André Langaney

2.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
29 papers, 840 citations indexed

About

André Langaney is a scholar working on Genetics, Molecular Biology and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, André Langaney has authored 29 papers receiving a total of 840 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Genetics, 5 papers in Molecular Biology and 4 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in André Langaney's work include Forensic and Genetic Research (6 papers), African Studies and Ethnography (2 papers) and Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies (2 papers). André Langaney is often cited by papers focused on Forensic and Genetic Research (6 papers), African Studies and Ethnography (2 papers) and Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies (2 papers). André Langaney collaborates with scholars based in France, Switzerland and Austria. André Langaney's co-authors include Laurent Excoffier, Alicia Sanchez‐Mazas, Göran Possnert, Svante Pääbo, M. Chech, Maria Teschler‐Nicola, Philippe Mennecier, Michael Hofreiter, David Serre and Maja Paunović and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS Biology, The American Journal of Human Genetics and American Journal of Physical Anthropology.

In The Last Decade

André Langaney

25 papers receiving 796 citations

Hit Papers

No Evidence of Neandertal mtDNA Contribution to Early Mod... 2004 2026 2011 2018 2004 50 100 150 200
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. No Evidence of Neandertal mtDNA Contribution to Early Modern Humans
    2004 245 citations David Serre, André Langaney et al. PLoS Biology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
André Langaney France 12 353 182 168 146 104 29 840
Christine Harmant France 13 392 1.1× 103 0.6× 179 1.1× 41 0.3× 42 0.4× 18 676
G.T. Nurse South Africa 18 379 1.1× 107 0.6× 354 2.1× 71 0.5× 21 0.2× 65 1.4k
Vania Yotova Canada 18 513 1.5× 98 0.5× 545 3.2× 81 0.6× 43 0.4× 23 1.3k
Wannapa Settheetham‐Ishida Thailand 17 332 0.9× 64 0.4× 257 1.5× 22 0.2× 32 0.3× 37 921
Moses S. Schanfield United States 22 1.1k 3.2× 235 1.3× 604 3.6× 53 0.4× 91 0.9× 88 2.2k
Gian Franco De Stefano Italy 19 609 1.7× 315 1.7× 377 2.2× 96 0.7× 115 1.1× 69 1.5k
Laure Tonasso France 13 300 0.8× 86 0.5× 297 1.8× 47 0.3× 36 0.3× 16 737
Mónica Sans Uruguay 15 633 1.8× 112 0.6× 216 1.3× 54 0.4× 23 0.2× 61 987
Jingze Tan China 16 459 1.3× 163 0.9× 306 1.8× 29 0.2× 54 0.5× 36 956
Keiichi Omoto Japan 20 765 2.2× 278 1.5× 394 2.3× 87 0.6× 68 0.7× 83 1.5k

Countries citing papers authored by André Langaney

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Fields of papers citing papers by André Langaney

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of André Langaney

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of André Langaney. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of André Langaney based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with André Langaney. André Langaney is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Poloni, Estella S., et al.. (2009). Genetic Evidence for Complexity in Ethnic Differentiation and History in East Africa. Annals of Human Genetics. 73(6). 582–600. 31 indexed citations
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Sabbagh, Audrey, André Langaney, Pierre Darlu, et al.. (2008). Worldwide distribution of NAT2 diversity: Implications for NAT2 evolutionary history. BMC Genetics. 9(1). 21–21. 113 indexed citations
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Saint‐Léger, D., et al.. (2007). Shape Variability and Classification of Human Hair: A Worldwide Approach. Human Biology. 79(3). 265–281. 76 indexed citations
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Serre, David, André Langaney, M. Chech, et al.. (2004). No Evidence of Neandertal mtDNA Contribution to Early Modern Humans. PLoS Biology. 2(3). e57–e57. 245 indexed citations breakdown →
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Khodjet‐El‐Khil, Houssein, et al.. (2004). Distribution of Y chromosome lineages in Jerba island population. Forensic Science International. 148(2-3). 211–218. 12 indexed citations
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Langaney, André & Jean Bernard. (2003). Si Hippocrate voyait ça. 1 indexed citations
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Currat, Mathias, G Trabuchet, David C. Rees, et al.. (2002). Molecular Analysis of the β-Globin Gene Cluster in the Niokholo Mandenka Population Reveals a Recent Origin of the βS Senegal Mutation. The American Journal of Human Genetics. 70(1). 207–223. 95 indexed citations
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Sanchez‐Mazas, Alicia, R. Bütler, Rosario Calderón, et al.. (2001). A Worldwide Analysis of AG Molecular Diversity Inferred from Serology. Human Biology. 73(5). 637–659. 1 indexed citations
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Sanchez‐Mazas, Alicia, S. Djoulah, Marc Busson, et al.. (2000). A linkage disequilibrium map of the MHC region based on the analysis of 14 loci haplotypes in 50 French families. European Journal of Human Genetics. 8(1). 33–41. 56 indexed citations
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Langaney, André. (1998). La plus belle histoire de l'homme : comment la terre devint humaine. Seuil eBooks. 1 indexed citations
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Langaney, André, et al.. (1990). L'histoire génétique des mille derniers siècles et ses mécanismes : une revue. Bulletins et Mémoires de la Société d anthropologie de Paris. 2(1). 43–56. 2 indexed citations
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Sanchez‐Mazas, Alicia, André Langaney, & Laurent Excoffier. (1986). Measure and representation of the genetic similarity between populations by the percentage of isoactive genes. LA Referencia (Red Federada de Repositorios Institucionales de Publicaciones Científicas). 2(4). 143–154. 4 indexed citations
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Langaney, André. (1984). La nouvelle démographie de l'évolution. Population. 39(3). 587–587. 4 indexed citations
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Langaney, André. (1981). Comprendre l'« autrisme ». Le Genre humain. N° 1(1). 94–106.
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Langaney, André, et al.. (1980). Le sexe et l'innovation. Population. 35(3). 724–724.
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Pison, Gilles, et al.. (1980). Rougeole et anomalies du rapport de masculinité a la naissance. Population. 35(2). 438–438. 1 indexed citations
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Langaney, André. (1979). Diversité et histoire humaines. Population. 34(6). 985–985. 8 indexed citations
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Langaney, André, et al.. (1979). Démographie sans état civil: structure par age des Mandenka du Niokholo. Population. 34(4/5). 909–909. 4 indexed citations
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Langaney, André, et al.. (1978). Gens de la parole. Essai sur la condition et le rôle des Griots dans la société Malinké. Population. 33(1). 225–225. 2 indexed citations

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