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103
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235
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Joanna Burger 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 Joanna Burger sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 823 publications — 100th percentile

100% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Joanna Burger 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 Joanna Burger sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 103 D-Index — 97th percentile

97% 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

  • 2026 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in United States Leader Award
  • 2008 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Joanna Burger is affiliated with Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Environmental Science, with a focus on Ecology, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Sociology and Political Science, Global and Planetary Change, and Nature and Landscape Conservation.

The scientist's work covers a variety of topics, including:

  • Avian ecology and behavior
  • Mercury impact and mitigation studies
  • Rangeland and Wildlife Management
  • Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity
  • Risk Perception and Management
  • Heavy metals in environment
  • Environmental Justice and Health Disparities

Joanna Burger has published frequently in several venues. The main publication venues include:

  • Birds of the World
  • Risk Analysis
  • Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health
  • Environmental Monitoring and Assessment
  • Research Square

Noteworthy papers published by Joanna Burger include:

  • Biomonitoring selenium, mercury, and selenium:mercury molar ratios in selected species in Northeastern US estuaries: risk to biota and humans, 2021, Environmental Science and Pollution Research
  • Trust and consequences: Role of community science, perceptions, values, and environmental justice in risk communication, 2022, Risk Analysis

Other significant papers involving close colleagues include:

  • Mercury interactions with selenium and sulfur and the relevance of the Se:Hg molar ratio to fish consumption advice, 2021, Environmental Science and Pollution Research
  • Soil Reservoir Dynamics of Ophidiomyces ophidiicola, the Causative Agent of Snake Fungal Disease, 2021, Journal of Fungi
  • Least Tern (Sternula antillarum), 2020, Birds of the World

Joanna Burger collaborates frequently with other researchers such as Michael Gochfeld, Ernest Garcia, Guy M. Kirwan, Michael Greenberg, and Karen Lowrie.

Among recognitions, they were named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2008.

Best Publications

  • Revisiting the Commons: Local Lessons, Global Challenges

    Elinor Ostrom;Joanna Burger;Christopher B. Field;Richard B. Norgaard

  • Biology of marine birds

    Elizabeth Anne Schreiber;Joanna Burger

  • Relationships among Isolated Wetland Size, Hydroperiod, and Amphibian Species Richness: Implications for Wetland Regulations

    Joel W. Snodgrass;Joel W. Snodgrass;Mark J. Komoroski;A. Lawrence Bryan;Joanna Burger

  • Heavy metals in commercial fish in New Jersey

    Joanna Burger;Michael Gochfeld

  • Marine Birds as Sentinels of Environmental Pollution

    Joanna Burger;Michael Gochfeld

  • Metal levels in fish from the Savannah River: potential hazards to fish and other receptors.

    Joanna Burger;Karen F. Gaines;C.Shane Boring;Warren L. Stephens

  • Metal levels in feathers of 12 species of seabirds from Midway Atoll in the northern Pacific Ocean

    Joanna Burger;Michael Gochfeld

  • Risk, Mercury Levels, and Birds: Relating Adverse Laboratory Effects to Field Biomonitoring

    Joanna Burger;Michael Gochfeld

  • Effects of tide cycles on habitat selection and habitat partitioning by migrating shorebirds

    Joanna Burger;Marshall A. Howe;D. Caldwell Hahn;Julia Chase

  • Assessment and management of risk to wildlife from cadmium.

    Joanna Burger

  • Estimating Annual Survival and Movement Rates of Adults within a Metapopulation of Roseate Terns

    Jeffrey A. Spendelow;James D. Nichols;Ian C. T. Nisbet;Helen Hays

  • Effects of lead on birds (Laridae): a review of laboratory and field studies.

    Joanna Burger;Michael Gochfeld

  • Mercury and selenium levels in 19 species of saltwater fish from New Jersey as a function of species, size, and season.

    Joanna Burger;Michael Gochfeld

  • Breeding Biology, Life Histories, and Life History–Environment Interactions in Seabirds

    E. A. Schreiber;Joanna Burger

  • A 20-YR STUDY DOCUMENTING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TURTLE DECLINE AND HUMAN RECREATION'

    Steven D. Garber;Joanna Burger

  • Heavy metals in avian eggshells: another excretion method.

    Joanna Burger

  • Shorebird Diet during Spring Migration Stopover on Delaware Bay

    Nellie Tsipoura;Joanna Burger

  • Methodologies for assessing exposure to metals: speciation, bioavailability of metals, and ecological host factors.

    David Peakall;Joanna Burger

  • The effect of human activity on birds at a coastal bay

    Joanna Burger

  • Mercury in canned tuna: white versus light and temporal variation

    Joanna Burger;Michael Gochfeld

  • Abundance and Distribution of Migrant Shorebirds in Delaware Bay

    Kathleen E. Clark;Lawrence J. Niles;Joanna Burger

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael Gochfeld
Michael Gochfeld Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
David S. Kosson
David S. Kosson Vanderbilt University
Joel W. Snodgrass
Joel W. Snodgrass Virginia Tech
Stephen C. Jewett
Stephen C. Jewett University of Alaska Fairbanks
Frank Gill
Frank Gill Drexel University
Paul M. Bertsch
Paul M. Bertsch University of Queensland
Brian P. Jackson
Brian P. Jackson Dartmouth College
J. Whitfield Gibbons
J. Whitfield Gibbons University of Georgia
John R. Reinfelder
John R. Reinfelder Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Elinor Ostrom
Elinor Ostrom Indiana University

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