Bjarni Jónsson

3.8k total citations · 3 hit papers
33 papers, 2.9k citations indexed

About

Bjarni Jónsson is a scholar working on Nature and Landscape Conservation, Genetics and Aquatic Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Bjarni Jónsson has authored 33 papers receiving a total of 2.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation, 15 papers in Genetics and 10 papers in Aquatic Science. Recurrent topics in Bjarni Jónsson's work include Fish Ecology and Management Studies (17 papers), Genetic diversity and population structure (12 papers) and Reproductive biology and impacts on aquatic species (10 papers). Bjarni Jónsson is often cited by papers focused on Fish Ecology and Management Studies (17 papers), Genetic diversity and population structure (12 papers) and Reproductive biology and impacts on aquatic species (10 papers). Bjarni Jónsson collaborates with scholars based in Canada, Denmark and Iceland. Bjarni Jónsson's co-authors include Nina Jönsson, David M. Kingsley, Dolph Schluter, Melissa E. Marks, Michael D. Shapiro, Kirsten S. Nereng, Benjamin K. Blackman, Catherine L. Peichel, Louis Bernatchez and Vicky Albert and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Journal of Ecology.

In The Last Decade

Bjarni Jónsson

33 papers receiving 2.8k citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Adaptive Evolution of Pelvic Reduction in Sticklebacks by Recurrent Deletion of a Pitx1 Enhancer

2009 751 citations Yingguang Frank Chan, Melissa E. Marks et al. Science profile →
Genetic and developmental basis of evolutionary pelvic reduction in threespine sticklebacks

2004 655 citations Michael D. Shapiro, Melissa E. Marks et al. Nature profile →
A review of the likely effects of climate change on anadromous Atlantic salmonSalmo salarand brown troutSalmo trutta, with particular reference to water temperature and flow

2009 522 citations Bjarni Jónsson, Nina Jönsson Journal of Fish Biology profile →

Peers

Bjarni Jónsson

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GPC

Maria M. Coelho Portugal

Paloma Morán Spain

Sissel Jentoft Norway

Lisa W. Seeb United States

Jeffrey J. Hard United States

Ruth E. Withler Canada

E. Verspoor United Kingdom

Felicity C. Jones Canada

Prosanta Chakrabarty United States

Christophe Pampoulie Iceland

Maria M. Coelho Portugal

Bjarni Jónsson

1.8k ×1.5

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1.4k ×1.2

NLC

768 ×1.0

1.0k ×1.3

ECOLO

248 ×0.5

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Citations per year, relative to Bjarni Jónsson Bjarni Jónsson (= 1×) peers Maria M. Coelho

Countries citing papers authored by Bjarni Jónsson

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Bjarni Jónsson

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Bjarni Jónsson. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Bjarni Jónsson based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Bjarni Jónsson. Bjarni Jónsson is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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Liu, Shenglin, et al.. (2025). Genomic Footprints of Hybridisation in North Atlantic Eels ( Anguilla anguilla and A. rostrata ). Molecular Ecology. 34(22). e17664–e17664. 1 indexed citations

Liu, Shenglin, Magnus W. Jacobsen, José Martín Pujolar, et al.. (2022). Genome‐wide methylation in the panmictic European eel (Anguilla anguilla). Molecular Ecology. 31(16). 4286–4306. 15 indexed citations

Jacobsen, Magnus W., et al.. (2017). Single nucleotide polymorphism markers for analysis of historical and contemporary samples of Arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus). Conservation Genetics Resources. 9(4). 587–589. 5 indexed citations

Jónsson, Bjarni, Maria Jönsson, & Nina Jönsson. (2017). Influences of migration phenology on survival are size-dependent in juvenile Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar). Canadian Journal of Zoology. 95(8). 581–587. 23 indexed citations

Jacobsen, Magnus W., Sune Riis Sørensen, José Martín Pujolar, et al.. (2016). Assessing pre- and post-zygotic barriers between North Atlantic eels (Anguilla anguilla and A. rostrata). Heredity. 118(3). 266–275. 18 indexed citations

