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David Comas 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 David Comas sits on this spectrum.

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45 publications 703+

This scientist: 218 publications — 57th percentile

57% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

David Comas 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 David Comas sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 76 D-Index — 59th percentile

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

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

Overview

David Comas is affiliated with Pompeu Fabra University in Spain and works primarily in the field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their research output includes 65 publications mainly focused on genetics and molecular biology, along with contributions to general health professions, archeology, and nutrition and dietetics.

Their work addresses several main topics, including forensic and genetic research, genetic diversity and population structure, Romani and Gypsy studies, genetic associations and epidemiology, genomics and phylogenetic studies, race, genetics, and society, as well as forensic anthropology and bioarchaeology studies.

David Comas has collaborated frequently with several coauthors, notable among them are Francesc Calafell, Neus Font-Porterias, Julen Aizpurua-Iraola, Marcos Araújo Castro e Silva, and Jaume Bertranpetit.

Publications by David Comas have appeared repeatedly in several scientific journals. The most frequent publication venues include Scientific Reports, Molecular Biology and Evolution, Human Genetics, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, and Human Molecular Genetics.

Their recent papers include:

  • Genomic insight into the origins and dispersal of the Brazilian coastal natives, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Genetic origins, singularity, and heterogeneity of Basques, 2021, Current Biology
  • Population Histories and Genomic Diversity of South American Natives, 2021, Molecular Biology and Evolution
  • Deep genetic affinity between coastal Pacific and Amazonian natives evidenced by Australasian ancestry, 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Population history of North Africa based on modern and ancient genomes, 2020, Human Molecular Genetics

Best Publications

  • 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

  • Great ape genetic diversity and population history

    Javier Prado-Martinez;Peter H. Sudmant;Jeffrey M. Kidd;Jeffrey M. Kidd;Heng Li

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

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

  • Correlation between genetic and geographic structure in Europe.

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

  • The dawn of human matrilineal diversity.

    Doron M. Behar;Richard Villems;Himla Soodyall;Jason Blue-Smith

  • The genome-wide structure of the Jewish people

    Doron M. Behar;Bayazit Yunusbayev;Bayazit Yunusbayev;Mait Metspalu;Ene Metspalu

  • Hunter-gatherer genomic diversity suggests a southern African origin for modern humans

    Brenna M. Henn;Christopher R. Gignoux;Matthew Jobin;Julie M. Granka

  • Trading genes along the silk road: mtDNA sequences and the origin of central Asian populations.

    David Comas;Francesc Calafell;Francesc Calafell;Eva Mateu;Anna Pérez-Lezaun;Anna Pérez-Lezaun

  • Independent Introduction of Two Lactase-Persistence Alleles into Human Populations Reflects Different History of Adaptation to Milk Culture

    Nabil Sabri Enattah;Nabil Sabri Enattah;Tine G.K. Jensen;Mette Nielsen;Rikke Lewinski

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

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

  • Genomic Ancestry of North Africans Supports Back-to-Africa Migrations

    Brenna M. Henn;Laura R Botigué;Simon-Pierre Gravel;Wei-wei Wang

  • A global perspective on genetic variation at the ADH genes reveals unusual patterns of linkage disequilibrium and diversity.

    Michael V. Osier;Andrew J. Pakstis;Himla Soodyall;David Comas

  • High-Resolution Analysis of Human Y-Chromosome Variation Shows a Sharp Discontinuity and Limited Gene Flow between Northwestern Africa and the Iberian Peninsula

    Elena Bosch;Francesc Calafell;David Comas;Peter J. Oefner

  • Neolithic mitochondrial haplogroup H genomes and the genetic origins of Europeans

    Paul Brotherton;Paul Brotherton;Wolfgang Haak;Jennifer Templeton;Guido Brandt

  • Human mitochondrial DNA variation and the origin of Basques.

    J. Bertranpetit;J. Sala;F. Calafell;P. A. Underhill

  • Correction: Corrigendum: Geographic population structure analysis of worldwide human populations infers their biogeographical origins

    Eran Elhaik;Tatiana Tatarinova;Dmitri Chebotarev;Ignazio S. Piras

  • Maternal Traces of Deep Common Ancestry and Asymmetric Gene Flow Between Pygmy Hunter-Gatherers and Bantu-speaking Farmers

    Lluís Quintana-Murci;Hélène Quach;Christine Harmant;Francesca Luca

  • Admixture, migrations, and dispersals in Central Asia: evidence from maternal DNA lineages.

    David Comas;Stéphanie Plaza;R Spencer Wells;Nadira Yuldaseva;Nadira Yuldaseva

  • Genome-Wide and Paternal Diversity Reveal a Recent Origin of Human Populations in North Africa

    Karima Fadhlaoui-Zid;Marc Haber;Marc Haber;Begoña Martínez-Cruz;Pierre A Zalloua

Frequent Co-Authors

Jaume Bertranpetit
Jaume Bertranpetit Pompeu Fabra University
Francesc Calafell
Francesc Calafell Pompeu Fabra University
Lluis Quintana-Murci
Lluis Quintana-Murci Institut Pasteur
David Reich
David Reich Harvard Medical School
Chris Tyler-Smith
Chris Tyler-Smith Wellcome Sanger Institute
Antti Sajantila
Antti Sajantila University of Helsinki
Mihai G. Netea
Mihai G. Netea Radboud University
Swapan Mallick
Swapan Mallick Harvard Medical School
Richard Villems
Richard Villems University of Tartu
Tomas Marques-Bonet
Tomas Marques-Bonet Pompeu Fabra University

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