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Michael J. Donoghue

Michael J. Donoghue

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Ecology and Evolution
USA
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
110
Citations
55466
World Ranking
174
National Ranking
72

Michael J. Donoghue 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. Donoghue sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 257 publications — 86th percentile

86% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Michael J. Donoghue 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. Donoghue sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 110 D-Index — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 121 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in United States Leader Award
  • 2008 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 1997 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Michael J. Donoghue is affiliated with Yale University in the United States, where they conduct research primarily in the Agricultural and Biological Sciences field. Their work spans multiple subfields, including Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Molecular Biology, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Plant Science, and Emergency Medicine.

Their main topics of research include:

  • Plant and animal studies
  • Plant Diversity and Evolution
  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation
  • Marine animal studies overview
  • Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics
  • Evolution and Paleontology Studies

Michael J. Donoghue has contributed to several frequently publishing venues, including:

  • The "journal of cetacean research and management. Special issue
  • Systematic Biology
  • American Journal of Botany
  • Trends in Ecology & Evolution
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Some notable recent papers by or closely related to their work include:

  • Movements of humpback whales in Oceania, South Pacific, 2023, The "journal of cetacean research and management. Special issue
  • Joint Phylogenetic Estimation of Geographic Movements and Biome Shifts during the Global Diversification of Viburnum, 2020, Systematic Biology
  • Plant science decadal vision 2020-2030: Reimagining the potential of plants for a healthy and sustainable future, 2020, Plant Direct
  • Diversification in evolutionary arenas-Assessment and synthesis, 2020, Ecology and Evolution
  • Modeling Phylogenetic Biome Shifts on a Planet with a Past, 2020, Systematic Biology

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Michael J. Donoghue include:

  • Erika J. Edwards
  • Michael J. Landis
  • Deren A. R. Eaton
  • Wendy L. Clement
  • Patrick W. Sweeney

Michael J. Donoghue has been recognized by professional societies, being awarded Fellow status of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2008 as well as being named Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1997.

Best Publications

  • Phylogenies and Community Ecology

    Campbell O. Webb;David D. Ackerly;Mark A. McPeek;Michael J. Donoghue

  • Plant Systematics: A Phylogenetic Approach

    Walter S Judd;Christopher S. Campbell;Elizabeth A. Kellogg;Peter F Stevens

  • The {ITS} region of nuclear ribosomal {DNA}: {A} valuable source of evidence on angiosperm phylogeny

    Bruce G. Baldwin;Michael J. Sanderson;J. Mark Porter;Martin F. Wojciechowski

  • Historical biogeography, ecology and species richness

    John J. Wiens;Michael J. Donoghue

  • Outgroup analysis and parsimony

    Wayne P. Maddison;Michael J. Donoghue;David R. Maddison

  • Phylomatic: tree assembly for applied phylogenetics

    Campbell O. Webb;Michael J. Donoghue

  • A LIKELIHOOD FRAMEWORK FOR INFERRING THE EVOLUTION OF GEOGRAPHIC RANGE ON PHYLOGENETIC TREES

    Richard H. Ree;Brian R. Moore;Campbell O. Webb;Michael J. Donoghue

  • Phylogenetic relationships of Dipsacales based on rbcl sequences

    Michael J Donoghue;Richard G Olmstead;James F Smith;Jeffrey D Palmer

  • Rates of molecular evolution are linked to life history in flowering plants.

    Stephen A. Smith;Michael J. Donoghue

  • A phylogenetic perspective on the distribution of plant diversity

    Michael J. Donoghue

  • Angiosperm phylogeny: 17 genes, 640 taxa

    Douglas E. Soltis;Stephen A. Smith;Nico Cellinese;Kenneth J. Wurdack

  • PATTERNS OF VARIATION IN LEVELS OF HOMOPLASY.

    Michael J. Sanderson;Michael J. Donoghue

  • A Critique of the Biological Species Concept and Recommendations for a Phylogenetic Alternative

    Michael J. Donoghue

  • Functional traits, the phylogeny of function, and ecosystem service vulnerability.

    Sandra Díaz;Andy Purvis;Johannes H. C. Cornelissen;Georgina M. Mace;Georgina M. Mace

  • Seed plant phylogeny and the origin of angiosperms: An experimental cladistic approach

    James A. Doyle;Michael J. Donoghue

  • Separate Versus Combined Analysis of Phylogenetic Evidence

    Alan de Queiroz;Michael J. Donoghue;Junhyong Kim

  • Species Concepts: A Case for Pluralism

    Brent D. Mishler;Michael J. Donoghue

  • The Importance of Fossils in Phylogeny Reconstruction

    M J Donoghue;J A Doyle;J Gauthier;and A G Kluge

  • Erratum: The ITS region of nuclear ribosomal DNA: A valuable source of evidence on angiosperm phylogeny (Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden (1995) 82 (247-277))

    B. G. Baldwin;M. J. Sanderson;J. M. Porter;M. F. Wojciechowski

  • Plant Systematics: A Phylogenetic Approach@@@Photo Gallery of Vascular Plants

    Rudolf Schmid;Walter S. Judd;Christopher S. Campbell;Elizabeth A. Kellogg

  • Plant Systematics: A Phylogenetic Approach

    Rudolf Schmid;Walter S. Judd;Christopher S. Campbell;Elizabeth A. Kellogg

Frequent Co-Authors

Erika J. Edwards
Erika J. Edwards Yale University
Stephen A. Smith
Stephen A. Smith University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Jeremy M. Beaulieu
Jeremy M. Beaulieu University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
Michael J. Sanderson
Michael J. Sanderson University of Arizona
David S. Hibbett
David S. Hibbett Clark University
James A. Doyle
James A. Doyle University of California, Davis
Sarah Mathews
Sarah Mathews Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Charles C. Davis
Charles C. Davis Harvard University
Bruce G. Baldwin
Bruce G. Baldwin University of California, Berkeley
Richard H. Ree
Richard H. Ree Field Museum of Natural History

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