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2026

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Ecology and Evolution

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144
Citations
71861
World Ranking
41
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Eske Willerslev publication distribution in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Ecology and Evolution in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Eske Willerslev sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 365 publications — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 531 publications or more.

Eske Willerslev D-index placement in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Ecology and Evolution scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Eske Willerslev sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index: 95 scientists 31 D-Index: 123 scientists 32 D-Index: 191 scientists 33 D-Index: 245 scientists 34 D-Index: 252 scientists 35 D-Index: 244 scientists 36 D-Index: 249 scientists 37 D-Index: 244 scientists 38 D-Index: 254 scientists 39 D-Index: 254 scientists 40 D-Index: 280 scientists 41 D-Index: 274 scientists 42 D-Index: 266 scientists 43 D-Index: 233 scientists 44 D-Index: 248 scientists 45 D-Index: 208 scientists 46 D-Index: 201 scientists 47 D-Index: 213 scientists 48 D-Index: 207 scientists 49 D-Index: 172 scientists 50 D-Index: 209 scientists 51 D-Index: 199 scientists 52 D-Index: 153 scientists 53 D-Index: 169 scientists 54 D-Index: 163 scientists 55 D-Index: 148 scientists 56 D-Index: 120 scientists 57 D-Index: 146 scientists 58 D-Index: 137 scientists 59 D-Index: 140 scientists 60 D-Index: 104 scientists 61 D-Index: 119 scientists 62 D-Index: 118 scientists 63 D-Index: 99 scientists 64 D-Index: 77 scientists 65 D-Index: 100 scientists 66 D-Index: 86 scientists 67 D-Index: 83 scientists 68 D-Index: 75 scientists 69 D-Index: 94 scientists 70 D-Index: 57 scientists 71 D-Index: 68 scientists 72 D-Index: 59 scientists 73 D-Index: 63 scientists 74 D-Index: 66 scientists 75 D-Index: 60 scientists 76 D-Index: 42 scientists 77 D-Index: 49 scientists 78 D-Index: 39 scientists 79 D-Index: 37 scientists 80 D-Index: 43 scientists 81 D-Index: 41 scientists 82 D-Index: 45 scientists 83 D-Index: 34 scientists 84 D-Index: 40 scientists 85 D-Index: 35 scientists 86 D-Index: 55 scientists 87 D-Index: 24 scientists 88 D-Index: 24 scientists 89 D-Index: 30 scientists 90 D-Index: 23 scientists 91 D-Index: 25 scientists 92 D-Index: 27 scientists 93 D-Index: 27 scientists 94 D-Index: 13 scientists 95 D-Index: 23 scientists 96 D-Index: 12 scientists 97 D-Index: 14 scientists 98 D-Index: 19 scientists 99 D-Index: 16 scientists 100 D-Index: 14 scientists 101 D-Index: 5 scientists 102 D-Index: 21 scientists 103 D-Index: 16 scientists 104 D-Index: 10 scientists 105 D-Index: 7 scientists 106 D-Index: 7 scientists 107 D-Index: 7 scientists 108 D-Index: 6 scientists 109 D-Index: 9 scientists 110 D-Index: 11 scientists 111 D-Index: 12 scientists 112 D-Index: 9 scientists 113 D-Index: 7 scientists 114 D-Index: 3 scientists 115 D-Index: 8 scientists 116 D-Index: 5 scientists 117 D-Index: 11 scientists 118 D-Index: 4 scientists 119 D-Index: 2 scientists 120 D-Index: 5 scientists 121+ D-Index: 100 scientists
30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 144 D-Index — 100th percentile

100% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 121 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in Denmark Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in Denmark Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in Denmark Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in Denmark Leader Award
  • 2014 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Overview

Eske Willerslev is affiliated with the University of Copenhagen in Denmark and has a significant body of research in biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their work spans several subfields including genetics, ecology, paleontology, molecular biology, and archaeology.

Their research topics include:

  • Forensic and Genetic Research
  • Archaeology and ancient environmental studies
  • Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
  • Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies
  • Genetic diversity and population structure
  • Yersinia bacterium, plague, ectoparasites research
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research

Notable recent publications include:

  • Population genomics of the Viking world, 2020, Nature
  • Ancient DNA analysis, 2021, Nature Reviews Methods Primers
  • A 2-million-year-old ecosystem in Greenland uncovered by environmental DNA, 2022, Nature
  • Lake Sedimentary DNA Research on Past Terrestrial and Aquatic Biodiversity: Overview and Recommendations, 2021, Quaternary
  • Late Quaternary dynamics of Arctic biota from ancient environmental genomics, 2021, Nature

Frequent co-authors in their publications are:

  • Martin Sikora
  • Morten E. Allentoft
  • Kristian Kristiansen
  • Fernando Racimo
  • Thorfinn Sand Korneliussen

The most common venues for their work include:

  • Nature
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Current Biology
  • Science
  • Nature Communications

Eske Willerslev has contributed to book publications through Cambridge University Press with the title The Indo-European Puzzle Revisited (2023) and Archaeopress Archaeology eBooks with Conversations in Human Evolution (2020).

