David Comas

Pompeu Fabra University — Spain

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Life Sciences

69h-index19.0kcitations286works8.12yr avg
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Research Topics

Forensic and Genetic Research(147), Genetic diversity and population structure(75), Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies(42), Genetic Associations and Epidemiology(41), Race, Genetics, and Society(33)

Publications283 total

Demographic insights into paternal genetic diversity and regional substructure in the Spanish Roma
BMC Genomics·2025Open Access
Sudan’s complex genetic admixture history drives adaptation to malaria in Sudanese Copts
2025Open Access
Admixture’s impact on Brazilian population evolution and health
Science·2025· 52 cited
The genetic footprint of the European Roma diaspora: evidence from the Balkans to the Iberian Peninsula
Human Genetics·2025· 3 citedOpen Access
Author Correction: A reduction in effective population size has not relaxed purifying selection in the human population of Eivissa (Balearic Islands)
Scientific Reports·2025Open Access
A reduction in effective population size has not relaxed purifying selection in the human population of Eivissa (Balearic Islands)
Scientific Reports·2025· 2 citedOpen Access
Modelling the demographic history of human North African genomes points to a recent soft split divergence between populations
Genome biology·2024· 5 citedOpen Access
Understanding the genomic heterogeneity of North African Imazighen: from broad to microgeographical perspectives
Scientific Reports·2024· 3 citedOpen Access
The Impact of Recent Demography on Functional Genetic Variation in North African Human Groups
Molecular Biology and Evolution·2023· 8 citedOpen Access
Modelling the demographic history of human North African genomes points to soft split divergence between populations
2023Open Access
Whole mitogenomes reveal that NW Africa has acted both as a source and a destination for multiple human movements
Scientific Reports·2023· 4 citedOpen Access
Population analysis of complete mitogenomes for 334 samples from El Salvador
Forensic Science International Genetics·2023· 1 citedOpen Access
Population history modulates the fitness effects of Copy Number Variation in the Roma
Human Genetics·2023· 2 citedOpen Access
Identifying signatures of positive selection in human populations from North Africa
Scientific Reports·2023· 4 citedOpen Access
Indigenous people from Amazon show genetic signatures of pathogen-driven selection
Science Advances·2023· 16 citedOpen Access
Genomic Insights into the Population History of the<i>Resande</i>or Swedish Travelers
Genome Biology and Evolution·2023· 1 citedOpen Access
The genomic analysis of current-day North African populations reveals the existence of trans-Saharan migrations with different origins and dates
Human Genetics·2022· 23 citedOpen Access
Population Genetics of the European Roma—A Review
Genes·2022· 11 citedOpen Access
Founder lineages in the Iberian Roma mitogenomes recapitulate the Roma diaspora and show the effects of demographic bottlenecks
Scientific Reports·2022· 6 citedOpen Access
Sequence diversity of the uniparentally transmitted portions of the genome in the resident population of Catalonia
Forensic Science International Genetics·2022· 2 citedOpen Access
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Frequent Co-authors

Jaume Bertranpetit(32), Francesc Calafell(21), Elena Bosch(12), Chris Tyler‐Smith(10), R. Spencer Wells(10), Enric Mateu(10), Anna Pérez-Lezaun(9), Lluís Quintana‐Murci(8), Oleg Balanovsky(7), Pierre Zalloua(7), Yali Xue(6), Antti Sajantila(6), Marta Melé(6), Himla Soodyall(6), Daniel E. Platt(6), Doron M. Behar(5), Elena Balanovska(5), Brenna M. Henn(5), Carlos D. Bustamante(5), Fabrício R. Santos(5)