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52
Citations
9157
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3485
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1224

C. Richard Tracy 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 C. Richard Tracy sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 162 publications — 59th percentile

59% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

C. Richard Tracy 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 C. Richard Tracy sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 52 D-Index — 60th percentile

60% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

C. Richard Tracy is affiliated with the University of Nevada Reno in the United States. Their research broadly encompasses environmental science and intersects significantly with immunology and microbiology.

The primary fields of study for this researcher include:

  • Environmental Science
  • Immunology and Microbiology

Subfields where they have contributed include:

  • Ecology
  • Nature and Landscape Conservation
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Microbiology
  • Virology

The main topics addressed in their work cover diverse aspects of wildlife biology and disease research, specifically:

  • Turtle Biology and Conservation
  • Amphibian and Reptile Biology
  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Microbial infections and disease research
  • Rabies epidemiology and control
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior

Among recent publications by C. Richard Tracy are:

  • "Physiological control of water exchange in anurans," 2022, Ecology and Evolution
  • "Mycoplasma agassizii, an opportunistic pathogen of tortoises, shows very little genetic variation across the Mojave and Sonoran Deserts," 2021, PLoS ONE
  • "Livin' la vida local: philopatry results in consistent patterns of annual space use in a long-lived lizard," 2023, Journal of Zoology
  • "Two New Cryptic Endemic Toads of Bufo Discovered in Central Nevada, Western United States (Amphibia: Bufonidae: Bufo [Anaxyrus])," 2020, Copeia
  • "Ecoimmunological differences among congeneric tortoises in the United States," 2023, Journal of Zoology

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Tracy include:

  • Franziska C. Sandmeier
  • Chava L. Weitzman
  • James Stalker
  • J. L. Jones
  • C. M. Gienger

Notable venues where their work is regularly published comprise:

  • Journal of Zoology
  • Ecology and Evolution
  • PLoS ONE
  • Copeia
  • Communications Biology

Best Publications

  • THE PHYSIOLOGICAL ECOLOGY OF REPTILIAN EGGS AND EMBRYOS. AND THE EVOLUTION OF VIVIPARITY WITHIN THE CLASS REPTILIA

    Gary C. Packard;C. Richard Tracy;Jan J. Roth

  • Modelling species distributions without using species distributions: the cane toad in Australia under current and future climates

    Michael Kearney;Ben L. Phillips;Christopher R. Tracy;Keith A. Christian

  • The effect of the thermal environment on the ability of hatchling Galapagos land iguanas to avoid predation during dispersal

    Keith A. Christian;C. Richard Tracy

  • A Model of the Dynamic Exchanges of Water and Energy between a Terrestrial Amphibian and Its Environment

    C. Richard Tracy

  • Recurrent evolution of herbivory in small, cold-climate lizards: Breaking the ecophysiological rules of reptilian herbivory

    Robert E. Espinoza;John J. Wiens;C. Richard Tracy

  • Thermal Balance and Prey Availability: Bases for a Model Relating Web‐Site Characteristics to Spider Reproductive Success

    Susan E. Riechert;C. Richard Tracy

  • Seasonal Shifts in Body Temperature and Use of Microhabitats by Galapagos Land Iguanas (Conolophus Pallidus)

    Keith Christian;C. Richard Tracy;Warren P. Porter

  • Interactions between the Environment and Ectothermy and Herbivory in Reptiles

    Linda C. Zimmerman;C. Richard Tracy

  • Ecosystem management: what is it really?

    Peter F. Brussard;J.Michael Reed;C.Richard Tracy

  • Ecological relations among space, time and thermal niche axes.

    C. Richard Tracy;Keith A. Christian

  • Physiology on a landscape scale: plant-animal interactions.

    Warren P. Porter;John L. Sabo;Christopher R. Tracy;O. J. Reichman

  • The digestive adaptation of flying vertebrates: High intestinal paracellular absorption compensates for smaller guts

    Enrique Caviedes-Vidal;Todd J. McWhorter;Shana R. Lavin;Juan G. Chediack

  • ESTIMATING AGE OF TURTLES FROM GROWTH RINGS: A CRITICAL EVALUATION OF THE TECHNIQUE

    Dawn S. Wilson;Dawn S. Wilson;Christopher R. Tracy;C. Richard Tracy

  • On the Determinants of Extinction

    C. Richard Tracy;T. Luke George

  • Comparative Analysis of Cutaneous Evaporative Water Loss in Frogs Demonstrates Correlation with Ecological Habits

    Jeanne E. Young;Keith A. Christian;Stephen Donnellan;Christopher R. Tracy

  • Not just small, wet, and cold: effects of body size and skin resistance on thermoregulation and arboreality of frogs

    Christopher R. Tracy;Keith A. Christian;C. Richard Tracy

  • Interactions between a lizard and its thermal environment: implications for sprint performance and space utilization in the lizard Uta stansburiana

    Steve Waldschmidt;C. Richard Tracy

  • The importance of physiological ecology in conservation biology

    C. Richard Tracy;K. E. Nussear;T. C. Esque;K. Dean-Bradley

  • Detecting Extinction Risk from Climate Change by IUCN Red List Criteria

    David A. Keith;David A. Keith;Michael Mahony;Harry Hines;Jane Elith

  • Return to the wild: Translocation as a tool in conservation of the desert tortoise ( Gopherus agassizii )

    Kimberleigh J. Field;C. Richard Tracy;Philip A. Medica;Ronald W. Marlow

  • Water Relations of Chelonian Eggs

    C. Richard Tracy;Gary C. Packard;Mary J. Packard

  • Habitat selection in two species of short-horned grasshoppers

    R. V. Anderson;C. R. Tracy;Z. Abramsky

Frequent Co-Authors

Keith A. Christian
Keith A. Christian Charles Darwin University
Todd C. Esque
Todd C. Esque United States Geological Survey
Howard L. Snell
Howard L. Snell University of New Mexico
Kenneth A. Nagy
Kenneth A. Nagy University of California, Los Angeles
Gary C. Packard
Gary C. Packard Colorado State University
Zvika Abramsky
Zvika Abramsky Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Dennis D. Murphy
Dennis D. Murphy University of Nevada Reno
Jason B. Dunham
Jason B. Dunham United States Geological Survey
Reed F. Noss
Reed F. Noss University of Florida
Elliott R. Jacobson
Elliott R. Jacobson University of Florida

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