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2023

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79
Citations
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World Ranking
880
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63

Bart Kempenaers publication distribution in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Ecology and Evolution in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Bart Kempenaers sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 364 publications — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 531 publications or more.

Bart Kempenaers D-index placement in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Ecology and Evolution scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Bart Kempenaers sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 79 D-Index — 90th percentile

90% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 121 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Germany Leader Award

Overview

Bart Kempenaers is affiliated with the Max Planck Institute for Ornithology in Germany. Their research focuses primarily on the intersection of ecology, evolution, behavior, and systematics, with a particular emphasis on avian ecology and animal behavior.

Their work spans several fields of study including Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Environmental Science, and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Kempenaers's research also covers specific subfields such as Ecology, Genetics, Developmental Biology, and Ecological Modeling.

Main topics explored in their publications include:

  • Animal Behavior and Reproduction
  • Avian ecology and behavior
  • Plant and animal studies
  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior
  • Genetic diversity and population structure
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change

Kempenaers has contributed to several scientific journals and publication venues. Frequent venues include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Behavioral Ecology
  • Animal Behaviour
  • Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • Ecology and Evolution

Their work is often conducted through collaboration. Frequent co-authors with whom Kempenaers has worked extensively include:

  • Mihai Vâlcu
  • Peter Santema
  • Wolfgang Forstmeier
  • Kaspar Delhey
  • Yifan Pei

Kempenaers has been involved in numerous research projects resulting in peer-reviewed scientific papers. Among the recent publications are:

  • Fluctuating optimum and temporally variable selection on breeding date in birds and mammals, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • A global analysis of song frequency in passerines provides no support for the acoustic adaptation hypothesis but suggests a role for sexual selection, 2020, Ecology Letters
  • Connecting the data landscape of long-term ecological studies: The SPI-Birds data hub, 2020, Journal of Animal Ecology
  • Winter associations predict social and extra-pair mating patterns in a wild songbird, 2020, Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • Evolutionary predictors of the specific colors of birds, 2023, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Best Publications

  • Extra-pair paternity results from female preference for high-quality males in the blue tit.

    Bart Kempenaers;G. R. Verheyen;M. van den Broeck;Terry Burke;Terry Burke

  • Extra-pair Paternity in Birds: Explaining Variation Between Species and Populations

    Marion Petrie;Bart Kempenaers

  • Females increase offspring heterozygosity and fitness through extra-pair matings

    Katharina Foerster;Kaspar Delhey;Arild Johnsen;Jan T. Lifjeld

  • Artificial Night Lighting Affects Dawn Song, Extra-Pair Siring Success, and Lay Date in Songbirds

    Bart Kempenaers;Pernilla Borgström;Peter Loës;Emmi Schlicht

  • Extrapair paternity in the blue tit (Parus caeruleus) : female choice, male charateristics, and offspring quality

    Bart Kempenaers;Geert R. Verheyen;André A. Dhondi

  • Contribution of genetics to the study of animal personalities: a review of case studies

    K. van Oers;G. de Jong;A. J. van Noordwijk;B. Kempenaers

  • The effects of life history and sexual selection on male and female plumage colouration

    James Dale;Cody J. Dey;Kaspar Delhey;Bart Kempenaers

  • Mate Choice and Genetic Quality: A Review of the Heterozygosity Theory

    Bart Kempenaers

  • Adaptive sleep loss in polygynous pectoral sandpipers

    John A. Lesku;Niels Christian Rattenborg;Mihai Valcu;Alexei L. Vyssotski

  • Drd4 gene polymorphisms are associated with personality variation in a passerine bird.

    Andrew E Fidler;Kees van Oers;Piet J Drent;Sylvia Kuhn

  • The recombination landscape of the zebra finch Taeniopygia guttata genome

    Niclas Backström;Wolfgang Forstmeier;Holger Schielzeth;Harriet Mellenius

  • Genetic similarity between mates and extra-pair parentage in three species of shorebirds

    Donald Blomqvist;Malte Andersson;Clemens Küpper;Innes C. Cuthill

  • Density-dependent clutch size caused by habitat heterogeneity

    Andre A. Dhondt;Bart Kempenaers;Frank Adriaensen

  • Extrapair paternity and egg hatchability in tree swallows: evidence for the genetic compatibility hypothesis?

    Bart Kempenaers;Brad Congdon;Peter Boag;Raleigh J. Robertson

  • Avian olfactory receptor gene repertoires: evidence for a well-developed sense of smell in birds?

    Silke S Steiger;Andrew E Fidler;Mihai Valcu;Bart Kempenaers

  • A novel song parameter correlates with extra-pair paternity and reflects male longevity

    Wolfgang Forstmeier;Bart Kempenaers;Axel Meyer;Bernd Leisler

  • Evolutionary signals of selection on cognition from the great tit genome and methylome

    Veronika N. Laine;Toni I. Gossmann;Kyle M. Schachtschneider;Kyle M. Schachtschneider;Colin J. Garroway

  • Early birds are sexy: male age, dawn song and extrapair paternity in blue tits, Cyanistes (formerly Parus) caeruleus

    Angelika Poesel;Hansjoerg P. Kunc;Katharina Foerster;Arild Johnsen

  • Female extra-pair mating: adaptation or genetic constraint?

    Wolfgang Forstmeier;Shinichi Nakagawa;Simon C. Griffith;Bart Kempenaers

  • Female extrapair mating behavior can evolve via indirect selection on males

    Wolfgang Forstmeier;Katrin Martin;Elisabeth Bolund;Holger Schielzeth

Frequent Co-Authors

Mihai Valcu
Mihai Valcu Max Planck Society
Wolfgang Forstmeier
Wolfgang Forstmeier Max Planck Society
Niels Jeroen Dingemanse
Niels Jeroen Dingemanse Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Kaspar Delhey
Kaspar Delhey Max Planck Society
Richard B. Lanctot
Richard B. Lanctot United States Fish and Wildlife Service
Anne Peters
Anne Peters Monash University
Arild Johnsen
Arild Johnsen University of Oslo
Brett K. Sandercock
Brett K. Sandercock Kansas State University
Tamás Székely
Tamás Székely University of Bath
Holger Schielzeth
Holger Schielzeth Friedrich Schiller University Jena

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