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Kyle H. Elliott

Kyle H. Elliott

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Ecology and Evolution 47 4506 4349 300 288 167 6662

Kyle H. Elliott publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Kyle H. Elliott between 2003 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Kyle H. Elliott published across 23 years, from 2003 to 2025, averaging 10.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 30 publications in 2024. 47 of the 251 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2003 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 30. Peak 30 publications in 2024. 2003: 1 publication 2004: 1 publication 2005: 1 publication 2006: 2 publications 2007: 2 publications 2008: 7 publications 2009: 7 publications 2010: 7 publications 2011: 4 publications 2012: 6 publications 2013: 12 publications 2014: 8 publications 2015: 14 publications 2016: 8 publications 2017: 16 publications 2018: 4 publications 2019: 13 publications 2020: 16 publications 2021: 27 publications 2022: 22 publications 2023: 26 publications 2024: 30 publications 2025: 17 publications
2003 2025

251 publications in total across all disciplines

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Kyle H. Elliott: publications per year, 2003 to 2025
Year Publications
2003 1
2004 1
2005 1
2006 2
2007 2
2008 7
2009 7
2010 7
2011 4
2012 6
2013 12
2014 8
2015 14
2016 8
2017 16
2018 4
2019 13
2020 16
2021 27
2022 22
2023 26
2024 30
2025 17
Total 251
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Kyle H. Elliott 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 Kyle H. Elliott sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 100 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 37–41 to 531+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 333. Most scientists, 333, have 97–101 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 531 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 167–171 publications, is where this scientist sits. 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
37–41 publications 531+

This scientist: 167 publications — 61st percentile

61% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Ecology and Evolution scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 8,381 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
37–41 2
42–46 9
47–51 10
52–56 31
57–61 56
62–66 91
67–71 92
72–76 127
77–81 173
82–86 236
87–91 227
92–96 240
97–101 333
102–106 280
107–111 300
112–116 285
117–121 305
122–126 287
127–131 278
132–136 289
137–141 273
142–146 262
147–151 246
152–156 235
157–161 205
162–166 199
167–171 174 167
172–176 164
177–181 173
182–186 189
187–191 170
192–196 139
197–201 128
202–206 117
207–211 115
212–216 107
217–221 124
222–226 81
227–231 82
232–236 85
237–241 75
242–246 66
247–251 81
252–256 69
257–261 70
262–266 55
267–271 64
272–276 49
277–281 48
282–286 44
287–291 45
292–296 36
297–301 39
302–306 38
307–311 30
312–316 34
317–321 25
322–326 22
327–331 28
332–336 30
337–341 22
342–346 30
347–351 26
352–356 22
357–361 29
362–366 21
367–371 12
372–376 18
377–381 17
382–386 13
387–391 21
392–396 13
397–401 10
402–406 15
407–411 8
412–416 9
417–421 8
422–426 4
427–431 10
432–436 10
437–441 5
442–446 4
447–451 10
452–456 2
457–461 4
462–466 7
467–471 7
472–476 6
477–481 6
482–486 3
487–491 3
492–496 4
497–501 4
502–506 8
507–511 5
512–516 4
517–521 5
522–526 4
527–530 5
531+ 100
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Kyle H. Elliott 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 Kyle H. Elliott sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200 250
Bar chart with 92 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 121+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 280. Most scientists, 280, have 40 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 121 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 47 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 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: 47 D-Index — 49th percentile

49% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Ecology and Evolution scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 8,381 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 95
31 123
32 191
33 245
34 252
35 244
36 249
37 244
38 254
39 254
40 280
41 274
42 266
43 233
44 248
45 208
46 201
47 213 47
48 207
49 172
50 209
51 199
52 153
53 169
54 163
55 148
56 120
57 146
58 137
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60 104
61 119
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63 99
64 77
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68 75
69 94
70 57
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76 42
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78 39
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83 34
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86 55
87 24
88 24
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93 27
94 13
95 23
96 12
97 14
98 19
99 16
100 14
101 5
102 21
103 16
104 10
105 7
106 7
107 7
108 6
109 9
110 11
111 12
112 9
113 7
114 3
115 8
116 5
117 11
118 4
119 2
120 5
121+ 100
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Overview

Kyle H. Elliott is affiliated with McGill University in Canada, focusing primarily on Environmental Science. Their research integrates multiple facets of ecology, toxicology, and global change, with a significant number of publications addressing avian ecology and behavior as well as wildlife conservation.

