Knud A. Jønsson

8.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
94 papers, 3.7k citations indexed

About

Knud A. Jønsson is a scholar working on Genetics, Molecular Biology and Paleontology. According to data from OpenAlex, Knud A. Jønsson has authored 94 papers receiving a total of 3.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 55 papers in Genetics, 41 papers in Molecular Biology and 36 papers in Paleontology. Recurrent topics in Knud A. Jønsson's work include Genetic diversity and population structure (52 papers), Evolution and Paleontology Studies (33 papers) and Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (21 papers). Knud A. Jønsson is often cited by papers focused on Genetic diversity and population structure (52 papers), Evolution and Paleontology Studies (33 papers) and Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (21 papers). Knud A. Jønsson collaborates with scholars based in Denmark, Sweden and United Kingdom. Knud A. Jønsson's co-authors include Jon Fjeldså, Pierre‐Henri Fabre, Martin Irestedt, Carsten Rahbek, Ben G. Holt, Michael K. Borregaard, Per G. P. Ericson, Susanne A. Fritz, Les Christidis and Robert E. Ricklefs and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Knud A. Jønsson

94 papers receiving 3.6k citations

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An Update of Wallace’s Zoogeographic Regions of the World

2012 968 citations Ben G. Holt, Michael K. Borregaard et al. profile →

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Dimitar Dimitrov Norway

Albert B. Phillimore United Kingdom

Cristina Yumi Miyaki Brazil

Conrad A. Matthee South Africa

John Klicka United States

Brett R. Riddle United States

Enrique P. Lessa Uruguay

George F. Barrowclough United States

Josef Bryja Czechia

Frank E. Zachos Germany

Dimitar Dimitrov Norway

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870 ×0.8

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785 ×0.9

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Knud A. Jønsson

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Blom, Mozes P. K., Petter Z. Marki, Bonny Koane, et al.. (2025). Museomics unravels cryptic diversity in an endemic group of New Guinean songbirds. Biology Letters. 21(7). 20240611–20240611. 1 indexed citations

Um, Soohyun, Kasun H. Bodawatta, Anna J. Komor, et al.. (2024). Bacteria from the Amycolatopsis genus associated with a toxic bird secrete protective secondary metabolites. Nature Communications. 15(1). 8524–8524. 4 indexed citations

Blom, Mozes P. K., Valentina Peona, Stefan Prost, et al.. (2024). Hybridization in birds-of-paradise: Widespread ancestral gene flow despite strong sexual selection in a lek-mating system. iScience. 27(7). 110300–110300. 5 indexed citations

Reeve, Andrew Hart, Graham Gower, José Martín Pujolar, et al.. (2023). Population genomics of the island thrush elucidates one of earth’s great archipelagic radiations. Evolution Letters. 7(1). 24–36. 4 indexed citations

Um, Soohyun, Kasun H. Bodawatta, Knud A. Jønsson, et al.. (2023). Genome mining for macrolactam-encoding gene clusters allowed for the network-guided isolation of β-amino acid-containing cyclic derivatives and heterologous production of ciromicin A. Communications Chemistry. 6(1). 257–257. 7 indexed citations

Reeve, Andrew Hart, Jonathan D. Kennedy, José Martín Pujolar, et al.. (2023). The formation of the Indo-Pacific montane avifauna. Nature Communications. 14(1). 8215–8215. 2 indexed citations

Jønsson, Knud A., et al.. (2023). Using environmental DNA to investigate avian interactions with flowering plants. Environmental DNA. 5(3). 462–475. 12 indexed citations

Bodawatta, Kasun H., et al.. (2023). Comparable early-stage decomposition but contrasting underlying drivers between surface and cave habitats along an elevational gradient. Ecological Indicators. 154. 110607–110607. 3 indexed citations

Bodawatta, Kasun H., et al.. (2023). Indirect maternal effects via nest microbiome composition drive gut colonization in altricial chicks. Molecular Ecology. 32(13). 3657–3671. 22 indexed citations

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Pujolar, José Martín, Mozes P. K. Blom, Andrew Hart Reeve, et al.. (2022). The formation of avian montane diversity across barriers and along elevational gradients. Nature Communications. 13(1). 268–268. 27 indexed citations

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Kennedy, Jonathan D., Petter Z. Marki, Andrew Hart Reeve, et al.. (2022). Diversification and community assembly of the world’s largest tropical island. Global Ecology and Biogeography. 31(6). 1078–1089. 15 indexed citations

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Ge, Deyan, Yanhua Qu, Tao Deng, et al.. (2022). New progress in exploring the mechanisms underlying extraordinarily high biodiversity in global hotspots and their implications for conservation. Diversity and Distributions. 28(12). 2448–2458. 2 indexed citations

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Bodawatta, Kasun H., Irena Klečková, Jan Klečka, et al.. (2022). Specific gut bacterial responses to natural diets of tropical birds. Scientific Reports. 12(1). 713–713. 33 indexed citations

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Reboleirа, Аnа Sofiа P. S., Kasun H. Bodawatta, Stein‐Erik Lauritzen, et al.. (2022). Nutrient-limited subarctic caves harbour more diverse and complex bacterial communities than their surface soil. Environmental Microbiome. 17(1). 41–41. 18 indexed citations

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Andersen, Michael J., Jenna M. McCullough, Xena Marie Mapel, et al.. (2021). Complex histories of gene flow and a mitochondrial capture event in a nonsister pair of birds. Molecular Ecology. 30(9). 2087–2103. 38 indexed citations

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Bodawatta, Kasun H., Sarah M. Hird, Kirsten Grond, Michael Poulsen, & Knud A. Jønsson. (2021). Avian gut microbiomes taking flight. Trends in Microbiology. 30(3). 268–280. 79 indexed citations

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Peona, Valentina, Mozes P. K. Blom, Luohao Xu, et al.. (2020). Identifying the causes and consequences of assembly gaps using a multiplatform genome assembly of a bird‐of‐paradise. Molecular Ecology Resources. 21(1). 263–286. 89 indexed citations

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Kennedy, Jonathan D., Michael K. Borregaard, Knud A. Jønsson, et al.. (2016). The influence of wing morphology upon the dispersal, geographical distributions and diversification of the Corvides (Aves; Passeriformes). Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 283(1844). 20161922–20161922. 36 indexed citations

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Jønsson, Knud A. & Ben G. Holt. (2015). Islands contribute disproportionately high amounts of evolutionary diversity in passerine birds. Nature Communications. 6(1). 8538–8538. 25 indexed citations

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Jønsson, Knud A., Pierre‐Henri Fabre, & Martin Irestedt. (2012). Brains, tools, innovation and biogeography in crows and ravens. BMC Evolutionary Biology. 12(1). 72–72. 46 indexed citations

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