Leif Andersson
Impact in
- Genetics top 0.01%
- Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
- Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals
- Genetic diversity and population structure
- Animal Genetics and Reproduction
- Animal Science and Zoology top 0.02%
- Animal Nutrition and Physiology
- Meat and Animal Product Quality
Papers in
- Genetics 231
- Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock 139
- Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals 103
- Genetic diversity and population structure 59
- Animal Genetics and Reproduction 42
-
- Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics 21
- Co-authors
- Hans Ellegren (31 shared papers)Örjan Carlborg (21 shared papers)Michel Georges (5 shared papers)Maria Möller (14 shared papers)Carl‐Johan Rubin (37 shared papers)James Kijas (9 shared papers)Per Jensen (18 shared papers)M. Johansson (26 shared papers)
- Journals
- Animal Genetics (48 papers)Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (22 papers)PLoS Genetics (19 papers)Mammalian Genome (17 papers)Immunogenetics (13 papers)
- Partner nations
- SwedenUnited StatesUnited Kingdom
In The Last Decade
Leif Andersson
372 papers receiving 22.4k citations
Leif Andersson's Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 180
- Genetics 13.8k
- Animal Science and Zoology 4.3k
- Equine 294
- Cell Biology 2.6k
- Microbiology 712
Countries citing papers authored by Leif Andersson
This map shows the geographic impact of Leif Andersson's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by Leif Andersson with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Leif Andersson more than expected).
Fields of papers citing papers by Leif Andersson
This network shows the impact of papers produced by Leif Andersson. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Leif Andersson. The network helps show where Leif Andersson may publish in the future.
Co-authors
The 25 scholars most cited alongside Leif Andersson, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.
All Works
Showing the 20 most-cited of 377 papers — load more, or switch the sort, to bring in the rest.
| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Whole-genome resequencing reveals loci under selection during chicken domestication Hit paper breakdown → | 2010 | 761 |
| 2 | A regulatory mutation in IGF2 causes a major QTL effect on muscle growth in the pig Hit paper breakdown → | 2003 | 744 |
| 3 | Worldwide Phylogeography of Wild Boar Reveals Multiple Centers of Pig Domestication Hit paper breakdown → | 2005 | 636 |
| 4 | Evolution of Darwin’s finches and their beaks revealed by genome sequencing Hit paper breakdown → | 2015 | 630 |
| 5 | A Mutation in PRKAG3 Associated with Excess Glycogen Content in Pig Skeletal Muscle Hit paper breakdown → | 2000 | 577 |
| 6 | The Origin of the Domestic Pig: Independent Domestication and Subsequent Introgression Hit paper breakdown → | 2000 | 520 |
| 7 | Strong signatures of selection in the domestic pig genome Hit paper breakdown → | 2012 | 459 |
| 8 | 1993 | 443 | |
| 9 | 2004 | 417 | |
| 10 | 2007 | 412 | |
| 11 | Identification of the Yellow Skin Gene Reveals a Hybrid Origin of the Domestic Chicken Hit paper breakdown → | 2008 | 380 |
| 12 | 1998 | 355 | |
| 13 | 2012 | 325 | |
| 14 | 1998 | 297 | |
| 15 | 2001 | 284 | |
| 16 | Rapid hybrid speciation in Darwin’s finches Hit paper breakdown → | 2017 | 276 |
| 17 | 1996 | 251 | |
| 18 | 2006 | 226 | |
| 19 | 2008 | 221 | |
| 20 | 2006 | 220 |
About Leif Andersson
Leif Andersson is a scholar working on Genetics, Molecular Biology, Animal Science and Zoology, Cell Biology and Immunology, having authored 377 papers that have together received 23.4k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock (139 papers), Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals (103 papers), Genetic diversity and population structure (59 papers), Animal Nutrition and Physiology (43 papers), Animal Genetics and Reproduction (42 papers), melanin and skin pigmentation (41 papers), T-cell and B-cell Immunology (28 papers) and Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics (21 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Genetics (13.8k citations), Animal Science and Zoology (4.3k citations), Equine (294 citations), Cell Biology (2.6k citations) and Microbiology (712 citations). Leif Andersson has collaborated with scholars based in Sweden, United States and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include Hans Ellegren, Örjan Carlborg, Michel Georges, Maria Möller, Carl‐Johan Rubin, James Kijas, Per Jensen, M. Johansson, Susanne Kerje and Kaj Sandberg. Their work appears in journals such as Animal Genetics, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, PLoS Genetics, Mammalian Genome and Immunogenetics.
Rankless uses publication and citation data sourced from OpenAlex, an open and comprehensive bibliographic database. While OpenAlex provides broad and valuable coverage of the global research landscape, it—like all bibliographic datasets—has inherent limitations. These include incomplete records, variations in author disambiguation, differences in journal indexing, and delays in data updates. As a result, some metrics and network relationships displayed in Rankless may not fully capture the entirety of a scholar's output or impact.