Michael Dannemann

8.3k total citations · 3 hit papers
37 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

Michael Dannemann is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Anthropology. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael Dannemann has authored 37 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Molecular Biology, 18 papers in Genetics and 6 papers in Anthropology. Recurrent topics in Michael Dannemann's work include Forensic and Genetic Research (9 papers), Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies (6 papers) and Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (6 papers). Michael Dannemann is often cited by papers focused on Forensic and Genetic Research (9 papers), Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies (6 papers) and Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (6 papers). Michael Dannemann collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Estonia and United States. Michael Dannemann's co-authors include Janet Kelso, Kay Prüfer, Svante Pääbo, Sriram Sankararaman, Swapan Mallick, David Reich, Nick Patterson, Aida M. Andrés, Michael Lachmann and Fernando Racimo and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Michael Dannemann

37 papers receiving 2.3k citations

Hit Papers

The genomic landscape of Neanderthal ancestry in present-... 2014 2026 2018 2022 2014 2016 2016 100 200 300 400 500
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. The genomic landscape of Neanderthal ancestry in present-day humans
    2014 596 citations Sriram Sankararaman, Swapan Mallick et al. Nature profile →
  2. Excavating Neandertal and Denisovan DNA from the genomes of Melanesian individuals
    2016 254 citations Benjamin Vernot, Janet Kelso et al. profile →
  3. Palaeoproteomic evidence identifies archaic hominins associated with the Châtelperronian at the Grotte du Renne
    2016 196 citations Frido Welker, Mateja Hajdinjak et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Michael Dannemann Germany 19 1.1k 823 533 513 329 37 2.4k
Ayinuer Aximu‐Petri Germany 11 1.1k 1.0× 994 1.2× 459 0.9× 618 1.2× 546 1.7× 13 2.3k
Benjamin Vernot United States 20 1.3k 1.2× 1.4k 1.7× 610 1.1× 614 1.2× 388 1.2× 26 2.9k
Fernando Racimo United States 25 1.6k 1.4× 658 0.8× 304 0.6× 342 0.7× 384 1.2× 41 2.7k
María Cátira Bortolini Brazil 30 1.4k 1.3× 598 0.7× 252 0.5× 351 0.7× 212 0.6× 108 2.6k
Tomislav Maričić Germany 20 1.0k 0.9× 1.3k 1.5× 278 0.5× 425 0.8× 341 1.0× 25 2.3k
Birgit Nickel Germany 21 1.7k 1.5× 1.1k 1.3× 786 1.5× 1.0k 2.0× 965 2.9× 27 3.4k
Anna Olivieri Italy 30 1.8k 1.6× 764 0.9× 222 0.4× 647 1.3× 392 1.2× 52 2.7k
Max Ingman Sweden 13 1.5k 1.3× 1.3k 1.5× 145 0.3× 280 0.5× 149 0.5× 14 2.6k
Charles C. Roseman United States 28 1.8k 1.6× 475 0.6× 621 1.2× 827 1.6× 491 1.5× 58 3.2k
Alessandro Achilli Italy 40 3.1k 2.8× 1.9k 2.3× 330 0.6× 1.1k 2.1× 579 1.8× 102 5.0k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michael Dannemann

