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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Genetics 59 3232 3058 1403 1317 100 13382

Peter Andolfatto publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Peter Andolfatto between 1992 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Peter Andolfatto published across 34 years, from 1992 to 2025, averaging 3.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 8 publications in 2021. 8 of the 116 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
2 4 6 8
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1992 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 8. Peak 8 publications in 2021. 1992: 1 publication 1993: 1 publication 1994: 1 publication 1995: 0 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 1 publication 1999: 1 publication 2000: 3 publications 2001: 6 publications 2002: 1 publication 2003: 3 publications 2004: 1 publication 2005: 3 publications 2006: 4 publications 2007: 5 publications 2008: 5 publications 2009: 2 publications 2010: 1 publication 2011: 6 publications 2012: 7 publications 2013: 4 publications 2014: 5 publications 2015: 4 publications 2016: 5 publications 2017: 5 publications 2018: 3 publications 2019: 6 publications 2020: 6 publications 2021: 8 publications 2022: 6 publications 2023: 4 publications 2024: 5 publications 2025: 3 publications
1992 2025

116 publications in total across all disciplines

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Peter Andolfatto: publications per year, 1992 to 2025
Year Publications
1992 1
1993 1
1994 1
1995 0
1996 0
1997 0
1998 1
1999 1
2000 3
2001 6
2002 1
2003 3
2004 1
2005 3
2006 4
2007 5
2008 5
2009 2
2010 1
2011 6
2012 7
2013 4
2014 5
2015 4
2016 5
2017 5
2018 3
2019 6
2020 6
2021 8
2022 6
2023 4
2024 5
2025 3
Total 116
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Peter Andolfatto publication distribution in Genetics in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Genetics in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Peter Andolfatto sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200
Bar chart with 67 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 45–54 to 703+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 217. Most scientists, 217, have 125–134 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 703 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 95–104 publications, is where this scientist sits. 45–54 publications: 6 scientists 55–64 publications: 10 scientists 65–74 publications: 35 scientists 75–84 publications: 84 scientists 85–94 publications: 102 scientists 95–104 publications: 151 scientists 105–114 publications: 175 scientists 115–124 publications: 203 scientists 125–134 publications: 217 scientists 135–144 publications: 205 scientists 145–154 publications: 193 scientists 155–164 publications: 188 scientists 165–174 publications: 170 scientists 175–184 publications: 178 scientists 185–194 publications: 164 scientists 195–204 publications: 173 scientists 205–214 publications: 159 scientists 215–224 publications: 134 scientists 225–234 publications: 143 scientists 235–244 publications: 105 scientists 245–254 publications: 114 scientists 255–264 publications: 92 scientists 265–274 publications: 88 scientists 275–284 publications: 87 scientists 285–294 publications: 80 scientists 295–304 publications: 62 scientists 305–314 publications: 75 scientists 315–324 publications: 67 scientists 325–334 publications: 60 scientists 335–344 publications: 52 scientists 345–354 publications: 40 scientists 355–364 publications: 48 scientists 365–374 publications: 47 scientists 375–384 publications: 46 scientists 385–394 publications: 31 scientists 395–404 publications: 27 scientists 405–414 publications: 40 scientists 415–424 publications: 30 scientists 425–434 publications: 43 scientists 435–444 publications: 29 scientists 445–454 publications: 14 scientists 455–464 publications: 28 scientists 465–474 publications: 21 scientists 475–484 publications: 21 scientists 485–494 publications: 22 scientists 495–504 publications: 17 scientists 505–514 publications: 12 scientists 515–524 publications: 11 scientists 525–534 publications: 8 scientists 535–544 publications: 8 scientists 545–554 publications: 14 scientists 555–564 publications: 4 scientists 565–574 publications: 11 scientists 575–584 publications: 5 scientists 585–594 publications: 11 scientists 595–604 publications: 12 scientists 605–614 publications: 7 scientists 615–624 publications: 6 scientists 625–634 publications: 10 scientists 635–644 publications: 9 scientists 645–654 publications: 10 scientists 655–664 publications: 6 scientists 665–674 publications: 6 scientists 675–684 publications: 6 scientists 685–694 publications: 4 scientists 695–702 publications: 6 scientists 703+ publications: 100 scientists
45–54 publications 703+

This scientist: 100 publications — 7th percentile

7% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 703 publications or more.

