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David O. F. Skibinski

David O. F. Skibinski

Swansea University
United Kingdom

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
49
Citations
8759
World Ranking
18008
National Ranking
1422

David O. F. Skibinski publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 135 publications — 19th percentile

19% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

David O. F. Skibinski 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 O. F. Skibinski sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 49 D-Index — 9th percentile

9% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

David O. F. Skibinski is affiliated with Swansea University in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on Environmental Science, with notable contributions in related subfields such as Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, Molecular Biology, Oceanography, and Genetics.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics including Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies, Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior, Genetic Diversity and Population Structure, Cholesterol and Lipid Metabolism, RNA and Protein Synthesis Mechanisms, Drug Transport and Resistance Mechanisms, and Marine and Coastal Ecosystems.

Recent papers authored or coauthored by David O. F. Skibinski include the following:

  • Localization of sterols and oxysterols in mouse brain reveals distinct spatial cholesterol metabolism, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Exploring evolution of maximum growth rates in plankton, 2020, Journal of Plankton Research
  • Patterns of admixture and introgression in a mosaic Mytilus galloprovincialis and Mytilus edulis hybrid zone in SW England, 2023, Molecular Ecology
  • Proteomic analysis of F1 hybrids and intermediate variants in a Littorina saxatilis hybrid zone, 2021, Current Zoology
  • Speculations on the transfer of heritable information by general causal cycles, 2020, Authorea

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Skibinski include Ángel P. Diz, Yuqin Wang, William J. Griffiths, Eylan Yutuc, and Roberto Angelini.

The scientist has published multiple papers in venues such as Authorea, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Plankton Research, and Molecular Ecology.

Best Publications

  • A comparison of genetic diversity levels in marine, freshwater, and anadromous fishes

    R. D. Ward;M. Woodwark;D. O. F. Skibinski

  • Application of the RAPD technique in tilapia fish: species and subspecies identification.

    F Bardakci;D O F Skibinski

  • Protein Heterozygosity, Protein Structure, and Taxonomic Differentiation

    Robert D. Ward;David O. F. Skibinski;Mathew Woodwark

  • Genetic manipulation of sex ratio for the large-scale production of all-male tilapia Oreochromis niloticus

    G.C. Mair;J.S. Abucay;T.A. Abella;J.A. Beardmore

  • Sex-limited mitochondrial DNA transmission in the marine mussel Mytilus edulis.

    D. O. F. Skibinski;C. Gallagher;C. M. Beynon

  • Aspects of the population genetics of Mytilus (Mytilidae; Mollusca) in the British Isles

    D. O. F. Skibinski;J. A. Beardmore;T. F. Cross

  • Environmental sex determination: the effect of temperature and salinity on sex ratio in Oreochromis niloticus L.

    Jose S Abucay;Graham C Mair;David O.F Skibinski;John A Beardmore

  • The consequences of sample pooling in proteomics: an empirical study.

    Angel P. Diz;Manuela Truebano;David O. F. Skibinski

  • Sex determination in the genus Oreochromis : 1. Sex reversal, gynogenesis and triploidy in O. niloticus (L.).

    G. C. Mair;A. G. Scott;D. J. Penman;J. A. Beardmore

  • Sex-Biased Mitochondrial DNA Heteroplasmy in the Marine Mussel Mytilus

    C. Fisher;David O. F. Skibinski

  • Multiple hypothesis testing in proteomics: A strategy for experimental work

    Angel P. Diz;Antonio Carvajal-Rodríguez;David O.F. Skibinski

  • The ‘YY’ supermale in Oreochromis niloticus (L.) and its potential in aquaculture

    A.G. Scott;D.J. Penman;J.A. Beardmore;D.O.F. Skibinski

  • A mitochondrial DNA discontinuity in the mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis Lmk: pleistocene vicariance biogeography and secondary intergradation.

    H Quesada;C M Beynon;D O Skibinski

  • Evidence for recombination of mtDNA in the marine mussel Mytilus trossulus from the Baltic.

    Artur Burzyński;Małgorzata Zbawicka;David O. F. Skibinski;Roman Wenne

  • GENETIC EVIDENCE FOR NATURALLY OCCURRING HYBRIDS BETWEEN MYTILUS EDULIS AND MYTILUS GALLOPROVINCIALIS.

    D. O. F. Skibinski;Mahmud Ahmad;J. A. Beardmore

  • Sex determination in the genus Oreochromis : 2. Sex reversal, hybridisation, gynogenesis and triploidy in O. aureus Steindachner.

    G. C. Mair;A. G. Scott;D. J. Penman;D. O. F. Skibinski

  • Growth performance trials of genetically male tilapia (GMT) derived from YY-males in Oreochromis niloticus L.: On station comparisons with mixed sex and sex reversed male populations

    Graham C. Mair;Jose S. Abucay;John A. Beardmore;David O.F. Skibinski

  • Multilocus DNA fingerprinting and RAPD reveal similar genetic relationships between strains of Oreochromis niloticus (Pisces: Cichlidae).

    K. A. Naish;M. Warren;F. Bardakci;D. O. F. Skibinski

  • An Estimate of the Amount of Genetic Variation in the Common Mussel Mytilus edulis

    Mahmud Ahmad;D. O. F. Skibinski;J. A. Beardmore

  • Detection of damage to the mitochondrial genome in the oncocytic cells of Warthin's tumour

    Paul D. Lewis;Prue Baxter;A. Paul Griffiths;James M. Parry

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert D. Ward
Robert D. Ward CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research
James M. Parry
James M. Parry Swansea University
Kevin J. Flynn
Kevin J. Flynn Plymouth Marine Laboratory
Jonathan P. A. Gardner
Jonathan P. A. Gardner Victoria University of Wellington
Eleftherios Zouros
Eleftherios Zouros University of Crete
John A. Raven
John A. Raven University of Dundee
David J. Penman
David J. Penman University of Stirling
Willie J. Swanson
Willie J. Swanson University of Washington
Melody S. Clark
Melody S. Clark British Antarctic Survey
Ellen Kenchington
Ellen Kenchington Fisheries and Oceans Canada

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