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D-Index
54
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9791
World Ranking
3164
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1122

David C. Evers 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. Evers sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 152 publications — 53rd percentile

53% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

David C. Evers 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. Evers sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 54 D-Index — 64th percentile

64% 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. Evers is affiliated with the University of Minnesota in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science with a strong emphasis on the subfields of health, toxicology and mutagenesis, ecology, pollution, global and planetary change, and building and construction.

The topics covered extensively in their work include mercury impact and mitigation studies, avian ecology and behavior, marine animal studies, wildlife ecology and conservation, toxic organic pollutants impact, pharmaceutical and antibiotic environmental impacts, and heavy metal exposure and toxicity.

Frequent collaborators of David C. Evers include Mark E. H. Burton, Evan M. Adams, Charles T. Driscoll, James D. Paruk, and Nina Schoch. These coauthor relationships have contributed to multiple publications across various aspects of ecotoxicology and environmental health.

The primary venues where David C. Evers has published include:

  • Ecotoxicology (13 publications)
  • Birds of the World (2 publications)
  • Global Change Biology (1 publication)
  • Nature Communications (1 publication)
  • Scientific Reports (1 publication)

Notable recent papers authored or coauthored by David C. Evers are:

  • Global mercury concentrations in biota: their use as a basis for a global biomonitoring framework, 2024, Ecotoxicology
  • Addressing chemical pollution in biodiversity research, 2023, Global Change Biology
  • Amazon forests capture high levels of atmospheric mercury pollution from artisanal gold mining, 2022, Nature Communications
  • Broaden chemicals scope in biodiversity targets, 2022, Science
  • The impact of mercury on North American songbirds: effects, trends, and predictive factors, 2020, Ecotoxicology

The research of David C. Evers engages deeply with mercury pollution and its environmental consequences, particularly focusing on how mercury affects biota globally and its specific impact on avian species. Their work integrates field studies with broader biomonitoring efforts to assess contamination trends and predictive risk factors.

David C. Evers is active in examining the impacts of toxic organic pollutants and pharmaceutical residues in the environment, highlighting intersections between pollution, wildlife health, and ecosystem conservation.

Best Publications

  • Mercury Contamination in Forest and Freshwater Ecosystems in the Northeastern United States

    Charles T. Driscoll;Young Ji Han;Celia Y. Chen;David C. Evers

  • Adverse effects from environmental mercury loads on breeding common loons.

    David C. Evers;Lucas J. Savoy;Christopher R. DeSorbo;David E. Yates

  • Biological Mercury Hotspots in the Northeastern United States and Southeastern Canada

    David C. Evers;Young Ji Han;Charles T. Driscoll;Neil C. Kamman

  • Patterns and interpretation of mercury exposure in freshwater avian communities in northeastern north America.

    David C. Evers;Neil M. Burgess;Louise Champoux;Bart Hoskins

  • Avian mercury exposure and toxicological risk across western North America: A synthesis.

    Joshua T. Ackerman;Collin A. Eagles-Smith;Mark P. Herzog;C. Alex Hartman

  • Geographic trend in mercury measured in common loon feathers and blood

    David C Evers;Joseph D. Kaplan;Michael W Meyer;Peter S. Reaman

  • Effects of Air Pollution on Ecosystems and Biological Diversity in the Eastern United States

    Gary M. Lovett;Timothy H. Tear;David C. Evers;Stuart E.G. Findlay

  • Mercury concentrations in Bicknell's thrush and other insectivorous passerines in Montane forests of northeastern North America.

    Christopher C. Rimmer;Kent P. McFarland;David C. Evers;Eric K. Miller

  • 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

  • A State-of-the-Science Review of Mercury Biomarkers in Human Populations Worldwide between 2000 and 2018.

    Niladri Basu;Milena Horvat;David C. Evers;Irina Zastenskaya

  • Common loon eggs as indicators of methylmercury availability in North America.

    D. C. Evers;K. M. Taylor;R. J. Taylor

  • Patterns of common loon (Gavia immer) mercury exposure, reproduction, and survival in Wisconsin, USA

    Michael W. Meyer;David C. Evers;Jerry J. Hartigan;Paul S. Rasmussen

  • Spatial and temporal patterns of mercury concentrations in freshwater fish across the Western United States and Canada.

    Collin A. Eagles-Smith;Joshua T. Ackerman;James J. Willacker;Michael T. Tate

  • Mercury in western North America: A synthesis of environmental contamination, fluxes, bioaccumulation, and risk to fish and wildlife.

    Collin A. Eagles-Smith;James G. Wiener;Chris S. Eckley;James J. Willacker

  • Evaluating the effectiveness of the Minamata Convention on Mercury: Principles and recommendations for next steps.

    David C. Evers;Susan Egan Keane;Niladri Basu;David Buck

  • Monitoring the response to changing mercury deposition.

    Robert P Mason;Michael L Abbott;R A Bodaly;O Russell Bullock;O Russell Bullock;O Russell Bullock

  • 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

  • Mercury exposure in breeding common loons (Gavia immer) in Central Ontario, Canada

    Anton M. Scheuhammer;Carolyn M. Atchison;Allan H. K. Wong;David C. Evers

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

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

  • Common Loons (Gavia immer) Nesting on Low pH Lakes in Northern Wisconsin Have Elevated Blood Mercury Content

    M. W. Meyer;D. C. Evers;T. Daulton;W. E. Braselton

Frequent Co-Authors

Charles T. Driscoll
Charles T. Driscoll Syracuse University
Niladri Basu
Niladri Basu McGill University
Daniel A. Cristol
Daniel A. Cristol William & Mary
Neil M. Burgess
Neil M. Burgess Environment and Climate Change Canada
Celia Y. Chen
Celia Y. Chen Dartmouth College
Collin A. Eagles-Smith
Collin A. Eagles-Smith United States Geological Survey
Robert P. Mason
Robert P. Mason University of Connecticut
Joshua T. Ackerman
Joshua T. Ackerman United States Geological Survey
Milena Horvat
Milena Horvat Jožef Stefan Institute
Anton M. Scheuhammer
Anton M. Scheuhammer Carleton University

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