Warren E. Johnson

25.1k citations
194 papers · 11.7k · 4 hit papers · h-index 53

Impact in

  • Paleontology top 0.5%
    • Evolution and Paleontology Studies
  • Ecology top 0.2%
    • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
    • Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies

Papers in

  • Genetics 98
    • Genetic diversity and population structure 74
    • Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock 39
  • Ecology 88
    • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation 67
    • Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies 17
Co-authors
Stephen J. O’Brien (77 shared papers)Eduardo Eizirik (18 shared papers)William J. Murphy (3 shared papers)Agostinho Antunes (29 shared papers)William L. Franklin (17 shared papers)Jill Pecon‐Slattery (14 shared papers)Oliver A. Ryder (4 shared papers)Ya Zhang (1 shared paper)
Journals
Journal of Heredity (14 papers)Molecular Ecology (10 papers)PLoS ONE (6 papers)BMC Genomics (6 papers)Science (5 papers)
Partner nations
United StatesRussiaPortugal

In The Last Decade

Warren E. Johnson

189 papers receiving 10.8k citations

Warren E. Johnson's Hit Papers

A Molecular Phylogeny of Living Primates 2011 · 1.0k citations
1.0k0+8+16Years since publication2505007501000
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

  • it has ≥500 total citations;
  • it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
  • it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.
  1. 2011 PLoS Genetics
  2. 2010 Science
  3. 2006 Science
  4. 2001 Nature

Peers

Warren E. Johnson
Comparison fields: 5 of 185
  • Paleontology 1.6k
  • Ecology 4.7k
  • Genetics 4.5k
  • Ecological Modeling 676
  • Virology 539
Replace Ya‐Ping Zhang with:
Ya‐Ping Zhang China
William J. Murphy United States
Oliver A. Ryder United States
Hirohisa Kishino Japan
Eli Geffen Israel
Christopher N. Johnson Australia
Eduardo Eizirik Brazil
Robert K. Wayne United States
Michael Hofreiter Germany
Michael W. Bruford United Kingdom
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All Works

