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D-Index
29
Citations
2691
World Ranking
2622
National Ranking
25

Kari Koivula publication distribution in Animal Science and Veterinary in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Animal Science and Veterinary in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Kari Koivula sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 73 publications — 10th percentile

10% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Kari Koivula D-index placement in Animal Science and Veterinary in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Animal Science and Veterinary scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Kari Koivula sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 29 D-Index — 20th percentile

20% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 77 D-Index or more.

Overview

Kari Koivula is affiliated with the University of Oulu in Finland and specializes in Environmental Science with a strong emphasis on Ecology. Their research focuses primarily on avian ecology and behavior, wildlife ecology and conservation, and broader topics in animal ecology and behavior studies. Koivula's work also intersects with marine animal studies and marine and coastal plant biology, as well as physiological and biochemical adaptations relevant to these fields.

The scientist has contributed to subfields such as Ecology, Oceanography, Genetics, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, and Ecological Modeling. This diverse range of subdisciplines reflects the interdisciplinary nature of their investigations into wildlife and ecosystem dynamics.

Koivula's recent publication record includes the following papers:

  • Genetic differentiation in an endangered and strongly philopatric, migrant shorebird (2021, BMC Ecology and Evolution)
  • Survival probability in a small shorebird decreases with the time an individual carries a tracking device (2020, Journal of Avian Biology)
  • Winter feeding influences the cost of living in boreal passerines (2020, Ibis)
  • Prehatching temperatures drive inter-annual cohort differences in great tit metabolism (2022, Oecologia)
  • The abundance of small mammals is positively linked to survival from nest depredation but negatively linked to local recruitment of a ground nesting precocial bird (2022, Ecology and Evolution)

Koivula frequently collaborates with several coauthors. The most common coauthors are:

  • Veli-Matti Pakanen
  • Nelli Rönkä
  • Donald Blomqvist
  • Clemens Küpper
  • Juli Broggi

The scientist's work has been published repeatedly in several venues, with multiple publications appearing in:

  • Ecology and Evolution
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Journal of Avian Biology
  • Scientific Reports
  • BMC Ecology and Evolution

Koivula's research contributions center on topics including:

  • Avian ecology and behavior
  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
  • Marine animal studies overview
  • Marine and coastal plant biology
  • Physiological and biochemical adaptations
  • Rangeland and Wildlife Management

Best Publications

  • Unexpected diversity in socially synchronized rhythms of shorebirds

    Martin Bulla;Mihai Valcu;Adriaan M. Dokter;Alexei G. Dondua

  • Prior residency as a key determinant of social dominance in the willow tit (Parus montanus)

    Kari Koivula;Kimmo Lahti;Markku Orell;Seppo Rytkönen

  • TIME AND FOOD DEPENDENCE IN WILLOW TIT WINTER SURVIVAL

    Kimmo Lahti;Markku Orell;Seppo Rytkönen;Kari Koivula

  • Do subordinates expose themselves to predation? Field experiments on feeding site selection by Willow Tits

    Kari Koivula;Kimmo Lahti;Seppo Rytkonen;Markku Orell

  • Causes of divorce in the monogamous willow tit, Parus montanus, and consequences for reproductive success

    Markku Orell;Seppo Rytkönen;Kari Koivula

  • Patterns of per-brood and per-offspring provisioning efforts in the Willow Tit Parus montanus

    Seppo Rytkonen;Kari Koivula;Markku Orell

  • Social influences on food caching in willow tits: a field experiment

    Kimmo Lahti;Kari Koivula;Seppo Rytkönen;Tima Mustonen

  • The dawn chorus is linked with female fertility in the Willow Tit Parus montanus

    Petteri Welling;Kari Koivula;Kimmo Lahti

  • Habitat deterioration and efficiency of antipredator strategy in a meadow-breeding wader, Temminck's stint (Calidris temminckii)

    K. Koivula;A. Rönkä

  • Sources of variation in winter basal metabolic rate in the great tit

    J. Broggi;E. Hohtola;K. Koivula;M Orell

  • Cost of reproduction: parental survival and production of recruits in the Willow Tit Parus montanus.

    Markku Orell;Kari Koivula

  • Nest predation and trampling as management risks in grazed coastal meadows

    Veli-Matti Pakanen;Aappo Luukkonen;Kari Koivula

  • Song rate correlates with paternal care and survival in willow tits : Advertisement of male quality ?

    P. Petteri Welling;Seppo O. Rytkonen;Kari T. Koivula;Markku I. Orell

  • Winter survival and breeding success of dominant and subordinate Willow Tits Parus montanus

    Kari Koivula;Markku Orell;Seppo Rytkönen

  • Fatness, sex and dominance ; seasonal and daily body mass changes in Willow Tits

    Kari Koivula;Markku Orell;Seppo Rytkonen;Kimmo Lahti

  • Correlation between two components of parental investment: nest defence intensity and nestling provisioning effort of willow tits.

    Seppo Rytkönen;Markku Orell;Kari Koivula;Mika Soppela

  • Effects of geolocators on hatching success, return rates, breeding movements, and change in body mass in 16 species of Arctic-breeding shorebirds

    Emily Weiser;Richard B. Lanctot;Stephen C. Brown;José A. Alves;José A. Alves

  • A multi‐gene approach reveals a complex evolutionary history in the Cyanistes species group

    Juan Carlos Illera;Kari Koivula;Juli Broggi;Martin Päckert

  • Long‐term repeatability of winter basal metabolic rate and mass in a wild passerine

    Juli Broggi;Esa Hohtola;Kari Koivula;Markku Orell

  • Informed renesting decisions: the effect of nest predation risk.

    Veli-Matti Pakanen;Nelli Rönkä;Robert L. Thomson;Kari Koivula

  • To breed or not to breed: causes and implications of non-breeding habit in the willow tit Parus montanus.

    Markku Orell;Kari Koivula;Seppo Rytkönen;Kimmo Lihti

  • Dominance, Daily Activity and Winter Survival in Willow Tits: Detrimental Cost of Long Working Hours?

    Kimmo Lahti;Kari Koivula;Markku Orell

  • Predation risk effects on fitness related measures in a resident bird

    Robert L. Thomson;Jukka T. Forsman;Mikko Mönkkönen;Markku Hukkanen

  • Patterns of per-brood and per-offspring provisioning efforts in the

    Seppo Rytkonen;Kari Koivula;Markku Orell

Frequent Co-Authors

Markku Orell
Markku Orell University of Oulu
Seppo Rytkönen
Seppo Rytkönen University of Oulu
David B. Lank
David B. Lank Simon Fraser University
Erica Nol
Erica Nol Trent University
Phil F. Battley
Phil F. Battley Massey University
Brett K. Sandercock
Brett K. Sandercock Kansas State University
Joël Bêty
Joël Bêty Université du Québec à Rimouski
Donald Blomqvist
Donald Blomqvist University of Gothenburg
Richard B. Lanctot
Richard B. Lanctot United States Fish and Wildlife Service
Loïc Bollache
Loïc Bollache University of Burgundy

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