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D-Index
52
Citations
12910
World Ranking
3417
National Ranking
1201

Michael E. Pfrender 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 Michael E. Pfrender sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 129 publications — 39th percentile

39% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Michael E. Pfrender 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 Michael E. Pfrender sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 52 D-Index — 60th percentile

60% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Michael E. Pfrender is affiliated with the University of Notre Dame in the United States. Their research spans significant areas within biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and environmental science, reflecting a diverse and interdisciplinary approach to scientific inquiry.

The scientist's main fields of study include:

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Environmental Science

Within these domains, their subfields of focus encompass:

  • Genetics
  • Ecology
  • Molecular Biology
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Insect Science

The primary topics that Michael E. Pfrender has contributed to are:

  • Evolution and Genetic Dynamics
  • Genetic diversity and population structure
  • Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies
  • SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies

Frequently collaborating with fellow researchers has been a feature of their career. Common coauthors include:

  • Zhiqiang Ye
  • Michael Lynch
  • Melissa Stephens
  • Yiyuan Li
  • David M. Lodge

The scientist publishes often in a range of scientific venues, with multiple papers appearing in:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Molecular Ecology
  • Genome Biology and Evolution
  • Research Square (Research Square)
  • Genome biology

Recent published papers from Michael E. Pfrender include:

  • Gene content evolution in the arthropods, 2020, Genome biology
  • Calibrating Environmental DNA Metabarcoding to Conventional Surveys for Measuring Fish Species Richness, 2020, Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
  • The genome-wide signature of short-term temporal selection, 2024, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • A comprehensive epigenomic analysis of phenotypically distinguishable, genetically identical female and male Daphnia pulex, 2020, BMC Genomics
  • The geographic mosaic in parallel: Matching patterns of newt tetrodotoxin levels and snake resistance in multiple predator-prey pairs, 2020, Journal of Animal Ecology

Best Publications

  • Environmental DNA metabarcoding: transforming how we survey animal and plant communities

    Kristy Deiner;Holly M. Bik;Elvira Mächler;Elvira Mächler;Mathew Seymour

  • The ecoresponsive genome of Daphnia pulex

    John K. Colbourne;Michael E. Pfrender;Michael E. Pfrender;Donald Gilbert;W. Kelley Thomas

  • A molecular mechanism of artemisinin resistance in Plasmodium falciparum malaria

    Alassane Mbengue;Souvik Bhattacharjee;Trupti Pandharkar;Haining Liu

  • The adaptive landscape as a conceptual bridge between micro- and macroevolution.

    Stevan J. Arnold;Michael E. Pfrender;Adam G. Jones

  • The i5K initiative: Advancing arthropod genomics for knowledge, human health, agriculture, and the environment

    Jay D Evans;Susan J Brown;Kevin J Hackett;Gene Robinson

  • Quantification of mesocosm fish and amphibian species diversity via environmental DNA metabarcoding.

    Nathan T. Evans;Brett P. Olds;Mark A. Renshaw;Cameron R. Turner

  • Linking genes to communities and ecosystems: Daphnia as an ecogenomic model.

    Brooks E. Miner;Luc De Meester;Michael E. Pfrender;Winfried Lampert

  • Conservation in a cup of water: estimating biodiversity and population abundance from environmental DNA.

    David M Lodge;Cameron R. Turner;Christopher L. Jerde;Matthew A. Barnes

  • THE QUANTITATIVE AND MOLECULAR GENETIC ARCHITECTURE OF A SUBDIVIDED SPECIES

    Michael Lynch;Michael Pfrender;Ken Spitze;Niles Lehman

  • Phenotypic plasticity facilitates recurrent rapid adaptation to introduced predators.

    Alison G. Scoville;Michael E. Pfrender

  • Gene Content Evolution in the Arthropods

    Gregg W.C. Thomas;Elias Dohmen;Elias Dohmen;Daniel S.T. Hughes;Daniel S.T. Hughes;Shwetha C. Murali;Shwetha C. Murali

  • Fish community assessment with eDNA metabarcoding: effects of sampling design and bioinformatic filtering

    Nathan T. Evans;Nathan T. Evans;Yiyuan Li;Mark A. Renshaw;Mark A. Renshaw;Brett P. Olds;Brett P. Olds

  • Estimating species richness using environmental DNA

    Brett P. Olds;Christopher L. Jerde;Mark A. Renshaw;Yiyuan Li

  • Mitochondrial DNA variation, phylogeography and population structure of the Asian elephant.

    Prithiviraj Fernando;Michael E Pfrender;Sandra E Encalada;Russell Lande

  • Daphnia as an emerging model for toxicological genomics

    Joseph R. Shaw;Michael E. Pfrender;Brian D. Eads;Rebecca Klaper

  • Constraint shapes convergence in tetrodotoxin-resistant sodium channels of snakes

    Chris R. Feldman;Edmund D. Brodie;Michael E. Pfrender

  • Landscape‐scale genetic variation in a forest outbreak species, the mountain pine beetle (Dendroctonus ponderosae)

    Karen E. Mock;B. J. Bentz;E. M. O'Neill;J. P. Chong

  • The evolutionary origins of beneficial alleles during the repeated adaptation of garter snakes to deadly prey

    Chris R. Feldman;Edmund D. Brodie;Michael E. Pfrender

  • Effects of sampling effort on biodiversity patterns estimated from environmental DNA metabarcoding surveys.

    Erin K. Grey;Louis Bernatchez;Phillip Cassey;Kristy Deiner

  • Daphnia magna transcriptome by RNA-Seq across 12 environmental stressors

    Luisa Orsini;Donald Gilbert;Ram Podicheti;Mieke Jansen

  • The evolutionary time machine: using dormant propagules to forecast how populations can adapt to changing environments

    Luisa Orsini;Luisa Orsini;Klaus Schwenk;Luc De Meester;John Kenneth Colbourne

Frequent Co-Authors

John K. Colbourne
John K. Colbourne University of Birmingham
David M. Lodge
David M. Lodge Cornell University
Karen E. Mock
Karen E. Mock Utah State University
Edmund D. Brodie
Edmund D. Brodie University of Virginia
Luc De Meester
Luc De Meester Freie Universität Berlin
Michael Lynch
Michael Lynch Arizona State University
Kristy Deiner
Kristy Deiner Cornell University
Christopher L. Jerde
Christopher L. Jerde University of California, Santa Barbara
Barbara J. Bentz
Barbara J. Bentz US Forest Service

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