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D-Index
32
Citations
2943
World Ranking
2211
National Ranking
623

Michael T. Murphy publication distribution in Animal Science and Veterinary in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Animal Science and Veterinary in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Michael T. Murphy sits on this spectrum.

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29 publications 442+

This scientist: 83 publications — 17th percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 442 publications or more.

Michael T. Murphy D-index placement in Animal Science and Veterinary in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Animal Science and Veterinary scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Michael T. Murphy sits on this spectrum.

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20 D-Index 77+

This scientist: 32 D-Index — 34th percentile

34% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 77 D-Index or more.

Overview

Michael T. Murphy is affiliated with Portland State University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Environmental Science, with a focus on Ecology and its associated subfields. Key areas of study include Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, and Ecological Modeling.

The main topics explored in Murphy's work encompass Avian ecology and behavior, Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, and Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies. Further topics include Fire effects on ecosystems, Animal Behavior and Reproduction, and Land Use and Ecosystem Services.

Recent publications authored or co-authored by Murphy include:

  • Population decline of a long-distance migratory passerine at the edge of its range: nest predation, nest replacement and immigration, 2020, Journal of Avian Biology
  • Differential response of migratory guilds of birds to park area and urbanization, 2022, Urban Ecosystems
  • Weather and climate change drive annual variation of reproduction by an aerial insectivore, 2022, Avian Conservation and Ecology

Other recent papers related to their field include works by other authors that align with overlapping research interests, such as:

  • Variation in incubation length and hatching asynchrony in Eastern Kingbirds: Weather eclipses female effects, 2021, The Auk
  • Combined roles for breeding synchrony, habitat and scale as predictors of extrapair paternity, 2022, Animal Behaviour

Murphy frequently collaborates with several researchers, including Nathan W. Cooper, Kevin C. Fraser, Elizabeth A. MacDougall-Shackleton, Sara J. Oyler-McCance, and Henry M. Streby. These collaborations have resulted in a significant number of joint publications.

Their work is often published in specific venues that feature ecological and ornithological research. Among the most frequent are The Auk and Ornithological Applications, each with multiple contributions, along with Animal Behaviour, Journal of Avian Biology, and Urban Ecosystems.

Best Publications

  • TEMPORAL COMPONENTS OF REPRODUCTIVE VARIABILITY IN EASTERN KINGBIRDS (TYRANNUS TYRANNUS)

    Michael T. Murphy

  • Body Size and Condition, Timing of Breeding, and Aspects of Egg Production in Eastern Kingbirds

    Michael T. Murphy

  • Nest Success and Nesting Habits of Eastern Kingbirds and Other Flycatchers

    Michael T. Murphy

  • Dawn song of the eastern kingbird: an honest signal of male quality?

    Michael T. Murphy;Karen Sexton;Amy C. Dolan;Luke J. Redmond

  • Extrapair paternity and the opportunity for sexual selection in a socially monogamous passerine

    Amy C. Dolan;Michael T. Murphy;Lucas J. Redmond;Karen Sexton

  • Survivorship, breeding dispersal and mate fidelity in Eastern Kingbirds

    Michael T. Murphy

  • Nestling Eastern Kingbird Growth: Effects of Initial Size and Ambient Temperature

    Michael T. Murphy

  • Migration Timing and Wintering Areas of Three Species of Flycatchers (Tyrannus) Breeding in the Great Plains of North America

    Alex E. Jahn;Alex E. Jahn;Alex E. Jahn;Víctor R. Cueto;James W. Fox;Michael S. Husak

  • EVOLUTION OF CLUTCH SIZE IN THE EASTERN KINGBIRD: TESTS OF ALTERNATIVE HYPOTHESES

    Michael T. Murphy

  • Parental Investment Theory and Nest Defense by Eastern Kingbirds

    Lucas J. Redmond;Michael T. Murphy;Amy C. Dolan;Karen Sexton

  • Sex roles, parental experience and reproductive success of eastern kingbirds, Tyrannus tyrannus.

    Jason D. Woodard;Michael T. Murphy

  • Cloacal microbial communities of female spotted towhees Pipilo maculatus: microgeographic variation and individual sources of variability

    Jennifer E. Klomp;Michael T. Murphy;Sarah Bartos Smith;Jenny E. McKay

  • Dawn Song of Eastern Kingbirds: Intrapopulation Variability and Sociobiological Correlates

    Karen Sexton;Michael T. Murphy;Lucas J. Redmond;Amy C. Dolan

  • Reproductive correlates of spring arrival date in the Eastern Kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus

    Nathan W. Cooper;Nathan W. Cooper;Michael T. Murphy;Lucas J. Redmond;Amy C. Dolan

  • Clutch Size in the Eastern Kingbird: Factors Affecting Nestling Survival

    Michael T. Murphy

  • Comparative Analysis of Habitat Selection, Nest Site and Nest Success by Cedar Waxwings (Bombycilla Cedrorum) and Eastern Kingbirds (Tyrannus Tyrannus)

    Michael T. Murphy;Charity L. Cummings;Michael S. Palmer

  • ECOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF THE REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY OF EASTERN KINGBIRDS: GEOGRAPHIC COMPARISONS'

    Michael T. Murphy

  • The Effect of Wind and Air Temperature on Metabolism and Evaporative Water Loss Rates of Dark-Eyed Juncos, Junco hyemalis: A Standard Operative Temperature Scale

    George S. Bakken;Michael T. Murphy;Dale J. Erskine

  • IS REPRODUCTION BY TREE SWALLOWS COST FREE

    Michael T. Murphy;Brian Armbrecth;Ekaterini Vlamis;Aaron Pierce

  • Density-dependent age at first reproduction in the eastern kingbird

    Nathan W. Cooper;Michael T. Murphy;Lucas James Redmond;Amy C. Dolan

  • Is reproduction by Tree Swallows (Tachycineta bicolor) Cost-Free?

    Michael T. Murphy

  • NEST REUSE BY EASTERN KINGBIRDS: ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR OR ECOLOGICAL CONSTRAINT?

    Lucas J. Redmond;Michael T. Murphy;Amy C. Dolan

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert C. Fleischer
Robert C. Fleischer Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute
Douglas J. Levey
Douglas J. Levey National Science Foundation
Paul G. Wolf
Paul G. Wolf University of Alabama in Huntsville
Michael A. Patten
Michael A. Patten Nord University

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