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D-Index
50
Citations
8999
World Ranking
3865
National Ranking
265

Overview

Dirk Steinke is affiliated with the University of Guelph in Canada and has contributed extensively to research primarily in Environmental Science, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Agricultural and Biological Sciences.

The scientist's work spans several subfields, including Ecology, Molecular Biology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Ecological Modeling, and Genetics. Their research topics cover a broad spectrum with an emphasis on Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies, Identification and Quantification in Food, Species Distribution and Climate Change, Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies, Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology, Fish Biology and Ecology Studies, and Invertebrate Taxonomy and Ecology.

Frequent coauthors in their publications include:

  • Paul D. N. Hebert
  • Sujeevan Ratnasingham
  • Sarah J. Adamowicz
  • Christopher A. Hempel
  • Nicolas Hubert

The scientist has published in multiple venues, notably:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Diversity
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Metabarcoding and Metagenomics
  • FACETS

Among recent papers authored or coauthored by Dirk Steinke are:

  • "Assessment of current taxonomic assignment strategies for metabarcoding eukaryotes", 2021, Molecular Ecology Resources
  • "A workflow for accurate metabarcoding using nanopore MinION sequencing", 2021, Methods in Ecology and Evolution
  • "Riparian forests can mitigate warming and ecological degradation of agricultural headwater streams", 2021, Freshwater Biology
  • "Message in a Bottle-Metabarcoding enables biodiversity comparisons across ecoregions", 2022, GigaScience
  • "Disentangling the taxonomy of the subfamily Rasborinae (Cypriniformes, Danionidae) in Sundaland using DNA barcodes", 2020, Scientific Reports

Best Publications

  • DNA Barcoding of Marine Metazoa

    Ann Bucklin;Dirk Steinke;Leocadio Blanco-Bercial

  • Validation of COI metabarcoding primers for terrestrial arthropods

    Vasco Elbrecht;Thomas W.A. Braukmann;Natalia V. Ivanova;Sean W.J. Prosser

  • Identification of shark and ray fins using DNA barcoding

    Bronwyn H. Holmes;Dirk Steinke;Robert D. Ward

  • Biodiversity of arctic marine fishes: taxonomy and zoogeography

    Catherine W. Mecklenburg;Peter Rask Møller;Dirk Steinke

  • Barcoding nemo: DNA-based identifications for the ornamental fish trade.

    Dirk Steinke;Tyler S. Zemlak;Paul D. N. Hebert

  • New Amphibians and Global Conservation: A Boost in Species Discoveries in a Highly Endangered Vertebrate Group

    Jörn Köhler;David R. Vieites;Ronald M. Bonett;Francisco Hita García

  • Wolbachia and DNA Barcoding Insects: Patterns, Potential, and Problems

    M. Alex Smith;Claudia Bertrand;Kate Crosby;Eldon S. Eveleigh

  • The Application of DNA Barcodes for the Identification of Marine Crustaceans from the North Sea and Adjacent Regions.

    Michael J. Raupach;Andrea Barco;Dirk Steinke;Jan Beermann

  • DNA barcoding of Pacific Canada’s fishes

    Dirk Steinke;Tyler S. Zemlak;Tyler S. Zemlak;James A. Boutillier;Paul D. N. Hebert

  • When too much isn’t enough: Does current food production meet global nutritional needs?

    Krishna Bahadur Kc;Goretty M. Dias;Anastasia Veeramani;Clarence J. Swanton

  • Utility of DNA taxonomy and barcoding for the inference of larval community structure in morphologically cryptic Chironomus (Diptera) species.

    Markus Pfenninger;Carsten Nowak;Christoph Kley;Dirk Steinke

  • DNAqua-Net: Developing new genetic tools for bioassessment and monitoring of aquatic ecosystems in Europe

    Florian Leese;Florian Altermatt;Agnès Bouchez;Torbjørn Ekrem

  • Novel Relationships Among Ten Fish Model Species Revealed Based on a Phylogenomic Analysis Using ESTs

    Dirk Steinke;Walter Salzburger;Axel Meyer

  • FISH-BOL and seafood identification: Geographically dispersed case studies reveal systemic market substitution across Canada

    Robert Hanner;Sven Becker;Natalia V. Ivanova;Dirk Steinke

  • Metabarcoding a diverse arthropod mock community.

    Thomas W. A. Braukmann;Natalia V. Ivanova;Sean W. J. Prosser;Vasco Elbrecht

  • Cryptic speciation and the circumpolarity debate: A case study on endemic Southern Ocean octopuses using the COI barcode of life

    A. Louise Allcock;A. Louise Allcock;Iain Barratt;Marc Eléaume;Katrin Linse

  • TaxI: a software tool for DNA barcoding using distance methods

    Dirk Steinke;Miguel Vences;Walter Salzburger;Axel Meyer

  • Why We Need Sustainable Networks Bridging Countries, Disciplines, Cultures and Generations for Aquatic Biomonitoring 2.0: A Perspective Derived From the DNAqua-Net COST Action

    Florian Leese;Agnes Bouchez;Kessy Abarenkov;Florian Altermatt

  • DNA barcoding for the identification of smoked fish products

    P. J. Smith;S. M. McVeagh;D. Steinke

  • Estimating intraspecific genetic diversity from community DNA metabarcoding data

    Vasco Elbrecht;Vasco Elbrecht;Ecaterina Edith Vamos;Dirk Steinke;Florian Leese

  • Five years of FISH-BOL: Brief status report

    Sven Becker;Robert Hanner;Dirk Steinke

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul D. N. Hebert
Paul D. N. Hebert University of Guelph
Ian D. Hogg
Ian D. Hogg University of Waikato
Thibaud Decaëns
Thibaud Decaëns University of Montpellier
Scott E. Miller
Scott E. Miller National Museum of Natural History
Marko Mutanen
Marko Mutanen University of Oulu
Tomas Roslin
Tomas Roslin Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Robert Hanner
Robert Hanner University of Guelph
Walter Salzburger
Walter Salzburger University of Basel
Katrin Linse
Katrin Linse British Antarctic Survey
Robert D. Ward
Robert D. Ward CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research

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