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David A. Patterson

David A. Patterson

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
59
Citations
12252
World Ranking
12553
National Ranking
432

David A. Patterson 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 David A. Patterson sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 195 publications — 47th percentile

47% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

David A. Patterson 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 David A. Patterson sits on this spectrum.

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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

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Ecology
  • Internal medicine
  • Gene

His main research concerns Oncorhynchus, Fishery, Ecology, Zoology and Physiological condition. His Oncorhynchus research includes elements of Abnormally early and Reproductive hormones. His Fishery research integrates issues from Plasma cortisol and Brackish water.

His research integrates issues of High mortality and Population level in his study of Ecology. The various areas that David A. Patterson examines in his Population level study include Greenhouse effect and Ecosystem. His Zoology study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Seawater, Salinity and Mrna expression.

His most cited work include:

  • Differences in thermal tolerance among sockeye salmon populations. (569 citations)
  • Pacific salmon in hot water: applying aerobic scope models and biotelemetry to predict the success of spawning migrations. (285 citations)
  • Cold shock and fish (206 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

David A. Patterson mainly investigates Oncorhynchus, Fishery, Ecology, Zoology and Fishing. His work in Oncorhynchus addresses subjects such as Gill, which are connected to disciplines such as Fish physiology. His study in Fishery is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Fish migration and Habitat.

The concepts of his Zoology study are interwoven with issues in Semelparity and iteroparity, Gene expression, Hatchery and Chinook wind. In general Fishing, his work in Catch and release is often linked to Context linking many areas of study. His Reproduction research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Endocrinology and Internal medicine.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Oncorhynchus (69.08%)
  • Fishery (44.08%)
  • Ecology (37.50%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2018-2021)?

  • Oncorhynchus (69.08%)
  • Zoology (29.61%)
  • Fishery (44.08%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

David A. Patterson mainly focuses on Oncorhynchus, Zoology, Fishery, Fishing and Chinook wind. He has researched Oncorhynchus in several fields, including Semelparity and iteroparity, Juvenile, Senescence, Dominance and Sex specific. His studies in Zoology integrate themes in fields like Endangered species, Physiological condition, Period, Hatchery and Smoltification.

As a part of the same scientific study, David A. Patterson usually deals with the Fishery, concentrating on Habitat and frequently concerns with Estuary. The study incorporates disciplines such as Sturgeon and Acipenser transmontanus in addition to Fishing. The Chinook wind study combines topics in areas such as Climate effects and Climate change.

Between 2018 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Endangered wild salmon infected by newly discovered viruses (24 citations)
  • Biotelemetry informing management: case studies exploring successful integration of biotelemetry data into fisheries and habitat management. (21 citations)
  • Fisheries capture and infectious agents are associated with travel rate and survival of Chinook salmon during spawning migration (17 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Ecology
  • Internal medicine
  • Gene

David A. Patterson spends much of his time researching Zoology, Oncorhynchus, Fishery, Hatchery and Chinook wind. David A. Patterson works mostly in the field of Zoology, limiting it down to topics relating to Smoltification and, in certain cases, Fish migration, Aquaculture and Physiological condition. He combines subjects such as Juvenile, Cumulative effects and Sex specific with his study of Oncorhynchus.

His studies deal with areas such as Fish habitat and Habitat as well as Fishery. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Fish farming and Candidate gene. He has included themes like Endangered species and Keystone species in his Chinook wind study.

Best Publications

  • Differences in thermal tolerance among sockeye salmon populations.

    Erika J. Eliason;Timothy D. Clark;Merran J. Hague;Linda M. Hanson

  • Cold shock and fish

    M. R. Donaldson;S. J. Cooke;D. A. Patterson;J. S. Macdonald

  • Pacific salmon in hot water: applying aerobic scope models and biotelemetry to predict the success of spawning migrations.

    A. P. Farrell;S. G. Hinch;S. J. Cooke;DA Patterson

  • Infectious disease, shifting climates, and opportunistic predators: cumulative factors potentially impacting wild salmon declines.

