Oleg Simakov

12.0k total citations · 4 hit papers
62 papers, 3.3k citations indexed

About

Oleg Simakov is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Oleg Simakov has authored 62 papers receiving a total of 3.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 36 papers in Molecular Biology, 21 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 17 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Oleg Simakov's work include Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (22 papers), Cephalopods and Marine Biology (19 papers) and Marine Invertebrate Physiology and Ecology (15 papers). Oleg Simakov is often cited by papers focused on Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (22 papers), Cephalopods and Marine Biology (19 papers) and Marine Invertebrate Physiology and Ecology (15 papers). Oleg Simakov collaborates with scholars based in Austria, United States and Germany. Oleg Simakov's co-authors include Daniel S. Rokhsar, Caroline B. Albertin, Thomas W. Holstein, Therese Mitros, Richard E. Green, Z. Yan Wang, Clifton W. Ragsdale, Heiko A. Schmidt, Sydney Brenner and Judit R. Pungor and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Oleg Simakov

56 papers receiving 3.3k citations

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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.

The octopus genome and the evolution of cephalopod neural and morphological novelties

2015 404 citations Caroline B. Albertin, Oleg Simakov et al. Nature profile →
The genome of Aiptasia , a sea anemone model for coral symbiosis

2015 289 citations Sebastian Baumgarten, Oleg Simakov et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
Deeply conserved synteny resolves early events in vertebrate evolution

2020 231 citations Oleg Simakov, Ferdinand Marlétaz et al. Nature Ecology & Evolution profile →
Ancient gene linkages support ctenophores as sister to other animals

2023 174 citations Darrin T. Schultz, Steven H. D. Haddock et al. Nature profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Oleg Simakov Austria	26	1.7k	868	656	601	580	62	3.3k
William E. Browne United States	20	1.4k 0.8×	505 0.6×	548 0.8×	895 1.5×	500 0.9×	35	2.6k
Kevin M. Kocot United States	27	1.2k 0.7×	923 1.1×	772 1.2×	799 1.3×	612 1.1×	81	3.1k
Iñaki Ruiz‐Trillo Spain	44	4.0k 2.4×	1.3k 1.5×	792 1.2×	1.0k 1.7×	343 0.6×	102	5.4k
Matthias Obst Sweden	20	1.2k 0.7×	855 1.0×	887 1.4×	1.1k 1.9×	551 0.9×	47	2.9k
David Q. Matus United States	25	1.9k 1.1×	449 0.5×	996 1.5×	1.5k 2.4×	464 0.8×	49	3.6k
Andreas Schmidt‐Rhaesa Germany	17	817 0.5×	755 0.9×	493 0.8×	854 1.4×	728 1.3×	77	2.4k
Daniel J. Jackson Germany	26	828 0.5×	555 0.6×	1.0k 1.6×	680 1.1×	406 0.7×	82	3.2k
Guillaume Balavoine France	25	1.9k 1.1×	449 0.5×	880 1.3×	617 1.0×	406 0.7×	38	2.9k
Hervé Le Guyader France	26	1.8k 1.1×	667 0.8×	538 0.8×	824 1.4×	367 0.6×	60	3.0k
Ulf Jondelius Sweden	30	1.7k 1.0×	1.6k 1.8×	986 1.5×	797 1.3×	743 1.3×	76	3.4k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Oleg Simakov

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Shimada, Yasuhito, et al.. (2025). Potential of Garra rufa as a novel high-temperature resistant model fish: a review on current and future approaches. Zoological Letters. 11(1). 3–3. 1 indexed citations

Kon, Tetsuo, et al.. (2025). Chromosome-level genome assembly of the doctor fish (Garra rufa). Scientific Data. 12(1). 765–765.

Kon, Tetsuo, et al.. (2025). Subtelomeric repeat expansion in Hydractinia symbiolongicarpus chromosomes. Mobile DNA. 16(1). 14–14.

