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Ecology and Evolution
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2025

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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Animal Science and Veterinary 39 1327 1226 1 1 217 4862
Ecology and Evolution 39 6454 6230 4 4 230 4961

Alexey A. Kotov publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Alexey A. Kotov between 1996 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Alexey A. Kotov published across 31 years, from 1996 to 2026, averaging 8.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 21 publications in 2024. 18 of the 273 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1996 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 21. Peak 21 publications in 2024. 1996: 2 publications 1997: 3 publications 1998: 2 publications 1999: 1 publication 2000: 7 publications 2001: 4 publications 2002: 5 publications 2003: 4 publications 2004: 7 publications 2005: 9 publications 2006: 8 publications 2007: 2 publications 2008: 5 publications 2009: 8 publications 2010: 12 publications 2011: 5 publications 2012: 4 publications 2013: 13 publications 2014: 9 publications 2015: 14 publications 2016: 15 publications 2017: 8 publications 2018: 14 publications 2019: 16 publications 2020: 15 publications 2021: 19 publications 2022: 13 publications 2023: 10 publications 2024: 21 publications 2025: 17 publications 2026: 1 publication
1996 2026

273 publications in total across all disciplines

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Alexey A. Kotov: publications per year, 1996 to 2026
Year Publications
1996 2
1997 3
1998 2
1999 1
2000 7
2001 4
2002 5
2003 4
2004 7
2005 9
2006 8
2007 2
2008 5
2009 8
2010 12
2011 5
2012 4
2013 13
2014 9
2015 14
2016 15
2017 8
2018 14
2019 16
2020 15
2021 19
2022 13
2023 10
2024 21
2025 17
2026 1
Total 273
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Alexey A. Kotov publication distribution in Animal Science and Veterinary in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Animal Science and Veterinary in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Alexey A. Kotov sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
25 50 75 100
Bar chart with 84 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 29–33 to 442+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 109. Most scientists, 109, have 119–123 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 442 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 214–218 publications, is where this scientist sits. 29–33 publications: 1 scientist 34–38 publications: 6 scientists 39–43 publications: 17 scientists 44–48 publications: 23 scientists 49–53 publications: 28 scientists 54–58 publications: 44 scientists 59–63 publications: 66 scientists 64–68 publications: 75 scientists 69–73 publications: 71 scientists 74–78 publications: 85 scientists 79–83 publications: 108 scientists 84–88 publications: 105 scientists 89–93 publications: 84 scientists 94–98 publications: 103 scientists 99–103 publications: 97 scientists 104–108 publications: 95 scientists 109–113 publications: 89 scientists 114–118 publications: 88 scientists 119–123 publications: 109 scientists 124–128 publications: 93 scientists 129–133 publications: 89 scientists 134–138 publications: 95 scientists 139–143 publications: 92 scientists 144–148 publications: 80 scientists 149–153 publications: 75 scientists 154–158 publications: 74 scientists 159–163 publications: 67 scientists 164–168 publications: 53 scientists 169–173 publications: 62 scientists 174–178 publications: 63 scientists 179–183 publications: 50 scientists 184–188 publications: 55 scientists 189–193 publications: 50 scientists 194–198 publications: 27 scientists 199–203 publications: 44 scientists 204–208 publications: 31 scientists 209–213 publications: 28 scientists 214–218 publications: 38 scientists 219–223 publications: 33 scientists 224–228 publications: 36 scientists 229–233 publications: 29 scientists 234–238 publications: 35 scientists 239–243 publications: 23 scientists 244–248 publications: 24 scientists 249–253 publications: 29 scientists 254–258 publications: 28 scientists 259–263 publications: 21 scientists 264–268 publications: 25 scientists 269–273 publications: 11 scientists 274–278 publications: 18 scientists 279–283 publications: 13 scientists 284–288 publications: 18 scientists 289–293 publications: 10 scientists 294–298 publications: 12 scientists 299–303 publications: 11 scientists 304–308 publications: 15 scientists 309–313 publications: 14 scientists 314–318 publications: 14 scientists 319–323 publications: 8 scientists 324–328 publications: 8 scientists 329–333 publications: 13 scientists 334–338 publications: 14 scientists 339–343 publications: 13 scientists 344–348 publications: 10 scientists 349–353 publications: 11 scientists 354–358 publications: 5 scientists 359–363 publications: 8 scientists 364–368 publications: 8 scientists 369–373 publications: 6 scientists 374–378 publications: 7 scientists 379–383 publications: 8 scientists 384–388 publications: 3 scientists 389–393 publications: 4 scientists 394–398 publications: 5 scientists 399–403 publications: 8 scientists 404–408 publications: 5 scientists 409–413 publications: 4 scientists 414–418 publications: 3 scientists 419–423 publications: 8 scientists 424–428 publications: 5 scientists 429–433 publications: 3 scientists 434–438 publications: 5 scientists 439–441 publications: 5 scientists 442+ publications: 99 scientists
29–33 publications 442+

