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Thomas E. Reimchen

Thomas E. Reimchen

D-Index & Metrics

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
57
Citations
9626
World Ranking
2757
National Ranking
179

Thomas E. Reimchen 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 Thomas E. Reimchen sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 140 publications — 46th percentile

46% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Thomas E. Reimchen 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 Thomas E. Reimchen 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

Thomas E. Reimchen is a researcher affiliated with the University of Victoria in Canada, with a focus on environmental science and molecular biology. Their research spans multiple intersecting fields including ecology, nature and landscape conservation, genetics, and evolutionary biology.

Their main fields of study are:

  • Environmental Science
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Within these areas, their work extends to several subfields:

  • Ecology
  • Nature and Landscape Conservation
  • Genetics
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Molecular Biology

The primary topics addressed in their research include:

  • Fish Ecology and Management Studies
  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Animal Behavior and Reproduction
  • Genetic diversity and population structure
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • Chromosomal and Genetic Variations
  • Marine and coastal plant biology

Reimchen's recent publications reflect these interests and include:

  • "Evolution of stickleback spines through independent cis-regulatory changes at HOXDB" (2022), published in Nature Ecology & Evolution
  • "Genomic changes underlying repeated niche shifts in an adaptive radiation" (2022), published in Evolution
  • "Regional heterogeneity in coral species richness and hue reveals novel global predictors of reef fish intra-family diversity" (2021), published in Scientific Reports
  • "Loon abundance and behaviour over four decades at a remote ecological reserve on Haida Gwaii, British Columbia, Canada" (2021), published in The Canadian Field-Naturalist
  • "Multi-generation selective landscapes and sub-lethal injuries in stickleback" (2023), published in Evolution

Their projects often involve collaboration, with frequent co-authors including:

  • David M. Kingsley
  • Julia Wücherpfennig
  • Timothy R. Howes
  • Jessica Au
  • Eric H. Au

Reimchen has contributed multiple papers to notable scientific venues. Their most common publication venues are:

  • The Canadian Field-Naturalist
  • Canadian Journal of Zoology
  • Evolution
  • Biological Journal of the Linnean Society
  • Nature Ecology & Evolution

Best Publications

  • Human predators outpace other agents of trait change in the wild

    Chris T. Darimont;Stephanie M. Carlson;Michael T. Kinnison;Paul C. Paquet

  • The unique ecology of human predators

    Chris T. Darimont;Caroline H. Fox;Heather M. Bryan;Thomas E. Reimchen

  • GLOBAL SURVEY OF MITOCHONDRIAL DNA SEQUENCES IN THE THREESPINE STICKLEBACK: EVIDENCE FOR RECENT MIGRATIONS

    Guillermo Ortí;Michael A. Bell;Thomas E. Reimchen;Axel Meyer

  • Some ecological and evolutionary aspects of bear-salmon interactions in coastal British Columbia

    T E Reimchen

  • A Genome-wide SNP Genotyping Array Reveals Patterns of Global and Repeated Species-Pair Divergence in Sticklebacks

    Felicity C. Jones;Yingguang Frank Chan;Jeremy Schmutz;Jane Grimwood

  • Intra-hair stable isotope analysis implies seasonal shift to salmon in gray wolf diet

    C. T. Darimont;T. E. Reimchen

  • DNA fragility in the parallel evolution of pelvic reduction in stickleback fish.

    Kathleen T. Xie;Guliang Wang;Abbey C. Thompson;Julia I. Wucherpfennig

  • Landscape heterogeneity and marine subsidy generate extensive intrapopulation niche diversity in a large terrestrial vertebrate

    Chris T. Darimont;Paul C. Paquet;Thomas E. Reimchen

  • NORTH AMERICAN BLACK BEAR mtDNA PHYLOGEOGRAPHY: IMPLICATIONS FOR MORPHOLOGY AND THE HAIDA GWAII GLACIAL REFUGIUM CONTROVERSY.

    S. A. Byun;B. F. Koop;T. E. Reimchen

  • Ecological causes of sex-biased parasitism in threespine stickleback

    T. E. Reimchen;P. Nosil

  • INJURIES ON STICKLEBACK FROM ATTACKS BY A TOOTHED PREDATOR (ONCORHYNCHUS) AND IMPLICATIONS FOR THE EVOLUTION OF LATERAL PLATES.

    T. E. Reimchen

  • LOSS OF NUPTIAL COLOR IN THREESPINE STICKLEBACKS (GASTEROSTEUS ACULEATUS)

    Unknown

  • PREDATOR HANDLING FAILURES OF LATERAL PLATE MORPHS IN GASTEROSTEUS ACULEATUS: FUNCTIONAL IMPLICATIONS FOR THE ANCESTRAL PLATE CONDITION

    T.E. Reimchen

  • Phenetic Variation and Habitat Differences in Gasterosteus Populations of the Queen Charlotte Islands

    Unknown

  • Population genomics of parallel phenotypic evolution in stickleback across stream–lake ecological transitions

    Bruce E. Deagle;Felicity C. Jones;Yingguang F. Chan;Devin M. Absher

  • TEMPORAL VARIATION IN DIVERGENT SELECTION ON SPINE NUMBER IN THREESPINE STICKLEBACK

    T. E. Reimchen;P. Nosil

  • Multivariate differentiation of parapatric and allopatric populations of threespine stickleback in the Sangan River watershed, Queen Charlotte Islands

    Unknown

  • A Gillnet Fishery Considered as an Experiment in Artificial Selection

    Paul Handford;Graham Bell;Tom Reimchen

  • Spine-deficiency and polymorphism in a population of Gasterosteus aculeatus

    Unknown

  • Nocturnal and diurnal foraging behaviour of brown bears (Ursus arctos) on a salmon stream in coastal British Columbia

    Unknown

  • Foraging behaviour by gray wolves on salmon streams in coastal British Columbia

    C. T. Darimont;T. E. Reimchen;P. C. Paquet

  • Variable predation regimes predict the evolution of sexual dimorphism in a population of threespine stickleback.

    T. E. Reimchen;P. Nosil

  • Inefficient predators and prey injuries in a population of giant stickleback

    T. E. Reimchen

  • MITOCHONDRIAL DNA IN GASTEROSTEUS AND PLEISTOCENE GLACIAL REFUGIUM ON THE QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS, BRITISH COLUMBIA.

    P. O'Reilly;T. E. Reimchen;R. Beech;C. Strobeck

  • Spawning salmon disrupt trophic coupling between wolves and ungulate prey in coastal British Columbia

    Chris T Darimont;Chris T Darimont;Paul C Paquet;Thomas E Reimchen

Frequent Co-Authors

Chris T. Darimont
Chris T. Darimont University of Victoria
Paul C. Paquet
Paul C. Paquet University of Victoria
David M. Kingsley
David M. Kingsley Stanford University
Patrik Nosil
Patrik Nosil University of Sheffield
Bruce E. Deagle
Bruce E. Deagle Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Christopher C. Wilmers
Christopher C. Wilmers University of California, Santa Cruz
Devin Absher
Devin Absher University of Queensland
Stephanie M. Carlson
Stephanie M. Carlson University of California, Berkeley
Ben F. Koop
Ben F. Koop University of Victoria
Federica Di Palma
Federica Di Palma Earlham Institute

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