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 F. Westneat sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 132 publications — 41st percentile
41% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 531 publications or more.
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 F. Westneat sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 52 D-Index — 60th percentile
60% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 121 D-Index or more.
David F. Westneat is affiliated with the University of Kentucky in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Environmental Science. Within these broad domains, they focus on subfields such as Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Ecology, Genetics, Ecological Modeling, and Nature and Landscape Conservation.
The main topics covered in their work include Animal Behavior and Reproduction, Plant and Animal Studies, Avian Ecology and Behavior, Bat Biology and Ecology Studies, Physiological and Biochemical Adaptations, Species Distribution and Climate Change, and Wildlife Ecology and Conservation.
Westneat has contributed to numerous publications, with frequent appearances in the following venues:
Some recent papers include:
Frequent collaborators in Westneat's research include:
Holger Schielzeth;Niels J. Dingemanse;Shinichi Nakagawa;David F. Westneat
Patrick Abbot;Jun Abe;John Alcock;Samuel Alizon
Hudson K. Reeve;David F. Westneat;William A. Noon;Paul W. Sherman
David F. Westneat;Paul W. Sherman
David F. Westneat
David F. Westneat;Paul W. Sherman
Judith S. Weis;David F. Westneat;Charles W. Fox
David F. Westneat;Jonathan Wright;Niels Jeroen Dingemanse;Niels Jeroen Dingemanse
David F. Westneat
Michael S. Webster;Stephen Pruett‐Jones;David F. Westneat;Stevan J. Arnold
David F. Westneat
David F. Westneat;Margret I. Hatch;Daniel P. Wetzel;Amanda L. Ensminger
David F. Westneat;R. Craig Sargent
David F. Westneat;Tim R. Birkhead
David F. Westneat;Alena Walters;Thomas M. McCarthy;Margret I. Hatch
David F. Westneat
David F. Westneat
David F. Westneat
Stefan Lüpold;George M. Linz;James W. Rivers;David F. Westneat
James A. Mills;Céline Teplitsky;Beatriz Arroyo;Anne Charmantier
Joseph P. Poston;Dennis Hasselquist;Ian R.K. Stewart;David F. Westneat
David F. Westneat;Paul W Sherman
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