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Elinor K. Karlsson

Elinor K. Karlsson

D-Index & Metrics

Genetics

D-Index
52
Citations
26881
World Ranking
3749
National Ranking
1615

Elinor K. Karlsson 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 Elinor K. Karlsson sits on this spectrum.

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45 publications 703+

This scientist: 95 publications — 6th percentile

6% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Elinor K. Karlsson 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 Elinor K. Karlsson sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 52 D-Index — 14th percentile

14% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Elinor K. Karlsson is affiliated with the Broad Institute in the United States. Their research focuses on Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with a significant concentration in Genetics and Molecular Biology. Other subfields of study include Ecology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, and Plant Science.

The main topics of Karlsson's work cover a range of areas:

  • Human-Animal Interaction Studies
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • Chromosomal and Genetic Variations
  • Veterinary Oncology Research
  • Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
  • Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
  • Genetic diversity and population structure

Frequent co-authors in Karlsson's publications include:

  • Kerstin Lindblad-Toh (56 co-authored works)
  • Diane P. Genereux (31 co-authored works)
  • Kathleen M. Morrill (25 co-authored works)
  • Jeremy Johnson (24 co-authored works)
  • Michael Hiller (23 co-authored works)

Karlsson's work has appeared in several prominent publication venues, including:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), with 18 publications
  • Science, with 13 publications
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, with 8 publications
  • Nature, with 3 publications
  • GeroScience, with 3 publications

Selected recent papers authored or co-authored by Karlsson include:

  • "Broad host range of SARS-CoV-2 predicted by comparative and structural analysis of ACE2 in vertebrates," 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Progressive Cactus is a multiple-genome aligner for the thousand-genome era," 2020, Nature
  • "The Earth BioGenome Project 2020: Starting the clock," 2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Evolutionary constraint and innovation across hundreds of placental mammals," 2023, Science
  • "Ancestry-inclusive dog genomics challenges popular breed stereotypes," 2022, Science

Best Publications

  • Initial sequencing and comparative analysis of the mouse genome.

    Robert H. Waterston;Kerstin Lindblad-Toh;Ewan Birney;Jane Rogers

  • Genome sequence, comparative analysis and haplotype structure of the domestic dog

    Kerstin Lindblad-Toh;Claire M Wade;Claire M Wade;Tarjei S. Mikkelsen;Tarjei S. Mikkelsen;Elinor K. Karlsson;Elinor K. Karlsson

  • Genomic Maps and Comparative Analysis of Histone Modifications in Human and Mouse

    Bradley E. Bernstein;Bradley E. Bernstein;Bradley E. Bernstein;Michael Kamal;Kerstin Lindblad-Toh;Stefan Bekiranov

  • Genome sequence and analysis of the Irish potato famine pathogen Phytophthora infestans.

    Brian J Haas;Sophien Kamoun;Sophien Kamoun;Michael C Zody;Michael C Zody;Rays H Y Jiang;Rays H Y Jiang

  • Broad host range of SARS-CoV-2 predicted by comparative and structural analysis of ACE2 in vertebrates.

    Joana Damas;Graham M. Hughes;Kathleen C. Keough;Corrie A. Painter

  • Rethinking dog domestication by integrating genetics, archeology, and biogeography

    Greger Larson;Elinor K. Karlsson;Angela Perri;Matthew T. Webster

  • Efficient mapping of mendelian traits in dogs through genome-wide association.

    Elinor K Karlsson;Elinor K Karlsson;Izabella Baranowska;Claire M Wade;Claire M Wade;Nicolette H C Salmon Hillbertz

  • Progressive Cactus is a multiple-genome aligner for the thousand-genome era

    Joel Armstrong;Glenn Hickey;Mark Diekhans;Ian T. Fiddes

  • A Composite of Multiple Signals Distinguishes Causal Variants in Regions of Positive Selection

    Sharon R. Grossman;Sharon R. Grossman;Ilya Shylakhter;Ilya Shylakhter;Elinor K. Karlsson;Elinor K. Karlsson;Elizabeth H. Byrne;Elizabeth H. Byrne

  • Genomic targets of nuclear estrogen receptors.

    Raegan O’Lone;Martin C. Frith;Elinor K. Karlsson;Ulla Hansen

  • Natural selection and infectious disease in human populations.

    Elinor Kathryn Karlsson;Dominic P. Kwiatkowski;Pardis Christine Sabeti

  • Identification of Genomic Regions Associated with Phenotypic Variation between Dog Breeds using Selection Mapping

    Amaury Vaysse;Abhirami Ratnakumar;Thomas Derrien;Erik Axelsson

  • Identifying Recent Adaptations in Large-Scale Genomic Data

    Shamai Aaron Grossman;Shamai Aaron Grossman;Shamai Aaron Grossman;Kristian G Andersen;Kristian G Andersen;Ilya Shlyakhter;Ilya Shlyakhter;Shervin Tabrizi;Shervin Tabrizi

  • A comparative genomics multitool for scientific discovery and conservation

    Diane P. Genereux;Aitor Serres;Joel Armstrong;Jeremy Johnson

  • Leader of the pack: gene mapping in dogs and other model organisms

    Elinor K. Karlsson;Kerstin Lindblad-Toh;Kerstin Lindblad-Toh

  • Duplication of FGF3 , FGF4 , FGF19 and ORAOV1 causes hair ridge and predisposition to dermoid sinus in Ridgeback dogs

    Nicolette H C Salmon Hillbertz;Magnus Isaksson;Elinor K Karlsson;Elinor K Karlsson;Eva Hellmén

  • Assembly of polymorphic genomes: algorithms and application to Ciona savignyi.

    Jade P. Vinson;David B. Jaffe;Keith O'Neill;Elinor K. Karlsson

  • A comprehensive genomic history of extinct and living elephants

    Eleftheria Palkopoulou;Eleftheria Palkopoulou;Mark Lipson;Swapan Mallick;Swapan Mallick;Svend Nielsen

  • A Mutation in Hairless Dogs Implicates FOXI3 in Ectodermal Development

    Cord Drögemüller;Elinor K. Karlsson;Marjo K. Hytönen;Michele Perloski

  • A Novel Unstable Duplication Upstream of HAS2 Predisposes to a Breed-Defining Skin Phenotype and a Periodic Fever Syndrome in Chinese Shar-Pei Dogs

    Mia Olsson;Jennifer R. S. Meadows;Katarina Truvé;Gerli Rosengren Pielberg

Frequent Co-Authors

Kerstin Lindblad-Toh
Kerstin Lindblad-Toh Uppsala University
Matthew Breen
Matthew Breen North Carolina State University
Eric S. Lander
Eric S. Lander Broad Institute
Pardis C. Sabeti
Pardis C. Sabeti Harvard University
Jaime F. Modiano
Jaime F. Modiano University of Minnesota
Leif Andersson
Leif Andersson Texas A&M University
Jessica Alföldi
Jessica Alföldi Broad Institute
Greger Larson
Greger Larson University of Oxford
Stephen F. Schaffner
Stephen F. Schaffner Broad Institute
Oliver A. Ryder
Oliver A. Ryder University of California, San Diego

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