Author

S. J. O'Brien

Listed by name: these papers carry no ORCID for this author, so different people with the same name may be mixed together.

Biology Disciplines

Click to filter author papers

Evolutionary Biology· 3

Signature Assays, Organisms & Methods

Click to filter · or open tag

Research Focus:phylogenetics / evolution· 3 Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 3 Research Focus:benchmarking· 1 Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 1 Research Focus:database / resource· 1 Assay:DNA methylation· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Approach:genetic perturbation / CRISPR· 1

Frequent Co-Authors

S.-J. Luo· 2 shared X. Xu· 2 shared Y. Zhuang· 2 shared B. He· 1 shared B.-G. Li· 1 shared C. A. Driscoll· 1 shared C. Li· 1 shared D. O. Gimranov· 1 shared

Activity by Year

2019-2022 · peak 1/yr

Co-Author Collaboration Network

10 top collaborators · 28 mutual co-author links

Click any collaborator node to inspect or filter shared papers

Focal author (center)Selected co-authorORCID co-authorUnlinked name

Curved chords = mutual co-authorship

2 shared papersEvolutionary Biology

S.-J. Luo

Mutual co-authors in cluster

Author profile →

3 papers

Recent·Most cited

Ancient DNA Reveals China as a Historical Genetic Melting Pot in Tiger Evolution

X. Sun, Y.-C. Liu, M. P. Tiunov, D. O. Gimranov, Y. Zhuang, Y. Han, C. A. Driscoll, Y.-H. Pang, C. Li, Y. Pan, M. S. Velasco, S. Gopalakrishnan, R.-Z. Yang, B.-G. Li, K. Jin, , S.-J. Luo

This study uses ancient DNA to trace tiger evolution, revealing China as a genetic melting pot and resolving taxonomic disputes among tiger subspecies.

bioRxiv · Sep 14, 2022 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology

Genomic Evidence for the Chinese Mountain Cat as a Wildcat Conspecific (Felis silvestris bieti) and Its Introgression to Domestic Cats

H. Yu, Y.-T. Xing, H. Meng, B. He, W.-J. Li, X.-Z. Qi, J.-Y. Zhao, Y. Zhuang, X. Xu, S. J. O'Brien, S.-J. Luo

The paper uses genomic data to classify the Chinese mountain cat as a wildcat subspecies and finds no evidence of its role in domestic cat domestication in East Asia.

bioRxiv · Dec 7, 2020Evolutionary Biology

GADMA: Genetic algorithm for inferring demographic history of multiple populations from allele frequency spectrum data

E. Noskova, V. Ulyantsev, K.-P. Koepfli, S. J. O'Brien, P. Dobrynin

GADMA uses a genetic algorithm to infer demographic history from joint allele frequency spectra, outperforming manual methods and finding multiple local optima.

bioRxiv · Jan 11, 2019Evolutionary Biology