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 Douglas W. Yu sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 172 publications — 63rd percentile
63% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 531 publications or more.
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 Douglas W. Yu sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 68 D-Index — 82nd percentile
82% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 121 D-Index or more.
Douglas W. Yu is a researcher affiliated with the University of East Anglia in the United Kingdom. Their research spans multiple fields related to environmental science, biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and agricultural and biological sciences.
Their work is concentrated in several specialized subfields, including ecology, molecular biology, ecological modeling, insect science, and ecology, evolution, behavior, and systematics. This multidisciplinary approach supports exploration into topics such as environmental DNA in biodiversity studies, species distribution and climate change, microbial community ecology and physiology, genomics and phylogenetic studies, and plant and animal studies. Additionally, their research touches on identification and quantification in food and forest ecology and biodiversity studies.
Douglas W. Yu has contributed extensively to scientific literature, with frequent publications in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Molecular Ecology Resources, Trends in Ecology & Evolution, BMC Biology, and Ecography. Some of their recent papers include:
Collaborations are a significant component of their research efforts. Frequent coauthors include Alex Bush, Maximilian Pichler, Marco Archetti, Kristine Bohmann, and Chunyan Yang, each contributing in multiple joint publications.
Kristine Bohmann;Kristine Bohmann;Alice Evans;M. Thomas P. Gilbert;M. Thomas P. Gilbert;Gary R. Carvalho
Douglas W. Yu;Douglas W. Yu;Yinqiu Ji;Brent C. Emerson;Xiaoyang Wang
Yinqiu Ji;Louise Ashton;Scott M. Pedley;David P. Edwards;David P. Edwards
Carlos A. Peres;Claudia Baider;Pieter A. Zuidema;Lúcia H. O. Wadt
Douglas W. Yu;Glenn H. Shepard
Chengxi Ye;Chengxi Ye;Chengxi Ye;Zhanshan Sam Ma;Charles H Cannon;Charles H Cannon;Mihai Pop
Fangyuan Hua;Xiaoyang Wang;Xinlei Zheng;Brendan Fisher
Douglas W. Yu;Howard B. Wilson
Lawrence N. Hudson;Tim Newbold;Tim Newbold;Sara Contu;Samantha L.L. Hill;Samantha L.L. Hill
Lawrence N Hudson;Tim Newbold;Tim Newbold;Sara Contu;Samantha L L Hill;Samantha L L Hill
Jörg Barke;Ryan F. Seipke;Sabine Grüschow;Darren Heavens
Joshua B. Plotkin;Matthew D. Potts;Douglas W. Yu;Sarayudh Bunyavejchewin
Isabel M. Scott;Andrew P. Clark;Steven C. Josephson;Adam H. Boyette
Ruidong Wu;Shuang Zhang;Douglas W Yu;Douglas W Yu;Peng Zhao
Douglas W. Yu
Alex Bush;Alex Bush;Alex Bush;Rahel Sollmann;Andreas Wilting;Kristine Bohmann;Kristine Bohmann
Carmelo Andújar;Paula Arribas;Douglas W. Yu;Douglas W. Yu;Douglas W. Yu;Alfried P. Vogler;Alfried P. Vogler
Ryan F. Seipke;Joerg Barke;Charles Brearley;Lionel Hill
Guopeng Ren;Stephen S. Young;Lin Wang;Wei Wang
D. W. Yu;N. E. Pierce
Marco Archetti;István Scheuring;Moshe Hoffman;Megan E. Frederickson
Julia Ohl-Schacherer;Glenn H. Shepard;Hillard Kaplan;Carlos A. Peres
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