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6827
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Edward E. Louis 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 Edward E. Louis sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 184 publications — 68th percentile

68% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Edward E. Louis 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 Edward E. Louis sits on this spectrum.

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20% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Edward E. Louis is affiliated with the University of Leicester in the United Kingdom. Their research expertise spans environmental science and psychology, with a substantial focus on primate behavior and ecology. The scientist's work also extends into subfields such as social psychology, global and planetary change, ecology, evolution, behavior, and molecular biology.

The primary topics addressed in their research include primate behavior and ecology, amphibian and reptile biology, wildlife ecology and conservation, animal behavior and reproduction, animal vocal communication and behavior, genomics and phylogenetic studies, and bat biology and ecology studies.

Edward E. Louis has contributed to notable recent papers, including:

  • Cryptic Patterns of Speciation in Cryptic Primates: Microendemic Mouse Lemurs and the Multispecies Coalescent, 2021, PubMed
  • A National-Level Assessment of Lemur Hunting Pressure in Madagascar, 2021, International Journal of Primatology
  • Ecology and morphology of mouse lemurs (Microcebusspp.) in a hotspot of microendemism in northeastern Madagascar, with the description of a new species, 2020, American Journal of Primatology
  • Factors influencing terrestriality in primates of the Americas and Madagascar, 2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Integrative taxonomy clarifies the evolution of a cryptic primate clade, 2024, Nature Ecology & Evolution

The frequent co-authors collaborating with Edward E. Louis include:

  • Timothy M. Sefczek
  • Anne D. Yoder
  • Ute Radespiel
  • Steig E. Johnson
  • Dominik Schüßler

Their work often appears in specific publication venues, demonstrating sustained contributions in these outlets:

  • American Journal of Primatology
  • Folia Primatologica
  • International Journal of Primatology
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • American Journal of Biological Anthropology

Best Publications

  • Aligning Conservation Priorities Across Taxa in Madagascar with High-Resolution Planning Tools

    C. Kremen;A. Cameron;A. Cameron;A. Moilanen;S. J. Phillips

  • Molecular Phylogenetics of Squamata: The Position of Snakes, Amphisbaenians, and Dibamids, and the Root of the Squamate Tree

    Ted M. Townsend;Allan Larson;Edward Louis;J. Robert Macey

  • Averting Lemur Extinctions amid Madagascar's Political Crisis

    Christoph Schwitzer;Russell Mittermeier;Steig Johnson;Giuseppe Donati

  • Extensive population genetic structure in the giraffe

    David M. Brown;Rick A. Brenneman;Klaus Peter Koepfli;John P. Pollinger

  • Lemur Diversity in Madagascar

    Russell A. Mittermeier;Jörg U. Ganzhorn;William R. Konstant;Kenneth Glander

  • Lemurs of Madagascar : a strategy for their conservation 2013-2016

    Nicola Davies;Steig Johnson;Edward E. Louis;Russell A. Mittermeier

  • Revision of the Mouse Lemurs, Microcebus (Primates, Lemuriformes), of Northern and Northwestern Madagascar with Descriptions of Two New Species at Montagne d'Ambre National Park and Antafondro Classified Forest

    Edward E. Louis;Shannon E. Engberg;Susie M. McGuire;Marilyn J. McCormick

  • Landscape genetics of an endangered lemur (Propithecus tattersalli) within its entire fragmented range.

    Erwan Quéméré;Brigitte Crouau-Roy;Brigitte Crouau-Roy;Clément Rabarivola;Edward E. Louis

  • Revision of the Mouse Lemurs (Microcebus) of Eastern Madagascar

    Edward E. Louis;Melissa S. Coles;Rambinintsoa Andriantompohavana;Julie A. Sommer

  • Nocturnal light environments influence color vision and signatures of selection on the OPN1SW opsin gene in nocturnal lemurs.

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  • Comparative and population mitogenomic analyses of Madagascar's extinct, giant 'subfossil' lemurs.

