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Environmental DNA
H-index 44

Environmental DNA

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Ecology and Evolution 38 245 322 43
Environmental Sciences 469 20 29 11

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 330
Documents by Best Scientists*: 373
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 12
SCIMAGO H-index: 45
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.904
Impact Factor: 6.2

Top Publications

  • Reporting the limits of detection and quantification for environmental DNA assays

    Katy E. Klymus;Christopher M. Merkes;Michael J. Allison;Caren S. Goldberg

    (2020)
    521 Citations
  • Environmental DNA (eDNA) as a tool for assessing fish biomass: A review of approaches and future considerations for resource surveys

    Meaghan L. Rourke;Meaghan L. Rourke;Ashley M. Fowler;Julian M. Hughes;Matt K. Broadhurst;Matt K. Broadhurst

    (2021)
    384 Citations
  • A validation scale to determine the readiness of environmental DNA assays for routine species monitoring

    Bettina Thalinger;Bettina Thalinger;Kristy Deiner;Kristy Deiner;Lynsey R. Harper;Lynsey R. Harper;Helen C. Rees

    (2021)
    218 Citations
  • An illustrated manual for environmental DNA research: Water sampling guidelines and experimental protocols

    Toshifumi Minamoto;Masaki Miya;Tetsuya Sado;Satoquo Seino

    (2021)
    211 Citations
  • Methodological trends and perspectives of animal dietary studies by noninvasive fecal DNA metabarcoding

    Haruko Ando;Haruka Mukai;Taketo Komura;Tungga Dewi

    (2020)
    173 Citations
  • Maximizing fish detection with eDNA metabarcoding

    Cindy Bessey;Simon N. Jarman;Simon N. Jarman;Oliver Berry;Ylva S. Olsen

    (2020)
    154 Citations
  • Airborne environmental DNA metabarcoding for the monitoring of terrestrial insects—A proof of concept from the field

    (2022)
    118 Citations
  • MIDORI2: A collection of quality controlled, preformatted, and regularly updated reference databases for taxonomic assignment of eukaryotic mitochondrial sequences

    (2022)
    104 Citations

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