Chris Tyler‐Smith

60.4k total citations · 4 hit papers
141 papers, 10.2k citations indexed

About

Chris Tyler‐Smith is a scholar working on Genetics, Molecular Biology and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Chris Tyler‐Smith has authored 141 papers receiving a total of 10.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 115 papers in Genetics, 63 papers in Molecular Biology and 36 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Chris Tyler‐Smith's work include Forensic and Genetic Research (41 papers), Chromosomal and Genetic Variations (35 papers) and Genetic and Clinical Aspects of Sex Determination and Chromosomal Abnormalities (27 papers). Chris Tyler‐Smith is often cited by papers focused on Forensic and Genetic Research (41 papers), Chromosomal and Genetic Variations (35 papers) and Genetic and Clinical Aspects of Sex Determination and Chromosomal Abnormalities (27 papers). Chris Tyler‐Smith collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Italy. Chris Tyler‐Smith's co-authors include Yali Xue, Marc Haber, Massimo Mezzavilla, Matthew E. Hurles, Qasim Ayub, Charles Lee, Stephen W. Scherer, Richard Redon, Emmanouil T. Dermitzakis and Daniel G. MacArthur and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Chris Tyler‐Smith

139 papers receiving 10.0k citations

Hit Papers

Relative Impact of Nucleotide and Copy Number Variation o... 2006 2026 2012 2019 2007 2016 2006 2016 400 800 1.2k
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. Relative Impact of Nucleotide and Copy Number Variation on Gene Expression Phenotypes
    2007 1.3k citations Richard Redon, Charles Lee et al. profile →
  2. Ancient DNA and the rewriting of human history: be sparing with Occam’s razor
    2016 796 citations Massimo Mezzavilla, Yali Xue et al. Genome biology profile →
  3. Copy number variation: New insights in genome diversity
    2006 592 citations Jennifer L. Freeman, George H. Perry et al. Genome Research profile →
  4. BCFtools/RoH: a hidden Markov model approach for detecting autozygosity from next-generation sequencing data
    2016 400 citations Vagheesh M. Narasimhan, Aylwyn Scally et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Chris Tyler‐Smith United Kingdom 49 6.0k 5.4k 2.4k 917 484 141 10.2k
Lynn B. Jorde United States 68 7.7k 1.3× 5.9k 1.1× 1.8k 0.7× 915 1.0× 367 0.8× 222 15.2k
Matthew E. Hurles United Kingdom 57 8.9k 1.5× 8.8k 1.6× 2.3k 1.0× 1.5k 1.6× 221 0.5× 128 16.4k
Alec J. Jeffreys United Kingdom 54 7.2k 1.2× 8.7k 1.6× 2.7k 1.1× 1.0k 1.1× 301 0.6× 131 14.5k
Henrik Kaessmann Switzerland 42 3.8k 0.6× 5.9k 1.1× 2.0k 0.9× 1.7k 1.9× 200 0.4× 67 9.4k
Joshua M. Akey United States 49 7.0k 1.2× 4.8k 0.9× 1.0k 0.4× 731 0.8× 708 1.5× 111 11.4k
Adam Auton United States 24 11.0k 1.8× 7.9k 1.4× 3.8k 1.6× 1.5k 1.6× 236 0.5× 34 19.4k
Simon Myers United Kingdom 35 5.5k 0.9× 3.8k 0.7× 1.3k 0.6× 369 0.4× 192 0.4× 43 8.2k
Martin Kircher Germany 38 6.4k 1.1× 9.0k 1.7× 672 0.3× 2.1k 2.2× 759 1.6× 71 15.1k
Michael J. Bamshad United States 60 9.4k 1.6× 9.1k 1.7× 768 0.3× 1.5k 1.6× 281 0.6× 255 18.3k
Damian Labuda Canada 48 3.1k 0.5× 5.0k 0.9× 2.8k 1.2× 513 0.6× 180 0.4× 173 9.3k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Chris Tyler‐Smith