Awards and recognitions include membership in the National Academy of Sciences since 2014 and membership in the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO).

Best Publications

  • Environmental DNA - An emerging tool in conservation for monitoring past and present biodiversity

    Philip Francis Thomsen;Eske Willerslev

  • Whole-genome analyses resolve early branches in the tree of life of modern birds

    Erich D. Jarvis;Siavash Mirarab;Andre J. Aberer;Bo Li;Bo Li;Bo Li

  • Towards next‐generation biodiversity assessment using DNA metabarcoding

    Pierre Taberlet;Eric Coissac;François Pompanon;Christian Brochmann

  • Population genomics of Bronze Age Eurasia

    Morten E. Allentoft;Martin Sikora;Karl-Göran Sjögren;Simon Rasmussen

  • Monitoring endangered freshwater biodiversity using environmental DNA

    Philip Francis Thomsen;Jos Kielgast;Lars L. Iversen;Carsten Wiuf

  • Power and limitations of the chloroplast trnL(UAA) intron for plant DNA barcoding

    Pierre Taberlet;Eric Coissac;François Pompanon;Ludovic Gielly

  • Next-generation monitoring of aquatic biodiversity using environmental DNA metabarcoding

    Alice Valentini;Pierre Taberlet;Pierre Taberlet;Claude Miaud;Raphaël Civade

  • Comparative genomics reveals insights into avian genome evolution and adaptation.

    Guojie Zhang;Guojie Zhang;Cai Li;Qiye Li;Bo Li

  • Worldwide Phylogeography of Wild Boar Reveals Multiple Centers of Pig Domestication

    Greger Larson;Keith Dobney;Umberto Albarella;Meiying Fang

  • Detection of a diverse marine fish fauna using environmental DNA from seawater samples.

    Philip Francis Thomsen;Jos Kielgast;Lars Lønsmann Iversen;Peter Rask Møller

  • Upper Palaeolithic Siberian genome reveals dual ancestry of Native Americans

    Maanasa Raghavan;Pontus Skoglund;Kelly E. Graf;Mait Metspalu

  • Ancient human genome sequence of an extinct Palaeo-Eskimo

    Morten Rasmussen;Yingrui Li;Stinus Lindgreen;Jakob Skou Pedersen

  • Recalibrating Equus evolution using the genome sequence of an early Middle Pleistocene horse.

    Ludovic Orlando;Aurelien Ginolhac;Guojie Zhang;Duane Froese

  • An Aboriginal Australian Genome Reveals Separate Human Dispersals into Asia

    Morten Rasmussen;Xiaosen Guo;Yong Wang;Kirk E. Lohmueller

  • Diverse Plant and Animal Genetic Records from Holocene and Pleistocene Sediments

    Eske Willerslev;Anders J. Hansen;Jonas Binladen;Tina B. Brand

  • Rise and Fall of the Beringian Steppe Bison

    Beth Shapiro;Alexei J. Drummond;Andrew Rambaut;Michael C. Wilson

  • Species-specific responses of Late Quaternary megafauna to climate and humans

    Eline D. Lorenzen;David Nogués-Bravo;Ludovic Orlando;Jaco Weinstock

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

    Pontus Skoglund;Helena Malmström;Maanasa Raghavan;Jan Storå

  • The half-life of DNA in bone: measuring decay kinetics in 158 dated fossils

    Morten E. Allentoft;Morten E. Allentoft;Morten E. Allentoft;Matthew Collins;David Harker;James Haile

  • Tracing the peopling of the world through genomics

    Rasmus Nielsen;Joshua M. Akey;Mattias Jakobsson;Jonathan K. Pritchard

  • Review Paper. Ancient DNA

    Eske Willerslev;Alan Cooper

Frequent Co-Authors

M. Thomas P. Gilbert
M. Thomas P. Gilbert University of Copenhagen
Ludovic Orlando
Ludovic Orlando Paul Sabatier University
Rasmus Nielsen
Rasmus Nielsen University of California, Berkeley
Morten E. Allentoft
Morten E. Allentoft Curtin University
Martin Sikora
Martin Sikora University of Copenhagen
James Haile
James Haile Murdoch University
Simon Rasmussen
Simon Rasmussen University of Copenhagen
Thorfinn Sand Korneliussen
Thorfinn Sand Korneliussen University of Copenhagen
Anders Götherström
Anders Götherström Stockholm University
Beth Shapiro
Beth Shapiro University of California, Santa Cruz

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