# The genetic origins and impacts of historical Papuan migrations into Wallacea

*PRI Rank #9 · Topics and Trends in Most Cited Genetic diversity and population structure Papers, Class of 2026*

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| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Rank | #9 |
| 18m citations | 45 |
| Journal | Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences |
| Year | 2024 |
| DOI | 10.1073/pnas.2412355121 |
| Corresponding authors | Gludhug A. Purnomo, Raymond Tobler |
| Institution | The University of Adelaide, Australia |

**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:** [10.1073/pnas.2412355121](https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2412355121)

## Topics

Wallacea · Papuan ancestry · Austronesian seafarers · anatomically modern humans (AMH) · New Guinea migrations · Population history inference · Admixture · Asian-related ancestry · longitudinal countergradient · West Papuan populations · founding AMH settlers · Historical Period admixture · prehistoric migrations · Ancestry · Papuan genes and languages · archaeological and linguistic records · tropical archipelago settlement · genetic isolation

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