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 Westerman sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 117 publications — 30th percentile
30% 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 Michael Westerman sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 34 D-Index — 11th percentile
11% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 121 D-Index or more.
Michael Westerman is a researcher affiliated with La Trobe University in Australia, with a focus on environmental science, earth and planetary sciences, and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their work spans a range of subfields including paleontology, ecology, genetics, ecology, evolution, behavior and systematics, and molecular biology.
Their research topics mainly cover evolution and paleontology studies, wildlife ecology and conservation, genetic diversity and population structure, bat biology and ecology studies, genomics and phylogenetic studies, species distribution and climate change, and amphibian and reptile biology.
Michael Westerman has contributed to multiple scientific publications, with frequent publication venues including the Australian Journal of Zoology, Scientific Reports, Australian Mammalogy, Ecology and Evolution, and the Journal of Biogeography.
Westerman has collaborated frequently with co-authors including Linette S. Umbrello, Benjamin P. Kear, Stella Loke, Mun Hua Tan, and P. A. Woolley, reflecting ongoing partnerships in various research projects.
In addition to journal articles, Michael Westerman has authored a book published by CSIRO Publishing titled The Evolution of Dasyurid Marsupials (2024), which has contributed to the scientific literature on marsupial evolution.
Robert W. Meredith;Jan E. Janečka;John Gatesy;Oliver A. Ryder
Ying Cao;Axel Janke;Peter J. Waddell;Michael Westerman
Robert W. Meredith;Michael Westerman;Judd A. Case;Mark S. Springer
Heather Amrine-Madsen;Mark Scally;Mark Scally;Michael Westerman;Michael J Stanhope;Michael J Stanhope
Robert W. Meredith;Michael Westerman;Mark S. Springer
Robert W. Meredith;Michael Westerman;Mark S. Springer
Mark S. Springer;Michael Westerman;John R. Kavanagh;Angela Burk
Carey Krajewski;Carey Krajewski;Stephen Wroe;Michael Westerman
Axel Janke;Ola Magnell;Georg Wieczorek;Michael Westerman
Jacques D. Retief;Carey Krajewski;Michael Westerman;Robert J. Winkfein
Carey Krajewski;Larry Buckley;Michael Westerman
Angela Burk;Michael Westerman;Mark Springer
Mark S. Springer;Michael Westerman;John A. W. Kirsch
Carey Krajewski;Carey Krajewski;Mark Blacket;Larry Buckley;Michael Westerman
Jennifer A.Marshall Graves;Michael Westerman
M. Westerman;Benjamin P. Kear;Benjamin P. Kear;K. Aplin;R. W. Meredith
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Peter Leeton;Leslie Christidis;Michael Westerman
Janette A. Norman;Les Christidis;Mike Westerman;F.A. Richard Hill
Michael Westerman;Carey Krajewski;Benjamin P. Kear;Lucy Meehan
Michael Messer;Anthony S. Weiss;Denis C. Shaw;Michael Westerman
Carey Krajewski;Stephen Wroe;Michael Westerman
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