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Stephen C. Lougheed

Stephen C. Lougheed

D-Index & Metrics

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
45
Citations
7958
World Ranking
4840
National Ranking
316

Stephen C. Lougheed 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 Stephen C. Lougheed sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 155 publications — 55th percentile

55% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Stephen C. Lougheed 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 Stephen C. Lougheed sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 45 D-Index — 44th percentile

44% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Stephen C. Lougheed is affiliated with Queen's University in Canada and has contributed to research primarily within the fields of Environmental Science and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology.

Their research spans several subfields including Ecology, Molecular Biology, Genetics, Global and Planetary Change, and Nature and Landscape Conservation. The main topics covered in their work include Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies, Identification and Quantification in Food, Genetic diversity and population structure, Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies, Amphibian and Reptile Biology, Marine animal studies overview, and Fish Ecology and Management Studies.

Recent papers by Stephen C. Lougheed demonstrate an emphasis on molecular ecology, population genetics, and environmental monitoring. These papers include:

  • Genotyping-in-thousands by sequencing (GT-seq) of noninvasive faecal and degraded samples: A new panel to enable ongoing monitoring of Canadian polar bear populations, 2022, Molecular Ecology Resources
  • Extensive regional variation in the phenology of insects and their response to temperature across North America, 2023, Ecology
  • Canadian polar bear population structure using genome-wide markers, 2020, Ecology and Evolution
  • Operationalizing knowledge coevolution: towards a sustainable fishery for Nunavummiut, 2020, Arctic Science
  • Comparing fish prey diversity for a critically endangered aquatic mammal in a reserve and the wild using eDNA metabarcoding, 2020, Scientific Reports

Their work has been published frequently in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Ecology and Evolution, Scientific Reports, PeerJ, and Arctic Science.

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Ecology and Evolution
  • Scientific Reports
  • PeerJ
  • Arctic Science

Stephen C. Lougheed collaborates with a number of frequent coauthors, including:

  • Peter van Coeverden de Groot
  • Markus Dyck
  • Zhengxin Sun
  • Marsha Branigan
  • Rute B. G. Clemente-Carvalho

Best Publications

  • Genetic variation across species' geographical ranges: the central-marginal hypothesis and beyond

    C. G. Eckert;K. E. Samis;S. C. Lougheed

  • Riverine barriers and the geographic distribution of Amazonian species

    Claude Gascon;Jay R. Malcolm;James L. Patton;Maria N. F. da Silva

  • Measurement Error and Morphometric Studies: Statistical Power and Observer Experience

    Stephen M. Yezerinac;Stephen C. Lougheed;Paul Handford

  • Ridges and rivers: a test of competing hypotheses of Amazonian diversification using a dart-poison frog (Epipedobates femoralis).

    S. C. Lougheed;C. Gascon;D. A. Jones;J. P. Bogart

  • Mating signal partitioning in multi‐species assemblages: a null model test using frogs

    Andrew A. Chek;James P. Bogart;Stephen C. Lougheed

  • Cryptic diversity and deep divergence in an upper Amazonian leaflitter frog, Eleutherodactylus ockendeni.

    Kathryn R Elmer;Kathryn R Elmer;José A Dávila;Stephen C Lougheed

  • Patterns of Genetic Population Differentiation in Four Species of Amazonian Frogs: A Test of the Riverine Barrier Hypothesis1

    Claude Gascon;Stephen C. Lougheed;James P. Bogart

  • Cryptic lineages in a small frog: the post-glacial history of the spring peeper, Pseudacris crucifer (Anura: Hylidae)

    James D. Austin;Stephen C. Lougheed;Lindsay Neidrauer;Andrew A. Chek

  • Variation in Duration and Frequency Characters in the Song of the Rufous-Collared Sparrow, Zonotrichia capensis, with Respect to Habitat, Trill Dialects and Body Size

    Paul Handford;Stephen C. Lougheed

  • Lateral Transfer of a Lectin-Like Antifreeze Protein Gene in Fishes

    Laurie A. Graham;Stephen C. Lougheed;K. Vanya Ewart;Peter L. Davies;Peter L. Davies

  • Discordant temporal and geographic patterns in maternal lineages of eastern north American frogs, Rana catesbeiana (Ranidae) and Pseudacris crucifer (Hylidae)

    James D Austin;Stephen C Lougheed;Peter T Boag

  • Rapid phenotypic evolution during incipient speciation in a continental avian radiation

    Leonardo Campagna;Pilar Benites;Stephen C. Lougheed;Darío A. Lijtmaer

  • Genetic evidence for female-biased dispersal in the bullfrog, Rana catesbeiana (Ranidae)

    James D. Austin;José A. Dávila;Stephen C. Lougheed;Peter T. Boag

  • Rapid sympatry explains greater color pattern divergence in high latitude birds.

    Paul R. Martin;Robert Montgomerie;Stephen C. Lougheed

  • Habitat distribution influences dispersal and fine-scale genetic population structure of eastern foxsnakes (Mintonius gloydi) across a fragmented landscape.

    Jeffrey R. Row;Gabriel Blouin-Demers;Stephen C. Lougheed

  • Conservation of herpetofauna in northern landscapes: Threats and challenges from a Canadian perspective

    David Lesbarrères;Sara L. Ashpole;Christine A. Bishop;Gabriel Blouin-Demers

  • VOCAL DIALECTS AND THE STRUCTURE OF GEOGRAPHIC VARIATION IN MORPHOLOGICAL AND ALLOZYMIC CHARACTERS IN THE RUFOUS-COLLARED SPARROW, ZONOTRICHIA CAPENSIS.

    S. C. Lougheed;P. Handford

  • Advances in Linking Wintering Migrant Birds to Their Breeding-Ground Origins Using Combined Analyses of Genetic and Stable Isotope Markers

    Amy A. Chabot;Keith A. Hobson;Steven L. Van Wilgenburg;Gregory J. McQuat

  • Response to climate change of montane herbaceous plants in the genus Rhodiola predicted by ecological niche modelling.

    Jianling You;Xiaoping Qin;Sailesh Ranjitkar;Stephen C. Lougheed

  • Range-wide phylogeography of a temperate lizard, the five-lined skink (Eumeces fasciatus).

    Briar J. Howes;Bethany Lindsay;Stephen C. Lougheed

  • Perception and History: Molecular Phylogeny of a Diverse Group of Neotropical Frogs, the 30-Chromosome Hyla (Anura: Hylidae)

    A.A. Chek;S.C. Lougheed;J.P. Bogart;P.T. Boag

  • Genetic and morphological variation in Vanzolinius discodactylus: A test of the river hypothesis of speciation

    Claude Gascon;Stephen C. Lougheed;James P. Bogart

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter T. Boag
Peter T. Boag Queen's University
Pablo L. Tubaro
Pablo L. Tubaro National Scientific and Technical Research Council
James P. Bogart
James P. Bogart University of Guelph
Kathryn R. Elmer
Kathryn R. Elmer University of Glasgow
Robert Montgomerie
Robert Montgomerie Queen's University
Gabriel Blouin-Demers
Gabriel Blouin-Demers University of Ottawa
Virginia K. Walker
Virginia K. Walker Queen's University
Christopher D. Moyes
Christopher D. Moyes Queen's University
Flavio Quintana
Flavio Quintana National Scientific and Technical Research Council
Peter L. Davies
Peter L. Davies Queen's University

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