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Moira M. Ferguson

Moira M. Ferguson

University of Guelph
Canada

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
64
Citations
10387
World Ranking
9926
National Ranking
339

Moira M. Ferguson publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Moira M. Ferguson sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 179 publications — 41st percentile

41% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Moira M. Ferguson D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Moira M. Ferguson sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 317 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 900 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,026 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,150 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,236 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,163 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,131 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,032 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 715 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 709 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 596 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 512 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 473 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 412 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 373 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 358 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 285 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 273 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 227 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 208 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 193 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 153 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 157 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 148 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 120 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 113 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 100 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 86 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 72 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 73 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 64 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 53 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 54 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 43 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 38 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 49 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 26 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 18 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 23 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 32 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 32 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 27 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 19 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 12 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 16 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 10 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 13 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 9 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 13 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 4 scientists 166 D-Index: 4 scientists 167+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 64 D-Index — 52nd percentile

52% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

Moira M. Ferguson is affiliated with the University of Guelph in Canada. Their research focuses on genetics, environmental science, aquatic biology, and molecular biology, with a particular emphasis on genetic diversity and population structure, fish ecology, and genetic mapping.

The scientist's main fields of study include:

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Environmental Science

Their subfields of study span:

  • Genetics
  • Nature and Landscape Conservation
  • Aquatic Science
  • Ecology
  • Molecular Biology

Key topics they have worked on include:

  • Genetic diversity and population structure
  • Fish Ecology and Management Studies
  • Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
  • Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth
  • Fish Biology and Ecology Studies
  • Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals
  • Physiological and biochemical adaptations

Among recent publications by Ferguson are:

  • "Genomic evidence of past and future climate-linked loss in a migratory Arctic fish" (2021), published in Nature Climate Change
  • "Resolving fine-scale population structure and fishery exploitation using sequenced microsatellites in a northern fish" (2020), published in Evolutionary Applications
  • "Limited genetic parallelism underlies recent, repeated incipient speciation in geographically proximate populations of an Arctic fish (Salvelinus alpinus)" (2020), published in Molecular Ecology
  • "Retraction: The Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus) genome and transcriptome assembly" (2021), published in PLoS ONE
  • "Genomic basis of deep-water adaptation in Arctic Charr (Salvelinus alpinus) morphs" (2021), published in Molecular Ecology

Ferguson frequently publishes in the following venues:

  • Molecular Ecology
  • Nature Climate Change
  • PLoS ONE
  • Ecology and Evolution
  • Evolutionary Applications

Frequent collaborators with whom Ferguson has coauthored multiple papers include:

  • Cameron M. Nugent
  • Jong S. Leong
  • Ben F. Koop
  • Kara K S Layton
  • Tony Kess

Best Publications

  • A Microsatellite Linkage Map of Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) Characterized by Large Sex-Specific Differences in Recombination Rates

    Takashi Sakamoto;Roy G. Danzmann;Karim Gharbi;Pamela Howard

  • Comparative Genome Analysis of the Primary Sex-Determining Locus in Salmonid Fishes

    Rachael A. Woram;Karim Gharbi;Takashi Sakamoto;Bjorn Hoyheim

  • Identification of two QTL influencing upper temperature tolerance in three rainbow trout ( Oncorhynchus mykiss ) half-sib families

    Timothy R Jackson;Moira M Ferguson;Roy G Danzmann;Anthony G Fishback

  • A Linkage Map for Brown Trout (Salmo trutta): Chromosome Homeologies and Comparative Genome Organization With Other Salmonid Fish

    Karim Gharbi;Karim Gharbi;Angélique Gautier;Roy G Danzmann;Sonia Gharbi

  • Linkage analysis of quantitative trait loci associated with spawning time in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)

    Takashi Sakamoto;Takashi Sakamoto;Roy G Danzmann;Nobuaki Okamoto;Moira M Ferguson

  • QTL for body weight and condition factor in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar): comparative analysis with rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) and Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus).

    D P Reid;A Szanto;B Glebe;R G Danzmann

  • A comparative analysis of the rainbow trout genome with 2 other species of fish (Arctic charr and Atlantic salmon) within the tetraploid derivative Salmonidae family (subfamily: Salmoninae)

    Roy G Danzmann;Margaret Cairney;William S Davidson;Moira M Ferguson

  • Quantitative Trait Loci for Spawning Date and Body Weight in Rainbow Trout: Testing for Conserved Effects Across Ancestrally Duplicated Chromosomes

    K. G. O'Malley;T. Sakamoto;R. G. Danzmann;M. M. Ferguson

  • Estimates of genetic parameters and genotype by environment interactions for growth traits of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) as inferred using molecular pedigrees

    Anthony G Fishback;Roy G Danzmann;Moira M Ferguson;John P Gibson

  • Population genetic structure of Arctic Charr, Salvelinus alpinus from northwest Europe on large and small spatial scales

    A. J. Wilson;D. Gíslason;S. Skúlason;S. S. Snorrason

  • Quantitative trait loci for upper thermal tolerance in outbred strains of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss).

    Guy M L Perry;Roy G Danzmann;Moira M Ferguson;John P Gibson

  • A genetic linkage map for Arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus): evidence for higher recombination rates and segregation distortion in hybrid versus pure strain mapping parents

    R A Woram;C McGowan;J A Stout;Karim Gharbi

  • Quantitative trait loci for body weight, condition factor and age at sexual maturation in Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus): comparative analysis with rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) and Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar).

    Hooman K. Moghadam;Jocelyn Poissant;Jocelyn Poissant;Heather Fotherby;Lisa Haidle

  • Epistasis in allelic expression at upper temperature tolerance QTL in rainbow trout

    Roy G. Danzmann;Timothy R. Jackson;Moira M. Ferguson

  • Nonequilibrium conditions following landscape rearrangement: the relative contribution of past and current hydrological landscapes on the genetic structure of a stream‐dwelling fish

    Jocelyn Poissant;Thomas W. Knight;Moira M. Ferguson

  • Distribution of ancestral proto-Actinopterygian chromosome arms within the genomes of 4R-derivative salmonid fishes (Rainbow trout and Atlantic salmon)

    Roy G Danzmann;Evelyn A Davidson;Moira M Ferguson;Karim Gharbi

  • Genetic basis of life history variations among sympatric morphs of arctic char, Salvelinus alpinus.

    S. Skúlason;S. S. Snorrason;D. L. G. Noakes;M. M. Ferguson

  • A physical map of the genome of Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar

    Siemon H.S. Ng;Carlo G. Artieri;Ian E. Bosdet;Readman Chiu

  • Matriarchal genetic population structure of North American beluga whales Delphinapterus leucas (Cetacea: Monodontidae)

    J. G. Brown Gladden;M. M. Ferguson;J. W. Clayton

  • Spermatocrit and spermatozoa density in Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua): correlation and variation during the spawning season.

    Ana Rakitin;Moira M Ferguson;Edward A Trippel

Frequent Co-Authors

Roy G. Danzmann
Roy G. Danzmann University of Guelph
David L. G. Noakes
David L. G. Noakes Oregon State University
Skúli Skúlason
Skúli Skúlason Hólar University College
Karim Gharbi
Karim Gharbi University of Edinburgh
Alastair J. Wilson
Alastair J. Wilson University of Exeter
Ben F. Koop
Ben F. Koop University of Victoria
Chris C. Wilson
Chris C. Wilson Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry
William S. Davidson
William S. Davidson Simon Fraser University
Colin E. Adams
Colin E. Adams University of Glasgow
Caird E. Rexroad
Caird E. Rexroad Agricultural Research Service

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