Schultz, Darrin T., Steven H. D. Haddock, Jessen V. Bredeson, et al.. (2023). Ancient gene linkages support ctenophores as sister to other animals. Nature. 618(7963). 110–117. 174 indexed citations breakdown →

Cazet, Jack F., Stefan Siebert, Abby S. Primack, et al.. (2023). A chromosome-scale epigenetic map of the Hydra genome reveals conserved regulators of cell state. Genome Research. 33(2). 283–298. 29 indexed citations

Kon, Tetsuo, et al.. (2023). Chromosome-level genome assembly of Hydractinia symbiolongicarpus. G3 Genes Genomes Genetics. 6 indexed citations

Robert, Nicolas, et al.. (2022). SYNPHONI: scale-free and phylogeny-aware reconstruction of synteny conservation and transformation across animal genomes. Bioinformatics. 38(24). 5434–5436. 4 indexed citations

Schmidbaur, Hannah, Akane Kawaguchi, Tereza Clarence, et al.. (2022). Emergence of novel cephalopod gene regulation and expression through large-scale genome reorganization. Nature Communications. 13(1). 2172–2172. 30 indexed citations

Gomes‐dos‐Santos, André, Manuel Lopes‐Lima, André M. Machado, et al.. (2021). The Crown Pearl: a draft genome assembly of the European freshwater pearl mussel Margaritifera margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758). DNA Research. 28(2). 20 indexed citations

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Peterson, Kevin J., et al.. (2021). MicroRNAs as Indicators into the Causes and Consequences of Whole-Genome Duplication Events. Molecular Biology and Evolution. 39(1). 16 indexed citations

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Waters, Paul D., Hardip R. Patel, Aurora Ruiz‐Herrera, et al.. (2021). Microchromosomes are building blocks of bird, reptile, and mammal chromosomes. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 118(45). 93 indexed citations

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Sánchez, Gustavo, Fernando Ángel Fernández‐Álvarez, Oleg Simakov, et al.. (2021). Phylogenomics illuminates the evolution of bobtail and bottletail squid (order Sepiolida). Communications Biology. 4(1). 819–819. 23 indexed citations

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Pende, Marko, Hannah Schmidbaur, Prayag Murawala, et al.. (2020). A versatile depigmentation, clearing, and labeling method for exploring nervous system diversity. Science Advances. 6(22). eaba0365–eaba0365. 52 indexed citations

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Cooke, Ira, Julian Finn, Rute R. da Fonseca, et al.. (2020). Adaptive venom evolution and toxicity in octopods is driven by extensive novel gene formation, expansion, and loss. GigaScience. 9(11). 15 indexed citations

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Simakov, Oleg, Ferdinand Marlétaz, Jia‐Xing Yue, et al.. (2020). Deeply conserved synteny resolves early events in vertebrate evolution. Nature Ecology & Evolution. 4(6). 820–830. 231 indexed citations breakdown →

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Cooke, Ira, Hua Ying, Sylvain Forêt, et al.. (2020). Genomic signatures in the coral holobiont reveal host adaptations driven by Holocene climate change and reef specific symbionts. Science Advances. 6(48). 54 indexed citations

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Calcino, Andrew, André Luiz de Oliveira, Oleg Simakov, et al.. (2019). The quagga mussel genome and the evolution of freshwater tolerance. DNA Research. 26(5). 411–422. 37 indexed citations

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Baumgarten, Sebastian, Oleg Simakov, Yi Jin Liew, et al.. (2015). The genome of Aiptasia , a sea anemone model for coral symbiosis. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 112(38). 11893–11898. 289 indexed citations breakdown →

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Lauri, Antonella, Thibaut Brunet, Mette Handberg-Thorsager, et al.. (2014). Development of the annelid axochord: Insights into notochord evolution. Science. 345(6202). 1365–1368. 71 indexed citations

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Gurley, Kyle A., Sarah A. Elliott, Oleg Simakov, et al.. (2010). Expression of secreted Wnt pathway components reveals unexpected complexity of the planarian amputation response. Developmental Biology. 347(1). 24–39. 166 indexed citations

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