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1
Molecular phylogenetics and the origins of placental mammals
Nature ·William J. Murphy, Eduardo Eizirik, Warren E. Johnson, Ya Zhang, Oliver A. Ryder, Stephen J. O’Brien
Hit paper breakdown →		20011192
2
A Molecular Phylogeny of Living Primates
PLoS Genetics ·Polina L. Perelman, Warren E. Johnson, Christian Roos, Héctor N. Seuánez, Julie E. Horvath, Miguel A. M. Moreira, Bailey Kessing, Joan Pontius, Melody E. Roelke, Y. Rumpler, Maria Paula Cruz Schneider, Artur Silva, Stephen J. O’Brien, Jill Pecon‐Slattery
Hit paper breakdown →		20111046
3
The Late Miocene Radiation of Modern Felidae: A Genetic Assessment
Science ·Warren E. Johnson, Eduardo Eizirik, Jill Pecon‐Slattery, William J. Murphy, Agostinho Antunes, Emma C. Teeling, Stephen J. O’Brien
Hit paper breakdown →		2006572
4
Genetic Restoration of the Florida Panther
Science ·Warren E. Johnson, David P. Onorato, Melody E. Roelke, E. Darrell Land, Mark W. Cunningham, Robert C. Belden, Roy McBride, Deborah Jansen, Mark Lotz, David B. Shindle, JoGayle Howard, David E. Wildt, Linda M. Penfold, Jeffrey A. Hostetler, Madan K. Oli, Stephen J. O’Brien
Hit paper breakdown →		2010473
5
The Near Eastern Origin of Cat Domestication
Science ·Carlos A. Driscoll, Marilyn Menotti‐Raymond, Alfred L. Roca, Karsten Hupe, Warren E. Johnson, Eli Geffen, Eric H. Harley, Miguel Delibes, Dominique Pontier, Andrew C. Kitchener, Nobuyuki Yamaguchi, Stephen J. O’Brien, David W. Macdonald
2007398
6
The adaptive evolution of the mammalian mitochondrial genome
BMC Genomics ·Rute R. da Fonseca, Warren E. Johnson, Stephen J. O’Brien, Maria J. Ramos, Agostinho Antunes
2008319
7
Molecular Genetics and Evolution of Melanism in the Cat Family
Current Biology ·Eduardo Eizirik, Naoya Yuhki, Warren E. Johnson, Marilyn Menotti‐Raymond, Steven S. Hannah, Stephen J. O’Brien
2003267
8
Biogeographic variation of food habits and body size of the America puma
Oecologia ·Joaquín Iriarte, William L. Franklin, Warren E. Johnson, Kent H. Redford
1990230
9
Phylogeography, population history and conservation genetics of jaguars (Panthera onca, Mammalia, Felidae)
Molecular Ecology ·Eduardo Eizirik, Jae‐Heup Kim, Marilyn Menotti‐Raymond, Peter G. Crawshaw, Stephen J. O’Brien, Warren E. Johnson
2001196
10
Faecal genetic analysis to determine the presence and distribution of elusive carnivores: design and feasibility for the Iberian lynx
Molecular Ecology ·Francisço Palomares, José A. Godoy, A. R. Piriz, Stephen J. O’Brien, Warren E. Johnson
2002191
11
Pattern and timing of diversification of the mammalian order Carnivora inferred from multiple nuclear gene sequences
Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution ·Eduardo Eizirik, William J. Murphy, Klaus‐Peter Koepfli, Warren E. Johnson, Jerry W. Dragoo, Robert K. Wayne, Stephen J. O’Brien
2010189
12
Phylogenetic reconstruction of the felidae using 16S rRNA and NADH-5 mitochondrial genes
Journal of Molecular Evolution ·Warren E. Johnson, Stephen J. O’Brien
1997178
13
Phylogenetics, genome diversity and origin of modern leopard,Panthera pardus
Molecular Ecology ·Olga Uphyrkina, Warren E. Johnson, Howard Quigley, Dale G. Miquelle, Laurie Marker, Mitchel Bush, Stephen J. O’Brien
2001172
14
Solid-phase extraction of pesticides from water: possible interferences from dissolved organic material
Analytical Chemistry ·Warren E. Johnson, Nicholas J. Fendinger, Jack R. Plimmer
1991172
15
Rates of nuclear and cytoplasmic mitochondrial DNA sequence divergence in mammals
Molecular Biology and Evolution ·Jose V. Lopez, Melanie Culver, J. C. Stephens, Warren E. Johnson, Stephen J. O’Brien
1997142
16
Atrazine Photolysis:  Mechanistic Investigations of Direct and Nitrate-Mediated Hydroxy Radical Processes and the Influence of Dissolved Organic Carbon from the Chesapeake Bay
Environmental Science & Technology ·Alba Torrents, Brent G. Anderson, Susanna Bilboulian, Warren E. Johnson, Cathleen J. Hapeman
1997140
17
Seroprevalence and Genomic Divergence of Circulating Strains of Feline Immunodeficiency Virus among Felidae and Hyaenidae Species
Journal of Virology ·Jennifer L. Troyer, Jill Pecon‐Slattery, Melody E. Roelke, Warren E. Johnson, Sue VandeWoude, Núria Vàzquez-Salat, Meredith A. Brown, Laurence G. Frank, Roșie Woodroffe, Christiaan W. Winterbach, Hanlie Winterbach, Graham Hemson, Mitch Bush, Kathleen A. Alexander, Eloy Revilla, Stephen J. O’Brien
2005126
18
Ecology of the Patagonia puma Felis concolor patagonica in southern Chile
Biological Conservation ·William L. Franklin, Warren E. Johnson, Ronald J. Sarno, Joaquín Iriarte
1999126
19
Patterns of Genetic Diversity in Remaining Giant Panda Populations
Conservation Biology ·Zhi Lü, Warren E. Johnson, Marilyn Menotti‐Raymond, Naoya Yuhki, Janice S. Martenson, Susan A. Mainka, (unknown), Zheng Zhihe, Li Guanghan, Wenshi Pan, Xiarong Mao, Stephen J. O’Brien
2001112
20
Inter‐species hybridization among Neotropical cats of the genusLeopardus, and evidence for an introgressive hybrid zone betweenL. geoffroyiandL. tigrinusin southern Brazil
Molecular Ecology ·Tatiane Campos Trigo, Thales Renato Ochotorena de Freitas, G. KUNZLER, Luís Gustavo Cardoso, J. C. R. Silva, Warren E. Johnson, Stephen J. O’Brien, Sandro L. Bonatto, Eduardo Eizirik
200893

About Warren E. Johnson

Warren E. Johnson is a scholar working on Genetics, Ecology, Molecular Biology, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, having authored 194 papers that have together received 11.7k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Genetic diversity and population structure (74 papers), Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (67 papers), Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock (39 papers), Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (24 papers), Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies (17 papers), Evolution and Paleontology Studies (13 papers), Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology (12 papers) and Fish Ecology and Management Studies (10 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Paleontology (1.6k citations), Ecology (4.7k citations), Genetics (4.5k citations), Ecological Modeling (676 citations) and Virology (539 citations). Warren E. Johnson has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Russia and Portugal. Frequent co-authors include Stephen J. O’Brien, Eduardo Eizirik, William J. Murphy, Agostinho Antunes, William L. Franklin, Jill Pecon‐Slattery, Oliver A. Ryder, Ya Zhang, Stephen J. O’Brien and Marilyn Menotti‐Raymond. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of Heredity, Molecular Ecology, PLoS ONE, BMC Genomics and Science.

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