Hannes Svardal

7.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
25 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Hannes Svardal is a scholar working on Genetics, Molecular Biology and Nature and Landscape Conservation. According to data from OpenAlex, Hannes Svardal has authored 25 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Genetics, 6 papers in Molecular Biology and 6 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation. Recurrent topics in Hannes Svardal's work include Genetic diversity and population structure (10 papers), Fish Biology and Ecology Studies (5 papers) and Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (4 papers). Hannes Svardal is often cited by papers focused on Genetic diversity and population structure (10 papers), Fish Biology and Ecology Studies (5 papers) and Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (4 papers). Hannes Svardal collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, Netherlands and United Kingdom. Hannes Svardal's co-authors include Milan Malinsky, Michael Matschiner, Richard Durbin, George F. Turner, Eric A. Miska, Martin J. Genner, Alexandra M. Tyers, Claus Rueffler, Joachim Hermisson and Walter Salzburger and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Nature Genetics and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Hannes Svardal

23 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Dsuite ‐ Fast D ‐statistics and related admixture evidence from VCF files

2020 519 citations Milan Malinsky, Michael Matschiner et al. Molecular Ecology Resources profile →
Whole-genome sequences of Malawi cichlids reveal multiple radiations interconnected by gene flow

2018 357 citations Milan Malinsky, Hannes Svardal et al. Nature Ecology & Evolution profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Hannes Svardal Belgium	12	834	507	335	261	245	25	1.4k
Rike Stelkens Sweden	19	743 0.9×	327 0.6×	304 0.9×	246 0.9×	350 1.4×	39	1.4k
Mark Ravinet Norway	19	1.2k 1.5×	436 0.9×	404 1.2×	223 0.9×	372 1.5×	48	1.8k
Claire Mérot Canada	19	1.0k 1.2×	537 1.1×	398 1.2×	288 1.1×	223 0.9×	36	1.5k
Sangeet Lamichhaney United States	16	1.3k 1.6×	685 1.4×	481 1.4×	231 0.9×	299 1.2×	28	1.9k
Nicolas C. Rochette United States	8	809 1.0×	525 1.0×	312 0.9×	235 0.9×	209 0.9×	9	1.4k
Milan Malinsky Switzerland	12	1.2k 1.4×	670 1.3×	442 1.3×	330 1.3×	452 1.8×	22	1.9k
Robert DeSalle United States	16	566 0.7×	560 1.1×	387 1.2×	213 0.8×	180 0.7×	27	1.4k
Adam L. Bazinet United States	17	633 0.8×	505 1.0×	521 1.6×	96 0.4×	210 0.9×	20	1.4k
Terry Bertozzi Australia	20	391 0.5×	540 1.1×	192 0.6×	339 1.3×	216 0.9×	60	1.3k
Jelmer W. Poelstra United States	17	843 1.0×	507 1.0×	395 1.2×	190 0.7×	136 0.6×	37	1.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Hannes Svardal

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Hannes Svardal. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Hannes Svardal 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 Hannes Svardal. Hannes Svardal is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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Almeida, Miguel Vasconcelos, Moritz Blumer, Bettina Fischer, et al.. (2025). Lake Malawi cichlid pangenome graph reveals extensive structural variation driven by transposable elements. Genome Research. 35(5). 1094–1107. 3 indexed citations

Rusuwa, Bosco, et al.. (2024). Population genomic analysis reveals cryptic population structure in the commercially important Lake Malawi cichlid Copadichromis mloto (IIes, 1960). Hydrobiologia. 852(15). 3801–3817.

Svardal, Hannes, et al.. (2024). Anna Karenina as a promoter of microbial diversity in the cosmopolitan agricultural pest Zeugodacus cucurbitae (Diptera, Tephritidae). PLoS ONE. 19(4). e0300875–e0300875. 4 indexed citations

Broeckhoven, Chris, et al.. (2023). Chromosome-Level Genome Assembly of the Cape Cliff Lizard (Hemicordylus capensis). Genome Biology and Evolution. 15(2). 4 indexed citations

Napolitano, Constanza, Héctor E. Ramírez-Cháves, Paola Pulido‐Santacruz, et al.. (2023). Extensive Phylogenomic Discordance and the Complex Evolutionary History of the Neotropical Cat Genus Leopardus. Molecular Biology and Evolution. 40(12). 11 indexed citations

