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James W. Kijas 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 James W. Kijas sits on this spectrum.

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45 publications 703+

This scientist: 92 publications — 5th percentile

5% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

James W. Kijas 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 James W. Kijas sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 49 D-Index — 9th percentile

9% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

James W. Kijas is affiliated with the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation in Australia. Their research primarily focuses on biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a particular emphasis on genetics and molecular biology subfields.

The scientist's main topics of work include:

  • Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
  • Genetic diversity and population structure
  • Genomics and phylogenetic studies
  • Genetic and clinical aspects of sex determination and chromosomal abnormalities
  • Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research
  • Genetic mapping and diversity in plants and animals
  • Aquaculture disease management and microbiota

Frequent coauthors in their publications include:

  • Marina Naval-Sánchez
  • Antônio Reverter
  • Johannes A. Lenstra
  • Isabelle Palhière
  • Rachel Rupp

James W. Kijas has published extensively in several scientific venues, with notable recurring publications in:

  • Genetics Selection Evolution
  • Aquaculture
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Molecular Biology and Evolution
  • Nature Communications

Among their recent papers are:

  • Whole-genome resequencing of wild and domestic sheep identifies genes associated with morphological and agronomic traits (2020, Nature Communications)
  • Historical Introgression from Wild Relatives Enhanced Climatic Adaptation and Resistance to Pneumonia in Sheep (2020, Molecular Biology and Evolution)
  • Selection signatures in tropical cattle are enriched for promoter and coding regions and reveal missense mutations in the damage response gene HELB (2020, Genetics Selection Evolution)
  • VarGoats project: a dataset of 1159 whole-genome sequences to dissect Capra hircus global diversity (2021, Genetics Selection Evolution)
  • Changed Patterns of Genomic Variation Following Recent Domestication: Selection Sweeps in Farmed Atlantic Salmon (2020, Frontiers in Genetics)

Best Publications

  • Genome-wide analysis of the world's sheep breeds reveals high levels of historic mixture and strong recent selection.

    James W. Kijas;Johannes A. Lenstra;Ben Hayes;Simon Boitard

  • Sequencing and automated whole-genome optical mapping of the genome of a domestic goat (Capra hircus)

    Yang Dong;Yang Dong;Min Xie;Yu Jiang;Yu Jiang;Nianqing Xiao

  • The sheep genome illuminates biology of the rumen and lipid metabolism

    Yu Jiang;Yu Jiang;Yu Jiang;Min Xie;Wenbin Chen;Richard Talbot

  • A genome wide survey of SNP variation reveals the genetic structure of sheep breeds.

    James W. Kijas;David Townley;Brian P. Dalrymple;Michael P. Heaton

  • Coordinated international action to accelerate genome-to-phenome with FAANG, the Functional Annotation of Animal Genomes project

    Leif Andersson;Leif Andersson;Alan L. Archibald;Cynthia D. Bottema;Rudiger Brauning

  • Convergent genomic signatures of domestication in sheep and goats.

    Florian J. Alberto;Frédéric Boyer;Pablo Orozco-terWengel;Ian Streeter

  • Whole-genome resequencing of wild and domestic sheep identifies genes associated with morphological and agronomic traits

    Xin Li;Ji Yang;Ji Yang;Min Shen;Xing-Long Xie

  • Molecular Basis for the Dominant White Phenotype in the Domestic Pig

    Stefan Marklund;James Kijas;Heriberto Rodriguez-Martinez;Lars Rönnstrand

  • Genome-wide association mapping identifies the genetic basis of discrete and quantitative variation in sexual weaponry in a wild sheep population.

    Susan E. Johnston;John C. McEWAN;Natalie K. Pickering;James W. Kijas

  • Genetic diversity and signatures of selection in various goat breeds revealed by genome-wide SNP markers.

    Luiz F. Brito;James W. Kijas;Ricardo V. Ventura;Mehdi Sargolzaei

  • The sheep genome reference sequence: a work in progress

    A. L. Archibald;N. E. Cockett;B. P. Dalrymple

  • Adaptations to Climate-Mediated Selective Pressures in Sheep

    Feng-Hua Lv;Saif Agha;Juha Kantanen;Licia Colli

  • Naturally occurring rhodopsin mutation in the dog causes retinal dysfunction and degeneration mimicking human dominant retinitis pigmentosa.

    James W. Kijas;Artur V. Cideciyan;Tomas S. Aleman;Michael J. Pianta

  • Mitochondrial Sequence Reveals High Levels of Gene Flow Between Breeds of Domestic Sheep from Asia and Europe

    J.R.S. Meadows;K. Li;Juha Kantanen;Miika Tapio

  • The extent of linkage disequilibrium in beef cattle breeds using high-density SNP genotypes

    Laercio R Porto-Neto;James W Kijas;Antonio Reverter

  • Haplogroup relationships between domestic and wild sheep resolved using a mitogenome panel.

    J R S Meadows;S Hiendleder;J W Kijas

  • Accuracy of genotype imputation in sheep breeds.

    B. J. Hayes;P. J. Bowman;H. D. Daetwyler;J. W. Kijas

  • SNPs for Parentage Testing and Traceability in Globally Diverse Breeds of Sheep

    Michael P. Heaton;Kreg A. Leymaster;Theodore S. Kalbfleisch;James W. Kijas

  • Genome-wide analysis reveals adaptation to high altitudes in Tibetan sheep

    Caihong Wei;Huihua Wang;Gang Liu;Fuping Zhao

  • Reference genome of wild goat (capra aegagrus) and sequencing of goat breeds provide insight into genic basis of goat domestication

    Yang Dong;Yang Dong;Xiaolei Zhang;Min Xie;Babak Arefnezhad

Frequent Co-Authors

Antonio Reverter
Antonio Reverter Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Laercio R. Porto-Neto
Laercio R. Porto-Neto Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Ben J. Hayes
Ben J. Hayes University of Queensland
Brian P. Dalrymple
Brian P. Dalrymple University of Western Australia
John C. McEwan
John C. McEwan AgResearch
William Barendse
William Barendse Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Hans D. Daetwyler
Hans D. Daetwyler Bayer Pharmaceuticals
Ross L. Tellam
Ross L. Tellam Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Leif Andersson
Leif Andersson Texas A&M University
Graham Plastow
Graham Plastow University of Alberta

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