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Michael S. Barker

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
49
Citations
13313
World Ranking
17868
National Ranking
7312

Michael S. Barker publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Michael S. Barker sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 140 publications — 22nd percentile

22% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Michael S. Barker D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Michael S. Barker sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 49 D-Index — 9th percentile

9% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

Michael S. Barker is affiliated with the University of Arizona in the United States. Their research spans multiple disciplines within biology, focusing largely on genetics, molecular biology, and plant sciences. They have made contributions to fields including biochemistry, genetics and molecular biology, and agricultural and biological sciences.

Their main fields of study include:

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Among the subfields they specialize in are molecular biology, plant science, genetics, and ecology, with particular emphasis on the areas of ecology, evolution, behavior, and systematics.

  • Molecular Biology
  • Plant Science
  • Genetics
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Ecology

The scientist's research topics cover key aspects of plant genomics and genetics including genomics and phylogenetic studies, chromosomal and genetic variations, and genetic diversity and population structure. Additional topics of focus include genetic mapping and diversity, plant tissue culture and regeneration, plant diversity and evolution, as well as plant disease resistance and genetics.

  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • Chromosomal and Genetic Variations
  • Genetic diversity and population structure
  • Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals
  • Plant tissue culture and regeneration
  • Plant Diversity and Evolution
  • Plant Disease Resistance and Genetics

The scientist has contributed articles to various scientific venues, prominently appearing in bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) with 19 publications, followed by Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) with 10, alongside multiple publications in the American Journal of Botany, Applications in Plant Sciences, and Nature Plants.

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • American Journal of Botany
  • Applications in Plant Sciences
  • Nature Plants

Michael S. Barker frequently collaborates with several peers, including Michael T. W. McKibben, Katrina M. Dlugosch, Zheng Li, Paul D. Blischak, and Hannah E. Marx.

  • Michael T. W. McKibben
  • Katrina M. Dlugosch
  • Zheng Li
  • Paul D. Blischak
  • Hannah E. Marx

Selected recent publications include the following:

  • "Anthoceros genomes illuminate the origin of land plants and the unique biology of hornworts," 2020, Nature Plants
  • "Patterns and Processes of Diploidization in Land Plants," 2021, Annual Review of Plant Biology
  • "Dynamic genome evolution in a model fern," 2022, Nature Plants
  • "Analysis of the Coptis chinensis genome reveals the diversification of protoberberine-type alkaloids," 2021, Nature Communications
  • "Underwater CAM photosynthesis elucidated by Isoetes genome," 2021, Nature Communications

Best Publications

  • A community-derived classification for extant lycophytes and ferns

    Eric Schuettpelz;Harald Schneider;Alan R. Smith;Peter Hovenkamp

  • The frequency of polyploid speciation in vascular plants

    Troy E. Wood;Naoki Takebayashi;Michael S. Barker;Michael S. Barker;Itay Mayrose

  • Phylotranscriptomic analysis of the origin and early diversification of land plants

    Norman J. Wickett;Siavash Mirarab;Nam Nguyen;Tandy Warnow

  • The Selaginella genome identifies genetic changes associated with the evolution of vascular plants.

    Jo Ann Banks;Tomoaki Nishiyama;Mitsuyasu Hasebe;Mitsuyasu Hasebe;John L. Bowman;John L. Bowman

  • Data access for the 1,000 Plants (1KP) project.

    Naim Matasci;Ling Hong Hung;Zhixiang Yan;Eric J. Carpenter

  • The butterfly plant arms-race escalated by gene and genome duplications.

    Patrick P. Edger;Patrick P. Edger;Patrick P. Edger;Hanna M. Heidel-Fischer;Michaël Bekaert;Jadranka Rota

  • Recently Formed Polyploid Plants Diversify at Lower Rates

    Itay Mayrose;Shing H. Zhan;Carl J. Rothfels;Karen Magnuson-Ford

  • Fern genomes elucidate land plant evolution and cyanobacterial symbioses

    Fay Wei Li;Fay Wei Li;Paul Brouwer;Lorenzo Carretero-Paulet;Shifeng Cheng

  • On the relative abundance of autopolyploids and allopolyploids.

    Michael S. Barker;Nils Arrigo;Nils Arrigo;Anthony E. Baniaga;Zheng Li

  • Multiple Paleopolyploidizations during the Evolution of the Compositae Reveal Parallel Patterns of Duplicate Gene Retention after Millions of Years

    Michael S. Barker;Nolan C. Kane;Nolan C. Kane;Marta Matvienko;Alexander Kozik

  • Anthoceros genomes illuminate the origin of land plants and the unique biology of hornworts

    Fay Wei Li;Tomoaki Nishiyama;Manuel Waller;Eftychios Frangedakis

  • Impact of whole-genome duplication events on diversification rates in angiosperms.

    Jacob B. Landis;Douglas E. Soltis;Zheng Li;Hannah E. Marx

  • Early genome duplications in conifers and other seed plants.

    Zheng Li;Anthony E. Baniaga;Emily B. Sessa;Moira Scascitelli

  • Rarely successful polyploids and their legacy in plant genomes.

    Nils Arrigo;Michael S Barker

  • Paleopolyploidy in the Brassicales: Analyses of the Cleome Transcriptome Elucidate the History of Genome Duplications in Arabidopsis and Other Brassicales

    Michael S. Barker;Heiko Vogel;M. Eric Schranz

  • Probabilistic models of chromosome number evolution and the inference of polyploidy

    Itay Mayrose;Michael S. Barker;Michael S. Barker;Sarah P. Otto

  • Multiple large-scale gene and genome duplications during the evolution of hexapods

    Zheng Li;George P. Tiley;George P. Tiley;Sally R. Galuska;Chris R. Reardon

  • Access to RNA-sequencing data from 1,173 plant species: The 1000 Plant transcriptomes initiative (1KP)

    Eric J Carpenter;Naim Matasci;Saravanaraj Ayyampalayam;Shuangxiu Wu

  • Polyploid plants have faster rates of multivariate niche differentiation than their diploid relatives

    Anthony E. Baniaga;Hannah E. Marx;Hannah E. Marx;Nils Arrigo;Nils Arrigo;Michael S. Barker

  • COMPARATIVE GENOMIC AND POPULATION GENETIC ANALYSES INDICATE HIGHLY POROUS GENOMES AND HIGH LEVELS OF GENE FLOW BETWEEN DIVERGENT HELIANTHUS SPECIES

    Nolan C. Kane;Nolan C. Kane;Matthew G. King;Michael S. Barker;Michael S. Barker;Andrew Raduski

Frequent Co-Authors

Loren H. Rieseberg
Loren H. Rieseberg University of British Columbia
J. Chris Pires
J. Chris Pires Colorado State University
Paul G. Wolf
Paul G. Wolf University of Alabama in Huntsville
Nolan C. Kane
Nolan C. Kane University of Colorado Boulder
Fay-Wei Li
Fay-Wei Li Cornell University
Claude W. dePamphilis
Claude W. dePamphilis Pennsylvania State University
Patrick P. Edger
Patrick P. Edger Michigan State University
Gane Ka-Shu Wong
Gane Ka-Shu Wong University of Alberta
Douglas E. Soltis
Douglas E. Soltis University of Florida
Sean W. Graham
Sean W. Graham University of British Columbia

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