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Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies

Last updated July 15, 2026

Rising Stars

Fresh ink, massive impact

Researchers

1
Joshua P. Newton
Curtin University
2
Gert‐Jan Jeunen
University of Plymouth
3
Chakriya Sansupa
Chiang Mai University
4
Xiaoyu Chen
Peking University
5
Julija Fediajevaite
Imperial College London
6
Kara J. Andres
Cornell University
7
Gerasimos Gkoutselis
University of Bayreuth
8
Ann M. Mc Cartney
University of California, Santa Cruz
9
Yin Cheong Aden Ip
University of Washington
10
Qing Yang
Tibet University

Papers

1
Publication in Environment International (2024) [66 citations, W4395664045]
Environment International|2024
66 cit.
2
The European Reference Genome Atlas: piloting a decentralised approach to equitable biodiversity genomics
npj Biodiversity|2024
45 cit.
3
Spider webs capture environmental DNA from terrestrial vertebrates
iScience|2024
35 cit.
4
Targeting Terrestrial Vertebrates With <scp>eDNA</scp> : Trends, Perspectives, and Considerations for Sampling
Environmental DNA|2025
34 cit.
5
Streamlining large-scale oceanic biomonitoring using passive eDNA samplers integrated into vessel's continuous pump underway seawater systems
The Science of The Total Environment|2024
23 cit.
6
Plastiphily is linked to generic virulence traits of important human pathogenic fungi
Communications Earth & Environment|2024
16 cit.
7
Publication in Aquaculture (2024) [5 citations, W4401467729]
Aquaculture|2024
5 cit.
8
Unlocking Antarctic molecular time‐capsules – Recovering historical environmental <scp>DNA</scp> from museum‐preserved sponges
Molecular Ecology Resources|2024
4 cit.
9
Publication in Environmental DNA (2025) [4 citations, W4411884246]
Environmental DNA|2025
4 cit.
10
Publication in Methods in Ecology and Evolution (2025) [3 citations, W4414211447]
Methods in Ecology and Evolution|2025
3 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Drafting the new consensus

Researchers

1
Esther Singer
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
2
Nicholas A. Bokulich
ETH Zurich
3
Matthew B. Sullivan
The Ohio State University
4
Elise M. Furlan
University of Canberra
5
Julian Catchen
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
6
Sten Anslan
University of Tartu
7
Jun R. Yang
Qingdao Center of Resource Chemistry and New Materials
8
Laura S. Epp
University of Konstanz
9
Stefan Prost
Natural History Museum Vienna
10
Lucie Zinger
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

Papers

1
An introduction to illegal wildlife trade and its effects on biodiversity and society
Forensic Science International Animals and Environments|2023
88 cit.
2
Multi-omics data integration reveals metabolome as the top predictor of the cervicovaginal microenvironment
PLoS Computational Biology|2022
72 cit.
3
EUKARYOME: the rRNA gene reference database for identification of all eukaryotes
Database|2024
70 cit.
4
Population Genomics Analysis with RAD, Reprised: Stacks 2
Methods in molecular biology|2022
58 cit.
5
The future is fermented: Microbial biodiversity of fermented foods is a critical resource for food innovation and human health
Trends in Food Science & Technology|2024
58 cit.
6
Genomic analyses show extremely perilous conservation status of African and Asiatic cheetahs (<i>Acinonyx jubatus</i>)
Molecular Ecology|2022
47 cit.
7
Novel mitochondrial genome rearrangements including duplications and extensive heteroplasmy could underlie temperature adaptations in Antarctic notothenioid fishes
Scientific Reports|2023
34 cit.
8
On the causes, consequences, and avoidance of <scp>PCR</scp> duplicates: Towards a theory of library complexity
Molecular Ecology Resources|2023
30 cit.
9
Evaluating Illumina-, Nanopore-, and PacBio-based genome assembly strategies with the bald notothen,<i>Trematomus borchgrevinki</i>
G3 Genes Genomes Genetics|2022
29 cit.
10
Environmental <scp>DNA</scp> and metagenomics of terrestrial mammals as keystone taxa of recent and past ecosystems
Mammal Review|2022
28 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Wrote the book, still writing it

Researchers

1
Paul D. N. Hebert
University of Guelph
2
Rob Knight
University of California San Diego
3
Frank Oliver Glöckner
Alfred-Wegener-Institut Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung
4
Eske Willerslev
University of Copenhagen
5
Pierre Taberlet
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
6
Peer Bork
Max Delbrück Center
7
Rudolf Meier
Museum für Naturkunde
8
Florian Leese
University of Duisburg-Essen
9
Florian Altermatt
University of Zurich
10
Mehrdad Hajibabaei
University of Guelph

Papers

1
The SILVA ribosomal RNA gene database project: improved data processing and web-based tools
Nucleic Acids Research|2012
34k cit.
2
UCHIME improves sensitivity and speed of chimera detection
Bioinformatics|2011
15.5k cit.
3
Biological identifications through DNA barcodes
Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences|2003
13.3k cit.
4
Interactive Tree Of Life (iTOL) v5: an online tool for phylogenetic tree display and annotation
Nucleic Acids Research|2021
11.7k cit.
5
Global patterns of 16S rRNA diversity at a depth of millions of sequences per sample
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences|2010
10k cit.
6
Ultra-high-throughput microbial community analysis on the Illumina HiSeq and MiSeq platforms
The ISME Journal|2012
9.1k cit.
7
Evaluation of general 16S ribosomal RNA gene PCR primers for classical and next-generation sequencing-based diversity studies
Nucleic Acids Research|2012
9k cit.
8
UniFrac: a New Phylogenetic Method for Comparing Microbial Communities
Applied and Environmental Microbiology|2005
8.6k cit.
9
Enterotypes of the human gut microbiome
Nature|2011
7.6k cit.
10
SILVA: a comprehensive online resource for quality checked and aligned ribosomal RNA sequence data compatible with ARB
Nucleic Acids Research|2007
6.9k cit.

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