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Alignment-free sequence comparison: benefits, applications, and tools

Overview of attention for article published in Genome Biology, October 2017
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Title
Alignment-free sequence comparison: benefits, applications, and tools
Published in
Genome Biology, October 2017
DOI 10.1186/s13059-017-1319-7
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Authors

Andrzej Zielezinski, Susana Vinga, Jonas Almeida, Wojciech M. Karlowski

Abstract

Alignment-free sequence analyses have been applied to problems ranging from whole-genome phylogeny to the classification of protein families, identification of horizontally transferred genes, and detection of recombined sequences. The strength of these methods makes them particularly useful for next-generation sequencing data processing and analysis. However, many researchers are unclear about how these methods work, how they compare to alignment-based methods, and what their potential is for use for their research. We address these questions and provide a guide to the currently available alignment-free sequence analysis tools.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Unknown 634 100%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Ph. D. Student 128 20%
Researcher 105 17%
Student > Master 88 14%
Student > Bachelor 81 13%
Other 25 4%
Other 83 13%
Unknown 124 20%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 193 30%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 131 21%
Computer Science 75 12%
Immunology and Microbiology 19 3%
Engineering 14 2%
Other 58 9%
Unknown 144 23%
Attention Score in Context

Attention Score in Context

This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 82. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 05 September 2023.
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#528,957
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#298
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#7
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