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Alessandro Achilli

Alessandro Achilli

D-Index & Metrics

Genetics

D-Index
63
Citations
14554
World Ranking
2889
National Ranking
55

Alessandro Achilli publication distribution in Genetics in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Genetics in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Alessandro Achilli sits on this spectrum.

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45 publications 703+

This scientist: 187 publications — 45th percentile

45% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 703 publications or more.

Alessandro Achilli D-index placement in Genetics in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Genetics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Alessandro Achilli sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 63 D-Index — 35th percentile

35% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 160 D-Index or more.

Overview

Alessandro Achilli is affiliated with the University of Pavia in Italy and specializes in the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their research focuses primarily on Genetics, supported by substantial work in Molecular Biology, Archeology, Paleontology, and Agronomy and Crop Science.

Their scholarly output covers a range of topics including Forensic and Genetic Research, Genetic diversity and population structure, Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock, and Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies. Additional areas include Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies, Archaeology and ancient environmental studies, and Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals.

Publications by Achilli have appeared in various scientific venues, with multiple contributions in Scientific Reports, Genes, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Frontiers in Genetics, and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Frequent collaborators in their work include Nicola Rambaldi Migliore, Anna Olivieri, Antonio Torroni, Marco Rosario Capodiferro, and Ornella Semino.

Prominent recent papers authored or co-authored by Achilli include:

  • "Complete vertebrate mitogenomes reveal widespread repeats and gene duplications" (2021) published in Genome Biology
  • "Archaeogenomic distinctiveness of the Isthmo-Colombian area" (2021) published in Cell
  • "The diverse genetic origins of a Classical period Greek army" (2022) published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Global genetic diversity, introgression, and evolutionary adaptation of indicine cattle revealed by whole genome sequencing" (2023) published in Nature Communications
  • "The genetic history of the Southern Andes from present-day Mapuche ancestry" (2023) published in Current Biology

Best Publications

  • Single, rapid coastal settlement of Asia revealed by analysis of complete mitochondrial genomes.

    Vincent A. Macaulay;Catherine Hill;Alessandro Achilli;Chiara Rengo

  • The Molecular Dissection of mtDNA Haplogroup H Confirms That the Franco-Cantabrian Glacial Refuge Was a Major Source for the European Gene Pool

    Alessandro Achilli;Chiara Rengo;Chiara Magri;Vincenza Battaglia

  • Distinctive Paleo-Indian Migration Routes from Beringia Marked by Two Rare mtDNA Haplogroups

    Ugo A. Perego;Ugo A. Perego;Alessandro Achilli;Alessandro Achilli;Norman Angerhofer;Matteo Accetturo

  • Harvesting the fruit of the human mtDNA tree

    Antonio Torroni;Alessandro Achilli;Vincent Macaulay;Martin B. Richards

  • Updating the East Asian mtDNA phylogeny: a prerequisite for the identification of pathogenic mutations

    Qing-Peng Kong;Qing-Peng Kong;Qing-Peng Kong;Hans-Jürgen Bandelt;Chang Sun;Chang Sun;Chang Sun;Yong-Gang Yao

  • Clinical Expression of Leber Hereditary Optic Neuropathy Is Affected by the Mitochondrial DNA–Haplogroup Background

    Gavin Hudson;Valerio Carelli;Valerio Carelli;Liesbeth Spruijt;Mike Gerards

  • The phylogeny of the four pan-American MtDNA haplogroups: implications for evolutionary and disease studies.

    Alessandro Achilli;Alessandro Achilli;Ugo A. Perego;Ugo A. Perego;Claudio Marcelo Bravi;Michael D. Coble

  • Mitochondrial genomes of extinct aurochs survive in domestic cattle

    Alessandro Achilli;Anna Olivieri;Marco Pellecchia;Cristina Uboldi

  • Phylogeography of Y-Chromosome Haplogroup I Reveals Distinct Domains of Prehistoric Gene Flow in Europe

    Siiri Rootsi;Toomas Kivisild;Giorgia Benuzzi;Hela Help

  • The mtDNA legacy of the Levantine early Upper Palaeolithic in Africa.

    Anna Olivieri;Alessandro Achilli;Maria Pala;Vincenza Battaglia

  • The Archaeogenetics of Europe

    Pedro Soares;Alessandro Achilli;Alessandro Achilli;Ornella Semino;William Davies

  • Saami and Berbers—An Unexpected Mitochondrial DNA Link

    Alessandro Achilli;Chiara Rengo;Vincenza Battaglia;Maria Pala

  • Mitochondrial genomes from modern horses reveal the major haplogroups that underwent domestication

    Alessandro Achilli;Anna Olivieri;Pedro Soares;Hovirag Lancioni

  • Mitochondrial DNA haplogroup K is associated with a lower risk of Parkinson's disease in Italians.

    Daniele Ghezzi;Cecilia Marelli;Alessandro Achilli;Stefano Goldwurm

  • Origin and Diffusion of mtDNA Haplogroup X

    Maere Reidla;Toomas Kivisild;Ene Metspalu;Katrin Kaldma

  • The multifaceted origin of taurine cattle reflected by the mitochondrial genome.

    Alessandro Achilli;Alessandro Achilli;Silvia Bonfiglio;Anna Olivieri;Arianna Malusà

  • The initial peopling of the Americas: A growing number of founding mitochondrial genomes from Beringia

    Ugo A. Perego;Norman Angerhofer;Maria Pala;Anna Olivieri

  • Haplogroup effects and recombination of mitochondrial DNA: novel clues from the analysis of Leber hereditary optic neuropathy pedigrees.

    Valerio Carelli;Valerio Carelli;Alessandro Achilli;Maria Lucia Valentino;Chiara Rengo

  • Mitochondrial DNA Signals of Late Glacial Recolonization of Europe from Near Eastern Refugia

    Maria Pala;Maria Pala;Maria Pala;Anna Olivieri;Alessandro Achilli;Alessandro Achilli;Matteo Accetturo

  • The Matrilineal Ancestry of Ashkenazi Jewry: Portrait of a Recent Founder Event

    Doron M. Behar;Ene Metspalu;Toomas Kivisild;Alessandro Achilli

Frequent Co-Authors

Antonio Torroni
Antonio Torroni University of Pavia
Ornella Semino
Ornella Semino University of Pavia
Valerio Carelli
Valerio Carelli University of Bologna
Antonio Salas
Antonio Salas University of Santiago de Compostela
Walther Parson
Walther Parson Innsbruck Medical University
Hans-Jürgen Bandelt
Hans-Jürgen Bandelt Universität Hamburg
Martin B. Richards
Martin B. Richards University of Huddersfield
Richard Villems
Richard Villems University of Tartu
Licia Colli
Licia Colli Catholic University of the Sacred Heart

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