Melinda A. Yang

3.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
15 papers, 485 citations indexed

About

Melinda A. Yang is a scholar working on Genetics, Archeology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Melinda A. Yang has authored 15 papers receiving a total of 485 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Genetics, 8 papers in Archeology and 4 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Melinda A. Yang's work include Forensic and Genetic Research (10 papers), Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies (8 papers) and Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (4 papers). Melinda A. Yang is often cited by papers focused on Forensic and Genetic Research (10 papers), Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies (8 papers) and Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (4 papers). Melinda A. Yang collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Germany. Melinda A. Yang's co-authors include Montgomery Slatkin, Qiaomei Fu, Éric Durand, Christopher R. Gignoux, August E. Woerner, Jeffrey D. Wall, Anna‐Sapfo Malaspinas, Sung K. Kim, Flora Jay and Michael F. Hammer and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Current Biology and Genetics.

In The Last Decade

Melinda A. Yang

14 papers receiving 463 citations

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40,000-Year-Old Individual from Asia Provides Insight into Early Population Structure in Eurasia

2017 131 citations Melinda A. Yang, Xing Gao et al. Current Biology profile →

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15 of 15 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Denisovan mitochondrial DNA from dental calculus of the >146,000-year-old Harbin cranium 2025 ·Cell ·Qiaomei Fu, Peng Cao, Qingyan Dai, E. Andrew Bennett, Xiaotian Feng, Melinda A. Yang, Wanjing Ping, Svante Pääbo, Qiang Ji	6
2	Pairing a bioinformatics-focused course-based undergraduate research experience with specifications grading in an introductory biology classroom 2024 ·Biology Methods and Protocols ·Melinda A. Yang, (unknown)	1
3	Gene model for the ortholog of Roc1a in Drosophila eugracilis 2023 ·PubMed ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Thomas L. German, Jeffrey S. Thompson, Lindsey J Long, Justin R. DiAngelo, Melinda A. Yang, (unknown), Laura K Reed	0
4	The Tibetan-Yi region is both a corridor and a barrier for human gene flow 2022 ·Cell Reports ·Zhe Zhang, Yanlin Zhang, Yinan Wang, Zicheng Zhao, Melinda A. Yang, Lin Zhang, Bin Zhou, Bingying Xu, Hongbo Zhang, Teng Chen, Wenkui Dai, Yong Zhou, Shuo Shi, Rasmus Nielsen, Shuai Cheng Li, Shengbin Li	12
5	A genetic history of migration, diversification, and admixture in Asia 2022 ·Melinda A. Yang	8
6	Genetic Continuity of Bronze Age Ancestry with Increased Steppe-Related Ancestry in Late Iron Age Uzbekistan 2021 ·Molecular Biology and Evolution ·Vikas Kumar, E. Andrew Bennett, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Meng Ren, (unknown), Xiaotian Feng, Peng Cao, Ruowei Yang, Feng Liu, Wanjing Ping, Ming Zhang, Manyu Ding, Melinda A. Yang, (unknown), (unknown), Jianxin Wang, Qiaomei Fu	3
7	Japan considered from the hypothesis of farmer/language spread 2020 ·Evolutionary Human Sciences ·(unknown), Melinda A. Yang, (unknown), Gina L. Barnes	15
8	Ancient DNA Evidence from China Reveals the Expansion of Pacific Dogs 2020 ·Molecular Biology and Evolution ·Ming Zhang, Guoping Sun, Lele Ren, Haibing Yuan, Guanghui Dong, Lizhao Zhang, Feng Liu, Peng Cao, Albert Min‐Shan Ko, Melinda A. Yang, Songmei Hu, Guodong Wang, Qiaomei Fu	20
9	Genomic Approaches Reveal an Endemic Subpopulation of Gray Wolves in Southern China 2019 ·iScience ·Guodong Wang, Ming Zhang, (unknown), Melinda A. Yang, Peng Cao, Feng Liu, Heng Lu, Xiaotian Feng, Pontus Skoglund, Lu Wang, Qiaomei Fu, Ya‐Ping Zhang	8
10	Insights into Modern Human Prehistory Using Ancient Genomes 2018 ·Trends in Genetics ·Melinda A. Yang, Qiaomei Fu	45
11	40,000-Year-Old Individual from Asia Provides Insight into Early Population Structure in Eurasia breakdown → 2017 ·Current Biology ·Melinda A. Yang, Xing Gao, Christoph Theunert, Haowen Tong, Ayinuer Aximu‐Petri, Birgit Nickel, Montgomery Slatkin, Matthias Meyer, Svante Pääbo, Janet Kelso, Qiaomei Fu	131
12	Using Ancient Samples in Projection Analysis 2015 ·G3 Genes Genomes Genetics ·Melinda A. Yang, Montgomery Slatkin	4
13	The Projection of a Test Genome onto a Reference Population and Applications to Humans and Archaic Hominins 2014 ·Genetics ·Melinda A. Yang, Kelley Harris, Montgomery Slatkin	5
14	Higher Levels of Neanderthal Ancestry in East Asians than in Europeans 2013 ·Genetics ·Jeffrey D. Wall, Melinda A. Yang, Flora Jay, Sung K. Kim, Éric Durand, Laurie S. Stevison, Christopher R. Gignoux, August E. Woerner, Michael F. Hammer, Montgomery Slatkin	164
15	Ancient Structure in Africa Unlikely to Explain Neanderthal and Non-African Genetic Similarity 2012 ·Molecular Biology and Evolution ·Melinda A. Yang, Anna‐Sapfo Malaspinas, Éric Durand, Montgomery Slatkin	63

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