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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
57
Citations
11932
World Ranking
13821
National Ranking
5846

Richard L. Mayden publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 231 publications — 61st percentile

61% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Richard L. Mayden 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 Richard L. Mayden sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 57 D-Index — 31st percentile

31% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2004 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Richard L. Mayden is affiliated with Saint Louis University in the United States and has contributed extensively to multiple fields related to environmental science and molecular biology. Their research primarily addresses topics in fish biology and ecology, genomics, and phylogenetic studies.

Mayden's work spans several areas, including:

  • Fish Biology and Ecology Studies
  • Identification and Quantification in Food
  • Fish Ecology and Management Studies
  • Fish biology, ecology, and behavior
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • Genetic diversity and population structure
  • Ichthyology and Marine Biology

Their main fields of study encompass Environmental Science, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Specific subfields of focus include Nature and Landscape Conservation, Aquatic Science, Molecular Biology, Genetics, and Plant Science.

Recent publications by Mayden illustrate a focus on fish systematics, evolutionary biology, and molecular phylogenetics. Selected papers include:

  • "Systematics of Damselfishes," 2021, Ichthyology & Herpetology
  • "Deciphering reticulate evolution of the largest group of polyploid vertebrates, the subfamily cyprininae (Teleostei: Cypriniformes)," 2021, Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution
  • "Caucasian treasure: Genomics sheds light on the evolution of half-extinct Sevan trout, Salmo ischchan, species flock," 2021, Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution
  • "Molecular phylogeny and divergence of major clades in the Puntius complex (Teleostei: Cypriniformes)," 2020, Zoologica Scripta
  • "Phylogenomics and classification of Notropis and related shiners (Cypriniformes: Leuciscidae) and the utility of exon capture on lower taxonomic groups," 2022, PeerJ

Mayden frequently collaborates with a range of researchers. Frequent co-authors include Lei Yang, Gavin J. P. Naylor, Kevin L. Tang, Melanie L. J. Stiassny, and Robert DeSalle.

Common publication venues for Mayden's work include:

  • Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution
  • Biology
  • Ichthyology & Herpetology
  • PeerJ
  • Zoologica Scripta

Among awards, Mayden was named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2004.

Best Publications

  • Diversity, distribution, and conservation status of the native freshwater fishes of the Southern United States

    Melvin L. Warren;Brooks M. Burr;Stephen J. Walsh;Henry L. Bart

  • A Field Guide to Freshwater Fishes of North America North of Mexico

    Richard L. Mayden;Lawrence M. Page;Brooks M. Burr

  • Mitogenomic evolution and interrelationships of the Cypriniformes (Actinopterygii: Ostariophysi): the first evidence toward resolution of higher-level relationships of the world's largest freshwater fish clade based on 59 whole mitogenome sequences.

    K. Saitoh;T. Sado;R. L. Mayden;N. Hanzawa

  • VICARIANCE BIOGEOGRAPHY, PARSIMONY, AND EVOLUTION IN NORTH AMERICAN FRESHWATER FISHES

    Richard L. Mayden

  • Genetic calibration of species diversity among North America's freshwater fishes

    Julien April;Richard L. Mayden;Robert H. Hanner;Louis Bernatchez

  • Systematics, Historical Ecology, and North American Freshwater Fishes.

    Bruce B. Collette;Richard L. Mayden

  • A Diverse and Endangered Aquatic Ecosystem of the Southeast United States

    Charles Lydeard;Richard L. Mayden

  • Phylogeny and polyploidy: Resolving the classification of cyprinine fishes (Teleostei: Cypriniformes)

    Lei Yang;Tetsuya Sado;M. Vincent Hirt;Emmanuel Pasco-Viel

  • Species and Speciation in Phylogenetic Systematics, with Examples from the North American Fish Fauna

    E O Wiley;Richard L Mayden

  • Phylogenetic Studies of North American Minnows, with Emphasis on the Genus cyprinella (Teleostei: Cypriniformes)

    Franklin F. Snelson;Richard L. Mayden

  • Comparison of evolutionary rates in the mitochondrial DNA cytochrome b gene and control region and their implications for phylogeny of the Cobitoidea (Teleostei: Cypriniformes).

    Qiongying Tang;Huanzhang Liu;Richard Mayden;Bangxi Xiong

  • The evolutionary species concept

    E. O. Wiley;R. L. Mayden

  • Systematics of the subfamily Danioninae (Teleostei: Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae).

    Kevin L. Tang;Mary K. Agnew;M. Vincent Hirt;Tetsuya Sado

  • Reconstructing the phylogenetic relationships of the earth's most diverse clade of freshwater fishes—order Cypriniformes (Actinopterygii: Ostariophysi): A case study using multiple nuclear loci and the mitochondrial genome

    Richard L. Mayden;Wei Jen Chen;Henry L. Bart;Michael H. Doosey

  • Phylogenetic relationships of Danio within the order Cypriniformes: a framework for comparative and evolutionary studies of a model species

    Richard L. Mayden;Kevin L. Tang;Kevin W. Conway;Joerg Freyhof

  • On biological species, species concepts and individuation in the natural world

    Richard L Mayden

  • Phylogeny and biodiversity: Conserving our evolutionary legacy.

    Daniel R. Brooks;Richard L. Mayden;Deborah A. McLennan

  • Systematics, species concepts, and the evolutionarily significant unit in biodiversity and conservation biology

    Richard L. Mayden;R. M. Wood

  • Consilience and a hierarchy of species concepts: advances toward closure on the species puzzle.

    Richard L. Mayden

  • Phylogenetic utility of two existing and four novel nuclear gene loci in reconstructing Tree of Life of ray-finned fishes: The order Cypriniformes (Ostariophysi) as a case study

    Wei-Jen Chen;Masaki Miya;Kenji Saitoh;Richard L. Mayden

Frequent Co-Authors

Masaki Miya
Masaki Miya Natural History Museum and Institute
Michael J. Blum
Michael J. Blum University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Mutsumi Nishida
Mutsumi Nishida University of the Ryukyus
David M. Hillis
David M. Hillis The University of Texas at Austin
Nicholas E. Mandrak
Nicholas E. Mandrak University of Toronto
Louis Bernatchez
Louis Bernatchez Université Laval
Robert Hanner
Robert Hanner University of Guelph
Jörg Freyhof
Jörg Freyhof Leibniz Association
Luciano B. Beheregaray
Luciano B. Beheregaray Flinders University
David M. Irwin
David M. Irwin University of Toronto

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