    Logan Kistler;Aakrosh Ratan;Laurie R. Godfrey;Brooke E. Crowley

  • Testing a global standard for quantifying species recovery and assessing conservation impact

    Molly K. Grace;Molly K. Grace;H. Resit Akçakaya;H. Resit Akçakaya;Elizabeth L. Bennett;Thomas M. Brooks;Thomas M. Brooks

  • The fate of Madagascar’s rainforest habitat

    Toni Lyn Morelli;Toni Lyn Morelli;Adam B. Smith;Amanda N. Mancini;Elizabeth A. Balko;Elizabeth A. Balko

  • Specific status of Propithecus spp.

    Mireya I. Mayor;Julie A. Sommer;Marlys L. Houck;John R. Zaonarivelo

  • A genome sequence resource for the aye-aye (Daubentonia madagascariensis), a nocturnal lemur from Madagascar.

    George H. Perry;Darryl Reeves;Páll Melsted;Páll Melsted;Aakrosh Ratan

  • BIOMEDICAL EVALUATION OF FREE-RANGING RING-TAILED LEMURS (LEMUR CATTA) IN TSIMANAMPETSOTSA STRICT NATURE RESERVE, MADAGASCAR

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  • Ecology and morphology of mouse lemurs (Microcebus spp.) in a hotspot of microendemism in northeastern Madagascar, with the description of a new species.

    Dominik Schüßler;Marina B. Blanco;Jordi Salmona;Jelmer Poelstra

  • Biomedical evaluation of two sympatric lemur species (Propithecus verreauxi deckeni and Eulemur fulvus rufus) in Tsiombokibo Classified Forest, Madagascar.

    Randall E Junge;Edward E Louis

  • Biomedical Evaluation of Free-Ranging Red Ruffed Lemurs (Varecia rubra) Within the Masoala National Park, Madagascar

    Christopher J. Dutton;Randall E. Junge;Edward E. Louis

  • Aye-aye population genomic analyses highlight an important center of endemism in northern Madagascar

    George H. Perry;Edward E. Louis;Aakrosh Ratan;Oscar C. Bedoya-Reina

  • Molecular and morphological analyses of the sportive lemurs (Family Megaladapidae: Genus Lepilemur) reveals 11 previously unrecognized species /

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  • The Crisis of the Critically Endangered Greater Bamboo Lemur (Prolemur simus)

    Patricia C. Wright;Patricia C. Wright;Steig E. Johnson;Mitchell T. Irwin;Rachel Jacobs

  • Development and cross‐species amplification of 18 microsatellite markers in the Sumatran tiger (Panthera tigris sumatrae)

    J. E. Williamson;R. M. Huebinger;J. A. Sommer;E. E. Louis

  • Preliminary biomedical evaluation of wild ruffed lemurs (Varecia variegata and V. rubra)

    Randall E. Junge;Edward E. Louis

  • Biomedical evaluation of black lemurs (Eulemur macaco macaco) in Lokobe Reserve, Madagascar.

    Randall E. Junge;Edward E. Louis

  • Communal nesting, kinship, and maternal success in a social primate

    Andrea L. Baden;Andrea L. Baden;Patricia C. Wright;Edward E. Louis;Brenda J. Bradley

Frequent Co-Authors

Lounès Chikhi
Lounès Chikhi Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência
Patricia C. Wright
Patricia C. Wright Stony Brook University
Russell A. Mittermeier
Russell A. Mittermeier Conservation International
Jonah Ratsimbazafy
Jonah Ratsimbazafy University of Antananarivo
Stephan C. Schuster
Stephan C. Schuster Nanyang Technological University
Anne D. Yoder
Anne D. Yoder Duke University
Toni Lyn Morelli
Toni Lyn Morelli United States Geological Survey
Webb Miller
Webb Miller Pennsylvania State University
Colin P. Groves
Colin P. Groves Australian National University
Peter M. Kappeler
Peter M. Kappeler German Primate Center

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