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 Melissa Songer sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 96 publications — 15th percentile
15% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 531 publications or more.
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 Melissa Songer sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 35 D-Index — 14th percentile
14% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 121 D-Index or more.
Melissa Songer is affiliated with the Smithsonian Institution in the United States and specializes in Environmental Science. Their research primarily focuses on several interconnected subfields including Ecology, Ecological Modeling, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Global and Planetary Change, and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics.
The core topics of Melissa Songer's scholarly work encompass Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Species Distribution and Climate Change, Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies, Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management, Primate Behavior and Ecology, Bat Biology and Ecology Studies, and Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies.
They have published multiple papers in various frequent venues, which include:
Recent significant publications authored or coauthored by Melissa Songer include:
Melissa Songer frequently collaborates with a core group of coauthors, including:
Their research output and collaborative efforts reflect a strong engagement with conservation science, particularly in the context of protected area management, species distribution under climate change scenarios, and ecological modeling approaches. The breadth of their publication venues indicates an interdisciplinary approach spanning ecology, conservation biology, and environmental science disciplines.
Eric Dinerstein;Colby Loucks;Eric Wikramanayake;Joshua Ginsberg
Peter Leimgruber;J. B. Gagnon;Christen M. Wemmer;D. S. Kelly
Peter Leimgruber;Daniel S. Kelly;Marc K. Steininger;Jake Brunner
Melissa Songer;Melanie Delion;Alex Biggs;Qiongyu Huang
Xuehua Liu;Pengfeng Wu;Melissa Songer;Qiong Cai
Tejas Bhagwat;Andrea Hess;Ned Horning;Thiri Khaing
Teri D. Allendorf;Myint Aung;Melissa Songer
Eric W. Sanderson;Jessica Forrest;Colby Loucks;Joshua Ginsberg
Melissa Songer;Myint Aung;Briony Senior;Ruth DeFries
Qiongyu Huang;Yuxiang Fei;Hongbo Yang;Xiaodong Gu
Michael J. Noonan;Michael J. Noonan;Christen H. Fleming;Christen H. Fleming;Marlee A. Tucker;Marlee A. Tucker;Roland Kays;Roland Kays
P. Leimgruber;B. Senior;Myint Aung;M. A. Songer
Melissa A. Songer;Mark V. Lomolino;David R. Perault
Katherine J. LaJeunesse Connette;Grant Connette;Asja Bernd;Paing Phyo
Hongbo Yang;Hongbo Yang;Hongbo Yang;Andrés Viña;Andrés Viña;Julie Ann Winkler;Min Gon Chung
A. Calabrese;J. M. Calabrese;Melissa A. Songer;M. Wegmann
Babar Zahoor;Xuehua Liu;Lalit Kumar;Yunchuan Dai
Fang Wang;Fang Wang;Qing Zhao;William J. McShea;Melissa A. Songer
Christie Sampson;Christie Sampson;John McEvoy;Zaw Min Oo;Aung Myo Chit
Grant Connette;Patrick Oswald;Melissa Songer;Peter Leimgruber
E. Sanderson;J. Forrest;C. Loucks;J. Ginsberg
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