Leif Andersson

40.1k total citations · 9 hit papers
377 papers, 23.4k citations indexed

About

Leif Andersson is a scholar working on Genetics, Molecular Biology and Animal Science and Zoology. According to data from OpenAlex, Leif Andersson has authored 377 papers receiving a total of 23.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 231 papers in Genetics, 146 papers in Molecular Biology and 64 papers in Animal Science and Zoology. Recurrent topics in Leif Andersson's work include Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock (139 papers), Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals (103 papers) and Genetic diversity and population structure (59 papers). Leif Andersson is often cited by papers focused on Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock (139 papers), Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals (103 papers) and Genetic diversity and population structure (59 papers). Leif Andersson collaborates with scholars based in Sweden, United States and United Kingdom. Leif Andersson's co-authors include Hans Ellegren, Örjan Carlborg, Michel Georges, Maria Möller, Carl‐Johan Rubin, James Kijas, Per Jensen, M. Johansson, Susanne Kerje and Kaj Sandberg and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Leif Andersson

372 papers receiving 22.4k 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.

  1. Whole-genome resequencing reveals loci under selection during chicken domestication
    2010 761 citations Carl‐Johan Rubin, Finn Hallböök et al. profile →
  2. A regulatory mutation in IGF2 causes a major QTL effect on muscle growth in the pig
    2003 744 citations Leif Andersson et al. profile →
  3. Worldwide Phylogeography of Wild Boar Reveals Multiple Centers of Pig Domestication
    2005 636 citations Greger Larson, Keith Dobney et al. Science profile →
  4. Evolution of Darwin’s finches and their beaks revealed by genome sequencing
    2015 630 citations Sangeet Lamichhaney, Khurram Maqbool et al. profile →
  5. A Mutation in PRKAG3 Associated with Excess Glycogen Content in Pig Skeletal Muscle
    2000 577 citations Leif Andersson et al. Science profile →
  6. The Origin of the Domestic Pig: Independent Domestication and Subsequent Introgression
    2000 520 citations Leif Andersson et al. profile →
  7. Strong signatures of selection in the domestic pig genome
    2012 459 citations Carl‐Johan Rubin, Khurram Maqbool et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  8. Identification of the Yellow Skin Gene Reveals a Hybrid Origin of the Domestic Chicken
    2008 380 citations Greger Larson, Bertrand Bed’Hom et al. PLoS Genetics profile →
  9. Rapid hybrid speciation in Darwin’s finches
    2017 276 citations Sangeet Lamichhaney, Leif Andersson et al. Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Leif Andersson Sweden 79 13.8k 6.9k 4.3k 2.8k 2.6k 377 23.4k
Pamela Sklar United States 17 15.3k 1.1× 8.3k 1.2× 684 0.2× 2.6k 0.9× 756 0.3× 23 26.3k
Michel Georges Belgium 61 10.4k 0.8× 6.8k 1.0× 1.4k 0.3× 2.4k 0.8× 836 0.3× 237 15.7k
Michael E. Goddard Australia 92 34.8k 2.5× 6.9k 1.0× 3.5k 0.8× 12.0k 4.2× 444 0.2× 439 43.6k
Ya‐Ping Zhang China 68 8.1k 0.6× 7.0k 1.0× 921 0.2× 1.2k 0.4× 525 0.2× 574 18.6k
Eric Banks United States 20 18.3k 1.3× 18.6k 2.7× 705 0.2× 7.9k 2.8× 1.7k 0.7× 28 40.4k
Martien A. M. Groenen Netherlands 64 9.8k 0.7× 3.8k 0.5× 3.1k 0.7× 2.6k 0.9× 282 0.1× 334 13.4k
Andrew Kernytsky United States 11 10.3k 0.7× 12.8k 1.9× 375 0.1× 4.5k 1.6× 1.1k 0.4× 12 25.7k
Jeremy F. Taylor United States 56 8.4k 0.6× 2.5k 0.4× 1.8k 0.4× 3.1k 1.1× 543 0.2× 247 12.6k
Alec Wysoker United States 8 11.6k 0.8× 24.3k 3.5× 609 0.1× 9.1k 3.2× 1.5k 0.6× 10 43.0k
Kristian Cibulskis United States 12 10.6k 0.8× 13.5k 2.0× 372 0.1× 4.5k 1.6× 1.2k 0.5× 21 27.5k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Kleinau, Gunnar, Bice Chini, Leif Andersson, & Patrick Scheerer. (2024). The role of G protein‐coupled receptors and their ligands in animal domestication. Animal Genetics. 55(6). 893–906. 1 indexed citations
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Fuentes‐Pardo, Angela P., Ryan R. E. Stanley, Christina Bourne, et al.. (2024). Adaptation to seasonal reproduction and environment‐associated factors drive temporal and spatial differentiation in northwest Atlantic herring despite gene flow. Evolutionary Applications. 17(3). e13675–e13675. 6 indexed citations
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Arcila, Dahiana, Mats E. Pettersson, Eva Andersson, et al.. (2024). Conservation of Affinity Rather Than Sequence Underlies a Dynamic Evolution of the Motif-Mediated p53/MDM2 Interaction in Ray-Finned Fishes. Molecular Biology and Evolution. 41(2). 4 indexed citations
