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C. Scott Baker

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
65
Citations
13304
World Ranking
9270
National Ranking
4095

C. Scott Baker 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 C. Scott Baker sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 198 publications — 49th percentile

49% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

C. Scott Baker 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 C. Scott Baker sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 65 D-Index — 55th percentile

55% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

C. Scott Baker is affiliated with Oregon State University in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields, with a focus on environmental science, earth and planetary sciences, and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their work covers various subfields such as ecology, atmospheric science, oceanography, molecular biology, and genetics.

The primary research topics in their publications include marine animal studies overview, Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics, marine and coastal plant biology, genetic diversity and population structure, epigenetics and DNA methylation, underwater acoustics research, and identification and quantification in food.

Among the recent papers authored or co-authored by this scientist are:

  • Universal DNA methylation age across mammalian tissues, 2023, Nature Aging
  • Universal DNA methylation age across mammalian tissues, 2021, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • DNA methylation networks underlying mammalian traits, 2023, Science
  • Runs of homozygosity in killer whale genomes provide a global record of demographic histories, 2021, Molecular Ecology
  • An epigenetic clock to estimate the age of living beluga whales, 2021, Evolutionary Applications

Frequent co-authors collaborating with C. Scott Baker include:

  • Debbie Steel
  • Emma L. Carroll
  • Rochelle Constantine
  • Eleanor K. Bors
  • Zhe Fei

This scientist frequently publishes in venues such as the Journal of Heredity, PLoS ONE, Marine Mammal Science, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), and Nature Aging.

Best Publications

  • Genome 10K: A Proposal to Obtain Whole-Genome Sequence for 10 000 Vertebrate Species

    David Haussler;Stephen J. O'Brien;Oliver A. Ryder;F. Keith Barker

  • Influence of seasonal migration on geographic distribution of mitochondrial DNA haplotypes in humpback whales.

    C. S. Baker;S. R. Palumbi;R. H. Lambertsen;M. T. Weinrich

  • Aggressive behavior between humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) wintering in Hawaiian waters

    C. Scott Baker;Louis M. Herman

  • Neglect of genetic diversity in implementation of the convention on biological diversity.

    Linda Laikre;Fred W. Allendorf;Laurel C. Aroner;C. Scott Baker

  • Modelling the past and future of whales and whaling

    C. Scott Baker;Phillip J. Clapham

  • Which whales are hunted? A molecular genetic approach to monitoring whaling.

    C. S. Baker;S. R. Palumbi

  • Hierarchical structure of mitochondrial DNA gene flow among humpback whales Megaptera novaeangliae, world-wide.

    C. S. Baker;R. W. Slade;J. L. Bannister;R. B. Abernethy

  • Strong maternal fidelity and natal philopatry shape genetic structure in North Pacific humpback whales

    C. Scott Baker;Debbie Steel;John Calambokidis;Erin Falcone

  • Journal of Heredity Adopts Joint Data Archiving Policy

    C. Scott Baker

  • A NEW SPECIES OF BEAKED WHALE MESOPLODON PERRINI SP. N. (CETACEA: ZIPHIIDAE) DISCOVERED THROUGH PHYLOGENETIC ANALYSES OF MITOCHONDRIAL DNA SEQUENCES

    Merel L. Dalebout;James G. Mead;C. Scott Baker;Alan N. Baker

  • TAXONOMIC STATUS OF THE GENUS SOTALIA: SPECIES LEVEL RANKING FOR “TUCUXI” (SOTALIA FLUVIATILIS) AND “COSTERO” (SOTALIA GUIANENSIS) DOLPHINS

    S. Caballero;F. Trujillo;J. A. Vianna;H. Barrios-Garrido

  • Humpback whale abundance in the North Pacific estimated by photographic capture-recapture with bias correction from simulation studies

    Jay Barlow;John Calambokidis;Erin A. Falcone;C. Scott Baker

  • Population structure of South Pacific humpback whales and the origin of the eastern Polynesian breeding grounds

    C. Olavarría;C. Scott Baker;C. Garrigue;M. Poole

  • A Worldwide Perspective on the Population Structure and Genetic Diversity of Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in New Zealand

    Gabriela Tezanos-Pinto;Charles Scott Baker;Kirsty Russell;Karen Martien

  • Environmental DNA (eDNA) From the Wake of the Whales: Droplet Digital PCR for Detection and Species Identification

    C. Scott Baker;Debbie Steel;Sharon Nieukirk;Holger Klinck

  • INTERCHANGE AND ISOLATION OF HUMPBACK WHALES OFF CALIFORNIA AND OTHER NORTH PACIFIC FEEDING GROUNDS

    John Calambokidis;Gretchen H. Steiger;Joseph R. Evenson;Kiirsten R. Flynn

  • When are genetic methods useful for estimating contemporary abundance and detecting population trends

    David A. Tallmon;Dave Gregovich;Robin S. Waples;C. Scott Baker

  • Predicted decline of protected whales based on molecular genetic monitoring of Japanese and Korean markets.

    C S Baker;G M Lento;F Cipriano;S R Palumbi

  • Universal DNA methylation age across mammalian tissues

    Ake T. Lu;Zhe Fei;Amin Haghani

  • The world’s rarest whale

    Kirsten Thompson;C. Scott Baker;C. Scott Baker;Anton van Helden;Selina Patel

Frequent Co-Authors

John Calambokidis
John Calambokidis Washington University in St. Louis
Jay Barlow
Jay Barlow National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Phillip J. Clapham
Phillip J. Clapham National Marine Fisheries Service
Ari S. Friedlaender
Ari S. Friedlaender University of California, Santa Cruz
Shane D. Lavery
Shane D. Lavery University of Auckland
Simon N. Jarman
Simon N. Jarman University of Western Australia
Stephen R. Palumbi
Stephen R. Palumbi Stanford University
Fred W. Allendorf
Fred W. Allendorf University of Montana
Alexandre N. Zerbini
Alexandre N. Zerbini National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Paul R. Wade
Paul R. Wade National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

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