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Genetic diversity and population structure

Genetic diversity and population structure is a research topic within Genetics. Science Explorer counts 46k research works in it since 1950. 29.3% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers covers a wide range of topics in population genetics, including inference of population structure and dynamics, genetic diversity, species delimitation, adaptive evolution, and phylogeography. It discusses methods such as microsatellite analysis, Bayesian inference, and the use of molecular markers to understand the genetic makeup and evolutionary history of populations.

  • Population Genetics
  • Genetic Structure
  • Population Dynamics
  • Microsatellite Analysis
  • Bayesian Inference
  • Genetic Diversity
  • Species Delimitation
  • Adaptive Evolution
  • Phylogeography
  • Molecular Markers
Research works
46k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
13k
per year above
Top-10% rate
29.3%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
-2%
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Which countries lead Genetic diversity and population structure research?

By volume, China and the United States publish the most (1.1k and 1.1k works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 China 1.1k works
  2. 2 United States 1.1k works
  3. 3 India 294 works
  4. 4 United Kingdom 233 works
  5. 5 Russia 232 works
  6. 6 France 223 works
  7. 7 Germany 187 works
  8. 8 Brazil 183 works
  9. 9 Australia 182 works
  10. 10 Japan 182 works

How concentrated that is

The same countries as shares of everything the list above accounts for. A node where two countries do two thirds of the work and one spread evenly across twelve read alike as a ranking and not at all alike here.

China: 28.6%United States: 27.7%India: 7.5%United Kingdom: 5.9%6 others listed: 30.3%29%largest
China1,120 · 28.6%United States1,087 · 27.7%India294 · 7.5%United Kingdom233 · 5.9%6 others listed1,189 · 30.3%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which institutions lead Genetic diversity and population structure research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Chinese Academy of Sciences publishes the most Genetic diversity and population structure research, followed by Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique and University of Chinese Academy of Sciences.

Who are the leading researchers in Genetic diversity and population structure?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Genetic diversity and population structure include Joseph Felsenstein, Richard Durbin and Sudhir Kumar.

  1. 1 Joseph Felsenstein United States 7.9k citations
  2. 2 Richard Durbin United Kingdom 7.1k citations
  3. 3 Sudhir Kumar United States 5.9k citations
  4. 4 Koichiro Tamura Japan 5.5k citations
  5. 5 Rod Peakall Australia 3.7k citations
  6. 6 Daniel H. Huson Germany 3.6k citations
  7. 7 Peter E. Smouse United States 3.5k citations

Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.

Where is Genetic diversity and population structure research done?

The largest centres of Genetic diversity and population structure research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Paris (France), Moscow (Russia) and Guangzhou (China).

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Beijing China 261 works
  2. 2 Paris France 89 works
  3. 3 Moscow Russia 89 works
  4. 4 Guangzhou China 54 works
  5. 5 Washington D.C. United States 51 works
  6. 6 London United Kingdom 48 works
  7. 7 Kunming China 45 works
  8. 8 Madrid Spain 39 works
  9. 9 New York United States 37 works
  10. 10 Chengdu China 37 works
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Where is the best place to study Genetic diversity and population structure?

Among universities, judged by research, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Université de Montpellier and University of California, Davis score highest, combining excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.

0%20%40%60%mean 40.02%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences: 13, 37.6%Université de Montpellier: 11, 48.0%University of California, Davis: 26, 38.8%Stockholm University: 10, 49.6%Uppsala University: 15, 46.9%University of British Columbia: 18, 50.2%Wildlife Institute of India: 11, 7.8%University of Edinburgh: 16, 48.6%Sichuan Agricultural University: 12, 36.9%University of Copenhagen: 17, 35.8%Stockholm UniversityUniversité de Montpe…University of Califo…Swedish University o…
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One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.

#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1 Swedish University of Agricultural SciencesSweden 60.637.6%14.0×13 +6.4%
2 Université de MontpellierFrance 57.548.0%7.7×11 +6.1%
3 University of California, DavisUnited States 52.038.8%5.8×26 -2.4%
4 Stockholm UniversitySweden 50.849.6%5.2×10 +25.4%
5 Uppsala UniversitySweden 50.446.9%4.9×15 -12.5%
6 University of British ColumbiaCanada 48.750.2%3.2×18 -27.9%
7 Wildlife Institute of IndiaIndia 46.97.8%86.2×11 +227.6%
8 University of EdinburghUnited Kingdom 46.848.6%3.5×16 -28.3%
9 Sichuan Agricultural UniversityChina 46.236.9%7.2×12 +36.1%
10 University of CopenhagenDenmark 46.135.8%4.4×17 +6.2%

Universities only. Score blends excellence (30%), specialisation (25%), size (20%), growth (15%) and international reach (10%), 2015–2022; growth compares 2010–14 with 2015–19.

Is Genetic diversity and population structure research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 2% lower than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2021. The fastest-growing topics are Genetic diversity and population structure.

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Which topics inside it are moving

Growth and decline on one axis around a shared zero. Two lists side by side hide the thing that matters: whether the growth dwarfs the decline, or the other way round.