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Antonio Torroni

Antonio Torroni

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Genetics
Italy
2026
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Genetics and Molecular Biology
Italy
2024

D-Index & Metrics

Genetics

D-Index
98
Citations
37445
World Ranking
807
National Ranking
10

Antonio Torroni 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 Antonio Torroni sits on this spectrum.

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45 publications 703+

This scientist: 273 publications — 71st percentile

71% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Antonio Torroni 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 Antonio Torroni sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 98 D-Index — 82nd percentile

82% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Genetics in Italy Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Genetics in Italy Leader Award
  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics in Italy Leader Award
  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in Italy Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Genetics in Italy Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in Italy Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in Italy Leader Award

Overview

Antonio Torroni is affiliated with the University of Pavia in Italy and specializes primarily in Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Their research contributions cover a range of subfields including Genetics, Molecular Biology, Archeology, Paleontology, and Sociology and Political Science.

The scientist's main research topics encompass:

  • Forensic and Genetic Research
  • Genetic diversity and population structure
  • Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies
  • Archaeology and ancient environmental studies
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
  • Molecular Biology Techniques and Applications

Antonio Torroni has published extensively, with notable recent papers including:

  • "Archaeogenomic distinctiveness of the Isthmo-Colombian area," 2021, Cell
  • "The worldwide spread of Aedes albopictus: New insights from mitogenomes," 2022, Frontiers in Genetics
  • "A chromosome-level reference genome and pangenome for barn swallow population genomics," 2023, Cell Reports
  • "Biomolecular insights into North African-related ancestry, mobility and diet in eleventh-century Al-Andalus," 2021, Scientific Reports
  • "The Mitogenome Relationships and Phylogeography of Barn Swallows (Hirundo rustica)," 2022, Molecular Biology and Evolution

The scientist frequently publishes in venues including:

  • Scientific Reports
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Frontiers in Genetics
  • Cell Reports
  • Genes

Throughout their career, Antonio Torroni has collaborated often with a number of co-authors, among them:

  • Anna Olivieri
  • Alessandro Achilli
  • Ornella Semino
  • Nicola Rambaldi Migliore
  • Alessandro Raveane

Best Publications

  • Tracing European founder lineages in the Near Eastern mtDNA pool.

    Martin B. Richards;Martin B. Richards;Vincent Macaulay;Eileen Hickey;Emilce Vega

  • Classification of European Mtdnas from an Analysis of Three European Populations

    Antonio Torroni;Kirsi Huoponen;Paolo Francalacci;Maurizio Petrozzi

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

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

  • Asian affinities and continental radiation of the four founding Native American mtDNAs.

    A Torroni;T G Schurr;M F Cabell;M D Brown

  • Origin and evolution of Native American mtDNA variation: a reappraisal.

    P Forster;R Harding;Antonio Torroni;H. J. Bandelt

  • Genomic insights into the origin of farming in the ancient Near East

    Iosif Lazaridis;Dani Nadel;Gary Rollefson;Deborah C. Merrett

  • The Emerging Tree of West Eurasian mtDNAs: A Synthesis of Control-Region Sequences and RFLPs

    Vincent Macaulay;Martin B. Richards;Eileen Hickey;Emilce Vega

  • Familial Progressive Sensorineural Deafness Is Mainly Due to the mtDNA A1555G Mutation and Is Enhanced by Treatment with Aminoglycosides

    Xavier Estivill;Nancy Govea;Anna Barceló;Enric Perelló

  • Native American mitochondrial DNA analysis indicates that the Amerind and the Nadene populations were founded by two independent migrations.

    A Torroni;T G Schurr;C C Yang;E J Szathmary

  • 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

  • A "copernican" reassessment of the human mitochondrial DNA tree from its root

    Doron M. Behar;Doron M. Behar;Mannis Van Oven;Saharon Rosset;Mait Metspalu

  • Harvesting the fruit of the human mtDNA tree

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

  • The role of selection in the evolution of human mitochondrial genomes.

    Toomas Kivisild;Peidong Shen;Dennis P. Wall;Bao Do

  • Mitochondrial DNA variants observed in Alzheimer disease and Parkinson disease patients

    John M. Shoffner;Michael D. Brown;Antonio Torroni;Marie T. Lott

  • Where West Meets East: The Complex mtDNA Landscape of the Southwest and Central Asian Corridor

    Lluís Quintana-Murci;Lluís Quintana-Murci;Raphaëlle Chaix;R. Spencer Wells;Doron M. Behar

  • Southeast Asian Mitochondrial DNA Analysis Reveals Genetic Continuity of Ancient Mongoloid Migrations

    S W Ballinger;T G Schurr;A Torroni;Y Y Gan

  • mtDNA variation of aboriginal Siberians reveals distinct genetic affinities with native Americans

    A Torroni;R I Sukernik;T G Schurr;Y B Starikorskaya

  • Origin, diffusion, and differentiation of Y-chromosome haplogroups E and J: inferences on the neolithization of Europe and later migratory events in the Mediterranean area.

    Ornella Semino;Chiara Magri;Giorgia Benuzzi;Alice A. Lin

  • mtDNA Analysis Reveals a Major Late Paleolithic Population Expansion from Southwestern to Northeastern Europe

    Antonio Torroni;Hans-Jürgen Bandelt;Leila D'Urbano;Päivi Lahermo

Frequent Co-Authors

Alessandro Achilli
Alessandro Achilli University of Pavia
Ornella Semino
Ornella Semino University of Pavia
Rosaria Scozzari
Rosaria Scozzari Sapienza University of Rome
Douglas C. Wallace
Douglas C. Wallace Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Martin B. Richards
Martin B. Richards University of Huddersfield
Valerio Carelli
Valerio Carelli University of Bologna
Richard Villems
Richard Villems University of Tartu
Hans-Jürgen Bandelt
Hans-Jürgen Bandelt Universität Hamburg
Antonio Salas
Antonio Salas University of Santiago de Compostela

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