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h-index: 17
Works: 51
Citations: 813

Most-cited papers

The Light Skin Allele of SLC24A5 in South Asians and Europeans Shares Identity by Descent
Chandana Basu Mallick, Florin Mircea Iliescu, M. Möls, S. Hill +16 more
2013PLoS Genetics126 citations Open access
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Indian Siddis: African descendants with Indian admixture.
Anish M. Shah, Rakesh Tamang, Priya Moorjani, D. Rani +14 more
2011American Journal of Human Genetics63 citations Open access
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Complex genetic origin of Indian populations and its implications
Rakesh Tamang, L. Singh, K. Thangaraj
2012Journal of Biosciences58 citations
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Genomic view on the peopling of India
Rakesh Tamang, K. Thangaraj
2012Investigative Genetics52 citations Open access
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Origin and spread of human mitochondrial DNA haplogroup U7
Hovhannes Sahakyan, Baharak Hooshiar Kashani, Rakesh Tamang, A. Kushniarevich +75 more
2017Scientific Reports45 citations Open access
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Genetic Affinities of the Central Indian Tribal Populations
G. Sharma, Rakesh Tamang, R. Chaudhary, V. Singh +8 more
2012PLoS ONE45 citations Open access
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The Phylogeography of Y-Chromosome Haplogroup H1a1a-M82 Reveals the Likely Indian Origin of the European Romani Populations
N. Rai, G. Chaubey, Rakesh Tamang, A. K. Pathak +18 more
2012PLoS ONE42 citations Open access
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“Like sugar in milk”: reconstructing the genetic history of the Parsi population
G. Chaubey, Q. Ayub, N. Rai, S. Prakash +21 more
2017Genome Biology38 citations Open access
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The Influence of Natural Barriers in Shaping the Genetic Structure of Maharashtra Populations
K. Thangaraj, B. Naidu, F. Crivellaro, Rakesh Tamang +7 more
2010PLoS ONE38 citations Open access
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Most frequent South Asian haplotypes of ACE2 share identity by descent with East Eurasian populations
A. Srivastava, R. K. Pandey, Prajjval Pratap Singh, Pramod Kumar +5 more
2020PLoS ONE34 citations Open access
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Reconstructing the demographic history of the Himalayan and adjoining populations
Rakesh Tamang, G. Chaubey, A. Nandan, Periyasamy Govindaraj +20 more
2018Human Genetics30 citations Open access
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Strong Impact of TGF-β1 Gene Polymorphisms on Breast Cancer Risk in Indian Women: A Case-Control and Population-Based Study
S. Pooja, Amirtharaj Francis, S. Rajender, Rakesh Tamang +15 more
2013PLoS ONE30 citations Open access
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Unravelling the distinct strains of Tharu ancestry
G. Chaubey, Manvendra Singh, F. Crivellaro, Rakesh Tamang +34 more
2014European Journal of Human Genetics27 citations Open access
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Genetic Structure of Tibeto-Burman Populations of Bangladesh: Evaluating the Gene Flow along the Sides of Bay-of-Bengal
Nurun Nahar Gazi, Rakesh Tamang, V. Singh, A. Ferdous +12 more
2013PLoS ONE27 citations Open access
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Genetic affinities of the Jewish populations of India
G. Chaubey, Manvendra Singh, N. Rai, Mini Kariappa +9 more
2016Scientific Reports23 citations Open access
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Mitochondrial genome variations in idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy.
Periyasamy Govindaraj, B. Rani, P. Sundaravadivel, A. Vanniarajan +12 more
2019Mitochondrion (Amsterdam. Print)22 citations
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Reconstructing the population history of the largest tribe of India: the Dravidian speaking Gond
G. Chaubey, Rakesh Tamang, Erwan Pennarun, Pavan Dubey +8 more
2017European Journal of Human Genetics20 citations Open access
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Bamboo stumps as mosquito larval habitats in Darjeeling Himalayas, India: A spatial scale analysis
G. Aditya, Rakesh Tamang, D. Sharma, F. Subba +1 more
200814 citations
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Analysis of mitochondrial genome revealed a rare 50 bp deletion and substitutions in a family with hypertension.
Santhini Elango, Periyasamy Govindaraj, Vijaya Padma Vishwanadha, A. G. Reddy +8 more
2011Mitochondrion (Amsterdam. Print)11 citations
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Mitochondrial DNA hypervariable region 1 diversity in Nigerian goats
M. Okpeku, S. Peters, I. Imumorin, K. Caires +6 more
20169 citations
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The matrilineal ancestry of Nepali populations
Rajdip Basnet, N. Rai, Rakesh Tamang, N. Awasthi +8 more
2022Human Genetics6 citations Open access
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COVID-19: Impact on linguistic and genetic isolates of India
Prajjval Pratap Singh, Prashanth N. Suravajhala, Chandana Basu Mallick, Rakesh Tamang +9 more
2021Genes and Immunity6 citations Open access
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Estimation of real-infection and immunity against SARS-CoV-2 in Indian populations
Prajjval Pratap Singh, Rakesh Tamang, M. Shukla, A. Pathak +68 more
2021medRxiv6 citations Open access
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The paternal ancestry of Uttarakhand does not imitate the classical caste system of India
Neetu Negi, Rakesh Tamang, V. Pande, Amrita Sharma +6 more
2015Journal of Human Genetics6 citations
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Mitochondrial DNA variations in Madras motor neuron disease
Periyasamy Govindaraj, A. Nalini, N. Krishna, A. Sharath +5 more
2013Mitochondrion (Amsterdam. Print)6 citations Open access
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Corrigendum: Genetic affinities of the Jewish populations of India
G. Chaubey, Manvendra Singh, N. Rai, Mini Kariappa +9 more
2016Scientific Reports5 citations Open access
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Mitochondrial DNA Control Region Variation from Bangladesh: Sequence Analysis for the Establishment of a Forensic Database
G. Sultana, J. Tuli, R. Begum, Rakesh Tamang
20145 citations Open access
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Reconstructing the population history of the Nicobarese.
