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Peter D. Nichols
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Biology and Biochemistry
Australia
2023

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
98
Citations
32464
World Ranking
1678
National Ranking
40

Peter D. Nichols 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 Peter D. Nichols sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 502 publications — 95th percentile

95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Peter D. Nichols 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 Peter D. Nichols sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 98 D-Index — 92nd percentile

92% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Australia Leader Award

Overview

Peter D. Nichols is affiliated with the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation in Australia and has contributed extensively to the fields of Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their research spans several subfields, including Global and Planetary Change, Ecology, Aquatic Science, Atmospheric Science, and Oceanography.

The scientist has published works that focus on specific topics such as Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies, Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth, Marine animal studies overview, Marine and fisheries research, Isotope Analysis in Ecology, Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics, and Ocean Acidification Effects and Responses.

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Peter D. Nichols include:

  • Fatty acid profiles of more than 470 marine species from the Southern Hemisphere, 2022, Ecology
  • Docosahexaenoic Acid Is Naturally Concentrated at the sn-2 Position in Triacylglycerols of the Australian Thraustochytrid Aurantiochytrium sp. Strain TC 20, 2021, Marine Drugs
  • State of art and best practices for fatty acid analysis in aquatic sciences, 2020, ICES Journal of Marine Science
  • Interannual variability in the lipid and fatty acid profiles of east Australia-migrating humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) across a 10-year timeline, 2020, Scientific Reports
  • Antarctic Krill Lipid and Fatty acid Content Variability is Associated to Satellite Derived Chlorophyll a and Sea Surface Temperatures, 2020, Scientific Reports

Frequent co-authors working with Peter D. Nichols include Patti Virtue, Nils Hoem, Kim Jye Lee Chang, Jasmin Groß, and Susan Bengtson Nash.

The scientist's research is featured in journals such as Scientific Reports, Sustainability, ICES Journal of Marine Science, Marine Drugs, and Ecology.

Best Publications

  • Feeding aquaculture in an era of finite resources

    Rosamond L. Naylor;Ronald W. HardyRonald W. Hardy;Dominique P. Bureau;Alice Chiu

  • Fatty acid and lipid composition of 10 species of microalgae used in mariculture

    J.K. Volkman;S.W. Jeffrey;P.D. Nichols;G.I. Rogers

  • Phospholipid, ester-linked fatty acid profiles as reproducible assays for changes in prokaryotic community structure of estuarine sediments

    James B. Guckert;Christopher P. Antworth;Peter D. Nichols;David C. White

  • Using faecal sterols from humans and animals to distinguish faecal pollution in receiving waters

    R. Leeming;A. Ball;N. Ashbolt;P. Nichols

  • Revised Taxonomy of the Methanotrophs: Description of Methylobacter gen. nov., Emendation of Methylococcus, Validation of Methylosinus and Methylocystis Species, and a Proposal that the Family Methylococcaceae Includes Only the Group I Methanotrophs

    John P. Bowman;Lindsay I. Sly;Peter D. Nichols;A. C. Hayward

  • Evaluation of extraction methods for recovery of fatty acids from lipid-producing microheterotrophs

    Tom Lewis;Peter D Nichols;Tom A McMeekin

  • Determination of monosaturated fatty acid double-bond position and geometry for microbial monocultures and complex consortia by capillary GC-MS of their dimethyl disulphide adducts

    Peter D. Nichols;James B. Guckert;David C. White

  • Acid habituation of Escherichia coli and the potential role of cyclopropane fatty acids in low pH tolerance

    Janelle L Brown;Thomas Ross;Thomas A McMeekin;Peter D Nichols;Peter D Nichols

  • Metabolic engineering of biomass for high energy density: oilseed-like triacylglycerol yields from plant leaves

    Thomas Vanhercke;Anna El Tahchy;Qing Liu;Xue-Rong Zhou

  • The Biotechnological Potential of Thraustochytrids.

    Tom E. Lewis;Peter D. Nichols;Thomas A. McMeekin

  • Extractable and lipopolysaccharide fatty acid and hydroxy acid profiles from Desulfovibrio species.

    A Edlund;P D Nichols;R Roffey;D C White

  • The potential of tropical paracalanid copepods as live feeds in aquaculture

    A D McKinnon;S Duggan;P D Nichols;Michael Rimmer

  • OCCURRENCE OF AN ISOPRENOID C25 DIUNASATURATED ALKENE AND HIGH NEUTRAL LIPID CONTENT IN ANTRACTIC SEA‐ICE DIATOM COMMUNITIES1

    Peter D. Nichols;Anna C. Palmisano;John K. Volkman;Glen A. Smith

  • Shewanella gelidimarina sp. nov. and Shewanella frigidimarina sp. nov., novel Antarctic species with the ability to produce eicosapentaenoic acid (20:5 omega 3) and grow anaerobically by dissimilatory Fe(III) reduction.

    John P. Bowman;Sharee A. McCammon;David S. Nichols;Jenny H. Skerratt

  • Replacement of fish oil with sunflower oil in feeds for Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.): effect on growth performance, tissue fatty acid composition and disease resistance.

    Matthew P. Bransden;Chris G. Carter;Peter D. Nichols

  • Chemical characterization of exopolysaccharides from Antarctic marine bacteria.

    Carol Mancuso Nichols;Sandrine Garon Lardière;John P. Bowman;Peter D. Nichols

  • FATTY ACID COMPOSITION OF TEN MARINE ALGAE FROM AUSTRALIAN WATERS

    R.B. Johns;P.D. Nichols;G.J. Perry

  • Effects of bacterial exopolymer adhesion on the entrainment of sand

    W. Brian Dade;John D. Davis;Peter D. Nichols;Arthur R.M. Nowell

  • Seasonal Lipid Composition in Macroalgae of the Northeastern Pacific Ocean

    M. M. Nelson;C. F. Phleger;P. D. Nichols

  • Psychroserpens burtonensis gen. nov., sp. nov., and Gelidibacter algens gen. nov., sp. nov., psychrophilic bacteria isolated from antarctic lacustrine and sea ice habitats.

    John P. Bowman;Sharee A. McCammon;Janelle L. Brown;Peter D. Nichols

Frequent Co-Authors

Tom A. McMeekin
Tom A. McMeekin University of Tasmania
Chris G. Carter
Chris G. Carter University of Tasmania
Surinder P. Singh
Surinder P. Singh Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
David C. White
David C. White University of Tennessee at Knoxville
John P. Bowman
John P. Bowman University of Tasmania
So Kawaguchi
So Kawaguchi Australian Antarctic Division
John K. Volkman
John K. Volkman Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Stephen Nicol
Stephen Nicol University of Tasmania
Susan I. Blackburn
Susan I. Blackburn CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research
Gustaaf M. Hallegraeff
Gustaaf M. Hallegraeff University of Tasmania

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