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Christopher G. Eckert

Christopher G. Eckert

Queen's University
Canada

D-Index & Metrics

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
61
Citations
14501
World Ranking
2178
National Ranking
138

Christopher G. Eckert publication distribution in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 113 publications — 28th percentile

28% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Christopher G. Eckert 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 Christopher G. Eckert sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 61 D-Index — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Christopher G. Eckert is affiliated with Queen's University in Canada. Their work primarily spans the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Environmental Science, contributing notably to subfields such as Plant Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecological Modeling, and Insect Science.

The research topics addressed by Eckert include Plant and Animal Studies, Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies, Species Distribution and Climate Change, Biological Control of Invasive Species, Plant Parasitism and Resistance, Rangeland and Wildlife Management, and Wildlife Ecology and Conservation.

Eckert has published multiple papers in key scientific journals. Recent publications include:

  • "Evolvability and trait function predict phenotypic divergence of plant populations," 2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "High conservation priority of range-edge plant populations not matched by habitat protection or research effort," 2020, Biological Conservation
  • "Chronic selection for early reproductive phenology in an annual plant across a steep, elevational gradient of growing season length," 2021, Evolution
  • "Long-term persistence of experimental populations beyond a species' natural range," 2021, Ecology
  • "Is adaptation associated with long-term persistence beyond a geographic range limit?," 2024, Evolution

Eckert frequently publishes in the journal Evolution, with additional publications in BioControl, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, and Biological Conservation.

Frequent collaborators include David J. Ensing, Lauryn Joslin, Lucas Eckert, Regan L. Cross, and Graydon J. Gillies.

Best Publications

  • Genetic variation across species' geographical ranges: the central-marginal hypothesis and beyond

    C. G. Eckert;K. E. Samis;S. C. Lougheed

  • The Evolutionary Enigma of Mixed Mating Systems in Plants: Occurrence, Theoretical Explanations, and Empirical Evidence

    Carol Goodwillie;Susan Kalisz;Christopher G. Eckert

  • Severely reduced sexual reproduction in northern populations of a clonal plant, Decodonverticillatus (Lythraceae)

    Marcel E. Dorken;Christopher G. Eckert

  • Plant mating systems in a changing world.

    Christopher G. Eckert;Susan Kalisz;Monica A. Geber;Risa Sargent

  • The loss of sex in clonal plants

    Christopher G. Eckert

  • Evolutionary processes in aquatic plant populations

    Spencer C.H. Barrett;Christopher G. Eckert;Brian C. Husband

  • Are Species’ Range Limits Simply Niche Limits Writ Large? A Review of Transplant Experiments beyond the Range

    Anna L. Hargreaves;Karen E. Samis;Christopher G. Eckert

  • 14 – Variation and Evolution of Mating Systems in Seed Plants

    Spencer C.H. Barrett;Christopher G. Eckert

  • Plant reproductive systems and evolution during biological invasion

    Spencer C. H. Barrett;Robert I. Colautti;Christopher G. Eckert

  • Genetic cost of reproductive assurance in a self-fertilizing plant

    Christopher R. Herlihy;Christopher G. Eckert

  • Correlated evolution of mating system and floral display traits in flowering plants and its implications for the distribution of mating system variation.

    Carol Goodwillie;Risa D. Sargent;Christopher G. Eckert;Elizabeth Elle

  • CONTRIBUTIONS OF AUTOGAMY AND GEITONOGAMY TO SELF-FERTILIZATION IN A MASS-FLOWERING, CLONAL PLANT

    Christopher G. Eckert

  • ANALYSIS OF INBREEDING DEPRESSION IN MIXED-MATING PLANTS PROVIDES EVIDENCE FOR SELECTIVE INTERFERENCE AND STABLE MIXED MATING

    Alice A. Winn;Elizabeth Elle;Susan Kalisz;Pierre-Olivier Cheptou

  • INBREEDING DEPRESSION IN PARTIALLY SELF-FERTILIZING DECODON VERTICILLATUS (LYTHRACEAE): POPULATION-GENETIC AND EXPERIMENTAL ANALYSES.

    Christopher G. Eckert;Spencer C. H. Barrett

  • Evolutionary constraints on adaptive evolution during range expansion in an invasive plant

    Robert I. Colautti;Christopher G. Eckert;Spencer C. H. Barrett

  • Re-establishment of clinal variation in flowering time among introduced populations of purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria, Lythraceae).

    J. L. Montague;S. C. H. Barrett;C. G. Eckert

  • Evolution of dispersal and mating systems along geographic gradients: implications for shifting ranges

    Anna L. Hargreaves;Christopher G. Eckert

  • Evolution of self-fertilization at geographical range margins? A comparison of demographic, floral, and mating system variables in central vs. peripheral populations of Aquilegia canadensis (Ranunculaceae)

    Christopher R. Herlihy;Christopher G. Eckert

  • Clonal reproduction and patterns of genotypic diversity in Decodon verticillatus (Lythraceae)

    Christopher G. Eckert;Spencer C. H. Barrett

  • Trade-offs between sexual and clonal reproduction in an aquatic plant: experimental manipulations vs. phenotypic correlations.

    F. L. Thompson;C. G. Eckert

Frequent Co-Authors

Spencer C. H. Barrett
Spencer C. H. Barrett University of Toronto
Susan Kalisz
Susan Kalisz University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Pierre-Olivier Cheptou
Pierre-Olivier Cheptou Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
David A. Moeller
David A. Moeller University of Minnesota
Elizabeth Elle
Elizabeth Elle Simon Fraser University
Monica A. Geber
Monica A. Geber Cornell University
Richard H. Ree
Richard H. Ree Field Museum of Natural History
Andrew P. Hendry
Andrew P. Hendry McGill University
Andrew Gonzalez
Andrew Gonzalez McGill University
Daniel I. Bolnick
Daniel I. Bolnick University of Connecticut

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