Brenna M. Henn

34.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
68 papers, 3.4k citations indexed

About

Brenna M. Henn is a scholar working on Genetics, Molecular Biology and Archeology. According to data from OpenAlex, Brenna M. Henn has authored 68 papers receiving a total of 3.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 48 papers in Genetics, 15 papers in Molecular Biology and 10 papers in Archeology. Recurrent topics in Brenna M. Henn's work include Forensic and Genetic Research (26 papers), Genetic Associations and Epidemiology (18 papers) and Genetic diversity and population structure (12 papers). Brenna M. Henn is often cited by papers focused on Forensic and Genetic Research (26 papers), Genetic Associations and Epidemiology (18 papers) and Genetic diversity and population structure (12 papers). Brenna M. Henn collaborates with scholars based in United States, South Africa and France. Brenna M. Henn's co-authors include Carlos D. Bustamante, Christopher R. Gignoux, Marcus W. Feldman, Joanna L. Mountain, Laura R. Botigué, L. L. Cavalli‐Sforza, Simon Gravel, Elizabeth G. Atkinson, Peter A. Underhill and Jeffrey M. Kidd and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Brenna M. Henn

64 papers receiving 3.3k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Hunter-gatherer genomic diversity suggests a southern African origin for modern humans

2011 260 citations Brenna M. Henn, Christopher R. Gignoux et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
A weakly structured stem for human origins in Africa

2023 56 citations Aaron P. Ragsdale, Timothy D. Weaver et al. Nature profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Brenna M. Henn United States	31	2.0k	710	462	361	261	68	3.4k
Christopher R. Gignoux United States	27	2.3k 1.2×	749 1.1×	349 0.8×	304 0.8×	206 0.8×	74	3.8k
Sohini Ramachandran United States	21	2.7k 1.4×	886 1.2×	356 0.8×	244 0.7×	190 0.7×	46	4.3k
Himla Soodyall South Africa	29	2.0k 1.0×	876 1.2×	635 1.4×	442 1.2×	268 1.0×	58	3.5k
Martin Sikora United States	23	1.2k 0.6×	516 0.7×	339 0.7×	234 0.6×	397 1.5×	54	2.3k
María Cátira Bortolini Brazil	30	1.4k 0.7×	598 0.8×	351 0.8×	252 0.7×	212 0.8×	108	2.6k
Alain Froment France	37	1.4k 0.7×	824 1.2×	353 0.8×	306 0.8×	146 0.6×	88	3.8k
Évelyne Heyer France	37	2.6k 1.3×	1.1k 1.6×	314 0.7×	156 0.4×	174 0.7×	147	4.8k
Giovanni Destro‐Bisol Italy	29	2.3k 1.2×	675 1.0×	543 1.2×	214 0.6×	150 0.6×	114	3.4k
Luı́sa Pereira Portugal	44	3.2k 1.6×	1.7k 2.4×	1.2k 2.7×	466 1.3×	372 1.4×	169	5.2k
Andrés Ruiz‐Linares United Kingdom	34	2.9k 1.4×	1.2k 1.7×	289 0.6×	139 0.4×	130 0.5×	109	5.1k

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Scelza, Brooke A., Sean P. Prall, Étienne Patin, et al.. (2025). Common DNA sequence variation influences epigenetic aging in African populations. Communications Biology. 8(1). 1530–1530.

Scelza, Brooke A., Rasika A. Mathias, Harold Watson, et al.. (2025). A rapid accurate approach to inferring pedigrees in endogamous populations. Genetics. 230(4).

Myrick, Justin W., Noah Zaitlen, Eileen G. Hoal, et al.. (2024). Strong effect of demographic changes on Tuberculosis susceptibility in South Africa. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4(7). e0002643–e0002643. 3 indexed citations

Möller, Marlo, Eileen G. Hoal, & Brenna M. Henn. (2024). The power of contemporary African DNA: Exploring models of human evolution and health in Africa. South African Journal of Science. 120(1/2).

