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K. Sirak

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K. Sirak — researcher profile on SciRah

h-index: 30
Works: 73
Citations: 7,055

Most-cited papers

Genome-wide patterns of selection in 230 ancient Eurasians
I. Mathieson, Iosif Lazaridis, N. Rohland, S. Mallick +34 more
2015Nature1,361 citations Open access
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Genomic insights into the origin of farming in the ancient Near East
Iosif Lazaridis, Dani Nadel, G. Rollefson, D. Merrett +49 more
2016Nature868 citations Open access
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The Genomic History of Southeastern Europe
I. Mathieson, S. A. Roodenberg, C. Posth, Anna Szécsényi-Nagy +113 more
2017Nature636 citations Open access
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The Formation of Human Populations in South and Central Asia
V. Narasimhan, N. Patterson, Priya Moorjani, N. Rohland +113 more
2019Science610 citations Open access
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Optimal Ancient DNA Yields from the Inner Ear Part of the Human Petrous Bone
R. Pinhasi, D. Fernandes, K. Sirak, Mario Novak +15 more
2015PLoS ONE456 citations Open access
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Genomic Insights into the Formation of Human Populations in East Asia
Chuan‐Chao Wang, Hui-Yuan Yeh, A. Popov, Hu-Qin Zhang +81 more
2021Nature369 citations Open access
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Reconstructing Prehistoric African Population Structure
P. Skoglund, Jessica C. Thompson, M. Prendergast, A. Mittnik +40 more
2017Cell360 citations Open access
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Ancient genomes document multiple waves of migration in Southeast Asian prehistory
Mark Lipson, O. Cheronet, S. Mallick, N. Rohland +30 more
2018Science311 citations Open access
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Ancient Genomics and the Peopling of the Southwest Pacific
P. Skoglund, C. Posth, K. Sirak, M. Spriggs +27 more
2016Nature201 citations Open access
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The Spread of Steppe and Iranian Related Ancestry in the Islands of the Western Mediterranean
D. Fernandes, A. Mittnik, Í. Olalde, Iosif Lazaridis +48 more
2020Nature Ecology & Evolution141 citations Open access
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Ancient DNA Reveals a Multi-Step Spread of the First Herders into Sub-Saharan Africa
M. Prendergast, Mark Lipson, Elizabeth A. Sawchuk, Í. Olalde +29 more
2019Science138 citations Open access
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The genetic history of the Southern Arc: a bridge between West Asia and Europe
Iosif Lazaridis, Songül Alpaslan-Roodenberg, Ayşe Acar, Ayşen Açıkkol +201 more
2022Science124 citations Open access
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A genetic history of the pre-contact Caribbean
D. Fernandes, K. Sirak, Harald Ringbauer, Jakob W. Sedig +51 more
2020Nature114 citations Open access
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Population Turnover in Remote Oceania Shortly After Initial Settlement
Mark Lipson, P. Skoglund, M. Spriggs, F. Valentin +26 more
2018bioRxiv112 citations Open access
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A minimally-invasive method for sampling human petrous bones from the cranial base for ancient DNA analysis.
K. Sirak, D. Fernandes, O. Cheronet, Mario Novak +16 more
2017BioTechniques111 citations Open access
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Ethics of DNA Research on Human Remains: Five Globally Applicable Guidelines
Songül Alpaslan-Roodenberg, David Anthony, Hiba Babiker, E. Bánffy +60 more
2021Nature109 citations Open access
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Ancient DNA and deep population structure in sub-Saharan African foragers
Mark Lipson, Elizabeth A. Sawchuk, Jessica C. Thompson, Jonas Oppenheimer +40 more
2022Nature107 citations Open access
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A minimally destructive protocol for DNA extraction from ancient teeth
É. Harney, O. Cheronet, D. Fernandes, K. Sirak +37 more
2020bioRxiv84 citations Open access
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Isolating the human cochlea to generate bone powder for ancient DNA analysis
R. Pinhasi, D. Fernandes, K. Sirak, O. Cheronet
2019Nature Protocols81 citations
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A genomic Neolithic time transect of hunter-farmer admixture in central Poland
D. Fernandes, Dominik Strapagiel, P. Borówka, B. Marciniak +8 more
2018Scientific Reports79 citations Open access
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The Genomic Formation of South and Central Asia
V. Narasimhan, N. Patterson, Priya Moorjani, Iosif Lazaridis +88 more
2018bioRxiv77 citations Open access
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A genetic probe into the ancient and medieval history of Southern Europe and West Asia
Iosif Lazaridis, Songül Alpaslan-Roodenberg, A. Acar, Ayşen Açıkkol +201 more
2022Science62 citations Open access
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Human auditory ossicles as an alternative optimal source of ancient DNA
K. Sirak, D. Fernandes, O. Cheronet, É. Harney +35 more
2019bioRxiv58 citations Open access
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Eight thousand years of natural selection in Europe
I. Mathieson, Iosif Lazaridis, N. Rohland, S. Mallick +34 more
2015bioRxiv58 citations Open access
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Analysis of nutritional disease in prehistory: The search for scurvy in antiquity and today.
G. Armelagos, K. Sirak, T. Werkema, B. Turner
2014International Journal of Paleopathology52 citations
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The Genomic Formation of Human Populations in East Asia
Chuan‐Chao Wang, Hui-Yuan Yeh, A. Popov, Hu-Qin Zhang +73 more
