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David I. King

D-Index & Metrics

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
34
Citations
4344
World Ranking
7636
National Ranking
2566

David I. King 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 I. King sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 130 publications — 39th percentile

39% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

David I. King 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 I. King sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 34 D-Index — 11th percentile

11% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

David I. King is affiliated with the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science, with a significant portion dedicated to ecology and related subfields.

The main fields of study addressed in their work include:

  • Environmental Science

They have contributed extensively within several subfields, such as:

  • Ecology
  • Nature and Landscape Conservation
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Insect Science

The main topics in their research cover diverse aspects of natural systems and species interactions:

  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Avian ecology and behavior
  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Plant and animal studies
  • Forest Management and Policy
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Rangeland and Wildlife Management

Frequent coauthors in their publications include:

  • Michael E. Akresh
  • H. Patrick Roberts
  • Joan Milam
  • Jeffery L. Larkin
  • Michael J. Cunningham-Minnick

David I. King has been published multiple times in select journals, with these venues representing their more common outlets:

  • Ecology and Evolution
  • Forest Ecology and Management
  • Journal of Field Ornithology
  • Conservation Science and Practice
  • Forests

Representative recent papers include:

  • Pollinator communities vary with vegetation structure and time since management within regenerating timber harvests of the Central Appalachian Mountains, 2021, Forest Ecology and Management
  • Is the future female for turtles? Climate change and wetland configuration predict sex ratios of a freshwater species, 2023, Global Change Biology
  • The contribution of canopy samples to assessments of forestry effects on native bees, 2022, Conservation Science and Practice
  • Crop-specific effectiveness of birds as agents of pest control, 2023, Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment
  • Sampling the understory, midstory, and canopy is necessary to fully characterize native bee communities of temperate forests and their dynamic environmental relationships, 2024, Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution

Best Publications

  • Inference about density and temporary emigration in unmarked populations

    Richard B. Chandler;J. Andrew Royle;David I. King

  • Nonrandom Processes Maintain Diversity in Tropical Forests

    Christopher Wills;Kyle E. Harms;Richard Condit;David King

  • Habitat selection and habitat‐specific survival of fledgling ovenbirds (Seiurus aurocapilla)

    D. I. King;R. M. Degraaf;M.‐L. Smith;J. P. Buonaccorsi

  • Coffee and conservation

    John H. Rappole;David I. King;Jorge H. Vega Rivera

  • Bird species diversity and nesting success in mature, clearcut and shelterwood forest in northern New Hampshire, USA

    David I. King;Richard M. DeGraaf

  • Synthesis of the conservation value of the early-successional stage in forests of eastern North America

    David I. King;Scott Schlossberg

  • Effects of Clearcutting on Habitat Use and Reproductive Success of the Ovenbird in Forested Landscapes

    D. I. King;C. R. Griffin;R. M. Degraaf

  • A small-scale land-sparing approach to conserving biological diversity in tropical agricultural landscapes

    Richard B. Chandler;David I. King;Raul Raudales;Richard Trubey

  • Ecological and life-history traits explain recent boundary shifts in elevation and latitude of western North American songbirds

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  • Do Predation Rates on Artificial Nests Accurately Reflect Predation Rates on Natural Bird Nests

    David I. King;Richard M. DeGraaf;Curtice R. Griffin;Thomas J. Maier

  • An evaluation of powerline rights-of-way as habitat for early-successional shrubland birds

    David I. King;Bruce E. Byers

  • Summer Roosts of the Endangered Indiana Bat (Myotis sodalis) on the Northern Edge of Its Range

    Allen Kurta;David King;Joseph A. Teramino;John M. Stribley

  • Factors affecting bee communities in forest openings and adjacent mature forest

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  • ARE SHRUBLAND BIRDS EDGE SPECIALISTS

    Scott Schlossberg;David I. King

  • Effects of width, edge and habitat on the abundance and nesting success of scrub-shrub birds in powerline corridors.

    David I. King;Richard B. Chandler;Jeffrey M. Collins;Wayne R. Petersen

  • Postlogging Succession and Habitat Usage of Shrubland Birds

    Scott Schlossberg;David I. King

  • Habitat quality and habitat selection of golden-winged warblers in Costa Rica: an application of hierarchical models for open populations

    Richard B. Chandler;David I. King

  • Do mature forest birds prefer early-successional habitat during the post-fledging period?

    Carlin C. Chandler;David I. King;Richard B. Chandler

  • EFFECT OF CLEARCUT BORDERS ON DISTRIBUTION AND ABUNDANCE OF FOREST BIRDS IN NORTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE

    David I. King;Curtice R. Griffin;Richard M. Degraaf

  • Edge-related nest predation in clearcut and groupcut stands.

    David I. King;Richard M. DeGraaf;Curtice R. Griffin

  • Productivity of early successional shrubland birds in clearcuts and groupcuts in an eastern deciduous forest

    David I. King;Richard M. DeGraaf;Curtice R. Griffin

  • Scrub-Shrub Bird Habitat Associations at Multiple Spatial Scales in Beaver Meadows in Massachusetts

    Richard B. Chandler;David I. King;Stephen DeStefano

  • Modeling movement of West Nile virus in the Western hemisphere.

    John H. Rappole;Bradley W. Compton;Peter Leimgruber;Jamie Robertson

  • WINTER- VS. BREEDING-HABITAT LIMITATION FOR AN ENDANGERED AVIAN MIGRANT

    John H. Rappole;David I. King;Jeffrey Diez

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard M. DeGraaf
Richard M. DeGraaf University of Massachusetts Amherst
Peter P. Marra
Peter P. Marra Georgetown University
Peter Leimgruber
Peter Leimgruber Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute
Jeffrey M. Diez
Jeffrey M. Diez University of California, Riverside
Andrew J. Elmore
Andrew J. Elmore University of Maryland Center For Environmental Sciences
Christina M. Grozinger
Christina M. Grozinger Pennsylvania State University
J. Andrew Royle
J. Andrew Royle United States Geological Survey
Winsor H. Lowe
Winsor H. Lowe University of Montana
Matthew C. Fitzpatrick
Matthew C. Fitzpatrick University of Maryland Center For Environmental Sciences
Anthony W. D'Amato
Anthony W. D'Amato University of Vermont

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