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D-Index
42
Citations
10050
World Ranking
7288
National Ranking
2595

David W. Steadman publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Environmental Sciences in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where David W. Steadman sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 178 publications — 55th percentile

55% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 687 publications or more.

David W. Steadman D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where David W. Steadman sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 42 D-Index — 25th percentile

25% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 125 D-Index or more.

Overview

David W. Steadman is affiliated with the Florida Museum of Natural History in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields, primarily focusing on Environmental Science, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Earth and Planetary Sciences. Within these disciplines, they have contributed notably to subfields such as Paleontology, Ecology, Genetics, Nature and Landscape Conservation, and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics.

The core themes in their scientific work include genetic diversity and population structure, paleontology and evolutionary biology, and studies related to the Pacific and Southeast Asian regions. Their research also covers plant and animal studies, evolutionary and paleontological studies, botany, ecology, taxonomy, and isotope analysis in ecological contexts.

David W. Steadman has published numerous papers, with recent notable articles including:

  • Bird populations and species lost to Late Quaternary environmental change and human impact in the Bahamas, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Ancient DNA and high-resolution chronometry reveal a long-term human role in the historical diversity and biogeography of the Bahamian hutia, 2020, Scientific Reports
  • Ancient mitogenomics elucidates diversity of extinct West Indian tortoises, 2021, Scientific Reports
  • Changes in parrot diversity after human arrival to the Caribbean, 2023, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Ancient DNA from the extinct Haitian cave-rail (Nesotrochis steganinos) suggests a biogeographic connection between the Caribbean and Old World, 2021, Biology Letters

Their frequent coauthors include:

  • Jessica A. Oswald
  • Michelle J. LeFebvre
  • Julie M. Allen
  • Robert Guralnick
  • Nancy A. Albury

David W. Steadman has published repeatedly in prominent scientific journals, such as:

  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Scientific Reports
  • Biology Letters
  • Bulletin of the Florida Museum of Natural History
  • Zootaxa

Best Publications

  • A Phylogenomic Study of Birds Reveals Their Evolutionary History

    Shannon J. Hackett;Rebecca T. Kimball;Sushma Reddy;Rauri C.K. Bowie

  • Prehistoric Extinctions of Pacific Island Birds: Biodiversity Meets Zooarchaeology

    David W. Steadman

  • Prehistoric Extinctions on Islands and Continents

    Paul S. Martin;David W. Steadman

  • Phylogenomic evidence for multiple losses of flight in ratite birds

    John Harshman;Edward L. Braun;Michael J. Braun;Michael J. Braun;Christopher J. Huddleston

  • Asynchronous extinction of late Quaternary sloths on continents and islands

    David W. Steadman;Paul S. Martin;Ross D. E. MacPhee;A. J. T. Jull

  • Extinction of birds in Eastern polynesia: A review of the record, and comparisons with other Pacific Island groups

    David W. Steadman

  • Predictable evolution toward flightlessness in volant island birds.

    Natalie A. Wright;David W. Steadman;Christopher C. Witt

  • Fossil vertebrates from Antigua, Lesser Antilles: Evidence for late Holocene human-caused extinctions in the West Indies.

    David W. Steadman;Gregory K. Pregill;Storrs L. Olson

  • The late Quaternary extinction and future resurrection of birds on Pacific islands

    David W. Steadman;Paul S. Martin

  • Biogeography of Tongan birds before and after human impact.

    David W. Steadman

  • Holocene vertebrate fossils from Isla Floreana, Galápagos

    David W. Steadman

  • Bird remains from an archaeological site on Henderson Island, South Pacific: Man-caused extinctions on an "uninhabited" island.

    David W. Steadman;Storrs L. Olson

  • Stratigraphy, chronology, and cultural context of an early faunal assemblage from Easter Island

    David W. Steadman;Patricia Vargas Casanova;Claudio Cristino Ferrando

  • Exceptionally well preserved late Quaternary plant and vertebrate fossils from a blue hole on Abaco, The Bahamas

    David W. Steadman;Richard Franz;Gary S. Morgan;Nancy A. Albury

  • Parsimony and Model-Based Analyses of Indels in Avian Nuclear Genes Reveal Congruent and Incongruent Phylogenetic Signals

    Tamaki Yuri;Rebecca T. Kimball;John Harshman;Rauri C. K. Bowie

  • Rapid prehistoric extinction of iguanas and birds in Polynesia

    David W. Steadman;Gregory K. Pregill;David V. Burley

  • Prehistory and human ecology in Eastern Polynesia: Excavations at Tangatatau Rockshelter, Mangaia, Cook Islands

    Patrick V. Kirch;David W. Steadman;Virginia L. Butler;Jon Hather

  • A review of the osteology and paleontology of turkeys (Aves: Meleagridinae)

    David W. Steadman

  • Prehistoric Butchery and Consumption of Birds in the Kingdom of Tonga, South Pacific

    David W. Steadman;Aimée Plourde;David V. Burley

  • Perspectives in ornithology: The origin and early radiation of birds

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  • Radiocarbon dates on bones of extinct birds from Hawaii.

    Helen F. James;Thomas W. Stafford;David W. Steadman;Storrs L. Olson

  • Mesozoic Birds: Above the Heads of Dinosaurs

    David W. Steadman

Frequent Co-Authors

Janet Franklin
Janet Franklin San Diego State University
Storrs L. Olson
Storrs L. Olson National Museum of Natural History
Michael J. Braun
Michael J. Braun University of Maryland, College Park
Rauri C. K. Bowie
Rauri C. K. Bowie University of California, Berkeley
Patrick V. Kirch
Patrick V. Kirch University of Hawaii at Manoa
Frederick H. Sheldon
Frederick H. Sheldon Louisiana State University
Edward L. Braun
Edward L. Braun University of Florida
Scott K. Robinson
Scott K. Robinson University of Florida
Rebecca T. Kimball
Rebecca T. Kimball University of Florida
Thomas W. Stafford
Thomas W. Stafford Aarhus University

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