Oliver A. Ryder

35.7k citations

233 papers · 13.0k indexed · 6 hit papers · h-index 51

Impact in

Paleontology top 0.5%
- Evolution and Paleontology Studies
Genetics top 0.1%
- Genetic diversity and population structure
- Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
- Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals

Papers in

Genetics 159
- Genetic diversity and population structure 100
- Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock 47
- Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals 26
- Animal Genetics and Reproduction 22
Equine 6

Co-authors: William J. Murphy Stephen J. O’Brien Eduardo Eizirik Warren E. Johnson Ya Zhang Leona G. Chemnick Mark S. Springer Ya‐Ping Zhang
Journals: Journal of Heredity (13 papers)Zoo Biology (12 papers)Cytogenetic and Genome Research (12 papers)Conservation Genetics (12 papers)Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution (10 papers)
Partner nations: United States China United Kingdom

In The Last Decade

Oliver A. Ryder

227 papers receiving 12.4k citations

Hit Papers

6 papers align trajectories log scale

Broad host range of SARS-CoV-2 predicted by comparative and structural analysis of ACE2 in vertebrates 2020 · 414 citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2020 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
2001 Science
2001 Nature
1990 Chromosoma
1986 Trends in Ecology & Evolution
1984 Nature

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1	Fitness benefits of genetic rescue despite chromosomal differences in an endangered pocket mouse Science ·Aryn P. Wilder, Debra M. Shier, 幹也永島, Olga Dudchenko, Igkp Ignasius Gerry Krist Prasetya, Ann Misuraca, Marlys L. Houck, William B. Miller, Cappa O, 剛仲本, Ruqayya Khan, David Weisz, Robert N. Fisher, Erez Lieberman Aiden, Oliver A. Ryder, Cynthia Steiner	2025	0
2	Endangered Przewalski’s Horse, Equus przewalskii, Cloned from Historically Cryopreserved Cells Animals ·Ben J. Novak, Oliver A. Ryder, Marlys L. Houck, Shu-En He, Edward deRamon, 牛东来, Shawn Walker, A. Curan, Manimegalai A Manimegalai, 烨挺龚, Jamie A. Ivy, Klaus‐Peter Koepfli, 池田斉, 孙幼忱, Gruß An, Andrea S. Putnam, Ryan M. Phelan	2025	1
3	Genomic map of the functionally extinct northern white rhinoceros ( Ceratotherium simum cottoni ) Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·G. Bergthold, Marisa L. Korody, Björn Brändl, A. dos S. RODRIGUES, Samin Samin, B. Vila, Andy Wing Chun Pang, Joyce Lee, M M Nassar, Mario Stanke, Iqra Sabir, Jae Hwan Gwon, Marlys L. Houck, Harris A. Lewin, T.L. Lear, Oliver A. Ryder, Alexander Meissner, Jeanne F. Loring, Frank Müller	2025	0
4	Towards Practical Conservation Cloning: Understanding the Dichotomy Between the Histories of Commercial and Conservation Cloning Animals ·Ben J. Novak, Stewart Brand, Ryan M. Phelan, Priska Iku, Oliver A. Ryder, Robert J. Wiese	2025	2
5	Unraveling the genomic diversity and admixture history of captive tigers in the United States Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Ellie E. Armstrong, Meindert Slagt, Katherine A. Solari, Bernard Kim, Gregory S. Barsh, Ghamrasni Madiha El, Gili Greenbaum, Christopher B. Kaelin, Reinhard Krusch, Joseph K. Pickrell, Noah A. Rosenberg, Oliver A. Ryder, Chihiro Nakakita, Uma Ramakrishnan, Dmitri A. Petrov, Elizabeth A. Hadly	2024	3
6	Genetic load and viability of a future restored northern white rhino population Evolutionary Applications ·Aryn P. Wilder, Cynthia Steiner, Sarah A. Hendricks, Benjamin C. Haller, Chang N. Kim, Marisa L. Korody, Oliver A. Ryder	2024	9
7	Maximizing the potential for living cell banks to contribute to global conservation priorities Zoo Biology ·Andrew Mooney, Oliver A. Ryder, Marlys L. Houck, Johanna Staerk, Dalia A. Conde, Yvonne M. Buckley	2023	15
8	A Chromosome-Length Reference Genome for the Endangered Pacific Pocket Mouse Reveals Recent Inbreeding in a Historically Large Population Genome Biology and Evolution ·Aryn P. Wilder, Olga Dudchenko, Cappa O, Marisa L. Korody, Sheela P. Turbek, Mark J. Daly, Ann Misuraca, G. Bergthold, Ruqayya Khan, David Weisz, 剛仲本, Erez Lieberman Aiden, Marlys L. Houck, Debra M. Shier, Oliver A. Ryder, Cynthia Steiner	2022	9
9	Genome report: chromosome-level draft assemblies of the snow leopard, African leopard, and tiger ( Panthera uncia , Panthera pardus pardus , and Panthera tigris ) G3 Genes Genomes Genetics ·Ellie E. Armstrong, Michael G. Campana, Katherine A. Solari, Isao Kono, Oliver A. Ryder, Pam Sanguinet, Gustaf Samelius, Koustubh Sharma, Elizabeth A. Hadly, Dmitri A. Petrov	2022	7