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Number of Genetics scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 4,342 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
45–54 6
55–64 10
65–74 35
75–84 84
85–94 102
95–104 151 100
105–114 175
115–124 203
125–134 217
135–144 205
145–154 193
155–164 188
165–174 170
175–184 178
185–194 164
195–204 173
205–214 159
215–224 134
225–234 143
235–244 105
245–254 114
255–264 92
265–274 88
275–284 87
285–294 80
295–304 62
305–314 75
315–324 67
325–334 60
335–344 52
345–354 40
355–364 48
365–374 47
375–384 46
385–394 31
395–404 27
405–414 40
415–424 30
425–434 43
435–444 29
445–454 14
455–464 28
465–474 21
475–484 21
485–494 22
495–504 17
505–514 12
515–524 11
525–534 8
535–544 8
545–554 14
555–564 4
565–574 11
575–584 5
585–594 11
595–604 12
605–614 7
615–624 6
625–634 10
635–644 9
645–654 10
655–664 6
665–674 6
675–684 6
685–694 4
695–702 6
703+ 100
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Peter Andolfatto D-index placement in Genetics in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Genetics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Peter Andolfatto sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 61 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 160+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 191. Most scientists, 191, have 62–63 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 160 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 58–59 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 24 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 52 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 84 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 112 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 118 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 141 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 143 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 145 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 179 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 162 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 175 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 191 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 172 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 184 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 164 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 158 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 150 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 136 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 127 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 127 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 111 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 110 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 110 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 84 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 102 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 66 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 72 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 70 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 54 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 60 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 49 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 55 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 45 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 42 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 28 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 39 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 25 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 31 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 29 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 34 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 29 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 29 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 18 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 27 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 22 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 16 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 11 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 17 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 12 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 21 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 4 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 9 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 14 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 6 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 10 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 7 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 9 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 8 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 8 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 9 scientists 160+ D-Index: 96 scientists
40–41 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 59 D-Index — 27th percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 160 D-Index or more.

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Number of Genetics scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 4,342 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 24
42–43 52
44–45 84
46–47 112
48–49 118
50–51 141
52–53 143
54–55 145
56–57 179
58–59 162 59
60–61 175
62–63 191
64–65 172
66–67 184
68–69 164
70–71 158
72–73 150
74–75 136
76–77 127
78–79 127
80–81 111
82–83 110
84–85 110
86–87 84
88–89 102
90–91 66
92–93 72
94–95 70
96–97 54
98–99 60
100–101 49
102–103 55
104–105 45
106–107 42
108–109 28
110–111 39
112–113 25
114–115 31
116–117 29
118–119 34
120–121 29
122–123 29
124–125 18
126–127 27
128–129 22
130–131 16
132–133 11
134–135 17
136–137 12
138–139 21
140–141 4
142–143 9
144–145 14
146–147 6
148–149 10
150–151 7
152–153 9
154–155 8
156–157 8
158–159 9
160+ 96
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2003 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Peter Andolfatto is affiliated with Columbia University in the United States. Their research primarily spans across the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Agricultural and Biological Sciences, and Environmental Science. Through numerous publications, they contribute extensively to the subfields of Molecular Biology, Genetics, Ecology, Insect Science, and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics.

The scientist's work addresses a variety of main topics, including:

  • Physiological and biochemical adaptations
  • Genetic diversity and population structure
  • Evolution and Genetic Dynamics
  • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • Chromosomal and Genetic Variations
  • Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research

Peter Andolfatto has published in multiple venues, with frequent contributions to:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Current Biology
  • Science
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Nature Genetics

Their recent publications include:

  • "Population genetics of the coral Acropora millepora: Toward genomic prediction of bleaching" (2020, Science)
  • "Natural hybridization reveals incompatible alleles that cause melanoma in swordtail fish" (2020, Science)
  • "A novel family of secreted insect proteins linked to plant gall development" (2021, Current Biology)
  • "Concerted evolution reveals co-adapted amino acid substitutions in Na+K+-ATPase of frogs that prey on toxic toads" (2021, Current Biology)
  • "Patterns of recombination in snakes reveal a tug-of-war between PRDM9 and promoter-like features" (2024, Science)

Frequently collaborating with other researchers, Peter Andolfatto has coauthored several papers with:

  • Molly Schumer
  • Julie Peng
  • Daniel L. Powell
  • Shreya M. Banerjee
  • Gil G. Rosenthal

They were awarded the title of Fellow of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation in 2003.

