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Daniel A. Cristol

Daniel A. Cristol

D-Index & Metrics

Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
36
Citations
4844
World Ranking
1607
National Ranking
470

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
37
Citations
5862
World Ranking
6839
National Ranking
2302

Daniel A. Cristol publication distribution in Animal Science and Veterinary in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Animal Science and Veterinary in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Daniel A. Cristol sits on this spectrum.

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29 publications 442+

This scientist: 102 publications — 28th percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 442 publications or more.

Daniel A. Cristol D-index placement in Animal Science and Veterinary in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Animal Science and Veterinary scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Daniel A. Cristol sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 36 D-Index — 50th percentile

50% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 77 D-Index or more.

Overview

Daniel A. Cristol is affiliated with William & Mary in the United States and is engaged in research primarily within the field of Environmental Science. Their work spans key subfields including Ecology, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Social Psychology, and Parasitology.

The scientist's research has a strong focus on avian ecology and behavior, mercury impact and mitigation studies, and wildlife ecology and conservation. Additional topics covered in their work include marine animal studies, bat biology and ecology studies, rangeland and wildlife management, and broader ecology and biodiversity studies.

Among their recent papers are:

  • Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis), 2020, Birds of the World
  • The impact of mercury on North American songbirds: effects, trends, and predictive factors, 2020, Ecotoxicology
  • Sexually selected traits as bioindicators: exposure to mercury affects carotenoid-based male bill color in zebra finches, 2020, Ecotoxicology
  • Mechanisms of deer (Cervidae) impacts on birds: A comprehensive review, 2024, Biological Conservation
  • Mercury delays cerebellar development in a model songbird species, the zebra finch, 2020, Ecotoxicology

They have frequently published in venues such as Ecotoxicology, Biological Conservation, Journal of Animal Ecology, Landscape and Urban Planning, and Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety.

Their research collaborations include frequent coauthors John P. Swaddle, Claire W. Varian-Ramos, Ethan D. Clotfelter, David C. Evers, and Grace E. Phillips.

Best Publications

  • The Movement of Aquatic Mercury Through Terrestrial Food Webs

    Daniel A. Cristol;Rebecka L. Brasso;Anne M. Condon;Rachel E. Fovargue

  • Interactions between chemical and climate stressors: A role for mechanistic toxicology in assessing climate change risks

    Michael J. Hooper;Gerald T. Ankley;Daniel A. Cristol;Lindley A. Maryoung

  • Differential Migration Revisited

    Daniel A. Cristol;Mitchell B. Baker;Chris Carbone

  • Effects of mercury exposure on the reproductive success of tree swallows ( Tachycineta bicolor )

    Rebecka L. Brasso;Daniel A. Cristol

  • Mercury Exposure Affects the Reproductive Success of a Free-Living Terrestrial Songbird, the Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus)

    Allyson K. Jackson;David C. Evers;Matthew A. Etterson;Anne M. Condon

  • Suppressed adrenocortical responses and thyroid hormone levels in birds near a mercury-contaminated river.

    Haruka Wada;Daniel A. Cristol;F.M. Anne McNabb;William A. Hopkins

  • Impacts of Sublethal Mercury Exposure on Birds: A Detailed Review.

    Margaret C. Whitney;Daniel A. Cristol

  • Compromised immune competence in free-living tree swallows exposed to mercury

    Dana M. Hawley;Kelly K. Hallinger;Daniel A. Cristol

  • Geographic and Seasonal Variation in Mercury Exposure of the Declining Rusty Blackbird

    Samuel T. Edmonds;David C. Evers;Daniel A. Cristol;Claudia Mettke-Hofmann;Claudia Mettke-Hofmann

  • Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis)

    V. Nolan;E. D. Ketterson;D. A. Cristol;C. M. Rogers

  • Feather growth influences blood mercury level of young songbirds

    Anne M. Condon;Daniel A. Cristol

  • Songbirds as sentinels of mercury in terrestrial habitats of eastern North America

    Allyson K. Jackson;David C. Evers;Evan M. Adams;Daniel Aaron Cristol

  • Migratory dark-eyed juncos, Junco hyemalis, have better spatial memory and denser hippocampal neurons than nonmigratory conspecifics

