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Kenneth A. Nagy 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 Kenneth A. Nagy sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 154 publications — 55th percentile

55% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Kenneth A. Nagy 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 Kenneth A. Nagy sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 72 D-Index — 86th percentile

86% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Kenneth A. Nagy is affiliated with the University of California, Los Angeles, in the United States. Their research predominantly falls within the field of Environmental Science. Subfields of study include Ecology and Global and Planetary Change.

Their main research topics cover:

  • Physiological and biochemical adaptations
  • Amphibian and Reptile Biology
  • Crustacean biology and ecology

Kenneth A. Nagy has published work in the South American Journal of Herpetology. A recent paper from 2021 titled "Dining Intertidally: Diet, Energetics, and Osmotic Relations of Two Shoreline-Foraging Tropidurid Lizard Species" appeared in this journal.

Frequent co-authors include:

  • Carlos Guerra-Correa
  • Vaughan H. Shoemaker

The research contributions encompass studies related to diet, energetics, and physiological adaptations in reptiles, focusing on how these animals interact with shoreline environments. This aligns with their interest in physiological and biochemical adaptations as well as amphibian and reptile biology.

Kenneth A. Nagy has not published any books but has contributed scholarly articles primarily in scientific journals, addressing ecological and environmental concerns through biological research on reptiles and other aquatic organisms.

Best Publications

  • FIELD METABOLIC RATE AND FOOD REQUIREMENT SCALING IN MAMMALS AND BIRDS

    Kenneth A. Nagy

  • Energetics of free-ranging mammals, reptiles, and birds.

    K A Nagy;I A Girard;T K Brown

  • CO2 production in animals: analysis of potential errors in the doubly labeled water method

    Kenneth A. Nagy

  • Water flux in animals: analysis of potential errors in the tritiated water method

    K. A. Nagy;D. P. Costa

  • Field metabolic rate and body size

    Kenneth A. Nagy

  • Energetics of Pregnancy and Lactation in Freeranging Little Brown Bats (Myotis lucifugus)

    Allen Kurta;Gary P. Bell;Kenneth A. Nagy;Thomas H. Kunz

  • Sustained metabolic scope

    Charles C. Peterson;Kenneth A. Nagy;Jared Diamond

  • Physiological ecology of desert tortoises in southern Nevada

    K.A. Nagy;P.A. Medica

  • Energy Metabolism: Errors in Gas-Exchange Conversion Factors

    James A. Gessaman;Kenneth A. Nagy

  • Bioenergetic correlates of foraging mode for the snakes Crotalus cerastes and Masticophis flagellum

    Stephen M. Secor;Kenneth A. Nagy

  • Annual cycle of energy and time expenditure in a golden-mantled ground squirrel population.

    G. J. Kenagy;S. M. Sharbaugh;K. A. Nagy

  • Scaling of water flux rate in animals

    Kenneth A. Nagy;Charles C. Peterson

  • Locomotor capacity and foraging behaviour of kalahari lacertid lizards

    Raymond B. Huey;Albert F. Bennett;Henry John-Alder;Kenneth A. Nagy

  • TRANSMITTER LOADS AFFECT THE FLIGHT SPEED AND METABOLISM OF HOMING PIGEONS

    James A. Gessaman;Kenneth A. Nagy

  • Reference intervals and physiologic alterations in hematologic and biochemical values of free-ranging desert tortoises in the mojave desert

    Mary M. Christopher;Kristin H. Berry;I. R. Wallis;I. R. Wallis;K. A. Nagy

  • Energetics and Water Flux of Free-Ranging Big Brown Bats (Eptesicus fuscus) during Pregnancy and Lactation

    Allen Kurta;Thomas H. Kunz;Kenneth A. Nagy

  • Field Energetics and Foraging Mode of Kalahari Lacertid Lizards

    Kenneth A. Nagy;Raymond B. Huey;Albert F. Bennett

  • Determination of oxygen-18 in water contained in biological samples by charged particle activation.

    R. A. Wood;K. A. Nagy;N. S. MacDonald;S. T. Wakakuwa

  • ENERGY METABOLISM AND FOOD CONSUMPTION BY WILD HOWLER MONKEYS (ALOUATTA PALLIATA)

    Kenneth A. Nagy;Katharine Milton

  • An Evaluation of Time-Budget Estimates of Daily Energy Expenditure in Birds

    Wesley W. Weathers;William A. Buttemer;Anita M. Hayworth;Kenneth A. Nagy

  • Energy Utilization by Free-Ranging Jackass Penguins, Spheniscus Demersus

    Kenneth A. Nagy;W. Roy Siegfried;Rory P. Wilson

  • Flight Energetics of Free-Living Sooty Terns

    Elizabeth N. Flint;Kenneth A. Nagy

  • Food requirements of wild animals: predictive equations for free-living mammals, reptiles, and birds

    Kenneth Nagy

Frequent Co-Authors

Xavier Bonnet
Xavier Bonnet Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
A. Allan Degen
A. Allan Degen Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Michael Kam
Michael Kam Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Albert F. Bennett
Albert F. Bennett University of California, Irvine
Thomas H. Kunz
Thomas H. Kunz Boston University
Joseph B. Williams
Joseph B. Williams The Ohio State University
Wesley W. Weathers
Wesley W. Weathers University of California, Davis
Raymond B. Huey
Raymond B. Huey University of Washington
Geir W. Gabrielsen
Geir W. Gabrielsen Norwegian Polar Institute
Daniel P. Costa
Daniel P. Costa University of California, Santa Cruz

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