Richard Cordaux

3.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
20 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Richard Cordaux is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Insect Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Richard Cordaux has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Molecular Biology, 10 papers in Plant Science and 9 papers in Insect Science. Recurrent topics in Richard Cordaux's work include Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences (9 papers), Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (8 papers) and Chromosomal and Genetic Variations (6 papers). Richard Cordaux is often cited by papers focused on Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences (9 papers), Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (8 papers) and Chromosomal and Genetic Variations (6 papers). Richard Cordaux collaborates with scholars based in France, Germany and United States. Richard Cordaux's co-authors include Mark A. Batzer, Didier Bouchon, S. Leclercq, Mark Stoneking, Pierre Grève, Samuel Pichon, Clément Gilbert, Manfred Kayser, Óscar Lao and Peter A. Underhill and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Nature Reviews Genetics and Applied and Environmental Microbiology.

In The Last Decade

Richard Cordaux

20 papers receiving 2.1k citations

Hit Papers

The impact of retrotransposons on human genome evolution 2009 2026 2014 2020 2009 250 500 750 1000
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.

  1. The impact of retrotransposons on human genome evolution
    2009 1.2k citations Richard Cordaux, Mark A. Batzer Nature Reviews Genetics profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Richard Cordaux France 16 1.3k 815 550 362 177 20 2.1k
Sante Gnerre United States 11 1.5k 1.2× 766 0.9× 770 1.4× 111 0.3× 431 2.4× 18 2.4k
Richard Cordaux France 33 1.8k 1.5× 1.6k 1.9× 1.0k 1.8× 912 2.5× 343 1.9× 73 3.4k
Kevin Howe United Kingdom 17 1.4k 1.1× 472 0.6× 443 0.8× 99 0.3× 345 1.9× 21 2.2k
Jan Fredrik Simons United States 17 1.2k 0.9× 287 0.4× 617 1.1× 120 0.3× 267 1.5× 25 2.7k
Chris Moran Australia 24 615 0.5× 220 0.3× 881 1.6× 68 0.2× 246 1.4× 70 1.8k
Brigitte Crouau‐Roy France 26 550 0.4× 222 0.3× 719 1.3× 156 0.4× 428 2.4× 85 2.1k
F. W. Nicholas Australia 27 439 0.3× 422 0.5× 1.9k 3.4× 114 0.3× 175 1.0× 135 2.8k
Zachary A. Szpiech United States 16 592 0.5× 267 0.3× 1.3k 2.3× 53 0.1× 264 1.5× 27 2.0k
Rafaél Montiel Portugal 22 648 0.5× 193 0.2× 435 0.8× 281 0.8× 129 0.7× 63 1.2k
Adrian W. Briggs United States 22 1.9k 1.5× 215 0.3× 1.8k 3.3× 58 0.2× 700 4.0× 28 3.6k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Richard Cordaux

