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D-Index
39
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5130
World Ranking
6442
National Ranking
78

Kevin C. Burns 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 Kevin C. Burns sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 161 publications — 58th percentile

58% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Kevin C. Burns 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 Kevin C. Burns sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 39 D-Index — 26th percentile

26% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Kevin C. Burns is affiliated with Victoria University of Wellington in New Zealand and has contributed extensively to research in the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Environmental Science. Their work spans multiple subfields including Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Nature and Landscape Conservation; Ecology; Plant Science; and Genetics.

The main topics of Kevin C. Burns' research include:

  • Plant and animal studies
  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Plant Parasitism and Resistance
  • Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
  • Plant Diversity and Evolution
  • Fern and Epiphyte Biology
  • Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies

Several recent publications by Kevin C. Burns illustrate the focus and range of their research:

  • "Scientists' warning - The outstanding biodiversity of islands is in peril" (2021, Global Ecology and Conservation)
  • "The paradox of island evolution" (2022, Journal of Biogeography)
  • "A simple null model predicts the island rule" (2021, Ecology Letters)
  • "Similar yet distinct distributional patterns characterize native and exotic plant species richness across northern New Zealand islands" (2021, Journal of Biogeography)
  • "Functional traits explain non-native plant species richness and occupancy on northern New Zealand islands" (2022, Biological Invasions)

Kevin C. Burns has frequently published in scientific journals including:

  • Journal of Biogeography
  • New Zealand Journal of Botany
  • Ecology Letters
  • Plant Signaling & Behavior
  • Annals of Botany

Collaboration has been a significant aspect of their research activities. Frequent co-authors include Riccardo Ciarle, Fabio Mologni, Ian Hutton, Ganges Lim, and Katrijn De Bock, each contributing to multiple projects alongside Burns.

Best Publications

  • Scientists' warning - The outstanding biodiversity of islands is in peril.

    José María Fernández-Palacios;Holger Kreft;Severin D.H. Irl;Sietze Norder

  • Wild psychometrics: evidence for ‘general’ cognitive performance in wild New Zealand robins, Petroica longipes

    Rachael C Shaw;Neeltje J Boogert;Neeltje J Boogert;Nicola Susan Clayton;Kevin C Burns

  • Adaptive numerical competency in a food-hoarding songbird

    Simon Hunt;Jason Low;K.C Burns

  • A unified analysis of niche overlap incorporating data of different types

    Shane W. Geange;Shirley Pledger;Kevin C. Burns;Jeffrey S. Shima

  • Global patterns in fruiting seasons

    Steven Ting;Stephen Hartley;K. C. Burns

  • Large quantity discrimination by North Island robins (Petroica longipes)

    Alexis Garland;Jason Low;Kevin C. Burns

  • Foliage color contrasts and adaptive fruit color variation in a bird-dispersed plant community

    K. C. Burns;J. L. Dalen

  • Network properties of an epiphyte metacommunity

    K. C. Burns

  • A hierarchical framework for investigating epiphyte assemblages: networks, meta-communities, and scale

    K. C. Burns;G. Zotz;G. Zotz

  • What causes size coupling in fruit–frugivore interaction webs?

    K. C. Burns

  • Ontogenetic colour changes in an insular tree species: signalling to extinct browsing birds?

    Nik Fadzly;Cameron Jack;H. Martin Schaefer;K. C. Burns

  • Evolution in Isolation

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  • Patterns in the diversity and distribution of epiphytes and vines in a New Zealand forest

    K. C. Burns;John Dawson

  • Seed dispersal by weta.

    Catherine Duthie;George Gibbs;K. C. Burns

  • Plants obey (and disobey) the island rule.

    M. Biddick;A. Hendriks;K. C. Burns

  • Scale and macroecological patterns in seed dispersal mutualisms

    K. C. Burns

  • The small‐island effect: fact or artefact?

    Kevin C. Burns;R. Paul McHardy;Shirley Pledger

  • Patterns in specific leaf area and the structure of a temperate heath community

    K. C. Burns

  • Network properties of arboreal plants: Are epiphytes, mistletoes and lianas structured similarly?

    Ray Blick;K.C. Burns

  • Evolutionary size changes in plants of the south-west Pacific

    Kevin C. Burns;Nadine Herold;Ben Wallace

  • Is crypsis a common defensive strategy in plants? Speculation on signal deception in the New Zealand flora.

    Kevin C. Burns

  • The repeated evolution of large seeds on islands.

    Patrick H. Kavanagh;Kevin C. Burns

  • Geographic patterns in fruit colour diversity: do leaves constrain the colour of fleshy fruits?

    Kevin C. Burns;Eliana Cazetta;Mauro Galetti;Alfredo Valido;Alfredo Valido

  • At a loss for birds: insularity increases asymmetry in seed-dispersal networks.

    Matthias Schleuning;Katrin Böhning-Gaese;D. Matthias Dehling;Kevin C. Burns

Frequent Co-Authors

Nicola S. Clayton
Nicola S. Clayton University of Cambridge
Gerhard Zotz
Gerhard Zotz Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg
H. Martin Schaefer
H. Martin Schaefer University of Freiburg
Angela T. Moles
Angela T. Moles University of New South Wales
Peter J. Bellingham
Peter J. Bellingham Landcare Research
Katrin Böhning-Gaese
Katrin Böhning-Gaese Goethe University Frankfurt
Philip J. Lester
Philip J. Lester Victoria University of Wellington
Yi Zheng
Yi Zheng Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Barry A. Logan
Barry A. Logan Bowdoin College
Kevin S. Gould
Kevin S. Gould Victoria University of Wellington

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