Niclas Backström

4.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
57 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

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Niclas Backström is a scholar working on Genetics, Molecular Biology and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Niclas Backström has authored 57 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 51 papers in Genetics, 20 papers in Molecular Biology and 16 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Niclas Backström's work include Genetic diversity and population structure (38 papers), Chromosomal and Genetic Variations (14 papers) and Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (13 papers). Niclas Backström is often cited by papers focused on Genetic diversity and population structure (38 papers), Chromosomal and Genetic Variations (14 papers) and Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (13 papers). Niclas Backström collaborates with scholars based in Sweden, United States and Spain. Niclas Backström's co-authors include Hans Ellegren, Anna Qvarnström, Jochen B. W. Wolf, Takeshi Kawakami, Pall I. Olason, Linnéa Smeds, Axel Künstner, Johan Lindell, Severin Uebbing and Reto Burri and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Nature Genetics and PLoS ONE.

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Niclas Backström

54 papers receiving 2.6k citations

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The genomic landscape of species divergence in Ficedula flycatchers

2012 476 citations Hans Ellegren, Niclas Backström et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	On the origin of an insular hybrid butterfly lineage 2025 ·Evolution ·(unknown), (unknown), Niclas Backström	0
2	Evolution of Hybrid Inviability Associated With Chromosome Fusions 2025 ·Molecular Ecology ·(unknown), (unknown), Roger Vila, Christer Wiklund, Niclas Backström	1
3	Temporal dynamics of faster neo-Z evolution in butterflies 2024 ·Evolution ·(unknown), Roger Vila, Christer Wiklund, Niclas Backström	4
4	A Chromosome-Level Genome Assembly and Annotation for the Clouded Apollo Butterfly (Parnassius mnemosyne): A Species of Global Conservation Concern 2024 ·Genome Biology and Evolution ·‎Jacob Höglund, Guilherme Borges Dias, (unknown), André Soares, Ignas Bunikis, Venkat Talla, Niclas Backström	0
5	Whole genome re-sequencing uncovers significant population structure and low genetic diversity in the endangered clouded apollo (Parnasssius mnemosyne) in Sweden 2023 ·Conservation Genetics ·Venkat Talla, (unknown), ‎Jacob Höglund, Niclas Backström	2
6	Environmental stress during larval development induces DNA methylation shifts in the migratory painted lady butterfly ( Vanessa cardui ) 2023 ·Molecular Ecology ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Roger Vila, Gerard Talavera, Niclas Backström	8
7	The fine-scale recombination rate variation and associations with genomic features in a butterfly 2023 ·Genome Research ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Christer Wiklund, Roger Vila, Peter Pruisscher, Niclas Backström	22
8	Migratory behaviour is positively associated with genetic diversity in butterflies 2022 ·Molecular Ecology ·(unknown), Venkat Talla, Roger Vila, Kar‐Wai Hong, (unknown), Kok‐Gan Chan, Naomi E. Pierce, Niclas Backström, Gerard Talavera	28
9	The Effects of GC-Biased Gene Conversion on Patterns of Genetic Diversity among and across Butterfly Genomes 2021 ·Genome Biology and Evolution ·(unknown), Carina F. Mugal, Niclas Backström	10
10	Tissue-specific patterns of regulatory changes underlying gene expression differences among Ficedula flycatchers and their naturally occurring F₁ hybrids 2020 ·Genome Research ·Carina F. Mugal, Wang Mi, Niclas Backström, David Wheatcroft, Murielle Ålund, Marie Sémon, S. Eryn McFarlane, Ludovic Dutoit, Anna Qvarnström, Hans Ellegren	11
11	Rapid Increase in Genome Size as a Consequence of Transposable Element Hyperactivity in Wood-White (Leptidea) Butterflies 2017 ·Genome Biology and Evolution ·Venkat Talla, Alexander Suh, (unknown), Vlad Dincă, Roger Vila, Magne Friberg, Christer Wiklund, Niclas Backström	86
12	DNA barcodes highlight unique research models in European butterflies 2015 ·Genome ·Vlad Dincă, Niclas Backström, Leonardo Dapporto, Magne Friberg, Enrique García‐Barros, Paul D. N. Hebert, (unknown), Emily A. Hornett, Vladimir A. Lukhtanov, František Marec	1
13	Phylogeography-Based Delimitation of Subspecies Boundaries in the Common Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) 2013 ·Biochemical Genetics ·Lixun Zhang, (unknown), Niclas Backström, Naifa Liu	10
14	Evidence from a House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus) Spleen Transcriptome for Adaptive Evolution and Biased Gene Conversion in Passerine Birds 2013 ·Molecular Biology and Evolution ·Niclas Backström, Qu Zhang, Scott V. Edwards	20
15	Out ofFlorida: mtDNAreveals patterns of migration andPleistocene range expansion of theGreenAnole lizard (Anolis carolinensis) 2012 ·Ecology and Evolution ·Shane C. Campbell‐Staton, Rachel M. Goodman, Niclas Backström, Scott V. Edwards, Jonathan B. Losos, Jason J. Kolbe	40
16	Sex− and species−biased gene flow in a spotted eagle hybrid zone 2011 ·BMC Evolutionary Biology ·Niclas Backström, Ülo Väli	20
17	Copy number variation, chromosome rearrangement, and their association with recombination during avian evolution 2010 ·Genome Research ·Martin A. Volker, Niclas Backström, Benjamin M. Skinner, Elizabeth Langley, (unknown), Hans Ellegren, Darren K. Griffin	114
18	A HIGH-DENSITY SCAN OF THE Z CHROMOSOME IN FICEDULA FLYCATCHERS REVEALS CANDIDATE LOCI FOR DIVERSIFYING SELECTION 2010 ·Evolution ·Niclas Backström, Johan Lindell, Yu Zhang, Eleftheria Palkopoulou, Anna Qvarnström, Glenn‐Peter Sætre, Hans Ellegren	32
19	No evidence for Z-chromosome rearrangements between the pied flycatcher and the collared flycatcher as judged by gene-based comparative genetic maps 2010 ·Molecular Ecology ·Niclas Backström, Eleftheria Palkopoulou, Anna Qvarnström, Hans Ellegren	13
20	Substitution Rate Heterogeneity and the Male Mutation Bias 2006 ·Journal of Molecular Evolution ·Sofia Berlin, Mikael Brandström Durling, Niclas Backström, Erik Axelsson, Nick G.C. Smith, Hans Ellegren	19

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