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 W. Pfennig sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 166 publications — 61st percentile
61% 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 W. Pfennig sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 67 D-Index — 81st percentile
81% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 121 D-Index or more.
David W. Pfennig is affiliated with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a particular focus on subfields including Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Genetics, Global and Planetary Change, and Social Psychology.
The scientist's main research topics explore areas such as Animal Behavior and Reproduction, Amphibian and Reptile Biology, Evolution and Genetic Dynamics, Plant and Animal Studies, Bat Biology and Ecology Studies, Physiological and Biochemical Adaptations, and Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies.
Significant recent publications include:
Frequent co-authors include:
The scientist has published extensively in several venues. Most of their work has appeared in UNC Libraries, with smaller numbers of publications in the Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Faculty Opinions - Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature, and Current Biology.
David W. Pfennig;Matthew A. Wund;Emilie C. Snell-Rood;Tami Cruickshank
Armin P. Moczek;Sonia Sultan;Susan Foster;Ian Dworkin
Courtney J Murren;Josh R. Auld;Hilary S Callahan;Cameron K Ghalambor
Patrick Abbot;Jun Abe;John Alcock;Samuel Alizon
Nicholas A. Levis;David W. Pfennig
Karin S. Pfennig;David W. Pfennig
Joel G. Kingsolver;David W. Pfennig
David W. Pfennig
Joel G. Kingsolver;David W. Pfennig
G. J. Gamboa;H. K. Reeve;D. W. Pfennig
David Pfennig
David W. Pfennig;William R. Harcombe;Karin S. Pfennig
David W. Pfennig;Karin S. Pfennig
David W. Pfennig;Karin S. Pfennig
David W. Pfennig;Hudson K. Reeve;Paul W. Sherman
Ian M. Ehrenreich;David W. Pfennig
David Pfennig;Karin Pfennig
D. W. Pfennig
David W. Pfennig
David W. Pfennig;Peter J. Murphy
David W. Kikuchi;David W. Pfennig
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