Eske Willerslev is a scholar working on Genetics, Ecology and Molecular Biology.
According to data from OpenAlex, Eske Willerslev has authored 238 papers receiving a total of 24.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 126 papers in Genetics, 82 papers in Ecology and 74 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Eske Willerslev's work include Forensic and Genetic Research (83 papers), Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (47 papers) and Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies (41 papers). Eske Willerslev is often cited by papers focused on Forensic and Genetic Research (83 papers), Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (47 papers) and Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies (41 papers). Eske Willerslev collaborates with scholars based in Denmark, United Kingdom and United States. Eske Willerslev's co-authors include Philip Francis Thomsen, M. Thomas P. Gilbert, Ludovic Orlando, Alan Cooper, Morten Rasmussen, Éric Coissac, Christian Brochmann, Pierre Taberlet, Anders J. Hansen and François Pompanon and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.
In The Last Decade
Eske Willerslev
235 papers
receiving
23.8k citations
Hit Papers
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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.
Environmental DNA – An emerging tool in conservation for monitoring past and present biodiversity
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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Eske Willerslev
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Orlando, Ludovic, Robin G. Allaby, Pontus Skoglund, et al.. (2021). Ancient DNA analysis. Nature Reviews Methods Primers. 1(1).169 indexed citations breakdown →
Kristiansen, Kristian, Morten E. Allentoft, Karin Margarita Frei, et al.. (2017). Re-theorising mobility and the formation of culture and language among the Corded Ware Culture in Europe. Antiquity. 91(356). 334–347.128 indexed citations breakdown →
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Castro, Constanza de la Fuente, María C. Ávila‐Arcos, Meredith L. Carpenter, et al.. (2016). Insight into the population history of the Chilean Patagonia through the analysis of ancient and modern genomic data.1 indexed citations
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Skoglund, Pontus, Helena Malmström, Maanasa Raghavan, et al.. (2012). Origins and Genetic Legacy of Neolithic Farmers and Hunter-Gatherers in Europe. Science. 336(6080). 466–469.362 indexed citations breakdown →
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Oskam, Charlotte L., James Haile, Paul Rigby, et al.. (2010). Fossil avian eggshell preserves ancient DNA. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 277(1690). 1991–2000.94 indexed citations
Hansen, Anders J., et al.. (2002). JAWS: just add water system - a device for detection of nucleic acids in Martian ice caps. UCL Discovery (University College London). 518. 309–312.1 indexed citations
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Sørensen, Martin V., Peter Funch, Eske Willerslev, Anders J. Hansen, & Jørgen Olesen. (2000). On the phylogeny of the Metazoa in the light of Cycliophora and Micrognathozoa.. Zoologischer Anzeiger. 239. 297–318.88 indexed citations
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