Best Publications

  • Adaptive evolution of non-coding DNA in Drosophila

    Peter Andolfatto

  • Revisiting an Old Riddle: What Determines Genetic Diversity Levels within Species?

    Ellen M. Leffler;Kevin Bullaughey;Daniel R. Matute;Wynn K. Meyer

  • Pervasive natural selection in the Drosophila genome

    Guy Sella;Dmitri A. Petrov;Molly Przeworski;Peter Andolfatto

  • The Capsella rubella genome and the genomic consequences of rapid mating system evolution

    Tanja Slotte;Tanja Slotte;Khaled M. Hazzouri;Khaled M. Hazzouri;J. Arvid Ågren;Daniel Koenig

  • Multiplexed shotgun genotyping for rapid and efficient genetic mapping

    Peter Andolfatto;Dan Davison;Dan Davison;Deniz Erezyilmaz;Tina T. Hu

  • Natural selection interacts with recombination to shape the evolution of hybrid genomes

    Molly Schumer;Chenling Xu;Daniel L. Powell;Arun Durvasula

  • HOW COMMON IS HOMOPLOID HYBRID SPECIATION

    Molly Schumer;Gil G. Rosenthal;Peter Andolfatto

  • The population genetics of the origin and divergence of the Drosophila simulans complex species

    Richard M. Kliman;Peter Andolfatto;Jerry A. Coyne;Frantz Depaulis

  • The Evolution of Gene Regulation Underlies a Morphological Difference between Two Drosophila Sister Species

    Sangyun Jeong;Mark Rebeiz;Peter Andolfatto;Thomas Werner

  • Inference of Population Structure Under a Dirichlet Process Model

    John P. Huelsenbeck;Peter Andolfatto

  • Population genetics of the coral Acropora millepora: Toward genomic prediction of bleaching

    Zachary L. Fuller;Veronique J. L. Mocellin;Luke A. Morris;Luke A. Morris;Neal Cantin

  • Approximate Bayesian Inference Reveals Evidence for a Recent, Severe Bottleneck in a Netherlands Population of Drosophila melanogaster

    Kevin R. Thornton;Peter Andolfatto

  • Multilocus patterns of nucleotide variability and the demographic and selection history of Drosophila melanogaster populations.

    Penelope R. Haddrill;Kevin R. Thornton;Brian Charlesworth;Peter Andolfatto

  • Parallel Molecular Evolution in an Herbivore Community

    Ying Zhen;Matthew L. Aardema;Edgar M. Medina;Molly Schumer

  • Contrasting Patterns of X-Linked and Autosomal Nucleotide Variation in Drosophila melanogaster and Drosophila simulans

    Peter Andolfatto

  • Genome sequencing reveals complex speciation in the Drosophila simulans clade

    Daniel Garrigan;Sarah B. Kingan;Anthony J. Geneva;Peter Andolfatto

  • EXTENSIVE INTROGRESSION OF MITOCHONDRIAL DNA RELATIVE TO NUCLEAR GENES IN THE DROSOPHILA YAKUBA SPECIES GROUP

    Doris Bachtrog;Doris Bachtrog;Kevin Thornton;Andrew Clark;Peter Andolfatto

  • Adaptive hitchhiking effects on genome variability.

    Peter Andolfatto

  • Hitchhiking effects of recurrent beneficial amino acid substitutions in the Drosophila melanogaster genome

    Peter Andolfatto

  • Patterns of intron sequence evolution in Drosophila are dependent upon length and GC content.

    Penelope R Haddrill;Brian Charlesworth;Daniel L Halligan;Peter Andolfatto

Frequent Co-Authors

Gil G. Rosenthal
Gil G. Rosenthal University of Padua
Molly Przeworski
Molly Przeworski Columbia University
David L. Stern
David L. Stern Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Doris Bachtrog
Doris Bachtrog University of California, Berkeley
Jeffrey D. Wall
Jeffrey D. Wall University of California, San Francisco
Shuji Shigenobu
Shuji Shigenobu National Institute for Basic Biology
Martin Kreitman
Martin Kreitman University of Chicago
Stephen I. Wright
Stephen I. Wright University of Toronto
Magnus Nordborg
Magnus Nordborg Austrian Academy of Sciences
Brian Charlesworth
Brian Charlesworth University of Edinburgh

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