# Widespread horse-based mobility arose around 2200 bce in Eurasia

*PRI Rank #3 · Topics and Trends in Most Cited Genetic diversity and population structure Papers, Class of 2026*

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| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Rank | #3 |
| 18m citations | 79 |
| Journal | Nature |
| Year | 2024 |
| DOI | 10.1038/s41586-024-07597-5 |
| Corresponding authors | Pablo Librado |
| Institution | Centre d'Anthropobiologie et de Génomique de Toulouse, France |

**Ranking page:** [Topics and Trends in Most Cited Genetic diversity and population structure Papers, Class of 2026](https://pri.pepkio.com/top-papers/genetic-diversity-and-population-structure/2026)

**Paper link:** [10.1038/s41586-024-07597-5](https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-024-07597-5)

## Topics

Ancient genomes · Population bottleneck · reproductive control · close-kin mating · shortened generation times · 2200 BCE · modern domestic lineage · horse-based mobility · Eurasia expansion · local horse lineage replacement · steppe peoples migration · 3000 BCE · Botai · 3500 BCE · central Asia · corrals · horse husbandry · domestication timeline · human agency · subsistence economy

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