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Frank A. Pitelka

D-Index & Metrics

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
42
Citations
6404
World Ranking
5602
National Ranking
1916

Frank A. Pitelka 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 Frank A. Pitelka sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 122 publications — 34th percentile

34% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Frank A. Pitelka 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 Frank A. Pitelka sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 42 D-Index — 35th percentile

35% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Best Publications

  • The Evolution of Delayed Dispersal in Cooperative Breeders

    Walter D. Koenig;Frank A. Pitelka;William J. Carmen;Ronald L. Mumme

  • Territory Size in Wintering Sanderlings: The Effects of Prey Abundance and Intruder Density

    Unknown

  • Ecology and Evolution of Social Organization in Arctic Sandpipers

    Frank A. Pitelka;Richard T. Holmes;Stephen F. Maclean

  • Condition and diet of cycling populations of the California vole, Microtus californicus.

    George O. Batzli;Frank A. Pitelka

  • Food overlap among coexisting sandpipers on northern Alaskan tundra

    Richard T. Holmes;Frank A. Pitelka

  • Influence of Meadow Mouse Populations on California Grassland

    George O. Batzli;Frank A. Pitelka

  • Numbers, Breeding Schedule, and Territoriality in Pectoral Sandpipers of Northern Alaska

    Unknown

  • Ecological Relations of Jaegers and Owls as Lemming Predators near Barrow, Alaska

    Unknown

  • Population Characteristics of the Terrestrial Isopod Armadillidium Vulgare in California Grassland

    Unknown

  • An experimental analysis of prey availability for sanderlings (Aves: Scolopacidae) feeding on sandy beach crustaceans

    Unknown

  • Relatedness and Inbreeding Avoidance: Counterploys in the Communally Nesting Acorn Woodpecker

    Walter D. Koenig;Frank A. Pitelka

  • Reproductive competition in the communal acorn woodpecker: sisters destroy each other's eggs

    Ronald L. Mumme;Walter D. Koenig;Frank A. Pitelka

  • Interhabitat Movements by Sanderlings in Relation to Foraging Profitability and the Tidal Cycle

    Unknown

  • Fitness consequences of helping behavior in the western bluebird

    Janis L. Dickinson;Walter D. Koenig;Frank A. Pitelka

  • Resource Limitation in Populations of the California Vole

    Unknown

  • Population Cycles in Arctic Lemmings: Winter Reproduction and Predation by Weasels

    Unknown

  • Timing of Molt in Steller Jays of the Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia

    Unknown

  • Patterns and consequences of egg destruction among joint-nesting acorn woodpeckers

    Walter D. Koenig;Ronald L. Mumme;Mark T. Stanback;Frank A. Pitelka

  • Replacement of breeders and within-group conflict in the cooperatively breeding acorn woodpecker

    Susan J. Hannon;Ronald L. Mumme;Walter D. Koenig;Frank A. Pitelka

  • Pterylography, Molt, and Age Determination of American Jays of the Genus Aphelocoma

    Unknown

Frequent Co-Authors

Ronald L. Mumme
Ronald L. Mumme Allegheny College
Walter D. Koenig
Walter D. Koenig University of California, Berkeley
George O. Batzli
George O. Batzli University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Eugene P. Odum
Eugene P. Odum University of Georgia
Richard T. Holmes
Richard T. Holmes Dartmouth College
Guy N. Cameron
Guy N. Cameron University of Cincinnati
David B. Lank
David B. Lank Simon Fraser University

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Best Scientists Citing Frank A. Pitelka

Walter D. Koenig

Walter D. Koenig

University of California, Berkeley

Publications: 42

Andrew F. Russell

Andrew F. Russell

University of Exeter

Publications: 22

Jan Komdeur

Jan Komdeur

University of Groningen

Publications: 21

Michael Taborsky

Michael Taborsky

University of Bern

Publications: 16

Charles J. Krebs

Charles J. Krebs

University of British Columbia

Publications: 16

Theunis Piersma

Theunis Piersma

University of Groningen

Publications: 16

Jeffrey R. Walters

Jeffrey R. Walters

Virginia Tech

Publications: 16

Amanda R. Ridley

Amanda R. Ridley

University of Western Australia

Publications: 15

Carsten Schradin

Carsten Schradin

Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS

Publications: 14

Dustin R. Rubenstein

Dustin R. Rubenstein

Columbia University

Publications: 14

Gilles Gauthier

Gilles Gauthier

Université Laval

Publications: 13

Ben J. Hatchwell

Ben J. Hatchwell

University of Sheffield

Publications: 12

John C. Wingfield

John C. Wingfield

University of California, Davis

Publications: 11

David C. Richardson

David C. Richardson

Duke University

Publications: 11

Ronald L. Mumme

Ronald L. Mumme

Allegheny College

Publications: 11

Mark A. Colwell

Mark A. Colwell

Humboldt State University

Publications: 11

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