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Michael D. McMullen 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 D. McMullen 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.

Michael D. McMullen 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 D. McMullen sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 66 D-Index — 41st percentile

41% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Michael D. McMullen is affiliated with the University of Missouri in the United States. Their research spans several fields including Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, as well as Agricultural and Biological Sciences.

The scientist has contributed to multiple subfields such as Genetics, Plant Science, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Nutrition and Dietetics, and Sensory Systems.

Research topics explored by Michael D. McMullen include:

  • Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals
  • Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
  • Genetics and Plant Breeding
  • Respiratory and Cough-Related Research
  • Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques
  • Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies

Their recent published papers are:

  • Dominance Effects and Functional Enrichments Improve Prediction of Agronomic Traits in Hybrid Maize, 2020, Genetics
  • Popular Beverages Stimulate Oropharyngeal and Gut Receptors Eliciting Modulation of the Upper Digestive Processes, 2022, Medical Research Archives
  • Correction: Incomplete dominance of deleterious alleles contributes substantially to trait variation and heterosis in maize, 2021, PLoS Genetics

Michael D. McMullen frequently collaborates with other researchers including Edward S. Buckler, Guillaume P. Ramstein, Sara J. Larsson, Jason P. Cook, and Jode W. Edwards.

Their work has been published in journals such as Genetics, Medical Research Archives, and PLoS Genetics.

Best Publications

  • A unified mixed-model method for association mapping that accounts for multiple levels of relatedness

    Jianming Yu;Gael Pressoir;William H Briggs;Irie Vroh Bi

  • The Genetic Architecture of Maize Flowering Time

    Edward S. Buckler;Edward S. Buckler;James B. Holland;James B. Holland;Peter J. Bradbury;Peter J. Bradbury;Charlotte B. Acharya

  • Improved maize reference genome with single-molecule technologies

    Yinping Jiao;Paul Peluso;Jinghua Shi;Tiffany Y. Liang

  • Genetic Design and Statistical Power of Nested Association Mapping in Maize

    Jianming Yu;James B. Holland;Michael D. McMullen;Edward S. Buckler

  • Genetic properties of the maize nested association mapping population.

    Michael D. McMullen;Michael D. McMullen;Stephen Kresovich;Hector Sanchez Villeda;Peter Bradbury;Peter Bradbury

  • Genome-wide association study of leaf architecture in the maize nested association mapping population

    Feng Tian;Peter J Bradbury;Patrick J Brown;Patrick J Brown;Hsiaoyi Hung

  • Comparative population genomics of maize domestication and improvement

    Matthew B. Hufford;Xun Xu;Joost Van Heerwaarden;Tanja Pyhäjärvi

  • The effects of artificial selection on the maize genome.

    Stephen I. Wright;Irie Vroh Bi;Steve G. Schroeder;Masanori Yamasaki

  • A first-generation haplotype map of maize

    Michael A. Gore;Jer Ming Chia;Robert J. Elshire;Qi Sun

  • Maize HapMap2 identifies extant variation from a genome in flux

    Jer Ming Chia;Chi Song;Peter J. Bradbury;Peter J. Bradbury;Denise Costich;Denise Costich

  • A large maize (Zea mays L.) SNP genotyping array: development and germplasm genotyping, and genetic mapping to compare with the B73 reference genome.

    Martin W. Ganal;Gregor Durstewitz;Andreas Polley;Aurélie Bérard

  • Genome-wide association study of quantitative resistance to southern leaf blight in the maize nested association mapping population

    Kristen L Kump;Peter J Bradbury;Peter J Bradbury;Randall J Wisser;Edward S Buckler;Edward S Buckler

  • Comprehensive genotyping of the USA national maize inbred seed bank

    Maria C Romay;Mark J Millard;Mark J Millard;Jeffrey C Glaubitz;Jason A Peiffer

  • Genetic characterization and linkage disequilibrium estimation of a global maize collection using SNP markers

    Jianbing Yan;Jianbing Yan;Trushar Shah;Marilyn L. Warburton;Edward S. Buckler;Edward S. Buckler

  • A genome-wide characterization of microRNA genes in maize.

    Lifang Zhang;Jer-Ming Chia;Sunita Kumari;Joshua C. Stein

  • Development and mapping of SSR markers for maize

    Natalya Sharopova;Michael D. McMullen;Michael D. McMullen;Linda Schultz;Steve Schroeder

  • The Genetic Architecture of Maize Height

    Jason A. Peiffer;Maria C. Romay;Michael A. Gore;Sherry A. Flint-Garcia;Sherry A. Flint-Garcia

  • Genetic Architecture of Maize Kernel Composition in the Nested Association Mapping and Inbred Association Panels

    Jason P. Cook;Michael D. McMullen;Michael D. McMullen;James B. Holland;James B. Holland;Feng Tian

  • Identifying genes of agronomic importance in maize by screening microsatellites for evidence of selection during domestication

    Y. Vigouroux;M. McMullen;C. T. Hittinger;K. Houchins

  • Physical and genetic structure of the maize genome reflects its complex evolutionary history.

    Fusheng Wei;Ed Coe;Ed Coe;William Nelson;Arvind K Bharti

Frequent Co-Authors

Edward S. Buckler
Edward S. Buckler Cornell University
Sherry Flint-Garcia
Sherry Flint-Garcia United States Department of Agriculture
James B. Holland
James B. Holland North Carolina State University
Doreen Ware
Doreen Ware Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Peter J. Bradbury
Peter J. Bradbury United States Department of Agriculture
John Doebley
John Doebley University of Wisconsin–Madison
Brandon S. Gaut
Brandon S. Gaut University of California, Irvine
Torbert R. Rocheford
Torbert R. Rocheford Purdue University West Lafayette
Jeffrey Ross-Ibarra
Jeffrey Ross-Ibarra University of California, Davis
Patrick F. Byrne
Patrick F. Byrne Colorado State University

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