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Vincent M. Janik 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 Vincent M. Janik sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 114 publications — 28th percentile

28% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Vincent M. Janik 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 Vincent M. Janik sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 48 D-Index — 51st percentile

51% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Vincent M. Janik is affiliated with the University of St Andrews in the United Kingdom. Their research focuses primarily on the study of marine animals, vocal communication, and behavior within environmental science and related fields. Janik's work spans diverse areas including animal vocal communication and underwater acoustics.

The scientist's publication record highlights a strong contribution to the study of vocal learning and animal communication. Notable recent papers include:

  • Vocal production learning in mammals revisited, 2021, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • The multi-dimensional nature of vocal learning, 2021, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • Vocal learning in animals and humans, 2021, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • Cross-modal perception of identity by sound and taste in bottlenose dolphins, 2022, Science Advances
  • Species information in whistle frequency modulation patterns of common dolphins, 2021, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences

Janik collaborates frequently with several researchers, including Sam F. Walmsley, Julie N. Oswald, Peter L. Tyack, Randall S. Wells, and Brandon L. Southall.

The scientist publishes regularly in respected venues such as:

  • Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America
  • Marine Policy
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Science Advances

Their work covers a range of fields and subfields, with significant output in:

  • Environmental Science
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Earth and Planetary Sciences

Subfields frequently addressed include:

  • Ecology
  • Developmental Biology
  • Oceanography
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Atmospheric Science

Central topics in Janik's research involve:

  • Marine animal studies overview
  • Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior
  • Underwater Acoustics Research
  • Cephalopods and Marine Biology
  • Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics
  • Primate Behavior and Ecology
  • Animal Behavior and Reproduction

Best Publications

  • Vocal Learning in Mammals

    Vincent M. Janik;Peter J.B. Slater

  • The different roles of social learning in vocal communication.

    Vincent M. Janik;Peter J.B. Slater

  • Context-specific use suggests that bottlenose dolphin signature whistles are cohesion calls.

    Vincent M Janik;Peter J.B Slater

  • The animal cultures debate.

    Kevin N. Laland;Vincent M. Janik

  • Signature whistle shape conveys identity information to bottlenose dolphins.

    V. M. Janik;L. S. Sayigh;R. S. Wells

  • Whistle Matching in Wild Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus)

    Vincent M. Janik

  • Communication in bottlenose dolphins: 50 years of signature whistle research

    Vincent M. Janik;Laela S. Sayigh

  • CHANGES IN SURFACING PATTERNS OF BOTTLENOSE DOLPHINS IN RESPONSE TO BOAT TRAFFIC

    Vincent M. Janik;Paul M. Thompson

  • Bottlenose dolphins can use learned vocal labels to address each other

    Stephanie L. King;Vincent M. Janik

  • Pitfalls in the categorization of behaviour: a comparison of dolphin whistle classification methods

    Vincent M. Janik

  • Signature whistle variations in a bottlenosed dolphin, Tursiops truncatus

    Vincent M. Janik;Dietmar Todt;G. Dehnhardt

  • Facts about signature whistles of bottlenose dolphins, Tursiops truncatus

    Laela S. Sayigh;Laela S. Sayigh;H. Carter Esch;Randall S. Wells;Randall S. Wells;Randall S. Wells;Vincent M. Janik

  • Cetacean vocal learning and communication

    Vincent M Janik

  • Food-related bray calls in wild bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus).

    V. M. Janik

  • Source levels and the estimated active space of bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) whistles in the Moray Firth, Scotland.

    Vincent M. Janik

  • Vocal copying of individually distinctive signature whistles in bottlenose dolphins

    Stephanie L. King;Laela S. Sayigh;Randall S. Wells;Wendi Fellner

  • Automated categorization of bioacoustic signals: Avoiding perceptual pitfalls

    Volker B. Deecke;Vincent M. Janik

  • Marine mammals trace anthropogenic structures at sea.

    Deborah Jill Fraser Russell;Sophie Brasseur;David Thompson;Gordon Drummond Hastie

  • Understanding culture across species

    Richard W. Byrne;Philip J. Barnard;Iain Davidson;Vincent M. Janik

  • Whistle rates of wild bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus): influences of group size and behavior.

    Nicola J. Quick;Vincent M. Janik

  • A TWO-DIMENSIONAL ACOUSTIC LOCALIZATION SYSTEM FOR MARINE MAMMALS

    V. M. Janik;S. M. Van Parijs;P. M. Thompson

  • Identifying signature whistles from recordings of groups of unrestrained bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus)

    Vincent M. Janik;Stephanie L. King;Laela S. Sayigh;Randall S. Wells

  • Integrating multiple data sources to assess the distribution and abundance of bottlenose dolphins Tursiops truncatus in Scottish waters

    Barbara Jean Cheney;Paul Michael Thompson;Simon Nicholas Ingram;Philip S. Hammond

  • Marine mammals and sonar: Dose‐response studies, the risk‐disturbance hypothesis and the role of exposure context

    Catriona Harris;Len Thomas;Erin Falcone;Jon Hildebrand

  • Avoidance of wind farms by harbour seals is limited to pile driving activities

    Deborah J. F. Russell;Gordon D. Hastie;David Thompson;Vincent M. Janik

  • Acoustic deterrent devices to prevent pinniped depredation: efficiency, conservation concerns and possible solutions

    Thomas Götz;Vincent M. Janik

  • Cetacean Societies: Field Studies of Dolphins and Whales

    Vincent M. Janik

Frequent Co-Authors

Randall S. Wells
Randall S. Wells Chicago Zoological Society
Paul M. Thompson
Paul M. Thompson University of Southern California
Peter L. Tyack
Peter L. Tyack University of St Andrews
Bernie J. McConnell
Bernie J. McConnell University of St Andrews
Philip S. Hammond
Philip S. Hammond University of St Andrews
Brandon L. Southall
Brandon L. Southall University of California, Santa Cruz
Len Thomas
Len Thomas University of St Andrews
John W. Durban
John W. Durban New England Aquarium
Kevin N. Laland
Kevin N. Laland University of St Andrews
Marek Malik
Marek Malik Imperial College London

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