Kristen S. Wacker

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · University of Michigan

Early career · publishing since 2019Rising activity

Genetic diversity and population structure Evolution and Paleontology Studies Avian ecology and behavior Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies

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Active years

Publishing since 2019

In context

Among 543 early career Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology PIs within our index

Citations: 29cohort median 176

Publications / year (recent): 1.8cohort median 2.4

Typically publishes in teams of ~7 · 40% small-team papers (≤3 authors) · across 8 venues

Publication cadence

Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 1.8/year recently

Collaborators per year

Distinct co-authors at University of Michigan each year — a rough indication of whether the group around this researcher has been growing or contracting. An estimate from co-authorship, not a roster: collaborators are not necessarily lab members, and recent years can be under-counted while indexing catches up.

Recent publications

Distinct intraspecific diversification dynamics in Neotropical montane versus lowland canopy birds (Thraupidae: <i>Tangara</i> ) revealed by whole-genome comparative phylogeography
Evolution · 2025
VoronaGasyCodes: a public database of mitochondrial barcodes for Malagasy birds
2025
<scp>VoronaGasyCodes</scp> : A Public Database of Mitochondrial Barcodes for Malagasy Birds
Molecular Ecology Resources · 2025
Comparing Micro- and Macroevolutionary Diversification Dynamics Between Neotropical Montane and Lowland Birds
Deep Blue (University of Michigan) · 2025
Comparative Whole Genome Phylogeography Reveals Genetic Distinctiveness of Appalachian Populations of Boreal Songbirds
Evolutionary Applications · 2025
Distinct intraspecific diversification dynamics in Neotropical montane versus lowland birds revealed by whole-genome comparative phylogeography
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) · 2024
Genetic evidence for widespread population size expansion in North American boreal birds prior to the Last Glacial Maximum
Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences · 2023
An Elevational Phylogeographic Diversity Gradient in Neotropical Birds Is Decoupled from Speciation Rates
The American Naturalist · 2023
Table S1. from Genetic evidence for widespread population size expansion in North American boreal birds prior to the Last Glacial Maximum
Figshare · 2023
Diversification of a cryptic radiation, a closer look at Madagascar’s recently recognized bird family
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) · 2019

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bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)×2
Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences×1
The American Naturalist×1
Evolution×1
Figshare×1

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