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 Karen H. Beard sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 203 publications — 75th percentile
75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 531 publications or more.
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 Karen H. Beard sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 41 D-Index — 32nd percentile
32% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 121 D-Index or more.
Karen H. Beard is a researcher primarily affiliated with Utah State University in the United States. Their work focuses extensively on environmental science, with a particular emphasis on ecology and related subfields.
Their main fields of study include Environmental Science, with significant contributions across various subfields such as Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, Atmospheric Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, and Nature and Landscape Conservation.
Beard's research covers a range of key topics, including:
The scientist has coauthored numerous papers with frequent collaborators including Andrew Kulmatiski, Martin C. Holdrege, Matteo Petit Bon, Katharine C. Kelsey, and A. Joshua Leffler. These partnerships reflect a consistent engagement in collaborative ecological research.
Beard has published in several scientific venues, with repeated publications in:
Some of their recent published papers are:
D. Richard Cutler;Thomas C. Edwards;Thomas C. Edwards;Karen H. Beard;Adele Cutler
Andrew Kulmatiski;Karen H. Beard;John R. Stevens;Stephanie M. Cobbold
Lynne Gilbert-Norton;Ryan Wilson;John R. Stevens;Karen H. Beard
Peter B. Adler;Danielle Smull;Karen H. Beard;Ryan T. Choi
João Filipe Riva Tonini;Karen H. Beard;Rodrigo Barbosa Ferreira;Rodrigo Barbosa Ferreira;Walter Jetz
Andrew Kulmatiski;Karen H. Beard
Joseph M. Kiesecker;David K. Skelly;Karen H. Beard;Evan Preisser
Sally E. Koerner;Melinda D. Smith;Deron E. Burkepile;Niall P. Hanan
Andrew Kulmatiski;Karen H. Beard;John M. Stark
Karen H. Beard;Kristiina A. Vogt;Andrew Kulmatiski
Andrew Kulmatiski;Andrew Kulmatiski;Karen H. Beard
Andrew Kulmatiski;Karen H. Beard;Richard J. T. Verweij;Edmund C. February
Trisha B. Atwood;Shaley A. Valentine;Shaley A. Valentine;Edd Hammill;Douglas J. McCauley
Karen H. Beard;Kristiina A. Vogt;Daniel J. Vogt;Frederick N. Scatena
Andrew Kulmatiski;Karen H. Beard
Andrew Kulmatiski;Karen H. Beard;Justin Heavilin
Karen H. Beard;Eric M. O’Neill
Karen H. Beard;Anne K. Eschtruth;Kristiina A. Vogt;Daniel J. Vogt
Andrew Kulmatiski;Karen H. Beard
Karen H. Beard;William C. Pitt
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