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Animal Science and Veterinary
Netherlands
2026

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Animal Science and Veterinary

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92
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World Ranking
29
National Ranking
3

Genetics

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92
Citations
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National Ranking
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  • 2026 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Netherlands Leader Award

Overview

Martien A. M. Groenen is affiliated with Wageningen University & Research in the Netherlands. Their research primarily falls within the field of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with a strong focus on Genetics and Molecular Biology. Additional areas of study include Plant Science, Cancer Research, and Animal Science and Zoology.

Their recent publications cover a range of topics related to genetic and phenotypic traits, genetic mapping and diversity, and animal genetics. Notable papers include:

  • Sequence and comparative analysis of the chicken genome provide unique perspectives on vertebrate evolution (2021), published in Kent Academic Repository (University of Kent)
  • A compendium of genetic regulatory effects across pig tissues (2024), published in Nature Genetics
  • From FAANG to fork: application of highly annotated genomes to improve farmed animal production (2020), published in Genome Biology
  • Organoids: a promising new in vitro platform in livestock and veterinary research (2021), published in Veterinary Research
  • pCADD: SNV prioritisation in Sus scrofa (2020), published in Genetics Selection Evolution

Their frequent co-authors include Martijn F. L. Derks, R.P.M.A. Crooijmans, Hendrik-Jan Megens, Ole Madsen, and Mirte Bosse.

Martien A. M. Groenen has published extensively in several scientific venues, notably:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • BMC Genomics
  • Frontiers in Genetics
  • Genetics Selection Evolution
  • Genomics

Key research topics addressed in their work are:

  • Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
  • Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals
  • Genetic diversity and population structure
  • Animal Genetics and Reproduction
  • Chromosomal and Genetic Variations
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research

Best Publications

  • Sequence and comparative analysis of the chicken genome provide unique perspectives on vertebrate evolution

    Ladeana W. Hillier;Webb Miller;Ewan Birney;Wesley Warren

  • Analyses of pig genomes provide insight into porcine demography and evolution

    Martien A. M. Groenen;Alan L. Archibald;Hirohide Uenishi;Christopher K. Tuggle

  • Design of a High Density SNP Genotyping Assay in the Pig Using SNPs Identified and Characterized by Next Generation Sequencing Technology

    António M Ramos;Richard P M A Crooijmans;Nabeel A Affara;Andreia J. Amaral

  • Strong signatures of selection in the domestic pig genome

    Carl-Johan Rubin;Hendrik-Jan Megens;Alvaro Martinez Barrio;Khurram Maqbool

  • A consensus linkage map of the chicken genome

    Martien A.M. Groenen;Hans H. Cheng;Nat Bumstead;Bernard F. Benkel

  • A genetic variation map for chicken with 2.8 million single-nucleotide polymorphisms

    Gane Ka Shu Wong;Gane Ka Shu Wong;Gane Ka Shu Wong;Bin Liu;Jun Wang;Jun Wang;Yong Zhang;Yong Zhang

  • The PiGMaP consortium linkage map of the pig (Sus scrofa).

    A L Archibald;C S Haley;J F Brown;S Couperwhite

  • Multi-Platform Next-Generation Sequencing of the Domestic Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo): Genome Assembly and Analysis

    Rami A. Dalloul;Julie A Long;Aleksey V. Zimin;Luqman Aslam

  • Empirical Evaluation of Genetic Clustering Methods Using Multilocus Genotypes From 20 Chicken Breeds

    Noah A. Rosenberg;Terry Burke;Kari Elo;Marcus W. Feldman

  • First report on chicken genes and chromosomes 2000

    M Schmid;I Nanda;M Guttenbach;C Steinlein

  • The duck genome and transcriptome provide insight into an avian influenza virus reservoir species

    Yinhua Huang;Yinhua Huang;Yingrui Li;David W Burt;Hualan Chen

  • Detection of quantitative trait loci for backfat thickness and intramuscular fat content in pigs (Sus scrofa).

    D. J. De Koning;L. L. G. Janss;A. P. Rattink;P. A. M. Van Oers

  • Biodiversity of 52 chicken populations assessed by microsatellite typing of DNA pools

    Jossi Hillel;Martien A.M. Groenen;Michèle Tixier-Boichard;Abraham B. Korol

  • 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

  • Microsatellite markers in common carp (Cyprinus carpio L.)

    R P M A Crooijmans;J J Van der Poel;M A M Groenen;V A F Bierbooms

  • Genome-wide assessment of worldwide chicken SNP genetic diversity indicates significant absence of rare alleles in commercial breeds

    William M. Muir;Gane Ka-Shu Wong;Yong Zhang;Jun Wang

  • Genetic diversity of eleven European pig breeds

    Guillaume Laval;Nathalie Iannuccelli;Christian Legault;Denis Milan

  • Evidence of long-term gene flow and selection during domestication from analyses of Eurasian wild and domestic pig genomes.

    Laurent A F Frantz;Laurent A F Frantz;Joshua G Schraiber;Ole Madsen;Hendrik-Jan Megens

  • Genome-wide scan for body composition in pigs reveals important role of imprinting

    D.J. de Koning;A.P. Rattink;B. Harlizius;J.A.M. van Arendonk

  • Regions of homozygosity in the porcine genome: consequence of demography and the recombination landscape.

    Mirte Bosse;Hendrik Jan Megens;Ole Madsen;Yogesh Paudel

  • A high-density SNP-based linkage map of the chicken genome reveals sequence features correlated with recombination rate.

    Martien A.M. Groenen;Per Wahlberg;Mario Foglio;Hans H. Cheng

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard P. M. A. Crooijmans
Richard P. M. A. Crooijmans Wageningen University & Research
Hendrik-Jan Megens
Hendrik-Jan Megens Wageningen University & Research
J.J. van der Poel
J.J. van der Poel Wageningen University & Research
Mirte Bosse
Mirte Bosse Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Ole Madsen
Ole Madsen Wageningen University & Research
Lawrence B. Schook
Lawrence B. Schook University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
H. Bovenhuis
H. Bovenhuis Wageningen University & Research
Alan Archibald
Alan Archibald University of Edinburgh
J.A.M. van Arendonk
J.A.M. van Arendonk Wageningen University & Research
Alain Vignal
Alain Vignal Federal University of Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées

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