Alexandre Hassanin

8.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
93 papers, 5.2k citations indexed

About

Alexandre Hassanin is a scholar working on Genetics, Molecular Biology and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Alexandre Hassanin has authored 93 papers receiving a total of 5.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 41 papers in Genetics, 37 papers in Molecular Biology and 28 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Alexandre Hassanin's work include Genetic diversity and population structure (26 papers), Bat Biology and Ecology Studies (23 papers) and Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (22 papers). Alexandre Hassanin is often cited by papers focused on Genetic diversity and population structure (26 papers), Bat Biology and Ecology Studies (23 papers) and Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (22 papers). Alexandre Hassanin collaborates with scholars based in France, United States and Vietnam. Alexandre Hassanin's co-authors include Anne Ropiquet, Emmanuel Douzery, Jean S. Deutsch, Xavier Pourrut, Nelly Léger, Eric M. Leroy, Pierre Rouquet, Philippe Yaba, Jean‐Paul Gonzalez and Brice Kumulungui and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Alexandre Hassanin

92 papers receiving 5.0k citations

Hit Papers

Fruit bats as reservoirs of Ebola virus 2005 2026 2012 2019 2005 2011 250 500 750 1000
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Fruit bats as reservoirs of Ebola virus
    2005 1.1k citations Xavier Pourrut, Alexandre Hassanin et al. profile →
  2. Pattern and timing of diversification of Cetartiodactyla (Mammalia, Laurasiatheria), as revealed by a comprehensive analysis of mitochondrial genomes
    2011 436 citations Alexandre Hassanin, Anne Ropiquet et al. Comptes Rendus Biologies profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Alexandre Hassanin France 32 1.8k 1.6k 1.4k 1.3k 985 93 5.2k
Denise Kühnert Germany 22 2.5k 1.4× 1.9k 1.2× 1.3k 0.9× 956 0.7× 1.7k 1.7× 42 6.6k
Fumin Lei China 43 2.2k 1.2× 1.1k 0.7× 1.7k 1.2× 1.1k 0.8× 1.3k 1.3× 245 6.2k
Matthew J. Phillips Australia 30 3.2k 1.8× 2.7k 1.8× 1.8k 1.3× 606 0.5× 2.3k 2.4× 77 8.6k
Todd A. Castoe United States 39 2.6k 1.5× 2.4k 1.5× 963 0.7× 630 0.5× 1.1k 1.2× 118 6.0k
Melody E. Roelke United States 36 1.9k 1.0× 805 0.5× 1.3k 0.9× 574 0.4× 529 0.5× 62 5.0k
Sergios‐Orestis Kolokotronis United States 28 647 0.4× 1.0k 0.7× 803 0.6× 635 0.5× 471 0.5× 67 2.8k
Jeffrey B. Joy Canada 25 850 0.5× 686 0.4× 1.8k 1.3× 591 0.4× 1.6k 1.7× 65 5.1k
DeeAnn M. Reeder United States 29 1.9k 1.1× 628 0.4× 3.4k 2.4× 1.4k 1.0× 3.9k 3.9× 63 7.4k
Kevin Winker United States 40 2.9k 1.6× 1.6k 1.0× 3.5k 2.5× 560 0.4× 2.2k 2.2× 184 8.1k
Jessica Leigh Canada 12 2.1k 1.2× 1.8k 1.2× 2.1k 1.5× 255 0.2× 1.1k 1.1× 14 5.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Alexandre Hassanin

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Fields of papers citing papers by Alexandre Hassanin

