Paolo Francalacci

5.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
51 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Paolo Francalacci is a scholar working on Genetics, Molecular Biology and Archeology. According to data from OpenAlex, Paolo Francalacci has authored 51 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 40 papers in Genetics, 16 papers in Molecular Biology and 9 papers in Archeology. Recurrent topics in Paolo Francalacci's work include Genetic diversity and population structure (26 papers), Forensic and Genetic Research (19 papers) and Identification and Quantification in Food (8 papers). Paolo Francalacci is often cited by papers focused on Genetic diversity and population structure (26 papers), Forensic and Genetic Research (19 papers) and Identification and Quantification in Food (8 papers). Paolo Francalacci collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United States and Spain. Paolo Francalacci's co-authors include Laura Morelli, Antonio Torroni, Domenica Obinu, Kirsi Huoponen, Rosaria Scozzari, Marja‐Liisa Savontaus, Douglas C. Wallace, Peter A. Underhill, Peter J. Oefner and Giuseppe Passarino and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Paolo Francalacci

49 papers receiving 2.0k citations

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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.

Classification of European mtDNAs From an Analysis of Three European Populations

1996 670 citations Paolo Francalacci, Laura Morelli et al. profile →
The Genetic Legacy of Paleolithic Homo sapiens sapiens in Extant Europeans: A Y Chromosome Perspective

2000 582 citations Giuseppe Passarino, Peter J. Oefner et al. profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Paolo Francalacci

