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Toomas Kivisild

Toomas Kivisild

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Genetics and Molecular Biology
Belgium
2024

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Genetics 90 1067 1008 15 15 216 35920

Toomas Kivisild publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Toomas Kivisild between 1999 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Toomas Kivisild published across 28 years, from 1999 to 2026, averaging 9.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 27 publications in 2013. 28 of the 270 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1999 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 27. Peak 27 publications in 2013. 1999: 4 publications 2000: 3 publications 2001: 4 publications 2002: 7 publications 2003: 15 publications 2004: 11 publications 2005: 14 publications 2006: 9 publications 2007: 14 publications 2008: 9 publications 2009: 8 publications 2010: 9 publications 2011: 6 publications 2012: 8 publications 2013: 27 publications 2014: 9 publications 2015: 10 publications 2016: 10 publications 2017: 9 publications 2018: 7 publications 2019: 19 publications 2020: 3 publications 2021: 9 publications 2022: 5 publications 2023: 7 publications 2024: 6 publications 2025: 27 publications 2026: 1 publication
1999 2026

270 publications in total across all disciplines

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Toomas Kivisild: publications per year, 1999 to 2026
Year Publications
1999 4
2000 3
2001 4
2002 7
2003 15
2004 11
2005 14
2006 9
2007 14
2008 9
2009 8
2010 9
2011 6
2012 8
2013 27
2014 9
2015 10
2016 10
2017 9
2018 7
2019 19
2020 3
2021 9
2022 5
2023 7
2024 6
2025 27
2026 1
Total 270
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Toomas Kivisild 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 Toomas Kivisild 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, 215–224 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: 216 publications — 56th percentile

56% 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
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
215–224 134 216
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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Toomas Kivisild 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 Toomas Kivisild 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, 90–91 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: 90 D-Index — 76th percentile

76% 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
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 90
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

  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in Belgium Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in Belgium Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in Belgium Leader Award

Overview

Toomas Kivisild is affiliated with KU Leuven in Belgium and specializes primarily in Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Their research focuses extensively on Genetics, with additional work in Molecular Biology, Archaeology, Paleontology, and Cell Biology.

Their scholarly output includes numerous recent papers, covering topics related to genetic ancestry, ancient genomes, and population genetics. Notable recent publications include:

  • Genetic ancestry changes in Stone to Bronze Age transition in the East European plain, 2021, Science Advances
  • Evaluating genotype imputation pipeline for ultra-low coverage ancient genomes, 2020, Scientific Reports
  • Ancient genomes reveal structural shifts after the arrival of Steppe-related ancestry in the Italian Peninsula, 2021, Current Biology
  • Genetic ancestry changes in Stone to Bronze Age transition in the East European plain, 2020, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • The Genetic Origin of Daunians and the Pan-Mediterranean Southern Italian Iron Age Context, 2022, Molecular Biology and Evolution

Frequent coauthors in their work include Christiana L. Scheib, Mait Metspalu, Anu Solnik, Luca Pagani, and Eugenia D'Atanasio, reflecting consistent collaboration within the genetic research community.

Toomas Kivisild often publishes in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Current Biology, Genome Biology, Science Advances, and Molecular Biology and Evolution. This distribution aligns with their research areas in genetic and molecular studies.

Their research topics cover a wide array of themes including:

  • Forensic and Genetic Research
  • Yersinia bacterium, plague, ectoparasites research
  • Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies
  • Genetic diversity and population structure
  • Race, Genetics, and Society
  • Archaeology and ancient environmental studies
  • Genetic Associations and Epidemiology

Through their publications and collaborations, Toomas Kivisild contributes to advancing the understanding of genetic history, population dynamics, and the intersection of genetics with anthropology and archaeology.

Best Publications

  • Ancient human genomes suggest three ancestral populations for present-day Europeans

    Iosif Lazaridis;Iosif Lazaridis;Nick Patterson;Alissa Mittnik;Gabriel Renaud

  • The Simons Genome Diversity Project: 300 genomes from 142 diverse populations

    Swapan Mallick;Swapan Mallick;Swapan Mallick;Heng Li;Mark Lipson;Iain Mathieson

  • Tracing European founder lineages in the Near Eastern mtDNA pool.