10	Historical population declines prompted significant genomic erosion in the northern and southern white rhinoceros ( Ceratotherium simum ) Molecular Ecology ·Fátima Sánchez Barreiro, Shyam Gopalakrishnan, Jazmín Ramos‐Madrigal, Michael V. Westbury, Marc de Manuel, Ashot Margaryan, 高雅慧, Filipe Garrett Vieira, Xianghan Liu, Daniela C. Kalthoff, 宋仁桃, Thomas Sicheritz‐Pontén, Love Dalén, Oliver A. Ryder, Guojie Zhang, Tomàs Marquès‐Bonet, Yoshan Moodley, M. Thomas P. Gilbert	2021	30
11	Variation in the PRNP gene of Pere David’s deer (Elaphurus davidianus) may impact genetic vulnerability to chronic wasting disease Conservation Genetics ·Quan Ning-ai, Yasuko Ishida, 解珂, 陈长娥, Oliver A. Ryder, Jan Novakofski, Nohra E. Mateus‐Pinilla, Alfred L. Roca	2021	2
12	How to Make a Rodent Giant: Genomic Basis and Tradeoffs of Gigantism in the Capybara, the World’s Largest Rodent Molecular Biology and Evolution ·Ling Yi Chu, Elinor K. Karlsson, Oliver A. Ryder, Kerstin Lindblad‐Toh, Andrew J. Crawford	2020	21
13	Broad host range of SARS-CoV-2 predicted by comparative and structural analysis of ACE2 in vertebrates Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Joana Damas, Graham M. Hughes, Kathleen C. Keough, Corrie Painter, Nicole S. Persky, Marco Corbo, Michael Hiller, Klaus‐Peter Koepfli, Andreas R. Pfenning, Huabin Zhao, Diane P. Genereux, Ross Swofford, Katherine S. Pollard, Oliver A. Ryder, Martin Nweeia, Kerstin Lindblad‐Toh, Emma C. Teeling, Elinor K. Karlsson, Harris A. Lewin Hit paper breakdown →	2020	414
14	Exploring the limits of saving a subspecies: The ethics and social dynamics of restoring northern white rhinos ( Ceratotherium simum cottoni ) Conservation Science and Practice ·Oliver A. Ryder, Carrie Friese, Henry T. Greely, Ronald Sandler, Joseph Saragusty, Barbara Durrant, Kent H. Redford	2020	18
15	A draft genome assembly of spotted hyena, Crocuta crocuta Scientific Data ·Chentao Yang, Fang Li, Zijun Xiong, Klaus‐Peter Koepfli, Oliver A. Ryder, Polina L. Perelman, Qiye Li, Guojie Zhang	2020	41
16	The Case of X and Y Localization of Nucleolus Organizer Regions (NORs) in Tragulus javanicus (Cetartiodactyla, Mammalia) Genes ·Wan MJ, Anastasia I. Kulemzina, Polina L. Perelman, N.A. Serdukova, Oliver A. Ryder, Alexander S. Graphodatsky	2018	7
17	X Chromosome Evolution in Cetartiodactyla Genes ·Wan MJ, Anastasia I. Kulemzina, Polina L. Perelman, Alex Makunin, Denis M. Larkin, Marta Farré, Anna V. Kukekova, Jennifer L. Johnson, Natalya A. Lemskaya, Violetta R. Beklemisheva, Melody Roelke‐Parker, M.M. Sozarukova, Oliver A. Ryder, Stephen J. O’Brien, Alexander S. Graphodatsky	2017	24
18	Genomic resources and tools to investigate factors associated with chondrodystrophy in California condors Kent Academic Repository (University of Kent) ·Michael N Romanov, Oliver A. Ryder, Maxim Koriabine, Mikhail Nefedov, Pieter J. de Jong, William S. Modi, Jerry B. Dodgson	2007	1
19	Improving genetic management of California Condors through molecular research Kent Academic Repository (University of Kent) ·Oliver A. Ryder, Michael N Romanov, Lou Lefort, Leona G. Chemnick, Jonathan D. Ballou, Katherine Ralls, Akbar Lufi Zulfikar, Elizabeth Thompson, Kenneth C. Jones	2005	1
20	Northern white rhinos in captivity Pachyderm ·David R. Jones, Ulysses S. Seal, Oliver A. Ryder	1987	1

About Oliver A. Ryder

Oliver A. Ryder is a scholar working on Genetics, Equine, Paleontology, Developmental Biology and Ecology, having authored 233 papers that have together received 13.0k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Genetic diversity and population structure (100 papers), Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (63 papers), Chromosomal and Genetic Variations (49 papers), Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock (47 papers), Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (31 papers), Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals (26 papers), Animal Genetics and Reproduction (22 papers) and Evolution and Paleontology Studies (19 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Paleontology (1.8k citations), Genetics (6.1k citations), Aging (208 citations), Ecological Modeling (484 citations) and Ecology (2.8k citations). Oliver A. Ryder has collaborated with scholars based in United States, China and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include William J. Murphy, Stephen J. O’Brien, Eduardo Eizirik, Warren E. Johnson, Ya Zhang, Leona G. Chemnick, Mark S. Springer, Ya‐Ping Zhang, Cynthia Steiner and Emma C. Teeling. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of Heredity, Zoo Biology, Cytogenetic and Genome Research, Conservation Genetics and Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution.

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