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57
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2662
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Robert Hanner 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 Robert Hanner sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 179 publications — 66th percentile

66% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Robert Hanner 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 Robert Hanner sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 57 D-Index — 69th percentile

69% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Robert Hanner is affiliated with the University of Guelph in Canada. Their research primarily spans Environmental Science and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a total of 104 and 70 publications respectively in these fields. The work delves into several subfields including Ecology, Molecular Biology, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Plant Science, and Genetics.

The main topics of Robert Hanner's scientific contributions cover a range of areas: Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies, Identification and Quantification in Food, Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology, Fish Ecology and Management Studies, Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies, Protist Diversity and Phylogeny, and Genetic Diversity and Population Structure.

The scientist has authored multiple research papers over recent years, some of which include:

  • The Multiple States of Environmental DNA and What Is Known about Their Persistence in Aquatic Environments, 2022, Environmental Science & Technology
  • Assessment of stream macroinvertebrate communities with eDNA is not congruent with tissue-based metabarcoding, 2020, Molecular Ecology
  • Pathway to Increase Standards and Competency of eDNA Surveys (PISCeS)-Advancing collaboration and standardization efforts in the field of eDNA, 2020, Environmental DNA
  • An analysis of metadata reporting in freshwater environmental DNA research calls for the development of best practice guidelines, 2020, Environmental DNA
  • Detection of freshwater mussels (Unionidae) using environmental DNA in riverine systems, 2020, Environmental DNA

Frequent publication venues for Robert Hanner include:

  • Environmental DNA (12 publications)
  • Genome (4 publications)
  • Biodiversity Data Journal (4 publications)
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (3 publications)
  • Food Research International (2 publications)

Collaboration is an important aspect of their research, demonstrated by frequent co-authorship with:

  • Robert G. Young (13 joint publications)
  • Yoamel Milián-García (9 joint publications)
  • Tzitziki Loeza-Quintana (6 joint publications)
  • Dirk Steinke (6 joint publications)
  • Kevin C. Morey (6 joint publications)

Best Publications

  • Universal primer cocktails for fish DNA barcoding

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

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

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

  • Identifying Canadian Freshwater Fishes through DNA Barcodes

    Nicolas Hubert;Robert Hanner;Erling Holm;Nicholas E. Mandrak

  • 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 barcoding detects market substitution in North American seafood

    Eugene H. K. Wong;Robert H. Hanner

  • Can DNA barcoding accurately discriminate megadiverse Neotropical freshwater fish fauna

    Luiz H.G. Pereira;Robert Hanner;Fausto Foresti;Claudio Oliveira

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

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

  • Phylogeny of the Acipenseriformes: cytogenetic and molecular approaches

    Vadim J. Birstein;Robert Hanner;Rob DeSalle

  • A single-laboratory validated method for the generation of DNA barcodes for the identification of fish for regulatory compliance.

    Sara M Handy;Jonathan R Deeds;Natalia V Ivanova;Paul D N Hebert

  • DNA barcoding and the mediocrity of morphology

    Laurence Packer;Jason Gibbs;Cory Sheffield;Robert Hanner

  • DNA barcoding in surveys of small mammal communities: a field study in Suriname

    Alex V. Borisenko;Burton K. Lim;Natalia V. Ivanova;Robert H. Hanner

  • The Multiple States of Environmental DNA and What Is Known about Their Persistence in Aquatic Environments

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  • DNA barcoding identifies Eimeria species and contributes to the phylogenetics of coccidian parasites (Eimeriorina, Apicomplexa, Alveolata).

    Joseph D. Ogedengbe;Robert H. Hanner;John R. Barta

  • When too much isn’t enough: Does current food production meet global nutritional needs?

    Krishna Bahadur Kc;Goretty M. Dias;Anastasia Veeramani;Clarence J. Swanton

  • Molecular approach to the identification of fish in the South China Sea.

    Junbin Zhang;Junbin Zhang;Robert Hanner

  • Species identification in cell culture: a two-pronged molecular approach

    Jason K. Cooper;Greg Sykes;Steve King;Karin Cottrill

  • DNA Barcoding, species delineation and taxonomy: a historical perspective

    Nicolas Hubert;Robert Hanner

  • Public health response to puffer fish (tetrodotoxin) poisoning from mislabeled product.

    Nicole J Cohen;Jonathan R Deeds;Eugene S Wong;Robert H Hanner

  • Identifying sharks with DNA barcodes: assessing the utility of a nucleotide diagnostic approach

    Eugene H.-K. Wong;Mahmood S. Shivji;Robert H. Hanner

  • FISH-BOL and seafood identification: Geographically dispersed case studies reveal systemic market substitution across Canada

    Robert Hanner;Sven Becker;Natalia V. Ivanova;Dirk Steinke

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

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

Frequent Co-Authors

Dirk Steinke
Dirk Steinke University of Guelph
Mahmood S. Shivji
Mahmood S. Shivji Nova Southeastern University
Claudio Oliveira
Claudio Oliveira Sao Paulo State University
Paul D. N. Hebert
Paul D. N. Hebert University of Guelph
Louis Bernatchez
Louis Bernatchez Université Laval
Rob DeSalle
Rob DeSalle American Museum of Natural History
Kevin S. McCann
Kevin S. McCann University of Guelph
Robert D. Ward
Robert D. Ward CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research
Stefano Mariani
Stefano Mariani Liverpool John Moores University
Laurence Packer
Laurence Packer York University

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