Olaf Thalmann

2.3k total citations
19 papers, 959 citations indexed

About

Olaf Thalmann is a scholar working on Genetics, Ecology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Olaf Thalmann has authored 19 papers receiving a total of 959 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Genetics, 9 papers in Ecology and 6 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Olaf Thalmann's work include Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (6 papers), Genetic diversity and population structure (6 papers) and Primate Behavior and Ecology (5 papers). Olaf Thalmann is often cited by papers focused on Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (6 papers), Genetic diversity and population structure (6 papers) and Primate Behavior and Ecology (5 papers). Olaf Thalmann collaborates with scholars based in Finland, Germany and Poland. Olaf Thalmann's co-authors include Linda Vigilant, Svante Pääbo, Hendrik N. Poinar, Katerina Guschanski, Mimi Arandjelovic, Anne Fischer, Joshua L. Pollack, Birgit Nickel, Felix Lankester and Robert K. Wayne and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Current Biology.

In The Last Decade

Olaf Thalmann

19 papers receiving 918 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Olaf Thalmann Finland 12 489 331 326 301 171 19 959
Linn F. Groeneveld Germany 14 653 1.3× 183 0.6× 223 0.7× 256 0.9× 159 0.9× 24 1.2k
Andrew S. Burrell United States 12 240 0.5× 219 0.7× 228 0.7× 400 1.3× 190 1.1× 17 772
Heike Siedel Germany 8 373 0.8× 331 1.0× 180 0.6× 347 1.2× 250 1.5× 8 836
Sarah Zehr United States 10 295 0.6× 299 0.9× 277 0.8× 222 0.7× 249 1.5× 12 958
James J. Moore United States 6 379 0.8× 181 0.5× 270 0.8× 259 0.9× 160 0.9× 6 832
Xavier Domingo‐Roura Spain 19 409 0.8× 508 1.5× 209 0.6× 139 0.5× 185 1.1× 32 883
Leona G. Chemnick United States 17 558 1.1× 212 0.6× 450 1.4× 205 0.7× 117 0.7× 34 1.0k
Katerina Guschanski Sweden 21 808 1.7× 532 1.6× 677 2.1× 444 1.5× 340 2.0× 40 1.8k
Cynthia Steiner United States 16 664 1.4× 330 1.0× 508 1.6× 232 0.8× 341 2.0× 36 1.5k
Mimi Arandjelovic Germany 19 278 0.6× 431 1.3× 162 0.5× 495 1.6× 244 1.4× 39 916

Countries citing papers authored by Olaf Thalmann

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Fields of papers citing papers by Olaf Thalmann