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Brazovskaja, Agnieska, Tomás Gomes, René Holtackers, et al.. (2024). Cell atlas of the regenerating human liver after portal vein embolization. Nature Communications. 15(1). 5827–5827. 5 indexed citations
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Brucato, Nicolas, Danat Yermakovich, Francesco Montinaro, et al.. (2024). Positive selection in the genomes of two Papua New Guinean populations at distinct altitude levels. Nature Communications. 15(1). 3352–3352. 14 indexed citations
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Dannemann, Michael, Yuri Milaneschi, Danat Yermakovich, et al.. (2022). Neandertal introgression partitions the genetic landscape of neuropsychiatric disorders and associated behavioral phenotypes. Translational Psychiatry. 12(1). 433–433. 9 indexed citations
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Yermakovich, Danat, Urmo Võsa, Bayazit Yunusbayev, et al.. (2022). Long-range regulatory effects of Neandertal DNA in modern humans. Genetics. 223(3). 4 indexed citations
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Irving-Pease, Evan K., et al.. (2021). Quantitative Human Paleogenetics: What can Ancient DNA Tell us About Complex Trait Evolution?. Frontiers in Genetics. 12. 703541–703541. 16 indexed citations
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Dannemann, Michael & Irene Gallego Romero. (2021). Harnessing pluripotent stem cells as models to decipher human evolution. FEBS Journal. 289(11). 2992–3010. 12 indexed citations
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Zeberg, Hugo, Michael Dannemann, Kristoffer Sahlholm, et al.. (2020). A Neanderthal Sodium Channel Increases Pain Sensitivity in Present-Day Humans. Current Biology. 30(17). 3465–3469.e4. 30 indexed citations
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Dannemann, Michael, Zhisong He, Benjamin Vernot, et al.. (2020). Human Stem Cell Resources Are an Inroad to Neandertal DNA Functions. Stem Cell Reports. 15(1). 214–225. 14 indexed citations
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Dannemann, Michael & Fernando Racimo. (2018). Something old, something borrowed: admixture and adaptation in human evolution. Current Opinion in Genetics & Development. 53. 1–8. 53 indexed citations
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Dannemann, Michael, Kay Prüfer, & Janet Kelso. (2017). Functional implications of Neandertal introgression in modern humans. Genome biology. 18(1). 61–61. 64 indexed citations
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Klotz, Barbara, Susanne Kneitz, Martina Regensburger, et al.. (2017). Expression signatures of early-stage and advanced medaka melanomas. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part C Toxicology & Pharmacology. 208. 20–28. 10 indexed citations
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Peyrégne, Stéphane, Michael James Boyle, Michael Dannemann, & Kay Prüfer. (2017). Detecting ancient positive selection in humans using extended lineage sorting. Genome Research. 27(9). 1563–1572. 58 indexed citations
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Dannemann, Michael & Janet Kelso. (2017). The Contribution of Neanderthals to Phenotypic Variation in Modern Humans. The American Journal of Human Genetics. 101(4). 578–589. 98 indexed citations
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Welker, Frido, Mateja Hajdinjak, Sahra Talamo, et al.. (2016). Palaeoproteomic evidence identifies archaic hominins associated with the Châtelperronian at the Grotte du Renne. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 113(40). 11162–11167. 196 indexed citations breakdown →
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Carmody, Rachel N., Michael Dannemann, Adrian W. Briggs, et al.. (2016). Genetic Evidence of Human Adaptation to a Cooked Diet. Genome Biology and Evolution. 8(4). 1091–1103. 21 indexed citations
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Dannemann, Michael, Michel Halbwax, Anne Fischer, et al.. (2015). Lineage-Specific Changes in Biomarkers in Great Apes and Humans. PLoS ONE. 10(8). e0134548–e0134548. 5 indexed citations
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Schreiweis, Christiane, Eric Burguière, Cemil Kerimoglu, et al.. (2014). Humanized Foxp2 accelerates learning by enhancing transitions from declarative to procedural performance. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 111(39). 14253–14258. 102 indexed citations
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Sankararaman, Sriram, Swapan Mallick, Michael Dannemann, et al.. (2014). The genomic landscape of Neanderthal ancestry in present-day humans. Nature. 507(7492). 354–357. 596 indexed citations breakdown →
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Dannemann, Michael, Kay Prüfer, Esther Lizano, et al.. (2012). Transcription Factors Are Targeted by Differentially Expressed miRNAs in Primates. Genome Biology and Evolution. 4(4). 552–564. 25 indexed citations
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Somel, Mehmet, Henriette Franz, Yan Zheng, et al.. (2009). Transcriptional neoteny in the human brain. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 106(14). 5743–5748. 253 indexed citations

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