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46
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10110
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4586
National Ranking
67

Kjetil Hindar 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 Kjetil Hindar sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 170 publications — 62nd percentile

62% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Kjetil Hindar 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 Kjetil Hindar sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 46 D-Index — 46th percentile

46% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Kjetil Hindar is affiliated with the Norwegian Institute for Nature Research in Norway. Their research primarily spans the fields of Environmental Science and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with significant contributions in subfields such as Genetics, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Global and Planetary Change, Ecology, and Aquatic Science.

The topics extensively covered in their work include Fish Ecology and Management Studies, Genetic diversity and population structure, Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock, Marine and fisheries research, Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth, Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies, and Reproductive biology and impacts on aquatic species.

Among recent notable publications are:

  • "The structural variation landscape in 492 Atlantic salmon genomes", 2020, Nature Communications
  • "Introgression from farmed escapees affects the full life cycle of wild Atlantic salmon", 2021, Science Advances
  • "Domestication leads to increased predation susceptibility", 2020, Scientific Reports
  • "The early marine distribution of Atlantic salmon in the North-east Atlantic: A genetically informed stock-specific synthesis", 2021, Fish and Fisheries
  • "Life-history genomic regions explain differences in Atlantic salmon marine diet specialization", 2020, Journal of Animal Ecology

Kjetil Hindar's frequent coauthors include:

  • Sten Karlsson
  • Geir H. Bolstad
  • Harald Sægrov
  • Jan Arge Jacobsen
  • Tutku Aykanat

The scientist often publishes in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Fish and Fisheries, ICES Journal of Marine Science, Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, and Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research).

Best Publications

  • Genetic Effects of Cultured Fish on Natural Fish Populations

    Kjetil Hindar;Nils Ryman;Fred Utter

  • Lifetime success and interactions of farm salmon invading a native population.

    Ian A. Fleming;Kjetil Hindar;Ingrid B. Mjølnerød;Bror Jonsson

  • Sex-dependent dominance at a single locus maintains variation in age at maturity in salmon

    Nicola J. Barson;Tutku Aykanat;Kjetil Hindar;Matthew Baranski

  • Fugitive Salmon: Assessing the Risks of Escaped Fish from Net-Pen Aquaculture

    Rosamond Naylor;Kjetil Hindar;Ian A. Fleming;Rebecca Goldburg

  • Half a century of genetic interaction between farmed and wild Atlantic salmon: Status of knowledge and unanswered questions

    Kevin Glover;Monica Favnebøe Solberg;Phil McGinnity;Phil McGinnity;Kjetil Hindar

  • Parallel evolution of ecomorphological traits in the European whitefish Coregonus lavaretus (L.) species complex during postglacial times

    K. Østbye;P.‐A. Amundsen;L. Bernatchez;A. Klemetsen

  • SNP-array reveals genome-wide patterns of geographical and potential adaptive divergence across the natural range of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar).

    Vincent Bourret;Matthew P. Kent;Craig R. Primmer;Anti Vasemägi;Anti Vasemägi

  • Genetic relationships among landlocked, resident, and anadromous Brown Trout, Salmo trutta L.

    K Hindar;B Jonsson;N Ryman;G Ståhl

  • Generic genetic differences between farmed and wild Atlantic Salmon identified from a 7K SNP-chip

    Sten Karlsson;Thomas Moen;Sigbjørn Lien;Kevin A. Glover

  • Habitat and Food Segregation of Dwarf and Normal Arctic Charr (Salvelinus alpinus) from Vangsvatnet Lake, Western Norway

    Kjetil Hindar;Bror Jonsson

  • Genetic and ecological effects of salmon farming on wild salmon: modelling from experimental results

    Kjetil Hindar;Ian A. Fleming;Philip McGinnity;Ola Diserud

  • Evolutionary history of the European whitefish Coregonus lavaretus (L.) species complex as inferred from mtDNA phylogeography and gill‐raker numbers

    K. Østbye;L. Bernatchez;T. F. Naesje;K.-J. M. Himberg

  • Widespread genetic introgression of escaped farmed Atlantic salmon in wild salmon populations

    Sten Karlsson;Ola H. Diserud;Peder Fiske;Kjetil Hindar

  • Interactions between wild and cultured Atlantic salmon: a review of the Norwegian experience

    Tor G. Heggberget;Bjørn O. Johnsen;Kjetil Hindar;Bror Jonsson

  • Genetic differentiation among local populations and morphotypes of Arctic Charr, Salvelinus alpinus

    Kjetil Hindar;Nils Ryman;Gunnar Ståhl

  • Morphological divergence and origin of sympatric populations of European whitefish (Coregonus lavaretus L.) in Lake Femund, Norway

    K Østbye;T F Naesje;L Bernatchez;O T Sandlund

  • Population structure in the Atlantic salmon: insights from 40 years of research into genetic protein variation

    E. Verspoor;J. A. Beardmore;S. Consuegra;C. García de Leániz

  • Stochastic Dispersal Processes in Plant Populations

    Jarle Tufto;Steinar Engen;Kjetil Hindar

  • Ecological polymorphism in Arctic charr

    Kjetil Hindar;Bror Jonsson

  • A meta‐analysis of fluctuating asymmetry in relation to heterozygosity

    Leif Asbjørn Vøllestad;Kjetil Hindar;Anders Pape Møller

Frequent Co-Authors

Bror Jonsson
Bror Jonsson Norwegian Institute for Nature Research
Hugo J. de Boer
Hugo J. de Boer University of Oslo
Eva B. Thorstad
Eva B. Thorstad Norwegian Institute for Nature Research
Craig R. Primmer
Craig R. Primmer University of Helsinki
Ian A. Fleming
Ian A. Fleming Memorial University of Newfoundland
Tor Atle Mo
Tor Atle Mo Norwegian Institute for Nature Research
Louis Bernatchez
Louis Bernatchez Université Laval
Jörgen I. Johnsson
Jörgen I. Johnsson University of Gothenburg
Nils Ryman
Nils Ryman Stockholm University
Björn Thrandur Björnsson
Björn Thrandur Björnsson University of Gothenburg

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