Pujolar, José Martín, Magnus W. Jacobsen, Dorte Bekkevold, et al.. (2015). Signatures of natural selection between life cycle stages separated by metamorphosis in European eel. BMC Genomics. 16(1). 600–600. 15 indexed citations

Pujolar, José Martín, Magnus W. Jacobsen, Thomas D. Als, et al.. (2014). Assessing patterns of hybridization between North Atlantic eels using diagnostic single-nucleotide polymorphisms. Heredity. 112(6). 627–637. 56 indexed citations

Pujolar, José Martín, Anne‐Laure Ferchaud, Magnus W. Jacobsen, et al.. (2014). Do North Atlantic eels show parallel patterns of spatially varying selection?. BMC Evolutionary Biology. 14(1). 138–138. 16 indexed citations

Chan, Yingguang Frank, Melissa E. Marks, Felicity C. Jones, et al.. (2009). Adaptive Evolution of Pelvic Reduction in Sticklebacks by Recurrent Deletion of a Pitx1 Enhancer. Science. 327(5963). 302–305. 751 indexed citations breakdown →

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Jónsson, Bjarni & Nina Jönsson. (2009). A review of the likely effects of climate change on anadromous Atlantic salmonSalmo salarand brown troutSalmo trutta, with particular reference to water temperature and flow. Journal of Fish Biology. 75(10). 2381–2447. 522 indexed citations breakdown →

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Jónsson, Bjarni & Nina Jönsson. (2009). Migratory timing, marine survival and growth of anadromous brown troutSalmo truttain the River Imsa, Norway. Journal of Fish Biology. 74(3). 621–638. 75 indexed citations

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Chan, Yingguang Frank, Guadalupe Villarreal, Melissa E. Marks, et al.. (2009). S14-03 From trait to base pairs: Parallel evolution of pelvic reduction in three-spined sticklebacks occurs by repeated deletion of a tissue-specific pelvic enhancer at Pitx1. Mechanisms of Development. 126. S14–S15. 6 indexed citations

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Gagnaire, Pierre‐Alexandre, Vicky Albert, Bjarni Jónsson, & Louis Bernatchez. (2009). Natural selection influences AFLP intraspecific genetic variability and introgression patterns in Atlantic eels. Molecular Ecology. 18(8). 1678–1691. 48 indexed citations

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Forseth, Torbjørn, Stefan Larsson, Arne J. Jensen, et al.. (2009). Thermal growth performance of juvenile brown troutSalmo trutta: no support for thermal adaptation hypotheses. Journal of Fish Biology. 74(1). 133–149. 62 indexed citations

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Albert, Vicky, Bjarni Jónsson, & Louis Bernatchez. (2006). Natural hybrids in Atlantic eels (Anguilla anguilla,A. rostrata): evidence for successful reproduction and fluctuating abundance in space and time. Molecular Ecology. 15(7). 1903–1916. 111 indexed citations

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Shapiro, Michael D., Melissa E. Marks, Catherine L. Peichel, et al.. (2004). Genetic and developmental basis of evolutionary pelvic reduction in threespine sticklebacks. Nature. 428(6984). 717–723. 655 indexed citations breakdown →

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Stenström, Anna, Bjarni Jónsson, Ingibjörg S. Jónsdóttir, Torbjörn Fagerström, & Magnus Augner. (2001). Genetic variation and clonal diversity in four clonal sedges (Carex) along the Arctic coast of Eurasia. Molecular Ecology. 10(2). 497–513. 54 indexed citations

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Jónsson, Bjarni & Honor C. Prentice. (2000). Allozyme diversity and geographic variation in the widespread coastal sedge, Carex arenaria. Diversity and Distributions. 6(2). 65–80. 13 indexed citations

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Jónsson, Bjarni & Skúli Skúlason. (2000). Polymorphic segregation in Arctic charr Salvelinus alpinus (L.) from Vatnshlídarvatn, a shallow Icelandic lake. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 69(1). 55–74. 44 indexed citations

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Jónsson, Bjarni, et al.. (1975). Notes on winter activity of two Diamesa species (Diptera, Chironomidae) from Voss, Norway. 6 indexed citations

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