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D-Index
45
Citations
10133
World Ranking
4776
National Ranking
517

Jonathan D. Blount 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 Jonathan D. Blount sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 108 publications — 24th percentile

24% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Jonathan D. Blount 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 Jonathan D. Blount sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 45 D-Index — 44th percentile

44% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Jonathan D. Blount is affiliated with the University of Exeter in the United Kingdom. Their research focuses primarily on the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Environmental Science, with significant work in subfields such as Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Insect Science, Physiology, and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology.

The main research topics covered in their publications include Animal Behavior and Reproduction, Plant and Animal Studies, Physiological and Biochemical Adaptations, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior, Neuroendocrine Regulation and Behavior, and Thermoregulation and Physiological Responses.

The scientist has contributed to several peer-reviewed journals, with frequent publications in venues such as Ecology and Evolution, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), and Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. Other venues include Nature Communications and PLoS ONE.

Some recent papers authored or co-authored by Jonathan D. Blount include:

  • The price of defence: toxins, visual signals and oxidative state in an aposematic butterfly (2023), Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • A veil of ignorance can promote fairness in a mammal society (2021), Nature Communications
  • Heat and dehydration induced oxidative damage and antioxidant defenses following incubator heat stress and a simulated heat wave in wild caught four-striped field mice Rhabdomys dilectus (2020), PLoS ONE
  • Oxidative stress in response to heat stress in wild caught Namaqua rock mice, Micaelamys namaquensis (2021), Journal of Thermal Biology
  • Phthalate diversity in eggs and associations with oxidative stress in the European herring gull (Larus argentatus) (2021), Marine Pollution Bulletin

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Jonathan D. Blount include:

  • Michael A. Cant
  • Hazel J. Nichols
  • Francis Mwanguhya
  • Graham Birch
  • Christopher Mitchell

Best Publications

  • Carry‐over effects as drivers of fitness differences in animals

    Xavier A. Harrison;Jonathan D. Blount;Richard Inger;D. Ryan Norris

  • Carotenoid modulation of immune function and sexual attractiveness in zebra finches.

    Jonathan D. Blount;Neil B. Metcalfe;Tim R. Birkhead;Peter F. Surai

  • Telomere length in early life predicts lifespan

    Britt J. Heidinger;Jonathan D. Blount;Winnie Boner;Kate Griffiths

  • Carotenoid-dependent signals: indicators of foraging efficiency, immunocompetence or detoxification ability?

    A. P. Møller;C. Biard;J. D. Blount;D. C. Houston

  • Oxidative damage, ageing, and life-history evolution: where now?

    Colin Selman;Jonathan D. Blount;Daniel H. Nussey;John R. Speakman;John R. Speakman

  • Carotenoids and egg quality in the lesser black-backed gull Larus fuscus: a supplemental feeding study of maternal effects

    Jonathan D. Blount;Peter F. Surai;Ruedi G. Nager;David C. Houston

  • Why egg yolk is yellow.

    Jonathan D Blount;David C Houston;Anders Pape Møller

  • Neonatal nutrition, adult antioxidant defences and sexual attractiveness in the zebra finch

    Jonathan D. Blount;Neil B. Metcalfe;Kathryn E. Arnold;Peter F. Surai

  • Life history correlates of oxidative damage in a free‐living mammal population

    Daniel H. Nussey;Josephine M. Pemberton;Jill G. Pilkington;Jonathan D. Blount

  • Oxidative shielding and the cost of reproduction.

    Jonathan D. Blount;Emma I. K. Vitikainen;Iain Stott;Michael A. Cant

  • Oxidative stress and life histories: unresolved issues and current needs

    John R. Speakman;John R. Speakman;Jonathan D. Blount;Anne M. Bronikowski;Rochelle Buffenstein

  • Corticosterone mediates the condition-dependent component of melanin-based coloration

    Alexandre Roulin;Bettina Almasi;Bettina Almasi;Anya Rossi-Pedruzzi;Anne-Lyse Ducrest

  • Carotenoids and life-history evolution in animals.

    Jonathan D. Blount

  • Sperm of colourful males are better protected against oxidative stress

    Fabrice Helfenstein;Sylvaine Losdat;Anders Pappe Moller;Jonathan D. Blount

  • Carotenoids, oxidative stress and female mating preference for longer lived males

    Thomas W Pike;Jonathan D Blount;Bjørn Bjerkeng;Jan Lindström

  • Egg–laying capacity is limited by carotenoid pigment availability in wild gulls Larus fuscus

    Jonathan D. Blount;David C. Houston;Peter F. Surai;Anders Pape Møller

  • Warning displays may function as honest signals of toxicity.

    Jonathan D Blount;Michael P Speed;Graeme D Ruxton;Philip A Stephens

  • Antioxidants, showy males and sperm quality

    Jonathan D. Blount;Anders Pape Møller;David C. Houston

  • Carotenoid discrimination by the avian embryo: a lesson from wild birds.

    Peter F. Surai;Brian K. Speake;Nicholas A.R. Wood;Jonathan D. Blount

  • Strength and cost of an induced immune response are associated with a heritable melanin-based colour trait in female tawny owls.

    Julien Gasparini;Pierre Bize;Pierre Bize;Romain Piault;Kazumasa Wakamatsu

  • Neonatal nutrition, adult antioxidant defences and sexual attractiveness in the zebra finch

    JD Blount;NB Metcalfe;KE Arnold;PF Surai

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter F. Surai
Peter F. Surai Feed Food Ltd
Neil B. Metcalfe
Neil B. Metcalfe University of Glasgow
Anders Pape Møller
Anders Pape Møller University of Paris-Saclay
Martin Stevens
Martin Stevens University of Exeter
Pat Monaghan
Pat Monaghan University of Glasgow
Allen J. Moore
Allen J. Moore University of Georgia
Jan Lindström
Jan Lindström University of Glasgow
Stuart Bearhop
Stuart Bearhop University of Exeter
Nick J. Royle
Nick J. Royle University of Exeter
Colin Selman
Colin Selman University of Glasgow

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