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D-Index
40
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8692
World Ranking
6007
National Ranking
2049

Kevin E. Omland 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 E. Omland sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 111 publications — 26th percentile

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

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

Kevin E. Omland 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 E. Omland sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 40 D-Index — 29th percentile

29% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Kevin E. Omland is affiliated with the University of Maryland, Baltimore County in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields within the agricultural, biological, and environmental sciences with a focus on ecology, evolution, behavior, and systematics. Their contributions integrate genetics, developmental biology, and ecological modeling to inform the study of animal and plant interactions.

Omland's published work addresses a variety of topics largely centered on animal behavior and reproduction, vocal communication, and avian ecology. Their research also extends into wildlife ecology, conservation, species distribution in relation to climate change, and genetic diversity and population structure.

The scientist has been involved in research published in notable journals including the Journal of Field Ornithology, Ethology, Animal Behaviour, Journal of Avian Biology, and Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. These venues reflect their engagement with the fields of ornithology, animal behavior, and ecology.

  • The role of diversity in science: a case study of women advancing female birdsong research, 2020, Animal Behaviour
  • Complex mosaic of sexual dichromatism and monochromatism in Pacific robins results from both gains and losses of elaborate coloration, 2020, Journal of Avian Biology
  • Female song is structurally different from male song in Orchard Orioles, a temperate-breeding songbird with delayed plumage maturation, 2022, Journal of Field Ornithology
  • Female song in eastern bluebirds varies in acoustic structure according to social context, 2020, Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology
  • Large female song repertoires and within-pair song type sharing in a temperate breeding songbird, 2020, Ethology

Frequent collaborators include Janine M. Antalffy, Michael G. Rowley, Shelley Cant-Woodside, Evangeline M. Rose, and Michelle J. Moyer, with multiple joint publications advancing studies in avian vocalization and behavior.

Within book publications, Omland has contributed to works published by Cambridge University Press, such as the forthcoming book titled Understanding the Tree of Life, expected in 2025.

The integration of genetics and molecular biology with ecological and behavioral studies is evident in Omland's work, which often emphasizes the complexity of animal vocal communication and reproductive strategies in birds.

Publication venues frequently include:

  • Journal of Field Ornithology
  • Ethology
  • Animal Behaviour
  • Journal of Avian Biology
  • Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Main fields of study encompass:

  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences
  • Environmental Science
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Subfields of focus include:

  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Ecology
  • Developmental Biology
  • Ecological Modeling
  • Genetics

Key research topics include:

  • Animal Behavior and Reproduction
  • Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior
  • Plant and animal studies
  • Avian ecology and behavior
  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Genetic diversity and population structure

Best Publications

  • Species-Level Paraphyly and Polyphyly: Frequency, Causes, and Consequences, with Insights from Animal Mitochondrial DNA

    Daniel J. Funk;Kevin E. Omland

  • Reconstructing ancestral character states: a critical reappraisal

    Clifford W. Cunningham;Kevin E. Omland;Todd H. Oakley

  • Female song is widespread and ancestral in songbirds.

    Karan J. Odom;Michelle L. Hall;Katharina Riebel;Kevin E. Omland

  • EXAMINING TWO STANDARD ASSUMPTIONS OF ANCESTRAL RECONSTRUCTIONS: REPEATED LOSS OF DICHROMATISM IN DABBLING DUCKS (ANATINI)

    Kevin E. Omland;Kevin E. Omland

  • A molecular phylogeny of the New World orioles (Icterus): the importance of dense taxon sampling.

    Kevin E. Omland;Scott M. Lanyon;Sabine J. Fritz

  • Reconstructing plumage evolution in orioles (Icterus): repeated convergence and reversal in patterns.

    Kevin E. Omland;Scott M. Lanyon

  • NUCLEAR LOCI AND COALESCENT METHODS SUPPORT ANCIENT HYBRIDIZATION AS CAUSE OF MITOCHONDRIAL PARAPHYLY BETWEEN GADWALL AND FALCATED DUCK (ANAS SPP.)

    Jeffrey L. Peters;Yuri Zhuravlev;Igor Fefelov;Anne Logie

  • CORRELATED RATES OF MOLECULAR AND MORPHOLOGICAL EVOLUTION.

    Kevin E. Omland;Kevin E. Omland

  • Standing genetic variation as the predominant source for adaptation of a songbird

    Yu Ting Lai;Carol K.L. Yeung;Kevin E. Omland;Er Li Pang

  • Tree thinking for all biology: the problem with reading phylogenies as ladders of progress

    Kevin Omland;Kevin Omland;Lynette Gai Cook;Michael Crisp

  • The Assumptions and Challenges of Ancestral State Reconstructions

    Kevin E. Omland

  • Cryptic genetic variation and paraphyly in ravens

    Kevin E. Omland;Cheryl L. Tarr;William I. Boarman;John M. Marzluff

  • Female mallard mating preferences for multiple male ornaments. I. Natural variation

    K. E. Omland

  • Genomic evidence of speciation reversal in ravens

    Anna Marika Kearns;Anna Marika Kearns;Anna Marika Kearns;Marco Restani;Ildiko Szabo;Audun Schrøder-Nielsen

  • Genetic signatures of intermediate divergence: population history of Old and New World Holarctic ravens (Corvus corax)

    Kevin E. Omland;Jason M. Baker;Jeffrey L. Peters

  • Losses of female song with changes from tropical to temperate breeding in the New World blackbirds

    J. Jordan Price;Scott M. Lanyon;Kevin E. Omland

  • A MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY OF THE BLACKBIRDS (ICTERIDAE): FIVE LINEAGES REVEALED BY CYTOCHROME-B SEQUENCE DATA

    Scott M. Lanyon;Kevin E. Omland

  • NOVEL INTRON PHYLOGENY SUPPORTS PLUMAGE CONVERGENCE IN ORIOLES (ICTERUS)

    Eva Sanders Allen;Kevin E. Omland

  • Phylogeography: its development and impact in Australo-Papuan ornithology with special reference to paraphyly in Australian birds

    Leo Joseph;Kevin E. Omland

  • Late Pleistocene divergence between eastern and western populations of wood ducks (Aix sponsa) inferred by the 'isolation with migration' coalescent method.

    Jeffrey L. Peters;William Gretes;Kevin E. Omland

Frequent Co-Authors

Leo Joseph
Leo Joseph Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Thomas W. Cronin
Thomas W. Cronin University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Jeremy J. Austin
Jeremy J. Austin University of Adelaide
Scott M. Lanyon
Scott M. Lanyon University of Minnesota
Adolfo G. Navarro-Sigüenza
Adolfo G. Navarro-Sigüenza National Autonomous University of Mexico
Michelle L. Hall
Michelle L. Hall University of Melbourne
Katharina Riebel
Katharina Riebel Leiden University
Naomi E. Langmore
Naomi E. Langmore Australian National University
Kevin J. McGraw
Kevin J. McGraw Arizona State University
John M. Marzluff
John M. Marzluff University of Washington

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