Michael E. Alfaro
Impact in
- Paleontology top 0.1%
- Evolution and Paleontology Studies
- Nature and Landscape Conservation top 0.2%
- Ichthyology and Marine Biology
- Fish biology, ecology, and behavior
Papers in
- Paleontology 52
- Evolution and Paleontology Studies 44
- Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology 14
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- Ichthyology and Marine Biology 43
- Fish biology, ecology, and behavior 35
- Co-authors
- Francesco Santini (21 shared papers)Luke J. Harmon (7 shared papers)Graham J. Slater (7 shared papers)Daniel L. Rabosky (7 shared papers)Mark W. Westneat (9 shared papers)Peter C. Wainwright (13 shared papers)Jonathan M. Eastman (4 shared papers)Laurie Sorenson (15 shared papers)
- Journals
- Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution (25 papers)Systematic Biology (13 papers)Evolution (9 papers)Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences (7 papers)Journal of Evolutionary Biology (5 papers)
- Partner nations
- United StatesBrazilAustralia
In The Last Decade
Michael E. Alfaro
135 papers receiving 11.5k citations
Michael E. Alfaro's Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 169
- Paleontology 3.5k
- Nature and Landscape Conservation 4.2k
- Ecological Modeling 699
- Aquatic Science 1.1k
- Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 2.8k
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Co-authors
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All Works
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| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bayes or Bootstrap? A Simulation Study Comparing the Performance of Bayesian Markov Chain Monte Carlo Sampling and Bootstrapping in Assessing Phylogenetic Confidence Hit paper breakdown → | 2003 | 973 |
| 2 | geiger v2.0: an expanded suite of methods for fitting macroevolutionary models to phylogenetic trees Hit paper breakdown → | 2014 | 836 |
| 3 | Nine exceptional radiations plus high turnover explain species diversity in jawed vertebrates Hit paper breakdown → | 2009 | 704 |
| 4 | An inverse latitudinal gradient in speciation rate for marine fishes Hit paper breakdown → | 2018 | 683 |
| 5 | Rates of speciation and morphological evolution are correlated across the largest vertebrate radiation Hit paper breakdown → | 2013 | 534 |
| 6 | 2012 | 270 | |
| 7 | 2005 | 258 | |
| 8 | 2010 | 247 | |
| 9 | 2009 | 242 | |
| 10 | 2013 | 238 | |
| 11 | 2011 | 232 | |
| 12 | 2018 | 229 | |
| 13 | 2002 | 228 | |
| 14 | 2005 | 210 | |
| 15 | 2011 | 197 | |
| 16 | 2007 | 178 | |
| 17 | 2018 | 175 | |
| 18 | 2014 | 166 | |
| 19 | 2012 | 165 | |
| 20 | 2006 | 158 |
About Michael E. Alfaro
Michael E. Alfaro is a scholar working on Paleontology, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Genetics, Aquatic Science and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, having authored 137 papers that have together received 11.9k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Evolution and Paleontology Studies (44 papers), Ichthyology and Marine Biology (43 papers), Fish biology, ecology, and behavior (35 papers), Genetic diversity and population structure (32 papers), Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (30 papers), Amphibian and Reptile Biology (19 papers), Animal Behavior and Reproduction (14 papers) and Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology (14 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Paleontology (3.5k citations), Nature and Landscape Conservation (4.2k citations), Ecological Modeling (699 citations), Aquatic Science (1.1k citations) and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics (2.8k citations). Michael E. Alfaro has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Brazil and Australia. Frequent co-authors include Francesco Santini, Luke J. Harmon, Graham J. Slater, Daniel L. Rabosky, Mark W. Westneat, Peter C. Wainwright, Jonathan M. Eastman, Laurie Sorenson, Jonathan Chang and Chad D. Brock. Their work appears in journals such as Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, Systematic Biology, Evolution, Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences and Journal of Evolutionary Biology.
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