Robin Floyd

2.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
18 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

Robin Floyd is a scholar working on Ecology, Molecular Biology and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Robin Floyd has authored 18 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Ecology, 7 papers in Molecular Biology and 5 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Robin Floyd's work include Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies (6 papers), Nematode management and characterization studies (4 papers) and Parasite Biology and Host Interactions (3 papers). Robin Floyd is often cited by papers focused on Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies (6 papers), Nematode management and characterization studies (4 papers) and Parasite Biology and Host Interactions (3 papers). Robin Floyd collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United Kingdom and United States. Robin Floyd's co-authors include Mark Blaxter, Eyualem Abebe, Artemis Papert, Claire Whitton, J. Mann, Fran Thomas, Tom Chapman, Alex D. Rogers, Craig R. Smith and P.J.D. Lambshead and has published in prestigious journals such as The EMBO Journal, Molecular Cell and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Robin Floyd

16 papers receiving 2.0k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

Defining operational taxonomic units using DNA barcode data

2005 647 citations Mark Blaxter, J. Mann et al. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences profile →
Molecular barcodes for soil nematode identification

2002 611 citations Robin Floyd, Eyualem Abebe et al. Molecular Ecology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Robin Floyd Canada	13	966	812	539	368	343	18	2.0k
Eyualem Abebe United States	12	935 1.0×	564 0.7×	667 1.2×	233 0.6×	315 0.9×	41	1.8k
Alexander Hayward United Kingdom	29	428 0.4×	564 0.7×	456 0.8×	528 1.4×	462 1.3×	65	1.9k
Christoph Hahn Austria	18	1.4k 1.4×	1.8k 2.2×	305 0.6×	589 1.6×	200 0.6×	31	2.7k
Maurine Neiman United States	27	911 0.9×	735 0.9×	526 1.0×	1.1k 3.0×	352 1.0×	83	2.6k
Stéphane Boyer New Zealand	22	824 0.9×	553 0.7×	200 0.4×	251 0.7×	363 1.1×	79	1.9k
Rémi Wattier France	25	1.1k 1.1×	280 0.3×	326 0.6×	457 1.2×	107 0.3×	58	1.8k
Gi‐Sik Min South Korea	25	1.1k 1.1×	930 1.1×	247 0.5×	239 0.6×	153 0.4×	182	2.1k
Birgitta Winnepenninckx Belgium	18	975 1.0×	657 0.8×	156 0.3×	478 1.3×	286 0.8×	33	1.9k
Javier Diéguez‐Uribeondo Spain	36	1.8k 1.9×	434 0.5×	768 1.4×	165 0.4×	171 0.5×	98	3.3k
Douda Bensasson United States	19	670 0.7×	1.6k 2.0×	730 1.4×	851 2.3×	238 0.7×	27	2.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Robin Floyd

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Fields of papers citing papers by Robin Floyd

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Robin Floyd

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Robin Floyd. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Robin Floyd 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 Robin Floyd. Robin Floyd is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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18 of 18 papers shown

Marquina, Daniel, et al.. (2025). Identification of potential insect ecological interactions using a metabarcoding approach. PeerJ. 13. e18906–e18906.

Hebert, Paul D. N., et al.. (2024). Barcode 100K Specimens: In a Single Nanopore Run. Molecular Ecology Resources. 25(1). e14028–e14028. 13 indexed citations

Burgold, Thomas, M. Barber, Susan L. Kloet, et al.. (2019). The Nucleosome Remodelling and Deacetylation complex suppresses transcriptional noise during lineage commitment. The EMBO Journal. 38(12). 34 indexed citations

Bornelöv, Susanne, Nicola Reynolds, Sarah Gharbi, et al.. (2018). The Nucleosome Remodeling and Deacetylation Complex Modulates Chromatin Structure at Sites of Active Transcription to Fine-Tune Gene Expression. Molecular Cell. 71(1). 56–72.e4. 124 indexed citations

Clare, Elizabeth L., Aron J. Fazekas, Natalya Ivanova, et al.. (2018). Approaches to integrating genetic data into ecological networks. Molecular Ecology. 28(2). 503–519. 24 indexed citations

Crease, Teresa J., Robin Floyd, Melania E. Cristescu, & David J. Innes. (2011). Evolutionary factors affecting Lactate dehydrogenase A and B variation in the Daphnia pulexspecies complex. BMC Evolutionary Biology. 11(1). 212–212. 18 indexed citations

Hanner, Robert, Robin Floyd, Andrea M. Bernard, Bruce B. Collette, & Mahmood S. Shivji. (2011). DNA barcoding of billfishes. Mitochondrial DNA. 22(sup1). 27–36. 38 indexed citations

deWaard, Jeremy R, Andrew Mitchell, Melody A. Keena, et al.. (2010). Towards a Global Barcode Library for Lymantria (Lepidoptera: Lymantriinae) Tussock Moths of Biosecurity Concern. PLoS ONE. 5(12). e14280–e14280. 88 indexed citations

Floyd, Robin, João Paulo Matos Santos Lima, Jeremy R deWaard, Leland M. Humble, & Robert Hanner. (2010). Common goals: policy implications of DNA barcoding as a protocol for identification of arthropod pests. Biological Invasions. 12(9). 2947–2954. 56 indexed citations

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Floyd, Robin, et al.. (2009). Species identification of North American guinea worms (Nematoda: Dracunculus) with DNA barcoding. Molecular Ecology Resources. 9(3). 707–712. 45 indexed citations

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Humble, Leland M., et al.. (2009). Additions and corrections to barcode libraries for Lymantria spp. 79–79. 1 indexed citations

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Hanner, Robert, João Paulo Matos Santos Lima, & Robin Floyd. (2009). DNA BARCODING AND ITS RELEVANCE TO PESTS, PLANTS AND BIOLOGICAL CONTROL. Acta Horticulturae. 41–48. 5 indexed citations

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Blaxter, Mark, J. Mann, Tom Chapman, et al.. (2005). Defining operational taxonomic units using DNA barcode data. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 360(1462). 1935–1943. 647 indexed citations breakdown →

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Floyd, Robin, Alex D. Rogers, P.J.D. Lambshead, & Craig R. Smith. (2005). Nematode‐specific PCR primers for the 18S small subunit rRNA gene. Molecular Ecology Notes. 5(3). 611–612. 233 indexed citations

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Blaxter, Mark & Robin Floyd. (2003). Molecular taxonomics for biodiversity surveys: already a reality. Trends in Ecology & Evolution. 18(6). 268–269. 71 indexed citations

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Floyd, Robin, Eyualem Abebe, & Mark Blaxter. (2002). Nematode molecular barcodes. 1 indexed citations

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Floyd, Robin, Eyualem Abebe, Artemis Papert, & Mark Blaxter. (2002). Molecular barcodes for soil nematode identification. Molecular Ecology. 11(4). 839–850. 611 indexed citations breakdown →

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Floyd, Robin, Seth Lloyd, & Roger G. Shivas. (1996). DISEASE NOTES OR NEW RECORDS: First record of Cercospora echii in Australia. Australasian Plant Pathology. 25(1). 68–68. 1 indexed citations

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