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D-Index
58
Citations
15114
World Ranking
2527
National Ranking
896

Brian K. McNab 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 Brian K. McNab sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 120 publications — 33rd percentile

33% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Brian K. McNab 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 Brian K. McNab sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 58 D-Index — 70th percentile

70% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Brian K. McNab is affiliated with the University of Florida in the United States. Their research spans several fields, primarily focused on Agricultural and Biological Sciences as well as Environmental Science.

The main areas of study include:

  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences
  • Environmental Science

Their subfields of specialization cover diverse ecological and evolutionary topics such as:

  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Ecology
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Paleontology

Brian K. McNab's published work addresses several key research themes within biological and environmental sciences. The primary topics investigated are:

  • Physiological and biochemical adaptations
  • Bat Biology and Ecology Studies
  • Animal Behavior and Reproduction
  • Viral Infections and Vectors
  • Evolution and Paleontology Studies

Among their recent scholarly publications are:

  • The energetics of the New Zealand rockwren (Xenicus gilviventris): could a passerine hibernate?, 2020, Journal of Experimental Biology
  • Estimating the energy expenditure of endotherms at the species level, 2020, Canadian Journal of Zoology
  • Response to 'No evidence for hibernation in rockwrens', 2020, Journal of Experimental Biology

Brian K. McNab has collaborated with coauthors including Kerry A. Weston, with whom they have coauthored multiple papers.

Their frequent publication venues include:

  • Journal of Experimental Biology
  • Canadian Journal of Zoology

Best Publications

  • Bioenergetics and the Determination of Home Range Size

    Brian K. McNab

  • On the Ecological Significance of Bergmann's Rule

    Brian K. McNab

  • Food Habits, Energetics, and the Population Biology of Mammals

    Brian K. McNab

  • The Influence of Food Habits on the Energetics of Eutherian Mammals

    Brian K. McNab

  • The Metabolism of Fossorial Rodents: A Study of Convergence

    Brian K. McNab

  • COMPLICATIONS INHERENT IN SCALING THE BASAL RATE OF METABOLISM IN MAMMALS

    Brian K. McNab

  • An analysis of the factors that influence the level and scaling of mammalian BMR.

    Brian Keith McNab

  • On Estimating Thermal Conductance in Endotherms

    Brian K. McNab

  • The economics of temperature regulation in neutropical bats

    Brian K. McNab

  • On the utility of uniformity in the definition of basal rate of metabolism.

    Brian K. McNab

  • Geographic and temporal correlations of mammalian size reconsidered: a resource rule

    Brian K. McNab

  • Evolutionary Alternatives in the Physiological Ecology of Bats

    Brian K. McNab

  • THE INFLUENCE OF BODY SIZE ON THE ENERGETICS AND DISTRIBUTION OF FOSSORIAL AND BURROWING MAMMALS

    Brian K. McNab

  • Ecological factors affect the level and scaling of avian BMR

    Brian Keith McNab

  • Body Temperature and Metabolism in Subspecies of Peromyscus from Arid and Mesic Environments

    Brian K. McNab;Peter Morrison

  • Energetics, body size, and the limits to endothermy

    Brian K. Mcnab

  • Physiological convergence amongst ant-eating and termite-eating mammals

    Brian K. McNab

  • ENERGY CONSERVATION AND THE EVOLUTION OF FLIGHTLESSNESS IN BIRDS

    Brian K. McNab

  • Body weight and the energetics of temperature regulation.

    Brian K. McNAB

  • The Structure of Tropical Bat Faunas

    Brian K. McNab

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter Morrison
Peter Morrison University of Alaska Fairbanks
James L. Patton
James L. Patton University of Illinois at Chicago
Elliott R. Jacobson
Elliott R. Jacobson University of Florida
James H. Brown
James H. Brown University of New Mexico

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