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Beth Okamura 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 Beth Okamura sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 158 publications — 57th percentile

57% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Beth Okamura 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 Beth Okamura sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 53 D-Index — 62nd percentile

62% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Beth Okamura is affiliated with the Natural History Museum in the United Kingdom. Their research spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology as well as Environmental Science, with substantial contributions to related subfields including Cancer Research, Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, Immunology, and Molecular Biology.

The scientist's work focuses on several main topics:

  • Myxozoan Parasites in Aquatic Species
  • Marine Ecology and Invasive Species
  • Aquaculture Disease Management and Microbiota
  • Parasite Biology and Host Interactions
  • Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • Marine Invertebrate Physiology and Ecology

Frequent publication venues for Beth Okamura include:

  • Ecosphere
  • Scientific Reports
  • Molecular Ecology Resources
  • Journal of Anatomy
  • Integrative and Comparative Biology

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Beth Okamura demonstrate a focus on aquatic species and parasitic diseases:

  • "Exploration of the 2016 Yellowstone River fish kill and proliferative kidney disease in wild fish populations," 2021, Ecosphere
  • "Comparative transcriptomics and host-specific parasite gene expression profiles inform on drivers of proliferative kidney disease," 2021, Scientific Reports
  • "High-throughput sequencing of faeces provides evidence for dispersal of parasites and pathogens by migratory waterbirds," 2021, Molecular Ecology Resources
  • "How to build single-celled cnidarians with worm-like motility: Lessons from Myxozoa," 2021, Journal of Anatomy
  • "Recruitment of toxin-like proteins with ancestral venom function supports endoparasitic lifestyles of Myxozoa," 2021, PeerJ

Collaborative work features frequent coauthors such as:

  • Hanna Hartikainen
  • Edson A. Adriano
  • Ashlie Hartigan
  • Paul F. Long
  • Juliana Naldoni

Best Publications

  • Dispersal in freshwater invertebrates

    David T. Bilton;Joanna R. Freeland;Beth Okamura

  • The Monopolization Hypothesis and the dispersal–gene flow paradox in aquatic organisms

    Luc De Meester;Africa Gómez;Beth Okamura;Klaus Schwenk

  • A triploblast origin for Myxozoa

    C. L. Anderson;E. U. Canning;Beth Okamura

  • Group living and the effects of spatial position in aggregations of Mytilus edulis.

    B. Okamura

  • Life cycle complexity, environmental change and the emerging status of salmonid proliferative kidney disease

    Beth Okamura;Hanna Hartikainen;Heike Schmidt-Posthaus;Thomas Wahli

  • Biodiversity and evolution of the myxozoa

    Elizabeth U. Canning;Beth Okamura

  • The effects of ambient flow velocity, colony size, and upstream colonies on the feeding success of bryozoa. I. Bugula stolonifera Ryland, an arborescent species

    Beth Okamura

  • Myxozoan Evolution, Ecology and Development

    Beth Okamura;Alexander Gruhl;Jerri L. Bartholomew

  • Buddenbrockia is a cnidarian worm.

    Eva Jiménez-Guri;Hervé Philippe;Beth Okamura;Beth Okamura;Peter W. H. Holland

  • Bartholomew, J. L. 2001. Salmonid Ceratomyxosis.in J. C. Thoesen, editor. Suggested Procedures for the Detection and Identification of Certain Finfish and Shellfish Pathogens, Blue Book 4th Edition. Fish Health Section, American Fisheries Society.

    A. Curry;S. W. Feist;M. Longshaw;B. Okamura

  • An Introduction to Myxozoan Evolution, Ecology and Development

    Beth Okamura;Alexander Gruhl;Jerri L. Bartholomew

  • A new class and order of myxozoans to accommodate parasites of bryozoans with ultrastructural observations on Tetracapsula bryosalmonae (PKX organism).

    Elizabeth U. Canning;Alan Curry;Stephen W. Feist;Matthew Longshaw

  • The effects of ambient flow velocity, colony size, and upstream colonies on the feeding success of Bryozoa. II. Conopeum reticulum (Linnaeus), an encrusting species

    Beth Okamura

  • The evolution of transmission mode

    Janis Antonovics;Anthony J. Wilson;Mark R. Forbes;Heidi C. Hauffe

  • Cymothoid isopod parasites in aquaculture: a review and case study of a Turkish sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) and sea bream (Sparus auratus) farm.

    Tammy Horton;Beth Okamura

  • Tetracapsula bryosalmonae n.sp. for PKX organism, the cause of PKD in salmonid fish.

    E. U. Canning;A. Curry;S. W. Feist;M. Longshaw

  • Extensive Uncharted Biodiversity: The Parasite Dimension.

    Beth Okamura;Ashlie Hartigan;Juliana Naldoni

  • Influence of seasonal variation in temperature, salinity and food availability on module size and colony growth of the estuarine bryozoan Conopeum seurati

    A. O'Dea;B. Okamura

  • Ecology, development and pathogenicity of Buddenbrockia plumatellae Schröder, 1910 (Myxozoa, Malacosporea) (syn. Tetracapsula bryozoides) and establishment of Tetracapsuloides n. gen. for Tetracapsula bryosalmonae.

    Elizabeth U. Canning;Sylvie Tops;Sylvie Tops;Alan Curry;Timothy S. Wood

  • Induction of proliferative kidney disease (PKD) in rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss via the bryozoan Fredericella sultana infected with Tetracapsula bryosalmonae.

    Stephen W. Feist;Matt Longshaw;Elizabeth U. Canning;Beth Okamura

  • Molecular data implicate bryozoans as hosts for PKX (phylum Myxozoa) and identify a clade of bryozoan parasites within the Myxozoa.

    C. L. Anderson;E. U. Canning;B. Okamura

Frequent Co-Authors

Elizabeth U. Canning
Elizabeth U. Canning Imperial College London
Paul D. Taylor
Paul D. Taylor American Museum of Natural History
Mark Williams
Mark Williams University of Leicester
Carl D. Sayer
Carl D. Sayer University College London
Thomas A. Davidson
Thomas A. Davidson Aarhus University
Alan M. Haywood
Alan M. Haywood University of Leeds
Melanie J. Leng
Melanie J. Leng University of Nottingham
Jan Zalasiewicz
Jan Zalasiewicz University of Leicester
Samantha L. L. Hill
Samantha L. L. Hill World Conservation Monitoring Centre
Christopher J. Secombes
Christopher J. Secombes University of Aberdeen

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