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| Title |
In search of the genetic footprints of Sumerians: a survey of Y-chromosome and mtDNA variation in the Marsh Arabs of Iraq
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| Published in |
BMC Ecology and Evolution, October 2011
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| DOI | 10.1186/1471-2148-11-288 |
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| Authors |
Nadia Al-Zahery, Maria Pala, Vincenza Battaglia, Viola Grugni, Mohammed A Hamod, Baharak Hooshiar Kashani, Anna Olivieri, Antonio Torroni, Augusta S Santachiara-Benerecetti, Ornella Semino |
| Abstract |
For millennia, the southern part of the Mesopotamia has been a wetland region generated by the Tigris and Euphrates rivers before flowing into the Gulf. This area has been occupied by human communities since ancient times and the present-day inhabitants, the Marsh Arabs, are considered the population with the strongest link to ancient Sumerians. Popular tradition, however, considers the Marsh Arabs as a foreign group, of unknown origin, which arrived in the marshlands when the rearing of water buffalo was introduced to the region. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 217 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 12 | 6% |
| Iraq | 9 | 4% |
| Saudi Arabia | 6 | 3% |
| Turkey | 6 | 3% |
| United Kingdom | 5 | 2% |
| Spain | 4 | 2% |
| Brazil | 3 | 1% |
| Japan | 3 | 1% |
| Canada | 3 | 1% |
| Other | 38 | 18% |
| Unknown | 128 | 59% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 207 | 95% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 5 | 2% |
| Scientists | 4 | 2% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | <1% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 82 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Spain | 1 | 1% |
| Philippines | 1 | 1% |
| Germany | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 79 | 96% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 21 | 26% |
| Researcher | 12 | 15% |
| Student > Master | 9 | 11% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 5 | 6% |
| Student > Bachelor | 4 | 5% |
| Other | 17 | 21% |
| Unknown | 14 | 17% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 28 | 34% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 14 | 17% |
| Social Sciences | 6 | 7% |
| Arts and Humanities | 6 | 7% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 3 | 4% |
| Other | 13 | 16% |
| Unknown | 12 | 15% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 206. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 18 April 2024.
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#29
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#653
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#1
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