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Ichthyology and Marine Biology

Last updated July 15, 2026

Rising Stars

Fresh ink, massive impact

Researchers

1
Chase Doran Brownstein
Yale University
2
C. Samantha Sherman
Simon Fraser University
3
Freya C. Womersley
Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom
4
Audrey Looby
University of Victoria
5
Nicolas Lubitz
James Cook University
6
Samantha Andrzejaczek
Smithsonian Marine Station
7
Helen F. Yan
The University of Sydney
8
Ava Ghezelayagh
University of Chicago
9
Ciaran A. Hyde
University of the Sunshine Coast
10
Yohan Pochat‐Cottilloux
Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1

Papers

1
The genomic signatures of evolutionary stasis
Evolution|2024
39 cit.
2
Publication in Nature Climate Change (2024) [37 citations, W4394806853]
Nature Climate Change|2024
37 cit.
3
Climate-driven global redistribution of an ocean giant predicts increased threat from shipping
Nature Climate Change|2024
25 cit.
4
Identifying priority sites for whale shark ship collision management globally
The Science of The Total Environment|2024
24 cit.
5
Synergistic innovations enabled the radiation of anglerfishes in the deep open ocean
Current Biology|2024
19 cit.
6
Comparative species delimitation of a biological conservation icon
Current Biology|2025
13 cit.
7
New Cretaceous neosuchians (Crocodylomorpha) from Thailand bridge the evolutionary history of atoposaurids and paralligatorids
Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society|2024
11 cit.
8
Toward a Phylogenetic Taxonomy of Sturgeons (Acipenseriformes: Acipenseridae)
Bulletin of the Peabody Museum of Natural History|2025
11 cit.
9
Lunar cycle effects on pelagic predators and fisheries: insights into tuna, billfish, sharks, and rays
Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries|2024
10 cit.
10
The Palaeozoic assembly of the holocephalan body plan far preceded post-Cretaceous radiations into the ocean depths
Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences|2024
8 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Drafting the new consensus

Researchers

1
Nathan Pacoureau
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
2
Jessica Alföldi
Broad Institute
3
Adrian C. Gleiss
Murdoch University
4
David W. Sims
Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom
5
Christopher G. Mull
Dalhousie University
6
Fabio Cortesi
The University of Queensland
7
Rodrigo Temp Müller
Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
8
Danwei Huang
National University of Singapore
9
Ramona Brunner
ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies
10
Austin J. Gallagher
Massachusetts Energy and Environmental Affairs

Papers

1
Conservation successes and challenges for wide-ranging sharks and rays
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences|2023
77 cit.
2
Maximising resilience to sea-level rise in urban coastal ecosystems through systematic conservation planning
Landscape and Urban Planning|2022
64 cit.
3
New reptile shows dinosaurs and pterosaurs evolved among diverse precursors
Nature|2023
53 cit.
4
Taxonomic, palaeobiological and evolutionary implications of a phylogenetic hypothesis for Ornithischia (Archosauria: Dinosauria)
Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society|2022
50 cit.
5
Tiger sharks support the characterization of the world’s largest seagrass ecosystem
Nature Communications|2022
46 cit.
6
A comprehensive phylogenetic analysis on early ornithischian evolution
Journal of Systematic Palaeontology|2024
42 cit.
7
Energetic connectivity of diverse elasmobranch populations – implications for ecological resilience
Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences|2023
41 cit.
8
A hybrid-capture approach to reconstruct the phylogeny of Scleractinia (Cnidaria: Hexacorallia)
Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution|2023
41 cit.
9
Multispecies environmental DNA metabarcoding sheds light on annual coral spawning events
Molecular Ecology|2022
40 cit.
10
Seq’ and <scp>ARMS</scp> shall find: <scp>DNA</scp> (meta)barcoding of Autonomous Reef Monitoring Structures across the tree of life uncovers hidden cryptobiome of tropical urban coral reefs
Molecular Ecology|2022
39 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Wrote the book, still writing it

Researchers

1
Colin A. Simpfendorfer
University of Tasmania
2
Paul D. N. Hebert
University of Guelph
3
Mark A. Norell
American Museum of Natural History
4
David R. Bellwood
ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies
5
Mutsumi Nishida
The University of Tokyo
6
Nicholas K. Dulvy
Simon Fraser University
7
Philip J. Currie
University of Alberta
8
Peter C. Wainwright
University of California, Davis
9
Mahmood S. Shivji
Nova Southeastern University
10
Michael J. Benton
University of Bristol

Papers

1
Biological identifications through DNA barcodes
Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences|2003
13.3k cit.
2
<scp>bold</scp> : The Barcode of Life Data System (http://www.barcodinglife.org)
Molecular Ecology Notes|2007
6.3k cit.
3
Barcoding animal life: cytochrome <i>c</i> oxidase subunit 1 divergences among closely related species
Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences|2003
4.5k cit.
4
DNA barcoding Australia's fish species
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences|2005
4.3k cit.
5
Ten species in one: DNA barcoding reveals cryptic species in the neotropical skipper butterfly <i>Astraptes fulgerator</i>
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences|2004
3.5k cit.
6
Identification of Birds through DNA Barcodes
PLoS Biology|2004
2.7k cit.
7
A DNA-Based Registry for All Animal Species: The Barcode Index Number (BIN) System
PLoS ONE|2013
2.3k cit.
8
Extinction risk and conservation of the world’s sharks and rays
eLife|2014
2k cit.
9
Thermal tolerance and the global redistribution of animals
Nature Climate Change|2012
1.6k cit.
10
Universal primer cocktails for fish DNA barcoding
Molecular Ecology Notes|2007
1.5k cit.

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