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38
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Erik Petersson 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 Erik Petersson sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 97 publications — 16th percentile

16% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Erik Petersson 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 Erik Petersson sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 38 D-Index — 23rd percentile

23% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 121 D-Index or more.

Overview

Erik Petersson is affiliated with the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences in Sweden. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science, with particular attention to nature and landscape conservation, ecology, aquatic science, global and planetary change, and genetics.

Their work spans several key topics, including:

  • Fish ecology and management studies
  • Fish biology and ecology studies
  • Marine and fisheries research
  • Environmental DNA in biodiversity studies
  • Wildlife ecology and conservation
  • Avian ecology and behavior
  • Identification and quantification in food

Erik Petersson has published research in various scientific venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
  • Fish and Fisheries
  • Freshwater Biology
  • Fishes
  • Ecology Of Freshwater Fish

Recent publications authored or co-authored by Petersson demonstrate a range of topics related to fish ecology, behavior, and conservation:

  • "Cormorant predation effects on fish populations: A global meta-analysis," 2021, Fish and Fisheries
  • "Environmental DNA metabarcoding elucidates patterns of fish colonisation and co-occurrences with amphibians in temperate wetlands created for biodiversity," 2021, Freshwater Biology
  • "Boldness in Zebrafish Larvae-Development and Differences between a Domesticated Lab Strain and Offspring of Wild-Caught Fish," 2022, Fishes
  • "Examining the effects of authentic C&R on the reproductive potential of Northern pike," 2021, Fisheries Research
  • "Are perch (Perca fluviatilis L.) getting larger or smaller in Swedish lakes?", 2023, Ecology Of Freshwater Fish

Petersson has collaborated frequently with several authors across multiple studies, including Johanna Axling, Svante Winberg, Maria Ovegård, Niels Jepsen, and Mikaela Bergenius.

Best Publications

  • Changes in the geographical distribution and abundance of the tick Ixodes ricinus during the past 30 years in Sweden

    Thomas G T Jaenson;David G E Jaenson;Lars Eisen;Erik Petersson

  • Hatchery selection promotes boldness in newly hatched brown trout (Salmo trutta): implications for dominance

    L. Fredrik Sundström;Erik Petersson;Johan Höjesjö;Jörgen I. Johnsson

  • Domestication and growth hormone alter antipredator behaviour and growth patterns in juvenile brown trout, Salmo trutta

    J I Johnsson;E Petersson;E Jönsson;B T Björnsson

  • The importance of being familiar: individual recognition and social behavior in sea trout (Salmo trutta)

    Johan Höjesjö;Jörgen I. Johnsson;Erik Petersson;Torbjörn Järvi

  • The Ability of Released, Hatchery Salmonids to Breed and Contribute to the Natural Productivity of Wild Populations

    Ian A. Fleming;Erik Petersson

  • Ecological and Evolutionary Consequences of Environmental Change and Management Actions for Migrating Fish

    Carl Tamario;Johanna Sunde;Erik Petersson;Petter Tibblin

  • Influence of genetic dissimilarity in the reproductive success and mate choice of brown trout - females fishing for optimal MHC dissimilarity.

    Lars A. Forsberg;Lars A. Forsberg;Johan Dannewitz;Erik Petersson;Mats Grahn

  • Attraction and repulsion of mobile wild organisms to finfish and shellfish aquaculture: a review

    Myriam D. Callier;Carrie J. Byron;David A. Bengtson;Peter J. Cranford

  • The effect of domestication on some life history traits of sea trout and Atlantic salmon

    E. Petersson;T. Jaurvi;N. G. Steffner;B. Ragnarsson

  • Differential stress coping in wild and domesticated sea trout.

    Olivier Lepage;Øyvind Øverli;Erik Petersson;Torbjörn Järvi

  • The timing of spawning migration: implications of environmental variation, life history, and sex

    Jonas Dahl;Johan Dannewitz;Lars Karlsson;Erik Petersson

  • Male-male competition and female choice in brown trout

    Erik Petersson;Erik Petersson;Torbjörn Järvi;Torbjörn Järvi;Hakan Olsén;Ian Mayer

  • Stomach analyses of Baltic salmon from 1959-1962 and 1994-1997 : possible relations between diet and yolk-sac-fry mortality (M74)

    S. Hansson;L. Karlsson;E. Ikonen;Ole Winther Christensen

  • Pheromonal secretions from glands on the 5th abdominal sternite of hydropsychid and rhyacophilid caddisflies (Trichoptera)

    Christer Löfstedt;Bill S. Hansson;Erik Petersson;Peter Valeur

  • Effects of the swimbladder parasite Anguillicola crassus on the migration of European silver eels Anguilla anguilla in the Baltic Sea

    Niklas B. Sjöberg;Niklas B. Sjöberg;Erik Petersson;Erik Petersson;Håkan Wickström;Sture Hansson

  • Reproductive success of hatchery-produced and wild-born brown trout in an experimental stream

    Johan Dannewitz;Erik Petersson;Jonas Dahl;Tore Prestegaard

  • Divergent Stress Coping Styles in Juvenile Brown Trout (Salmo trutta)

    Daniel Brelin;Erik Petersson;Svante Winberg

  • The importance of wildlife in the ecology and epidemiology of the TBE virus in Sweden: incidence of human TBE correlates with abundance of deer and hares

    Thomas G. T. Jaenson;Erik H. Petersson;David G. E. Jaenson;Jonas Kindberg

  • Kleptoparasitism and Phoresy in the Diptera

    John Sivinski;Steve Marshall;Erik Petersson

  • Growth hormone‐induced effects on mortality, energy status and growth: a field study on Brown Trout (Salmo trutta)

    J. I. Johnsson;E. Petersson;E. Jönsson;T. Järvi

  • Sex-role reversed courtship behaviour, sexual dimorphism and nuptial gifts in the dance fly, Empis borealis (L.)

    Bo G. Svensson;Erik Petersson

Frequent Co-Authors

Jörgen I. Johnsson
Jörgen I. Johnsson University of Gothenburg
John Sivinski
John Sivinski Agricultural Research Service
Charlotta Turner
Charlotta Turner Lund University
Sture Hansson
Sture Hansson Stockholm University
Afaf Kamal-Eldin
Afaf Kamal-Eldin United Arab Emirates University
Thomas G. T. Jaenson
Thomas G. T. Jaenson Uppsala University
Lars Eisen
Lars Eisen Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Bill S. Hansson
Bill S. Hansson Max Planck Society
Roger Andersson
Roger Andersson Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Per Åman
Per Åman Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

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