E. Allentoft;Matthew Collins;David Harker;James Haile

762
Citations
Evolution and transmission of stable CTL escape mutations in HIV infection

Philip J. R. Goulder;Christian Brander;Yanhua Tang;Cecile Tremblay

705
Citations
Ancient Biomolecules from Deep Ice Cores Reveal a Forested Southern Greenland

Eske Willerslev;Enrico Cappellini;Wouter Boomsma;Rasmus Nielsen

575
Citations
Ecosystem biomonitoring with eDNA: metabarcoding across the tree of life in a tropical marine environment

Michael Stat;Megan J. Huggett;Rachele Bernasconi;Joseph D. DiBattista

558
Citations
HLA alleles determine human T-lymphotropic virus-I (HTLV-I) proviral load and the risk of HTLV-I-associated myelopathy

Katie J. M. Jeffery;Koichiro Usuku;Sarah E. Hall;Wataru Matsumoto

515
Citations
Contribution of genes of the major histocompatibility complex to susceptibility and disease phenotype in inflammatory bowel disease.

J Satsangi;K I Welsh;M Bunce;C Julier

502
Citations
The isolation of nucleic acids from fixed, paraffin-embedded tissues-which methods are useful when?

M. Thomas P. Gilbert;Tamara Haselkorn;Michael Bunce;Juan J. Sanchez

497
Citations
Dense sampling of bird diversity increases power of comparative genomics.

Shaohong Feng;Josefin Stiller;Yuan Deng;Joel Armstrong;Joel Armstrong

486
Citations
A variant within the DNA repair gene XRCC3 is associated with the development of melanoma skin cancer.

Samantha L. Winsey;Neil A. Haldar;Howard P. Marsh;Mike Bunce

416
Citations
Novel, Cross-Restricted, Conserved, and Immunodominant Cytotoxic T Lymphocyte Epitopes in Slow Progressors in HIV Type 1 Infection

Philip J.R. Goulder;Mike Bunce;Peter Krausa;Karl McINTYRE

342
Citations
Substantial differences in specificity of HIV-specific cytotoxic T cells in acute and chronic HIV infection.

Philip J.R. Goulder;Philip J.R. Goulder;Marcus A. Altfeld;Eric S. Rosenberg;Thi Nguyen

337
Citations
Deep Sequencing of Plant and Animal DNA Contained within Traditional Chinese Medicines Reveals Legality Issues and Health Safety Concerns

Megan L. Coghlan;James Haile;Jayne Houston;Dáithí C. Murray

327
Citations