BIOLOGIST

Michael W. Young

1949 - Today

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Michael Warren Young (born March 28, 1949) is an American biologist and geneticist. He has dedicated over three decades to research studying genetically controlled patterns of sleep and wakefulness within Drosophila melanogaster.At Rockefeller University, his lab has made significant contributions in the field of chronobiology by identifying key genes associated with regulation of the internal clock responsible for circadian rhythms. He was able to elucidate the function of the period gene, which is necessary for the fly to exhibit normal sleep cycles. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Michael W. Young has received more than 245,015 page views. His biography is available in 43 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 41 in 2019). Michael W. Young is the 216th most popular biologist (up from 218th in 2019), the 2,035th most popular biography from United States (up from 2,327th in 2019) and the 38th most popular American Biologist.

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  • 250k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 57.72

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 43

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 11.99

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.80

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Over the past year Michael W. Young has had the most page views in the with 15,662 views, followed by Chinese (2,382), and Persian (2,251). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Kazakh (193.04%), Czech (122.64%), and Assamese (86.81%)

Among BIOLOGISTS

Among biologists, Michael W. Young ranks 216 out of 1,097. Before him are Thomas Browne, Wilbur Scoville, Tomitaro Makino, Joseph Banks, Hans Driesch, and Hideyo Noguchi. After him are Desmond Morris, Gotthelf Fischer von Waldheim, Stephan Endlicher, Albert von Kölliker, Roberto de Visiani, and Thomas Cavalier-Smith.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, Michael W. Young ranks 122. Before him are Armand Assante, John Toshack, Hans-Hermann Hoppe, Alan Menken, Bengt Holmström, and Manuel Marín. After him are Klaus Fischer, Arif Alvi, Ward Cunningham, Clodoaldo, Göran Persson, and Steve Perry.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Michael W. Young ranks 2,035 out of 20,380. Before him are Pinetop Perkins (1913), Martin Gardner (1914), Bob Odenkirk (1962), Ashton Kutcher (1978), Irene Cara (1959), and Marissa Mayer (1975). After him are Brittany Murphy (1977), Pete Sampras (1971), Paul Bremer (1941), Bill Conti (1942), Tommie Smith (1944), and Jeffrey Sachs (1954).

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Among BIOLOGISTS In United States

Among biologists born in United States, Michael W. Young ranks 38. Before him are Stephen Jay Gould (1941), Jeffrey C. Hall (1945), Daniel Nathans (1928), Asa Gray (1810), Temple Grandin (1947), and Wilbur Scoville (1865). After him are H. Robert Horvitz (1947), James Dwight Dana (1813), Clair Cameron Patterson (1922), George Smith (1941), Charles M. Rice (1952), and Howard Martin Temin (1934).

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