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David W. Winkler

D-Index & Metrics

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
68
Citations
14702
World Ranking
1543
National Ranking
567

David W. Winkler publication distribution in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 225 publications — 80th percentile

80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

David W. Winkler 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 W. Winkler sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 68 D-Index — 82nd percentile

82% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

David W. Winkler is affiliated with Cornell University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on avian ecology and behavior, addressing topics related to animal ecology, wildlife conservation, and biodiversity. Their scholarly work spans fields such as ecology, evolution, behavior and systematics, nature and landscape conservation, aquatic science, and genetics.

Winkler's recent publications reflect this focus. Notable papers include:

  • Birds advancing lay dates with warming springs face greater risk of chick mortality, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Climate change shifts the timing of nutritional flux from aquatic insects, 2022, Current Biology
  • Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor), 2020, Birds of the World
  • Full lifetime perspectives on the costs and benefits of lay-date variation in tree swallows, 2020, Ecology
  • Selection counteracts developmental plasticity in body-size responses to climate change, 2022, Nature Climate Change

The main topics covered in Winkler's research include:

  • Avian ecology and behavior
  • Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Ecology and biodiversity studies
  • Fish Biology and Ecology Studies
  • Animal Behavior and Reproduction
  • Ichthyology and Marine Biology

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Winkler are:

  • Irby J. Lovette
  • Shawn M. Billerman
  • J. Ryan Shipley

Winkler has published extensively in several academic venues, with multiple works appearing in:

  • Birds of the World
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Current Biology
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Ecology

Their scholarly contributions encompass a wide array of environmental and biological sciences, underscoring interdisciplinary connections among ecological dynamics, evolutionary biology, and species behavior and conservation. This breadth of publication demonstrates an engagement with both foundational and applied research questions concerning species responses to environmental change.

Best Publications

  • The eBird enterprise: An integrated approach to development and application of citizen science

    Brian L. Sullivan;Jocelyn L. Aycrigg;Jessie H. Barry;Rick E. Bonney

  • Climate change has affected the breeding date of tree swallows throughout North America

    Peter O Dunn;David W Winkler

  • A General Model for Parental Care

    David W. Winkler

  • OFFSPRING SIZE AND NUMBER: A LIFE HISTORY MODEL LINKING EFFORT PER OFFSPRING AND TOTAL EFFORT

    David W. Winkler;Kjell Wallin

  • The design of artificial nestboxes for the study of secondary hole-nesting birds: a review of methodological inconsistencies and potential biases

    Marcel M. Lambrechts;Frank Adriaensen;Daniel R. Ardia;Alexandr V. Artemyev

  • Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor)

    David W. Winkler;Kelly K. Hallinger;Daniel R. Ardia;R. J. Robertson

  • Telomeres shorten more slowly in long-lived birds and mammals than in short-lived ones.

    Mark F. Haussmann;David W. Winkler;Kathleen M. O'Reilly;Charles E. Huntington

  • THE SEASONAL DECLINE IN TREE SWALLOW CLUTCH SIZE: PHYSIOLOGICAL CONSTRAINT OR STRATEGIC ADJUSTMENT?'

    David W. Winkler;Paul E. Allen

  • Predicting the effects of climate change on avian life-history traits

    David W. Winkler;Peter O. Dunn;Charles E. McCulloch

  • Spatiotemporal exploratory models for broad-scale survey data

    Daniel Fink;Wesley M. Hochachka;Benjamin Zuckerberg;David W. Winkler

  • Integrating concepts and technologies to advance the study of bird migration

    W Douglas Robinson;Melissa S Bowlin;Isabelle Bisson;Judy Shamoun-Baranes

  • Omega-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids support aerial insectivore performance more than food quantity

    Cornelia W. Twining;J. Thomas Brenna;Peter Lawrence;J. Ryan Shipley

  • The Determination of Clutch Size in Precocial Birds

    David W. Winkler;Jeffrey R. Walters

  • Advances in tracking small migratory birds: a technical review of light-level geolocation

    Eli S. Bridge;Jeffrey F. Kelly;Andrea Contina;Richard M. Gabrielson

  • Longer telomeres associated with higher survival in birds.

    Mark F Haussmann;David W Winkler;Carol M Vleck

  • A test of the mismatch hypothesis: How is timing of reproduction related to food abundance in an aerial insectivore?

    Peter O. Dunn;David W. Winkler;Linda A. Whittingham;Susan J. Hannon

  • Effects of climate change on timing of breeding and reproductive success in birds

    Peter O. Dunn;David W. Winkler

  • Spacing out at Mono Lake: Breeding Success, Nest Density, and Predation in the Snowy Plover

    Gary W. Page;Lynne E. Stenzel;David W. Winkler;Christopher W. Swarth

  • Evolution of nest construction in swallows (Hirundinidae): a molecular phylogenetic perspective

    David W. Winkler;Frederick H. Sheldon

  • Flock-feeding on fish schools increases individual success in gulls.

    Frank Götmark;David W. Winkler;David W. Winkler;Malte Andersson

  • Foraging ecology and diet selectivity of tree swallows feeding nestlings

    John P. Mccarty;David W. Winkler

Frequent Co-Authors

Irby J. Lovette
Irby J. Lovette Cornell University
Carol M. Vleck
Carol M. Vleck Iowa State University
Peter O. Dunn
Peter O. Dunn University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
Linda A. Whittingham
Linda A. Whittingham University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
Russell D. Dawson
Russell D. Dawson University of Northern British Columbia
Robert G. Clark
Robert G. Clark University of Saskatchewan
Frederick H. Sheldon
Frederick H. Sheldon Louisiana State University
Dave Shutler
Dave Shutler Acadia University
Theunis Piersma
Theunis Piersma University of Groningen
Marty L. Leonard
Marty L. Leonard Dalhousie University

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