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Younis, Shady, Alice Jouneau, Mårten Larsson, et al.. (2023). Ablation of ZC3H11A causes early embryonic lethality and dysregulation of metabolic processes. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 120(23). e2216799120–e2216799120. 8 indexed citations
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Hill, Jason, Erik D. Enbody, Sangeet Lamichhaney, et al.. (2023). Low Mutation Load in a Supergene Underpinning Alternative Male Mating Strategies in Ruff (Calidris pugnax). Molecular Biology and Evolution. 40(12). 6 indexed citations
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Harper, Dawn C., Weifeng Lin, Jingyi Li, et al.. (2023). A frame-shift mutation in COMTD1 is associated with impaired pheomelanin pigmentation in chicken. PLoS Genetics. 19(4). e1010724–e1010724. 5 indexed citations
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Andersson, Leif & Michael D. Purugganan. (2022). Molecular genetic variation of animals and plants under domestication. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 119(30). e2122150119–e2122150119. 37 indexed citations
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Farrell, Edward D., Leif Andersson, Dorte Bekkevold, et al.. (2022). A baseline for the genetic stock identification of Atlantic herring, Clupea harengus , in ICES Divisions 6.a, 7.b–c. Royal Society Open Science. 9(9). 220453–220453. 9 indexed citations
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Chen, Junfeng, Mats E. Pettersson, Angela P. Fuentes‐Pardo, et al.. (2021). Functional differences between TSHR alleles associate with variation in spawning season in Atlantic herring. Communications Biology. 4(1). 795–795. 11 indexed citations
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Enbody, Erik D., Mats E. Pettersson, C. Grace Sprehn, et al.. (2021). Ecological adaptation in European eels is based on phenotypic plasticity. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 118(4). 35 indexed citations
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Qanbari, Saber, Carl‐Johan Rubin, Khurram Maqbool, et al.. (2019). Genetics of adaptation in modern chicken. PLoS Genetics. 15(4). e1007989–e1007989. 83 indexed citations
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Kurland, Sara, Christopher W. Wheat, Maria de la Paz Celorio‐Mancera, et al.. (2019). Exploring a Pool‐seq‐only approach for gaining population genomic insights in nonmodel species. Ecology and Evolution. 9(19). 11448–11463. 23 indexed citations
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Seroussi, Eyal, Martin Knytl, Frédérique Pitel, et al.. (2019). Avian Expression Patterns and Genomic Mapping Implicate Leptin in Digestion and TNF in Immunity, Suggesting That Their Interacting Adipokine Role Has Been Acquired Only in Mammals. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 20(18). 4489–4489. 30 indexed citations
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Carneiro, Miguel, Chunliang Wang, Carl‐Johan Rubin, et al.. (2018). Changes in brain architecture are consistent with altered fear processing in domestic rabbits. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 115(28). 7380–7385. 45 indexed citations
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Wright, Dominic, Carl‐Johan Rubin, Karin E. Schütz, et al.. (2011). Onset of Sexual Maturity in Female Chickens is Genetically Linked to Loci Associated with Fecundity and a Sexual Ornament. Reproduction in Domestic Animals. 47(s1). 31–36. 55 indexed citations
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Watt, Brenda, Danièle Tenza, Mark A. Lemmon, et al.. (2011). Mutations in or near the Transmembrane Domain Alter PMEL Amyloid Formation from Functional to Pathogenic. PLoS Genetics. 7(9). e1002286–e1002286. 44 indexed citations
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Larson, Greger, Keith Dobney, Umberto Albarella, et al.. (2005). Worldwide Phylogeography of Wild Boar Reveals Multiple Centers of Pig Domestication. Science. 307(5715). 1618–1621. 636 indexed citations breakdown →
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Marklund, Stefan L., et al.. (1994). Parentage testing and linkage analysis in the horse using a set of highly polymorphic microsatellites. Animal Genetics. 25(1). 19–23. 139 indexed citations
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Johansson, M., Hans Ellegren, Linda Marklund, Wouter Coppieters, & Leif Andersson. (1994). Linkage maps of porcine Chromosomes 3, 6, and 9 based on 31 polymorphic markers. Mammalian Genome. 5(12). 785–790. 10 indexed citations
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Andersson, Leif. (1993). Implementation of a Real-Time Kernel. Lund University Publications (Lund University). 1 indexed citations

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