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Biology and Biochemistry
Canada
2023

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
79
Citations
22635
World Ranking
4313
National Ranking
145

Carl J. Douglas 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 Carl J. Douglas sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 140 publications — 22nd percentile

22% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Carl J. Douglas 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 Carl J. Douglas 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: 79 D-Index — 79th percentile

79% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Canada Leader Award
  • 2010 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Carl J. Douglas was affiliated with the University of British Columbia in Canada. Their research primarily contributed to fields in Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Environmental Science, with a focus on subfields such as Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Insect Science, and Ecology.

The scientist published work covering topics including Plant and Animal Studies, Insect-Plant Interactions and Control, and Forest Insect Ecology and Management. These areas reflect an integration of ecological and biological perspectives applied to insect behavior and its interactions within ecosystems.

Douglas authored research papers published in venues such as Nature Communications. One notable paper was titled "Variation among 532 genomes unveils the origin and evolutionary history of a global insect herbivore," published in 2020 by Nature Communications. This work received attention within the academic community, evidenced by a number of citations.

Their professional network included frequent collaboration with several coauthors. These were Minsheng You, Fushi Ke, Shijun You, Zhangyan Wu, and Qingfeng Liu, each contributing to the body of research with shared publications.

Among recognitions received, Carl J. Douglas was named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2010.

  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences
  • Environmental Science

  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Insect Science
  • Ecology

  • Plant and animal studies
  • Insect-Plant Interactions and Control
  • Forest Insect Ecology and Management

  • Variation among 532 genomes unveils the origin and evolutionary history of a global insect herbivore (2020, Nature Communications)

  • Minsheng You
  • Fushi Ke
  • Shijun You
  • Zhangyan Wu
  • Qingfeng Liu

Best Publications

  • The genome of black cottonwood, Populus trichocarpa (Torr. & Gray)

    G. A. Tuskan;G. A. Tuskan;S. DiFazio;S. DiFazio;S. Jansson;J. Bohlmann

  • Populus: A Model System for Plant Biology

    Stefan Jansson;Carl J Douglas

  • A heterozygous moth genome provides insights into herbivory and detoxification

    Minsheng You;Zhen Yue;Weiyi He;Xinhua Yang

  • BIOTECHNOLOGY OF FLAVONOIDS AND OTHER PHENYLPROPANOID-DERIVED NATURAL PRODUCTS. PART I: CHEMICAL DIVERSITY, IMPACTS ON PLANT BIOLOGY AND HUMAN HEALTH

    Filippos Ververidis;Emmanouil Trantas;Emmanouil Trantas;Carl Douglas;Guenter Vollmer

  • Three 4-coumarate:coenzyme A ligases in Arabidopsis thaliana represent two evolutionarily divergent classes in angiosperms.

    Jurgen Ehlting;Daniela Buttner;Qing Wang;Carl J. Douglas

  • Phenylpropanoid metabolism and lignin biosynthesis: from weeds to trees

    Carl J. Douglas

  • Global transcript profiling of primary stems from Arabidopsis thaliana identifies candidate genes for missing links in lignin biosynthesis and transcriptional regulators of fiber differentiation.

    Jürgen Ehlting;Nathalie Mattheus;Dana S. Aeschliman;Eryang Li

  • Identification and genetic analysis of an Agrobacterium tumefaciens chromosomal virulence region.

    C J Douglas;R J Staneloni;R A Rubin;E W Nester

  • Antisense suppression of 4-coumarate:coenzyme A ligase activity in Arabidopsis leads to altered lignin subunit composition.

    Diana Lee;Knut Meyer;Clint Chapple;Carl J. Douglas

  • Conifer defence against insects: microarray gene expression profiling of Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis) induced by mechanical wounding or feeding by spruce budworms (Choristoneura occidentalis) or white pine weevils (Pissodes strobi ) reveals large-scale changes of the host transcriptome

    Steven G. Ralph;Hesther Yueh;Michael Friedmann;Dana Aeschliman

  • A Novel Fatty Acyl-CoA Synthetase Is Required for Pollen Development and Sporopollenin Biosynthesis in Arabidopsis

    Clarice de Azevedo Souza;Sung Soo Kim;Stefanie Koch;Lucie Kienow

  • Agrobacterium tumefaciens mutants affected in attachment to plant cells.

    C J Douglas;W Halperin;E W Nester

  • Robust simple sequence repeat markers for spruce ( Picea spp.) from expressed sequence tags

    Dainis Rungis;Yanik Bérubé;Jun Zhang;Steven Ralph

  • Genomics of hybrid poplar (Populus trichocarpa× deltoides) interacting with forest tent caterpillars (Malacosoma disstria): normalized and full‐length cDNA libraries, expressed sequence tags, and a cDNA microarray for the study of insect‐induced defences in poplar

    Steven Ralph;Claire Oddy;Dawn Cooper;Hesther Yueh

  • Geographical and environmental gradients shape phenotypic trait variation and genetic structure in Populus trichocarpa

    Athena D. McKown;Robert D. Guy;Jaroslav Klápště;Jaroslav Klápště;Armando Geraldes

  • Rhizobium meliloti genes required for nodule development are related to chromosomal virulence genes in Agrobacterium tumefaciens

    T. Dylan;L. Ielpi;S. Stanfield;L. Kashyap

  • Isolation of high-quality RNA from gymnosperm and angiosperm trees.

    Natalia Kolosova;Barbara Miller;Steven Ralph;Brian E. Ellis

  • The biosynthesis, composition and assembly of the outer pollen wall: A tough case to crack.

    Teagen D. Quilichini;Etienne Grienenberger;Carl J. Douglas

  • Genome structure and emerging evidence of an incipient sex chromosome in Populus.

    Tongming Yin;Stephen P. DiFazio;Lee E. Gunter;Xinye Zhang

  • Conifer defence against insects: microarray gene expression profiling of Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis) induced by mechanical wounding or feeding by spruce budworms (Choristoneura occidentalis) or white pine weevils (Pissodes strobi) reveals large

    Steven Ralph;Hesther Yueh;Michael Friedmann;Dana Aeschliman

Frequent Co-Authors

Shawn D. Mansfield
Shawn D. Mansfield University of British Columbia
Quentin C. B. Cronk
Quentin C. B. Cronk University of British Columbia
Brian E. Ellis
Brian E. Ellis University of British Columbia
Yousry A. El-Kassaby
Yousry A. El-Kassaby University of British Columbia
Gerald A. Tuskan
Gerald A. Tuskan Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Robert D. Guy
Robert D. Guy University of British Columbia
Kermit Ritland
Kermit Ritland University of British Columbia
Jörg Bohlmann
Jörg Bohlmann University of British Columbia
Richard C. Hamelin
Richard C. Hamelin University of British Columbia
Steven J.M. Jones
Steven J.M. Jones University of British Columbia

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