Michael C. Whitlock
Impact in
- Genetics top 0.02%
- Genetic diversity and population structure
- Evolution and Genetic Dynamics
- Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
- Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals
- Ecological Modeling top 0.2%
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
Papers in
- Genetics 96
- Evolution and Genetic Dynamics 63
- Genetic diversity and population structure 62
- Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock 24
- Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals 23
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- Animal Behavior and Reproduction 24
- Plant and animal studies 24
- Co-authors
- David E. McCauley (3 shared papers)J. William O. Ballard (1 shared paper)Katie E. Lotterhos (5 shared papers)Sally N. Aitken (3 shared papers)Kevin Fowler (12 shared papers)Sam Yeaman (13 shared papers)Aneil F. Agrawal (5 shared papers)Patrick C. Phillips (7 shared papers)
- Journals
- Evolution (36 papers)Genetics (12 papers)The American Naturalist (9 papers)Journal of Evolutionary Biology (8 papers)Heredity (7 papers)
- Partner nations
- CanadaUnited StatesUnited Kingdom
In The Last Decade
Michael C. Whitlock
123 papers receiving 16.5k citations
Michael C. Whitlock's Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 176
- Genetics 11.1k
- Ecological Modeling 1.4k
- Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 4.6k
- Nature and Landscape Conservation 2.7k
- Ecology 4.0k
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All Works
Showing the 20 most-cited of 124 papers — load more, or switch the sort, to bring in the rest.
| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The incomplete natural history of mitochondria Hit paper breakdown → | 2003 | 1762 |
| 2 | Indirect measures of gene flow and migration: FST≠1/(4Nm+1) Hit paper breakdown → | 1999 | 1295 |
| 3 | Assisted Gene Flow to Facilitate Local Adaptation to Climate Change Hit paper breakdown → | 2013 | 709 |
| 4 | Combining probability from independent tests: the weighted Z ‐method is superior to Fisher's approach Hit paper breakdown → | 2005 | 570 |
| 5 | Finding the Genomic Basis of Local Adaptation: Pitfalls, Practical Solutions, and Future Directions Hit paper breakdown → | 2016 | 554 |
| 6 | Experimental evolution Hit paper breakdown → | 2012 | 543 |
| 7 | 2003 | 495 | |
| 8 | THE GENETIC ARCHITECTURE OF ADAPTATION UNDER MIGRATION-SELECTION BALANCE Hit paper breakdown → | 2011 | 442 |
| 9 | Evaluation of demographic history and neutral parameterization on the performance of Hit paper breakdown → | 2014 | 412 |
| 10 | 1997 | 410 | |
| 11 | 1990 | 401 | |
| 12 | The relative power of genome scans to detect local adaptation depends on sampling design and statistical method Hit paper breakdown → | 2015 | 393 |
| 13 | Reliable Detection of Loci Responsible for Local Adaptation: Inference of a Null Model through Trimming the Distribution of F ST Hit paper breakdown → | 2015 | 379 |
| 14 | 1995 | 374 | |
| 15 | 2003 | 356 | |
| 16 | 2008 | 320 | |
| 17 | 1996 | 290 | |
| 18 | 2000 | 274 | |
| 19 | 2003 | 259 | |
| 20 | 2011 | 251 |
About Michael C. Whitlock
Michael C. Whitlock is a scholar working on Genetics, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Sociology and Political Science, Molecular Biology and Ecology, having authored 124 papers that have together received 17.0k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Evolution and Genetic Dynamics (63 papers), Genetic diversity and population structure (62 papers), Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock (24 papers), Animal Behavior and Reproduction (24 papers), Plant and animal studies (24 papers), Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals (23 papers), Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation (13 papers) and Species Distribution and Climate Change (8 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Genetics (11.1k citations), Ecological Modeling (1.4k citations), Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics (4.6k citations), Nature and Landscape Conservation (2.7k citations) and Ecology (4.0k citations). Michael C. Whitlock has collaborated with scholars based in Canada, United States and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include David E. McCauley, J. William O. Ballard, Katie E. Lotterhos, Sally N. Aitken, Kevin Fowler, Sam Yeaman, Aneil F. Agrawal, Patrick C. Phillips, Nick Barton and Jinliang Wang. Their work appears in journals such as Evolution, Genetics, The American Naturalist, Journal of Evolutionary Biology and Heredity.
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