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Mark Stoneking

Mark Stoneking

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Genetics
Germany
2024
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Genetics and Molecular Biology
Germany
2024

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Genetics

D-Index
120
Citations
51315
World Ranking
381
National Ranking
24

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics in Germany Leader Award
  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in Germany Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Genetics in Germany Leader Award
  • 2020 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 2000 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Mark Stoneking is affiliated with the Max Planck Society in Germany and specializes in research within the fields of biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their work primarily focuses on genetics, molecular biology, geography, planning and development, archeology, and paleontology.

The main topics covered by their research include:

  • Forensic and Genetic Research
  • Genetic diversity and population structure
  • Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies
  • Race, Genetics, and Society
  • Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • Archaeology and ancient environmental studies

Stoneking's recent papers illustrate a wide scope of research across population genetics and ancient DNA studies. These include:

  • Ancient DNA indicates human population shifts and admixture in northern and southern China, 2020, Science
  • Genomic insights into population history and biological adaptation in Oceania, 2021, Nature
  • Extensive Ethnolinguistic Diversity in Vietnam Reflects Multiple Sources of Genetic Diversity, 2020, Molecular Biology and Evolution
  • Exploring correlations in genetic and cultural variation across language families in northeast Asia, 2021, Science Advances
  • Ancient DNA from Guam and the Peopling of the Pacific, 2020, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Frequent collaborators include Brigitte Pakendorf, Alexander Hübner, Dang Liu, Wibhu Kutanan, and Leonardo Arias. The partnership with these co-authors has resulted in multiple joint publications.

Stoneking's research has been published in various venues, with frequent appearances in:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Molecular Biology and Evolution
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • PLoS ONE
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

In recognition of their contributions to science, Stoneking was elected as a Member of the National Academy of Sciences in 2020 and became a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2000.

Best Publications

  • Mitochondrial DNA and human evolution

    Rebecca L. Cann;Rebecca L. Cann;Mark Stoneking;Allan C. Wilson

  • Genetic history of an archaic hominin group from Denisova Cave in Siberia

    David Reich;Richard E. Green;Martin Kircher;Johannes Krause

  • Neandertal DNA Sequences and the Origin of Modern Humans

    Matthias Krings;Anne C. Stone;Ralf W. Schmitz;Heike Krainitzki

  • African populations and the evolution of human mitochondrial DNA

    Linda Vigilant;Mark Stoneking;Henry Harpending;Kristen Hawkes

  • Mitochondrial DNA and two perspectives on evolutionary genetics

    Allan C. Wilson;Rebecca L. Cann;Rebecca L. Cann;Steven M. Carr;Steven M. Carr;Matthew George;Matthew George

  • The Genetic Structure of Ancient Human Populations

    Henry C. Harpending;Stephen T. Sherry;Alan R. Rogers;Mark Stoneking

  • Denisova Admixture and the First Modern Human Dispersals into Southeast Asia and Oceania

    David Reich;Nick Patterson;Martin Kircher;Frederick Delfin

  • A genomic history of Aboriginal Australia

    Anna Sapfo Malaspinas;Anna Sapfo Malaspinas;Anna Sapfo Malaspinas;Michael C. Westaway;Craig Muller;Vitor C. Sousa;Vitor C. Sousa

  • Haplotype Diversity and Linkage Disequilibrium at Human G6PD: Recent Origin of Alleles That Confer Malarial Resistance

    Sarah A. Tishkoff;Robert Varkonyi;Nelie Cahinhinan;Salem Abbes

  • Correction: Corrigendum: Larger mitochondrial DNA than Y-chromosome differences between matrilocal and patrilocal groups from Sumatra

    Ellen Dröfn Gunnarsdóttir;Madhusudan R. Nandineni;Mingkun Li;Sean Myles

  • Whole-genome sequence variation, population structure and demographic history of the Dutch population

    Laurent C. Francioli;Androniki Menelaou;Sara L. Pulit;Freerk van Dijk

  • Global diversity in the human salivary microbiome

    Ivan Nasidze;Jing Li;Dominique Quinque;Kun Tang

  • Characteristics and frequency of germline mutations at microsatellite loci from the human Y chromosome, as revealed by direct observation in father/son pairs.

    Manfred Kayser;Lutz Roewer;Minttu Hedman;Lotte Henke

  • Mitochondrial DNA and human evolution.

    Brigitte Pakendorf;Mark Stoneking

  • Length mutations in human mitochondrial DNA: direct sequencing of enzymatically amplified DNA

    Lisa A. Wrischnik;Russell G. Higuchi;Mark Stoneking;Henry A. Erlich

  • A new approach for using genome scans to detect recent positive selection in the human genome.

    Kun Tang;Kevin R Thornton;Mark Stoneking

  • Alu insertion polymorphisms and human evolution: evidence for a larger population size in Africa.

    Mark Stoneking;Jennifer J. Fontius;Stephanie L. Clifford;Himla Soodyall

  • African origin of human-specific polymorphic Alu insertions

    M A Batzer;M Stoneking;M Alegria-Hartman;H Bazan

  • Human mtDNA and Y-chromosome variation is correlated with matrilocal versus patrilocal residence.

    Hiroshi Oota;Wannapa Settheetham-Ishida;Danai Tiwawech;Takafumi Ishida

  • Molecular evolution of Pediculus humanus and the origin of clothing

    Ralf Kittler;Manfred Kayser;Mark Stoneking

Frequent Co-Authors

Mark A. Batzer
Mark A. Batzer Louisiana State University
Sean Myles
Sean Myles Dalhousie University
Stephen T. Sherry
Stephen T. Sherry National Institutes of Health
Manfred Kayser
Manfred Kayser Erasmus University Rotterdam
Allan C. Wilson
Allan C. Wilson University of California, Berkeley
David Reich
David Reich Harvard Medical School
Richard Cordaux
Richard Cordaux University of Poitiers
Prescott L. Deininger
Prescott L. Deininger Tulane University
Kentaro Shimizu
Kentaro Shimizu University of Zurich
Henry A. Erlich
Henry A. Erlich UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital

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