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2024

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Antti Sajantila 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 Antti Sajantila sits on this spectrum.

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45 publications 703+

This scientist: 225 publications — 59th percentile

59% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Antti Sajantila 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 Antti Sajantila sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 71 D-Index — 51st percentile

51% 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

  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics in Finland Leader Award

Overview

Antti Sajantila is affiliated with the University of Helsinki in Finland and specializes in research areas spanning Medicine, Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Their scholarly output includes 34 publications in Medicine and 31 in Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, reflecting a diverse focus within these scientific domains.

Their work concentrates notably on Genetics and Molecular Biology, with 17 and 12 publications in these subfields respectively. Other relevant subfields include Infectious Diseases, Ecology, and General Health Professions.

Key research topics covered by Sajantila include:

  • Forensic and Genetic Research
  • Autopsy Techniques and Outcomes
  • Race, Genetics, and Society
  • Molecular Biology Techniques and Applications
  • Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • Bacillus and Francisella bacterial research

Recent publications by Sajantila cover a range of topics and are published in various high-impact venues:

  • Neuropathologic features of four autopsied COVID-19 patients, 2020, Brain Pathology
  • Ten millennia of hepatitis B virus evolution, 2021, Science
  • Effects of Environmental Factors on Severity and Mortality of COVID-19, 2021, Frontiers in Medicine
  • Statement on conversion therapy, 2020, Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
  • Unmasking the tissue-resident eukaryotic DNA virome in humans, 2023, Nucleic Acids Research

Frequent co-authors contributing to Sajantila's publications include:

  • Bruce Budowle (10 collaborations)
  • Diogo Pratas (8 collaborations)
  • Mari Toppinen (7 collaborations)
  • Klaus Hedman (7 collaborations)
  • Maria F. Perdomo (7 collaborations)

Publication venues frequently featuring Sajantila's work include:

  • International Journal of Legal Medicine (4 publications)
  • Forensic Science International Genetics (3 publications)
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (3 publications)
  • Nucleic Acids Research (2 publications)
  • Nature (2 publications)

Best Publications

  • A promoter-level mammalian expression atlas

    Alistair R.R. Forrest;Hideya Kawaji;Michael Rehli;J. Kenneth Baillie

  • Ancient human genomes suggest three ancestral populations for present-day Europeans

    Iosif Lazaridis;Iosif Lazaridis;Nick Patterson;Alissa Mittnik;Gabriel Renaud

  • The Simons Genome Diversity Project: 300 genomes from 142 diverse populations

    Swapan Mallick;Swapan Mallick;Swapan Mallick;Heng Li;Mark Lipson;Iain Mathieson

  • DNA Commission of the International Society of Forensic Genetics: recommendations on forensic analysis using Y-chromosome STRs.

    P. Gill;C. Brenner;B. Brinkmann;Bruce Budowle

  • Correlation between genetic and geographic structure in Europe.

    Oscar Lao;Timothy T. Lu;Michael Nothnagel;Olaf Junge

  • Characteristics and frequency of germline mutations at microsatellite loci from the human Y chromosome, as revealed by direct observation in father/son pairs.

    Manfred Kayser;Lutz Roewer;Minttu Hedman;Lotte Henke

  • The population history of northeastern Siberia since the Pleistocene

    Martin Sikora;Vladimir V. Pitulko;Vitor C. Sousa;Vitor C. Sousa;Vitor C. Sousa;Morten E. Allentoft

  • Evidence for Variable Selective Pressures at MC1R

    Rosalind M. Harding;Eugene Healy;Amanda J. Ray;Nichola S. Ellis

  • CYP2D6 worldwide genetic variation shows high frequency of altered activity variants and no continental structure.

    Johanna Sistonen;Antti Sajantila;Oscar Lao;Jukka Corander

  • DNA Commission of the International Society for Forensic Genetics (ISFG): Recommendations regarding the role of forensic genetics for disaster victim identification (DVI)

    M. Prinz;A. Carracedo;W.R. Mayr;N. Morling

  • Genetic relationships of Asians and Northern Europeans, revealed by Y-chromosomal DNA analysis.

    T. Zerjal;B. Dashnyam;A. Pandya;Manfred Kayser

  • Global diversity, population stratification, and selection of human copy-number variation

    Peter H. Sudmant;Swapan Mallick;Swapan Mallick;Bradley J. Nelson;Fereydoun Hormozdiari

  • Identification of individuals by analysis of biallelic DNA markers, using PCR and solid-phase minisequencing.

    Ann-Christine Syvänen;A Sajantila;M Lukka

  • Genes and languages in Europe: an analysis of mitochondrial lineages.

    A. Sajantila;P. Lahermo;T. Anttinen;M. Lukka

  • A Comprehensive Survey of Human Y-Chromosomal Microsatellites

    Manfred Kayser;Ralf Kittler;Axel Erler;Minttu Hedman

  • A global analysis of Y-chromosomal haplotype diversity for 23 STR loci

    Josephine Purps;Sabine Siegert;Sascha Willuweit;Marion Nagy

  • Paternal and maternal DNA lineages reveal a bottleneck in the founding of the Finnish population

    Antti Sajantila;Abdel-Halim Salem;Peter Savolainen;Karin Bauer

  • Mitochondrial DNA Replication Defects Disturb Cellular dNTP Pools and Remodel One-Carbon Metabolism

    Joni Nikkanen;Saara Forsström;Liliya Euro;Ilse Paetau

  • mtDNA Analysis of Nile River Valley Populations: A Genetic Corridor or a Barrier to Migration?

    Matthias Krings;Abd-el Halim Salem;Karin Bauer;Helga Geisert

  • Genetic Relationships ofAsians andNorthern Europeans, Revealed byY-Chromosomal DNA Analysis

    Shinji Harihara;Dashnyam Semjidmaa;Antti Sajantila

Frequent Co-Authors

Bruce Budowle
Bruce Budowle University of North Texas Health Science Center
David Comas
David Comas Pompeu Fabra University
David Reich
David Reich Harvard Medical School
Chris Tyler-Smith
Chris Tyler-Smith Wellcome Sanger Institute
Svante Pääbo
Svante Pääbo Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology
Mark A. Jobling
Mark A. Jobling University of Leicester
Leena Peltonen
Leena Peltonen University of Helsinki
Walther Parson
Walther Parson Innsbruck Medical University
Richard Villems
Richard Villems University of Tartu
Juha Kere
Juha Kere Karolinska Institute

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