R T Loftus

2.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
13 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

R T Loftus is a scholar working on Genetics, Molecular Biology and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, R T Loftus has authored 13 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Genetics, 2 papers in Molecular Biology and 2 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in R T Loftus's work include Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock (11 papers), Genetic diversity and population structure (9 papers) and Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals (8 papers). R T Loftus is often cited by papers focused on Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock (11 papers), Genetic diversity and population structure (9 papers) and Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals (8 papers). R T Loftus collaborates with scholars based in Ireland, Switzerland and India. R T Loftus's co-authors include Daniel G. Bradley, David E. MacHugh, Patrick N. Cunningham, Paul M. Sharp, Patrick Cunningham, E. P. Cunningham, Hideyuki Mannen, S. Tsuji, O. Ertugrul and M. A. A. El‐Barody and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Genetics and Molecular Ecology.

In The Last Decade

R T Loftus

13 papers receiving 1.7k citations

Hit Papers

Evidence for two independent domestications of cattle. 1994 2026 2004 2015 1994 100 200 300 400 500
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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.

  1. Evidence for two independent domestications of cattle.
    1994 585 citations R T Loftus, David E. MacHugh et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
R T Loftus Ireland 12 1.5k 387 228 184 169 13 1.9k
Ronan T. Loftus Ireland 6 971 0.6× 236 0.6× 126 0.6× 137 0.7× 91 0.5× 7 1.2k
Miika Tapio Finland 17 1.2k 0.8× 183 0.5× 237 1.0× 148 0.8× 154 0.9× 45 1.5k
J. Jordana Spain 25 1.5k 1.0× 271 0.7× 413 1.8× 243 1.3× 145 0.9× 105 1.9k
Han Jianlin China 17 831 0.6× 255 0.7× 236 1.0× 389 2.1× 86 0.5× 68 1.4k
Licia Colli Italy 25 1.3k 0.9× 306 0.8× 278 1.2× 189 1.0× 217 1.3× 61 1.7k
Amparo Martínez Spain 21 1.3k 0.9× 229 0.6× 253 1.1× 369 2.0× 100 0.6× 156 1.7k
Javier Cañón Spain 23 1.6k 1.1× 311 0.8× 315 1.4× 354 1.9× 60 0.4× 98 2.0k
N. A. Zinovieva Russia 17 950 0.6× 220 0.6× 190 0.8× 177 1.0× 183 1.1× 239 1.4k
Saeid Naderi Iran 13 856 0.6× 182 0.5× 150 0.7× 117 0.6× 64 0.4× 36 1.1k
Juha Kantanen Finland 37 2.7k 1.8× 528 1.4× 524 2.3× 351 1.9× 475 2.8× 132 3.3k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of R T Loftus

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All Works

13 of 13 papers shown
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Loftus, R T. (2005). Aplicación de la tecnología de ADN a la trazabilidad de animales obtenidos por medios biotecnológicos(. Revue Scientifique et Technique de l OIE. 24(1). 231–242. 23 indexed citations
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Freeman, Abigail R, et al.. (2004). Admixture and diversity in West African cattle populations. Molecular Ecology. 13(11). 3477–3487. 83 indexed citations
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Kumar, T Vijaya, Abigail R Freeman, R T Loftus, et al.. (2003). Admixture analysis of South Asian cattle. Heredity. 91(1). 43–50. 66 indexed citations
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Edwards, Ceiridwen J., et al.. (2000). Relationships between the endangered Pustertaler–Sprinzen and three related European cattle breeds as analysed with 20 microsatellite loci. Animal Genetics. 31(5). 329–332. 35 indexed citations
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Loftus, R T, et al.. (1999). A microsatellite survey of cattle from a centre of origin: the Near East. Molecular Ecology. 8(12). 2015–2022. 151 indexed citations
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MacHugh, David E., R T Loftus, Patrick Cunningham, & Daniel G. Bradley. (1998). Genetic structure of seven European cattle breeds assessed using 20 microsatellite markers. Animal Genetics. 29(5). 333–340. 190 indexed citations
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Mannen, Hideyuki, S. Tsuji, R T Loftus, & Daniel G. Bradley. (1998). Mitochondrial DNA Variation and Evolution of Japanese Black Cattle (Bos taurus). Genetics. 150(3). 1169–1175. 100 indexed citations
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Bradley, Daniel G., David E. MacHugh, Patrick N. Cunningham, & R T Loftus. (1996). Mitochondrial diversity and the origins of African and European cattle.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 93(10). 5131–5135. 439 indexed citations
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Loftus, R T, et al.. (1994). Mitochondrial genetic variation in European, African and Indian cattle populations. Animal Genetics. 25(4). 265–271. 85 indexed citations
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Loftus, R T, David E. MacHugh, Daniel G. Bradley, Paul M. Sharp, & Patrick N. Cunningham. (1994). Evidence for two independent domestications of cattle.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 91(7). 2757–2761. 585 indexed citations breakdown →
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