World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!

D-Index & Metrics

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
45
Citations
19111
World Ranking
4727
National Ranking
1640

Kevin McGarigal 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 McGarigal sits on this spectrum.

37–41 publications: 2 scientists 42–46 publications: 9 scientists 47–51 publications: 10 scientists 52–56 publications: 31 scientists 57–61 publications: 56 scientists 62–66 publications: 91 scientists 67–71 publications: 92 scientists 72–76 publications: 127 scientists 77–81 publications: 173 scientists 82–86 publications: 236 scientists 87–91 publications: 227 scientists 92–96 publications: 240 scientists 97–101 publications: 333 scientists 102–106 publications: 280 scientists 107–111 publications: 300 scientists 112–116 publications: 285 scientists 117–121 publications: 305 scientists 122–126 publications: 287 scientists 127–131 publications: 278 scientists 132–136 publications: 289 scientists 137–141 publications: 273 scientists 142–146 publications: 262 scientists 147–151 publications: 246 scientists 152–156 publications: 235 scientists 157–161 publications: 205 scientists 162–166 publications: 199 scientists 167–171 publications: 174 scientists 172–176 publications: 164 scientists 177–181 publications: 173 scientists 182–186 publications: 189 scientists 187–191 publications: 170 scientists 192–196 publications: 139 scientists 197–201 publications: 128 scientists 202–206 publications: 117 scientists 207–211 publications: 115 scientists 212–216 publications: 107 scientists 217–221 publications: 124 scientists 222–226 publications: 81 scientists 227–231 publications: 82 scientists 232–236 publications: 85 scientists 237–241 publications: 75 scientists 242–246 publications: 66 scientists 247–251 publications: 81 scientists 252–256 publications: 69 scientists 257–261 publications: 70 scientists 262–266 publications: 55 scientists 267–271 publications: 64 scientists 272–276 publications: 49 scientists 277–281 publications: 48 scientists 282–286 publications: 44 scientists 287–291 publications: 45 scientists 292–296 publications: 36 scientists 297–301 publications: 39 scientists 302–306 publications: 38 scientists 307–311 publications: 30 scientists 312–316 publications: 34 scientists 317–321 publications: 25 scientists 322–326 publications: 22 scientists 327–331 publications: 28 scientists 332–336 publications: 30 scientists 337–341 publications: 22 scientists 342–346 publications: 30 scientists 347–351 publications: 26 scientists 352–356 publications: 22 scientists 357–361 publications: 29 scientists 362–366 publications: 21 scientists 367–371 publications: 12 scientists 372–376 publications: 18 scientists 377–381 publications: 17 scientists 382–386 publications: 13 scientists 387–391 publications: 21 scientists 392–396 publications: 13 scientists 397–401 publications: 10 scientists 402–406 publications: 15 scientists 407–411 publications: 8 scientists 412–416 publications: 9 scientists 417–421 publications: 8 scientists 422–426 publications: 4 scientists 427–431 publications: 10 scientists 432–436 publications: 10 scientists 437–441 publications: 5 scientists 442–446 publications: 4 scientists 447–451 publications: 10 scientists 452–456 publications: 2 scientists 457–461 publications: 4 scientists 462–466 publications: 7 scientists 467–471 publications: 7 scientists 472–476 publications: 6 scientists 477–481 publications: 6 scientists 482–486 publications: 3 scientists 487–491 publications: 3 scientists 492–496 publications: 4 scientists 497–501 publications: 4 scientists 502–506 publications: 8 scientists 507–511 publications: 5 scientists 512–516 publications: 4 scientists 517–521 publications: 5 scientists 522–526 publications: 4 scientists 527–530 publications: 5 scientists 531+ publications: 100 scientists
37 publications 531+

