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Jeffrey D. Brawn

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
51
Citations
12354
World Ranking
3582
National Ranking
1254

Jeffrey D. Brawn 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 Jeffrey D. Brawn sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 148 publications — 51st percentile

51% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Jeffrey D. Brawn 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 Jeffrey D. Brawn sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 51 D-Index — 58th percentile

58% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2008 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Jeffrey D. Brawn is affiliated with the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science and agricultural and biological sciences, with a substantial number of publications in these fields.

Their work extensively covers the subfields of ecology, evolution, behavior and systematics, nature and landscape conservation, ecological modeling, and parasitology. Specific research topics include avian ecology and behavior, ecology and vegetation dynamics studies, animal behavior and reproduction, species distribution and climate change, wildlife ecology and conservation, plant and animal studies, and animal ecology and behavior studies.

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Brawn include the following:

  • Hygric Niches for Tropical Endotherms, 2020, Trends in Ecology & Evolution
  • Heat tolerances of temperate and tropical birds and their implications for susceptibility to climate warming, 2020, Functional Ecology
  • Long-term monitoring reveals widespread and severe declines of understory birds in a protected Neotropical forest, 2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Parental benefits and offspring costs reflect parent-offspring conflict over the age of fledging among songbirds, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Ongoing introgression of a secondary sexual plumage trait in a stable avian hybrid zone, 2024, Evolution

Frequent coauthors include:

  • Henry S. Pollock
  • Kira M. Long
  • Michael J. Braun
  • Corey E. Tarwater
  • Todd M. Jones

Brawn has published multiple articles in several notable venues where they have been most active:

  • The Auk
  • Ecology
  • Ornithological Applications
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Global Change Biology

In 2008, Brawn was recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).

Best Publications

  • AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds.

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  • Tracking the Long-Term Decline and Recovery of an Isolated Population

    Ronald L. Westemeier;Jeffrey D. Brawn;Scott A. Simpson;Terry L. Esker

  • Meta-analysis of transmitter effects on avian behaviour and ecology

    Douglas G. Barron;Jeffrey D. Brawn

  • The role of disturbance in the ecology and conservation of birds

    Jeffrey D. Brawn;Scott K. Robinson;Frank R. Thompson

  • Host Selection by Culex pipiens Mosquitoes and West Nile Virus Amplification

    Gabriel L. Hamer;Uriel D. Kitron;Tony L. Goldberg;Jeffrey D. Brawn

  • SOURCE-SINK POPULATION DYNAMICS MAY COMPLICATE THE INTERPRETATION OF LONG-TERM CENSUS DATA'

    Jeffrey D. Brawn;Scott K. Robinson

  • Culex pipiens (Diptera: Culicidae): a bridge vector of West Nile virus to humans.

    Gabriel L. Hamer;Uriel D. Kitron;Jeffrey D. Brawn;Scott R. Loss

  • Corticosterone, testosterone and life-history strategies of birds

    Michaela Hau;Robert E. Ricklefs;Martin Wikelski;Kelly A. Lee

  • Global patterns in local number of insect galling species

    Peter W. Price;G. Wilson Fernandes;Angela Christina F. Lara;Jeffrey D Brawn

  • Nesting success of understory forest birds in central Panama

    W. Douglas Robinson;W. Douglas Robinson;Tara Rodden Robinson;Tara Rodden Robinson;Scott K. Robinson;Jeffrey D. Brawn

  • Survival rates of birds of tropical and temperate forests: will the dogma survive?

    J. R. Karr;J. D. Nichols;M. K. Klimkiewicz;J. D. Brawn

  • Genetic evaluation of a demographic bottleneck in the greater prairie chicken

    Juan L. Bouzat;Hans H. Cheng;Harris A. Lewin;Ronald L. Westemeier

  • Lunar Reproductive Cycles of Benthic-Brooding Reef Fishes: Reflections of Larval Biology or Adult Biology?

    D. Ross Robertson;Christopher W. Petersen;Jeffrey D. Brawn

  • Forest bird community structure in central panama : Influence of spatial scale and biogeography

    W. Douglas Robinson;Jeffrey D. Brawn;Scott K. Robinson

  • Population Biology of Cavity Nesters in Northern Arizona - Do Nest Sites Limit Breeding Densities

    Jeffrey D. Brawn;Russell P. Balda

  • Birds Defend Trees From Herbivores in a Neotropical Forest Canopy

    Sunshine A. Van Bael;Jeffrey D. Brawn;Scott K. Robinson

  • Relationships between avian diversity, neighborhood age, income, and environmental characteristics of an urban landscape

    Scott R. Loss;Marilyn O. Ruiz;Jeffrey D. Brawn

  • Tree-species preferences of foraging insectivorous birds: implications for floodplain forest restoration

    Aaron P. Gabbe;Scott K. Robinson;Jeffrey D. Brawn

  • West Nile virus and high death rate in American crows.

    Sarah A. Yaremych;Richard E. Warner;Phil C. Mankin;Jeffrey D Brawn

  • Landscape scale genetic effects of habitat fragmentation on a high gene flow species: Speyeria idalia (Nymphalidae).

    Barry L. Williams;Jeffrey D. Brawn;Ken N. Paige

  • Predator activity and predation on songbird nests on forest-field edges in east-central Illinois

    Edward J. Heske;Scott K. Robinson;Jeffrey D. Brawn

Frequent Co-Authors

Tony L. Goldberg
Tony L. Goldberg University of Wisconsin–Madison
Scott K. Robinson
Scott K. Robinson University of Florida
Uriel Kitron
Uriel Kitron Emory University
Scott R. Loss
Scott R. Loss Oklahoma State University
Edward D. Walker
Edward D. Walker Michigan State University
Edward J. Heske
Edward J. Heske University of New Mexico
Robert E. Ricklefs
Robert E. Ricklefs University of Missouri–St. Louis
W. Douglas Robinson
W. Douglas Robinson Oregon State University
Edward D. Walker
Edward D. Walker Michigan State University
Zachary A. Cheviron
Zachary A. Cheviron University of Montana

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W. Douglas Robinson

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Oregon State University

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