    Daniel A Cristol;Erica B Reynolds;Joshua E Leclerc;Austin H Donner

  • The ecology of the avian brain: food‐storing memory and the hippocampus

    John R. Krebs;Nicky S. Clayton;Susan D. Healy;Daniel A. Cristol

  • Mercury Reduces Avian Reproductive Success and Imposes Selection: An Experimental Study with Adult- or Lifetime-Exposure in Zebra Finch

    Claire W. Varian-Ramos;John P. Swaddle;Daniel A. Cristol

  • The role of weather in mediating the effect of mercury exposure on reproductive success in tree swallows

    Kelly K. Hallinger;Daniel A. Cristol

  • Birdsong Differs between Mercury-Polluted and Reference Sites

    Kelly K. Hallinger;Daniel J. Zabransky;Katherine A. Kazmer;Daniel A. Cristol

  • Mercury exposure in terrestrial birds far downstream of an historical point source.

    Allyson K. Jackson;David C. Evers;Sarah B. Folsom;Anne M. Condon

  • Decreased immune response in zebra finches exposed to sublethal doses of mercury.

    Catherine A. Lewis;Daniel A. Cristol;John P. Swaddle;Claire W. Varian-Ramos

  • Effect of prior residence on dominance status of dark-eyed juncos, Junco hyemalis

    Daniel A. Cristol;Val Nolan;Ellen D. Ketterson

  • Early arrival, initiation of nesting, and social status: an experimental study of breeding female red-winged blackbirds

    Daniel A. Cristol

  • Avian prey-dropping behavior. II. American crows and walnuts

    Daniel A. Cristol;Paul V. Switzer

  • Spring arrival, aggression and testosterone in female red-winged blackbirds (Agelaius phoeniceus)

    Daniel A. Cristol;Torgeir S. Johnsen

  • Mercury exposure and survival in free-living tree swallows ( Tachycineta bicolor )

    Kelly K. Hallinger;Kerri L. Cornell;Rebecka L. Brasso;Daniel A. Cristol

  • Synthesis of Maternal Transfer of Mercury in Birds: Implications for Altered Toxicity Risk

    Joshua T. Ackerman;Mark P. Herzog;David C. Evers;Daniel A. Cristol

  • Food deprivation influences dominance status in dark-eyed juncos, Junco hyemalis

    Daniel A. Cristol

  • Effects of photoperiod on memory and food storing in captive marsh tits,Parus palustris

    Nicky S. Clayton;Daniel A. Cristol

  • FEATHER-DEGRADING BACTERIA DO NOT AFFECT FEATHERS ON CAPTIVE BIRDS

    Daniel A. Cristol;Jessica L. Armstrong;Justine M. Whitaker;Mark H. Forsyth

  • Risk-taking behaviours in zebra finches affected by mercury exposure

    Megan E. Kobiela;Daniel A. Cristol;John P. Swaddle

  • Global Climate Change INTERACTIONS BETWEEN CHEMICAL AND CLIMATE STRESSORS: A ROLE FOR MECHANISTIC TOXICOLOGY IN ASSESSING CLIMATE CHANGE RISKS

    Michael J. Hooper;Gerald T. Ankley;Daniel A. Cristol;Lindley A. Maryoung

  • Research Papers Prior Residence Influences Contest Outcome in Flocks of Non-Breeding Birds

    Emilie C. Snell-Rood;Daniel A. Cristol

Frequent Co-Authors

John P. Swaddle
John P. Swaddle William & Mary
David C. Evers
David C. Evers University of Minnesota
William A. Hopkins
William A. Hopkins Virginia Tech
Val Nolan
Val Nolan Indiana University
Ellen D. Ketterson
Ellen D. Ketterson Indiana University
Dana M. Hawley
Dana M. Hawley Virginia Tech
Collin A. Eagles-Smith
Collin A. Eagles-Smith United States Geological Survey
Gerald T. Ankley
Gerald T. Ankley Environmental Protection Agency
Robin M. Andrews
Robin M. Andrews Virginia Tech
Ethan D. Clotfelter
Ethan D. Clotfelter Amherst College

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