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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
69
Citations
13230
World Ranking
7571
National Ranking
29

Yngvar Olsen publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 176 publications — 39th percentile

39% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Yngvar Olsen D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Yngvar Olsen sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 69 D-Index — 63rd percentile

63% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • Member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Molecular Biology
  • Member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Molecular Biology
  • Member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Molecular Biology

Overview

Yngvar Olsen is affiliated with the Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Norway. Their research primarily spans Environmental Science, Immunology and Microbiology, and Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a focus on several intersecting subfields such as Aquatic Science, Immunology, Ecology, Oceanography, and Global and Planetary Change.

The scientist's work covers multiple main topics related to aquaculture and marine biology, including:

  • Aquaculture disease management and microbiota
  • Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth
  • Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies
  • Parasite Biology and Host Interactions
  • Bird parasitology and diseases
  • Marine and coastal plant biology
  • Fish Ecology and Management Studies

Olsen has published extensively in several journals. The most frequent venues for their work include:

  • Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Aquaculture
  • Research Square
  • Reviews in Aquaculture
  • Aquaculture Environment Interactions

Among recent papers authored by Olsen and colleagues are:

  • "Latitudinal, seasonal and depth-dependent variation in growth, chemical composition and biofouling of cultivated Saccharina latissima (Phaeophyceae) along the Norwegian coast," 2020, Journal of Applied Phycology
  • "Optimization of aquaculture sustainability through ecological intensification in China," 2022, Reviews in Aquaculture
  • "The Effect of Nutrient Availability and Light Conditions on the Growth and Intracellular Nitrogen Components of Land-Based Cultivated Saccharina latissima (Phaeophyta)," 2020, Frontiers in Marine Science
  • "Comparative transcriptomics reveals domestication-associated features of Atlantic salmon lipid metabolism," 2020, Molecular Ecology
  • "Principles and Methods of Counteracting Harmful Salmon-Arthropod Interactions in Salmon Farming: Addressing Possibilities, Limitations, and Future Options," 2021, Frontiers in Marine Science

Olsen frequently collaborates with other researchers, notably:

  • Ôlav Vadstein
  • Anna S. Båtnes
  • Ingrid Bakke
  • Yang Jin
  • Atle M. Bones

Olsen has been recognized as a member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters in the area of Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Molecular Biology.

Best Publications

  • The significance of lipids at early stages of marine fish: a review

    Jose R. Rainuzzo;Kjell I. Reitan;Yngvar Olsen

  • EFFECT OF NUTRIENT LIMITATION ON FATTY ACID AND LIPID CONTENT OF MARINE MICROALGAE1

    Kjell Inge Reitan;Jose R. Rainuzzo;Yngvar Olsen

  • Will the Oceans Help Feed Humanity

    Carlos M. Duarte;Marianne Holmer;Yngvar Olsen;Doris Soto

  • A review of the nutritional effects of algae in marine fish larvae

    Kjell Inge Reitan;Jose R. Rainuzzo;Gunvor Øie;Yngvar Olsen

  • Copepods as live food organisms in the larval rearing of halibut larvae (Hippoglossus hippoglossus L.) with special emphasis on the nutritional value

    Jan Ove Evjemo;Kjell Inge Reitan;Yngvar Olsen

  • Discharge of nutrient wastes from salmon farms: environmental effects, and potential for integrated multi-trophic aquaculture

    Xinxin Wang;Lasse Mork Olsen;Kjell Inge Reitan;Yngvar Olsen

  • Effects of dietary vitamin E on antioxidant defence mechanisms of juvenile turbot (Scophthalmus maximus L.), halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus L.) and sea bream (Sparus aurata L.)

    D.R. Tocher;G. Mourente;A. Van Der Eecken;J.O. Evjemo

  • Nutritional effects of algal addition in first-feeding of turbot (Scophthalmus maximus L.) larvae

    Kjell I. Reitan;Jose R. Rainuzzo;Gunvor Øie;Yngvar Olsen

  • Influence of lipid composition of live feed on growth, survival and pigmentation of turbot larvae

    Kjell Inge Reitan;Jose R. Rainuzzo;Yngvar Olsen

  • Pathways of lipid metabolism in marine algae, co-expression network, bottlenecks and candidate genes for enhanced production of EPA and DHA in species of Chromista.

    Alice Mühlroth;Keshuai Li;Gunvor Røkke;Per Winge

  • Copepods act as a switch between alternative trophic cascades in marine pelagic food webs

    Herwig Stibor;Olav Vadstein;Sebastian Diehl;Anna Gelzleichter

  • Microbially matured water: a technique for selection of a non-opportunistic bacterial flora in water that may improve performance of marine larvae

    J. Skjermo;I. Salvesen;G. Øie;Y. Olsen

  • Dependence of the rate of release of phosphorus by zooplankton on the P: C ratio in the food supply, as calculated by a recycling model1

    Yngvar Olsen;Arne Jensen;Helge Reinertsen;Knut Yngve BØrsheim

  • Metomidate anaesthesia in Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar, prevents plasma cortisol increase during stress

    Yngvar A. Olsen;Ingibjørg E. Einarsdottir;Kjell J. Nilssen

  • Seasonal- and depth-dependent growth of cultivated kelp (Saccharina latissima) in close proximity to salmon (Salmo salar) aquaculture in Norway

    Aleksander Handå;Aleksander Handå;Silje Forbord;Xinxin Wang;Ole Jacob Broch

  • Growth and phosphorus status of limnetic phytoplankton and bacteria

    Olav Vadstein;Arne Jensen;Yngvar Olsen;Helge Reinertsen

  • Microbiology and immunology of fish larvae

    Olav Vadstein;Øivind Bergh;François-Joel Gatesoupe;Jorge Galindo-Villegas

  • Lipids and Essential Fatty Acids in Aquatic Food Webs: What Can Freshwater Ecologists Learn from Mariculture?

    Yngvar Olsen

  • Resources for fish feed in future mariculture

    Yngvar Olsen

  • Nutrient Status of Phytoplankton Blooms in Norwegian Waters and Algal Strategies for Nutrient Competition

    Egil Sakshaug;Yngvar Olsen

Frequent Co-Authors

Olav Vadstein
Olav Vadstein Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Herwig Stibor
Herwig Stibor Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Tom Andersen
Tom Andersen University of Oslo
Ulrich Sommer
Ulrich Sommer GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
Patrick Sorgeloos
Patrick Sorgeloos Ghent University
Carlos M. Duarte
Carlos M. Duarte King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Dag Slagstad
Dag Slagstad SINTEF
Atle M. Bones
Atle M. Bones Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Egil Sakshaug
Egil Sakshaug Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Marianne Holmer
Marianne Holmer University of Southern Denmark

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