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Keith Dobney

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
59
Citations
13841
World Ranking
12438
National Ranking
346

Keith Dobney publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Keith Dobney sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 184 publications — 43rd percentile

43% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Keith Dobney D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Keith Dobney sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 59 D-Index — 38th percentile

38% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

Keith Dobney is affiliated with the University of Sydney in Australia and specializes in the field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a focus on genetics, archaeology, molecular biology, anthropology, and paleontology.

Their research covers a range of topics, including:

  • Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
  • Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies
  • Genetic diversity and population structure
  • Morphological variations and asymmetry
  • Yersinia bacterium, plague, ectoparasites research
  • Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
  • Oral microbiology and periodontitis research

Recent publications by Keith Dobney include:

  • "Origins and genetic legacy of prehistoric dogs," 2020, Science
  • "Dire wolves were the last of an ancient New World canid lineage," 2021, Nature
  • "Palaeogenomic analysis of black rat (Rattus rattus) reveals multiple European introductions associated with human economic history," 2022, Nature Communications
  • "Long-Term Reciprocal Gene Flow in Wild and Domestic Geese Reveals Complex Domestication History," 2020, G3 Genes Genomes Genetics
  • "What's the catch? Archaeological application of rapid collagen-based species identification for Pacific Salmon," 2020, Journal of Archaeological Science

Frequent co-authors in Keith Dobney's work include:

  • Kimberly A. Plomp
  • Mark Collard
  • Anna Linderholm
  • Greger Larson
  • Ardern Hulme-Beaman

Their publications often appear in a consistent set of journals and publication venues, such as:

  • PLoS ONE
  • Science
  • Scientific Reports
  • Biological Theory
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Best Publications

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

    Greger Larson;Keith Dobney;Umberto Albarella;Meiying Fang

  • Current perspectives and the future of domestication studies

    Greger Larson;Dolores R. Piperno;Robin G. Allaby;Michael D. Purugganan

  • Sequencing ancient calcified dental plaque shows changes in oral microbiota with dietary shifts of the Neolithic and Industrial revolutions

    Christina J Adler;Keith Dobney;Laura S Weyrich;John Kaidonis

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

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

  • Ancient DNA, pig domestication, and the spread of the Neolithic into Europe

    Greger Larson;Umberto Albarella;Keith Dobney;Peter Rowley-Conwy

  • Neanderthal behaviour, diet, and disease inferred from ancient DNA in dental calculus

    Laura S. Weyrich;Sebastian Duchene;Julien Soubrier;Luis Arriola

  • Genomic and archaeological evidence suggest a dual origin of domestic dogs.

    Laurent A. F. Frantz;Victoria E. Mullin;Maud Pionnier-Capitan;Maud Pionnier-Capitan;Ophélie Lebrasseur

  • Phylogeny and ancient DNA of Sus provides insights into neolithic expansion in Island Southeast Asia and Oceania.

    Greger Larson;Greger Larson;Thomas Cucchi;Masakatsu Fujita;Elizabeth Matisoo-Smith

  • Patterns of East Asian pig domestication, migration, and turnover revealed by modern and ancient DNA

    Greger Larson;Ranran Liu;Xingbo Zhao;Jing Yuan

  • Origins and genetic legacy of prehistoric dogs

    Anders Bergström;Laurent Frantz;Laurent Frantz;Ryan Schmidt;Ryan Schmidt;Erik Ersmark

  • Pig Domestication and Human-Mediated Dispersal in Western Eurasia Revealed through Ancient DNA and Geometric Morphometrics

    Claudio Ottoni;Linus Girdland Flink;Linus Girdland Flink;Allowen Evin;Allowen Evin;Christina Geörg;Christina Geörg

  • The long and winding road: identifying pig domestication through molar size and shape

    Allowen Evin;Allowen Evin;Thomas Cucchi;Thomas Cucchi;Andrea Cardini;Andrea Cardini;Una Strand Vidarsdottir

  • Early Neolithic pig domestication at Jiahu, Henan Province, China: clues from molar shape analyses using geometric morphometric approaches

    T. Cucchi;T. Cucchi;A. Hulme-Beaman;J. Yuan;Keith Dobney

  • An Ecological and Evolutionary Framework for Commensalism in Anthropogenic Environments

    Ardern Hulme-Beaman;Ardern Hulme-Beaman;Keith Dobney;Keith Dobney;Thomas Cucchi;Thomas Cucchi;Jeremy B. Searle

  • Born Free ? New Evidence for the Status of Sus scrofa at Neolithic Çayönü Tepesi (Southeastern Anatolia, Turkey)

    Anton Ervynck;Keith Dobney;Hitomi Hongo;Richard H. Meadow

  • Genetics and animal domestication: new windows on an elusive process

    Keith Dobney;Greger Larson

  • The evolutionary history of dogs in the Americas.

    Máire Ní Leathlobhair;Angela R. Perri;Angela R. Perri;Evan K. Irving-Pease;Kelsey E. Witt

  • Meta-analysis of zooarchaeological data from SW Asia and SE Europe provides insight into the origins and spread of animal husbandry

    James Conolly;Sue Colledge;Keith Dobney;Jean-Denis Vigne

  • The Liang Bua faunal remains: a 95 k.yr. sequence from Flores, East Indonesia

    G.D. van den Bergh;G.D. van den Bergh;H.J.M. Meijer;Rokhus Due Awe;M.J. Morwood;M.J. Morwood

  • Evaluating the roles of directed breeding and gene flow in animal domestication.

    Fiona B. Marshall;Keith Dobney;Timothy Denham;Jose M Capriles

Frequent Co-Authors

Greger Larson
Greger Larson University of Oxford
Alan Cooper
Alan Cooper Charles Sturt University
M. Thomas P. Gilbert
M. Thomas P. Gilbert University of Copenhagen
Leif Andersson
Leif Andersson Texas A&M University
Jeremy B. Searle
Jeremy B. Searle Cornell University
Eske Willerslev
Eske Willerslev University of Copenhagen
James Haile
James Haile Murdoch University
Stephen Shennan
Stephen Shennan University College London
Simon Y. W. Ho
Simon Y. W. Ho University of Sydney
Daniel G. Bradley
Daniel G. Bradley Trinity College Dublin

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Martien A. M. Groenen

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Eske Willerslev

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Jeremy B. Searle

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Publications: 28

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Hendrik-Jan Megens

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Publications: 27

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Alan Cooper

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Publications: 26

Michael Hofreiter

Michael Hofreiter

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Publications: 24

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Miguel Pérez-Enciso

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Publications: 21

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Lusheng Huang

Jiangxi Agricultural University

Publications: 19

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Robert K. Wayne

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