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Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock

Last updated July 15, 2026

Rising Stars

Fresh ink, massive impact

Researchers

1
Deng Huifen
Unknown
2
Ghayyoor Ahmad
Unknown
3
Sumra Naz
Unknown
4
Katharine L. Korunes
Gad Consulting Services (United States)
5
Ninon Mounier
University of Exeter
6
Pierrick Wainschtein
The University of Queensland
7
Shuli Liu
Agricultural Research Service
8
Jinyan Teng
South China Agricultural University
9
Dailu Guan
University of California, Davis
10
Lance F. Merrick
Washington State University

Papers

1
Genetic regulation of gene expression across multiple tissues in chickens
Nature Genetics|2025
51 cit.
2
Estimation and mapping of the missing heritability of human phenotypes
Nature|2025
24 cit.
3
NIH Applicant Assistance Program counteracts decades of underrepresentation in SBIR grant awardees
Nature Biotechnology|2024
0 cit.
4
Genetics identifies obesity as a shared risk factor for co-occurring multiple long-term conditions
Communications Medicine|2026
0 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Drafting the new consensus

Researchers

1
Philip Haycock
University of Bristol
2
Xiaolei Liu
Huazhong Agricultural University
3
Lingzhao Fang
Aarhus University
4
J.O. Giordano
Cornell University
5
Ming MaoHua
Unknown
6
Ben Brumpton
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
7
Lin Xiangsen
Unknown
8
Kieran Samuk
University of California, Riverside
9
Simon Gravel
McGill University
10
Jia Jun-jing
Yunnan Animal Science and Veterinary Institute

Papers

1
A multi-tissue atlas of regulatory variants in cattle
Nature Genetics|2022
334 cit.
2
A compendium of genetic regulatory effects across pig tissues
Nature Genetics|2022
257 cit.
3
A weakly structured stem for human origins in Africa
Nature|2023
157 cit.
4
The HUNT study: A population-based cohort for genetic research
Cell Genomics|2022
107 cit.
5
Genetic regulation of gene expression across multiple tissues in chickens
Nature Genetics|2025
54 cit.
6
The association between genetically elevated polyunsaturated fatty acids and risk of cancer
EBioMedicine|2023
52 cit.
7
On the genes, genealogies, and geographies of Quebec
Science|2023
48 cit.
8
Effect of a targeted reproductive management program designed to prioritize insemination at detected estrus and optimize time to insemination on the reproductive performance of lactating dairy cows
Journal of Dairy Science|2022
36 cit.
9
Gene flow biases population genetic inference of recombination rate
G3 Genes Genomes Genetics|2022
34 cit.
10
Chromosomal inversions can limit adaptation to new environments
Molecular Ecology|2022
28 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Wrote the book, still writing it

Researchers

1
Peter Donnelly
Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust
2
Peter M. Visscher
The University of Queensland
3
Edward S. Buckler
Cornell University
4
Michael E. Goddard
The University of Melbourne
5
Stephen Burgess
University of Cambridge
6
Louis Bernatchez
Université Laval
7
Jonathan K. Pritchard
Stanford University
8
Kenneth Lange
University of California, Los Angeles
9
Jonathan Marchini
University of Oxford
10
Matthew Stephens
University of Chicago

Papers

1
Inference of Population Structure Using Multilocus Genotype Data
Genetics|2000
34.3k cit.
2
Fast model-based estimation of ancestry in unrelated individuals
Genome Research|2009
10.6k cit.
3
Mendelian randomization with invalid instruments: effect estimation and bias detection through Egger regression
International Journal of Epidemiology|2015
10.6k cit.
4
The UK Biobank resource with deep phenotyping and genomic data
Nature|2018
9.7k cit.
5
Consistent Estimation in Mendelian Randomization with Some Invalid Instruments Using a Weighted Median Estimator
Genetic Epidemiology|2016
9.6k cit.
6
GCTA: A Tool for Genome-wide Complex Trait Analysis
The American Journal of Human Genetics|2010
9.3k cit.
7
TASSEL: software for association mapping of complex traits in diverse samples
Bioinformatics|2007
8.3k cit.
8
Inference of Population Structure Using Multilocus Genotype Data: Linked Loci and Correlated Allele Frequencies
Genetics|2003
8.1k cit.
9
Prediction of Total Genetic Value Using Genome-Wide Dense Marker Maps
Genetics|2001
8k cit.
10
A New Statistical Method for Haplotype Reconstruction from Population Data
The American Journal of Human Genetics|2001
7.5k cit.

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