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D-Index
51
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9186
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3668
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1285

David C. Cannatella 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 David C. Cannatella sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 111 publications — 26th percentile

26% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

David C. Cannatella 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 David C. Cannatella sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 51 D-Index — 58th percentile

58% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

David C. Cannatella is a researcher affiliated with The University of Texas at Austin in the United States. Their work primarily spans Environmental Science and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with additional focus on several subfields such as Global and Planetary Change, Molecular Biology, Genetics, Ecological Modeling, and Social Psychology.

Their research extensively covers topics related to Amphibian and Reptile Biology, Species Distribution and Climate Change, Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies, Venomous Animal Envenomation and Studies, Animal and Plant Science Education, Genetic diversity and population structure, and Chemical synthesis and alkaloids.

David C. Cannatella has contributed to numerous scientific journals, frequently publishing in venues including:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Ecology and Evolution
  • eLife
  • Journal of Chemical Ecology
  • PLoS Biology

Some of their recent papers include the following:

  • "Specimen collection is essential for modern science," 2023, PLoS Biology
  • "State of the Amphibia 2020: A Review of Five Years of Amphibian Research and Existing Resources," 2022, Ichthyology & Herpetology
  • "Selection on Visual Opsin Genes in Diurnal Neotropical Frogs and Loss of the SWS2 Opsin in Poison Frogs," 2023, Molecular Biology and Evolution
  • "Paleotemperatures and recurrent habitat shifts drive diversification of treefrogs across distinct biodiversity hotspots in sub-Amazonian South America," 2020, Journal of Biogeography
  • "Two new species of Eleutherodactylus from western and central Mexico (Eleutherodactylus jamesdixoni sp. nov., Eleutherodactylus humboldti sp. nov.)," 2023, PeerJ

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Rebecca D. Tarvin
  • Santiago R. Ron
  • Mileidy Betancourth-Cundar
  • Juan C. Santos
  • Karem López-Hervas

Best Publications

  • THE MAJOR CLADES OF FROGS

    Linda S. Ford;David C. Cannatella

  • Amazonian Amphibian Diversity Is Primarily Derived from Late Miocene Andean Lineages

    Juan C Santos;Luis A Coloma;Kyle Summers;Janalee P Caldwell

  • Phylogenomics reveals rapid, simultaneous diversification of three major clades of Gondwanan frogs at the Cretaceous-Paleogene boundary.

    Yan-Jie Feng;David C. Blackburn;Dan Liang;David M. Hillis

  • Multiple, recurring origins of aposematism and diet specialization in poison frogs

    Juan Carlos Santos;Luis A. Coloma;David C. Cannatella

  • Novel relationships among hyloid frogs inferred from 12S and 16S mitochondrial DNA sequences.

    Catherine R Darst;David C Cannatella

  • A mitochondrial DNA phylogeny of African clawed frogs: phylogeography and implications for polyploid evolution.

    Ben J. Evans;Darcy B. Kelley;Richard C. Tinsley;Don J. Melnick

  • Sexual selection drives speciation in an Amazonian frog.

    Kathryn E. Boul;W. Chris Funk;Catherine R. Darst;David C. Cannatella

  • Phylogenetics of Fanged Frogs:Testing Biogeographical Hypotheses at the Interface of the Asian and Australian Faunal Zones

    Ben J. Evans;Rafe M. Brown;Jimmy A. McGuire;Jatna Supriatna;Jatna Supriatna

  • Homoplasy : the recurrence of similarity in evolution

    John J. Wiens;Michael J. Sanderson;Larry Hufford

  • Phylogeny and biogeography of a cosmopolitan frog radiation: Late cretaceous diversification resulted in continent-scale endemism in the family ranidae

    Franky Bossuyt;Rafe M. Brown;David M. Hillis;David C. Cannatella

  • A mechanism for diversity in warning signals: conspicuousness versus toxicity in poison frogs.

    Catherine R. Darst;Molly E. Cummings;David C. Cannatella

  • Efficient Sequencing of Anuran mtDNAs and a Mitogenomic Exploration of the Phylogeny and Evolution of Frogs

    Peng Zhang;Dan Liang;Rong-Li Mao;David M. Hillis

  • Evolution of dietary specialization and chemical defense in poison frogs (Dendrobatidae): a comparative analysis.

    Catherine R. Darst;Pablo A. Menéndez‐Guerrero;Luis A. Coloma;David C. Cannatella

  • Evolution of pipoid frogs intergeneric relationships of the aquatic frog family pipidae anura

    David C. Cannatella;Linda Trueb

  • Patterns of Endemism and Species Richness in Malagasy Cophyline Frogs Support a Key Role of Mountainous Areas for Speciation

    Katharina C. Wollenberg;David R. Vieites;Arie van der Meijden;Frank Glaw

  • Phenotypic integration emerges from aposematism and scale in poison frogs

    Juan C. Santos;David C. Cannatella

  • Spatiotemporal Diversification of the True Frogs (Genus Rana): A Historical Framework for a Widely Studied Group of Model Organisms.

    Zhi-Yong Yuan;Wei-Wei Zhou;Xin Chen;Nikolay A. Poyarkov

  • Xenopus Laevis as a Model Organism

    David C. Cannatella;Rafael O. de Sá

  • Phylogeny of frogs of the Physalaemus pustulosus species group, with an examination of data incongruence.

    David C. Cannatella;David M. Hillis;Paul T. Chippindale;Paul T. Chippindale;Lee Weigt

  • Monkeys and toads define areas of endemism on Sulawesi

    Ben J. Evans;Ben J. Evans;Jatna Supriatna;Jatna Supriatna;Noviar Andayani;Mohammed Iqbal Setiadi

  • THE HISTORY OF A NEARCTIC COLONIZATION: MOLECULAR PHYLOGENETICS AND BIOGEOGRAPHY OF THE NEARCTIC TOADS (BUFO)

    Gregory B. Pauly;David M. Hillis;David C. Cannatella

Frequent Co-Authors

David M. Hillis
David M. Hillis The University of Texas at Austin
Santiago R. Ron
Santiago R. Ron Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador
Michael J. Ryan
Michael J. Ryan The University of Texas at Austin
David B. Wake
David B. Wake University of California, Berkeley
Don J. Melnick
Don J. Melnick Columbia University
W. Chris Funk
W. Chris Funk Colorado State University
Rafe M. Brown
Rafe M. Brown University of Kansas
David C. Blackburn
David C. Blackburn Florida Museum of Natural History
Jatna Supriatna
Jatna Supriatna University of Indonesia
Emily Moriarty Lemmon
Emily Moriarty Lemmon Florida State University

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