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Skúli Skúlason 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 Skúli Skúlason sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 95 publications — 15th percentile

15% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Skúli Skúlason 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 Skúli Skúlason sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 36 D-Index — 17th percentile

17% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Skúli Skúlason is affiliated with Hólar University College in Iceland. Their research focuses primarily on Environmental Science and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a significant emphasis on subfields such as Ecology, Genetics, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Aquatic Science, and Ecological Modeling.

The main topics covered in Skúlason's scientific work include:

  • Fish Ecology and Management Studies
  • Genetic diversity and population structure
  • Physiological and biochemical adaptations
  • Ecology and biodiversity studies
  • Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth

Skúlason's frequent collaborators include Bjarni K. Kristjánsson, Camille A. Leblanc, Kevin J. Parsons, Natalie Pilakouta, and Samantha V. Beck. These coauthors have worked on multiple projects together, indicating ongoing collaborative research efforts.

The scientist has published extensively in venues such as Ecology and Evolution, Environmental Biology of Fishes, Research Square, Nature Ecology & Evolution, and Functional Ecology. The contributions to Ecology and Evolution are the most numerous, with four publications to date.

Selected recent papers by Skúlason are:

  • "Intercontinental genomic parallelism in multiple three-spined stickleback adaptive radiations," 2020, Nature Ecology & Evolution
  • "Multigenerational exposure to elevated temperatures leads to a reduction in standard metabolic rate in the wild," 2020, Functional Ecology
  • "A warmer environment can reduce sociability in an ectotherm," 2022, Global Change Biology
  • "The interaction of resource use and gene flow on the phenotypic divergence of benthic and pelagic morphs of Icelandic Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus)," 2021, Ecology and Evolution
  • "Variation in the genomic basis of parallel phenotypic and ecological divergence in benthic and pelagic morphs of Icelandic Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus)," 2022, Molecular Ecology

Skúlason has also contributed to book publications, notably through the publisher TemaNord, with a publication titled "Nordic Biodiversity Framework" scheduled for 2025.

Best Publications

  • EVOLUTIONARY SIGNIFICANCE OF RESOURCE POLYMORPHISMS IN FISHES, AMPHIBIANS, AND BIRDS

    Thomas B. Smith;Skúli Skúlason

  • Resource polymorphisms in vertebrates

    Skúli Skulason;Thomas B. Smith

  • Trophic specialization in Arctic charr Salvelinus alpinus (Pisces; Salmonidae): morphological divergence and ontogenetic niche shifts

    Sigurdur S. Snorrason;Skúli Skúlason;Bror Jonsson;Hilmar J. Malmquist

  • The arctic charr salvelinus alpinus in thingvallavatn

    Odd Terje Sandlund;Karl Gunnarsson;Pétur M. Jónasson;Bror Jonsson

  • Ontogeny of trophic morphology in four sympatric morphs of arctic charr Salvelinus alpinus in Thingvallavatn, Iceland

    Skúli Skúlason;Skúli Skúlason;David L. G. Noakes;Sigurdur S. Snorrason

  • Rapid and coupled phenotypic and genetic divergence in Icelandic Arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus)

    Davíð Gíslason;Moira M Ferguson;Skúli Skúlason;Sigurður S Snorrason

  • Diet Differentiation in Polymorphic Arctic Charr in Thingvallavatn, Iceland

    H. J. Malmquist;S. S. Snorrason;S. Skulason;B. Jonsson

  • Life History Variation of Polymorphic Arctic Charr (Salvelinus alpinus) in Thingvallavatn, Iceland

    B. Jonsson;S. Skúlason;S. S. Snorrason;O. T. Sandlund

  • Population genetic structure of Arctic Charr, Salvelinus alpinus from northwest Europe on large and small spatial scales

    A. J. Wilson;D. Gíslason;S. Skúlason;S. S. Snorrason

  • Genetically based differences in foraging behaviour among sympatric morphs of arctic charr (Pisces: Salmonidae)

    S. Skúlason;S.S. Snorrason;D. Ota;D.L.G. Noakes

  • Genetic basis of life history variations among sympatric morphs of arctic char, Salvelinus alpinus.

    S. Skúlason;S. S. Snorrason;D. L. G. Noakes;M. M. Ferguson

  • A way forward with eco evo devo: an extended theory of resource polymorphism with postglacial fishes as model systems

    Skúli Skúlason;Kevin J. Parsons;Richard Svanbäck;Katja Räsänen

  • Adaptive Speciation: Adaptive Speciation in Northern Freshwater Fishes

    Sigurður S. Snorrason;Skúli Skúlason

  • Morphological segregation of Icelandic threespine stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus L).

    Bjarni K. Kristjánsson;Skúli Skúlason;David L. G. Noakes

  • Segregation in spawning and early life history among polymorphic Arctic charr, Salvelinus alpinus, in Thingvallavatn, Iceland

    S. Skúlason;S. S. Snorrason;D. L. G. Noakes;M. M. Ferguson

  • Habitat use of arctic charrSalvelinus alpinus in Thingvallavatn, Iceland

    Odd Ter Sandlund;Bror Jonsson;Hilmar J. Malmquist;Rolf Gydemo

  • Phenotypic plasticity, heterochrony and ontogenetic repatterning during juvenile development of divergent Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus).

    K. J. Parsons;H. D. Sheets;S. Skúlason;M. M. Ferguson

  • Rapid divergence in a recently isolated population of threespine stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus L.)

    Bjarni K. Kristjánsson;Skúli Skúlason;David L.G. Noakes

  • Rapid evolution of muscle fibre number in post-glacial populations of Arctic charr Salvelinus alpinus.

    Ian A. Johnston;Marguerite Abercromby;Vera L. A. Vieira;Rakel J. Sigursteindóttir

  • Mitochondrial DNA diversity among four sympatric morphs of Arctic charr, Salvelinus alpinus L., from Thingvallavatn, Iceland

    R. G. Danzmann;M. M. Ferguson;S. Skúlason;S. S. Snorrason

Frequent Co-Authors

Moira M. Ferguson
Moira M. Ferguson University of Guelph
Sigurður S. Snorrason
Sigurður S. Snorrason University of Iceland
Bror Jonsson
Bror Jonsson Norwegian Institute for Nature Research
David L. G. Noakes
David L. G. Noakes Oregon State University
Neil B. Metcalfe
Neil B. Metcalfe University of Glasgow
Roy G. Danzmann
Roy G. Danzmann University of Guelph
Colin E. Adams
Colin E. Adams University of Glasgow
Shaun S. Killen
Shaun S. Killen University of Glasgow
Jan Lindström
Jan Lindström University of Glasgow
Alastair J. Wilson
Alastair J. Wilson University of Exeter

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