2026 Michael K. Richardson: Biology and Biochemistry Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Biology and Biochemistry	71	6750	6225	176	161	246	15611

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Current World Ranking

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Biology and Biochemistry

6750

6225

176

161

246

15611

Biology and Biochemistry

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Citations

15611

World Ranking

6750

National Ranking

176

Overview

Michael K. Richardson is affiliated with Leiden University in the Netherlands. Their research encompasses significant contributions within the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology as well as Environmental Science. The scientist's work notably spans several subfields including Molecular Biology, Genetics, Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, and Nature and Landscape Conservation.

The scope of Richardson's study topics includes Venomous Animal Envenomation and Studies, Amphibian and Reptile Biology, Fish Ecology and Management Studies, Ion Channel Regulation and Function, Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation, Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior, and Congenital Heart Defects Research.

Recent publications by Richardson include:

Convergent evolution of pain-inducing defensive venom components in spitting cobras (2021, Science)
Snake Venom Gland Organoids (2020, Cell)
Convergent evolution of toxin resistance in animals (2022, Biological reviews/Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society)
Nanoplastics causes extensive congenital malformations during embryonic development by passively targeting neural crest cells (2023, Environment International)
Dynamic genetic differentiation drives the widespread structural and functional convergent evolution of snake venom proteinaceous toxins (2022, BMC Biology)

Michael K. Richardson has frequently collaborated with several co-authors, including M. Bakker, Nicholas R. Casewell, Harald Kerkkamp, Freek J. Vonk, and Martin Rücklin. These collaborations are evident through multiple joint publications.

The scholar has also contributed to well-established publication venues with recurrent papers appearing in:

Biological reviews/Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society
Environment International
BMC Biology
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Der Pathologe

Best Publications

Early evolution of the venom system in lizards and snakes

Bryan G. Fry;Bryan G. Fry;Nicolas Vidal;Janette A. Norman;Freek J. Vonk

693
Citations
Bone morphogenetic proteins and a signalling pathway that controls patterning in the developing chick limb

P.H. Francis;M.K. Richardson;P.M. Brickell;C. Tickle

610
Citations
The king cobra genome reveals dynamic gene evolution and adaptation in the snake venom system

Freek J. Vonk;Freek J. Vonk;Freek J. Vonk;Nicholas R. Casewell;Nicholas R. Casewell;Christiaan V. Henkel;Alysha M. Heimberg

511
Citations
Translating rodent behavioral repertoire to zebrafish (Danio rerio): relevance for stress research.

Danielle L. Champagne;Carlijn C.M. Hoefnagels;Ronald E. de Kloet;Michael K. Richardson

416
Citations
Measuring thigmotaxis in larval zebrafish.

S J Schnörr;Peter J Steenbergen;Michael K Richardson;Danielle L Champagne

409
Citations
THERE IS NO HIGHLY CONSERVED EMBRYONIC STAGE IN THE VERTEBRATES : IMPLICATIONS FOR CURRENT THEORIES OF EVOLUTION AND DEVELOPMENT

Michael K. Richardson;James Hanken;Mayoni L. Gooneratne;Claude Pieau

377
Citations
Overexpression of BMP-2 and BMP-4 alters the size and shape of developing skeletal elements in the chick limb

Delphine Duprez;Esther J. de H. Bell;Michael K. Richardson;Charles W. Archer

348
Citations
The Burmese python genome reveals the molecular basis for extreme adaptation in snakes

Todd A. Castoe;Todd A. Castoe;A. P. Jason de Koning;A. P. Jason de Koning;Kathryn T. Hall;Daren C. Card

336
Citations
Zebrafish Embryos and Larvae: A New Generation of Disease Models and Drug Screens

Shaukat Ali;Danielle L. Champagne;Herman P. Spaink;Michael K. Richardson

286
Citations
Gene expression profiling of the long-term adaptive response to hypoxia in the gills of adult zebrafish.

David L. M. van der Meer;Guido E. E. J. M. van den Thillart;Frans Witte;Merijn A. G. de Bakker

273
Citations
Heterochrony and the phylotypic period.

Michael K. Richardson

244
Citations
Large-scale assessment of the zebrafish embryo as a possible predictive model in toxicity testing.

Shaukat Ali;Harald G. J. van Mil;Michael K. Richardson

234
Citations
Patterns of avoidance behaviours in the light/dark preference test in young juvenile zebrafish: A pharmacological study

Peter J. Steenbergen;Michael K. Richardson;Danielle L. Champagne

229
Citations
The use of the zebrafish model in stress research.

Peter J. Steenbergen;Michael K. Richardson;Danielle L. Champagne

213
Citations
Zebrafish development and regeneration : new tools for biomedical research

Sebastiaan A. Brittijn;Suzanne J. Duivesteijn;Mounia Belmamoune;Laura F.M. Bertens

207
Citations
Evolutionary origin and development of snake fangs.

Freek J. Vonk;Jeroen F. Admiraal;Kate Jackson;Ram Reshef

206
Citations
Haeckel's ABC of evolution and development.

Michael K. Richardson;Gerhard Keuck

200
Citations
Somite number and vertebrate evolution

Michael K. Richardson;Steven P. Allen;Glenda M. Wright;Albert Raynaud

194
Citations
Discovery of a functional glucocorticoid receptor beta-isoform in zebrafish.

Marcel J. M. Schaaf;Danielle Champagne;Ivo H. C. van Laanen;Diane C. W. A. van Wijk

192
Citations
Vertebrate evolution: The developmental origins of adult variation

Michael K. Richardson

185
Citations