Prof. Dr. Azad Teimori | Ecology | Best Researcher Award
Academic Staff st Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman | Iran
Prof. Dr. Azad Teimori is a distinguished ichthyologist with extensive expertise in fish taxonomy, systematics, evolution, and biodiversity, focusing on both freshwater and marine species, particularly killifishes. He earned his advanced degrees in biology and ichthyology, establishing a strong foundation in molecular and morphological approaches to phylogeny, speciation, and adaptive responses to environmental extremes. Over his career, he has gained extensive professional experience in field sampling, laboratory breeding, microscopy, molecular biology, and phylogenetic analyses, contributing significantly to understanding fish diversity, historical biogeography, and conservation in Iran and neighboring regions. His research interests span fish morphology, otolith analysis, scale structure, evolutionary processes, climate change impacts on aquatic ecosystems, and documenting new species. Dr. Teimori possesses strong research skills in both experimental and analytical methods, integrating molecular and morphological datasets to elucidate evolutionary relationships. He has authored numerous books, book chapters, and 92 peer-reviewed articles, which have been cited 1,347 times by 558 documents, earning him an h-index of 20. Recognized with multiple national and international awards, his work provides foundational insights for biodiversity conservation, species identification, and sustainable management of aquatic ecosystems, making him a leading authority in ichthyology and a key contributor to global fish research.
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Featured Publications
Esmaeili, H. R., Coad, B. W., Gholamifard, A., Nazari, N., & Teimori, A. (2010). Annotated checklist of the freshwater fishes of Iran. Zoosystematica Rossica, 19(2), 361–386.
Esmaeili, H. R., Teimori, A., Abbasi, K., & Coad, B. W. (2014). Alien and invasive freshwater fish species in Iran: Diversity, environmental impacts and management. Iranian Journal of Ichthyology, 1(2), 61–72.
Reichenbacher, B., Kamrani, E., Esmaeili, H. R., & Teimori, A. (2009). The endangered cyprinodont Aphanius ginaonis (Holly, 1929) from southern Iran is a valid species: Evidence from otolith morphology. Environmental Biology of Fishes, 86(4), 507–521.
Teimori, A., Esmaeili, H. R., Erpenbeck, D., & Reichenbacher, B. (2014). A new and unique species of the genus Aphanius Nardo, 1827 (Teleostei: Cyprinodontidae) from southern Iran: A case of regressive evolution. Zoologischer Anzeiger – A Journal of Comparative Zoology, 253(4), 327–337.
Teimori, A., Schulz-Mirbach, T., Esmaeili, H. R., & Reichenbacher, B. (2012). Geographical differentiation of Aphanius dispar (Teleostei: Cyprinodontidae) from southern Iran. Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research, 50(4), 289–304.