Melanie Kuch

5.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
31 papers, 3.0k citations indexed

About

Melanie Kuch is a scholar working on Genetics, Molecular Biology and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Melanie Kuch has authored 31 papers receiving a total of 3.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Genetics, 18 papers in Molecular Biology and 12 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Melanie Kuch's work include Forensic and Genetic Research (13 papers), Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (9 papers) and Molecular Biology Techniques and Applications (7 papers). Melanie Kuch is often cited by papers focused on Forensic and Genetic Research (13 papers), Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (9 papers) and Molecular Biology Techniques and Applications (7 papers). Melanie Kuch collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and Germany. Melanie Kuch's co-authors include Hendrik N. Poinar, Svante Pääbo, Michael Hofreiter, David Serre, Nadin Rohland, Johannes Krause, Linda Vigilant, Jacob Enk, Alison Devault and Gillian C. Gibb and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, New England Journal of Medicine and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Melanie Kuch

30 papers receiving 2.9k citations

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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.

Genetic Analyses from Ancient DNA

2004 914 citations Svante Pääbo, Hendrik N. Poinar et al. profile →
Ancient DNA

2001 568 citations Hendrik N. Poinar, Melanie Kuch et al. profile →

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Impact of commercial RNA extraction methods on the recovery of human RNA sequence data from archival fixed tissues 2025 ·BioTechniques ·(unknown), Melanie Kuch, Debi Poinar, (unknown), Bruce Wainman, Susan Morgello, Hendrik N. Poinar	0
2	Mastodon mitochondrial genomes from American falls, Idaho 2023 ·Quaternary International ·Emil Karpinski, Chris Widga, (unknown), Brandon R. Peecook, Melanie Kuch, (unknown), Hendrik N. Poinar	2
3	Genomic data suggest parallel dental vestigialization within the xenarthran radiation 2023 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·Christopher A. Emerling, Gillian C. Gibb, Marie‐Ka Tilak, (unknown), Melanie Kuch, Ana T. Duggan, Hendrik N. Poinar, Michael W. Nachman, Frédéric Delsuc	3
4	Probe design for simultaneous, targeted capture of diverse metagenomic targets 2021 ·Cell Reports Methods ·(unknown), Dirk Hackenberger, Melanie Kuch, Art Marzok, Arinjay Banerjee, Laura Rossi, (unknown), Alison Fox‐Robichaud, (unknown), Matthew S. Miller, Michael G. Surette, G. Brian Golding, Hendrik N. Poinar	9
5	American mastodon mitochondrial genomes suggest multiple dispersal events in response to Pleistocene climate oscillations 2020 ·Nature Communications ·Emil Karpinski, Dirk Hackenberger, Grant D. Zazula, Chris Widga, Ana T. Duggan, G. Brian Golding, Melanie Kuch, Jennifer Klunk, Christopher N. Jass, (unknown), Patrick S. Druckenmiller, Blaine W. Schubert, Joaquı́n Arroyo-Cabrales, W. F. Simpson, John W. Hoganson, Daniel C. Fisher, Simon Y. W. Ho, R. D. E. MacPhee, Hendrik N. Poinar	11
6	Examining sampling strategies for archaeological dental calculus through the exploration of the regional variation of bacteria in the oral microbiome 2020 ·American Journal of Physical Anthropology ·(unknown), Tracy Prowse, Jesper L. Boldsen, Melanie Kuch, Ana T. Duggan, Katherine Eaton, Jennifer Klunk, Hendrik N. Poinar	1