Their work spans several subfields of study including Ecology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Global and Planetary Change, and Ecological Modeling. These subfields reflect the multidisciplinary approach employed to examine environmental and ecological dynamics.

Kyle H. Elliott's primary topics of research encompass:

  • Avian ecology and behavior
  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Animal Behavior and Reproduction
  • Marine animal studies overview
  • Mercury impact and mitigation studies
  • Isotope Analysis in Ecology
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change

Frequent publication venues for Elliott include Scientific Reports, Environmental Pollution, Marine Biology, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), and The Science of The Total Environment. These journals indicate a focus on environmental and ecological science with an emphasis on pollution and marine ecosystems.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Elliott are:

  • Shannon Whelan
  • Allison Patterson
  • Scott A. Hatch
  • Oliver P. Love
  • Emily S. Choy

Among notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Elliott are:

  • "Ecological insights from three decades of animal movement tracking across a changing Arctic," 2020, Science
  • "Gut microbiome is affected by inter-sexual and inter-seasonal variation in diet for thick-billed murres (Uria lomvia)," 2021, Scientific Reports
  • "Organophosphate Esters in the Canadian Arctic Ocean," 2020, Environmental Science & Technology
  • "Seasonal variation of mercury contamination in Arctic seabirds: A pan-Arctic assessment," 2020, The Science of The Total Environment
  • "Beyond bulk δ15N: Combining a suite of stable isotopic measures improves the resolution of the food webs mediating contaminant signals across space, time and communities," 2021, Environment International

The research spans environmental contaminant dynamics, animal movement ecology, and the application of stable isotope analysis in food web studies. Their scientific contributions provide insights into contaminant distribution, ecological responses in Arctic environments, and the intricacies of avian diets and microbiomes related to environmental variability.

Best Publications

  • Individual specialization in diet by a generalist marine predator reflects specialization in foraging behaviour

    Kerry J. Woo;Kyle Hamish Elliott;Melissa Davidson;Anthony J. Gaston;Anthony J. Gaston

  • High flight costs, but low dive costs, in auks support the biomechanical hypothesis for flightlessness in penguins

    Kyle H. Elliott;Robert E. Ricklefs;Anthony J. Gaston;Scott A. Hatch

  • Tracking Marine Pollution

    John E. Elliott;Kyle H. Elliott

  • CENTRAL-PLACE FORAGING IN AN ARCTIC SEABIRD PROVIDES EVIDENCE FOR STORER-ASHMOLE'S HALO

    Kyle H. Elliott;Kerry J. Woo;Anthony J. Gaston;Silvano Benvenuti

  • Seabird foraging behaviour indicates prey type

    Kyle Hamish Elliott;Kerry Woo;Anthony J. Gaston;Silvano Benvenuti

  • Seabird species vary in behavioural response to drone census.

