Alana Alexander

1.4k total citations
40 papers, 750 citations indexed

About

Alana Alexander is a scholar working on Ecology, Genetics and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Alana Alexander has authored 40 papers receiving a total of 750 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Ecology, 16 papers in Genetics and 11 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Alana Alexander's work include Marine animal studies overview (16 papers), Genetic diversity and population structure (12 papers) and Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (7 papers). Alana Alexander is often cited by papers focused on Marine animal studies overview (16 papers), Genetic diversity and population structure (12 papers) and Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (7 papers). Alana Alexander collaborates with scholars based in New Zealand, United States and Australia. Alana Alexander's co-authors include Grey T. Gustafson, Stephen M. Baca, Andrew E. Z. Short, C. Scott Baker, Debbie Steel, Rafe M. Brown, Lara Urban, Yong‐Chao Su, Scott L. Travers and Jesse L. Grismer and has published in prestigious journals such as Scientific Reports, Evolution and Molecular Ecology.

In The Last Decade

Alana Alexander

35 papers receiving 737 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Alana Alexander New Zealand 15 413 253 214 149 146 40 750
Johannes Dambach Germany 10 329 0.8× 167 0.7× 141 0.7× 178 1.2× 82 0.6× 12 650
Marianna V. P. Simões United States 12 307 0.7× 195 0.8× 296 1.4× 100 0.7× 87 0.6× 43 778
Verena E. Kutschera Germany 17 375 0.9× 426 1.7× 207 1.0× 60 0.4× 243 1.7× 30 939
Julia T. Vilstrup Denmark 11 570 1.4× 386 1.5× 154 0.7× 87 0.6× 339 2.3× 14 975
Vladimir I. Gusarov Norway 14 396 1.0× 404 1.6× 541 2.5× 100 0.7× 234 1.6× 44 1.0k
Francisco Ferri‐Yáñez Spain 13 594 1.4× 214 0.8× 384 1.8× 359 2.4× 44 0.3× 20 1.0k
Cheryl L. Morrison United States 18 776 1.9× 235 0.9× 139 0.6× 326 2.2× 127 0.9× 43 1.1k
Jacqueline Mackenzie‐Dodds United Kingdom 10 269 0.7× 102 0.4× 77 0.4× 129 0.9× 179 1.2× 13 629
Lauren E. Helgen United States 13 352 0.9× 204 0.8× 245 1.1× 55 0.4× 66 0.5× 15 649
David Tarkhnishvili Georgia 16 333 0.8× 448 1.8× 191 0.9× 194 1.3× 76 0.5× 67 788

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Fields of papers citing papers by Alana Alexander

