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2268
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Karl L. Evans 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 Karl L. Evans sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 126 publications — 37th percentile

37% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Karl L. Evans 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 Karl L. Evans sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 60 D-Index — 73rd percentile

73% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Karl L. Evans is affiliated with the University of Sheffield in the United Kingdom. Their primary research falls within the field of Environmental Science, with a focus on various subfields including Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Global and Planetary Change, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, and Ecological Modeling.

They have contributed extensively to topics such as Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies, Urban Green Space and Health, Land Use and Ecosystem Services, Species Distribution and Climate Change, Avian Ecology and Behavior, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, and Plant and Animal Studies.

Evans has published several papers that address different aspects of environmental science and conservation. Notable recent publications include:

  • "Conservation in the maelstrom of Covid-19 - a call to action to solve the challenges, exploit opportunities and prepare for the next pandemic" (2020) in Animal Conservation
  • "Revealing uncertainty in the status of biodiversity change" (2024) in Nature
  • "Meeting sustainable development goals via robotics and autonomous systems" (2022) in Nature Communications
  • "Food availability limits avian reproduction in the city: An experimental study on great tits Parus major" (2020) in Journal of Animal Ecology
  • "Integrating solutions to adapt cities for climate change" (2021) in The Lancet Planetary Health

The most frequent publication venues for their work include Animal Conservation, Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, Ecological Applications, People and Nature, and Landscape and Urban Planning.

Throughout their career, Evans has collaborated regularly with several co-authors, among them Phakhawat Thaweepworadej, Laurence Jones, Alessandro Ossola, Gábor Seress, and Andrew P. Beckerman. These collaborations often intersect with the key research topics and fields of study that Evans is involved in.

Best Publications

  • Biodiversity in the city: key challenges for urban green space management

    Myla F.J. Aronson;Christopher A. Lepczyk;Karl L. Evans;Mark A. Goddard

  • Avian extinction and mammalian introductions on oceanic islands.

    Tim M. Blackburn;Phillip Cassey;Richard P. Duncan;Karl L. Evans

  • A global assessment of the social and conservation outcomes of protected areas

    J. A. Oldekop;J. A. Oldekop;G. Holmes;W. E. Harris;K. L. Evans

  • Biodiversity in the City: Fundamental Questions for Understanding the Ecology of Urban Green Spaces for Biodiversity Conservation

    Christopher A. Lepczyk;Myla F. J. Aronson;Karl L. Evans;Mark A. Goddard

  • Species-energy relationships at the macroecological scale: a review of the mechanisms.

    Karl L. Evans;Philip H. Warren;Kevin J. Gaston

  • Habitat influences on urban avian assemblages

    Karl L. Evans;Stuart E. Newson;Kevin J. Gaston

  • The effects of habitat structure on predation risk of birds in agricultural landscapes

    Mark J. Whittingham;Karl L. Evans

  • What makes an urban bird

    Karl L. Evans;Dan E. Chamberlain;Ben J. Hatchwell;Richard D. Gregory

  • Low functional diversity and no redundancy in British avian assemblages

    Owen L. Petchey;Karl L. Evans;Isla S. Fishburn;Kevin J. Gaston

  • Ecogeographical rules: elements of a synthesis

    Kevin J Gaston;Steven Loudon Chown;Karl L Evans

  • The potential for interactions between predation and habitat change to cause population declines of farmland birds

    K. L. Evans

  • Biodiverse perennial meadows have aesthetic value and increase residents’ perceptions of site quality in urban green-space

    Georgina E. Southon;Anna Jorgensen;Nigel Dunnett;Helen Hoyle

  • Avian assemblage structure and domestic cat densities in urban environments

    Victoria Sims;Karl L. Evans;Stuart E. Newson;Jamie A. Tratalos

  • Perceived species-richness in urban green spaces: Cues, accuracy and well-being impacts

    Georgina E Southon;Anna Jorgensen;Nigel Dunnett;Helen Hoyle

  • Bird densities are associated with household densities

    Jamie Tratalos;Richard A. Fuller;Karl L. Evans;Richard G. Davies

  • Brain size and resource specialization predict long-term population trends in British birds

    Susanne Shultz;Richard B. Bradbury;Karl L. Evans;Richard D. Gregory

  • Fearing the feline: domestic cats reduce avian fecundity through trait-mediated indirect effects that increase nest predation by other species

    Colin Bonnington;Kevin J. Gaston;Karl L. Evans

  • A conceptual framework for the colonisation of urban areas: the blackbird Turdus merula as a case study.

    Karl L. Evans;Ben J. Hatchwell;Mark Parnell;Kevin J. Gaston

  • Dissecting the species-energy relationship

    Karl L Evans;Jeremy J.D Greenwood;Kevin J Gaston

  • ‘Green’ on the ground but not in the air: Pro-environmental attitudes are related to household behaviours but not discretionary air travel

    Ian Alcock;Mathew P. White;Tim Taylor;Deborah F. Coldwell

  • Independent colonization of multiple urban centres by a formerly forest specialist bird species.

    Karl L. Evans;Kevin J. Gaston;Alain C. Frantz;Michelle Simeoni

Frequent Co-Authors

Kevin J. Gaston
Kevin J. Gaston University of Exeter
Ben J. Hatchwell
Ben J. Hatchwell University of Sheffield
Philip H. Warren
Philip H. Warren University of Sheffield
Tim M. Blackburn
Tim M. Blackburn University College London
Richard B. Bradbury
Richard B. Bradbury University of Cambridge
Richard P. Duncan
Richard P. Duncan University of Canberra
Stuart E. Newson
Stuart E. Newson British Trust for Ornithology
Phillip Cassey
Phillip Cassey University of Adelaide
James W. Pearce-Higgins
James W. Pearce-Higgins British Trust for Ornithology
Robert A. Robinson
Robert A. Robinson British Trust for Ornithology

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