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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
49
Citations
10339
World Ranking
4003
National Ranking
1402

Laura A. Katz publication distribution in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 180 publications — 66th percentile

66% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Laura A. Katz 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 Laura A. Katz sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 49 D-Index — 53rd percentile

53% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Laura A. Katz is affiliated with Smith College in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with significant contributions to Environmental Science as well. Within these fields, Katz has concentrated on subfields such as Molecular Biology, Ecology, Plant Science, Endocrinology, and Environmental Chemistry.

Key research topics include:

  • Protist diversity and phylogeny
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
  • Chromosomal and Genetic Variations
  • Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies
  • Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
  • Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics

Laura A. Katz has published extensively in several scientific journals. The most frequent publication venues include:

  • Genome Biology and Evolution
  • Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • mBio
  • PLoS ONE

Among their recent papers are the following:

  • "Complementary Metagenomic Approaches Improve Reconstruction of Microbial Diversity in a Forest Soil," 2020, mSystems
  • "Comparative Studies on the Polymorphism and Copy Number Variation of mtSSU rDNA in Ciliates (Protista, Ciliophora): Implications for Phylogenetic, Environmental, and Ecological Research," 2020, Microorganisms
  • "Updated Virophage Taxonomy and Distinction from Polinton-like Viruses," 2023, Biomolecules
  • "Phylogenomic Analyses of 2,786 Genes in 158 Lineages Support a Root of the Eukaryotic Tree of Life between Opisthokonts and All Other Lineages," 2022, Genome Biology and Evolution
  • "Epigenetics as Driver of Adaptation and Diversification in Microbial Eukaryotes," 2021, Frontiers in Genetics

Their collaborative network includes frequent co-authors such as:

  • Xyrus X. Maurer-Alcalá
  • Agnes K. M. Weiner
  • Auden Cote-L'Heureux
  • Ragib Ahsan
  • Robin S. Sleith

Best Publications

  • The Marine Microbial Eukaryote Transcriptome Sequencing Project (MMETSP): Illuminating the Functional Diversity of Eukaryotic Life in the Oceans through Transcriptome Sequencing

    Patrick J. Keeling;Patrick J. Keeling;Fabien Burki;Heather M. Wilcox;Bassem Allam

  • Estimating the timing of early eukaryotic diversification with multigene molecular clocks

    Laura Wegener Parfrey;Daniel J. G. Lahr;Andrew H. Knoll;Laura A. Katz

  • Synthesis of phylogeny and taxonomy into a comprehensive tree of life

    Cody E. Hinchliff;Stephen A. Smith;James F. Allman;J. Gordon Burleigh

  • Paper 2. agricultural impacts of and responses to climate change in the Missouri-Iowa-Nebraska-Kansas (MINK) region

    William E. Easterling;Pierre R. Crosson;Norman J. Rosenberg;Mary S. McKenney

  • Diversity and geographic distribution of ciliates (Protista: Ciliophora)

    Wilhelm Foissner;Anne Chao;Laura A. Katz

  • Broadly Sampled Multigene Analyses Yield a Well-Resolved Eukaryotic Tree of Life

    Laura Wegener Parfrey;Jessica Grant;Yonas I. Tekle;Yonas I. Tekle;Erica Lasek-Nesselquist;Erica Lasek-Nesselquist

  • Evaluating Support for the Current Classification of Eukaryotic Diversity

    Laura Wegener Parfrey;Erika Barbero;Elyse Lasser;Micah Saul Dunthorn

  • Reducing the impact of PCR-mediated recombination in molecular evolution and environmental studies using a new-generation high-fidelity DNA polymerase.

    Daniel J. G. Lahr;Laura A. Katz;Laura A. Katz

  • The Dynamic Nature of Eukaryotic Genomes

    Laura Wegener Parfrey;Daniel J. G. Lahr;Laura A. Katz;Laura A. Katz

  • Broadly sampled multigene trees of eukaryotes.

    Hwan Su Yoon;Hwan Su Yoon;Jessica Grant;Yonas I Tekle;Min Wu

  • Molecular and morphological methods for identifying plankton: what makes a successful marriage?

    George B. Mcmanus;Laura A. Katz;Laura A. Katz

  • An introduction to the biogeography of aquatic microbes

    Published November;John R. Dolan;A. J. Baldwin;P. Catala

  • The chastity of amoebae: re-evaluating evidence for sex in amoeboid organisms

    Daniel J. G. Lahr;Laura Wegener Parfrey;Edward A. D. Mitchell;Laura A. Katz;Laura A. Katz

  • Reframing the Everything is everywhere debate: evidence for high gene flow and diversity in ciliate morphospecies

    Laura A. Katz;George B. McManus;Oona L. O. Snoeyenbos-West;Autumn Griffin

  • Insights into the diversity of choreotrich and oligotrich ciliates (Class: Spirotrichea) based on genealogical analyses of multiple loci.

    Oona L O Snoeyenbos-West;Tovah Salcedo;George B McManus;Laura A Katz

  • Widespread Distribution of Extensive Chromosomal Fragmentation in Ciliates

    Jennifer L. Riley;Laura A. Katz

  • Phylogenetic placement of diverse amoebae inferred from multigene analyses and assessment of clade stability within 'Amoebozoa' upon removal of varying rate classes of SSU-rDNA.

    Yonas I. Tekle;Jessica Grant;O. Roger Anderson;Thomas A. Nerad

  • Origin and Diversification of Eukaryotes

    Laura A. Katz

  • Insights into the phylogenetic and taxonomy of philasterid ciliates (Protozoa, Ciliophora, Scuticociliatia) based on analyses of multiple molecular markers.

    Feng Gao;Laura A. Katz;Laura A. Katz;Weibo Song

  • Comprehensive Phylogenetic Reconstruction of Amoebozoa Based on Concatenated Analyses of SSU-rDNA and Actin Genes

    Daniel J. G. Lahr;Daniel J. G. Lahr;Jessica Grant;Truc Nguyen;Jian Hua Lin

  • Turning the Crown Upside Down: Gene Tree Parsimony Roots the Eukaryotic Tree of Life

    Laura A. Katz;Laura A. Katz;Jessica R. Grant;Laura Wegener Parfrey;Laura Wegener Parfrey;Laura Wegener Parfrey;J. Gordon Burleigh

Frequent Co-Authors

George B. McManus
George B. McManus University of Connecticut
Laura Wegener Parfrey
Laura Wegener Parfrey University of British Columbia
Micah Dunthorn
Micah Dunthorn University of Oslo
Weibo Song
Weibo Song Ocean University of China
David J. Patterson
David J. Patterson University of Sydney
Wilhelm Foissner
Wilhelm Foissner University of Salzburg
Rob Knight
Rob Knight University of California, San Diego
Keith A. Crandall
Keith A. Crandall George Washington University
Douglas E. Soltis
Douglas E. Soltis University of Florida
Debashish Bhattacharya
Debashish Bhattacharya Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

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