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D-Index & Metrics

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
53
Citations
10801
World Ranking
3293
National Ranking
1163

David C. Douglas publication distribution in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 176 publications — 65th percentile

65% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

David C. Douglas 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. Douglas sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 53 D-Index — 62nd percentile

62% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

David C. Douglas is affiliated with the United States Geological Survey in the United States. Their research activity primarily spans the fields of Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences, with respective publication counts of 42 and 26 in these areas.

Their work touches on various subfields including Ecology, Atmospheric Science, General Health Professions, Global and Planetary Change, and Artificial Intelligence. These subfields reflect the breadth of their interdisciplinary research approach, particularly linking natural sciences with technological domains.

Key research topics covered by David C. Douglas include:

  • Marine animal studies overview
  • Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics
  • Indigenous Studies and Ecology
  • Cryospheric studies and observations
  • Avian ecology and behavior
  • Ethics and Social Impacts of AI
  • Adversarial Robustness in Machine Learning

Recent notable publications provide insight into the specifics of their work. These include:

  • Evidence for continental-scale dispersal of antimicrobial resistant bacteria by landfill-foraging gulls, 2020, published in The Science of The Total Environment
  • Ringed seal (Pusa hispida) seasonal movements, diving, and haul-out behavior in the Beaufort, Chukchi, and Bering Seas (2011-2017), 2020, published in Ecology and Evolution
  • Waterfowl occurrence and residence time as indicators of H5 and H7 avian influenza in North American Poultry, 2020, published in Scientific Reports
  • Survival and abundance of polar bears in Alaska's Beaufort Sea, 2001-2016, 2021, published in Ecology and Evolution
  • Effects of sea ice decline and summer land use on polar bear home range size in the Beaufort Sea, 2021, published in Ecosphere

David C. Douglas frequently publishes in venues such as arXiv (Cornell University), Antarctica A Keystone in a Changing World, Ecosphere, Global Ecology and Conservation, and Ecology and Evolution.

Collaborations highlight several frequent co-authors, including:

  • Todd C. Atwood (13 joint publications)
  • George M. Durner (7 joint publications)
  • Jeffrey F. Bromaghin (5 joint publications)
  • Anthony M. Pagano (5 joint publications)
  • Conrad Sanderson (5 joint publications)

Best Publications

  • Remote sensing of vegetation and land-cover change in Arctic Tundra Ecosystems

    Douglas A. Stow;Allen Hope;David McGuire;David Verbyla

  • Extreme endurance flights by landbirds crossing the Pacific Ocean : Ecological corridor rather than barrier?

    Robert E. Gill;T. Lee Tibbitts;David C. Douglas;Colleen M. Handel

  • Predicting 21st‐century polar bear habitat distribution from global climate models

    George M. Durner;David C. Douglas;Ryan M. Nielson;Steven C. Amstrup

  • Variability of the Seasonally Integrated Normalized Difference Vegetation Index Across the North Slope of Alaska in the 1990s

    D. Stow;Scott Daeschner;A. Hope;David C. Douglas

  • The environmental-data automated track annotation ( Env - DATA ) system: linking animal tracks with environmental data

    Somayeh Dodge;Gil Bohrer;Rolf Weinzierl;Sarah C. Davidson

  • Moderating Argos location errors in animal tracking data

    David C. Douglas;Rolf Weinzierl;Sarah C. Davidson;Roland Kays;Roland Kays

  • Satellite Telemetry: A New Tool for Wildlife Research and Management,

    Steve G. Fancy;Larry F. Pank;David C. Douglas;Catherine H. Curby

  • Contrasting extreme long-distance migration patterns in bar-tailed godwits Limosa lapponica

    Phil F. Battley;Nils Warnock;T. Lee Tibbitts;Robert E. Gill

  • Duration of the Arctic Sea Ice Melt Season: Regional and Interannual Variability, 1979–2001