This scientist: 217 publications — 78th percentile

78% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 442 publications or more.

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Number of Animal Science and Veterinary scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,155 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
29–33 1
34–38 6
39–43 17
44–48 23
49–53 28
54–58 44
59–63 66
64–68 75
69–73 71
74–78 85
79–83 108
84–88 105
89–93 84
94–98 103
99–103 97
104–108 95
109–113 89
114–118 88
119–123 109
124–128 93
129–133 89
134–138 95
139–143 92
144–148 80
149–153 75
154–158 74
159–163 67
164–168 53
169–173 62
174–178 63
179–183 50
184–188 55
189–193 50
194–198 27
199–203 44
204–208 31
209–213 28
214–218 38 217
219–223 33
224–228 36
229–233 29
234–238 35
239–243 23
244–248 24
249–253 29
254–258 28
259–263 21
264–268 25
269–273 11
274–278 18
279–283 13
284–288 18
289–293 10
294–298 12
299–303 11
304–308 15
309–313 14
314–318 14
319–323 8
324–328 8
329–333 13
334–338 14
339–343 13
344–348 10
349–353 11
354–358 5
359–363 8
364–368 8
369–373 6
374–378 7
379–383 8
384–388 3
389–393 4
394–398 5
399–403 8
404–408 5
409–413 4
414–418 3
419–423 8
424–428 5
429–433 3
434–438 5
439–441 5
442+ 99
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Alexey A. Kotov D-index placement in Animal Science and Veterinary in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Animal Science and Veterinary scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Alexey A. Kotov sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 58 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 20 to 77+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 158. Most scientists, 158, have 31 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 77 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 39 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 20 D-Index: 5 scientists 21 D-Index: 22 scientists 22 D-Index: 31 scientists 23 D-Index: 44 scientists 24 D-Index: 53 scientists 25 D-Index: 66 scientists 26 D-Index: 80 scientists 27 D-Index: 101 scientists 28 D-Index: 106 scientists 29 D-Index: 116 scientists 30 D-Index: 154 scientists 31 D-Index: 158 scientists 32 D-Index: 143 scientists 33 D-Index: 137 scientists 34 D-Index: 126 scientists 35 D-Index: 134 scientists 36 D-Index: 112 scientists 37 D-Index: 115 scientists 38 D-Index: 105 scientists 39 D-Index: 111 scientists 40 D-Index: 107 scientists 41 D-Index: 87 scientists 42 D-Index: 74 scientists 43 D-Index: 62 scientists 44 D-Index: 61 scientists 45 D-Index: 41 scientists 46 D-Index: 51 scientists 47 D-Index: 43 scientists 48 D-Index: 28 scientists 49 D-Index: 47 scientists 50 D-Index: 40 scientists 51 D-Index: 34 scientists 52 D-Index: 33 scientists 53 D-Index: 43 scientists 54 D-Index: 16 scientists 55 D-Index: 32 scientists 56 D-Index: 21 scientists 57 D-Index: 18 scientists 58 D-Index: 28 scientists 59 D-Index: 33 scientists 60 D-Index: 17 scientists 61 D-Index: 21 scientists 62 D-Index: 18 scientists 63 D-Index: 21 scientists 64 D-Index: 9 scientists 65 D-Index: 20 scientists 66 D-Index: 11 scientists 67 D-Index: 16 scientists 68 D-Index: 12 scientists 69 D-Index: 17 scientists 70 D-Index: 13 scientists 71 D-Index: 15 scientists 72 D-Index: 11 scientists 73 D-Index: 11 scientists 74 D-Index: 14 scientists 75 D-Index: 5 scientists 76 D-Index: 6 scientists 77+ D-Index: 100 scientists
20 D-Index 77+

This scientist: 39 D-Index — 61st percentile

61% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 77 D-Index or more.