R. Mishra, Prajjval Pratap Singh, N. Rai, Shailesh Desai +8 more
2024European Journal of Human Genetics3 citations
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Northeast India: Genetic Inconsistency across Ethnicity and Geography
B. Bankura, Bishnupriya Basak, Prajjval Pratap Singh, Albert Vanlalruata +6 more
2024bioRxiv3 citations Open access
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Signatures of high altitude adaptation in Tibeto‐Burman tribes of the Darjeeling Hill Region
Saptaparni De, Divyanshu Rai, Shishir Tamang, R. Sherpa +6 more
2023American Journal of Human Biology3 citations
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Estimation of real COVID-19 cases in India during the ﬁrst wave
Sunil Kumar Rai, G. Chaubey, Prajjval Pratap Singh, Rakesh Tamang +86 more
20233 citations
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Frogs from the Darjeeling Hill Region, India: Elucidation of their morphology and habitat
Kumaresh Mandal, Shishir Tamang, Soni Subba, Divya Rai +5 more
2025Proceedings of the Zoological Society2 citations
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An integrated study of spatiotemporal dynamics of habitat quality and their driving factors in the Darjeeling Hill Region of the Eastern Himalayas, India
Raja Paramanik, P. Dutta, L. Tamang, Rakesh Tamang +1 more
2026Sustainable Geosciences: People, Planet and Prosperity1 citations Open access
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Outlier maternal haplogroups N5 and X2 and their potential role in elevated tuberculosis prevalence among the Sahariya tribe.
Debashruti Das, Prajjval Pratap Singh, Shailesh Desai, R. Mishra +4 more
2025Mitochondrion (Amsterdam. Print)1 citations
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Brahui and Oraon: Tracing the Northern Dravidian genetic link back to Balochistan
Prajjval Pratap Singh, A. K. Pathak, S. K. Tiwary, Shailesh Desai +9 more
2025Human Population Genetics and Genomics1 citations Open access
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Vaccine hesitancy for coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 in Varanasi India
Utkarsh Srivastava, Avanish Tripathi, J. Kaur, Sabita Devi +13 more
2022Frontiers in Public Health1 citations Open access
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Seroprevalence against SARS-CoV-2 in Indian populations
Rakesh Tamang, M. K. Shukla, A. Pathak, Anshika +75 more
20211 citations
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Genetic and linguistic non-correspondence suggests evidence for collective social climbing in the Kol tribe of South Asia
A. Srivastava, Prajjval Pratap Singh, Audditiya Bandopadhyay, Pooja Singh +6 more
2020Scientific Reports1 citations Open access
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Mitochondrial DNA hypervariable region 1 diversity in Nigerian goats – CORRIGENDUM
M. Okpeku, S. Peters, I. Imumorin, K. Caires +6 more
20171 citations Open access
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Population stratification and its implications: lessons from genome-wide studies
Sheikh Nizamuddin, Rakesh Tamang, K. Thangaraj, K. Appasani
20161 citations
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Genetic divergence and signatures of historical isolation of the traditionally harvested Amolops marmoratus from the Darjeeling Hill Region in the Himalaya Biodiversity Hotspot
Kumaresh Mandal, Shishir Tamang, Soni Subba, Divya Rai +8 more
2026BMC Genomics0 citations Open access
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Admixture and Genetic Connectivity: Autosomal Insights Into Indo‐Aryan Speakers at the Eastern Edge of the Indian Subcontinent
Vanya Singh, Chandana Basu Mallick, Madhumati Chatterjee, Rakesh Tamang +9 more
2026American Journal of Human Biology0 citations
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Holocene North Asian gene flow and cryptic substructure in the genome history of Nilgiri tribes
Shailesh Desai, Manoj Kumar Tharu, Pratik Pandey, Anjana Welikala +2 more
2026bioRxiv0 citations Open access
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Prevalence of Low EPHX1 Activity‐Associated Genotypes in Himalayan Populations of India
Divya Rai, Saptaparni De, Debashruti Das, Shishir Tamang +8 more
2025American Journal of Human Biology0 citations
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Phytotelmata as Mosquito Breeding Sites in the Darjeeling Himalayas: A Proximate Assessment
Shishir Tamang, Soni Subba, Rakesh Tamang
2024Proceedings of the Zoological Society0 citations
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Estimation of real COVID-19 cases in India during the ﬁrst wave
Sunil Kumar Rai, G. Chaubey, Prajjval Pratap Singh, Rakesh Tamang +86 more
20230 citations
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COVID-19: Impact on linguistic and genetic isolates of India
Prajjval Pratap Singh, Prashanth N. Suravajhala, Chandana Basu Mallick, Rakesh Tamang +9 more
2021Genes and Immunity0 citations Open access
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The complicated genetic landscape of skin color in India
Florin Mircea Iliescu, G. Chaplin, N. Rai, G. Jacobs +14 more
20170 citations
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Corrigendum: The paternal ancestry of Uttarakhand does not imitate the classical caste system of India
Neetu Negi, Rakesh Tamang, V. Pande, Amrita Sharma +6 more
2016Journal of Human Genetics0 citations Open access
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Unravelling the evolutionary forces driving skin color diversity in India
Florin Mircea Iliescu, G. Chaplin, C. Mallick, N. Rai +13 more
20160 citations
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