Niels Lynnerup

11.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
230 papers, 6.4k citations indexed

About

Niels Lynnerup is a scholar working on Archeology, Genetics and Paleontology. According to data from OpenAlex, Niels Lynnerup has authored 230 papers receiving a total of 6.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 138 papers in Archeology, 52 papers in Genetics and 46 papers in Paleontology. Recurrent topics in Niels Lynnerup's work include Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies (129 papers), Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (46 papers) and Paleopathology and ancient diseases (44 papers). Niels Lynnerup is often cited by papers focused on Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies (129 papers), Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (46 papers) and Paleopathology and ancient diseases (44 papers). Niels Lynnerup collaborates with scholars based in Denmark, United Kingdom and United States. Niels Lynnerup's co-authors include Jan Heinemeier, Chiara Villa, Marie Louise Schjellerup Jørkov, Christina Jacobsen, Peter K. Larsen, M. Thomas P. Gilbert, Eske Willerslev, Cristina Cattaneo, Søren Nørby and Juliette Saillard and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Communications and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Niels Lynnerup

225 papers receiving 6.1k citations

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The problem of aging human remains and living individuals: A review

2009 475 citations Eugénia Cunha, É. Baccino et al. Forensic Science International profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Niels Lynnerup

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Screening archaeological bone for palaeogenetic and palaeoproteomic studies 2020 ·PLoS ONE ·Ioannis Kontopoulos, Kirsty Penkman, Victoria E. Mullin, Laura Winkelbach, Martina Unterländer, Amelie Scheu, Susanne Kreutzer, Henrik B. Hansen, Ashot Margaryan, Matthew D. Teasdale, (unknown), Martin Street, Niels Lynnerup, Ioannis Liritzis, Αδαμάντιος Σαμψών, Christina Papageorgopoulou, Morten E. Allentoft, Joachim Bürger, Daniel G. Bradley, Matthew J. Collins	44
2	Trace element distribution in human cortical bone microstructure: the potential for unravelling diet and social status in archaeological bones 2020 ·Heritage Science ·Kaare Lund Rasmussen, George R. Milner, (unknown), Lilian Skytte, Niels Lynnerup, Jørgen Lange Thomsen, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Jesper L. Boldsen	12
3	Strengthening the role of forensic anthropology in personal identification: Position statement by the Board of the Forensic Anthropology Society of Europe (FASE) 2020 ·Forensic Science International ·Hans H. de Boer, Zuzana Obertová, Eugénia Cunha, Pascal Adalian, É. Baccino, (unknown), Elena F. Kranioti, Philippe Lefèvre, Niels Lynnerup, Anja Petaros, Ann H. Ross, Maryna Steyn, Cristina Cattaneo	51
4	Mapping human mobility during the third and second millennia BC in present-day Denmark 2019 ·PLoS ONE ·Karin Margarita Frei, Sophie Bergerbrant, Karl-Göran Sjögren, Marie Louise Schjellerup Jørkov, Niels Lynnerup, Lise Harvig, Morten E. Allentoft, Martin Sikora, T. Douglas Price, Robert Frei, Kristian Kristiansen	48
5	Mapping diagenesis in archaeological human bones 2019 ·Heritage Science ·Kaare Lund Rasmussen, George R. Milner, Lilian Skytte, Niels Lynnerup, Jørgen Lange Thomsen, Jesper L. Boldsen	33
6	The Status of Forensic Anthropology in Europe and South Africa: Results of the 2016 FASE Questionnaire on Forensic Anthropology 2019 ·Journal of Forensic Sciences ·(unknown), Pascal Adalian, É. Baccino, Eugénia Cunha, Hans H. de Boer, (unknown), Elena F. Kranioti, Philippe Lefèvre, Niels Lynnerup, Anja Petaros, Ann H. Ross, Maryna Steyn, Cristina Cattaneo	13
7	Post-mortem computed tomography as part of dental identification – a proposed guideline 2019 ·Forensic Science Medicine and Pathology ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Niels Lynnerup	10
8	Forensic odontological examinations of alleged torture victims at the University of Copenhagen 1997-2011 2018 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·(unknown), Steen Holger Hansen, Niels Lynnerup	7
9	Facial approximation of Tycho Brahe’s partial skull based on estimated data with TIVMI-AFA3D 2018 ·Forensic Science International ·Pierre Guyomarc’h, Petr Velemínský, Jaroslav Brůžek, Niels Lynnerup, Martin Horák, Jan Kučera, Kaare Lund Rasmussen, (unknown), (unknown), J. Smolík, (unknown)	6
10	A matter of months: High precision migration chronology of a Bronze Age female 2017 ·PLoS ONE ·Karin Margarita Frei, Chiara Villa, Marie Louise Schjellerup Jørkov, Morten E. Allentoft, Flemming Kaul, (unknown), (unknown), A. S. Wilson, Michelle Taube, Jesper Olsen, Niels Lynnerup, Eske Willerslev, Kristian Kristiansen, Robert Frei	50
11	Stable carbon and nitrogen isotopes of dental calculus from Greenlandic Inuit are consistent with a protein-rich and fat-rich diet 2017 ·G. Richard Scott, Simon R. Poulson, Niels Lynnerup	1
12	Human Embryonic and Hepatic Stem Cell Differentiation Visualized in Two and Three Dimensions Based on Serial Sections 2014 ·Methods in molecular biology ·(unknown), (unknown), Niels Lynnerup, Claus Yding Andersen, Kjeld Møllgård	2
13	Autopsy practice in forensic pathology – Evidence-based or experience-based? A review of autopsies performed on victims of traumatic asphyxia in a mass disaster 2013 ·Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine ·(unknown), Michael Freeman, Jytte Banner, Niels Lynnerup	14
14	PRESENTATION WITHDRAWN GPA, TW2RUS, TW3RUS and FELS – a comparative study on bone-age of the left hand and wrist 2012 ·(unknown), (unknown), Niels Lynnerup	1
15	Hounsfield Units ranges in CT-scans of bog bodies and mummies 2012 ·Anthropologischer Anzeiger ·Chiara Villa, Niels Lynnerup	26
16	Sex determination using 3D coordinate landmark data of the skull: a test using a CT sample 2012 ·Robert D. Hoppa, Alexandra R. Klales, (unknown), (unknown), Niels Lynnerup	1
17	Gait Recognition Using Joint Moments, Joint Angles,and Segment Angles. 2010 ·P. Larsen, Niels Lynnerup, Marius Henriksen, Tine Alkjær, Erik B. Simonsen, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown)	1
18	Medical Imaging of Mummies and Bog Bodies – A Mini-Review 2009 ·Gerontology ·Niels Lynnerup	39
19	[The Grauballe man. Medical examinations of a conserved moss man's corpse]. 2001 ·PubMed ·Hans Stødkilde‐Jørgensen, (unknown), (unknown), Niels Lynnerup, Maja Gregersen, (unknown), (unknown), Carsten Bøcker Pedersen, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown)	1
20	[The mummies from Greenland]. 1998 ·PubMed ·Niels Lynnerup	1

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