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D-Index
32
Citations
2920
World Ranking
2213
National Ranking
18

Gunilla Ståhls publication distribution in Animal Science and Veterinary in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Animal Science and Veterinary in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Gunilla Ståhls sits on this spectrum.

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29 publications 442+

This scientist: 99 publications — 26th percentile

26% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 442 publications or more.

Gunilla Ståhls D-index placement in Animal Science and Veterinary in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Animal Science and Veterinary scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Gunilla Ståhls sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 32 D-Index — 34th percentile

34% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 77 D-Index or more.

Overview

Gunilla Ståhls is affiliated with the University of Helsinki in Finland and has contributed extensively to the field of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a particular focus on insect-related studies. Their work spans multiple subfields including Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Insect Science, Genetics, Ecology, and Ecological Modeling.

Their research topics encompass:

  • Diptera species taxonomy and behavior
  • Insect behavior and control techniques
  • Forensic Entomology and Diptera Studies
  • Hymenoptera taxonomy and phylogeny
  • Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
  • Plant and animal studies
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change

Ståhls has published a number of papers in various scientific venues, with notable recent works including:

  • "Global population genetic structure and demographic trajectories of the black soldier fly, Hermetia illucens" (2021), published in BMC Biology
  • "A molecular-based identification resource for the arthropods of Finland" (2021), published in Molecular Ecology Resources
  • "The puzzling mitochondrial phylogeography of the black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens), the commercially most important insect protein species" (2020), published in BMC Evolutionary Biology
  • "National records of 3000 European bee and hoverfly species: A contribution to pollinator conservation" (2023), published in Insect Conservation and Diversity
  • "A multigene phylogeny of the eristaline flower flies (Diptera: Syrphidae), with emphasis on the subtribe Criorhinina" (2021), published in Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society

Frequent publication venues for Ståhls' work include:

  • Research Ideas and Outcomes
  • European Journal of Taxonomy
  • BMC Biology
  • Molecular Ecology Resources
  • BMC Evolutionary Biology

Collaboration is evident in their work, with frequent co-authors being:

  • Santos Rojo
  • Snežana Radenković
  • Ante Vujić
  • Mihajla Djan
  • Martin Hauser

Best Publications

  • Phylogeny of Syrphidae (Diptera) inferred from combined analysis of molecular and morphological characters

    Gunilla Ståhls;Heikki Hippa;Graham Rotheray;Jyrki Muona

  • Anchored enrichment dataset for true flies (order Diptera) reveals insights into the phylogeny of flower flies (family Syrphidae).

    Andrew Donovan Young;Andrew Donovan Young;Alan R. Lemmon;Jeffrey H. Skevington;Jeffrey H. Skevington;Ximo Mengual

  • First phylogeny of predatory flower flies (Diptera, Syrphidae, Syrphinae) using mitochondrial COI and nuclear 28S rRNA genes: conflict and congruence with the current tribal classification

    Ximo Mengual;Gunilla Ståhls;Santos Rojo

  • COI barcodes for identification of Merodon hoverflies (Diptera, Syrphidae) of Lesvos Island, Greece.

    G. Ståhls;A. Vujic;C. Pérez‐Bañon;S. Radenkovic

  • Phylogenetic relationships and taxonomic ranking of pipizine flower flies (Diptera: Syrphidae) with implications for the evolution of aphidophagy.

    Ximo Mengual;Gunilla Ståhls;Santos Rojo

  • MtDNA COI barcodes reveal cryptic diversity in the Baetis vernus group (Ephemeroptera, Baetidae)

    Gunilla Ståhls;Eino Savolainen

  • Systematics of Pipizini and taxonomy of European Pipiza Fallen: molecular and morphological evidence (Diptera, Syrphidae)

    Ante Vujić;Gunilla Ståhls;Jelena Ačanski;Hans Bartsch

  • High molecular and phenotypic diversity in the Merodon avidus complex (Diptera, Syrphidae): cryptic speciation in a diverse insect taxon

    Vesna Milankov;Jasmina Ludoški;Gunilla Ståhls;Jelena Stamenković

  • Generic revision and species classification of the Microdontinae (Diptera, Syrphidae).

    Menno Reemer;Gunilla Stahls

  • DNA barcodes: Evaluating the potential of COI to diffentiate closely related species of Elachista (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Elachistidae) from Australia

    Lauri Kaila;Gunilla Ståhls

  • Genetic diversity of populations of Merodon aureus and M. cinereus species complexes (Diptera, Syrphidae): integrative taxonomy and implications for conservation priorities on the Balkan Peninsula

    Vesna Milankov;Gunilla Ståhls;Jelena Stamenković;Ante Vujić

  • Systematics and taxonomy of the ruficornis group of genus Merodon Meigen (Diptera: Syrphidae)

    Ante Vujić;Snežana Radenković;Gunilla STåHLS;Jelena Ačanski

  • Three new cryptic species of the genus Merodon Meigen (Diptera: Syrphidae) from the island of Lesvos (Greece)

    Snežana Radenković;Ante Vujić;Gunilla Ståhls;Celeste Pérez-Bañón

  • The puzzling mitochondrial phylogeography of the black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens), the commercially most important insect protein species

    Gunilla Ståhls;Rudolf Meier;Christoph Sandrock;Martin Hauser

  • Integrative taxonomy of Iberian Merodon species (Diptera, Syrphidae)

    X Mengual;G Stahls;A Vujic;M Marcos-Garcia

  • Three new hoverfly species from Greece (Diptera: Syrphidae).

    Snežana Radenković;Laura Likov;Gunilla Ståhls;Santos Rojo

  • The genus Afrosyrphus Curran (Diptera, Syrphidae), with a description of a new species

    Ximo Mengual;Axel Ssymank;Jeffrey H. Skevington;Menno Reemer

  • Molecular phylogeny of Allograpta (Diptera, Syrphidae) reveals diversity of lineages and non-monophyly of phytophagous taxa

    Ximo Mengual;Gunilla Ståhls;Santos Rojo

  • Molecular and Morphological Inference of Three Cryptic Species within the Merodon aureus Species Group (Diptera: Syrphidae)

    Ljiljana Šašić;Jelena Ačanski;Ante Vujić;Gunilla Ståhls

  • Two new species of the genus Merodon Meigen 1803 (Diptera: Syrphidae) from the island of Lesvos (Greece), in the eastern Mediterranean

    Ante Vujic;Celeste Pérez-Bañòn;Snezana Radenkovic;Gunilla Stahls

  • Defining species boundaries in the Merodon avidus complex (Diptera, Syrphidae) using integrative taxonomy, with the description of a new species

    Jelena Ačanski;Ante Vujić;Mihajla Djan;Dragana Obreht Vidaković

  • Morphological characters of adult Syrphidae: descriptions and phylogenetic utility

    Heikki Hippa;Gunilla Ståhls

Frequent Co-Authors

Theodora Petanidou
Theodora Petanidou University of the Aegean
Jeffery K. Tomberlin
Jeffery K. Tomberlin Texas A&M University
Pedro Cardoso
Pedro Cardoso University of Lisbon
Ilkka Hanski
Ilkka Hanski University of Helsinki
Thomas Tscheulin
Thomas Tscheulin University of the Aegean
Rudolf Meier
Rudolf Meier Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Lauri Kaila
Lauri Kaila University of Helsinki
Stefanos P. Sgardelis
Stefanos P. Sgardelis Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Florian Leiber
Florian Leiber Research Institute of Organic Agriculture
Laura Gasco
Laura Gasco University of Turin

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