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Urmas Saarma

University of Tartu · EE
Area of research
Pathology and Forensic Medicine · Ecology
Research interest
Research interests include Parasitic infections in humans and animals, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Genetic diversity and population structure, and Congenital Anomalies and Fetal Surgery.
h-index
44
citations
6,145
works
150
NIH funding
primary concept
Biology
email

Recent publications

International multicentre study to validate the Segmental Sedimentation and Counting Technique (SSCT) for the surveillance of Echinococcus multilocularis in red fox
Veterinary Parasitology 2026cited by 0position: contributordoi
The population structure and genetic health of European wolves
2026cited by 0position: contributordoi
Trophic Interactions Are Key to Understanding the Effects of Global Change on the Distribution and Functional Role of the Brown Bear
Global Change Biology 2025cited by 9position: middledoi
Unveiling the incidences and trends of alveolar echinococcosis in Europe: a systematic review from the KNOW-PATH project
The Lancet Infectious Diseases 2025cited by 5position: middledoi
Red Deer Resequencing Reveals the Importance of Sex Chromosomes for Reconstructing Late Quaternary Events.
2025cited by 3position: contributordoi
Trophic Interactions Are Key to Understanding the Effects of Global Change on the Distribution and Functional Role of the Brown Bear.
2025cited by 2position: contributordoi
Seasonal dynamics of brown bear parasites: opposite trends for nematodes and protozoa.
2025cited by 0position: contributordoi
Restore strict protection for wolves in Europe.
2025cited by 0position: contributordoi
Development of a cost-effective, multifunctional SNP panel and analysis workflow for Wolf monitoring in Finland.
2025cited by 0position: contributordoi
The European Reference Genome Atlas: piloting a decentralised approach to equitable biodiversity genomics
2023cited by 10position: contributordoi
Exploring the genetic diversity of genotypes G8 and G10 of the <i>Echinococcus canadensis</i> cluster in Europe based on complete mitochondrial genomes (13 550-13 552 bp).
2023cited by 7position: contributordoi
Cystic echinococcosis in Iceland: a brief history and genetic analysis of a 46-year-old <i>Echinococcus</i> isolate collected prior to the eradication of this zoonotic disease.
2023cited by 2position: contributordoi
Maternal genetic diversity of ancient goats in Finland and Estonia and comparison with extant northern European goat breeds.
2023cited by 1position: contributordoi
Including biotic interactions in species distribution models improves the understanding of species niche: a case of study with the brown bear in Europe
2023cited by 0position: contributordoi
High overlap of zoonotic helminths between wild mammalian predators and rural dogs - an emerging One Health concern?
2022cited by 7position: contributordoi
Cultural influences on the castration age of cattle in the northern Baltic Sea region during the medieval and post-medieval periods
Journal of Archaeological Science 2022cited by 5position: contributordoi
Free-ranging rural dogs are highly infected with helminths, contaminating environment nine times more than urban dogs.
2022cited by 4position: contributordoi
The origins and spread of domestic horses from the Western Eurasian steppes
Nature 2021cited by 396position: middledoi
Cystic echinococcosis in sheep and goats of Lebanon.
2021cited by 15position: contributordoi
Ongoing recovery of a brown bear population from a century-old severe bottleneck: insights from population genetic and spatially explicit analyses
2020cited by 1position: contributordoi
First detection of zoonotic tapeworm Echinococcus granulosus sensu lato genotype G7 in continental Italy.
2019cited by 18position: contributordoi
Partial genomic survival of cave bears in living brown bears
Nature Ecology & Evolution 2018cited by 178position: middledoi
Large‐scale migrations of brown bears in Eurasia and to North America during the Late Pleistocene
Journal of Biogeography 2017cited by 72position: lastdoi
Brown and Polar Bear Y Chromosomes Reveal Extensive Male-Biased Gene Flow within Brother Lineages
Molecular Biology and Evolution 2014cited by 98position: middledoi
Complete mitochondrial genomes and a novel spatial genetic method reveal cryptic phylogeographical structure and migration patterns among brown bears in north‐western Eurasia
Journal of Biogeography 2012cited by 88position: lastdoi

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Frequent collaborators

· 12 papers (2019–2026) · 2 papers (2012–2017) · 2 papers (2014–2017) · 2 papers (2017–2018) · 2 papers (2014–2017) · 2 papers (2012–2017) · 2 papers (2012–2017) · 2 papers (2012–2017)Simon Y. W. Ho · The University of Sydney2 papers (2012–2017)Maris Hindrikson · Universidade do Porto2 papers (2025–2025)A. Tull · Eesti Reumatoloogia Selts2 papers (2022–2025) · 2 papers (2012–2017) · 2 papers (2012–2017) · 1 papers (2017–2017) · 1 papers (2017–2017) · 1 papers (2018–2018)Axel Janke · Goethe University Frankfurt1 papers (2014–2014)Nicolas Lecomte · Université Laval1 papers (2014–2014)Giorgio Bertorelle · University of Ferrara1 papers (2018–2018) · 1 papers (2018–2018)