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alexandre Hassanin

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All Works

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Hassanin, Alexandre, Vương Tân Tú, Tamás Görföl, et al.. (2024). Phylogeography of horseshoe bat sarbecoviruses in Vietnam and neighbouring countries. Implications for the origins of SARS ‐ CoV and SARS ‐ CoV ‐2. Molecular Ecology. 33(18). e17486–e17486. 1 indexed citations
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Besombes, Camille, Ella Gonofio, Jean Gaudart, et al.. (2024). Seasonal Patterns of Mpox Index Cases, Africa, 1970–2021. Emerging infectious diseases. 30(5). 1017–1021. 2 indexed citations
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Hornok, Sándor, Jenő Kontschán, Ai Takano, et al.. (2024). Description of Ixodes lanigeri sp. nov., a new hard tick species (Acari, Ixodidae) collected from mouse-eared bats (Vespertilionidae, Myotis) in Vietnam. ZooKeys. 1215. 107–125. 2 indexed citations
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Vidovszky, Márton Z., Ákos Gellért, Balázs Harrach, et al.. (2023). Detection and genetic characterization of circoviruses in more than 80 bat species from eight countries on four continents. Veterinary Research Communications. 47(3). 1561–1573. 4 indexed citations
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Tú, Vương Tân, Neil M. Furey, Tamás Görföl, et al.. (2023). A taxonomic reassessment of Rhinolophus rex Allen, 1923 and its allies (Chiroptera: Rhinolophidae). Vertebrate Zoology. 73. 545–556. 3 indexed citations
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Gerbault‐Seureau, Michèle, et al.. (2022). Draft genome of the lowland anoa ( Bubalus depressicornis ) and comparison with buffalo genome assemblies (Bovidae, Bubalina). G3 Genes Genomes Genetics. 12(11). 2 indexed citations
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Zhu, Feng, Veasna Duong, Xiao Fang Lim, et al.. (2022). Presence of Recombinant Bat Coronavirus GCCDC1 in Cambodian Bats. Viruses. 14(2). 176–176. 4 indexed citations
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Besombes, Camille, Ella Gonofio, Jordi Landier, et al.. (2022). National Monkeypox Surveillance, Central African Republic, 2001–2021. Emerging infectious diseases. 28(12). 2435–2445. 21 indexed citations
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Hassanin, Alexandre, et al.. (2022). Genomic Bootstrap Barcodes and Their Application to Study the Evolution of Sarbecoviruses. Viruses. 14(2). 440–440. 9 indexed citations
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Julien, Jean‐François, Carlos Negreira, Bruno A. Djossa, et al.. (2021). An automatic classifier of bat sonotypes around the world. Methods in Ecology and Evolution. 12(12). 2432–2444. 17 indexed citations
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Tú, Vương Tân, Tamás Görföl, Gábor Csorba, et al.. (2021). Integrative taxonomy and biogeography of Asian yellow house bats (Vespertilionidae:Scotophilus) in the Indomalayan Region. Journal of Zoological Systematics & Evolutionary Research. 59(3). 772–795. 4 indexed citations
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Berthet, Nicolás, Stéphane Descorps‐Declère, Camille Besombes, et al.. (2021). Genomic history of human monkey pox infections in the Central African Republic between 2001 and 2018. Scientific Reports. 11(1). 13085–13085. 98 indexed citations
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Hassanin, Alexandre, Céline Bonillo, Xavier Pourrut, et al.. (2020). Phylogeny of African fruit bats (Chiroptera, Pteropodidae) based on complete mitochondrial genomes. Journal of Zoological Systematics & Evolutionary Research. 58(4). 1395–1410. 22 indexed citations
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Tú, Vương Tân, Alexandre Hassanin, Tamás Görföl, et al.. (2017). Integrative taxonomy of theRhinolophus macrotiscomplex (Chiroptera, Rhinolophidae) in Vietnam and nearby regions. Journal of Zoological Systematics & Evolutionary Research. 55(3). 177–198. 12 indexed citations
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Goodman, Steven M., et al.. (2017). Description of a new species of Neoromicia (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) from southern Africa: A name for “N. cf. melckorum”. Zootaxa. 4236(2). zootaxa.4236.2.10–zootaxa.4236.2.10. 8 indexed citations
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Hassanin, Alexandre, Jean‐Pierre Hugot, & Bettine Jansen van Vuuren. (2015). Comparison of mitochondrial genome sequences of pangolins (Mammalia, Pholidota). Comptes Rendus Biologies. 338(4). 260–265. 34 indexed citations
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Hassanin, Alexandre, Steven M. Goodman, Blaise Kadjo, et al.. (2015). The comparative phylogeography of fruit bats of the tribe Scotonycterini (Chiroptera, Pteropodidae) reveals cryptic species diversity related to African Pleistocene forest refugia. Comptes Rendus Biologies. 338(3). 197–211. 49 indexed citations
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Cornelis, Guillaume, Odile Heidmann, Séverine A. Degrelle, et al.. (2013). Captured retroviral envelope syncytin gene associated with the unique placental structure of higher ruminants. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 110(9). E828–37. 112 indexed citations
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Hassanin, Alexandre & Emmanuel Douzery. (2003). Molecular and Morphological Phylogenies of Ruminantia and the Alternative Position of the Moschidae. Systematic Biology. 52(2). 206–228. 208 indexed citations

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