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D-Index
44
Citations
12547
World Ranking
4961
National Ranking
1702

Michael J. Braun publication distribution in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Ecology and Evolution in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Michael J. Braun sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 106 publications — 23rd percentile

23% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 531 publications or more.

Michael J. Braun D-index placement in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Ecology and Evolution scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Michael J. Braun sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 44 D-Index — 41st percentile

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

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Overview

Michael J. Braun is affiliated with the University of Maryland, College Park in the United States. Their research focuses primarily on Environmental Science and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with significant work in subfields including Ecology, Genetics, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Molecular Biology, and Nature and Landscape Conservation.

The scientist's main topics of study cover genetic diversity and population structure, animal behavior and reproduction, wildlife ecology and conservation, animal ecology and behavior studies, genomics and phylogenetic studies, avian ecology and behavior, and ecology and vegetation dynamics studies.

Key recent publications highlight their involvement in avian hybrid zones, phylogeographic inference in rainforest bird species, and genomic evaluations of bird species. Some notable papers include:

  • "Sexual Selection and Introgression in Avian Hybrid Zones: Spotlight on Manacus" (2021) published in Integrative and Comparative Biology
  • "Opening the door to greater phylogeographic inference in Southeast Asia: Comparative genomic study of five codistributed rainforest bird species using target capture and historical DNA" (2020) published in Ecology and Evolution
  • "Hybrid zone or hybrid lineage: a genomic reevaluation of Sibley's classic species conundrum in Pipilo towhees" (2022) published in Evolution
  • "Ongoing introgression of a secondary sexual plumage trait in a stable avian hybrid zone" (2024) published in Evolution
  • "Sequential introgression of a carotenoid processing gene underlies sexual ornament diversity in a genus of manakins" (2024) published in Science Advances

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Michael J. Braun include Kira M. Long, Jeffrey D. Brawn, Kevin F. P. Bennett, Peri E. Bolton, and Edward L. Braun. This collaboration network reflects an interdisciplinary approach spanning genetics and ecology.

The scientist has published predominantly in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Evolution, Ecology and Evolution, Journal of Applied Psychology, and Integrative and Comparative Biology. The majority of their contributions appear in bioRxiv and Evolution.

Best Publications

  • A Phylogenomic Study of Birds Reveals Their Evolutionary History

    Shannon J. Hackett;Rebecca T. Kimball;Sushma Reddy;Rauri C.K. Bowie

  • 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

  • Structural and transcriptional analysis of human papillomavirus type 16 sequences in cervical carcinoma cell lines.

    Carl C Baker;W C Phelps;V Lindgren;M J Braun

  • Sequence of MET protooncogene cDNA has features characteristic of the tyrosine kinase family of growth-factor receptors

    M Park;M Dean;K Kaul;M J Braun

  • Dense sampling of bird diversity increases power of comparative genomics.

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

  • Earth history and the passerine superradiation

    Carl H Oliveros;Daniel Jared Field;Daniel Jared Field;Daniel T Ksepka;F Keith Barker

  • Characterization and molecular cloning of a bovine lentivirus related to human immunodeficiency virus

    Matthew A. Gonda;Michael J. Braun;Stephen G. Carter;Thomas A. Kost

  • Why Do Phylogenomic Data Sets Yield Conflicting Trees? Data Type Influences the Avian Tree of Life more than Taxon Sampling.

    Sushma Reddy;Rebecca T. Kimball;Akanksha Pandey;Peter A. Hosner;Peter A. Hosner

  • EXTRAPAIR FERTILIZATIONS AND THE EVOLUTION OF COLONIAL BREEDING IN PURPLE MARTINS

    Eugene S. Morton;Lisa Forman;Michael J. Braun

  • Phylogenomic evidence for multiple losses of flight in ratite birds

    John Harshman;Edward L. Braun;Michael J. Braun;Michael J. Braun;Christopher J. Huddleston

  • Use of randomly amplified polymorphic DNA markers in comparative genome studies.

    Brunella Martire Bowditch;Darrilyn G. Albright;John G.K. Williams;Michael J. Braun

  • EVOLUTIONARY IMPLICATIONS OF DIVERGENT CLINES IN AN AVIAN (MANACUS AVES) HYBRID ZONE

    Robb T. Brumfield;Robert W. Jernigan;David B. McDonald;Michael J. Braun;Michael J. Braun

  • Nucleotide sequence and genome organization of biologically active proviruses of the bovine immunodeficiency-like virus.

    Kevin J. Garvey;M.Steven Oberste;John E. Elser;Michael J. Braun

  • Mitochondrial Analysis of Gene Flow between New Zealand Mallards (Anas Platyrhynchos) and Grey Ducks (A. Superciliosa)

    Judith M. Rhymer;Murray J. Williams;Michael J. Braun

  • A well-tested set of primers to amplify regions spread across the avian genome.

    Rebecca T. Kimball;Edward L. Braun;F. Keith Barker;Rauri C.K. Bowie

  • Phylogenetic relationships among modern birds (Neornithes): towards an avian tree of life

    J. Cracraft;F.K. Barker;M. Braun;J. Harshman

  • Effects of a Population Bottleneck on Whooping Crane Mitochondrial DNA Variation

    Travis C. Glenn;Travis C. Glenn;Wolfgang Stephan;Michael J. Braun

  • Unidirectional spread of secondary sexual plumage traits across an avian hybrid zone.

    Thomas John Parsons;Storrs L. Olson;Michael J. Braun

  • Human T-cell lymphotropic virus type III shares sequence homology with a family of pathogenic lentiviruses

    Matthew A. Gonda;Michael J. Braun;Janice E. Clements;Joanna M. Pyper

  • Molecular phylogeny of the marmots (Rodentia: Sciuridae): tests of evolutionary and biogeographic hypotheses.

    Scott J. Steppan;Mikhail R. Akhverdyan;Mikhail R. Akhverdyan;Elena A. Lyapunova;Darrilyn G. Fraser

  • The Avifauna of the Huancabamba Region, Northern Peru

    Theodore A. Parker;Thomas S. Schulenberg;Gary R. Graves;Michael J. Braun

  • Random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) markers readily distinguish cryptic mosquito species (Diptera: Culicidae: Anopheles)

    Richard C. Wilkerson;T. J. Parsons;D. G. Albright;T. A. Klein

  • The visna virus genome: evidence for a hypervariable site in the env gene and sequence homology among lentivirus envelope proteins.

    M J Braun;J E Clements;M A Gonda

Frequent Co-Authors

Robb T. Brumfield
Robb T. Brumfield Louisiana State University
Edward L. Braun
Edward L. Braun University of Florida
Frederick H. Sheldon
Frederick H. Sheldon Louisiana State University
Travis C. Glenn
Travis C. Glenn University of Georgia
Rebecca T. Kimball
Rebecca T. Kimball University of Florida
Rauri C. K. Bowie
Rauri C. K. Bowie University of California, Berkeley
Gary R. Graves
Gary R. Graves National Museum of Natural History
Brant C. Faircloth
Brant C. Faircloth Louisiana State University
M. Thomas P. Gilbert
M. Thomas P. Gilbert University of Copenhagen
Erich D. Jarvis
Erich D. Jarvis Rockefeller University

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