Iain Mathieson

34.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
44 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Iain Mathieson is a scholar working on Genetics, Molecular Biology and Archeology. According to data from OpenAlex, Iain Mathieson has authored 44 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 39 papers in Genetics, 14 papers in Molecular Biology and 5 papers in Archeology. Recurrent topics in Iain Mathieson's work include Forensic and Genetic Research (15 papers), Genetic Associations and Epidemiology (13 papers) and Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock (10 papers). Iain Mathieson is often cited by papers focused on Forensic and Genetic Research (15 papers), Genetic Associations and Epidemiology (13 papers) and Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock (10 papers). Iain Mathieson collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and France. Iain Mathieson's co-authors include Gil McVean, Andy Rimmer, Hang Phan, Andrew O.M. Wilkie, Stephen R.F. Twigg, Gerton Lunter, Zamin Iqbal, Pontus Skoglund, Aylwyn Scally and Sara Mathieson and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nature Genetics.

In The Last Decade

Iain Mathieson

41 papers receiving 2.3k 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.

Integrating mapping-, assembly- and haplotype-based approaches for calling variants in clinical sequencing applications

2014 606 citations Andy Rimmer, Iain Mathieson et al. profile →
Polygenic adaptation on height is overestimated due to uncorrected stratification in genome-wide association studies

2019 228 citations Mashaal Sohail, Robert Maier et al. eLife profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Iain Mathieson

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All Works

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Hidden structure in polygenic scores and the challenge of disentangling ancestry interactions in admixed populations 2025 ·Genetics ·(unknown), Ravi Mandla, (unknown), Bogdan Paşaniuc, Iain Mathieson	0
2	Interpreting generative adversarial networks to infer natural selection from genetic data 2024 ·Genetics ·Rebecca Riley, Iain Mathieson, Sara Mathieson	10
3	Predicting Functional Consequences of Recent Natural Selection in Britain 2024 ·Molecular Biology and Evolution ·(unknown), (unknown), Iain Mathieson	4
4	Socio-cultural practices may have affected sex differences in stature in Early Neolithic Europe 2023 ·Nature Human Behaviour ·Samantha L. Cox, Nicole Nicklisch, Michael Francken, Joachim Wahl, Harald Meller, Wolfgang Haak, Kurt W. Alt, Eva Rosenstock, Iain Mathieson	7
5	Genetic Analysis of Mingrelians Reveals Long-Term Continuity of Populations in Western Georgia (Caucasus) 2023 ·Genome Biology and Evolution ·Theodore G. Schurr, (unknown), Michel Shamoon‐Pour, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Iain Mathieson, (unknown)	1
6	A gene-level test for directional selection on gene expression 2023 ·Genetics ·(unknown), (unknown), Iain Mathieson	2
7	Tracing the Evolution of Human Gene Regulation and Its Association with Shifts in Environment 2021 ·Genome Biology and Evolution ·(unknown), (unknown), Iain Mathieson, John A. Capra	7
8	Automatic inference of demographic parameters using generative adversarial networks 2021 ·Molecular Ecology Resources ·Zhanpeng Wang, Jiaping Wang, Michael Κourakos, (unknown), (unknown), Iain Mathieson, Sara Mathieson	35
9	Predicting skeletal stature using ancient DNA 2021 ·American Journal of Biological Anthropology ·Samantha L. Cox, Hannah M. Moots, Jay T. Stock, (unknown), Bárbara Domingues Bitarello, Nicole Nicklisch, Kurt W. Alt, Wolfgang Haak, Eva Rosenstock, Christopher B. Ruff, Iain Mathieson	13
10	Limited Evidence for Selection at the FADS Locus in Native American Populations 2020 ·Molecular Biology and Evolution ·Iain Mathieson	20
11	The evolution of skin pigmentation-associated variation in West Eurasia 2020 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·(unknown), Iain Mathieson	40
12	Boricua Founder Variant in FRRS1L Causes Epileptic Encephalopathy With Hyperkinetic Movements 2020 ·Journal of Child Neurology ·(unknown), (unknown), Ignacio Valencia, Joseph J. Melvin, Agustín Legido, (unknown), Christopher Griffith, Lauren Massingham, (unknown), (unknown), Rhonda E. Schnur, Laurence E. Walsh, Ana G. Cristancho, Christina A Bergqvist, Kirsty McWalter, Iain Mathieson, Gillian M. Belbin, Eimear E. Kenny, Xilma R. Ortiz‐González, Michael Schneider	2
13	Polygenic Scores for Height in Admixed Populations 2020 ·G3 Genes Genomes Genetics ·Bárbara Domingues Bitarello, Iain Mathieson	59
14	Crossover Position Drives Chromosome Remodeling for Accurate Meiotic Chromosome Segregation 2020 ·Current Biology ·(unknown), (unknown), Saravanapriah Nadarajan, Iain Mathieson, Mónica P. Colaiácovo	27
15	The genetic history of France 2020 ·European Journal of Human Genetics ·Aude Saint Pierre, (unknown), Isabel Alves, Matilde Karakachoff, (unknown), Philippe Amouyel, Jean‐François Dartigues, Christophe Tzourio, (unknown), Pilar Galán, Serge Herçberg, Iain Mathieson, Richard Redon, Emmanuelle Génin, Christian Dina	10
16	Genetic contributions to variation in human stature in prehistoric Europe 2019 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Samantha L. Cox, Christopher B. Ruff, Robert Maier, Iain Mathieson	53
17	Polygenic adaptation on height is overestimated due to uncorrected stratification in genome-wide association studies breakdown → 2019 ·eLife ·Mashaal Sohail, Robert Maier, Andrea Ganna, Alex Bloemendal, Alicia R. Martin, Michael C. Turchin, Charleston W. K. Chiang, Joel N. Hirschhorn, Mark J. Daly, (unknown), Benjamin M. Neale, Iain Mathieson, David Reich, Shamil Sunyaev	228
18	FADS1 and the Timing of Human Adaptation to Agriculture 2018 ·Molecular Biology and Evolution ·Sara Mathieson, Iain Mathieson	75
19	Strong male bias drives germline mutation in chimpanzees 2014 ·Science ·Oliver Venn, Isaac Turner, Iain Mathieson, Natasja M.S. de Groot, Ronald E. Bontrop, Gil McVean	113
20	Exome sequencing can detect pathogenic mosaic mutations present at low allele frequencies 2011 ·Journal of Human Genetics ·Alistair T. Pagnamenta, Stefano Lise, Victoria Harrison, Helen Stewart, Sandeep Jayawant, Gerardine Quaghebeur, (unknown), (unknown), Elham Sadighi Akha, Andy Rimmer, Iain Mathieson, Samantha J.L. Knight, Usha Kini, Jenny C. Taylor, David A. Keays	46

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