Prall, Sean P., Shyamalika Gopalan, Christine M. Williams, et al.. (2023). Increased homozygosity due to endogamy results in fitness consequences in a human population. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 120(43). e2309552120–e2309552120. 10 indexed citations

Grote, Mark N., et al.. (2023). Persistence of Matrilocal Postmarital Residence Across Multiple Generations in Southern Africa. Human Nature. 34(2). 295–323. 6 indexed citations

Ragsdale, Aaron P., Timothy D. Weaver, Elizabeth G. Atkinson, et al.. (2023). A weakly structured stem for human origins in Africa. Nature. 617(7962). 755–763. 56 indexed citations breakdown →

Scelza, Brooke A., Sean P. Prall, Shyamalika Gopalan, et al.. (2020). High rate of extrapair paternity in a human population demonstrates diversity in human reproductive strategies. Science Advances. 6(8). eaay6195–eaay6195. 32 indexed citations

Scelza, Brooke A., Elizabeth G. Atkinson, Sean P. Prall, et al.. (2020). The ethics and logistics of field-based genetic paternity studies. Evolutionary Human Sciences. 2. 4 indexed citations

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Nemat‐Gorgani, Neda, Lisbeth A. Guethlein, Brenna M. Henn, et al.. (2019). Diversity of KIR, HLA Class I, and Their Interactions in Seven Populations of Sub-Saharan Africans. The Journal of Immunology. 202(9). 2636–2647. 20 indexed citations

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Lin, Meng, Alicia R. Martin, Shigeki Nakagome, et al.. (2018). Rapid evolution of a skin-lightening allele in southern African KhoeSan. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 115(52). 13324–13329. 14 indexed citations

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Henn, Brenna M., Teresa E. Steele, & Timothy D. Weaver. (2018). Clarifying distinct models of modern human origins in Africa. Current Opinion in Genetics & Development. 53. 148–156. 46 indexed citations

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Nemat‐Gorgani, Neda, Hugo G. Hilton, Brenna M. Henn, et al.. (2018). Different Selected Mechanisms Attenuated the Inhibitory Interaction of KIR2DL1 with C2+ HLA-C in Two Indigenous Human Populations in Southern Africa. The Journal of Immunology. 200(8). 2640–2655. 18 indexed citations

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Gopalan, Shyamalika, Oana Carja, Maud Fagny, et al.. (2017). Trends in DNA Methylation with Age Replicate Across Diverse Human Populations. Genetics. 206(3). 1659–1674. 63 indexed citations

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McManus, Kimberly F., Angela M. Taravella Oill, Brenna M. Henn, et al.. (2017). Population genetic analysis of the DARC locus (Duffy) reveals adaptation from standing variation associated with malaria resistance in humans. PLoS Genetics. 13(3). e1006560–e1006560. 66 indexed citations

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Uren, Caitlin, Min-Ju Kim, Alicia R. Martin, et al.. (2016). Fine-Scale Human Population Structure in Southern Africa Reflects Ecogeographic Boundaries. Genetics. 204(1). 303–314. 69 indexed citations

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Henn, Brenna M., Laura R. Botigué, Stephan Peischl, et al.. (2015). Distance from sub-Saharan Africa predicts mutational load in diverse human genomes. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 113(4). 162 indexed citations

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Campbell, Christopher, Pier Francesco Palamara, Maya Dubrovsky, et al.. (2012). North African Jewish and non-Jewish populations form distinctive, orthogonal clusters. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 109(34). 13865–13870. 43 indexed citations

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Henn, Brenna M., Christopher R. Gignoux, Matthew J. Jobin, et al.. (2011). Hunter-gatherer genomic diversity suggests a southern African origin for modern humans. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 108(13). 5154–5162. 260 indexed citations breakdown →

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Henn, Brenna M., et al.. (2011). NEWS & VIEWS デニソワ人が語る人類祖先のクロニクル. Nature. 8(3). 28–30. 3 indexed citations

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