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Szpak, Michał, Stephan C. Collins, Yan Li, et al.. (2021). A Positively Selected MAGEE2 LoF Allele Is Associated with Sexual Dimorphism in Human Brain Size and Shows Similar Phenotypes in Magee2 Null Mice. Molecular Biology and Evolution. 38(12). 5655–5663.
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Hallast, Pille, Margus Punab, Elena Arciero, et al.. (2021). A common 1.6 mb Y-chromosomal inversion predisposes to subsequent deletions and severe spermatogenic failure in humans. eLife. 10. 15 indexed citations
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Fridman, Hila, Helger G. Yntema, Reedik Mägi, et al.. (2021). The landscape of autosomal-recessive pathogenic variants in European populations reveals phenotype-specific effects. The American Journal of Human Genetics. 108(4). 608–619. 34 indexed citations
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Szpak, Michał, Massimo Mezzavilla, Qasim Ayub, et al.. (2018). FineMAV: prioritizing candidate genetic variants driving local adaptations in human populations. Genome biology. 19(1). 5–5. 15 indexed citations
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Narasimhan, Vagheesh M., Raheleh Rahbari, Aylwyn Scally, et al.. (2017). Estimating the human mutation rate from autozygous segments reveals population differences in human mutational processes. Nature Communications. 8(1). 303–303. 54 indexed citations
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Wei, Wei, Tomas Fitzgerald, Qasim Ayub, et al.. (2015). Copy number variation in the human Y chromosome in the UK population. Human Genetics. 134(7). 789–800. 22 indexed citations
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Fu, Yao, Zhu Liu, Shaoke Lou, et al.. (2015). Abstract 4854: A computational framework for prioritizing noncoding regulatory variants in cancer. Cancer Research. 75(15_Supplement). 4854–4854. 1 indexed citations
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Huckins, Laura M., Vesna Boraska Perica, Christopher S. Franklin, et al.. (2014). Using ancestry-informative markers to identify fine structure across 15 populations of European origin. European Journal of Human Genetics. 22(10). 1190–1200. 23 indexed citations
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Scally, Aylwyn, Bryndís Yngvadóttir, Yali Xue, et al.. (2013). A Genome-Wide Survey of Genetic Variation in Gorillas Using Reduced Representation Sequencing. PLoS ONE. 8(6). e65066–e65066. 18 indexed citations
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Xue, Yali, Yuan Chen, Qasim Ayub, et al.. (2012). Deleterious- and Disease-Allele Prevalence in Healthy Individuals: Insights from Current Predictions, Mutation Databases, and Population-Scale Resequencing. The American Journal of Human Genetics. 91(6). 1022–1032. 188 indexed citations
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Wei, Wei, Qasim Ayub, Yuan Chen, et al.. (2012). A calibrated human Y-chromosomal phylogeny based on resequencing. Genome Research. 23(2). 388–395. 92 indexed citations
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Balasubramanian, Suganthi, Lukas Habegger, Adam Frankish, et al.. (2011). Gene inactivation and its implications for annotation in the era of personal genomics. Genes & Development. 25(1). 1–10. 22 indexed citations
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Yngvadóttir, Bryndís, Yali Xue, Steve Searle, et al.. (2009). A Genome-wide Survey of the Prevalence and Evolutionary Forces Acting on Human Nonsense SNPs. The American Journal of Human Genetics. 84(2). 224–234. 59 indexed citations
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Xu, Yang, Yali Xue, Asan, et al.. (2008). Variation of the oxytocin/neurophysin I (OXT) gene in four human populations. Journal of Human Genetics. 53(7). 637–643. 6 indexed citations
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Tyler‐Smith, Chris. (2008). An evolutionary perspective on Y‐chromosomal variation and male infertility. International Journal of Andrology. 31(4). 376–382. 37 indexed citations
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Freeman, Jennifer L., George H. Perry, Lars Feuk, et al.. (2006). Copy number variation: New insights in genome diversity. Genome Research. 16(8). 949–961. 592 indexed citations breakdown →
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Mohyuddin, Aisha, Qasim Ayub, Saima Siddiqi, et al.. (2003). Genetic instability in EBV-transformed lymphoblastoid cell lines. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - General Subjects. 1670(1). 81–83. 27 indexed citations
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Tyler‐Smith, Chris, Giorgio Gimelli, Sabrina Giglio, et al.. (1999). Transmission of a Fully Functional Human Neocentromere through Three Generations. The American Journal of Human Genetics. 64(5). 1440–1444. 98 indexed citations
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Kayser, Manfred, Peter de Knijff, Michael Krawczak, et al.. (1997). Applications of microsatellite‐based Y chromosome haplotyping. Electrophoresis. 18(9). 1602–1607. 52 indexed citations
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Cooper, Katrina F., Richard B. Fisher, & Chris Tyler‐Smith. (1993). Structure of the Sequences Adjacent to the Centromeric Alphoid Satellite DNA Array on the Human Y Chromosome. Journal of Molecular Biology. 230(3). 787–799. 37 indexed citations

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