7	Optimizing extraction and targeted capture of ancient environmental DNA for reconstructing past environments using the PalaeoChip Arctic-1.0 bait-set 2020 ·Quaternary Research ·(unknown), Melanie Kuch, Ana T. Duggan, (unknown), Kévin Roche, Jennifer Klunk, Emil Karpinski, Dirk Hackenberger, Tara Sadoway, R. D. E. MacPhee, Duane Froese, Hendrik N. Poinar	48
8	Ancient Mitogenomes Reveal the Evolutionary History and Biogeography of Sloths 2019 ·Current Biology ·Frédéric Delsuc, Melanie Kuch, Gillian C. Gibb, Emil Karpinski, Dirk Hackenberger, Paul Szpak, Jorge G. Martínez, Jim I. Mead, H. Gregory McDonald, R. D. E. MacPhee, Guillaume Billet, Lionel Hautier, Hendrik N. Poinar	95
9	Genetic Discontinuity between the Maritime Archaic and Beothuk Populations in Newfoundland, Canada 2017 ·Current Biology ·Ana T. Duggan, (unknown), Stephanie Marciniak, (unknown), Melanie Kuch, Andrew Kitchen, Gabriel Renaud, John Southon, (unknown), Janet M. Young, Stuart J. Fiedel, G. Brian Golding, Vaughan Grimes, Hendrik N. Poinar	11
10	Shotgun Mitogenomics Provides a Reference Phylogenetic Framework and Timescale for Living Xenarthrans 2015 ·Molecular Biology and Evolution ·Gillian C. Gibb, Fabien L. Condamine, Melanie Kuch, Jacob Enk, Nadia Moraes‐Barros, Mariella Superina, Hendrik N. Poinar, Frédéric Delsuc	173
11	Ancient Whole Genome Enrichment Using Baits Built from Modern DNA 2014 ·Molecular Biology and Evolution ·Jacob Enk, Alison Devault, Melanie Kuch, (unknown), Jean-Marie Rouillard, Hendrik N. Poinar	92
12	Second-Pandemic Strain ofVibrio choleraefrom the Philadelphia Cholera Outbreak of 1849 2014 ·New England Journal of Medicine ·Alison Devault, G. Brian Golding, Nicholas Waglechner, Jacob Enk, Melanie Kuch, Joseph H. Tien, Mǎng Shī, David N. Fisman, (unknown), Stephen Forrest, Kirsten I. Bos, David J. D. Earn, Edward C. Holmes, Hendrik N. Poinar	105
13	Ancient DNA from lake sediments: Bridging the gap between paleoecology and genetics 2011 ·BMC Evolutionary Biology ·(unknown), J. S. McLachlan, Stephen T. Jackson, Melanie Kuch, Candice Y. Lumibao, Hendrik N. Poinar	125
14	Extraction of DNA from Paleofeces 2011 ·Methods in molecular biology ·Melanie Kuch, Hendrik N. Poinar	6
15	Comparison of methods in the recovery of nucleic acids from archival formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded autopsy tissues 2010 ·Analytical Biochemistry ·John B. A. Okello, (unknown), Alison Devault, Melanie Kuch, (unknown), Nelson K. Sewankambo, Gabriel S. Bimenya, Debi Poinar, Hendrik N. Poinar	93
16	Quantitative Assessment of the Sensitivity of Various Commercial Reverse Transcriptases Based on Armored HIV RNA 2010 ·PLoS ONE ·John B. A. Okello, (unknown), Debi Poinar, Kirsten I. Bos, (unknown), Gabriel S. Bimenya, Nelson K. Sewankambo, Kenneth R. Henry, Melanie Kuch, Hendrik N. Poinar	25
17	New insights from old bones: DNA preservation and degradation in permafrost preserved mammoth remains 2009 ·Nucleic Acids Research ·C. Schwarz, Régis Debruyne, Melanie Kuch, Elizabeth A. McNally, Henry P. Schwarcz, A. D. Aubrey, Jeffrey L. Bada, Hendrik N. Poinar	124
18	A preliminary analysis of the DNA and diet of the extinct Beothuk: A systematic approach to ancient human DNA 2007 ·American Journal of Physical Anthropology ·Melanie Kuch, Darren R. Gröcke, Martin Knyf, M. Thomas P. Gilbert, Ban Younghusband, Terry‐Lynn Young, (unknown), Eske Willerslev, Mark Stoneking, Hendrik N. Poinar	28
19	Nuclear Gene Sequences from a Late Pleistocene Sloth Coprolite 2003 ·Current Biology ·Hendrik N. Poinar, Melanie Kuch, (unknown), Paul Martin, Svante Pääbo	100
20	Molecular analysis of a 11 700‐year‐old rodent midden from the Atacama Desert, Chile 2002 ·Molecular Ecology ·Melanie Kuch, Nadin Rohland, Julio L. Betancourt, Claudio Latorre, Scott J. Steppan, Hendrik N. Poinar	63

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