This scientist: 157 publications — 56th percentile

56% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Kevin McGarigal 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 McGarigal sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index: 95 scientists 31 D-Index: 123 scientists 32 D-Index: 191 scientists 33 D-Index: 245 scientists 34 D-Index: 252 scientists 35 D-Index: 244 scientists 36 D-Index: 249 scientists 37 D-Index: 244 scientists 38 D-Index: 254 scientists 39 D-Index: 254 scientists 40 D-Index: 280 scientists 41 D-Index: 274 scientists 42 D-Index: 266 scientists 43 D-Index: 233 scientists 44 D-Index: 248 scientists 45 D-Index: 208 scientists 46 D-Index: 201 scientists 47 D-Index: 213 scientists 48 D-Index: 207 scientists 49 D-Index: 172 scientists 50 D-Index: 209 scientists 51 D-Index: 199 scientists 52 D-Index: 153 scientists 53 D-Index: 169 scientists 54 D-Index: 163 scientists 55 D-Index: 148 scientists 56 D-Index: 120 scientists 57 D-Index: 146 scientists 58 D-Index: 137 scientists 59 D-Index: 140 scientists 60 D-Index: 104 scientists 61 D-Index: 119 scientists 62 D-Index: 118 scientists 63 D-Index: 99 scientists 64 D-Index: 77 scientists 65 D-Index: 100 scientists 66 D-Index: 86 scientists 67 D-Index: 83 scientists 68 D-Index: 75 scientists 69 D-Index: 94 scientists 70 D-Index: 57 scientists 71 D-Index: 68 scientists 72 D-Index: 59 scientists 73 D-Index: 63 scientists 74 D-Index: 66 scientists 75 D-Index: 60 scientists 76 D-Index: 42 scientists 77 D-Index: 49 scientists 78 D-Index: 39 scientists 79 D-Index: 37 scientists 80 D-Index: 43 scientists 81 D-Index: 41 scientists 82 D-Index: 45 scientists 83 D-Index: 34 scientists 84 D-Index: 40 scientists 85 D-Index: 35 scientists 86 D-Index: 55 scientists 87 D-Index: 24 scientists 88 D-Index: 24 scientists 89 D-Index: 30 scientists 90 D-Index: 23 scientists 91 D-Index: 25 scientists 92 D-Index: 27 scientists 93 D-Index: 27 scientists 94 D-Index: 13 scientists 95 D-Index: 23 scientists 96 D-Index: 12 scientists 97 D-Index: 14 scientists 98 D-Index: 19 scientists 99 D-Index: 16 scientists 100 D-Index: 14 scientists 101 D-Index: 5 scientists 102 D-Index: 21 scientists 103 D-Index: 16 scientists 104 D-Index: 10 scientists 105 D-Index: 7 scientists 106 D-Index: 7 scientists 107 D-Index: 7 scientists 108 D-Index: 6 scientists 109 D-Index: 9 scientists 110 D-Index: 11 scientists 111 D-Index: 12 scientists 112 D-Index: 9 scientists 113 D-Index: 7 scientists 114 D-Index: 3 scientists 115 D-Index: 8 scientists 116 D-Index: 5 scientists 117 D-Index: 11 scientists 118 D-Index: 4 scientists 119 D-Index: 2 scientists 120 D-Index: 5 scientists 121+ D-Index: 100 scientists
30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 45 D-Index — 44th percentile

44% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Kevin McGarigal is affiliated with the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the United States. Their research primarily spans environmental science and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with notable contributions in genetics, ecology, global and planetary change, ecological modeling, and related subfields.

The scientist's published work addresses a range of topics, prominently including wildlife ecology and conservation, genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock, genetic diversity and population structure, forest management and policy, amphibian and reptile biology, animal behavior and reproduction, and species distribution in the context of climate change.

Kevin McGarigal has published research in several journals, with recent papers appearing in these venues:

  • "Evaluation of the R package 'resistancega': A promising approach towards the accurate optimization of landscape resistance surfaces" (2020), Molecular Ecology Resources
  • "Multiscale assessment of functional connectivity: Landscape genetics of eastern indigo snakes in an anthropogenically fragmented landscape in central Florida" (2021), Molecular Ecology
  • "Movement barriers, habitat heterogeneity or both? Testing hypothesized effects of landscape features on home range sizes in eastern indigo snakes" (2020), Journal of Zoology
  • "Contrasting Species Distribution Model Predictability Under Novel Temperature Conditions" (2025), Diversity and Distributions

Their frequent collaborators include William E. Peterman, Javan M. Bauder, Christopher L. Jenkins, Kristopher J. Winiarski, and Stephen F. Spear. Several of these coauthors have contributed repeatedly to McGarigal's research, highlighting ongoing collaborative efforts.

The research topics developed by Kevin McGarigal reflect an interdisciplinary approach bridging field ecology and molecular biology, emphasizing landscape genetics and species distribution under changing environmental conditions. The scientist's work on genetic diversity and animal movement contributes to understanding habitat fragmentation and conservation challenges in wildlife populations.

Best Publications

  • FRAGSTATS: spatial pattern analysis program for quantifying landscape structure.

