David Sankoff
Impact in
- Genetics top 5%
- Genome Rearrangement Algorithms
- Genetic diversity and population structure
- Linguistics and Language top 10%
- Linguistic Variation and Morphology
Papers in
- Genetics 18
- Genome Rearrangement Algorithms 18
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- Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies 13
- DNA and Biological Computing 2
- Co-authors
- Mathieu Blanchette (6 shared papers)Takashi Kunisawa (2 shared papers)Robert Warren (3 shared papers)Chunfang Zheng (3 shared papers)Dieter Söil (1 shared paper)Robert Cedergren (1 shared paper)Henri Grosjean (1 shared paper)Gertraud Burger (2 shared papers)
- Journals
- Journal of Computational Biology (6 papers)BMC Bioinformatics (3 papers)Language Variation and Change (1 paper)Journal of Molecular Evolution (1 paper)Gene (1 paper)
- Partner nations
- CanadaUnited StatesJapan
In The Last Decade
David Sankoff
23 papers receiving 536 citations
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 54
- Genetics 349
- Linguistics and Language 38
- Molecular Biology 395
- Plant Science 187
- Language and Linguistics 31
Countries citing papers authored by David Sankoff
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Fields of papers citing papers by David Sankoff
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Co-authors
The 17 scholars most cited alongside David Sankoff, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.
All Works
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| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1999 | 131 | |
| 2 | 1996 | 94 | |
| 3 | 1981 | 70 | |
| 4 | 2011 | 26 | |
| 5 | 1998 | 26 | |
| 6 | 2000 | 25 | |
| 7 | 2000 | 23 | |
| 8 | 1999 | 22 | |
| 9 | 1989 | 19 | |
| 10 | 2007 | 18 | |
| 11 | 1999 | 17 | |
| 12 | 2009 | 17 | |
| 13 | 2012 | 16 | |
| 14 | 2009 | 16 | |
| 15 | 2011 | 10 | |
| 16 | 2008 | 9 | |
| 17 | 2008 | 8 | |
| 18 | 1998 | 7 | |
| 19 | Phylogenetic Invariants for Metazoan Mitochondrial Genome Evolution. | 1998 | 6 |
| 20 | 2019 | 5 |
About David Sankoff
David Sankoff is a scholar working on Genetics, Molecular Biology, Plant Science, Artificial Intelligence and Linguistics and Language, having authored 23 papers that have together received 572 indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Genome Rearrangement Algorithms (18 papers), Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (13 papers), Chromosomal and Genetic Variations (11 papers), Linguistic Variation and Morphology (3 papers), Algorithms and Data Compression (3 papers), DNA and Biological Computing (2 papers), Language and cultural evolution (1 paper) and Traditional Chinese Medicine Studies (1 paper). The work is most often cited by research in Genetics (349 citations), Linguistics and Language (38 citations), Molecular Biology (395 citations), Plant Science (187 citations) and Language and Linguistics (31 citations). David Sankoff has collaborated with scholars based in Canada, United States and Japan. Frequent co-authors include Mathieu Blanchette, Takashi Kunisawa, Robert Warren, Chunfang Zheng, Dieter Söil, Robert Cedergren, Henri Grosjean, Gertraud Burger, B. Franz Lang and David Bryant. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of Computational Biology, BMC Bioinformatics, Language Variation and Change, Journal of Molecular Evolution and Gene.
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