Linda Vigilant: h-index, Total Citations, and Citation Map
Linda Vigilant's h-index is 69 (151 i10-index, 21,462+ total citations across 275+ publications) according to Google Scholar as of June 2026. Linda Vigilant is affiliated with Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.
Linda Vigilant is a researcher affiliated with Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, specializing in molecular anthropology. Their work has been cited 21,462 times. This profile visualizes their global influence, highlighting strong citation networks in United States.
Linda Vigilant's Citation Metrics
Bibliometric impact based on 275 indexed publications.
- H-Index
- 69
- i10-Index
- 151
- Total Citations
- 21,462
- Citing Countries
- 15
As of June 2026.
Linda Vigilant has an h-index of 69 and 21,462 total citations across 275 publications, with research cited by institutions in 15 countries.
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About Linda Vigilant's research
Linda Vigilant is a researcher in molecular anthropology at Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology. Their work has been cited 21,462 times across 275 publications (h-index 69), according to Google Scholar.
Their most-cited work, “African populations and the evolution of human mitochondrial DNA” (1991), has accumulated 1,931 citations. Other influential works include “Genetic analyses from ancient DNA” (2004) with 1,816 citations and “Insights into hominid evolution from the gorilla genome sequence” (2012) with 910 citations.
Citations of Linda Vigilant's research come primarily from United States, Germany and China, reflecting international research impact across 5+ countries. The interactive citation map above shows the full geographic distribution of the institutions citing this work.











