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| Initial Upper Palaeolithic humans in Europe had recent Neanderthal ancestry M Hajdinjak, F Mafessoni, L Skov, B Vernot, A Hübner, Q Fu, E Essel, ... Nature 592 (7853), 253-257, 2021 | 171 | 2021 |
| The evolutionary history of Neanderthal and Denisovan Y chromosomes M Petr, M Hajdinjak, Q Fu, E Essel, H Rougier, I Crevecoeur, P Semal, ... Science 369 (6511), 1653-1656, 2020 | 108 | 2020 |
| Unearthing Neanderthal population history using nuclear and mitochondrial DNA from cave sediments B Vernot, EI Zavala, A Gómez-Olivencia, Z Jacobs, V Slon, F Mafessoni, ... Science 372 (6542), eabf1667, 2021 | 103 | 2021 |
| Pleistocene sediment DNA reveals hominin and faunal turnovers at Denisova Cave EI Zavala, Z Jacobs, B Vernot, MV Shunkov, MB Kozlikin, AP Derevianko, ... Nature 595 (7867), 399-403, 2021 | 96 | 2021 |
| Nuclear DNA from two early Neandertals reveals 80,000 years of genetic continuity in Europe S Peyrégne, V Slon, F Mafessoni, C De Filippo, M Hajdinjak, S Nagel, ... Science advances 5 (6), eaaw5873, 2019 | 63 | 2019 |
| Genetic insights into the social organization of Neanderthals L Skov, S Peyrégne, D Popli, LNM Iasi, T Devièse, V Slon, EI Zavala, ... Nature 610 (7932), 519-525, 2022 | 52 | 2022 |
| Microstratigraphic preservation of ancient faunal and hominin DNA in Pleistocene cave sediments D Massilani, MW Morley, SM Mentzer, V Aldeias, B Vernot, C Miller, ... Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 119 (1), e2113666118, 2022 | 46 | 2022 |
| A genetic analysis of the Gibraltar Neanderthals L Bokelmann, M Hajdinjak, S Peyrégne, S Brace, E Essel, C de Filippo, ... Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 116 (31), 15610-15615, 2019 | 37 | 2019 |
| Ancient human DNA recovered from a Palaeolithic pendant E Essel, EI Zavala, E Schulz-Kornas, MB Kozlikin, H Fewlass, B Vernot, ... Nature 618 (7964), 328-332, 2023 | 22 | 2023 |
| A direct RT-qPCR approach to test large numbers of individuals for SARS-CoV-2 T Maricic, O Nickel, A Aximu-Petri, E Essel, M Gansauge, P Kanis, ... PLoS One 15 (12), e0244824, 2020 | 22 | 2020 |
| A method for the temperature-controlled extraction of DNA from ancient bones E Essel, P Korlević, M Meyer Biotechniques 71 (1), 382-386, 2021 | 10 | 2021 |
| Homo sapiens reached the higher latitudes of Europe by 45,000 years ago D Mylopotamitaki, M Weiss, H Fewlass, EI Zavala, H Rougier, AP Sümer, ... Nature, 2024 | 4 | 2024 |
| Bleaching and UV decontamination of materials E Essel, M Meyer, M Szymanski | | 2024 |
| UV decontamination of reagents/buffers E Essel, M Meyer, M Szymanski | | 2024 |
| UV decontamination of materials E Essel | | 2024 |
| Releasing secrets bound to ancient remains with modern DNA extraction techniques: an interview with Elena Essel E Essel BioTechniques 75 (2), 42-46, 2023 | | 2023 |
| The occupational history of Denisova Cave EI Zavala, Z Jacobs, B Vernot, MV Shunkov, MB Kozlikin, AP Derevianko, ... Wiley, 2023 | | 2023 |
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