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D-Index
45
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6619
World Ranking
4905
National Ranking
20

Jun Aoyama 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 Jun Aoyama sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 155 publications — 55th percentile

55% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Jun Aoyama 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 Jun Aoyama sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 45 D-Index — 44th percentile

44% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Jun Aoyama is affiliated with the University of Tokyo in Japan and works primarily within Environmental Science. Their research spans multiple related subfields including Nature and Landscape Conservation, Aquatic Science, Global and Planetary Change, Physiology, and Genetics.

The main topics covered by Aoyama's research include Fish Ecology and Management Studies, Marine and Fisheries Research, Reproductive Biology and Impacts on Aquatic Species, Isotope Analysis in Ecology, Aquatic Life and Conservation, Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth, and Genetic Diversity and Population Structure.

Aoyama's recent publications encompass a range of studies focused primarily on aquatic organisms, particularly fish and eels, and their ecological and physiological characteristics in marine environments. Notable papers include:

  • "Microbial functional structure and stable isotopic variation of leptocephali across three current zones in the western South Pacific" (2020, Progress In Oceanography)
  • "Distribution and abundance of leptocephali in the western South Pacific region during two large-scale sampling surveys" (2022, Progress In Oceanography)
  • "Morphological, ecological and physiological characteristics of downstream-migrating and non-migrating Pacific bicolor eels Anguilla bicolor pacifica" (2020, Journal of Fish Biology)
  • "The South Pacific: a unique geological and oceanographic region of freshwater island-oasis habitats for anguillid eel population interactions" (2023, HAL [Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe])
  • "A Century of Ichthyoplankton Research in Indonesian waters: lessons from the past, challenges for the future" (2023, Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries)

Frequent collaborators with Jun Aoyama include Michael J. Miller, Shun Watanabe, Katsumi Tsukamoto, Éric Feunteun, and Takatoshi Higuchi, reflecting a collaborative approach across various aspects of aquatic sciences and fish ecology.

Aoyama's works have often been published in venues such as Technical Reports, Progress In Oceanography, HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe), PubMed, and Journal of Fish Biology, highlighting a consistent contribution to both scientific reports and peer-reviewed journals.

Best Publications

  • Oceanic spawning ecology of freshwater eels in the western North Pacific

    Katsumi Tsukamoto;Seinen Chow;Tsuguo Otake;Hiroaki Kurogi

  • Migration, speciation, and the evolution of diadromy in anguillid eels

    K Tsukamoto;J Aoyama;M J Miller

  • Molecular phylogeny and evolution of the freshwater eels genus Anguilla based on the whole mitochondrial genome sequences.

    Yuki Minegishi;Jun Aoyama;Jun G. Inoue;Masaki Miya

  • Evolution of the freshwater eels.

    Jun Aoyama;Katsumi Tsukamoto

  • Deep-ocean origin of the freshwater eels

    Jun G. Inoue;Masaki Miya;Michael J. Miller;Tetsuya Sado

  • Molecular phylogeny and evolution of the freshwater eel, genus Anguilla.

    Jun Aoyama;Mutsumi Nishida;Katsumi Tsukamoto

  • A new species of freshwater eel Anguilla luzonensis (Teleostei: Anguillidae) from Luzon Island of the Philippines

    Shun Watanabe;Jun Aoyama;Katsumi Tsukamoto

  • Multiple population structure of the giant mottled eel, Anguilla marmorata.

    Yuki Minegishi;Jun Aoyama;Katsumi Tsukamoto

  • Short-distance spawning migration of tropical freshwater eels.

    Jun Aoyama;Sam Wouthuyzen;Michael J. Miller;Tadashi Inagaki

  • Distribution and dispersal of anguillid leptocephali in the western Pacific Ocean revealed by molecular analysis

    Jun Aoyama;Noritaka Mochioka;Tsuguo Otake;Tsuguo Otake;Satoshi Ishikawa

  • Seamounts, new moon and eel spawning: The search for the spawning site of the Japanese eel

    Katsumi Tsukamoto;Tsuguo Otake;Noritaka Mochioka;Tae Won Lee

  • First draft genome sequence of the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica.

    Christiaan V. Henkel;Ron P. Dirks;Daniëlle L. de Wijze;Yuki Minegishi

  • Population structure of the Japanese eel Anguilla japonica as examined by mitochondrial DNA sequencing

    Satoshi Ishikawa;Jun Aoyama;Katsumi Tsukamoto;Mutsumi Nishida

  • Evaluation of the larval distribution and migration of the Japanese eel in the western North Pacific

    Akira Shinoda;Akira Shinoda;Jun Aoyama;Michael J. Miller;Tsuguo Otake

  • Contrasting patterns of growth and migration of tropical anguillid leptocephali in the western Pacific and Indonesian Seas

    Mari Kuroki;Jun Aoyama;Michael J. Miller;Sam Wouthuyzen

  • Complete mitochondrial DNA sequence of the Japanese eel Anguilla japonica

    Jun G Inoue;Masaki Miya;Jun Aoyama;Satoshi Ishikawa

  • Sympatric spawning of Anguilla marmorata and Anguilla japonica in the western North Pacific Ocean.

    M. Kuroki;J. Aoyama;M. J. Miller;T. Yoshinaga

  • Spawning sites of the Japanese eel in relation to oceanographic structure and the West Mariana Ridge.

    Jun Aoyama;Shun Watanabe;Michael J. Miller;Noritaka Mochioka

  • Species composition and inshore migration of the tropical eels Anguilla spp. recruiting to the estuary of the Poigar River, Sulawesi Island

    Takaomi Arai;Jun Aoyama;Daniel Limbong;Katsumi Tsukamoto

  • Are morphological characters distinctive enough to discriminate between two species of freshwater eels, anguilla celebesensis and A. interioris?

    Jun Aoyama;Shun Watanabe;Satoshi Ishikawa;Mutsumi Nishida

  • Evolution of freshwater eels of the genus Anguilla: a probable scenario

    Katsumi Tsukamoto;Jun Aoyama

Frequent Co-Authors

Katsumi Tsukamoto
Katsumi Tsukamoto University of Tokyo
Michael J. Miller
Michael J. Miller University of Tokyo
Mutsumi Nishida
Mutsumi Nishida University of the Ryukyus
Eric Feunteun
Eric Feunteun French National Museum of Natural History
Takaomi Arai
Takaomi Arai Universiti Brunei Darussalam
Patrick Berrebi
Patrick Berrebi University of Montpellier
Izumi Washitani
Izumi Washitani Chuo University
Masaki Miya
Masaki Miya Natural History Museum and Institute
Tarik Meziane
Tarik Meziane French National Museum of Natural History
Herman P. Spaink
Herman P. Spaink Leiden University

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