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Anders Götherström

Anders Götherström

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
56
Citations
13669
World Ranking
14276
National Ranking
214

Overview

Anders Götherström is affiliated with Stockholm University in Sweden and specializes in the field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their research output includes 104 publications primarily focused on Genetics, Archaeology, and Paleontology. Subfields such as Molecular Biology and Ecology also feature in their work, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach.

Their research topics cover a diverse range of areas including:

  • Forensic and Genetic Research
  • Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies
  • Archaeology and ancient environmental studies
  • Genetic diversity and population structure
  • Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • Yersinia bacterium, plague, ectoparasites research

Among the most cited recent papers are:

  • "Million-year-old DNA sheds light on the genomic history of mammoths," 2021, published in Nature
  • "Grey wolf genomic history reveals a dual ancestry of dogs," 2022, published in Nature
  • "Genomic insights into the conservation status of the world's last remaining Sumatran rhinoceros populations," 2021, published in Nature Communications
  • "The genetic origin of Huns, Avars, and conquering Hungarians," 2022, published in Current Biology
  • "Variable kinship patterns in Neolithic Anatolia revealed by ancient genomes," 2021, published in Current Biology

Frequent collaborators in their research include Mehmet Somel, Füsun Özer, Kıvılcım Başak Vural, Maja Krzewińska, and Ricardo Varela, with extensive joint publications noted.

Publication venues where Anders Götherström's work frequently appears include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of Archaeological Science Reports
  • Current Biology
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Nature

Best Publications

  • Molecular analysis of Neanderthal DNA from the northern Caucasus

    Igor V. Ovchinnikov;Igor V. Ovchinnikov;Anders Götherström;Galina P. Romanova;Vitaliy M. Kharitonov

  • Origins and Genetic Legacy of Neolithic Farmers and Hunter-Gatherers in Europe

    Pontus Skoglund;Helena Malmström;Maanasa Raghavan;Jan Storå

  • Widespread Origins of Domestic Horse Lineages

    Carles Vilà;Jennifer A. Leonard;Anders Götherström;Stefan Marklund

  • Worldwide Patterns of Ancestry, Divergence, and Admixture in Domesticated Cattle

    Jared E. Decker;Stephanie D. McKay;Megan M. Rolf;Jae Woo Kim

  • DNA from pre-Clovis human coprolites in Oregon, North America.

    M. Thomas P. Gilbert;Dennis L. Jenkins;Anders Götherstrom;Nuria Naveran

  • Accurate sex identification of ancient human remains using DNA shotgun sequencing

    Pontus Skoglund;Jan Storå;Anders Götherström;Mattias Jakobsson;Mattias Jakobsson

  • Genomic Diversity and Admixture Differs for Stone-Age Scandinavian Foragers and Farmers

    Pontus Skoglund;Helena Malmstrom;Ayca Omrak;Maanasa Raghavan

  • Complete genomes reveal signatures of demographic and genetic declines in the woolly mammoth.

    Eleftheria Palkopoulou;Eleftheria Palkopoulou;Swapan Mallick;Swapan Mallick;Swapan Mallick;Pontus Skoglund;Pontus Skoglund;Pontus Skoglund;Jacob Enk

  • The genetic prehistory of the New World Arctic

    Maanasa Raghavan;Michael DeGiorgio;Anders Albrechtsen;Ida Moltke;Ida Moltke

  • Ancient DNA Reveals Lack of Continuity between Neolithic Hunter-Gatherers and Contemporary Scandinavians

    Helena Malmström;Helena Malmström;M. Thomas P. Gilbert;Mark G. Thomas;Mikael Brandström

  • Whole-genome shotgun sequencing of mitochondria from ancient hair shafts

    M. Thomas P. Gilbert;Lynn P. Tomsho;Snjezana Rendulic;Michael Packard

  • Million-year-old DNA sheds light on the genomic history of mammoths

    Tom van der Valk;Tom van der Valk;Patrícia Pečnerová;Patrícia Pečnerová;Patrícia Pečnerová;David Díez-del-Molino;David Díez-del-Molino;Anders Bergström

  • Ancient genomes link early farmers from Atapuerca in Spain to modern-day Basques

    Torsten Günther;Cristina Valdiosera;Cristina Valdiosera;Cristina Valdiosera;Helena Malmström;Irene Ureña;Irene Ureña

  • Origins and genetic legacy of prehistoric dogs

    Anders Bergström;Laurent Frantz;Laurent Frantz;Ryan Schmidt;Ryan Schmidt;Erik Ersmark

  • Cattle domestication in the Near East was followed by hybridization with aurochs bulls in Europe.

    Anders Götherström;Cecilia Anderung;Linda Hellborg;Rengert Elburg

  • Paleo-Eskimo mtDNA Genome Reveals Matrilineal Discontinuity in Greenland

    M. Thomas P. Gilbert;Toomas Kivisild;Bjarne Grønnow;Pernille K. Andersen

  • Population genomics of Mesolithic Scandinavia: Investigating early postglacial migration routes and high-latitude adaptation.

    Torsten Günther;Helena Malmström;Emma M. Svensson;Ayça Omrak

  • Molecular phylogeny of the extinct cave lion Panthera leo spelaea.

    Joachim Burger;Wilfried Rosendahl;Odile Loreille;Helmut Hemmer

  • The Demographic Development of the First Farmers in Anatolia

    Gülşah Merve Kılınç;Gülşah Merve Kılınç;Ayça Omrak;Füsun Özer;Torsten Günther

  • BONE PRESERVATION AND DNA AMPLIFICATION

    Anders Götherström;M. J. Collins;Anders Angerbjörn;Kerstin Lidén

Frequent Co-Authors

Mattias Jakobsson
Mattias Jakobsson Uppsala University
Love Dalén
Love Dalén Stockholm University
M. Thomas P. Gilbert
M. Thomas P. Gilbert University of Copenhagen
Eske Willerslev
Eske Willerslev University of Copenhagen
Juan Luis Arsuaga
Juan Luis Arsuaga Complutense University of Madrid
Keith Dobney
Keith Dobney University of Sydney
José Miguel Carretero
José Miguel Carretero University of Burgos
Ludovic Orlando
Ludovic Orlando Paul Sabatier University
Hans Ellegren
Hans Ellegren Uppsala University
Beth Shapiro
Beth Shapiro University of California, Santa Cruz

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