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Animal Science and Veterinary
Finland
2026

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Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
52
Citations
9835
World Ranking
540
National Ranking
1

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Finland Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Finland Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Finland Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Finland Leader Award

Overview

Juha Kantanen is affiliated with the Natural Resources Institute Finland in Finland. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a substantial number of publications emphasizing genetics within this broad area.

Their work covers several subfields, including Genetics, Cancer Research, Agronomy and Crop Science, Molecular Biology, and Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law. These subfields highlight a diverse range of interests spanning from molecular biology to applied agricultural sciences.

Key research topics addressed by Juha Kantanen include:

  • Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
  • Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals
  • Genetic diversity and population structure
  • Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research
  • Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • Adipose Tissue and Metabolism

Recent publications by Juha Kantanen demonstrate a focus on sheep genetics and genomics. Selected papers include:

  • "Whole-genome resequencing of wild and domestic sheep identifies genes associated with morphological and agronomic traits," 2020, Nature Communications
  • "Whole-Genome Resequencing of Worldwide Wild and Domestic Sheep Elucidates Genetic Diversity, Introgression, and Agronomically Important Loci," 2021, Molecular Biology and Evolution
  • "Historical Introgression from Wild Relatives Enhanced Climatic Adaptation and Resistance to Pneumonia in Sheep," 2020, Molecular Biology and Evolution
  • "Paternal Origins and Migratory Episodes of Domestic Sheep," 2020, Current Biology
  • "Whole-genome sequence analysis unveils different origins of European and Asiatic mouflon and domestication-related genes in sheep," 2021, Communications Biology

Juha Kantanen often collaborates with several frequent co-authors, including Kisun Pokharel, Melak Weldenegodguad, Johannes A. Lenstra, Jaana Peippo, and Mervi Honkatukia. These collaborations indicate a network of scientists working within similar research themes.

Publications by Juha Kantanen appear regularly in specific venues, with the most frequent being bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Animal Genetics, Communications Biology, Scientific Reports, and Animals. These journals and repositories align with their focus on genetics, molecular biology, and applied animal sciences.

In addition to journal articles, Juha Kantanen has contributed to book publications, including a work published by FAO eBooks titled "Genomic characterization of animal genetic resources" in 2023.

Best Publications

  • Rumen microbial community composition varies with diet and host, but a core microbiome is found across a wide geographical range

    Gemma Henderson;Faith Cox;Siva Ganesh;Arjan Jonker

  • Revealing the history of sheep domestication using retrovirus integrations

    Bernardo Chessa;Filipe Pereira;Frederick Arnaud;Antonio Amorim

  • Whole-Genome Sequencing of Native Sheep Provides Insights into Rapid Adaptations to Extreme Environments

    Ji Yang;Wen-Rong Li;Feng-Hua Lv;San-Gang He

  • 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

  • Sheep Mitochondrial DNA Variation in European, Caucasian, and Central Asian Areas

    Miika Tapio;Nurbiy Marzanov;Mikhail Ozerov;Mirjana Ćinkulov

  • Genetic diversity and population structure of 20 north European cattle breeds

    Juha Kantanen;I Olsaker;L.-E. Holm;S Lien

  • Whole-Genome Resequencing of Worldwide Wild and Domestic Sheep Elucidates Genetic Diversity, Introgression, and Agronomically Important Loci

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  • Adaptations to Climate-Mediated Selective Pressures in Sheep

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

  • Mitogenomic Meta-Analysis Identifies Two Phases of Migration in the History of Eastern Eurasian Sheep

    Feng-Hua Lv;Wei-Feng Peng;Ji Yang;Yong-Xin Zhao

  • Tracking the origins of Yakutian horses and the genetic basis for their fast adaptation to subarctic environments

    Pablo Librado;Clio Der Sarkissian;Luca Ermini;Mikkel Schubert

  • Molecular tools and analytical approaches for the characterization of farm animal genetic diversity

    J. A. Lenstra;L. F. Groeneveld;H. Eding;J. Kantanen

  • 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

  • Maternal and paternal genealogy of Eurasian taurine cattle (Bos taurus)

    Juha Kantanen;C. J. Edwards;D. G. Bradley;H. Viinalass

  • Genomic Reconstruction of the History of Native Sheep Reveals the Peopling Patterns of Nomads and the Expansion of Early Pastoralism in East Asia

    Yong-Xin Zhao;Ji Yang;Feng-Hua Lv;Xiao-Ju Hu

  • Genetic origin, admixture and population history of aurochs ( Bos primigenius ) and primitive European cattle

    M R Upadhyay;W Chen;J A Lenstra;C R J Goderie

  • Microsatellite-based genetic diversity and population structure of domestic sheep in northern Eurasia

    Miika Tapio;Mikhail Ozerov;Ilma Tapio;Miguel A Toro

  • Erratum: Rumen microbial community composition varies with diet and host, but a core microbiome is found across a wide geographical range

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  • Native breeds demonstrate high contributions to the molecular variation in northern European sheep.

    M. Tapio;I. Tapio;Z. Grislis;L.-E. Holm

  • Globally dispersed Y chromosomal haplotypes in wild and domestic sheep.

    J R S Meadows;J R S Meadows;O Hanotte;Cord Drögemüller;J Calvo

  • Historical Introgression from Wild Relatives Enhanced Climatic Adaptation and Resistance to Pneumonia in Sheep.

    Yin-Hong Cao;Song-Song Xu;Min Shen;Ze-Hui Chen

  • Genome-Wide Association Analyses Highlight the Potential for Different Genetic Mechanisms for Litter Size Among Sheep Breeds.

    Song-Song Xu;Lei Gao;Xing-Long Xie;Yan-Ling Ren

  • Genetic diversity and structure of the West Balkan Pramenka sheep types as revealed by microsatellite and mitochondrial DNA analysis.

    M. Cinkulov;Z. Popovski;K. Porcu;B. Tanaskovska

  • Random amplified polymorphic DNA in cattle and sheep: application for detecting genetic variation

    Juha Kantanen;Johanna Vilkki;Kari Elo;Asko Mäki-Tanila

  • Differentiation of European cattle by AFLP fingerprinting.

    R Negrini;I J Nijman;E Milanesi;K Moazami-Goudarzi

  • Comparison of milk protein allele frequencies in Nordic cattle breeds

    S. Lien;Juha Kantanen;I. Olsaker;L.-E. Holm

  • Unfolding of population structure in Baltic sheep breeds using microsatellite analysis

    Ilma Tapio;Miika Tapio;Z Grislis;L-E Holm

Frequent Co-Authors

Johanna Vilkki
Johanna Vilkki University of Turku
Johannes A. Lenstra
Johannes A. Lenstra Utrecht University
Michael William Bruford
Michael William Bruford Cardiff University
Olivier Hanotte
Olivier Hanotte University of Nottingham
Paolo Ajmone-Marsan
Paolo Ajmone-Marsan Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
Daniel G. Bradley
Daniel G. Bradley Trinity College Dublin
Catarina Ginja
Catarina Ginja University of Lisbon
Michael D. MacNeil
Michael D. MacNeil University of the Free State
Licia Colli
Licia Colli Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
Peer Berg
Peer Berg Norwegian University of Life Sciences

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