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Association of VDR Polymorphisms with Muscle Mass Development in Elite Young Soccer Players: A Pilot Study 2024 ·Sports ·(unknown), Renato Robledo, (unknown), Marco Scorcu, Paolo Francalacci, Filippo Tocco, Myosotis Massidda, (unknown)	1
2	A Catalog of Coding Sequence Variations in Salivary Proteins’ Genes Occurring during Recent Human Evolution 2023 ·International Journal of Molecular Sciences ·Lorena Di Pietro, Mozhgan Boroumand, Wanda Lattanzi, Barbara Manconi, (unknown), Tiziana Cabras, Alessandra Olianas, (unknown), (unknown), C.M. Calò, Paolo Francalacci, Ornella Parolini, Massimo Castagnola	1
3	Influence of Different Evolutive Forces on GDF5 Gene Variability 2023 ·Genes ·(unknown), Paolo Francalacci, Myosotis Massidda, Renato Robledo, (unknown)	3
4	Inter-individual genomic heterogeneity within European population isolates 2019 ·PLoS ONE ·Paolo Anagnostou, (unknown), Cinzia Battaggia, (unknown), Stefania Sarno, Alessio Boattini, Carla Maria Calò, Paolo Francalacci, Giuseppe Vona, Sergio Tofanelli, Miguel G. Vilar, Vincenza Colonna, Luca Pagani, Giovanni Destro‐Bisol	3
5	Overcoming the dichotomy between open and isolated populations using genomic data from a large European dataset 2017 ·Scientific Reports ·Paolo Anagnostou, (unknown), Cinzia Battaggia, Luca Pagani, Miguel G. Vilar, R. Spencer Wells, Davide Pettener, Stefania Sarno, Alessio Boattini, Paolo Francalacci, Vincenza Colonna, Giuseppe Vona, Carla Maria Calò, Giovanni Destro‐Bisol, Sergio Tofanelli	8
6	Detection of phylogenetically informative polymorphisms in the entire euchromatic portion of human Y chromosome from a Sardinian sample 2015 ·BMC Research Notes ·Paolo Francalacci, Daria Sanna, Antonella Useli, Riccardo Berutti, Mario Barbato, Michael B. Whalen, Andrea Angius, Carlo Sidore, Santos Alonso, Sergio Tofanelli, Francesco Cucca	11
7	Mitochondrial and Y chromosome haplotype motifs as diagnostic markers of Jewish ancestry: a reconsideration 2014 ·Frontiers in Genetics ·Sergio Tofanelli, Luca Taglioli, (unknown), Paolo Francalacci, Anatole A. Klyosov, Luca Pagani	10
8	Mitochondrial DNA lineages of Italian Giara and Sarcidano horses 2014 ·Genetics and Molecular Research ·Laura Morelli, Antonella Useli, Daria Sanna, Mario Barbato, (unknown), Maria Pala, (unknown), Paolo Francalacci	15
9	Mitochondrial DNA Reveals Genetic Structuring of Pinna nobilis across the Mediterranean Sea 2013 ·PLoS ONE ·Daria Sanna, Piero Cossu, (unknown), Fabio Scarpa, Ferruccio Maltagliati, Alberto Castelli, Piero Franzoi, Tiziana Lai, (unknown), Marco Curini‐Galletti, Paolo Francalacci, Marco Casu	42
10	The GenoChip: A New Tool for Genetic Anthropology 2013 ·Genome Biology and Evolution ·Eran Elhaik, (unknown), (unknown), Thomas Krahn, Chris Tyler‐Smith, Yali Xue, Sergio Tofanelli, Paolo Francalacci, Francesco Cucca, Luca Pagani, Jin Li, Hui Li, Theodore G. Schurr, Bennett S. Greenspan, R. Spencer Wells	38
11	Mitochondrial DNA patterns in the Iberian Northern plateau: Population dynamics and substructure of the Zamora province 2010 ·American Journal of Physical Anthropology ·Luis Álvarez, Cristina Santos, Amanda Ramos, (unknown), Paolo Francalacci, María Pilar Aluja	19
12	Combined analysis of four mitochondrial regions allowed the detection of several matrilineal lineages of the lessepsian fishFistularia commersoniiin the Mediterranean Sea 2010 ·Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom ·Daria Sanna, Paolo Merella, Tiziana Lai, Sarra Farjallah, Paolo Francalacci, Marco Curini‐Galletti, António Pais, Marco Casu	14
13	Y-Chromosome Based Evidence for Pre-Neolithic Origin of the Genetically Homogeneous but Diverse Sardinian Population: Inference for Association Scans 2008 ·PLoS ONE ·(unknown), Laura Morelli, Federico Santoni, Jamie W. Foster, Paolo Francalacci, Francesco Cucca	50
14	Ancestral European roots of Helicobacter pylori in India 2007 ·BMC Genomics ·Sundru Manjulata Devi, Irshad Ahmed, Paolo Francalacci, Manzar Hussain, Yusuf Akhter, Ayesha Alvi, Leonardo A. Sechi, Françis Mégraud, Niyaz Ahmed	68
15	Genetic variation in prehistoric Sardinia 2007 ·Human Genetics ·David Caramelli, Cristiano Vernesi, (unknown), (unknown), Martina Lari, Loredana Castrì, Giuseppe Vona, (unknown), Paolo Francalacci, Robert H. Tykot, Antonella Casoli, Jaume Bertranpetit, Carles Lalueza‐Fox, Giorgio Bertorelle, Guido Barbujani	29
16	Determination of Human European Mitochondrial DNA Haplogroups by Means of a Hierarchical Approach 2004 ·Human Biology ·Cristina Santos, Rafaél Montiel, (unknown), Manuela Lima, Paolo Francalacci, Assumpció Malgosa, Augusto Abade, María Pilar Aluja	29
17	Peopling of three Mediterranean Islands (Corsica, Sardinia, and Sicily) inferred by Y‐chromosome biallelic variability 2003 ·American Journal of Physical Anthropology ·Paolo Francalacci, Laura Morelli, P. A. Underhill, (unknown), Giuseppe Passarino, Antonella Useli, Roberto Madeddu, G. Paoli, Sergio Tofanelli, (unknown), M. Ghiani, Laurent Varesi, Marc Memmi, Giuseppe Vona, Ashleigh Lin, Peter J. Oefner, L. L. Cavalli‐Sforza	65
18	SURNAME ANALYSIS OF THE CORSICAN POPULATION REVEALS AN AGREEMENT WITH GEOGRAPHICAL AND LINGUISTIC STRUCTURE 2002 ·Journal of Biosocial Science ·Laura Morelli, Giorgio Paoli, Paolo Francalacci	15
19	DNA recovery from ancient tissues: problems and perspectives 1995 ·Human Evolution ·Paolo Francalacci	5
20	Genetic markers in the isolated municipality of Zeri and population structure in the Upper Lunigiana (Northern Apennines-Italy) 1988 ·CINECA IRIS Institutial research information system (University of Pisa) ·G. Paoli, Alberto Cecconi, (unknown), Paolo Francalacci, (unknown)	1

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