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Philipp W. Messer

Philipp W. Messer

D-Index & Metrics

Genetics

D-Index
46
Citations
9976
World Ranking
4155
National Ranking
1790

Philipp W. Messer 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 Philipp W. Messer sits on this spectrum.

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45 publications 703+

This scientist: 88 publications — 4th percentile

4% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 703 publications or more.

Philipp W. Messer 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 Philipp W. Messer sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 46 D-Index — 5th percentile

5% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Philipp W. Messer is a researcher affiliated with Cornell University in the United States. Their research contributions span multiple areas within biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a particular focus on agricultural and biological sciences.

Their work is published across various journals, including notable venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), eLife, Science, Nature Communications, and BMC Biology. Messer has published 23 papers in bioRxiv, as well as multiple papers in eLife, Science, Nature Communications, and BMC Biology.

Their main fields of study include biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a significant volume of work also in agricultural and biological sciences. Subfields of study highlight genetics, molecular biology, insect science, public health, environmental and occupational health, and plant science.

The primary topics in their research encompass:

  • CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
  • Evolution and Genetic Dynamics
  • Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences
  • Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
  • Genetic diversity and population structure
  • Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals
  • Mosquito-borne diseases and control

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Messer include Jackson Champer, Samuel E. Champer, Andrew G. Clark, Benjamin C. Haller, and Isabel K. Kim.

Recent papers by Philipp W. Messer include:

  • SLiM 4: Multispecies Eco-Evolutionary Modeling, 2022, The American Naturalist
  • A community-maintained standard library of population genetic models, 2020, eLife
  • A toxin-antidote CRISPR gene drive system for regional population modification, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Computational and experimental performance of CRISPR homing gene drive strategies with multiplexed gRNAs, 2020, Science Advances
  • A CRISPR homing gene drive targeting a haplolethal gene removes resistance alleles and successfully spreads through a cage population, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Best Publications

  • SLiM 3: Forward Genetic Simulations Beyond the Wright–Fisher Model

    Benjamin C Haller;Philipp W Messer

  • Population genomics of rapid adaptation by soft selective sweeps

    Philipp W. Messer;Dmitri A. Petrov

  • Recent selective sweeps in North American Drosophila melanogaster show signatures of soft sweeps.

    Nandita R. Garud;Philipp W. Messer;Erkan O. Buzbas;Dmitri A. Petrov

  • Plumage Genes and Little Else Distinguish the Genomes of Hybridizing Warblers

    David P.L. Toews;Scott A. Taylor;Rachel Vallender;Alan Brelsford

  • Novel CRISPR/Cas9 gene drive constructs reveal insights into mechanisms of resistance allele formation and drive efficiency in genetically diverse populations

    Jackson Champer;Riona Reeves;Suh Yeon Oh;Chen Liu

  • Evidence that adaptation in Drosophila is not limited by mutation at single sites.

    Talia L Karasov;Philipp W. Messer;Dmitri A. Petrov

  • Evolution of Resistance Against CRISPR/Cas9 Gene Drive.

    Robert L Unckless;Andrew G Clark;Philipp W Messer

  • SLiM 2: Flexible, Interactive Forward Genetic Simulations.

    Benjamin C. Haller;Philipp W. Messer

  • Reducing resistance allele formation in CRISPR gene drive

    Jackson Champer;Jingxian Liu;Suh Yeon Oh;Riona Reeves

  • Frequent adaptation and the McDonald–Kreitman test

    Philipp W. Messer;Dmitri A. Petrov

  • Can Population Genetics Adapt to Rapid Evolution

    Philipp W. Messer;Stephen P. Ellner;Nelson G. Hairston

  • Strong Purifying Selection at Synonymous Sites in D. melanogaster

    David S. Lawrie;Philipp W. Messer;Ruth Hershberg;Ruth Hershberg;Dmitri A. Petrov

  • Genome-wide signals of positive selection in human evolution

    David Enard;Philipp W. Messer;Dmitri A. Petrov

  • SLiM: Simulating Evolution with Selection and Linkage

    Philipp W. Messer

  • Tree‐sequence recording in SLiM opens new horizons for forward‐time simulation of whole genomes

    Benjamin C. Haller;Jared Galloway;Jerome Kelleher;Philipp W. Messer

  • Heterozygote advantage as a natural consequence of adaptation in diploids

    Diamantis Sellis;Benjamin J. Callahan;Dmitri A. Petrov;Philipp W. Messer

  • Genome-Wide Patterns of Adaptation to Temperate Environments Associated with Transposable Elements in Drosophila

    Josefa González;Talia L. Karasov;Philipp W. Messer;Dmitri A. Petrov

  • A community-maintained standard library of population genetic models.

    Jeffrey R. Adrion;Christopher B. Cole;Noah Dukler;Jared G. Galloway

  • The role of the vaginal microbiome in gynaecological cancer.

    Miriam Champer;Alexandra M. Wong;Jackson Champer;Ilana L. Brito

  • Genome Patterns of Selection and Introgression of Haplotypes in Natural Populations of the House Mouse (Mus musculus)

    Fabian Staubach;Anna Lorenc;Philipp W. Messer;Kun Tang

Frequent Co-Authors

andrew g clark
andrew g clark Cornell University
Dmitri A. Petrov
Dmitri A. Petrov Stanford University
Kirk E. Lohmueller
Kirk E. Lohmueller University of California, Los Angeles
Luis B. Barreiro
Luis B. Barreiro University of Chicago
Adam Siepel
Adam Siepel Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Sylvain Glémin
Sylvain Glémin University of Rennes
Nicolas Galtier
Nicolas Galtier University of Montpellier
Laurent Duret
Laurent Duret Claude Bernard University Lyon 1
Martin Vingron
Martin Vingron Max Planck Society
Richard A. Neher
Richard A. Neher University of Basel

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