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 Richard Villems sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 198 publications — 50th percentile
50% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 703 publications or more.
The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Genetics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Richard Villems sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 77 D-Index — 60th percentile
60% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 160 D-Index or more.
Richard Villems is affiliated with the University of Tartu in Estonia. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a concentration in Genetics. Villems's work spans several specialized areas including Forensic and Genetic Research, Genetic Diversity and Population Structure, Yersinia bacterium, plague, and ectoparasites research, Chromosomal and Genetic Variations, South Asian Studies and Conflicts, as well as Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies.
The scientist has contributed to prominent scientific journals such as the European Journal of Human Genetics, Scientific Reports, and Human Population Genetics and Genomics. Among their recent publications are:
Frequent collaborators contributing to Villems's publications include Mait Metspalu, Monika Karmin, Alena Kushniarevich, Jüri Parik, and Tuuli Reisberg. This network of co-authors indicates a collaborative approach within genetic and population studies.
Their research addresses diverse topics such as forensic applications of genetics, population genetics focusing on human migration and dispersal patterns, as well as microbiological studies related to plague and ectoparasites. The intersection of archaeology and political science also appears in their subfield contributions, underlying a multidisciplinary aspect to their work.
Iosif Lazaridis;Iosif Lazaridis;Nick Patterson;Alissa Mittnik;Gabriel Renaud
Swapan Mallick;Swapan Mallick;Swapan Mallick;Heng Li;Mark Lipson;Iain Mathieson
Martin B. Richards;Martin B. Richards;Vincent Macaulay;Eileen Hickey;Emilce Vega
Maanasa Raghavan;Pontus Skoglund;Kelly E. Graf;Mait Metspalu
Morten Rasmussen;Yingrui Li;Stinus Lindgreen;Jakob Skou Pedersen
Morten Rasmussen;Xiaosen Guo;Yong Wang;Kirk E. Lohmueller
Erika Tamm;Toomas Kivisild;Toomas Kivisild;Maere Reidla;Mait Metspalu
Zoë H. Rosser;Tatiana Zerjal;Matthew E. Hurles;Maarja Adojaan
Wolfgang Haak;Peter Forster;Barbara Bramanti;Shuichi Matsumura
Alessandro Achilli;Chiara Rengo;Chiara Magri;Vincenza Battaglia
Maanasa Raghavan;Matthias Steinrücken;Matthias Steinrücken;Kelley Harris;Stephan Schiffels
Wolfgang Haak;Oleg Balanovsky;Juan J. Sanchez;Sergey Koshel
Doron M. Behar;Doron M. Behar;Mannis Van Oven;Saharon Rosset;Mait Metspalu
Doron M. Behar;Richard Villems;Himla Soodyall;Jason Blue-Smith
Toomas Kivisild;Helle-Viivi Tolk;Jüri Parik;Yiming Wang
Doron M. Behar;Bayazit Yunusbayev;Bayazit Yunusbayev;Mait Metspalu;Ene Metspalu
Monika Karmin;Monika Karmin;Lauri Saag;Lauri Saag;Mário Vicente;Melissa A. Wilson Sayres;Melissa A. Wilson Sayres
Michael Bamshad;Toomas Kivisild;W. Scott Watkins;Mary E. Dixon
T. Kivisild;T. Kivisild;S. Rootsi;M. Metspalu;S. Mastana
Mait Metspalu;Toomas Kivisild;Ene Metspalu;Juri Parik
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