    Martin B. Richards;Martin B. Richards;Vincent Macaulay;Eileen Hickey;Emilce Vega

  • Upper Palaeolithic Siberian genome reveals dual ancestry of Native Americans

    Maanasa Raghavan;Pontus Skoglund;Kelly E. Graf;Mait Metspalu

  • Ancient human genome sequence of an extinct Palaeo-Eskimo

    Morten Rasmussen;Yingrui Li;Stinus Lindgreen;Jakob Skou Pedersen

  • An Aboriginal Australian Genome Reveals Separate Human Dispersals into Asia

    Morten Rasmussen;Xiaosen Guo;Yong Wang;Kirk E. Lohmueller

  • Beringian standstill and spread of Native American founders.

    Erika Tamm;Toomas Kivisild;Toomas Kivisild;Maere Reidla;Mait Metspalu

  • Y-Chromosomal Diversity in Europe Is Clinal and Influenced Primarily by Geography, Rather than by Language

    Zoë H. Rosser;Tatiana Zerjal;Matthew E. Hurles;Maarja Adojaan

  • Human Evolutionary Genetics

    Mark A. Jobling;Edward Hollox;Matthew Hurles;Toomas Kivisild

  • Phylogeographic differentiation of mitochondrial DNA in Han Chinese

    Yong Gang Yao;Qing Peng Kong;Hans Jürgen Bandelt;Toomas Kivisild

  • The Molecular Dissection of mtDNA Haplogroup H Confirms That the Franco-Cantabrian Glacial Refuge Was a Major Source for the European Gene Pool

    Alessandro Achilli;Chiara Rengo;Chiara Magri;Vincenza Battaglia

  • Genomic evidence for the Pleistocene and recent population history of Native Americans

    Maanasa Raghavan;Matthias Steinrücken;Matthias Steinrücken;Kelley Harris;Stephan Schiffels

  • A "copernican" reassessment of the human mitochondrial DNA tree from its root

    Doron M. Behar;Doron M. Behar;Mannis Van Oven;Saharon Rosset;Mait Metspalu

  • The role of selection in the evolution of human mitochondrial genomes.

    Toomas Kivisild;Peidong Shen;Dennis P. Wall;Bao Do

  • The Emerging Limbs and Twigs of the East Asian mtDNA Tree

    Toomas Kivisild;Helle-Viivi Tolk;Jüri Parik;Yiming Wang

  • Use of Y Chromosome and Mitochondrial DNA Population Structure in Tracing Human Migrations

    Peter A. Underhill;Toomas Kivisild

  • Excavating Y-chromosome haplotype strata in Anatolia

    Cengiz Cinnioğlu;Cengiz Cinnioğlu;Roy King;Toomas Kivisild;Ersi Kalfoğlu

  • The effective mutation rate at Y chromosome short tandem repeats, with application to human population-divergence time.

    Lev A. Zhivotovsky;Peter A. Underhill;Cengiz Cinnioğlu;Manfred Kayser

  • Genetic Evidence on the Origins of Indian Caste Populations

    Michael Bamshad;Toomas Kivisild;W. Scott Watkins;Mary E. Dixon

  • The Genetic Heritage of the Earliest Settlers Persists Both in Indian Tribal and Caste Populations

    T. Kivisild;T. Kivisild;S. Rootsi;M. Metspalu;S. Mastana

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard Villems
Richard Villems University of Tartu
Mait Metspalu
Mait Metspalu University of Tartu
Ene Metspalu
Ene Metspalu University of Tartu
Chris Tyler-Smith
Chris Tyler-Smith Wellcome Sanger Institute
E. K. Khusnutdinova
E. K. Khusnutdinova Russian Academy of Sciences
Kumarasamy Thangaraj
Kumarasamy Thangaraj Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics
Lalji Singh
Lalji Singh Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology
Doron M. Behar
Doron M. Behar University of Tartu
Peter A. Underhill
Peter A. Underhill Stanford University
Antonio Torroni
Antonio Torroni University of Pavia

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