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 Juha Merilä sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 491 publications — 98th percentile
98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 531 publications or more.
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 Juha Merilä sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 103 D-Index — 97th percentile
97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 121 D-Index or more.
Juha Merilä is affiliated with the University of Hong Kong in China and has contributed extensively to research in biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and environmental science. Their work spans several key subfields including genetics, ecology, evolution, behavior and systematics, nature and landscape conservation, and molecular biology.
Merilä's primary research interests focus on genetic diversity and population structure, genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock, fish ecology and management studies, animal behavior and reproduction, genetic mapping and diversity in plants and animals, amphibian and reptile biology, and evolution and genetic dynamics.
Their recent papers demonstrate engagement with a range of topics and diverse study systems, including vertebrates with complex life cycles, parallel evolution, and demographic modeling. Selected recent publications include:
Merilä has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including:
Their work has been published in a variety of journals and platforms with multiple contributions recorded in:
Outi Savolainen;Martin Lascoux;Juha Merilä
P. Gienapp;C. Teplitsky;J. S. Alho;J. A. Mills
Juha Merilä;Andrew P. Hendry
J. Merilä;P. Crnokrak
Ary A. Hoffmann;Juha Merilä
Anna Kuparinen;Juha Merilä
T. Leinonen;R. B. O’Hara;J. M. Cano;J. Merilä
Juha Merilä;Ben C Sheldon
Viktoriia Radchuk;Thomas Reed;Céline Teplitsky;Martijn van der Pol
J. Merilä;B. C. Sheldon;L. E. B. Kruuk
Tuomas Leinonen;R. J. Scott McCairns;Robert B. O'Hara;Juha Merilä
Owen R. Jones;Jean-Michel Gaillard;Shripad Tuljapurkar;Jussi S. Alho
Ben C. Sheldon;Ben C. Sheldon;Juha Merila;Anna Qvarnstrom;Lars Gustafsson
J. Merilä;B. C. Sheldon
Robert Przybylo;BeN C. Sheldon;JuhA Merilä
Ane T. Laugen;Anssi Laurila;Katja Räsänen;Juha Merilä
B. C. Sheldon;L. E. B. Kruuk;J. Merila
Sonja Jaari;Meng-Hua Li;Juha Merilä
Loeske E. B. Kruuk;Ben C. Sheldon;Ben C. Sheldon;Juha Merilä;Juha Merilä
Juha Merilä;Juha Merilä;Mats Björklund;Allan J. Baker
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