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D-Index
36
Citations
4846
World Ranking
7145
National Ranking
555

Michael C. Double 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 Michael C. Double sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 95 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.

Michael C. Double 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 Michael C. Double sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 36 D-Index — 17th percentile

17% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Michael C. Double is affiliated with the Australian National University in Australia. Their research primarily spans the fields of Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences, with notable contributions in the subfields of Ecology, Oceanography, Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change, and Developmental Biology.

The main topics of Michael C. Double's work include:

  • Marine animal studies overview
  • Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics
  • Underwater Acoustics Research
  • Marine and coastal plant biology
  • Avian ecology and behavior
  • Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior
  • Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies

Their recent published papers are:

  • "Red-list status and extinction risk of the world's whales, dolphins, and porpoises," 2023, Conservation Biology
  • "Movements and behaviour of blue whales satellite tagged in an Australian upwelling system," 2020, Scientific Reports
  • "Satellite derived offshore migratory movements of southern right whales (Eubalaena australis) from Australian and New Zealand wintering grounds," 2020, PLoS ONE
  • "Telemetry-based home range and habitat modelling reveals that the majority of areas important for pygmy blue whales are currently unprotected," 2022, Biological Conservation
  • "Source Level of Antarctic Blue and Fin Whale Sounds Recorded on Sonobuoys Deployed in the Deep-Ocean Off Antarctica," 2021, Frontiers in Marine Science

Frequent coauthors with whom Michael C. Double has collaborated include:

  • Virginia Andrews-Goff
  • Elanor Bell
  • Alexandre N. Zerbini
  • Simon Childerhouse
  • Brian Miller

The scientist has published multiple papers in a range of venues, with frequent publications appearing in:

  • The "journal of cetacean research and management. Special issue" (7 publications)
  • Marine Mammal Science (5 publications)
  • Frontiers in Marine Science (4 publications)
  • PLoS ONE (2 publications)
  • Biodiversity Data Journal (2 publications)

Michael C. Double's research contributions reflect work across diverse marine and environmental topics, including marine animal behavior, acoustic communication, and habitat protection. The scope of their research integrates observational studies and modeling techniques relevant to conservation and ecological management in marine environments.

Best Publications

  • Sex ratios in birds and mammals: can the hypotheses be disentangled?

    Andrew Cockburn;Sarah Legge;Michael C. Double

  • Pre-dawn infidelity: females control extra-pair mating in superb fairy-wrens.

    Michael Double;Andrew Cockburn

  • The evolution of cooperative and pair breeding in thornbills Acanthiza (Pardalotidae)

    James A. Nicholls;Michael C. Double;David M. Rowell;Robert D. Magrath

  • Tracking of marine predators to protect Southern Ocean ecosystems

    Mark A. Hindell;Ryan R. Reisinger;Ryan R. Reisinger;Yan Ropert-Coudert;Luis A. Hückstädt

  • DISPERSAL, PHILOPATRY, AND INFIDELITY: DISSECTING LOCAL GENETIC STRUCTURE IN SUPERB FAIRY-WRENS (MALURUS CYANEUS)

    Michael Double;Rodney Peakall;Nadeena Beck;Andrew Cockburn

  • The conservation status and priorities for albatrosses and large petrels

    Richard A. Phillips;R. Gales;G. B. Baker;M. C. Double

  • Post-mating sexual selection increases lifetime fitness of polyandrous females in the wild

    Diana O. Fisher;Michael C. Double;Simon P. Blomberg;Michael D. Jennions

  • Finding the fathers in the least faithful bird: a microsatellite-based genotyping system for the superb fairy-wren Malurus cyaneus

    M. C. Double;D. Dawson;T. Burke;A. Cockburn

  • Swingin' in the rain: condition dependence and sexual selection in a capricious world

    Andrew Cockburn;Helen L Osmond;Michael C Double

  • Divorce, dispersal and incest avoidance in the cooperatively breeding superb fairy-wren Malurus cyaneus

    Andrew Cockburn;Helen L. Osmond;Raoul A. Mulder;Raoul A. Mulder;David J. Green;David J. Green

  • DISPERSAL, PHILOPATRY, AND INFIDELITY: DISSECTING LOCAL GENETIC STRUCTURE IN SUPERB FAIRY-WRENS (MALURUS CYANEUS)

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  • Subordinate superb fairy-wrens (Malurus cyaneus) parasitize the reproductive success of attractive dominant males

    Michael C. Double;Andrew Cockburn

  • A global assessment of the impact of fisheries-related mortality on shy and white-capped albatrosses: Conservation implications

    G. Barry Baker;Michael C. Double;Rosemary Gales;Geoffrey N. Tuck

  • Can we measure the benefits of help in cooperatively breeding birds: the case of superb fairy-wrens Malurus cyaneus?

    Andrew Cockburn;Andrew Cockburn;Rachel A. Sims;Helen L. Osmond;David J. Green;David J. Green

  • Genetic structure, conservation genetics and evidence of speciation by range expansion in shy and white-capped albatrosses.

    Cathryn L. Abbott;Michael C. Double

  • An unusual source of apparent mitochondrial heteroplasmy: duplicate mitochondrial control regions in Thalassarche albatrosses.

    Cathryn L. Abbott;Michael C. Double;John W. H. Trueman;Anna Robinson

  • Exclusion probabilities for single‐locus paternity analysis when related males compete for matings

    M. C. Double;A. Cockburn;S. C. Barry;Peter Smouse;Peter Smouse

  • Migratory Movements of Pygmy Blue Whales (Balaenoptera musculus brevicauda) between Australia and Indonesia as Revealed by Satellite Telemetry

    Michael C. Double;Virginia Andrews-Goff;K. Curt S. Jenner;Micheline-Nicole Jenner

  • Complex sex allocation in the laughing kookaburra

    Sarah Legge;Robert Heinsohn;Michael C. Double;Richard Griffiths

  • Coalitions of relatives and reproductive skew in cooperatively breeding white-winged choughs

    Robert Heinsohn;Peter Dunn;Sarah Legge;Michael Double

  • Phylogeography of shy and white‐capped albatrosses inferred from mitochondrial DNA sequences: implications for population history and taxonomy

    Cathryn L. Abbott;Michael C. Double

  • Humpback whale migrations to Antarctic summer foraging grounds through the southwest Pacific Ocean

    V. Andrews-Goff;S. Bestley;S. Bestley;N. J. Gales;S. M. Laverick

  • Laying date and laying sequence influence the sex ratio of crimson rosella broods

    Elizabeth A. Krebs;David J. Green;Michael C. Double;Richard Griffiths

  • Demography of male reproductive queues in cooperatively breeding superb fairy-wrens Malurus cyaneus.

    Andrew Cockburn;Andrew Cockburn;Helen L. Osmond;Raoul A. Mulder;Raoul A. Mulder;Michael C. Double;Michael C. Double

Frequent Co-Authors

Andrew Cockburn
Andrew Cockburn Australian National University
Sarah Legge
Sarah Legge Australian National University
Robert Heinsohn
Robert Heinsohn Australian National University
Robert D. Magrath
Robert D. Magrath Australian National University
Hanna Kokko
Hanna Kokko Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz
Konstans Wells
Konstans Wells Swansea University
Michael D. Jennions
Michael D. Jennions Australian National University
Diana O. Fisher
Diana O. Fisher University of Queensland
Peter G. Ryan
Peter G. Ryan University of Cape Town
Peter E. Smouse
Peter E. Smouse Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

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