2026 Ian A. Johnston: Biology and Biochemistry Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Biology and Biochemistry	91	2358	2154	160	147	382	25727

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World Ranking

Current World Ranking

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Current National Ranking

Publications

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Biology and Biochemistry

2358

2154

160

147

382

25727

Biology and Biochemistry

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Citations

25727

World Ranking

2358

National Ranking

160

Research.com Recognitions

2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in United Kingdom Leader Award
1987 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh

Overview

Ian A. Johnston is affiliated with the University of St Andrews in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology with a concentration on genetics as well as molecular and aquatic sciences.

The scientist's work spans several key topics in their field, including:

Genetic diversity and population structure
Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
Genomics and phylogenetic studies
Aquaculture nutrition and growth
Aquaculture disease management and microbiota
Animal genetics and reproduction
Genetic mapping and diversity in plants and animals

Johnston's publication record includes recent peer-reviewed articles as follows:

"Advancing fish breeding in aquaculture through genome functional annotation," 2024, published in Aquaculture
"Evaluation of low-density SNP panels and imputation for cost-effective genomic selection in four aquaculture species," 2023, published in Frontiers in Genetics
"Temperature-associated selection linked to putative chromosomal inversions in king scallop ( Pecten maximus )," 2022, published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
"The structural variation landscape in 492 Atlantic salmon genomes," 2020, published in Nature Communications
"The structural variation landscape in 492 Atlantic salmon genomes," 2020, published in bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

The frequent co-authors collaborating with Johnston include:

Diego Robledo
Matthew Kent
Sigbjørn Lien
Daniel J. Macqueen
Alicia C. Bertolotti

Notable venues where the scientist's work appears include:

Nature Communications
Aquaculture
Frontiers in Genetics
Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

The scientist was awarded the title of Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 1987.

Best Publications

Environmental Physiology of Animals

P. G. Willmer;Graham N. Stone;Ian A. Johnston

1088
Citations
Muscle development and growth: potential implications for flesh quality in fish.

Ian A Johnston

475
Citations
Growth and the regulation of myotomal muscle mass in teleost fish

Ian A. Johnston;Neil I. Bower;Daniel J. Macqueen

473
Citations
A well-constrained estimate for the timing of the salmonid whole genome duplication reveals major decoupling from species diversification

Daniel John MacQueen;Ian Alistair Johnston

436
Citations
Environment and plasticity of myogenesis in teleost fish.

Ian A. Johnston

419
Citations
Animals and temperature : phenotypic and evolutionary adaptation

Albert F Bennett;Ian A Johnston

407
Citations
Muscle fibre density in relation to the colour and texture of smoked Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.)

Ian A Johnston;Richard Alderson;Claire Sandham;Alistair Dingwall

373
Citations
Energy metabolism of carp swimming muscles

I. A. Johnston;W. Davison;G. Goldspink

370
Citations
Temperature during embryonic development has persistent effects on thermal acclimation capacity in zebrafish

Graham R. Scott;Ian A. Johnston

332
Citations
Animals and Temperature: Phenotypic and Evolutionary Adaptation

Ian A. Johnston;Albert F. Bennett

331
Citations
Temperature acclimation and metabolism in ectotherms with particular reference to teleost fish.

I A Johnston;J Dunn

300
Citations
Latitudinal variation in the abundance and oxidative capacities of muscle mitochondria in perciform fishes

Ian A. Johnston;Jorge Calvo;Helga Guderley;Daniel Fernandez

298
Citations
Muscle and flesh quality traits in wild and farmed Atlantic salmon

Ian A. Johnston;Xuejun Li;Vera L.A. Vieira;David Nickell

297
Citations
Evolution and adaptive radiation of antarctic fishes

Andrew Clarke;Ian A. Johnston

270
Citations
Biochemical Correlations of Power Development and Metabolic Fuel Preferenda in Fish Hearts

Bruce D. Sidell;William R. Driedzic;David B. Stowe;Ian A. Johnston

243
Citations
Thermal plasticity of skeletal muscle phenotype in ectothermic vertebrates and its significance for locomotory behaviour.

Ian A Johnston;Genevieve K Temple

241
Citations
What determines growth potential and juvenile quality of farmed fish species

Luísa M.P. Valente;Katerina A. Moutou;Luis E.C. Conceição;Sofia Engrola

241
Citations
Embryonic temperature affects muscle fibre recruitment in adult zebrafish: genome-wide changes in gene and microRNA expression associated with the transition from hyperplastic to hypertrophic growth phenotypes.

Ian A Johnston;Hung-Tai Lee;Daniel J Macqueen;Karthikeyani Paranthaman

218
Citations
Stages of embryonic development in the Atlantic cod Gadus morhua.

Thomas E. Hall;Peter Smith;Ian A. Johnston

208
Citations
Animals and Temperature: List of contributors

Ian A. Johnston;Albert F. Bennett

103
Citations