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54
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Gary F. McCracken 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 Gary F. McCracken sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 146 publications — 50th percentile

50% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Gary F. McCracken 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 Gary F. McCracken sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 54 D-Index — 64th percentile

64% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2009 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Gary F. McCracken is affiliated with the University of Tennessee at Knoxville in the United States. Their research focuses extensively on environmental science and agricultural and biological sciences, with significant work in ecology and related subfields.

The scientist's research covers a range of topics within ecology, evolution, behavior, and systematics, with particular specialization in ecological modeling. Their work mainly intersects with:

  • Bat biology and ecology studies
  • Species distribution and climate change
  • Marine animal studies overview
  • Wildlife ecology and conservation
  • Environmental DNA in biodiversity studies
  • Plant and animal studies
  • Maritime and coastal archaeology

Gary F. McCracken has contributed to frequent publications in several reputable venues, including:

  • Ecological Applications
  • Science
  • Current Biology
  • Frontiers in Zoology
  • Environmental DNA

Among their recent scholarly articles are studies on biodiversity and ecological interactions, such as:

  • Combining DNA metabarcoding and ecological networks to inform conservation biocontrol by small vertebrate predators, 2021, Ecological Applications
  • Brazilian cave heritage under siege, 2022, Science
  • Bats use topography and nocturnal updrafts to fly high and fast, 2021, Current Biology
  • Feasting, not fasting: winter diets of cave hibernating bats in the United States, 2021, Frontiers in Zoology
  • Prey size is more representative than prey taxa when measuring dietary overlap in sympatric forest bats, 2022, Environmental DNA

Gary F. McCracken has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including:

  • M. Brock Fenton
  • Winifred F. Frick
  • Vanessa A. Mata
  • Hugo Rebelo
  • Pedro Beja

Their contributions have been recognized by the scientific community, as evidenced by receiving the title of Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2009.

Best Publications

  • Economic Importance of Bats in Agriculture

    Justin G. Boyles;Paul M. Cryan;Gary F. McCracken;Thomas H. Kunz

  • Economic value of the pest control service provided by Brazilian free-tailed bats in south-central Texas

    Cutler J. Cleveland;Margrit Betke;Paula Federico;Jeff D. Frank

  • Host Phylogeny Constrains Cross-Species Emergence and Establishment of Rabies Virus in Bats

    Daniel G. Streicker;Daniel G. Streicker;Amy S. Turmelle;Amy S. Turmelle;Maarten J. Vonhof;Ivan V. Kuzmin

  • Bat Mating Systems

    Gary F. McCracken;Gerald S. Wilkinson

  • Social organization and kinship in the polygynous bat Phyllostomus hastatus

    Gary F. McCracken;Jack W. Bradbury

  • The functional roles of mammals in ecosystems

    Thomas E Lacher;Ana D Davidson;Theodore H Fleming;Emma P Gómez-Ruiz

  • Ecology of zoonotic infectious diseases in bats: current knowledge and future directions

    D. T. S. Hayman;R. A. Bowen;P. M. Cryan;Gary F. McCracken

  • Genetic variation and migration in the Mexican free-tailed bat (Tadarida brasiliensis mexicana)

    Amy L. Russell;R. A. Medellín;G. F. McCracken

  • THERMAL IMAGING REVEALS SIGNIFICANTLY SMALLER BRAZILIAN FREE-TAILED BAT COLONIES THAN PREVIOUSLY ESTIMATED

    Margrit Betke;Diane E. Hirsh;Nicholas C. Makris;Gary F. McCracken

  • Bats Track and Exploit Changes in Insect Pest Populations

    Gary F. McCracken;John K. Westbrook;Veronica A. Brown;Melanie Eldridge

  • EFFECT OF HABITAT AND FORAGING HEIGHT ON BAT ACTIVITY IN THE COASTAL PLAIN OF SOUTH CAROLINA

    Jennifer M. Menzel;Michael A. Menzel;John C. Kilgo;W. Mark Ford

  • Paternity and Genetic Heterogeneity in the Polygynous Bat, Phyllostomus hastatus

    Gary F. Mccracken;Jack W. Bradbury

  • DIETARY VARIATION OF BRAZILIAN FREE-TAILED BATS LINKS TO MIGRATORY POPULATIONS OF PEST INSECTS

    Ya Fu Lee;Gary F. McCracken

  • Endangered Greater One-horned Rhinoceros Carry High Levels of Genetic Variation

    Eric Dinerstein;Gary F. Mccracken

  • Brazilian free-tailed bats (Tadarida brasiliensis: Molossidae, Chiroptera) at high altitude: links to migratory insect populations.

    Gary F. McCracken;Erin H. Gillam;Erin H. Gillam;John K. Westbrook;Ya Fu Lee

  • Communal nursing in mexican free-tailed bat maternity colonies.

    Gary F. Mccracken

  • Variability in the echolocation of Tadarida brasiliensis: effects of geography and local acoustic environment

    Erin H. Gillam;Gary F. McCracken

  • Vocal Recognition in Mexican Free-Tailed Bats: Do Pups Recognize Mothers?

    Jonathan P. Balcombe;Gary F. McCracken

  • BRAZILIAN FREE-TAILED BATS AS INSECT PEST REGULATORS IN TRANSGENIC AND CONVENTIONAL COTTON CROPS

    Paula Federico;Thomas G. Hallam;Gary F. McCracken;S. Thomas Purucker

  • Rapid jamming avoidance in biosonar

    Erin H Gillam;Nachum Ulanovsky;Gary F McCracken

  • Self-fertilization and monogenic strains in natural populations of terrestrial slugs.

    Gary F. McCracken;Robert K. Selander

  • ON ESTIMATING RELATEDNESS USING GENETIC MARKERS.

    Gerald S. Wilkinson;Gary F. McCracken

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas H. Kunz
Thomas H. Kunz Boston University
Rodrigo A. Medellín
Rodrigo A. Medellín National Autonomous University of Mexico
Paul M. Cryan
Paul M. Cryan United States Geological Survey
Hugo Rebelo
Hugo Rebelo University of Lisbon
Martin Wikelski
Martin Wikelski Max Planck Institute for Ornithology
Kamran Safi
Kamran Safi Max Planck Institute for Ornithology
Pedro Beja
Pedro Beja University of Porto
Margrit Betke
Margrit Betke Boston University
Sharon M. Swartz
Sharon M. Swartz Brown University

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