Wagner, Maximilian, et al.. (2023). Microhabitat partitioning between sympatric intertidal fish species highlights the importance of sediment composition in gravel beach conservation. Ecology and Evolution. 13(7). e10302–e10302. 1 indexed citations

Kwon, Young Mi, Iliana Bista, Jonathan Wood, et al.. (2022). Genomic consequences of domestication of the Siamese fighting fish. Science Advances. 8(10). eabm4950–eabm4950. 23 indexed citations

Svardal, Hannes, Anna J. Jasinska, Jennifer Danzy Cramer, et al.. (2022). Evidence of selection in the uncoupling protein 1 gene region suggests local adaptation to solar irradiance in savannah monkeys ( Chlorocebus spp.). Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 289(1982). 20221254–20221254. 2 indexed citations

Singh, Pooja, Iker Irisarri, Julián Torres‐Dowdall, et al.. (2022). Phylogenomics of trophically diverse cichlids disentangles processes driving adaptive radiation and repeated trophic transitions. Ecology and Evolution. 12(7). e9077–e9077. 7 indexed citations

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Turner, George F., et al.. (2022). Taxonomic investigation of the zooplanktivorous Lake Malawi cichlids Copadichromis mloto (Iles) and C. virginalis (Iles). Hydrobiologia. 850(10-11). 2165–2175. 5 indexed citations

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Vernaz, Grégoire, Milan Malinsky, Hannes Svardal, et al.. (2021). Mapping epigenetic divergence in the massive radiation of Lake Malawi cichlid fishes. Nature Communications. 12(1). 5870–5870. 23 indexed citations

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Malinsky, Milan, Michael Matschiner, & Hannes Svardal. (2020). Dsuite ‐ Fast D ‐statistics and related admixture evidence from VCF files. Molecular Ecology Resources. 21(2). 584–595. 519 indexed citations breakdown →

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Schmitt, Christopher A., Christina M. Bergey, Anna J. Jasinska, et al.. (2020). ACE2 and TMPRSS2 variation in savanna monkeys (Chlorocebus spp.): Potential risk for zoonotic/anthroponotic transmission of SARS-CoV-2 and a potential model for functional studies. PLoS ONE. 15(6). e0235106–e0235106. 14 indexed citations

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Svardal, Hannes, Milan Malinsky, Benjamin P. Ngatunga, et al.. (2019). Ancestral Hybridization Facilitated Species Diversification in the Lake Malawi Cichlid Fish Adaptive Radiation. Molecular Biology and Evolution. 37(4). 1100–1113. 96 indexed citations

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Malinsky, Milan, Hannes Svardal, Alexandra M. Tyers, et al.. (2018). Whole-genome sequences of Malawi cichlids reveal multiple radiations interconnected by gene flow. Nature Ecology & Evolution. 2(12). 1940–1955. 357 indexed citations breakdown →

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Svardal, Hannes, Anna J. Jasinska, Christopher A. Schmitt, et al.. (2017). Population genomics disentangles taxonomic relationships and identifies ancient hybridization in the genus Chlorocebus. 2 indexed citations

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Svardal, Hannes, Anna J. Jasinska, Cristian Apetrei, et al.. (2017). Ancient hybridization and strong adaptation to viruses across African vervet monkey populations. Nature Genetics. 49(12). 1705–1713. 58 indexed citations

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Svardal, Hannes, Claus Rueffler, & Joachim Hermisson. (2014). A general condition for adaptive genetic polymorphism in temporally and spatially heterogeneous environments. Theoretical Population Biology. 99. 76–97. 55 indexed citations

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Svardal, Hannes, Claus Rueffler, & Michael Doebeli. (2014). ORGANISMAL COMPLEXITY AND THE POTENTIAL FOR EVOLUTIONARY DIVERSIFICATION. Evolution. 68(11). 3248–3259. 21 indexed citations

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Svardal, Hannes, Claus Rueffler, & Joachim Hermisson. (2011). COMPARING ENVIRONMENTAL AND GENETIC VARIANCE AS ADAPTIVE RESPONSE TO FLUCTUATING SELECTION. Evolution. 65(9). 2492–2513. 47 indexed citations

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