2026 Gianni Liti: Genetics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Genetics	52	3787	3573	196	186	142	11430

Research.com Recognitions

Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Overview

Gianni Liti is affiliated with Grenoble Alpes University in France, focusing on research within the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, as well as Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their work spans various subfields including Molecular Biology, Food Science, Plant Science, Genetics, and Physiology.

The scientist's primary research topics include:

Fungal and yeast genetics research
Fermentation and Sensory Analysis
Yeasts and Rust Fungi Studies
Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
Chromosomal and Genetic Variations
Horticultural and Viticultural Research
Evolution and Genetic Dynamics

Gianni Liti has contributed to a number of recent publications. Notable papers include:

How genomics can help biodiversity conservation, 2023, Trends in Genetics
Building pangenome graphs, 2023, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Building pangenome graphs, 2024, Nature Methods
Telomere-to-telomere assemblies of 142 strains characterize the genome structural landscape in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, 2023, Nature Genetics
A yeast living ancestor reveals the origin of genomic introgressions, 2020, Nature

The venues where Gianni Liti has frequently published include:

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Yeast
SSRN Electronic Journal
PLoS Genetics
OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)

Throughout their career, they have collaborated extensively with co-authors such as Matteo De Chiara, Jia-Xing Yue, Jing Li, Jonas Warringer, and Lorenzo Tattini.

Recognition of Gianni Liti's professional standing includes membership in the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO).

Best Publications

Population genomics of domestic and wild yeasts

Gianni Liti;David M. Carter;Alan M. Moses;Alan M. Moses;Jonas Warringer

1658
Citations
Genome evolution across 1,011 Saccharomyces cerevisiae isolates

Jackson Peter;Matteo De Chiara;Anne Friedrich;Jia-Xing Yue

970
Citations
Trait variation in yeast is defined by population history.

Jonas Warringer;Jonas Warringer;Enikö Zörgö;Francisco A. Cubillos;Amin Zia

379
Citations
Sequence Diversity, Reproductive Isolation and Species Concepts in Saccharomyces

Gianni Liti;David B. H. Barton;Edward J. Louis

360
Citations
Contrasting evolutionary genome dynamics between domesticated and wild yeasts

Jia Xing Yue;Jing Li;Louise Aigrain;Johan Hallin

341
Citations
Surprisingly diverged populations of Saccharomyces cerevisiae in natural environments remote from human activity.

Qi-Ming Wang;Wan-Qiu Liu;Gianni Liti;Shi-An Wang

327
Citations
A High-Definition View of Functional Genetic Variation from Natural Yeast Genomes

Anders Bergström;Jared T. Simpson;Francisco Salinas;Benjamin Barré

313
Citations
Revealing the genetic structure of a trait by sequencing a population under selection

Leopold Parts;Francisco A. Cubillos;Jonas Warringer;Kanika Jain

301
Citations
Elucidating the molecular architecture of adaptation via evolve and resequence experiments.

Anthony Long;Gianni Liti;Andrej Luptak;Olivier Tenaillon

260
Citations
The fascinating and secret wild life of the budding yeast S. cerevisiae

Gianni Liti

203
Citations
Assessing the complex architecture of polygenic traits in diverged yeast populations

Francisco A. Cubillos;Eleonora Billi;Enikö Zörgö;Enikö Zörgö;Leopold Parts

200
Citations
High-quality genome (re)assembly using chromosomal contact data

Hervé H Marie-Nelly;Martial M Marbouty;Axel A Cournac;Axel A Cournac;Jean-François Flot

186
Citations
Inferences of evolutionary relationships from a population survey of LTR-retrotransposons and telomeric-associated sequences in the Saccharomyces sensu stricto complex

Gianni Liti;Antonella Peruffo;Steve A. James;Ian N. Roberts

181
Citations
Advances in quantitative trait analysis in yeast.

Gianni Liti;Edward J. Louis

163
Citations
De novo yeast genome assemblies from MinION, PacBio and MiSeq platforms.

Francesca Giordano;Louise Aigrain;Michael A Quail;Paul Coupland

161
Citations
Yeast evolution and comparative genomics.

Gianni Liti;Edward J. Louis

154
Citations
Generation of a large set of genetically tractable haploid and diploid Saccharomyces strains

Francisco A. Cubillos;Edward J. Louis;Gianni Liti

154
Citations
Standing Genetic Variation Drives Repeatable Experimental Evolution in Outcrossing Populations of Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Molly K. Burke;Gianni Liti;Anthony D. Long

153
Citations
de novo assembly and population genomic survey of natural yeast isolates with the Oxford Nanopore MinION sequencer.

Benjamin Istace;Anne Friedrich;Léo d'Agata;Sébastien Faye

149
Citations
Population genomics of domestic and wild yeasts

David M. Carter;Gianni Liti;Alan M. Moses;Leopold Parts

6
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Edward J. Louis University of Leicester

Leopold Parts Wellcome Sanger Institute

Anders Blomberg University of Gothenburg

Alain Nicolas Institute Curie

Richard Durbin University of Cambridge

Patrick Wincker University of Paris-Saclay

Anthony D. Long University of California, Irvine

Audrey P. Gasch University of Wisconsin–Madison

Michael A. Quail Wellcome Sanger Institute

Robert Landick University of Wisconsin–Madison

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