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Olaf Thalmann

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All Works

19 of 19 papers shown
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Edlund, Hanna, Carolina Bernhardsson, Magdalena Fraser, et al.. (2022). Epigenomic Modifications in Modern and Ancient Genomes. Genes. 13(2). 178–178. 8 indexed citations
2.
Städele, Veronika, Mimi Arandjelovic, Stuart Nixon, et al.. (2022). The complex Y‐chromosomal history of gorillas. American Journal of Primatology. 84(3). e23363–e23363. 2 indexed citations
3.
Mutt, Shivaprakash Jagalur, Aleksandra Lisowska, Sławomira Drzymała-Czyż, et al.. (2021). Leukocyte Telomere Length Is Not Reduced in Children and Adults with Cystic Fibrosis but Associates with Clinical Characteristics—A Cross-Sectional Study. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 10(4). 590–590. 1 indexed citations
4.
Baumann, Chris, Saskia Pfrengle, Susanne C. Münzel, et al.. (2021). A refined proposal for the origin of dogs: the case study of Gnirshöhle, a Magdalenian cave site. Scientific Reports. 11(1). 5137–5137. 14 indexed citations
5.
Mäkelä, Kari A., Anthony C. Dona, Toni Karhu, et al.. (2021). Seasonal Regulation of Metabolism: The Effect of Wintertime Fasting and Autumnal Fattening on Key Central Regulators of Metabolism and the Metabolic Profile of the Raccoon Dog (Nyctereutes Procyonoides). International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 22(9). 4965–4965. 2 indexed citations
6.
Herzig, Karl‐Heinz, et al.. (2020). Zoonoses and their traces in ancient genomes – a possible indicator for ancient life-style changes?. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 89(3). e467–e467. 2 indexed citations
7.
Schweizer, Rena M., Arun Durvasula, Joel Smith, et al.. (2018). Natural Selection and Origin of a Melanistic Allele in North American Gray Wolves. Molecular Biology and Evolution. 35(5). 1190–1209. 37 indexed citations
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Granroth‐Wilding, Hanna, Craig R. Primmer, Olaf Thalmann, et al.. (2017). Non-invasive genetic monitoring involving citizen science enables reconstruction of current pack dynamics in a re-establishing wolf population. BMC Ecology. 17(1). 44–44. 24 indexed citations
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Vasemägi, Anti, et al.. (2017). Prediction of harmful variants on mitochondrial genes: Test of habitat‐dependent and demographic effects in a euryhaline fish. Ecology and Evolution. 7(11). 3826–3835. 5 indexed citations
10.
Gold, David, et al.. (2014). Attempted DNA extraction from a Rancho La Brea Columbian mammoth (Mammuthus columbi): prospects for ancient DNA from asphalt deposits. Ecology and Evolution. 4(4). 329–336. 7 indexed citations
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Druzhkova, Anna S., Olaf Thalmann, Vladimir A. Trifonov, et al.. (2013). Ancient DNA Analysis Affirms the Canid from Altai as a Primitive Dog. PLoS ONE. 8(3). e57754–e57754. 73 indexed citations
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Schwochow, Doreen, Laurel E. K. Serieys, Robert K. Wayne, & Olaf Thalmann. (2012). Efficient recovery of whole blood RNA - a comparison of commercial RNA extraction protocols for high-throughput applications in wildlife species. BMC Biotechnology. 12(1). 33–33. 28 indexed citations
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Albert, Frank W., Mehmet Somel, Miguel Carneiro, et al.. (2012). A Comparison of Brain Gene Expression Levels in Domesticated and Wild Animals. PLoS Genetics. 8(9). e1002962–e1002962. 107 indexed citations
14.
Thalmann, Olaf, Daniel Wegmann, Mimi Arandjelovic, et al.. (2011). Historical sampling reveals dramatic demographic changes in western gorilla populations. BMC Evolutionary Biology. 11(1). 85–85. 45 indexed citations
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Arandjelovic, Mimi, Katerina Guschanski, Grit Schubert, et al.. (2009). Two‐step multiplex polymerase chain reaction improves the speed and accuracy of genotyping using DNA from noninvasive and museum samples. Molecular Ecology Resources. 9(1). 28–36. 128 indexed citations
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Thalmann, Olaf, et al.. (2006). The Complex Evolutionary History of Gorillas: Insights from Genomic Data. Molecular Biology and Evolution. 24(1). 146–158. 104 indexed citations
17.
Fischer, Anne, Joshua L. Pollack, Olaf Thalmann, Birgit Nickel, & Svante Pääbo. (2006). Demographic History and Genetic Differentiation in Apes. Current Biology. 16(11). 1133–1138. 116 indexed citations
18.
Thalmann, Olaf, et al.. (2004). Unreliable mtDNA data due to nuclear insertions: a cautionary tale from analysis of humans and other great apes. Molecular Ecology. 13(2). 321–335. 215 indexed citations
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Thalmann, Olaf, David Serre, Michael Hofreiter, et al.. (2004). Nuclear insertions help and hinder inference of the evolutionary history of gorilla mtDNA. Molecular Ecology. 14(1). 179–188. 41 indexed citations

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