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D-Index
58
Citations
14575
World Ranking
2532
National Ranking
899

Michael S. Blouin 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 S. Blouin sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 127 publications — 37th percentile

37% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Michael S. Blouin 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 S. Blouin sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 58 D-Index — 70th percentile

70% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Michael S. Blouin is affiliated with Oregon State University in the United States. Their research spans several fields, with a primary focus on Environmental Science and Immunology and Microbiology. Blouin's work often intersects with subfields such as Parasitology, Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Small Animals, and Nutrition and Dietetics.

Blouin has contributed to multiple topics within biological and ecological research. Key areas of their work include:

  • Parasites and Host Interactions
  • Parasite Biology and Host Interactions
  • Fish Ecology and Management Studies
  • Helminth Infection and Control
  • Marine and Fisheries Research
  • Trace Elements in Health
  • Fish Biology and Ecology Studies

The scientist has published in a variety of venues, frequently appearing in:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • PLoS ONE
  • PLoS neglected tropical diseases
  • PeerJ
  • Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Among their recent papers, notable publications include:

  • "Offspring of first-generation hatchery steelhead trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) grow faster in the hatchery than offspring of wild fish, but survive worse in the wild: Possible mechanisms for inadvertent domestication and fitness loss in hatchery salmon," 2021, PLoS ONE
  • "Susceptibility of BS90 Biomphalaria glabrata snails to infection by SmLE Schistosoma mansoni segregates as a dominant allele in a cluster of polymorphic genes for single-pass transmembrane proteins," 2024, PLoS neglected tropical diseases
  • "Clusters of polymorphic transmembrane genes control resistance to schistosomes in snail vectors," 2020, eLife
  • "The genome and transcriptome of the snail Biomphalaria sudanica s.l.: immune gene diversification and highly polymorphic genomic regions in an important African vector of Schistosoma mansoni," 2024, BMC Genomics
  • "Neither heat pulse, nor multigenerational exposure to a modest increase in water temperature, alters the susceptibility of Guadeloupean Biomphalaria glabrata to Schistosoma mansoni infection," 2020, PeerJ

Blouin regularly collaborates with several researchers including:

  • Stephanie R. Bollmann
  • Jacob A. Tennessen
  • Johannie M. Spaan
  • Michelle L. Steinauer
  • Madeleine C. Wrey

Best Publications

  • Genetic Effects of Captive Breeding Cause a Rapid, Cumulative Fitness Decline in the Wild

    Hitoshi Araki;Becky Cooper;Michael S. Blouin

  • DNA-based methods for pedigree reconstruction and kinship analysis in natural populations

    Michael S. Blouin

  • Fitness of hatchery-reared salmonids in the wild

    Hitoshi Araki;Barry A. Berejikian;Michael J. Ford;Michael S. Blouin

  • Genetic adaptation to captivity can occur in a single generation

    Mark R. Christie;Melanie L. Marine;Rod A. French;Michael S. Blouin

  • Use of microsatellite loci to classify individuals by relatedness.

    M. S. Blouin;M. Parsons;V. Lacaille;S. Lotz

  • Molecular prospecting for cryptic species of nematodes: mitochondrial DNA versus internal transcribed spacer

    Michael S Blouin

  • Molecular ecology of parasites: elucidating ecological and microevolutionary processes

    Charles D. Criscione;Robert Poulin;Michael S. Blouin

  • Host Movement and the Genetic Structure of Populations of Parasitic Nematodes

    Michael S Blouin;Charles A. Yowell;Charles H. Courtney;John B. Dame

  • Population structure of Columbia spotted frogs (Rana luteiventris) is strongly affected by the landscape

    W. Chris Funk;Michael S. Blouin;Paul Stephen Corn;Bryce A. Maxell

  • A review of colour and pattern polymorphisms in anurans

    Eric A. Hoffman;Michael S. Blouin

  • Use of microsatellite loci to classify individuals by relatedness

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  • Carry-over effect of captive breeding reduces reproductive fitness of wild-born descendants in the wild

    Hitoshi Araki;Becky Cooper;Michael S. Blouin

  • A single generation of domestication heritably alters the expression of hundreds of genes

    Mark R. Christie;Melanie L. Marine;Samuel E. Fox;Samuel E. Fox;Rod A. French

  • Whole genome analysis of a schistosomiasis-transmitting freshwater snail.

    Coen M Adema;Ladeana W Hillier;Catherine S Jones;Eric S Loker

  • Population Biology of Parasitic Nematodes: Applications of Genetic Markers

    Timothy J.C. Anderson;Michael S. Blouin;Robin N. Beech

  • Yields of cultured Pacific oysters Crassostrea gigas Thunberg improved after one generation of selection

    Chris Langdon;Ford Evans;Dave Jacobson;Michael Blouin

  • Substitution bias, rapid saturation, and the use of mtDNA for nematode systematics.

    Michael S Blouin;Charles A. Yowell;Charles H. Courtney;John B. Dame

  • A comparison between mitochondrial DNA and the ribosomal internal transcribed regions in prospecting for cryptic species of platyhelminth parasites

    R. Vilas;C. D. Criscione;M. S. Blouin

  • On the reproductive success of early-generation hatchery fish in the wild

    Mark R. Christie;Michael J. Ford;Michael S. Blouin

  • Reproductive success of captive-bred steelhead trout in the wild: evaluation of three hatchery programs in the Hood river.

    Hitoshi Araki;William R. Ardren;Erik Olsen;Becky Cooper

  • Supporting Online Material for Genetic Effects of Captive Breeding Cause a Rapid, Cumulative Fitness Decline in the Wild

    Hitoshi Araki;Becky Cooper;Michael S. Blouin

Frequent Co-Authors

Christopher J. Bayne
Christopher J. Bayne Oregon State University
John B. Dame
John B. Dame University of Florida
Robin S. Waples
Robin S. Waples University of Washington
Joseph Travis
Joseph Travis Florida State University
Anthony T. Papenfuss
Anthony T. Papenfuss Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
Lucinda Fulton
Lucinda Fulton Washington University in St. Louis
Richard K. Wilson
Richard K. Wilson Nationwide Children's Hospital
Omar dos Santos Carvalho
Omar dos Santos Carvalho Oswaldo Cruz Foundation
Élida Mara Leite Rabelo
Élida Mara Leite Rabelo Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
André Théron
André Théron University of Perpignan

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