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John P. Swaddle

John P. Swaddle

D-Index & Metrics

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
46
Citations
9703
World Ranking
4601
National Ranking
1598

John P. Swaddle 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 John P. Swaddle 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.

John P. Swaddle 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 John P. Swaddle sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 46 D-Index — 46th percentile

46% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

John P. Swaddle is affiliated with William & Mary in the United States and conducts research primarily within environmental science. Their work spans several interconnected subfields including ecology, ecology, evolution, behavior and systematics, developmental biology, speech and hearing, and health, toxicology, and mutagenesis.

The main topics John P. Swaddle investigates focus extensively on avian ecology and behavior. Additional fields of interest encompass animal vocal communication and behavior, marine animal studies, animal behavior and reproduction, noise effects and management, plant and animal studies, and mercury impact and mitigation.

John P. Swaddle has contributed to multiple scientific publications, with frequent appearances in venues such as Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), PeerJ, Frontiers in Conservation Science, Ecotoxicology, and Emu - Austral Ornithology.

Their recent papers include:

  • Ultraviolet-reflective film applied to windows reduces the likelihood of collisions for two species of songbird, 2020, PeerJ
  • A Sonic Net reduces damage to sunflower by blackbirds (Icteridae): Implications for broad-scale agriculture and crop establishment, 2021, Crop Protection
  • Field testing an "acoustic lighthouse": Combined acoustic and visual cues provide a multimodal solution that reduces avian collision risk with tall human-made structures, 2021, PLoS ONE
  • Shifts in sexual dimorphism across a mass extinction in ostracods: implications for sexual selection as a factor in extinction risk, 2020, Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • Using Change Models to Envision Better Applications of Animal Behavior Research in Conservation Management and Beyond, 2021, Frontiers in Conservation Science

John P. Swaddle frequently collaborates with a group of researchers including Carly E. Hawkins, Jelena H. Pantel, Sophia T. Palia, Christine C. Folks, and Robin Thady. These collaborations indicate active engagement in multidisciplinary research networks.

Best Publications

  • Asymmetry, Developmental Stability, and Evolution

    A. P. Møller;John P. Swaddle

  • How and why environmental noise impacts animals: an integrative, mechanistic review.

    Caitlin R. Kight;John P. Swaddle

  • Avian wingtip shape reconsidered: wingtip shape indices and morphological adaptations to migration

    Rowan Lockwood;John P. Swaddle;Jeremy M. V. Rayner

  • A framework to assess evolutionary responses to anthropogenic light and sound.

    John P. Swaddle;Clinton D. Francis;Jesse R. Barber;Caren B. Cooper

  • The analysis of fluctuating asymmetry

    John P. Swaddle;Mark S. Witter;Innes C. Cuthill

  • Testosterone increases perceived dominance but not attractiveness in human males

    John P. Swaddle;Gillian W. Reierson

  • Increased avian diversity is associated with lower incidence of human West Nile infection: observation of the dilution effect.

    John P. Swaddle;John P. Swaddle;Stavros E. Calos

  • The effects of molt on the flight performance, body mass, and behavior of European starlings (Sturnus vulgaris): an experimental approach

    John P. Swaddle;Mark S. Witter

  • Asymmetry and Human Facial Attractiveness: Symmetry May not Always be Beautiful

    John P. Swaddle;Innes C. Cuthill

  • Preference for symmetric males by female zebra finches

    John P. Swaddle;Innes C. Cuthill

  • Food, Feathers and Fluctuating Asymmetries

    John P. Swaddle;Mark S. Witter

  • Plumage condition affects flight performance in common starlings: implications for developmental homeostasis, abrasion and moult

    John P. Swaddle;Mark S. Witter;Innes C. Cuthill;Amber Budden

  • Female zebra finches prefer males with symmetric chest plumage

    John P. Swaddle;Innes C. Cuthill

  • Ultraviolet vision and band-colour preferences in female zebra finches, Taeniopygia guttata

    Sarah Hunt;Innes C. Cuthill;John P. Swaddle;Andrew T.D. Bennett

  • High levels of environmental noise erode pair preferences in zebra finches: implications for noise pollution

    John P. Swaddle;Laura C. Page

  • Resistance of melanized feathers to bacterial degradation: is it really so black and white?

    Alex R. Gunderson;Alicia M. Frame;John P. Swaddle;Mark H. Forsyth

  • Anthropogenic noise is associated with reductions in the productivity of breeding Eastern Bluebirds (Sialia sialis)

    Caitlin R. Kight;Caitlin R. Kight;Margaret S. Saha;John P. Swaddle

  • Wingtip shape and flight performance in the European Starling Sturnus vulgaris

    John P. Swaddle;Rowan Lockwood

  • Socially transmitted mate preferences in a monogamous bird : a non-genetic mechanism of sexual selection

    John P Swaddle;Mark G Cathey;Maureen Correll;Brendan P Hodkinson

  • Periodic food availability and strategic regulation of body mass in the European starling Sturnus vulgaris

    Witter;JP Swaddle;Innes C Cuthill

Frequent Co-Authors

Daniel A. Cristol
Daniel A. Cristol William & Mary
Innes C. Cuthill
Innes C. Cuthill University of Bristol
Paul F. Donald
Paul F. Donald University of Cambridge
Stuart H. M. Butchart
Stuart H. M. Butchart BirdLife international, UK
Stephen Pruett-Jones
Stephen Pruett-Jones University of Chicago
Jordan Karubian
Jordan Karubian Tulane University
Daniel T. Blumstein
Daniel T. Blumstein University of California, Los Angeles
Mark C. Mainwaring
Mark C. Mainwaring University of Montana
Graeme M. Buchanan
Graeme M. Buchanan Cambridge Conservation Initative
Mylene M. Mariette
Mylene M. Mariette Deakin University

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