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Number of Animal Science and Veterinary scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,155 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
20 5
21 22
22 31
23 44
24 53
25 66
26 80
27 101
28 106
29 116
30 154
31 158
32 143
33 137
34 126
35 134
36 112
37 115
38 105
39 111 39
40 107
41 87
42 74
43 62
44 61
45 41
46 51
47 43
48 28
49 47
50 40
51 34
52 33
53 43
54 16
55 32
56 21
57 18
58 28
59 33
60 17
61 21
62 18
63 21
64 9
65 20
66 11
67 16
68 12
69 17
70 13
71 15
72 11
73 11
74 14
75 5
76 6
77+ 100
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in Russia Leader Award

Overview

Alexey A. Kotov is affiliated with the Russian Academy of Sciences in the Russian Federation and has contributed significantly to fields related to Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their research encompasses several subfields, including Ecology, Environmental Chemistry, Oceanography, Atmospheric Science, and Genetics.

The scientist's work focuses primarily on aquatic environments, with key research topics covering Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, and Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior. Additional areas of study include Marine and Environmental Studies, Isotope Analysis in Ecology, Aquatic Ecosystems and Biodiversity, and Genetic Diversity and Population Structure.

Among recent publications are:

  • A new species group from the Daphnia curvirostris species complex (Cladocera: Anomopoda) from the eastern Palaearctic: taxonomy, phylogeny and phylogeography, 2020, Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society
  • World checklist of freshwater Cladocera species, 2021, Global Biodiversity Information Facility
  • Non-Indigenous Cladocera (Crustacea: Branchiopoda): From a Few Notorious Cases to a Potential Global Faunal Mixing in Aquatic Ecosystems, 2022, Water

Kotov frequently publishes in journals such as Zootaxa, Water, rej, Biology Bulletin, and PeerJ. These venues represent a variety of biological and environmental science journals where contributions have been made on topics ranging from taxonomy to ecology.

The scientist has collaborated extensively with several co-authors, including Petr G. Garibian, Д. П. Карабанов, Anna N. Neretina, D. D. Pereboev, and Eugeniya I. Bekker, reflecting a network of cooperation across multiple research projects.

Best Publications

  • Global diversity of cladocerans (Cladocera; Crustacea) in freshwater

    L. Forró;N. M. Korovchinsky;A. A. Kotov;A. Petrusek

  • A checklist of names in Alona Baird 1843 (Crustacea: Cladocera: Chydoridae) and their current status: an analysis of the taxonomy of a lump genus

    Kay Van Damme;Alexey A. Kotov;Henri J. Dumont

  • Revision of the genus Bosmina (Cladocera: Bosminidae), based on evidence from male morphological characters and molecular phylogenies

    Alexey A. Kotov;Seiji Ishida;Derek J. Taylor

  • The noncosmopolitanism paradigm of freshwater zooplankton: insights from the global phylogeography of the predatory cladoceran Polyphemus pediculus (Linnaeus, 1761) (Crustacea, Onychopoda).

    S. Xu;P. D. N. Hebert;A. A. Kotov;M. E. Cristescu

  • DNA Barcoding Reveals High Cryptic Diversity in the North Eurasian Moina Species (Crustacea: Cladocera).