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alana Alexander

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All Works

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Baker, C. Scott, Rochelle Constantine, Emma L. Carroll, et al.. (2025). Leveraging Synteny to Generate Reference Genomes for Conservation: Assembling the Genomes of Hector's and Māui Dolphins. Molecular Ecology Resources. 25(7). e14109–e14109.
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Semenov, Georgy А., William Anderson, John J. Spinelli, et al.. (2025). Replicate geographic transects across a hybrid zone reveal parallelism and differences in the genetic architecture of reproductive isolation. Evolution Letters. 9(4). 421–433. 1 indexed citations
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Whibley, Annabel, et al.. (2025). A high-quality Oxford Nanopore assembly of the hourglass dolphin ( Lagenorhynchus cruciger ) genome. G3 Genes Genomes Genetics. 15(5).
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Alexander, Alana, Maider Iglesias‐Carrasco, Miguel Lozano, & Francisco García–González. (2025). Monogamy removes constraints on reproductive tissue investment imposed by intense sexual selection. Scientific Reports. 15(1). 19646–19646.
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Baca, Stephen M., Grey T. Gustafson, Devon A. DeRaad, et al.. (2024). A shallow‐scale phylogenomics approach reveals repeated patterns of diversification among sympatric lineages of cryptic Neotropical aquatic beetles (Coleoptera: Noteridae). Systematic Entomology. 50(1). 82–101. 1 indexed citations
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Bond, Donna M., Andrew J. Veale, Alana Alexander, & Timothy A. Hore. (2024). Coat colour in marsupials: genetic variants at the ASIP locus determine grey and black fur of the brushtail possum. Royal Society Open Science. 11(7). 240806–240806. 1 indexed citations
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Wilkinson, Shaun, Norbert Englebert, Donna M. Bond, et al.. (2024). New Insights Into the Population Structure of Hector's Dolphin (Cephalorhynchus hectori) Revealed Using Environmental DNA. Environmental DNA. 6(5). 3 indexed citations
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Esvelt, Kevin M., Ludovic Dutoit, Jackson Champer, et al.. (2023). A framework for identifying fertility gene targets for mammalian pest control. Molecular Ecology Resources. 24(2). e13901–e13901. 3 indexed citations
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Foote, Andrew D., Alana Alexander, Lisa T. Ballance, et al.. (2023). “Type D” killer whale genomes reveal long-term small population size and low genetic diversity. Journal of Heredity. 114(2). 94–109. 5 indexed citations
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Urban, Lara, et al.. (2022). Commonly used Hardy–Weinberg equilibrium filtering schemes impact population structure inferences using RADseq data. Molecular Ecology Resources. 22(7). 2599–2613. 52 indexed citations
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Richard, Gaétan, Paul Tixier, Christophe Guinet, et al.. (2022). Long Distance Runners in the Marine Realm: New Insights Into Genetic Diversity, Kin Relationships and Social Fidelity of Indian Ocean Male Sperm Whales. Frontiers in Marine Science. 9. 2 indexed citations
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Baca, Stephen M., Grey T. Gustafson, Alana Alexander, Harlan M. Gough, & Emmanuel F. A. Toussaint. (2021). Integrative phylogenomics reveals a Permian origin of Adephaga beetles. Systematic Entomology. 46(4). 968–990. 21 indexed citations
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Morin, Phillip A., Alana Alexander, Mark Blaxter, et al.. (2020). Building genomic infrastructure: Sequencing platinum‐standard reference‐quality genomes of all cetacean species. Marine Mammal Science. 36(4). 1356–1366. 12 indexed citations
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Alexander, Alana, James W. Baty, Neil J. Gemmell, et al.. (2019). The association between mitochondrial genetic variation and reduced colony fitness in an invasive wasp. Molecular Ecology. 28(14). 3324–3338. 12 indexed citations
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Gustafson, Grey T., et al.. (2019). Ultraconserved element (UCE) probe set design: Base genome and initial design parameters critical for optimization. Ecology and Evolution. 9(12). 6933–6948. 22 indexed citations
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Warren, Wesley C., Lukas F. K. Kuderna, Alana Alexander, et al.. (2017). The Novel Evolution of the Sperm Whale Genome. Genome Biology and Evolution. 9(12). 3260–3264. 27 indexed citations
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Baca, Stephen M., Alana Alexander, Grey T. Gustafson, & Andrew E. Z. Short. (2017). Ultraconserved elements show utility in phylogenetic inference of A dephaga ( C oleoptera) and suggest paraphyly of ‘Hydradephaga’. Systematic Entomology. 42(4). 786–795. 73 indexed citations
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MacKay, Jamie, Alana Alexander, Márk E. Hauber, Elaine Murphy, & Mick N. Clout. (2013). Does genetic variation among invasive house mice in New Zealand affect eradication success. New Zealand Journal of Ecology. 37(1). 18–25. 9 indexed citations
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Alexander, Alana, Debbie Steel, Beth Slikas, et al.. (2012). Low Diversity in the Mitogenome of Sperm Whales Revealed by Next-Generation Sequencing. Genome Biology and Evolution. 5(1). 113–129. 33 indexed citations
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Carroll, Emma L., Nathalie J. Patenaude, Alana Alexander, et al.. (2011). Population structure and individual movement of southern right whales around New Zealand and Australia. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 432. 257–268. 58 indexed citations

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