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Kim Aarestrup 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 Kim Aarestrup sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 209 publications — 76th percentile

76% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Kim Aarestrup 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 Kim Aarestrup sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 57 D-Index — 69th percentile

69% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Kim Aarestrup is affiliated with the Technical University of Denmark in Denmark. Their research is primarily situated within the field of Environmental Science, with a focus on several subfields including Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, Aquatic Science, and Physiology.

The main topics of their work cover various aspects of aquatic and environmental biology. These include:

  • Fish Ecology and Management Studies
  • Marine and fisheries research
  • Fish Biology and Ecology Studies
  • Marine animal studies overview
  • Reproductive biology and impacts on aquatic species
  • Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth
  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation

Aarestrup has published extensively in notable scientific venues. Frequent publication outlets include:

  • Scientific Reports
  • ICES Journal of Marine Science
  • Physiological and Biochemical Zoology
  • Animal Biotelemetry
  • Ecology Of Freshwater Fish

Their recent published papers illustrate the scope of their research interests and collaborations. These include:

  • "More than one million barriers fragment Europe's rivers," 2020, Nature
  • "Global trends in aquatic animal tracking with acoustic telemetry," 2021, Trends in Ecology & Evolution
  • "Important questions to progress science and sustainable management of anguillid eels," 2021, Fish and Fisheries
  • "First direct evidence of adult European eels migrating to their breeding place in the Sargasso Sea," 2022, Scientific Reports
  • "Redefining the oceanic distribution of Atlantic salmon," 2021, Scientific Reports

Aarestrup frequently collaborates with several researchers, including:

  • Kim Birnie-Gauvin
  • David Righton
  • Steven J. Cooke
  • Henrik Baktoft
  • Håkan Westerberg

Best Publications

  • Aquatic animal telemetry: A panoramic window into the underwater world

    Nigel E. Hussey;Steven T. Kessel;Kim Aarestrup;Steven J. Cooke

  • More than one million barriers fragment Europe's rivers.

    Barbara Belletti;Barbara Belletti;Carlos Garcia de Leaniz;Joshua Jones;Simone Bizzi;Simone Bizzi

  • The future of fish passage science, engineering, and practice

    Ana T. Silva;Martyn C. Lucas;Theodore Castro-Santos;Christos Katopodis

  • Oceanic spawning migration of the European eel (Anguilla anguilla).

    Kim Aarestrup;Finn Økland;Michael Møller Hansen;David Righton

  • Factors affecting the within-river spawning migration of Atlantic salmon, with emphasis on human impacts

    Eva B. Thorstad;Finn Økland;Kim Aarestrup;Tor G. Heggberget

  • All roads lead to home: panmixia of European eel in the Sargasso Sea

    Thomas Damm Als;Michael Møller Hansen;Gregory E. Maes;Martin Castonguay

  • Survival of radio-tagged Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) and trout (Salmo trutta L.) smolts passing a reservoir during seaward migration

    Niels Jepsen;Kim Aarestrup;Finn Økland;Gorm Rasmussen

  • Aquatic Nomads: The Life and Migrations of the Atlantic Salmon

    Eva B. Thorstad;Fred Whoriskey;Audun H. Rikardsen;Kim Aarestrup

  • Animal-borne telemetry: An integral component of the ocean observing toolkit

    Rob Harcourt;Ana M. M. Sequeira;Xuelei Zhang;Fabien Roquet

  • Empirical observations of the spawning migration of European eels: The long and dangerous road to the Sargasso Sea

    David Righton;Håkan Westerberg;Eric Feunteun;Finn Økland

  • Efficiency of a nature‐like bypass channel for sea trout (Salmo trutta) ascending a small Danish stream studied by PIT telemetry

    K. Aarestrup;M. C. Lucas;J. A. Hansen

  • Envisioning the future of aquatic animal tracking : technology, science, and application.

    Robert J. Lennox;Kim Aarestrup;Steven J. Cooke;Paul D. Cowley

  • Global trends in aquatic animal tracking with acoustic telemetry

    Jordan K. Matley;Natalie V. Klinard;Ana P. Barbosa Martins;Kim Aarestrup

  • Survival of migrating sea trout ( Salmo trutta ) and Atlantic salmon ( Salmo salar ) smolts negotiating weirs in small Danish rivers

    Kim Aarestrup;Anders Koed

  • Qualitative assessment of the diet of European eel larvae in the Sargasso Sea resolved by DNA barcoding

    Lasse Riemann;Hanna Alfredsson;Michael M. Hansen;Thomas D. Als

  • Oceanic fronts in the Sargasso Sea control the early life and drift of Atlantic eels

    Peter Munk;Michael Møller Hansen;Gregory E Maes;Torkel Gissel Nielsen;Torkel Gissel Nielsen

  • Shark predation on migrating adult american eels (Anguilla rostrata) in the Gulf of St. Lawrence.

    Mélanie Béguer-Pon;José Benchetrit;Martin Castonguay;Kim Aarestrup

  • Marine migration and habitat use of anadromous brown trout Salmo trutta

    Sindre Håvarstein Eldøy;Jan Grimsrud Davidsen;Eva Bonsak Thorstad;Fred Whoriskey

  • Important questions to progress science and sustainable management of anguillid eels

    David Righton;David Righton;Adam Piper;Kim Aarestrup;Elsa Amilhat

  • Moving beyond fitting fish into equations: Progressing the fish passage debate in the Anthropocene

    Kim Birnie‐Gauvin;Paul Franklin;Martin Wilkes;Kim Aarestrup

  • Movements of two strains of radio tagged Altlantic salmon, Salmo salar L., smolts through a reservoir

    K. Aarestrup;N. Jepsen;G. Rasmussen;F. Òkland

  • Net ground speed of downstream migrating radio-tagged Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) and brown trout (Salmo trutta L.) smolts in relation to environmental factors

    Kim Aarestrup;Christian Nielsen;Anders Koed

  • Partition of aerobic and anaerobic swimming costs related to gait transitions in a labriform swimmer

    Jon C. Svendsen;Jon C. Svendsen;Christian Tudorache;Anders D. Jordan;John F. Steffensen

Frequent Co-Authors

Niels Jepsen
Niels Jepsen Technical University of Denmark
Christian Skov
Christian Skov Technical University of Denmark
Steven J. Cooke
Steven J. Cooke Carleton University
David Righton
David Righton Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science
Eva B. Thorstad
Eva B. Thorstad Norwegian Institute for Nature Research
Finn Økland
Finn Økland Swedish National Board of Fisheries
Martyn C. Lucas
Martyn C. Lucas Durham University
Martin Castonguay
Martin Castonguay Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Brian R. MacKenzie
Brian R. MacKenzie Technical University of Denmark
Frederick G. Whoriskey
Frederick G. Whoriskey Dalhousie University

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