    Unknown

  • Multivariate statistics for wildlife and ecology research

    Kevin. McGarigal;Sam. Cushman;Susan G. Stafford

  • Estimating landscape resistance to movement: a review

    Katherine A. Zeller;Katherine A. Zeller;Kevin McGarigal;Andrew R. Whiteley

  • Relationships Between Landscape Structure and Breeding Birds in the Oregon Coast Range

    Kevin McGarigal;William C. McComb

  • COMPARATIVE EVALUATION OF EXPERIMENTAL APPROACHES TO THE STUDY OF HABITAT FRAGMENTATION EFFECTS

    Kevin McGarigal;Samuel A. Cushman

  • Parsimony in landscape metrics: Strength, universality, and consistency

    Samuel A. Cushman;Kevin McGarigal;Maile C. Neel

  • Multi-scale habitat selection modeling: a review and outlook

    Kevin McGarigal;Ho Yi Wan;Kathy A. Zeller;Brad C. Timm

  • Surface metrics: an alternative to patch metrics for the quantification of landscape structure

    Kevin McGarigal;Sermin Tagil;Samuel A. Cushman

  • Behavior of class-level landscape metrics across gradients of class aggregation and area

    Maile C. Neel;Kevin McGarigal;Samuel A. Cushman

  • Hierarchical, Multi-scale decomposition of species-environment relationships

    Samuel A. Cushman;Kevin McGarigal

  • A resistant-kernel model of connectivity for amphibians that breed in vernal pools.

    Bradley W. Compton;Kevin McGARIGAL;Samuel A. Cushman;Lloyd R. Gamble

  • Issues and Perspectives in Landscape Ecology: The gradient concept of landscape structure

    Kevin McGarigal;Samuel A. Cushman

  • Fidelity and dispersal in the pond-breeding amphibian, Ambystoma opacum: Implications for spatio-temporal population dynamics and conservation

    Lloyd R. Gamble;Kevin McGarigal;Bradley W. Compton

  • Landscape Pattern Metrics

    Kevin McGarigal

  • The influence of research scale on bald eagle habitat selection along the lower Hudson River, New York (USA)

    Unknown

  • Patterns in the species–environment relationship depend on both scale and choice of response variables

    Samuel A. Cushman;Kevin McGarigal

  • Cumulative effects of roads and logging on landscape structure in the San Juan Mountains, Colorado (USA)

    Kevin McGarigal;William H. Romme;Michele Crist;Ed Roworth

  • The Gradient Paradigm: A Conceptual and Analytical Framework for Landscape Ecology

    Samuel A. Cushman;Kevin Gutzweiler;Jeffrey S. Evans;Kevin McGarigal

  • HIERARCHICAL ANALYSIS OF FOREST BIRD SPECIES–ENVIRONMENT RELATIONSHIPS IN THE OREGON COAST RANGE

    Samuel A. Cushman;Kevin McGarigal

  • Multi‐scale features for identifying individuals in large biological databases: an application of pattern recognition technology to the marbled salamander Ambystoma opacum

    Lloyd Gamble;Sai Ravela;Kevin McGarigal

  • Effects of landscape patterns of fire severity on regenerating ponderosa pine forests (Pinus ponderosa) in New Mexico and Arizona, USA

    Sandra L. Haire;Kevin McGarigal

  • Streamside versus upslope breeding bird communities in the central Oregon coast range

    Kevin McGarigal;William C. McComb

Frequent Co-Authors

Samuel A. Cushman
Samuel A. Cushman University of Oxford
Jeffrey S. Evans
Jeffrey S. Evans The Nature Conservancy
Matthew G. Betts
Matthew G. Betts Oregon State University
Walter M. Boyce
Walter M. Boyce University of California, Davis
Paul Beier
Paul Beier Northern Arizona University
Francis Juanes
Francis Juanes University of Victoria
Benjamin Zuckerberg
Benjamin Zuckerberg University of Wisconsin–Madison
Carol Miller
Carol Miller US Forest Service
Zhiqiang Yang
Zhiqiang Yang United States Department of Agriculture
Hugh D. Safford
Hugh D. Safford University of California, Davis

If you think any of the details on this page are incorrect, let us know.

Report an issue

We appreciate your kind effort to assist us to improve this page, it would be helpful providing us with as much detail as possible in the text box below:

Related Online Degrees & Career Pathways

Exploring Ecology and Evolution can open up a broad range of interdisciplinary career options, many of which intersect with psychology, counseling, and forensics. Online programs offer flexibility for students aiming to tailor their studies to specialized fields. For example, those interested in environmental impacts on behavior may want to look into what can i do with a masters in forensic psychology to understand how ecological factors influence criminal behavior and investigations.

If your interests extend to the development and wellbeing of younger populations within diverse environments, consider accredited child psychology degrees online for insight into how ecological systems affect youth. Additionally, an advanced degree in counseling can complement ecology and evolution studies, especially for those supporting communities facing environmental challenges—explore the cheapest masters in counseling online for affordable options.

For those seeking roles in mental health or research, an clinical psychology master's programs online can provide vital skills applicable to ecological outreach, education, and advocacy. Combining these online pathways with studies in Ecology and Evolution broadens your expertise and professional opportunities.

Best Scientists Citing Kevin McGarigal

Trending Scientists

Recently Published Articles