An evaluation of the molecular clock hypothesis using mammalian DNA sequences

A simple method for estimating evolutionary rates of base substitutions through comparative studies of nucleotide sequences

Journal of Molecular Evolution · 1980 · 29.8K citations

Life Sciences, Biology, Evolutionary Biology +15

The Neutral Theory of Molecular Evolution

Scientific American · 1979 · 7.8K citations

Life Sciences, Biology, Evolutionary Biology +14

Simple methods for estimating the numbers of synonymous and nonsynonymous nucleotide substitutions.

M Nei, T Gojobori · Molecular Biology and Evolution · 1986 · 5K citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Genetics, Molecular Genetics +13

Evolutionary Rate at the Molecular Level

Nature · 1968 · 3.8K citations

Life Sciences, Evolutionary Biology, Molecular Biology +14

Molecular Population Genetics and Evolution.

Christopher Wills, Masatoshi Nei · Evolution · 1976 · 1.7K citations

Life Sciences, Genetics, Molecular Genetics +12