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D-Index
36
Citations
5515
World Ranking
7099
National Ranking
2393

Margaret E. Hunter 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 Margaret E. Hunter sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 96 publications — 15th percentile

15% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Margaret E. Hunter 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 Margaret E. Hunter sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 36 D-Index — 17th percentile

17% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Margaret E. Hunter is affiliated with the United States Geological Survey in the United States. Their research spans Environmental Science and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a strong focus on related subfields such as Ecology, Molecular Biology, Genetics, Nature and Landscape Conservation, and Plant Science.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics, including:

  • Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies
  • Identification and Quantification in Food
  • Genetic diversity and population structure
  • Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Fish Ecology and Management Studies
  • Genetically Modified Organisms Research

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Margaret E. Hunter include Sean Hoban, Ivan Paz-Vinas, Gernot Segelbacher, Joachim Mergeay, and David O'Brien.

The scientist has published extensively in various venues. The most frequent publication venues are:

  • Conservation Genetics
  • Environmental DNA
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Biological Conservation
  • Nature Ecology & Evolution

Selected recent papers authored or co-authored by Margaret E. Hunter include:

  • "Genetic diversity targets and indicators in the CBD post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework must be improved" (2020) published in Biological Conservation
  • "Global genetic diversity status and trends: towards a suite of Essential Biodiversity Variables (EBVs) for genetic composition" (2022) published in Biological reviews/Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society
  • "Global Commitments to Conserving and Monitoring Genetic Diversity Are Now Necessary and Feasible" (2021) published in BioScience
  • "Systematic assessment of long-read RNA-seq methods for transcript identification and quantification" (2024) published in Nature Methods
  • "Genetic diversity is considered important but interpreted narrowly in country reports to the Convention on Biological Diversity: Current actions and indicators are insufficient" (2021) published in Biological Conservation

Best Publications

  • Genetic diversity targets and indicators in the CBD post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework must be improved

    Sean Hoban;Michael Bruford;Josephine D'Urban Jackson;Margarida Lopes-Fernandes

  • Reporting the limits of detection and quantification for environmental DNA assays

    Katy E. Klymus;Christopher M. Merkes;Michael J. Allison;Caren S. Goldberg

  • Convergent evolution of the genomes of marine mammals

    Andrew D Foote;Andrew D Foote;Yue Liu;Gregg W C Thomas;Tomáš Vinař

  • Status and management of world sea urchin fisheries

    N. L. Andrew;Y. Agatsuma;E. Ballesteros;A. G. Bazhin

  • Global genetic diversity status and trends: towards a suite of Essential Biodiversity Variables (EBVs) for genetic composition

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  • Environmental DNA (eDNA) Sampling Improves Occurrence and Detection Estimates of Invasive Burmese Pythons

    Margaret E. Hunter;Sara J. Oyler-McCance;Robert M. Dorazio;Jennifer A. Fike

  • Validation of eDNA surveillance sensitivity for detection of Asian carps in controlled and field experiments.

    Andrew R. Mahon;Christopher L. Jerde;Matthew Galaska;Jennifer L. Bergner

  • Global Commitments to Conserving and Monitoring Genetic Diversity Are Now Necessary and Feasible.

    Sean Hoban;Michael W Bruford;W Chris Funk;Peter Galbusera

  • Improving eDNA yield and inhibitor reduction through increased water volumes and multi-filter isolation techniques

    Margaret E. Hunter;Jason A. Ferrante;Gaia Meigs-Friend;Amelia Ulmer

  • Detection limits of quantitative and digital PCR assays and their influence in presence–absence surveys of environmental DNA

    Margaret E. Hunter;Robert M. Dorazio;John S. S. Butterfield;Gaia Meigs‐Friend

  • A global biodiversity observing system to unite monitoring and guide action

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  • Genetic diversity is considered important but interpreted narrowly in country reports to the Convention on Biological Diversity: Current actions and indicators are insufficient

    Sean Hoban;Sean Hoban;Catriona D. Campbell;Jessica M. da Silva;Robert Ekblom;Robert Ekblom

  • Opportunities and challenges of macrogenetic studies

    Deborah M Leigh;Charles B van Rees;Katie L Millette;Martin F Breed;Martin F Breed

  • Genetic diversity and IUCN Red List status

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  • Marsh rabbit mortalities tie pythons to the precipitous decline of mammals in the Everglades

    Robert A. McCleery;Adia Sovie;Robert N. Reed;Mark W. Cunningham

  • Macrogenetic studies must not ignore limitations of genetic markers and scale

    Ivan Paz-Vinas;Evelyn L Jensen;Laura D Bertola;Martin F Breed

  • Environmental DNA Methods for Ecological Monitoring and Biodiversity Assessment in Estuaries

    Unknown

  • Next-generation conservation genetics and biodiversity monitoring.

    Margaret E. Hunter;Sean M. Hoban;Michael W. Bruford;Gernot Segelbacher

  • Toward a national eDNA strategy for the United States

    Unknown

  • Effective population size remains a suitable, pragmatic indicator of genetic diversity for all species, including forest trees

    S Hoban;I Paz-Vinas;S Aitken;LD Bertola

  • Environmental <scp>DNA</scp> metabarcoding read numbers and their variability predict species abundance, but weakly in non‐dominant species

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  • Low genetic variation and evidence of limited dispersal in the regionally important Belize manatee.

    M. E. Hunter;M. E. Hunter;N. E. Auil-Gomez;K. P. Tucker;R. K. Bonde;R. K. Bonde

  • Surveys of environmental DNA (eDNA): a new approach to estimate occurrence in Vulnerable manatee populations

    Margaret E. Hunter;Gaia Meigs-Friend;Jason A. Ferrante;Aristide Takoukam Kamla

  • Strategic considerations for invasive species managers in the utilization of environmental DNA (eDNA): Steps for incorporating this powerful surveillance tool

    Jeffrey Morisette;Stanley Burgiel;Kelsey Brantley;Wesley Daniel

  • Efficacy of eDNA as an early detection indicator for Burmese pythons in the ARM Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge in the greater Everglades ecosystem

    Margaret E. Hunter;Gaia Meigs-Friend;Jason A. Ferrante;Brian J. Smith

  • Novel ecological and climatic conditions drive rapid adaptation in invasive Florida Burmese pythons

    Daren C. Card;Blair W. Perry;Richard H. Adams;Drew R. Schield

  • Invasion of Asian tiger shrimp, Penaeus monodon Fabricius, 1798, in the western north Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico

    Pam L. Fuller;David M. Knott;Peter R. Kingsley-Smith;James A. Morris

Frequent Co-Authors

Joachim Mergeay
Joachim Mergeay Research Institute for Nature and Forest
Sean Hoban
Sean Hoban Morton Arboretum
Gernot Segelbacher
Gernot Segelbacher University of Freiburg
Kristen M. Hart
Kristen M. Hart United States Geological Survey
W. Chris Funk
W. Chris Funk Colorado State University
Martin F. Breed
Martin F. Breed Flinders University
Michael William Bruford
Michael William Bruford Cardiff University
Myriam Heuertz
Myriam Heuertz University of Bordeaux
Catherine E. Grueber
Catherine E. Grueber University of Sydney
Paul A. Hohenlohe
Paul A. Hohenlohe University of Idaho

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