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Richard Cordaux

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Giraud, Isabelle, et al.. (2014). Signs of Neutralization in a Redundant Gene Involved in Homologous Recombination in Wolbachia Endosymbionts. Genome Biology and Evolution. 6(10). 2654–2664. 10 indexed citations
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Leclercq, S., Jessica Dittmer, Didier Bouchon, & Richard Cordaux. (2014). Phylogenomics of “Candidatus Hepatoplasma crinochetorum,” a Lineage of Mollicutes Associated with Noninsect Arthropods. Genome Biology and Evolution. 6(2). 407–415. 36 indexed citations
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Thézé, Julien, S. Leclercq, Bouziane Moumen, Richard Cordaux, & Clément Gilbert. (2014). Remarkable Diversity of Endogenous Viruses in a Crustacean Genome. Genome Biology and Evolution. 6(8). 2129–2140. 43 indexed citations
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Darby, Alistair C., Stuart D. Armstrong, Gaganjot Kaur, et al.. (2012). Analysis of gene expression from theWolbachiagenome of a filarial nematode supports both metabolic and defensive roles within the symbiosis. Genome Research. 22(12). 2467–2477. 148 indexed citations
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Leclercq, S., Clément Gilbert, & Richard Cordaux. (2012). Cargo capacity of phages and plasmids and other factors influencing horizontal transfers of prokaryote transposable elements. Mobile Genetic Elements. 2(2). 115–118. 14 indexed citations
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Leclercq, S. & Richard Cordaux. (2012). Selection-Driven Extinction Dynamics for Group II Introns in Enterobacteriales. PLoS ONE. 7(12). e52268–e52268. 15 indexed citations
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Leclercq, S. & Richard Cordaux. (2011). DO PHAGES EFFICIENTLY SHUTTLE TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS AMONG PROKARYOTES?. Evolution. 65(11). 3327–3331. 16 indexed citations
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Leclercq, S., et al.. (2011). Short- and Long-term Evolutionary Dynamics of Bacterial Insertion Sequences: Insights from Wolbachia Endosymbionts. Genome Biology and Evolution. 3. 1175–1186. 47 indexed citations
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Cordaux, Richard, Shurjo K. Sen, Miriam K. Konkel, & Mark A. Batzer. (2010). Computational Methods for the Analysis of Primate Mobile Elements. Methods in molecular biology. 628. 137–151. 8 indexed citations
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Cordaux, Richard, et al.. (2010). Insertion Sequence Inversions Mediated by Ectopic Recombination between Terminal Inverted Repeats. PLoS ONE. 5(12). e15654–e15654. 12 indexed citations
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Pichon, Samuel, Didier Bouchon, Richard Cordaux, et al.. (2009). Conservation of the Type IV Secretion System throughout Wolbachia evolution. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 385(4). 557–562. 44 indexed citations
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Cordaux, Richard & Mark A. Batzer. (2009). The impact of retrotransposons on human genome evolution. Nature Reviews Genetics. 10(10). 691–703. 1187 indexed citations breakdown →
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Cordaux, Richard, Samuel Pichon, Anna Pick Kiong Ling, et al.. (2008). Intense Transpositional Activity of Insertion Sequences in an Ancient Obligate Endosymbiont. Molecular Biology and Evolution. 25(9). 1889–1896. 45 indexed citations
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Cordaux, Richard. (2007). ISWpi1 from Wolbachia pipientis defines a novel group of insertion sequences within the IS5 family. Gene. 409(1-2). 20–27. 20 indexed citations
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Cordaux, Richard, et al.. (2007). Structure and Evolution of the Atypical Mitochondrial Genome of Armadillidium vulgare (Isopoda, Crustacea). Journal of Molecular Evolution. 65(6). 651–659. 36 indexed citations
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Cordaux, Richard, et al.. (2007). Molecular Characterization and Evolution of Arthropod-Pathogenic Rickettsiella Bacteria. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 73(15). 5045–5047. 61 indexed citations
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Kayser, Manfred, Silke Brauer, Richard Cordaux, et al.. (2006). Melanesian and Asian Origins of Polynesians: mtDNA and Y Chromosome Gradients Across the Pacific. Molecular Biology and Evolution. 23(11). 2234–2244. 177 indexed citations
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Cordaux, Richard, Kyudong Han, Jianxin Wang, et al.. (2006). Different evolutionary fates of recently integrated human and chimpanzee LINE-1 retrotransposons. Gene. 390(1-2). 18–27. 50 indexed citations
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Nasidze, Ivan, et al.. (2005). Genetic evidence for the Mongolian ancestry of Kalmyks. American Journal of Physical Anthropology. 128(4). 846–854. 44 indexed citations
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Cordaux, Richard. (2004). The Northeast Indian Passageway: A Barrier or Corridor for Human Migrations?. Molecular Biology and Evolution. 21(8). 1525–1533. 86 indexed citations

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