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3564

Nora J. Besansky 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 Nora J. Besansky sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 150 publications — 27th percentile

27% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Nora J. Besansky 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 Nora J. Besansky sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 68 D-Index — 61st percentile

61% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2020 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 2005 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Nora J. Besansky is affiliated with the University of Notre Dame in the United States. Their research primarily concentrates on genetics, molecular biology, and medicine, with a particular focus on public health, environmental and occupational health, molecular biology, genetics, plant science, and insect science.

The scientist's work covers several main topics including insect resistance and genetics, malaria research and control, mosquito-borne diseases and control, genetic diversity and population structure, chromosomal and genetic variations, evolution and genetic dynamics, and genomics and phylogenetic studies.

Several recent papers by Nora J. Besansky highlight their contributions to the field. These include:

  • Genome variation and population structure among 1142 mosquitoes of the African malaria vector species Anopheles gambiae and Anopheles coluzzii, 2020, Genome Research
  • Evolutionary superscaffolding and chromosome anchoring to improve Anopheles genome assemblies, 2020, BMC Biology
  • Discovery of Ongoing Selective Sweeps within Anopheles Mosquito Populations Using Deep Learning, 2020, Molecular Biology and Evolution
  • Radiation with reticulation marks the origin of a major malaria vector, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Standing genetic variation and chromosome differences drove rapid ecotype formation in a major malaria mosquito, 2023, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

The scientist frequently collaborates with others in their field. Some of the frequent co-authors include Carlo Costantini, Alessandra della Torre, Wamdaogo M. Guelbéogo, R. Rebecca Love, and Andrew D. Kern.

Publications by Nora J. Besansky appear regularly in venues such as Parasites & Vectors, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Genome Research, and BMC Biology.

Nora J. Besansky's recognized distinctions include membership in the National Academy of Sciences since 2020 and fellowship in the American Association for the Advancement of Science since 2005.

Best Publications

  • How reticulated are species

    James Mallet;Nora Besansky;Matthew W. Hahn

  • Extensive introgression in a malaria vector species complex revealed by phylogenomics

    Michael C. Fontaine;James B. Pease;Aaron Steele;Robert M. Waterhouse

  • Highly evolvable malaria vectors: The genomes of 16 Anopheles mosquitoes

    Daniel E. Neafsey;Robert M. Waterhouse;Mohammad R. Abai;Sergey S. Aganezov

  • Genetic diversity of the African malaria vector Anopheles gambiae.

    Alistair Miles;Alistair Miles;Nicholas J. Harding;Giordano Bottà;Giordano Bottà;Chris S. Clarkson;Chris S. Clarkson

  • Widespread divergence between incipient Anopheles gambiae species revealed by whole genome sequences

    M. K. N. Lawniczak;S. J. Emrich;A. K. Holloway;A. P. Regier

  • Analysis of the complete mitochondrial DNA from Anopheles funestus: an improved dipteran mitochondrial genome annotation and a temporal dimension of mosquito evolution.

    Jaroslaw Krzywinski;Olga G. Grushko;Nora J. Besansky

  • Ecological niche partitioning between Anopheles gambiae molecular forms in Cameroon: the ecological side of speciation

    Frédéric Simard;Diego Ayala;Guy Colince Kamdem;Marco Pombi

  • VectorBase: a data resource for invertebrate vector genomics

    Daniel Lawson;Peter Arensburger;Peter Atkinson;Nora J. Besansky

  • Speciation Within Anopheles gambiae-- the Glass Is Half Full

    A. della Torre;C. Costantini;N. J. Besansky;A. Caccone

  • A research agenda for malaria eradication: vector control.

    P. L. Alonso;N. J. Besansky;T. R. Burkot;F. H. Collins

  • Phylogenetic analysis and temporal diversification of mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) based on nuclear genes and morphology

    Kyanne R Reidenbach;Shelley Cook;Matthew A Bertone;Ralph E Harbach

  • Semipermeable species boundaries between Anopheles gambiae and Anopheles arabiensis: evidence from multilocus DNA sequence variation.

    N. J. Besansky;J. Krzywinski;T. Lehmann;F. Simard

  • Dynamics of the pyrethroid knockdown resistance allele in western Kenyan populations of Anopheles gambiae in response to insecticide-treated bed net trials.

    Aram D. Stump;Francis K. Atieli;John M. Vulule;Nora J. Besansky

  • Molecular Systematics of Anopheles: From Subgenera to Subpopulations

    Jaroslaw Krzywinski;Nora J Besansky

  • Living at the edge: biogeographic patterns of habitat segregation conform to speciation by niche expansion in Anopheles gambiae

    Carlo Costantini;Diego Ayala;Wamdaogo M. Guelbeogo;Marco Pombi

  • Ecological Genomics of Anopheles gambiae Along a Latitudinal Cline: A Population-Resequencing Approach

    Changde Cheng;Bradley J. White;Colince Kamdem;Colince Kamdem;Keithanne Mockaitis

  • SNP genotyping defines complex gene-flow boundaries among African malaria vector mosquitoes.

    D. E. Neafsey;M. K. N. Lawniczak;D. J. Park;S. N. Redmond

  • Patterns of Mitochondrial Variation within and between African Malaria Vectors, Anopheles Gambiae and An. Arabiensis, Suggest Extensive Gene Flow

    N. J. Besansky;T. Lehmann;T. Lehmann;G. T. Fahey;D. Fontenille

  • DNA barcoding of parasites and invertebrate disease vectors: what you don't know can hurt you.

    Nora J. Besansky;David W. Severson;Michael T. Ferdig

  • Sex-Linked Differentiation Between Incipient Species of Anopheles gambiae

    Aram D. Stump;Jennifer A. Shoener;Carlo Costantini;N'Fale Sagnon

Frequent Co-Authors

Carlo Costantini
Carlo Costantini University of Montpellier
Alessandra della Torre
Alessandra della Torre Sapienza University of Rome
Frank H. Collins
Frank H. Collins University of Notre Dame
Frédéric Simard
Frédéric Simard University of Montpellier
Matthew W. Hahn
Matthew W. Hahn Indiana University
Vincenzo Petrarca
Vincenzo Petrarca Sapienza University of Rome
Daniel E. Neafsey
Daniel E. Neafsey Broad Institute
Marc A. T. Muskavitch
Marc A. T. Muskavitch Biogen (United States)
George K. Christophides
George K. Christophides Imperial College London
Maureen Coetzee
Maureen Coetzee University of the Witwatersrand

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