    Émile Brisson-Curadeau;David Bird;Chantelle Burke;David A. Fifield

  • Sex-specific behavior by a monomorphic seabird represents risk partitioning

    Kyle Hamish Elliott;Kyle Hamish Elliott;Anthony J. Gaston;Douglas Crump

  • Accelerometry predicts daily energy expenditure in a bird with high activity levels

    Kyle H. Elliott;Maryline Le Vaillant;Maryline Le Vaillant;Akiko Kato;Akiko Kato;John R. Speakman;John R. Speakman

  • Ecological insights from three decades of animal movement tracking across a changing Arctic

    Sarah C. Davidson;Sarah C. Davidson;Sarah C. Davidson;Gil Bohrer;Eliezer Gurarie;Eliezer Gurarie;Scott LaPoint;Scott LaPoint

  • PCBs and DDE, but not PBDEs, increase with trophic level and marine input in nestling bald eagles

    Kyle Hamish Elliott;Lillian S. Cesh;Jessica A. Dooley;Robert J. Letcher

  • Age-related variation in energy expenditure in a long-lived bird within the envelope of an energy ceiling.

    Kyle H. Elliott;Maryline Le Vaillant;Maryline Le Vaillant;Maryline Le Vaillant;Akiko Kato;Akiko Kato;Anthony J. Gaston

  • Organophosphate Esters in the Canadian Arctic Ocean.

    Roxana Sühring;Roxana Sühring;Miriam L Diamond;Sarah Bernstein;Jennifer K Adams

  • Gut microbiome is affected by inter-sexual and inter-seasonal variation in diet for thick-billed murres (Uria lomvia)

    Esteban Góngora;Kyle H Elliott;Lyle Whyte

  • Has early ice clearance increased predation on breeding birds by polar bears

    Paul A. Smith;Kyle H. Elliott;Anthony J. Gaston;H. Grant Gilchrist

  • Inbreeding effects on immune response in free-living song sparrows (Melospiza melodia)

    Jane M Reid;Peter Arcese;Lukas F Keller;Kyle H Elliott

  • Windscapes shape seabird instantaneous energy costs but adult behavior buffers impact on offspring

    Kyle Hamish Elliott;Lorraine S Chivers;Lauren Bessey;Anthony J Gaston

  • Resting and daily energy expenditures during reproduction are adjusted in opposite directions in free‐living birds

    Jorg Welcker;Jorg Welcker;John R. Speakman;John R. Speakman;Kyle H. Elliott;Scott A. Hatch

  • FORAGING ECOLOGY OF BALD EAGLES AT AN URBAN LANDFILL

    Kyle H. Elliott;Jason Duffe;Sandi L. Lee;Pierre Mineau

  • Density-dependence in the survival and reproduction of Bald Eagles: Linkages to Chum Salmon†

    Kyle Hamish Elliott;John E. Elliott;Laurie K. Wilson;Iain Jones

  • The influence of buoyancy and drag on the dive behaviour of an Arctic seabird, the Thick-billed Murre

    Kyle H. ElliottK.H. Elliott;Kyle H. ElliottK.H. Elliott;Gail K. DavorenG.K. Davoren;Gail K. DavorenG.K. Davoren;Anthony J. GastonA.J. Gaston;Anthony J. GastonA.J. Gaston

  • Feather corticosterone reveals developmental stress in seabirds

    Alexis P. Will;Yuya Suzuki;Kyle H. Elliott;Scott A. Hatch

  • Polyhalogenated aromatic hydrocarbons and metabolites: Relation to circulating thyroid hormone and retinol in nestling bald eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)

    Lillian S. Cesh;Kyle H. Elliott;Susan Quade;Melissa A. McKinney

Frequent Co-Authors

Anthony J. Gaston
Anthony J. Gaston Environment and Climate Change Canada
Scott A. Hatch
Scott A. Hatch United States Geological Survey
John E. Elliott
John E. Elliott Environment and Climate Change Canada
John R. Speakman
John R. Speakman University of Aberdeen
Akiko Kato
Akiko Kato University of La Rochelle
Yan Ropert-Coudert
Yan Ropert-Coudert Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
H. Grant Gilchrist
H. Grant Gilchrist Carleton University
Alexander S. Kitaysky
Alexander S. Kitaysky University of Alaska Fairbanks
Anders Mosbech
Anders Mosbech Aarhus University
Birgit M. Braune
Birgit M. Braune Carleton University

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