    Kristina M. Miller;Kristina M. Miller;Amy Teffer;Strahan Tucker;Shaorong Li

  • Genomic Signatures Predict Migration and Spawning Failure in Wild Canadian Salmon

    Kristina M. Miller;Kristina M. Miller;Shaorong Li;Karia H. Kaukinen;Norma Ginther

  • Exposure to high temperature influences the behaviour, physiology, and survival of sockeye salmon during spawning migration

    Glenn Terrence Crossin;S. G. Hinch;S. J. Cooke;D. W. Welch

  • Effects of river temperature and climate warming on stock-specific survival of adult migrating Fraser River sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka)

    Eduardo G. Martins;Scott G. Hinch;David A. Patterson;Merran J. Hague

  • Abnormal Migration Timing and High en route Mortality of Sockeye Salmon in the Fraser River, British Columbia

    Steven J. Cooke;Scott G. Hinch;Anthony P. Farrell;Michael F. Lapointe

  • The physiological consequences of catch‐and‐release angling: perspectives on experimental design, interpretation, extrapolation and relevance to stakeholders

    S. J. Cooke;M. R. Donaldson;C. M. O'connor;G. D. Raby

  • Coupling non‐invasive physiological assessments with telemetry to understand inter‐individual variation in behaviour and survivorship of sockeye salmon: development and validation of a technique

    S. J. Cooke;Glenn Terrence Crossin;DA Patterson;K. K. English

  • Validation of reflex indicators for measuring vitality and predicting the delayed mortality of wild coho salmon bycatch released from fishing gears

    Graham D. Raby;Michael R. Donaldson;Scott G. Hinch;David A. Patterson

  • Developing a Mechanistic Understanding of Fish Migrations by Linking Telemetry with Physiology, Behavior, Genomics and Experimental Biology: An Interdisciplinary Case Study on Adult Fraser River Sockeye Salmon

    Steven J. Cooke;S. G. Hinch;A. P. Farrell;D. A. Patterson

  • Time to evolve? Potential evolutionary responses of fraser river sockeye salmon to climate change and effects on persistence.

    Thomas E. Reed;Thomas E. Reed;Daniel E. Schindler;Merran J. Hague;David A. Patterson

  • MECHANISTIC BASIS OF INDIVIDUAL MORTALITY IN PACIFIC SALMON DURING SPAWNING MIGRATIONS

    Steven J. Cooke;Scott G. Hinch;Glenn T. Crossin;David A. Patterson

  • Simultaneous biologging of heart rate and acceleration, and their relationships with energy expenditure in free-swimming sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka)

    Timothy Darren Clark;E. Sandblom;S. G. Hinch;D. A. Patterson

  • Physiological Benefits of Being Small in a Changing World: Responses of Coho Salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) to an Acute Thermal Challenge and a Simulated Capture Event

    Timothy D. Clark;Michael R. Donaldson;Sebastian Pieperhoff;S. Matthew Drenner

  • Effect of water temperature, timing, physiological condition, and lake thermal refugia on migrating adult Weaver Creek sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka)

    M. Todd MathesM.T.Mathes;Scott G. HinchS.G.Hinch;Steven J. CookeS.J.Cooke;Glenn T. CrossinG.T.Crossin

  • Dead fish swimming: a review of research on the early migration and high premature mortality in adult Fraser River sockeye salmon Oncorhynchus nerka.

    S. G. Hinch;S. J. Cooke;A. P. Farrell;K. M. Miller

  • Salmon spawning migration: metabolic shifts and environmental triggers.

    Kristina M. Miller;Angela D. Schulze;Norma Ginther;Shaorong Li

  • Conservation physiology in practice: how physiological knowledge has improved our ability to sustainably manage Pacific salmon during up-river migration

    Steven J. Cooke;Scott G. Hinch;Michael R. Donaldson;Timothy D. Clark;Timothy D. Clark

Frequent Co-Authors

Scott G. Hinch
Scott G. Hinch University of British Columbia
Steven J. Cooke
Steven J. Cooke Carleton University
Anthony P. Farrell
Anthony P. Farrell University of British Columbia
Kristina M. Miller
Kristina M. Miller Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Michael Power
Michael Power University of Waterloo
David W. Welch
David W. Welch University of Auckland
Francis Juanes
Francis Juanes University of Victoria
Cory D. Suski
Cory D. Suski University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
David Z. Zhu
David Z. Zhu University of Alberta
Hugh W. Ferguson
Hugh W. Ferguson St. George's University

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