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120
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John C. Avise 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 John C. Avise sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 532 publications — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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John C. Avise 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 John C. Avise sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 120 D-Index — 99th percentile

99% 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
  • 1994 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 1991 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1985 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

John C. Avise is affiliated with the University of California, Irvine in the United States. Their research spans several interconnected fields, primarily focusing on Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Environmental Science, and Medicine. Within these areas, key subfields include Aging, Genetics, Ecology, Molecular Biology, and Physiology.

The main topics covered in Avise's work include Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms, Evolution and Genetic Dynamics, Physiological and Biochemical Adaptations, Spaceflight Effects on Biology, Genetic Diversity and Population Structure, Circadian Rhythm and Melatonin, and Insurance, Mortality, Demography, Risk Management.

Avise's recent scholarly articles include:

  • The evolution of the placenta in poeciliid fishes, 2021, Current Biology
  • Rio de Janeiro and other palaeodrainages evidenced by the genetic structure of an Atlantic Forest catfish, 2021, Journal of Biogeography
  • Out to sea: ocean currents and patterns of asymmetric gene flow in an intertidal fish species, 2023, Frontiers in Genetics
  • Against the Odds: Hybrid Zones between Mangrove Killifish Species with Different Mating Systems, 2021, Genes
  • Filling the gaps: phylogeography of the self-fertilizing Kryptolebias species (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae) along South American mangroves, 2021, Journal of Fish Biology

Research publication venues frequently featuring Avise's work include:

  • Current Biology
  • Journal of Biogeography
  • Frontiers in Genetics
  • Genes
  • Journal of Fish Biology

Co-authors who have appeared frequently alongside Avise are:

  • Kenneth R. Arnold
  • Michael R. Rose
  • Andrey Tatarenkov
  • Sergio Maia Queiroz Lima
  • Waldir M. Berbel-Filho

Throughout their career, Avise has been recognized with several distinctions, including Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1994, Member of the National Academy of Sciences in 1991, and Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1985.

Best Publications

  • Molecular Markers, Natural History, and Evolution

    John C. Avise

  • Phylogeography: The History and Formation of Species

    John C. Avise

  • Intraspecific Phylogeography: The Mitochondrial DNA Bridge Between Population Genetics and Systematics

    J C Avise;J Arnold;R M Ball;E Bermingham

  • Phylogeography: retrospect and prospect

    John C. Avise

  • Microsatellite null alleles in parentage analysis.

    E E Dakin;J C Avise

  • Molecular population structure and the biogeographic history of a regional fauna : a case history with lessons for conservation biology

    John C. Avise

  • Microsatellite variation in marine, freshwater and anadromous fishes compared with other animals

    J. A. DeWoody;J. C. Avise

  • Systematic Value of Electrophoretic Data

    John C. Avise

  • A comparative summary of genetic distances in the vertebrates from the mitochondrial cytochrome b gene.

    G C Johns;J C Avise

  • Pleistocene phylogeographic effects on avian populations and the speciation process

    John C Avise;De Ette Walker

  • The use of restriction endonucleases to measure mitochondrial DNA sequence relatedness in natural populations. III. Techniques and potential applications.

    Robert A. Lansman;Rosemary O. Shade;John F. Shapira;John C. Avise

  • Demographic influences on mitochondrial DNA lineage survivorship in animal populations

    John C. Avise;Joseph E. Neigel;Jonathan Arnold

  • Speciation durations and Pleistocene effects on vertebrate phylogeography.

    John C. Avise;DeEtte Walker;Glenn C. Johns

  • Conservation Genetics: Case Histories from Nature

    John C. Avise;J. L. Hamrick

  • GENE TREES AND ORGANISMAL HISTORIES: A PHYLOGENETIC APPROACH TO POPULATION BIOLOGY.

    John C. Avise

  • Mitochondrial DNA and the evolutionary genetics of higher animals.

    Avise Jc

  • PHYLOGENETIC RELATIONSHIPS OF MITOCHONDRIAL DNA UNDER VARIOUS DEMOGRAPHIC MODELS OF SPECIATION

    Joseph E. Neigel;John C. Avise

  • Balancing selection at allozyme loci in oysters: implications from nuclear RFLPs.

    Stephen A. Karl;John C. Avise

  • The history and purview of phylogeography: A personal reflection

    John C. Avise

  • GLOBAL POPULATION STRUCTURE AND NATURAL HISTORY OF THE GREEN TURTLE (CHELONIA MYDAS) IN TERMS OF MATRIARCHAL PHYLOGENY.

    Brian W. Bowen;Anne B. Meylan;J. Perran Ross;Colin J. Limpus

  • A Comparative Summary of Genetic Distances in the Vertebrates

    John C. Avise;Charles F. Aquadro

  • Microbes on Mountainsides: Contrasting Elevational Patterns of Bacterial and Plant Diversity

    John C. Avise;Stephen P. Hubbell;Francisco J. Ayala

Frequent Co-Authors

Francisco J. Ayala
Francisco J. Ayala University of California, Irvine
Stephen P. Hubbell
Stephen P. Hubbell University of California, Los Angeles
Adam Jones
Adam Jones University of Idaho
Brian W. Bowen
Brian W. Bowen University of Hawaii at Manoa
Charles F. Aquadro
Charles F. Aquadro Cornell University
Judith E. Mank
Judith E. Mank University of British Columbia
Michael H. Smith
Michael H. Smith University of Georgia
Trip Lamb
Trip Lamb East Carolina University
Georg F. Striedter
Georg F. Striedter University of California, Irvine
Ryan L. Earley
Ryan L. Earley University of Alabama

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