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D-Index
74
Citations
17863
World Ranking
1130
National Ranking
96

David J. Miller 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 David J. Miller sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 231 publications — 82nd percentile

82% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

David J. Miller 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 David J. Miller sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 74 D-Index — 87th percentile

87% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

David J. Miller is affiliated with James Cook University in Australia and specializes in research across Environmental Science and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work focuses extensively on coral and marine ecosystems, with additional interests extending to marine sponges, ichthyology, marine plant biology, marine invertebrate physiology and ecology, fisheries research, and antimicrobial peptides.

Their recent publications reflect a primary emphasis on molecular and ecological aspects of marine organisms, particularly coral reef ecosystems. Notable papers include:

  • An enhanced target-enrichment bait set for Hexacorallia provides phylogenomic resolution of the staghorn corals (Acroporidae) and close relatives, 2020, Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution
  • Genomic signatures in the coral holobiont reveal host adaptations driven by Holocene climate change and reef specific symbionts, 2020, Science Advances
  • Diverse coral reef invertebrates exhibit patterns of phylosymbiosis, 2020, The ISME Journal
  • ampir: an R package for fast genome-wide prediction of antimicrobial peptides, 2020, Bioinformatics
  • Dual RNA-sequencing analyses of a coral and its native symbiont during the establishment of symbiosis, 2020, Molecular Ecology

Their research has been published in journals such as Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, Molecular Ecology, Science Advances, The ISME Journal, Bioinformatics, and others.

Frequent co-authors in their research include:

  • Ira Cooke
  • David G. Bourne
  • Jan M. Strugnell
  • Jia Zhang
  • Aurélie Moya

Publication venues where they have multiple contributions include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution
  • Molecular Ecology
  • Science Advances
  • Scientific Reports

Their research fields of study can be detailed as follows:

  • Environmental Science
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Subfields they have worked in are:

  • Ecology
  • Biotechnology
  • Oceanography
  • Nature and Landscape Conservation
  • Molecular Biology

Key research topics associated with their work include:

  • Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
  • Marine Sponges and Natural Products
  • Ichthyology and Marine Biology
  • Marine and coastal plant biology
  • Marine Invertebrate Physiology and Ecology
  • Marine and fisheries research
  • Antimicrobial Peptides and Activities

Best Publications

  • Using the Acropora digitifera genome to understand coral responses to environmental change

    Chuya Shinzato;Eiichi Shoguchi;Takeshi Kawashima;Mayuko Hamada

  • The Schistosoma japonicum genome reveals features of host-parasite interplay

    Yan Zhou;Huajun Zheng;Yangyi Chen;Lei Zhang

  • The innate immune repertoire in Cnidaria - ancestral complexity and stochastic gene loss

    David James Miller;Georg Hemmrich;Eldon E. Ball;David C. Hayward

  • EST Analysis of the Cnidarian Acropora millepora Reveals Extensive Gene Loss and Rapid Sequence Divergence in the Model Invertebrates

    R.Daniel Kortschak;R.Daniel Kortschak;Gabrielle Samuel;Robert Saint;Robert Saint;David J Miller

  • Rapid adaptive responses to climate change in corals

    Gergely Torda;Jennifer M. Donelson;Manuel Aranda;Daniel J. Barshis

  • Diversity and evolution of coral fluorescent proteins

    Naila O. Alieva;Karen A. Konzen;Steven F. Field;Ella A. Meleshkevitch

  • The Evolutionary History of the Coral Genus Acropora (Scleractinia, Cnidaria) Based on a Mitochondrial and a Nuclear Marker: Reticulation, Incomplete Lineage Sorting, or Morphological Convergence?

    Madeleine J. H. van Oppen;Brenda J. McDonald;Bette Willis;David J. Miller

  • Patterns of coral–dinoflagellate associations in Acropora: significance of local availability and physiology of Symbiodinium strains and host–symbiont selectivity

    Madeleine J. H. van Oppen;Friso P. Palstra;Anouk M. T. Piquet;David J. Miller

  • Maintenance of ancestral complexity and non-metazoan genes in two basal cnidarians

    Ulrich Technau;Stephen Rudd;Peter Maxwell;Paul M. Gordon

  • Whole Transcriptome Analysis of the Coral Acropora millepora Reveals Complex Responses to CO2-driven Acidification during the Initiation of Calcification

    A. Moya;L. Huisman;L. Huisman;Eldon Ball;David Hayward

  • Light-Responsive Cryptochromes from a Simple Multicellular Animal, the Coral Acropora millepora

    O Levy;L Appelbaum;W Leggat;Y Gothlif

  • The Role of Hybridization in the Evolution of Reef Corals

    Bette L. Willis;Madeleine J.H. van Oppen;David J. Miller;Steve V. Vollmer

  • Major Cellular and Physiological Impacts of Ocean Acidification on a Reef Building Coral

    Paulina Kaniewska;Paul R. Campbell;David I. Kline;Mauricio Rodriguez-Lanetty

  • A comprehensive phylogenetic analysis of the Scleractinia (Cnidaria, Anthozoa) based on mitochondrial CO1 sequence data.

    Marcelo V. Kitahara;Stephen D. Cairns;Jarosław Stolarski;David Blair

  • Variation in the ribosomal internal transcribed spacers and 5.8S rDNA among five species of Acropora (Cnidaria; Scleractinia): patterns of variation consistent with reticulate evolution.

    D M Odorico;D J Miller

  • A genomic view of the reef-building coral Porites lutea and its microbial symbionts.

    Steven J. Robbins;Caitlin M. Singleton;Cheong Xin Chan;Lauren F. Messer

  • Examination of species boundaries in the Acropora cervicornis group (Scleractinia, cnidaria) using nuclear DNA sequence analyses.

    M. J. H. Van Oppen;B. L. Willis;H. W. J. A. Van Vugt;D. J. Miller

  • The ancient evolutionary origins of Scleractinia revealed by azooxanthellate corals.

    Jarosław Stolarski;Marcelo V Kitahara;David J Miller;Stephen D Cairns

  • Evolution of homeobox genes: Q50 Paired-like genes founded the Paired class

    Brigitte Galliot;Colomban De Vargas;D Miller

  • Symbiodinium genomes reveal adaptive evolution of functions related to coral-dinoflagellate symbiosis

    Huanle Liu;Timothy G. Stephens;Raúl A. González-Pech;Victor H. Beltran

  • Spawning times, reproductive compatibilities and genetic structuring in the Acropora aspera group: evidence for natural hybridization and semi‐permeable species boundaries in corals

    Madeleine J. H. Van Oppen;Bette L. Willis;Teun Van Rheede;David J. Miller

Frequent Co-Authors

Eldon E. Ball
Eldon E. Ball James Cook University
Sylvain Forêt
Sylvain Forêt Australian National University
Madeleine J. H. van Oppen
Madeleine J. H. van Oppen University of Melbourne
David G. Bourne
David G. Bourne James Cook University
Mark A. Ragan
Mark A. Ragan University of Queensland
Christian R. Voolstra
Christian R. Voolstra University of Konstanz
Ove Hoegh-Guldberg
Ove Hoegh-Guldberg University of Queensland
Thomas C. G. Bosch
Thomas C. G. Bosch Kiel University
Pim Bongaerts
Pim Bongaerts California Academy of Sciences
Bette L. Willis
Bette L. Willis James Cook University

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