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Anssi Laurila

Anssi Laurila

D-Index & Metrics

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
62
Citations
10101
World Ranking
2119
National Ranking
46

Anssi Laurila publication distribution in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Ecology and Evolution in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Anssi Laurila sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 187 publications — 69th percentile

69% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 531 publications or more.

Anssi Laurila D-index placement in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Ecology and Evolution scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Anssi Laurila sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 62 D-Index — 76th percentile

76% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 121 D-Index or more.

Overview

Anssi Laurila is affiliated with Uppsala University in Sweden. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science and agricultural and biological sciences, with a notable emphasis on global and planetary change, ecology, evolution, behavior, and systematics. The scientist's work intersects several subfields including genetics, ecological modeling, and nature and landscape conservation.

The main topics addressed in their research include amphibian and reptile biology, animal behavior and reproduction, species distribution and climate change, genetic diversity and population structure, turtle biology and conservation, physiological and biochemical adaptations, and gut microbiota and health.

Among recent publications, Laurila has contributed to studies such as:

  • The effects of drift and selection on latitudinal genetic variation in Scandinavian common toads (Bufo bufo) following postglacial recolonisation, 2021, Heredity
  • Limits to compensatory responses to altered phenology in amphibian larvae, 2020, Oikos
  • Major Histocompatibility Complex Variation and Haplotype Associated Survival in Response to Experimental Infection of Two Bd-GPL Strains Along a Latitudinal Gradient, 2022, Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
  • Low neutral and immunogenetic diversity in northern fringe populations of the green toad Bufotes viridis: implications for conservation, 2021, Conservation Genetics
  • Body size mediates latitudinal population differences in the response to chytrid fungus infection in two amphibians, 2023, Oecologia

Laurila collaborates frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Jacob Höglund
  • Maria Cortázar-Chinarro
  • Àlex Richter-Boix
  • Patrik Rödin-Mörch
  • Sara Meurling

The scientist has published extensively in notable venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Heredity, Oecologia, Aquaculture, and BMC Ecology and Evolution, with multiple publications in each.

Best Publications

  • Recent Asian origin of chytrid fungi causing global amphibian declines

    Simon J. O’Hanlon;Adrien Rieux;Rhys A. Farrer;Gonçalo M. Rosa;Gonçalo M. Rosa

  • Latitudinal countergradient variation in the common frog (Rana temporaria) development rates--evidence for local adaptation.

    Ane T. Laugen;Anssi Laurila;Katja Räsänen;Juha Merilä

  • Latitudinal divergence of common frog (Rana temporaria) life history traits by natural selection: evidence from a comparison of molecular and quantitative genetic data.

    Jukka Palo;Robert B. O'Hara;Ane T. Laugen;Anssi Laurila

  • Habitat duration, predation risk and phenotypic plasticity in common frog (Rana temporaria) tadpoles

    Anssi Laurila;Jutta Kujasalo

  • Different antipredator behaviour in two anuran tadpoles: effects of predator diet

    Anssi Laurila;Jutta Kujasalo;Esa Ranta

  • Adaptive phenotypic plasticity and genetics of larval life histories in two Rana temporaria populations.

    Anssi Laurila;Anssi Laurila;Satu Karttunen;Juha Merilä;Juha Merilä

  • Predator-induced changes in life history in two anuran tadpoles: Effects of predator diet

    Anssi Laurila;Jutta Kujasalo;Esa Ranta

  • Impacts of Warming on the Structure and Functioning of Aquatic Communities: Individual- to Ecosystem-Level Responses

    Eoin J. O'Gorman;Doris E. Pichler;Georgina Adams;Georgina Adams;Jonathan P. Benstead

  • GEOGRAPHIC VARIATION IN ACID STRESS TOLERANCE OF THE MOOR FROG, RANA ARVALIS. I. LOCAL ADAPTATION

    Katja Räsänen;Anssi Laurila;Juha Merilä

  • Plasticity in age and size at metamorphosis in Rana temporaria - comparison of high and low latitude populations

    Juha Merilä;Anssi Laurila;Ane Timenes Laugen;Katja Räsänen

  • High degree of population subdivision in a widespread amphibian.

    Jukka U. Palo;Dirk S. Schmeller;Anssi Laurila;Craig R. Primmer

  • Contrasting effects of environmental factors during larval stage on morphological plasticity in post-metamorphic frogs

    Miguel Tejedo;Federico Marangoni;Cino Pertoldi;Alex Richter-Boix

  • Reinventing the wheel: analysis of sexual dimorphism in body size

    Esa Ranta;Anssi Laurila;Johan Elmberg

  • Carry-over effects of ultraviolet-B radiation on larval fitness in Rana temporaria.

    M. Pahkala;A. Laurila;A. Laurila;J. Merilä;J. Merilä

  • Maternal and genetic contributions to geographical variation in Rana temporaria larval life-history traits

    Ane T. Laugen;Anssi Laurila;Juha. Merilä

  • Predator-induced plasticity in early life history and morphology in two anuran amphibians

    Anssi Laurila;Susanna Pakkasmaa;Pierre-André Crochet;Juha Merilä

  • Maternal investment in egg size: environment- and population-specific effects on offspring performance.

    Katja Räsänen;Katja Räsänen;Anssi Laurila;Juha Merilä;Juha Merilä

  • Antipredator defenses along a latitudinal gradient in Rana temporaria.

    Anssi Laurila;Beatrice Lindgren;Ane Timenes Laugen

  • Proximate causes of adaptive growth rates: growth efficiency variation among latitudinal populations of Rana temporaria.

    Beatrice Lindgren;Anssi Laurila

  • Genetic structure of island populations of the anurans rana temporaria and bufo bufo

    Perttu Seppä;Anssi Laurila

Frequent Co-Authors

Juha Merilä
Juha Merilä University of Hong Kong
Katja Räsänen
Katja Räsänen Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology
Jacob Höglund
Jacob Höglund Uppsala University
Esa Ranta
Esa Ranta University of Helsinki
Gábor Herczeg
Gábor Herczeg Eötvös Loránd University
Craig R. Primmer
Craig R. Primmer University of Helsinki
Dirk S. Schmeller
Dirk S. Schmeller National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse
Trenton W. J. Garner
Trenton W. J. Garner Zoological Society of London
Alfredo G. Nicieza
Alfredo G. Nicieza University of Oviedo
Pedro Segurado
Pedro Segurado University of Lisbon

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