    Eugeniya I. Bekker;Dmitry P. Karabanov;Yan R. Galimov;Alexey A. Kotov

  • Revision of the Old World Daphnia ( Ctenodaphnia ) similis group Cladocera: Daphniidae)

    Ekaterina V. Popova;Adam Petrusek;Vladimír Kořínek;Joachim Mergeay

  • Mesozoic fossils (>145 Mya) suggest the antiquity of the subgenera of Daphnia and their coevolution with chaoborid predators

    Alexey A Kotov;Derek J Taylor

  • A revision of Leydigia Kurz, 1875 (Anomopoda, Cladocera, Branchiopoda), and subgeneric differentiation within the genus

    Alexey A. Kotov

  • A new divergent lineage of Daphnia (Cladocera: Anomopoda) and its morphological and genetical differentiation from Daphnia curvirostris Eylmann, 1887

    S. Ishida;A. A. Kotov;D. J. Taylor

  • The Cladocera (Crustacea: Branchiopoda) of six high altitude water bodies in the North Chilean Andes, with discussion of Andean endemism

    Alexey A. Kotov;Artem Y. Sinev;Viviana Lorena Berrios

  • Cladocera (Crustacea: Branchiopoda) of the south-east of the Korean Peninsula, with twenty new records for Korea*

    Alexey A. Kotov;Hyun Gi Jeong;Wonchoel Lee

  • Phylogeography of the Chydorus sphaericus Group (Cladocera: Chydoridae) in the Northern Palearctic.

    Alexey A. Kotov;Dmitry P. Karabanov;Eugeniya I. Bekker;Tatiana V. Neretina

  • A new species in the Daphnia curvirostris (Crustacea: Cladocera) complex from the eastern Palearctic with molecular phylogenetic evidence for the independent origin of neckteeth

    Alexey A. Kotov;Seiji Ishida;Derek J. Taylor

  • Redescription and assignment of the chydorid Indialona ganapati Petkovski, 1966 (Branchiopoda: Anomopoda: Aloninae) to Indialonini, new tribus

    Alexey A. Kotov

  • Analysis of Kozhowia Vasiljeva & Smirnov, 1969 (Chydoridae, Anomopoda, Branchiopoda), with a description of Parakozhowia n. gen.

    Alexey A. Kotov

  • Analysis of the Ilyocryptus spinifer-species group (Anomopoda, Branchiopoda), with description of a new species

    Alexey A. Kotov;Henri J. Dumont

  • An annotated checklist of the Cladocera (Crustacea: Branchiopoda) from India.

    Tapas Chatterjee;Alexey A. Kotov;Kay Van Damme;S. V.A. Chandrasekhar

  • A revision of the subgenus Eurycercus (Eurycercus) Baird, 1843 emend. nov. (Cladocera: Eurycercidae) in the Holarctic with the description of a new species from Alaska

    Eugeniya I. Bekker;Alexey A. Kotov;Derek J. Taylor

  • Cladocera (Crustacea: Branchiopoda) of Vientiane province and municipality, Laos

    Alexey A. Kotov;Kay Van Damme;Eugeniya I. Bekker;Somepong Siboualipha

  • Jurassic Cladocera (Crustacea, Branchiopoda) with a description of an extinct Mesozoic order

    Alexey A. Kotov

  • Separation of two Neotropical species: Macrothrix superaculeata (Smirnov, 1982) versus M. elegans Sars, 1901 (Macrothricidae, Anomopoda, Cladocera)

    Alexey A. Kotov;Tania Garfias-Espejo;Manuel Elías-Gutiérrez

  • Phylogeography of Daphnia magna Straus (Crustacea: Cladocera) in Northern Eurasia: Evidence for a deep longitudinal split between mitochondrial lineages.

    Eugeniya I. Bekker;Dmitry P. Karabanov;Yan R. Galimov;Christoph R. Haag

Frequent Co-Authors

Derek J. Taylor
Derek J. Taylor University at Buffalo, State University of New York
Henri J. Dumont
Henri J. Dumont Ghent University
D. Christopher Rogers
D. Christopher Rogers Northeastern State University
Adam Petrusek
Adam Petrusek Charles University
Walter Traunspurger
Walter Traunspurger Bielefeld University
Torsten Wappler
Torsten Wappler Hessisches Landesmuseum Darmstadt
Anton Brancelj
Anton Brancelj University of Ljubljana
Russell J. Shiel
Russell J. Shiel University of Adelaide
Paul D. N. Hebert
Paul D. N. Hebert University of Guelph
Koen Martens
Koen Martens Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences

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