2020bioRxiv41 citations Open access
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Ancient DNA from Mesopotamia suggests distinct Pre-Pottery and Pottery Neolithic migrations into Anatolia
Iosif Lazaridis, Songül Alpaslan-Roodenberg, Ayşe Acar, Ayşen Açıkkol +201 more
2022Science37 citations Open access
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The Genetic Origin of the Indo-Europeans
Iosif Lazaridis, N. Patterson, David Anthony, Leonid A. Vyazov +90 more
2024bioRxiv36 citations Open access
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The Genetic Origin of the Indo-Europeans
Iosif Lazaridis, N. Patterson, David Anthony, Leonid A. Vyazov +90 more
2025Nature33 citations Open access
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Entwined African and Asian genetic roots of medieval peoples of the Swahili coast
Esther S. Brielle, J. Fleisher, S. Wynne-Jones, K. Sirak +40 more
2023Nature31 citations Open access
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Balancing analytical goals and anthropological stewardship in the midst of the paleogenomics revolution
K. Sirak, Jakob W. Sedig
2019World archaeology27 citations
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Social stratification without genetic differentiation at the site of Kulubnarti in Christian Period Nubia
K. Sirak, D. Fernandes, Mark Lipson, S. Mallick +21 more
2021Nature Communications25 citations Open access
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Cranial deformation and genetic diversity in three adolescent male individuals from the Great Migration Period from Osijek, eastern Croatia
D. Fernandes, K. Sirak, O. Cheronet, Rachel Howcroft +5 more
2019PLoS ONE21 citations Open access
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Ancient DNA reveals the prehistory of the Uralic and Yeniseian peoples
Tian-Chen Zeng, Leonid A. Vyazov, A. Kim, P. Flegontov +67 more
2025Nature17 citations Open access
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The Genetic Legacy of African Americans from Catoctin Furnace
É. Harney, S. Micheletti, Karin S. Bruwelheide, William A. Freyman +81 more
2023Science17 citations
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The genomic formation of First American ancestors in East and Northeast Asia
Chao Ning, D. Fernandes, Piya Changmai, Olga Flegontova +23 more
202016 citations Open access
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The Identification of a 1916 Irish Rebel: New Approach for Estimating Relatedness From Low Coverage Homozygous Genomes
D. Fernandes, K. Sirak, Mario Novak, J. Finarelli +6 more
2016Scientific Reports15 citations Open access
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The genetic structure of the world’s first farmers
Iosif Lazaridis, D. Nadel, G. Rollefson, D. Merrett +48 more
2016bioRxiv14 citations Open access
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Postglacial genomes from foragers across Northern Eurasia reveal prehistoric mobility associated with the spread of the Uralic and Yeniseian languages
Tian-Chen Zeng, Leonid A. Vyazov, Alexander M. Kim, P. Flegontov +67 more
2023bioRxiv10 citations Open access
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Integrating buccal and occlusal dental microwear with isotope analyses for a complete paleodietary reconstruction of Holocene populations from Hungary
R. Hernando, Beatriz Gamarra, Ashley McCall, O. Cheronet +20 more
2021Scientific Reports10 citations Open access
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Charting a landmark-driven path forward for population genetics and ancient DNA research in Africa
Elizabeth A. Sawchuk, K. Sirak, Fredrick K. Manthi, E. Ndiema +32 more
2024American Journal of Human Genetics9 citations Open access
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Ethical considerations when co-analyzing ancient DNA and data from private genetic databases
É. Harney, K. Sirak, Jakob W. Sedig, S. Micheletti +3 more
2023American Journal of Human Genetics6 citations Open access
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Stable carbon and nitrogen isotopes identify nuanced dietary changes from the Bronze and Iron Ages on the Great Hungarian Plain
Ashley McCall, Beatriz Gamarra, Kellie Sara Duffett Carlson, Zsolt Bernert +18 more
2022Scientific Reports6 citations Open access
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The Arrival of Steppe and Iranian Related Ancestry in the Islands of the Western Mediterranean
D. Fernandes, A. Mittnik, Í. Olalde, Iosif Lazaridis +40 more
2019bioRxiv6 citations Open access
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Medieval DNA from Soqotra points to Eurasian origins of an isolated population at the crossroads of Africa and Arabia
K. Sirak, Julian Jansen Van Rensburg, Esther S. Brielle, Bo-Wen Chen +17 more
2024Nature Ecology & Evolution5 citations Open access
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Density separation of petrous bone powders for optimized ancient DNA yields
D. Fernandes, K. Sirak, O. Cheronet, Mario Novak +18 more
2023Genome Research5 citations Open access
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Developmental patterns of bilateral asymmetry in ancestral puebloans
Erin B. Waxenbaum, K. Sirak
2016American Journal of Human Biology5 citations
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No longer the 1%: Optimizing ancient DNA yield from Saharan African samples
K. Sirak, D. Fernandes, S. Connell, R. Pinhasi
20152 citations
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DNA insights into Neolithic society
K. Sirak
2023Nature Human Behaviour1 citations
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Author Correction: The spread of steppe and Iranian-related ancestry in the islands of the western Mediterranean
D. Fernandes, A. Mittnik, Í. Olalde, Iosif Lazaridis +48 more
2020Nature Ecology & Evolution1 citations
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