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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
59
Citations
10910
World Ranking
12699
National Ranking
5414

Bernie May publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Bernie May sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 205 publications — 52nd percentile

52% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Bernie May D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Bernie May sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 317 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 900 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,026 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,150 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,236 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,163 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,131 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,032 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 715 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 709 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 596 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 512 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 473 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 412 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 373 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 358 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 285 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 273 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 227 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 208 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 193 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 153 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 157 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 148 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 120 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 113 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 100 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 86 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 72 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 73 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 64 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 53 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 54 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 43 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 38 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 49 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 26 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 18 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 23 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 32 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 32 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 27 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 19 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 12 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 16 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 10 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 13 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 9 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 13 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 4 scientists 166 D-Index: 4 scientists 167+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 59 D-Index — 38th percentile

38% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

Bernie May is affiliated with the University of California, Davis in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields, with a primary focus on Environmental Science and Medicine. They have contributed to subfields such as Geriatrics and Gerontology, Family Practice, Economics and Econometrics, Nature and Landscape Conservation, and Ecology.

Their work addresses several key topics including Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes, Medication Adherence and Compliance, Healthcare Policy and Management, Fish Ecology and Management Studies, Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies, and Marine and Fisheries Research.

Bernie May's recent publications illustrate their diverse research interests. One of their papers, published in 2022 in the American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy, is titled Detecting drug diversion in health-system data using machine learning and advanced analytics. Another notable publication from 2021 appears in the North American Journal of Fisheries Management and is titled Enumerating Predation on Chinook Salmon, Delta Smelt, and Other San Francisco Estuary Fishes Using Genetics.

The scientist collaborates frequently with a number of coauthors, including Tom Knight, Don Tyson, Scott McAuley, Pam Letzkus, and Sharon Murphy Enright. These collaborations appear across their range of research topics and contribute to various interdisciplinary studies.

Bernie May's work has been published in venues such as:

  • American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy
  • North American Journal of Fisheries Management

Their research often intersects healthcare and environmental aspects, addressing issues from medication adherence and pharmaceutical practices to aquatic ecosystems and genetics-based ecological studies. This interdisciplinary approach informs both public health policy and biodiversity conservation strategies.

Best Publications

  • Ecological and Genetic Effects of Salmonid Introductions in North America

    C. C. Krueger;B. May

  • Molecular tracking of mountain lions in the Yosemite Valley region in California: genetic analysis using microsatellites and faecal DNA

    H. B. Ernest;M. C. T. Penedo;B. P. May;B. P. May;M. Syvanen

  • A Review of the Biology and Ecology of the Quagga Mussel (Dreissena bugensis), a Second Species of Freshwater Dreissenid Introduced to North America

    Edward L. Mills;Gary Rosenberg;Adrian P. Spidle;Michael Ludyanskiy

  • Genetic identification and implications of another invasive species of dreissenid mussel in the Great Lakes

    Bernie May;J. Ellen Marsden

  • Joint Segregation of Biochemical Loci in Salmonidae: Results from Experiments with Salvelinus and Review of the Literature on Other Species

    Bernie May;James E. Wright;Mark Stoneking

  • Genetic variation at microsatellite loci in sturgeon: primer sequence homology in Acipenser and Scaphirhynchus

    Bernie May;Charles C. Krueger;Harold L. Kincaid

  • Breeding new strains of tilapia: development of an artificial center of origin and linkage map based on AFLP and microsatellite loci.

    Jeremy J Agresti;Shingo Seki;Shingo Seki;Avner Cnaani;Supawadee Poompuang;Supawadee Poompuang

  • Characterization of microsatellite loci in chinook salmon ( Oncorhynchus tshawytscha ) and cross-species amplification in other salmonids

    Kevin S. Williamson;Jan F. Cordes;Bernie May

  • Starch gel electrophoresis of allozymes.

    B. May;A. R. Hoelzel

  • Microsatellite Analysis of Genetic Variation in Sturgeon: New Primer Sequences for Scaphirhynchus and Acipenser

    Eve C. McQuown;Brian L. Sloss;Robert J. Sheehan;Jeff Rodzen

  • Mitochondrial DNA variation among lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush) strains stocked into Lake Ontario

    Peter M. Grewe;Charles C. Krueger;Charles F. Aquadro;Eldredge Bermingham

  • Genetic structure of mountain lion (Puma concolor) populations in California.

    Holly B. Ernest;Walter M. Boyce;Vernon C. Bleich;Bernie May

  • Genetic differences in allozymes and in formation of infection structures among isolates of the entomopathogenic fungus Metarhizium anisopliae

    R.J. St. Leger;B. May;L.L. Allee;D.C. Frank

  • Linkage Relationships Reflecting Ancestral Tetraploidy in Salmonid Fish

    K. R. Johnson;J. E. Wright;B. May

  • Heteroplasmy in the mtDNA Control Region of Sturgeon (Acipenser, Huso and Scaphirhynchus)

    Arne Ludwig;Bernie May;Lutz Debus;Ingo Jenneckens

  • World-wide distribution of genetic variation among isolates of Beauveria spp.

    R.J. St Leger;L.L. Allee;B. May;R.C. Staples

  • Migration-related phenotypic divergence is associated with epigenetic modifications in rainbow trout

    Melinda R. Baerwald;Mariah H. Meek;Molly R. Stephens;Raman P. Nagarajan

  • Limits to tolerance of temperature and salinity in the quagga mussel Dreissena bugensis) and the zebra mussel Dreissena polymorpha)

    Adrian P. Spidle;Bernie May;Edward L. Mills

  • Identification of microsatellite loci in lake sturgeon, Acipenser fulvescens, and their variability in green sturgeon, A. medirostris

    Amy B. Welsh;Marc Blumberg;Bernie May

  • Genetic diversity in Cucumis sativus L. assessed by variation at 18 allozyme coding loci

    L. D. Knerr;J. E. Staub;D. J. Holder;B. P. May

Frequent Co-Authors

Charles C. Krueger
Charles C. Krueger Michigan State University
J. Ellen Marsden
J. Ellen Marsden University of Vermont
Daniel J. Royse
Daniel J. Royse Pennsylvania State University
Kristy Deiner
Kristy Deiner Cornell University
Charles F. Aquadro
Charles F. Aquadro Cornell University
Dirk H. Van Vuren
Dirk H. Van Vuren University of California, Davis
Steven T. Lindley
Steven T. Lindley National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Ronald S. Burton
Ronald S. Burton University of California, San Diego
Edward L. Mills
Edward L. Mills Cornell University
Walter M. Boyce
Walter M. Boyce University of California, Davis

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