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Kirk O. Winemiller

Kirk O. Winemiller

D-Index & Metrics

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
93
Citations
34734
World Ranking
394
National Ranking
145

Kirk O. Winemiller 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 Kirk O. Winemiller sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 323 publications — 93rd percentile

93% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Kirk O. Winemiller 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 Kirk O. Winemiller sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 93 D-Index — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2018 - Fellow of the Ecological Society of America (ESA)
  • 2007 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1992 - George Mercer Award, The Ecological Society of America

Overview

Kirk O. Winemiller is affiliated with Texas A&M University in the United States. Their research spans Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a focus on several subfields including Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology, Aquatic Science, Genetics, and Global and Planetary Change.

The main topics covered in their research include:

  • Fish Ecology and Management Studies
  • Fish biology, ecology, and behavior
  • Fish Biology and Ecology Studies
  • Isotope Analysis in Ecology
  • Genetic diversity and population structure
  • Marine and fisheries research
  • Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior

Their frequent co-authors are:

  • Carmen G. Montaña
  • Friedrich W. Keppeler
  • Leslie C. Kelso Winemiller
  • Thethela Bokhutlo
  • Marcelo Ândrade

Winemiller has published in several venues, with notable frequent publication sites including:

  • Research Square (Research Square)
  • Freshwater Biology
  • Biological Journal of the Linnean Society
  • Environmental Biology of Fishes
  • Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia

Recent papers by Winemiller include:

  • "Scientists' warning to humanity on the freshwater biodiversity crisis," 2020, AMBIO
  • "The relationship between trophic level and body size in fishes depends on functional traits," 2020, Ecological Monographs
  • "Early impacts of the largest Amazonian hydropower project on fish communities," 2022, The Science of The Total Environment
  • "Impact of seasonal hydrological variation on tropical fish assemblages: abrupt shift following an extreme flood event," 2020, Ecosphere
  • "Integrating Agriculture and Ecosystems to Find Suitable Adaptations to Climate Change," 2020, Climate

Throughout their career, Kirk O. Winemiller has received recognition including:

  • Fellow of the Ecological Society of America (ESA), 2018
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2007
  • George Mercer Award, The Ecological Society of America, 1992

Best Publications

  • Patterns of Life-History Diversification in North American Fishes: implications for Population Regulation

    Kirk O. Winemiller;Kenneth A. Rose

  • Balancing hydropower and biodiversity in the Amazon, Congo, and Mekong

    K. O Winemiller;P. B McIntyre;L Castello;E Fluet-Chouinard

  • Food webs: integration of patterns and dynamics

    Gary A. Polis;K. O. Winemiller

  • Overfishing of Inland Waters

    J. David Allan;Robin Abell;Zeb Hogan;Carmen Revenga

  • Patterns of variation in life history among South American fishes in seasonal environments

    Kirk O. Winemiller

  • Scientists' warning to humanity on the freshwater biodiversity crisis.

    James S. Albert;Georgia Destouni;Scott M. Duke-Sylvester;Anne E. Magurran

  • Compensatory density dependence in fish populations: importance, controversy, understanding and prognosis

    Kenneth A Rose;James H Cowan;Kirk O Winemiller;Ransom A Myers

  • Spatial and Temporal Variation in Tropical Fish Trophic Networks

    Kirk O. Winemiller

  • Life history strategies, population regulation, and implications for fisheries management

    Kirk O Winemiller

  • Effects of seasonality and fish movement on tropical river food webs

    K. O. Winemiller;D. B. Jepsen

  • Ecomorphological Diversification in Lowland Freshwater Fish Assemblages from Five Biotic Regions

    Kirk O. Winemiller

  • Organization in Natural Assemblages of Desert Lizards and Tropical Fishes

    Kirk O. Winemiller;Eric R. Pianka

  • Ontogenetic diet shifts and resource partitioning among piscivorous fishes in the Venezuelan ilanos

    Kirk O. Winemiller

  • Fish Migration, Dams, and Loss of Ecosystem Services in the Mekong Basin

    Patrick J. Dugan;Chris Barlow;Angelo A. Agostinho;Eric Baran

  • Conservation biogeography of freshwater fishes: recent progress and future challenges

    Julian D. Olden;Mark James Kennard;Fabien Leprieur;Pablo A. Tedesco

  • Local and regional determinants of stream fish assemblage structure: inferences based on taxonomic vs. functional groups

    David J. Hoeinghaus;Kirk O. Winemiller;Jenny S. Birnbaum

  • Functional traits, convergent evolution, and periodic tables of niches.

    Kirk O. Winemiller;Daniel B. Fitzgerald;Luke M. Bower;Eric R. Pianka

  • Habitat structural complexity and morphological diversity of fish assemblages in a Neotropical floodplain river.

    S. C. Willis;K. O. Winemiller;H. Lopez-Fernandez

  • BODY SIZE AND TROPHIC POSITION IN A DIVERSE TROPICAL FOOD WEB

    Craig A. Layman;Kirk O. Winemiller;D. Albrey Arrington;David B. Jepsen

  • Structure of tropical river food webs revealed by stable isotope ratios

    David B. Jepsen;Kirk O. Winemiller

  • The Evolution of Life Histories

    Kirk O. Winemiller

Frequent Co-Authors

Craig A. Layman
Craig A. Layman Wake Forest University
Angelo Antonio Agostinho
Angelo Antonio Agostinho State University of Maringa
Rodney L. Honeycutt
Rodney L. Honeycutt Pepperdine University
Daniel L. Roelke
Daniel L. Roelke Texas A&M University
Eric R. Pianka
Eric R. Pianka The University of Texas at Austin
Tommaso Giarrizzo
Tommaso Giarrizzo Universidade Federal do Ceará
James B. Cotner
James B. Cotner University of Minnesota
Jansen Zuanon
Jansen Zuanon National Institute of Amazonian Research
Michael Tobler
Michael Tobler Kansas State University
Miguel Petrere
Miguel Petrere Federal University of São Carlos

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