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Michael T. Kinnison

Michael T. Kinnison

D-Index & Metrics

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
50
Citations
13897
World Ranking
3750
National Ranking
1313

Michael T. Kinnison 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 T. Kinnison sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 134 publications — 42nd percentile

42% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Michael T. Kinnison 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 T. Kinnison sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 50 D-Index — 56th percentile

56% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Michael T. Kinnison is affiliated with the University of Maine in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields, primarily within Environmental Science and Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Within these broad domains, their work focuses notably on subfields such as Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Genetics, Molecular Biology, and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior, and Systematics.

Their recent publications reveal an emphasis on environmental DNA (eDNA) applications and aquatic ecology. Notable papers include:

  • Spatial Heterogeneity of eDNA Transport Improves Stream Assessment of Threatened Salmon Presence, Abundance, and Location (2021, Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution)
  • Experimental assessment of optimal lotic eDNA sampling and assay multiplexing for a critically endangered fish (2020, Environmental DNA)
  • Recent warming reduces the reproductive advantage of large size and contributes to evolutionary downsizing in nature (2020, Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences)
  • Detection of fish sedimentary DNA in aquatic systems: A review of methodological challenges and future opportunities (2023, Environmental DNA)
  • The Importance of Eco-evolutionary Potential in the Anthropocene (2021, BioScience)

Their research topics cover a range of areas with a notable focus on Fish Ecology and Management Studies, Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies, and Identification and Quantification in Food. Other thematic areas include Genetic Diversity and Population Structure, Animal Behavior and Reproduction, Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology, and Physiological and Biochemical Adaptations.

Frequent collaborators in their work include:

  • Zachary T. Wood
  • Eric P. Palkovacs
  • Geneva York
  • David C. Fryxell
  • Kevin S. Simon

Key publication venues where Michael T. Kinnison has contributed multiple works are:

  • Environmental DNA
  • Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • Oecologia
  • Evolutionary Applications
  • BMC Ecology and Evolution

Best Publications

  • Contemporary evolution meets conservation biology

    Craig A. Stockwell;Andrew P. Hendry;Michael T. Kinnison

  • PERSPECTIVE: THE PACE OF MODERN LIFE: MEASURING RATES OF CONTEMPORARY MICROEVOLUTION.

    Andrew P. Hendry;Michael T. Kinnison

  • Human influences on rates of phenotypic change in wild animal populations.

    Andrew P. Hendry;Thomas J. Farrugia;Michael T. Kinnison

  • The ecological importance of intraspecific variation

    Simone Des Roches;David M. Post;Nash E. Turley;Joseph K. Bailey

  • Human predators outpace other agents of trait change in the wild

    Chris T. Darimont;Stephanie M. Carlson;Michael T. Kinnison;Paul C. Paquet

  • Phenotypic plasticity and population viability: the importance of environmental predictability.

    Thomas E. Reed;Robin S. Waples;Daniel E. Schindler;Jeffrey J. Hard

  • The pace of modern life II: from rates of contemporary microevolution to pattern and process.

    Michael T. Kinnison;Michael T. Kinnison;Andrew P. Hendry

  • Eco-evolutionary conservation biology: contemporary evolution and the dynamics of persistence

    Michael T. Kinnison;Nelson G. Hairston

  • Evolution of temporal isolation in the wild: genetic divergence in timing of migration and breeding by introduced chinook salmon populations.

    Thomas P. Quinn;Martin J. Unwin;Michael T. Kinnison

  • The relative influence of natural selection and geography on gene flow in guppies

    Erika Crispo;Paul Bentzen;David N. Reznick;Michael T. Kinnison

  • Applying evolutionary biology to address global challenges.

    Scott P. Carroll;Peter Søgaard Jørgensen;Michael T. Kinnison;Carl T. Bergstrom

  • Evolutionary principles and their practical application

    Andrew P. Hendry;Michael T. Kinnison;Mikko Heino;Mikko Heino;Troy Day

  • Evolutionary responses to climate change.

    David K. Skelly;Liana N. Joseph;Hugh P. Possingham;L. Kealoha Freidenburg

  • Evolution of chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) populations in New Zealand: pattern, rate, and process.

    Thomas P. Quinn;Michael T. Kinnison;Martin J. Unwin

  • Migratory costs and the evolution of egg size and number in introduced and indigenous salmon populations.

    Michael T. Kinnison;Michael T. Kinnison;Martin J. Unwin;Andrew P. Hendry;Thomas P. Quinn

  • Fates beyond traits: ecological consequences of human-induced trait change

    Eric P. Palkovacs;Michael T. Kinnison;Cristian Correa;Christopher M. Dalton

  • Experimental evaluation of evolution and coevolution as agents of ecosystem change in Trinidadian streams

    Eric P. Palkovacs;Michael C. Marshall;Brad A. Lamphere;Benjamin R. Lynch

  • Parallel evolution of the sexes? Effects of predation and habitat features on the size and shape of wild guppies.

    A. P. Hendry;M. L. Kelly;M. T. Kinnison;D. N. Reznick

  • First documented case of anadromy in a population of introduced rainbow trout in Patagonia, Argentina

    Miguel Pascual;Paul Bentzen;Carla Riva Rossi;Greg Mackey

  • The pace of modern life II: from rates of contemporary microevolution to pattern and process

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  • Biodiversity and ecosystem functioning

    Gary G. Mittelbach;Brian J. McGill

Frequent Co-Authors

Andrew P. Hendry
Andrew P. Hendry McGill University
Eric P. Palkovacs
Eric P. Palkovacs University of California, Santa Cruz
Thomas P. Quinn
Thomas P. Quinn University of Washington
Paul Bentzen
Paul Bentzen Dalhousie University
David N. Reznick
David N. Reznick University of California, Riverside
Scott P. Carroll
Scott P. Carroll University of California, Davis
Jasmine E. Saros
Jasmine E. Saros University of Maine
Joseph K. Bailey
Joseph K. Bailey University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Stephanie M. Carlson
Stephanie M. Carlson University of California, Berkeley
Chris T. Darimont
Chris T. Darimont University of Victoria

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