Ulrika Gunnarsson

2.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
13 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Ulrika Gunnarsson is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Animal Science and Zoology and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ulrika Gunnarsson has authored 13 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 4 papers in Molecular Biology, 4 papers in Animal Science and Zoology and 4 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Ulrika Gunnarsson's work include melanin and skin pigmentation (4 papers), Livestock and Poultry Management (4 papers) and Animal Nutrition and Physiology (3 papers). Ulrika Gunnarsson is often cited by papers focused on melanin and skin pigmentation (4 papers), Livestock and Poultry Management (4 papers) and Animal Nutrition and Physiology (3 papers). Ulrika Gunnarsson collaborates with scholars based in Sweden, France and United States. Ulrika Gunnarsson's co-authors include Håkan Rydin, Leif Andersson, Per Jensen, Bertrand Bed’Hom, Addie Vereijken, Susanne Kerje, Dominic Wright, Greger Larson, Jonas Eriksson and Michèle Tixier‐Boichard and has published in prestigious journals such as Genetics, New Phytologist and Journal of Bone and Mineral Research.

In The Last Decade

Ulrika Gunnarsson

12 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

  1. Identification of the Yellow Skin Gene Reveals a Hybrid Origin of the Domestic Chicken
    2008 380 citations Jonas Eriksson, Greger Larson et al. PLoS Genetics profile →

Peers

Ulrika Gunnarsson
Sandra Afonso Portugal
Kaj Sandberg Sweden
D. Zadworny Canada
Songchang Guo China
Jinliang Zhao China
Yanliang Jiang China
Cédric Cabau France
A. Garcı́a-Alcázar Spain
Hooman K. Moghadam Canada
Javier Roo Spain
Sandra Afonso Portugal
Ulrika Gunnarsson
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Countries citing papers authored by Ulrika Gunnarsson

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ulrika Gunnarsson

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Ulrika Gunnarsson. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Ulrika Gunnarsson based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Ulrika Gunnarsson. Ulrika Gunnarsson is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

13 of 13 papers shown
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Gunnarsson, Ulrika, Susanne Kerje, Bertrand Bed’Hom, et al.. (2011). The Dark brown plumage color in chickens is caused by an 8.3‐kb deletion upstream of SOX10. Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research. 24(2). 268–274. 73 indexed citations
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Hellström, Anders R., Elisabeth Sundström, Ulrika Gunnarsson, et al.. (2010). Sex‐linked barring in chickens is controlled by the CDKN2A /B tumour suppressor locus. Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research. 23(4). 521–530. 47 indexed citations
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Gunnarsson, Ulrika, et al.. (2009). Domestication-related genetic effects on social behavior in chickens – Effects of genotype at a major growth quantitative trait locus. Poultry Science. 88(6). 1162–1166. 21 indexed citations
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Eriksson, Jonas, Greger Larson, Ulrika Gunnarsson, et al.. (2008). Identification of the Yellow Skin Gene Reveals a Hybrid Origin of the Domestic Chicken. PLoS Genetics. 4(2). e1000010–e1000010. 380 indexed citations breakdown →
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Gunnarsson, Ulrika, Anders R. Hellström, Michèle Tixier‐Boichard, et al.. (2007). Mutations in SLC45A2 cause plumage color variation in chicken and Japanese quail. HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe). 5 indexed citations
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Rubin, Carl‐Johan, Helena Brändström, Dominic Wright, et al.. (2006). Quantitative Trait Loci for BMD and Bone Strength in an Intercross Between Domestic and Wildtype Chickens. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research. 22(3). 375–384. 36 indexed citations
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Gunnarsson, Ulrika, A. Jonathan Shaw, & Mikael Lönn. (2006). Local‐scale genetic structure in the peatmoss Sphagnum fuscum. Molecular Ecology. 16(2). 305–312. 26 indexed citations
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Gunnarsson, Ulrika, Anders R. Hellström, Michèle Tixier-Boichard, et al.. (2006). Mutations in SLC45A2 Cause Plumage Color Variation in Chicken and Japanese Quail. Genetics. 175(2). 867–877. 125 indexed citations
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Rubin, Carl‐Johan, Robert Fredriksson, Peter Savolainen, et al.. (2004). Gene expression in femoral bone from two divergent chicken populations, differing markedly in bone phenotypes. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research. 19. 1 indexed citations
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Brändström, Helena, Ulrika Gunnarsson, Elin Grundberg, et al.. (2003). Functional genetic analysis of bone phenotypes using the chicken as a model organism. Calcified Tissue International. 72(3). 256. 1 indexed citations
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Gunnarsson, Ulrika & Håkan Rydin. (2000). Nitrogen fertilization reduces Sphagnum production in bog communities. New Phytologist. 147(3). 527–537. 158 indexed citations

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