    G. I. Belchansky;David C. Douglas;Nikita G. Platonov

  • A Bayesian Network Modeling Approach to Forecasting the 21st Century Worldwide Status of Polar Bears

    Steven C. Amstrup;Bruce G. Marcot;David C. Douglas

  • Variation in the response of an Arctic top predator experiencing habitat loss: feeding and reproductive ecology of two polar bear populations

    Karyn D. Rode;Eric V. Regehr;David C. Douglas;George M. Durner

  • Polar bear population dynamics in the southern Beaufort Sea during a period of sea ice decline

    Jeffrey F. Bromaghin;Trent L. McDonald;Ian Stirling;Andrew E. Derocher

  • Greenhouse gas mitigation can reduce sea-ice loss and increase polar bear persistence

    Steven C. Amstrup;Eric T. DeWeaver;David C. Douglas;Bruce G. Marcot

  • Potential spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 by wildfowl: dispersal ranges and rates determined from large-scale satellite telemetry

    Nicolas Gaidet;Julien Cappelle;John Y. Takekawa;Diann J. Prosser

  • Tracking Wildlife by Satellite: Current Systems and Performance

    Richard B. Harris;Steven G. Fancy;David C. Douglas;Gerald W. Garner

  • Migration of Waterfowl in the East Asian Flyway and Spatial Relationship to HPAI H5N1 Outbreaks

    John Y. Takekawa;Scott H. Newman;Xiangming Xiao;Diann J. Prosser

  • Landward and eastward shift of Alaskan polar bear denning associated with recent sea ice changes

    Anthony S. Fischbach;Steven C. Amstrup;David C. Douglas

  • At-sea distribution of spectacled eiders : A 120-year-old mystery resolved

    Margaret R. Petersen;William W Larned;David C. Douglas

  • Interannual growth dynamics of vegetation in the Kuparuk River watershed, Alaska based on the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index

    A.S. Hope;W.L. Boynton;D.A. Stow;David C. Douglas

  • The porcupine caribou herd

    Brad Griffith;David C. Douglas;Noreen E. Walsh;Donald D. Young

  • Potential spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 by wildfowl : dispersal ranges and rates determined from large-scale satellite telemetry

    Nicolas Gaidet;Julien Cappelle;John Y. Takekawa;Samuel Iverson

Frequent Co-Authors

Steven C. Amstrup
Steven C. Amstrup United States Geological Survey
John Y. Takekawa
John Y. Takekawa United States Geological Survey
Diann J. Prosser
Diann J. Prosser United States Fish and Wildlife Service
Scott H. Newman
Scott H. Newman Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Todd C. Atwood
Todd C. Atwood United States Geological Survey
Karyn D. Rode
Karyn D. Rode United States Geological Survey
Martin Wikelski
Martin Wikelski Max Planck Institute for Ornithology
Theunis Piersma
Theunis Piersma University of Groningen
Randall S. Wells
Randall S. Wells Chicago Zoological Society
Robert S. Stone
Robert S. Stone National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

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Best Scientists Citing David C. Douglas

Martin Wikelski

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Max Planck Institute for Ornithology

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Theunis Piersma

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Andrew E. Derocher

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Kristin L. Laidre

Kristin L. Laidre

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Ian Stirling

Ian Stirling

University of Alberta

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John Y. Takekawa

John Y. Takekawa

United States Geological Survey

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Steven C. Amstrup

Steven C. Amstrup

United States Geological Survey

Publications: 35

Øystein Wiig

Øystein Wiig

University of Oslo

Publications: 35

Scott H. Newman

Scott H. Newman

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

Publications: 34

Rune Dietz

Rune Dietz

Aarhus University

Publications: 33

Todd C. Atwood

Todd C. Atwood

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Publications: 32

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Kamran Safi

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Publications: 32

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Roland Kays

North Carolina State University

Publications: 29

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Diann J. Prosser

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