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D-Index
56
Citations
10098
World Ranking
2867
National Ranking
189

R. Jan F. Smith 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 R. Jan F. Smith sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 84 publications — 9th percentile

9% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

R. Jan F. Smith 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 R. Jan F. Smith sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 56 D-Index — 67th percentile

67% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

R. Jan F. Smith is affiliated with the University of Saskatchewan in Canada. Their academic and research activities are associated with this institution, where they contribute to the scientific community.

No records of recent publications, co-authors, or frequent publication venues are available for this researcher. Similarly, no book publications or awards have been documented.

The scientist's research has not been categorized into specific main fields of study, subfields, or topical focuses according to the data provided.

The absence of detailed data on papers, collaborations, and research areas suggests either a highly specialized, emerging, or less publicly documented profile within the scholarly ecosystem.

Best Publications

  • Chemical alarm signalling in aquatic predator-prey systems: A review and prospectus

    Douglas P. Chivers;R. Jan F. Smith

  • Alarm signals in fishes

    R. Jan F. Smith

  • Fathead minnows, Pimephales promelas, learn to recognize northern pike, Esox lucius, as predators on the basis of chemical stimuli from minnows in the pike's diet

    Alicia Mathis;R.Jan F. Smith

  • Damselfly larvae learn to recognize predators from chemical cues in the predator's diet

    Douglas P. Chivers;Brian D. Wisenden;R.Jan F. Smith

  • Acquired predator recognition in juvenile rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss): conditioning hatchery-reared fish to recognize chemical cues of a predator

    Grant E Brown;R Jan F. Smith

  • Fathead minnows, Pimephales promelas, acquire predator recognition when alarm substance is associated with the sight of unfamiliar fish

    Douglas P. Chivers;R.Jan F. Smith

  • Chemical alarm signals increase the survival time of fathead minnows (Pimephales promelas) during encounters with northern pike (Esox Lucius)

    Alicia Mathis;R. Jan F. Smith

  • Familiarity and shoal cohesion in fathead minnows (Pimephales promelas): implications for antipredator behaviour

    Douglas P. Chivers;Grant E. Brown;R. Jan F. Smith

  • Cultural transmission of predator recognition in fishes: intraspecific and interspecific learning

    Alicia Mathis;Douglas P. Chivers;R.Jan F. Smith

  • The Evolution of Chemical Alarm Signals: Attracting Predators Benefits Alarm Signal Senders

    Douglas P. Chivers;Grant E. Brown;R. Jan F. Smith

  • Chemical alarm signals and complex hatchery rearing habitats affect antipredator behavior and survival of chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) juveniles

    Barry A Berejikian;R Jan F. Smith;E Paul Tezak;Steven L Schroder

  • The role of experience and chemical alarm signalling in predator recognition by fathead minnows, Pimephales promelas

    D. P. Chivers;R. J. F. Smith

  • Intraspecific and Cross‐Superorder Responses to Chemical Alarm Signals by Brook Stickleback

    Alicia Mathis;R. Jan F. Smith

  • LEARNED RECOGNITION OF PREDATION RISK BY Enallagma DAMSELFLY LARVAE (ODONATA, ZYGOPTERA) ON THE BASIS OF CHEMICAL CUES

    Brian D. Wisenden;Douglas P. Chivers;R. Jan. F. Smith

  • Foraging Trade‐offs in Fathead Minnows (Pimephales promelas, Osteichthyes, Cyprinidae): Acquired Predator Recognition in the Absence of an Alarm Response

    Grant E. Brown;R. Jan F. Smith

  • Chemical Alarm Signals: Predator Deterrents or Predator Attractants?

    Alicia Mathis;Douglas P. Chivers;R. Jan F. Smith

  • Conspecific skin extracts elicit antipredator responses in juvenile rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)

    Grant E. Brown;R. Jan F. Smith

  • Behavioral response of solitary fathead minnows,Pimephales promelas, to alarm substance

    Unknown

  • Fathead minnows avoid conspedfic and heterospedfic alarm pheromones in the faeces of northern pike

    G. E. Brown;D. P. Chivers;R. J. F. Smith

  • Seasonal loss of alarm substance cells in North American cyprinoid fishes and its relation to abrasive spawning behaviour

    R. Jan F. Smith

  • Reactions of Gammarus lacustris to Chemical Stimuli from Natural Predators and Injured Conspecifics

    Karen Wudkevich;Brian D. Wisenden;Douglas P. Chivers;R. Jan F. Smith

Frequent Co-Authors

Douglas P. Chivers
Douglas P. Chivers University of Saskatchewan
Grant E. Brown
Grant E. Brown Concordia University
Alicia Mathis
Alicia Mathis Missouri State University
Brian D. Wisenden
Brian D. Wisenden Minnesota State University Moorhead

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