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Kyle H. Elliott

Kyle H. Elliott

D-Index & Metrics

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
47
Citations
6662
World Ranking
4506
National Ranking
300

Kyle H. Elliott publication distribution in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

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37 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.

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.

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This scientist: 47 D-Index — 49th percentile

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

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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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