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Ecology and Evolution
New Zealand
2026

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
69
Citations
18078
World Ranking
1440
National Ranking
10

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in New Zealand Leader Award
  • 2020 - Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand

Overview

Neil J. Gemmell is affiliated with the University of Otago in New Zealand. Their research spans biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a significant focus also on environmental science.

The main fields of study for Neil J. Gemmell include:

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Environmental Science

Their work further explores subfields such as:

  • Ecology
  • Molecular Biology
  • Genetics
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Insect Science

Key topics covered in Neil J. Gemmell's research include:

  • Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies
  • Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
  • Identification and Quantification in Food
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • Genetic and Clinical Aspects of Sex Determination and Chromosomal Abnormalities
  • Animal Behavior and Reproduction
  • Reproductive biology and impacts on aquatic species

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Neil J. Gemmell include:

  • "Haplotype-resolved assembly of diploid genomes without parental data", 2022, Nature Biotechnology
  • "Dense sampling of bird diversity increases power of comparative genomics", 2020, Nature
  • "Population genomics of the critically endangered kākāpō", 2021, Cell Genomics
  • "The tuatara genome reveals ancient features of amniote evolution", 2020, Nature
  • "Genetic Biocontrol for Invasive Species", 2020, Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology

Neil J. Gemmell frequently collaborates with several researchers, including:

  • Gert-Jan Jeunen (31 joint publications)
  • Lara Urban (20 joint publications)
  • Jo-Ann L. Stanton (15 joint publications)
  • Erica V. Todd (14 joint publications)
  • Ulla von Ammon (13 joint publications)

Regular publication venues for their work include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Molecular Ecology Resources
  • Environmental DNA
  • PeerJ
  • Nature

Neil J. Gemmell was awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand in 2020.

Best Publications

  • Are invasive species the drivers of ecological change

    Raphael K. Didham;Jason M. Tylianakis;Melissa A. Hutchison;Robert M. Ewers

  • Interactive effects of habitat modification and species invasion on native species decline.

    Raphael K. Didham;Jason M. Tylianakis;Neil J. Gemmell;Tatyana A. Rand

  • Genome analysis of the platypus reveals unique signatures of evolution

    Wesley C. Warren;La Deana W. Hillier;Jennifer A. Marshall Graves;Ewan Birney

  • Underestimation of Species Richness in Neotropical Frogs Revealed by mtDNA Analyses

    Antoine Fouquet;Antoine Fouquet;André Gilles;Miguel Vences;Christian Marty

  • Dense sampling of bird diversity increases power of comparative genomics.

    Shaohong Feng;Josefin Stiller;Yuan Deng;Joel Armstrong;Joel Armstrong

  • Fast, cost-effective development of species-specific microsatellite markers by genomic sequencing

    Jawad Abdelkrim;Bruce C. Robertson;Jo-Ann L. Stanton;Neil J. Gemmell

  • Mother's curse: the effect of mtDNA on individual fitness and population viability

    Neil J. Gemmell;Victoria J. Metcalf;Fred W. Allendorf

  • Consistent age-dependent declines in human semen quality: A systematic review and meta-analysis

    Sheri L. Johnson;Jessica Dunleavy;Neil J. Gemmell;Shinichi Nakagawa

  • An efficient method for the extraction of DNA from vertebrate tissues

    Neil J. Gemmell;Shiro Akiyama

  • The rise, fall and renaissance of microsatellites in eukaryotic genomes.

    Emmanuel Buschiazzo;Neil J. Gemmell

  • Revealing the hidden complexities of mtDNA inheritance

    Daniel James White;Jonci Nikolai Wolff;Melanie Pierson;Neil John Gemmell

  • Genomic analysis of sewage from 101 countries reveals global landscape of antimicrobial resistance

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  • Environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding reveals strong discrimination among diverse marine habitats connected by water movement

    Gert-Jan Jeunen;Michael Knapp;Hamish G. Spencer;Miles D. Lamare

  • Beyond Biodiversity: Can Environmental DNA (eDNA) Cut It as a Population Genetics Tool?

    Clare I.M. Adams;Michael Knapp;Neil J. Gemmell;Gert-Jan Jeunen

  • The power and promise of RNA-seq in ecology and evolution.

    Erica V. Todd;Michael A. Black;Neil J. Gemmell

  • Population genomics of the critically endangered kākāpō

    Nicolas Dussex;Tom van der Valk;Hernán E. Morales;Christopher W. Wheat

  • Conservation demands safe gene drive.

    Kevin M. Esvelt;Neil J. Gemmell

  • Measuring telomere length and telomere dynamics in evolutionary biology and ecology

    Daniel H Nussey;Duncan Baird;Emma Barrett;Winnie Boner

  • The tuatara genome reveals ancient features of amniote evolution

    Neil J. Gemmell;Kim Rutherford;Stefan Prost;Marc Tollis;Marc Tollis

  • Sex allocation theory aids species conservation.

    Bruce C Robertson;Graeme P Elliott;Daryl K Eason;Mick N Clout

  • Multiple Quaternary Refugia in the Eastern Guiana Shield Revealed by Comparative Phylogeography of 12 Frog Species

    Antoine Fouquet;Antoine Fouquet;Brice P. Noonan;Miguel T. Rodrigues;Nicolas Pech

  • The mitochondrial genome of a monotreme - the platypus (Ornithrohynchus anatinus)

    Axel Janke;Neil J. Gemmell;Gertaud Feldmaier-Fuchs;Arndt von Haeseler

  • Interspecific microsatellite markers for the study of pinniped populations

    N. J. Gemmell;P. J. Allen;S. J. Goodman;J. Z. Reed

Frequent Co-Authors

Bruce C. Robertson
Bruce C. Robertson University of Otago
Thomas R. Buckley
Thomas R. Buckley Landcare Research
Shinichi Nakagawa
Shinichi Nakagawa University of New South Wales
Richard D. Newcomb
Richard D. Newcomb Plant & Food Research
Jennifer A. Marshall Graves
Jennifer A. Marshall Graves La Trobe University
Jochen B. W. Wolf
Jochen B. W. Wolf Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
B. Louise Chilvers
B. Louise Chilvers Massey University
David R. Schiel
David R. Schiel University of Canterbury
Antoine Fouquet
Antoine Fouquet École Nationale Supérieure de Formation de l’Enseignement Agricole
Daniel M. Tompkins
Daniel M. Tompkins Landcare Research

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