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Fred W. Allendorf 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 Fred W. Allendorf sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 261 publications — 87th percentile

87% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Fred W. Allendorf 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 Fred W. Allendorf sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 107 D-Index — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in United States Leader Award
  • 2019 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 1987 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Fred W. Allendorf is affiliated with the University of Montana in the United States. Their research primarily spans fields in Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology as well as Environmental Science, contributing to a total of 9 and 6 publications respectively in these areas. Their subfields of study include Genetics, Ecology, Plant Science, Nature and Landscape Conservation, and Agronomy and Crop Science.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics, with a focus on genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock, genetic diversity and population structure, and genetic mapping and diversity in plants and animals. Additional areas include wildlife ecology and conservation, genetic and environmental crop studies, fish ecology and management studies, and the use of environmental DNA in biodiversity studies.

Frequent publication venues for their research include:

  • Science
  • Conservation Genetics
  • Molecular Ecology
  • Evolutionary Applications
  • Fisheries

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Fred W. Allendorf include:

  • What does effective population size tell us about loss of allelic variation? (2024) in Evolutionary Applications
  • Authors' Reply to Letter to the Editor: Continued improvement to genetic diversity indicator for CBD (2021) in Conservation Genetics
  • Whole-genome resequencing confirms reproductive isolation between sympatric demes of brown trout (Salmo trutta) detected with allozymes (2021) in Molecular Ecology
  • Planned cull endangers Swedish wolf population (2022) in Science
  • Post-2020 goals overlook genetic diversity (2020) in Science

Collaborations are reflected by frequent co-authors such as Nils Ryman, Linda Laikre, Philip W. Hedrick, Kerstin Johannesson, and Cristiano Vernesi, indicating a network of research partnerships across various aspects of genetics and ecology.

Fred W. Allendorf has received recognition in the form of fellowships from prestigious organizations including the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2019 and the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1987.

Best Publications

  • The Population Biology of Invasive Species

    Ann K. Sakai;Fred W. Allendorf;Jodie S. Holt;David M. Lodge

  • Conservation and the genetics of populations

    Frederick William Allendorf;Gordon Luikart

  • The problems with hybrids: setting conservation guidelines

    Fred W. Allendorf;Robb F. Leary;Paul Spruell;John K. Wenburg

  • Distortion of allele frequency distributions provides a test for recent population bottlenecks

    G Luikart;F W Allendorf;J M Cornuet;W B Sherwin

  • Genomics and the future of conservation genetics

    Fred W. Allendorf;Paul A. Hohenlohe;Paul A. Hohenlohe;Gordon Luikart;Gordon Luikart

  • When Are Peripheral Populations Valuable for Conservation

    Peter Lesica;Fred W. Allendorf

  • What can genetics tell us about population connectivity

    Winsor H. Lowe;Fred W. Allendorf;Fred W. Allendorf

  • Identification of management units using population genetic data

    Per J. Palsboll;Per J. Palsboll;Martine Berube;Fred W. Allendorf;Fred W. Allendorf

  • Gene Nomenclature for Protein-Coding Loci in Fish

    James B. Shaklee;Fred W. Allendorf;Donald C. Morizot;Gregory S. Whitt

  • Tetraploidy and the Evolution of Salmonid Fishes

    Fred W. Allendorf;Gary H. Thorgaard

  • The One-Migrant-per-Generation Rule in Conservation and Management

    L. Scott Mills;Fred W. Allendorf

  • Harnessing genomics for delineating conservation units

    W. Chris Funk;John K. McKay;Paul A. Hohenlohe;Fred W. Allendorf

  • Introduction: Population Biology, Evolution, and Control of Invasive Species

    Fred W. Allendorf;Laura L. Lundquist

  • Genetic drift and the loss of alleles versus heterozygosity

    Fred W. Allendorf

  • Fluctuating asymmetry as an indicator of stress: Implications for conservation biology

    Robb F. Leary;Fred W. Allendorf

  • Genetic effects of harvest on wild animal populations

    Fred W. Allendorf;Fred W. Allendorf;Fred W. Allendorf;Phillip R. England;Gordon Luikart;Peter A. Ritchie

  • Genome 10K: A Proposal to Obtain Whole-Genome Sequence for 10 000 Vertebrate Species

    David Haussler;Stephen J. O'Brien;Oliver A. Ryder;F. Keith Barker

  • Estimation of census and effective population sizes: the increasing usefulness of DNA-based approaches

    Gordon Luikart;Nils Ryman;David A. Tallmon;Michael K. Schwartz

  • Conservation and Distribution of Genetic Variation in a Polytypic Species, the Cutthroat Trout

    Fred W. Allendorf;Robb F. Leary

  • Usefulness of molecular markers for detecting population bottlenecks via monitoring genetic change.

    G. Luikart;W. B. Sherwin;B. M. Steele;F. W. Allendorf

  • Population structure of Columbia spotted frogs (Rana luteiventris) is strongly affected by the landscape

    W. Chris Funk;Michael S. Blouin;Paul Stephen Corn;Bryce A. Maxell

Frequent Co-Authors

Gordon Luikart
Gordon Luikart University of Montana
Clint C. Muhlfeld
Clint C. Muhlfeld United States Geological Survey
Nils Ryman
Nils Ryman Stockholm University
Michael K. Schwartz
Michael K. Schwartz US Forest Service
Winsor H. Lowe
Winsor H. Lowe University of Montana
Charles H. Daugherty
Charles H. Daugherty Victoria University of Wellington
Paul A. Hohenlohe
Paul A. Hohenlohe University of Idaho
W. Chris Funk
W. Chris Funk Colorado State University
Gary H. Thorgaard
Gary H. Thorgaard Washington State University
Roy G. Danzmann
Roy G. Danzmann University of Guelph

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