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Paul D. N. Hebert

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Ecology and Evolution
Canada
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
138
Citations
110313
World Ranking
50
National Ranking
2

Paul D. N. Hebert 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 Paul D. N. Hebert sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 572 publications — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Paul D. N. Hebert 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 Paul D. N. Hebert sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 138 D-Index — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in Canada Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in Canada Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in Canada Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in Canada Leader Award
  • 1992 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada Academy of Science

Overview

Paul D. N. Hebert is affiliated with the University of Guelph in Canada and conducts research primarily within the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Environmental Science, and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work spans several subfields, including Insect Science, Ecology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Genetics, and Molecular Biology.

The research topics that Paul D. N. Hebert has focused on include:

  • Insect-Plant Interactions and Control
  • Insect behavior and control techniques
  • Forest Insect Ecology and Management
  • Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies
  • Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy
  • Hymenoptera taxonomy and phylogeny
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change

The most frequent co-authors associated with Paul D. N. Hebert are:

  • Sujeevan Ratnasingham
  • Daniel H. Janzen
  • Winnie Hallwachs
  • Michael J. Sharkey
  • Michelle D'Souza

The primary publication venues where Paul D. N. Hebert's work has appeared include:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • ZooKeys
  • Molecular Ecology Resources
  • PeerJ

Some recent papers associated with Paul D. N. Hebert's research include:

  • "Minimalist revision and description of 403 new species in 11 subfamilies of Costa Rican braconid parasitoid wasps, including host records for 219 species" (2021, ZooKeys)
  • "BOLD and GenBank revisited - Do identification errors arise in the lab or in the sequence libraries?" (2020, PLoS ONE)
  • "High resolution DNA barcode library for European butterflies reveals continental patterns of mitochondrial genetic diversity" (2021, Communications Biology)
  • "Assessment of current taxonomic assignment strategies for metabarcoding eukaryotes" (2021, Molecular Ecology Resources)
  • "A molecular-based identification resource for the arthropods of Finland" (2021, Molecular Ecology Resources)

Paul D. N. Hebert was awarded the Fellowship of the Royal Society of Canada in 1992 within the Academy of Science category.

Best Publications

  • Biological identifications through DNA barcodes

    Paul D. N. Hebert;Alina Cywinska;Shelley L. Ball;Jeremy R. deWaard

  • BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data System: Barcoding

    Sujeevan Ratnasingham;Paul D.N. Hebert

  • Barcoding animal life: cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 divergences among closely related species

    Paul D N Hebert;Sujeevan Ratnasingham;Jeremy R deWaard

  • DNA barcoding Australia's fish species

    Robert D Ward;Tyler S Zemlak;Bronwyn H Innes

  • Ten species in one: DNA barcoding reveals cryptic species in the neotropical skipper butterfly Astraptes fulgerator

    Paul D. N. Hebert;Erin H. Penton;John M. Burns;Daniel H. Janzen

  • Identification of Birds through DNA Barcodes

    Paul D. N Hebert;Mark Y Stoeckle;Tyler S Zemlak;Charles M Francis

  • A DNA-Based Registry for All Animal Species: The Barcode Index Number (BIN) System

    Sujeevan Ratnasingham;Paul D. N. Hebert

  • DNA barcodes distinguish species of tropical Lepidoptera

    Mehrdad Hajibabaei;Daniel H. Janzen;John M. Burns;Winnie Hallwachs

  • Universal primer cocktails for fish DNA barcoding

    Natalia V. Ivanova;Tyler S. Zemlak;Robert H. Hanner;Paul D. N. Hebert

  • An inexpensive, automation-friendly protocol for recovering high-quality DNA

    Natalia V. Ivanova;Jeremy R. Dewaard;Paul D. N. Hebert

  • The promise of DNA barcoding for taxonomy.

    Paul D. N. Hebert;T. Ryan Gregory

  • DNA barcoding: how it complements taxonomy, molecular phylogenetics and population genetics

    Mehrdad Hajibabaei;Gregory A.C. Singer;Paul D.N. Hebert;Donal A. Hickey

  • The campaign to DNA barcode all fishes, FISH-BOL.

    R. D. Ward;R. Hanner;P. D. N. Hebert

  • Ecological and Genetic Studies on Dreissena polymorpha (Pallas): a New Mollusc in the Great Lakes

    Paul D. N. Hebert;B. W. Muncaster;G. L. Mackie

  • A universal DNA mini-barcode for biodiversity analysis

    Isabelle Meusnier;Gregory A C Singer;Jean-François Landry;Donal A Hickey

  • Genome 10K: A Proposal to Obtain Whole-Genome Sequence for 10 000 Vertebrate Species

    David Haussler;Stephen J. O'Brien;Oliver A. Ryder;F. Keith Barker

  • DNA barcodes reveal cryptic host-specificity within the presumed polyphagous members of a genus of parasitoid flies (Diptera: Tachinidae)

    M. Alex Smith;Norman E. Woodley;Daniel H. Janzen;Winnie Hallwachs

  • Identifying spiders through DNA barcodes

    Rowan D.H Barrett;Paul D.N Hebert

  • A minimalist barcode can identify a specimen whose DNA is degraded

    Mehrdad Hajibabaei;M. Alex Smith;Daniel H. Janzen;Josephine J. Rodriguez

  • Comprehensive DNA barcode coverage of North American birds.

    Kevin C. R. Kerr;Mark Y. Stoeckle;Carla J. Dove;Lee A. Weigt

Frequent Co-Authors

Dirk Steinke
Dirk Steinke University of Guelph
Scott E. Miller
Scott E. Miller National Museum of Natural History
Marko Mutanen
Marko Mutanen University of Oulu
Tomas Roslin
Tomas Roslin Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Thibaud Decaëns
Thibaud Decaëns University of Montpellier
Ian D. Hogg
Ian D. Hogg University of Waikato
Daniel H. Janzen
Daniel H. Janzen University of Pennsylvania
Winnie Hallwachs
Winnie Hallwachs University of Pennsylvania
Mehrdad Hajibabaei
Mehrdad Hajibabaei University of Guelph
M. Alex Smith
M. Alex Smith University of Guelph

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