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99
Citations
37191
World Ranking
289
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47

Neil B. Metcalfe 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 Neil B. Metcalfe sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 310 publications — 92nd percentile

92% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Neil B. Metcalfe 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 Neil B. Metcalfe sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 99 D-Index — 97th percentile

97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2011 - Member of Academia Europaea
  • 2006 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh

Overview

Neil B. Metcalfe is affiliated with the University of Glasgow in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily falls within the field of Environmental Science, with a particular focus on Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Physiology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, and Molecular Biology.

Their main research topics include physiological and biochemical adaptations, fish ecology and management studies, adipose tissue and metabolism, animal behavior and reproduction, genetics, aging, and longevity in model organisms, telomeres, telomerase, and senescence, as well as aquaculture nutrition and growth.

Among the recent papers authored or co-authored by Neil B. Metcalfe are:

  • Climate change and ageing in ectotherms, 2020, published in Global Change Biology
  • Intergenerational Transfer of Ageing: Parental Age and Offspring Lifespan, 2020, published in Trends in Ecology & Evolution
  • The potential role of the gut microbiota in shaping host energetics and metabolic rate, 2020, published in Journal of Animal Ecology
  • Pace and stability of embryonic development affect telomere dynamics: an experimental study in a precocial bird model, 2020, published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • How telomere dynamics are influenced by the balance between mitochondrial efficiency, reactive oxygen species production and DNA damage, 2021, published in Molecular Ecology

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Metcalfe include:

  • Pat Monaghan
  • Pierre Francès
  • Darryl McLennan
  • Shaun S. Killen
  • Neal J. Dawson

Publications by Neil B. Metcalfe often appear in specific venues such as:

  • Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • Revue du Podologue
  • Ecology and Evolution
  • Journal of Experimental Biology
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Neil B. Metcalfe has been recognized by several academic bodies, including being named a Member of the Academia Europaea in 2011 and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 2006.

Best Publications

  • Compensation for a bad start: grow now, pay later?

    Neil B. Metcalfe;Pat Monaghan

  • Developmental plasticity and human health.

    Patrick Bateson;David Barker;Timothy Clutton-Brock;Debal Deb

  • Oxidative stress as a mediator of life history trade-offs: mechanisms, measurements and interpretation

    Pat Monaghan;Neil B. Metcalfe;Roxana Torres

  • What causes intraspecific variation in resting metabolic rate and what are its ecological consequences

    T. Burton;S. S. Killen;J. D. Armstrong;N. B. Metcalfe

  • Carotenoid modulation of immune function and sexual attractiveness in zebra finches.

    Jonathan D. Blount;Neil B. Metcalfe;Tim R. Birkhead;Peter F. Surai

  • Telomere length in early life predicts lifespan

    Britt J. Heidinger;Jonathan D. Blount;Winnie Boner;Kate Griffiths

  • Large–scale geographical variation confirms that climate change causes birds to lay earlier

    Christiaan Both;Aleksandr V. Artemyev;Bert Blaauw;Richard J. Cowie

  • Oxidative stress as a life‐history constraint: the role of reactive oxygen species in shaping phenotypes from conception to death

    Neil B. Metcalfe;Carlos Alonso-Alvarez

  • Metabolic rate, social status and life-history strategies in Atlantic salmon

    Neil B. Metcalfe;Alan C. Taylor;John E. Thorpe

  • Growth versus lifespan: perspectives from evolutionary ecology

    Neil B. Metcalfe;Pat Monaghan

  • Modelling the proximate basis of salmonid life-history variation, with application to Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar L.

    John E. Thorpe;Marc Mangel;Neil B. Metcalfe;Felicity A. Huntingford

  • Does individual variation in metabolic phenotype predict fish behaviour and performance

    N. B. Metcalfe;T. E. Van Leeuwen;S. S. Killen

  • Environmental stressors alter relationships between physiology and behaviour.

    Shaun S. Killen;Stefano Marras;Neil B. Metcalfe;David J. McKenzie

  • GROWTH COMPENSATION IN JUVENILE ATLANTIC SALMON: RESPONSES TO DEPRESSED TEMPERATURE AND FOOD AVAILABILITY

    Alfredo G. Nicieza;Neil B. Metcalfe

  • Can environmental conditions experienced in early life influence future generations

    Tim Burton;Neil B. Metcalfe

  • Food availability and the nocturnal vs. diurnal foraging trade‐off in juvenile salmon

    Neil B. Metcalfe;Neil H. C. Fraser;Martin D. Burns

  • Early Social Status and the Development of Life-History Strategies in Atlantic Salmon

    Neil B. Metcalfe;Felicity A. Huntingford;W. D. Graham;John E. Thorpe

  • Intraspecific variation in competitive ability and food intake in salmonids: consequences for energy budgets and growth rates

    N. B. Metcalfe

  • Telomere dynamics rather than age predict life expectancy in the wild

    Pierre Bize;François Criscuolo;Neil B Metcalfe;Lubna Nasir

  • Ecological processes in a hormetic framework.

    David Costantini;Neil B. Metcalfe;Pat Monaghan

  • Social dominance and body size in Atlantic salmon parr, Salmo solar L.

    F. A. Huntingford;N. B. Metcalfe;J. E. Thorpe;W. D. Graham

Frequent Co-Authors

Pat Monaghan
Pat Monaghan University of Glasgow
John D. Armstrong
John D. Armstrong Marine Scotland
Felicity A. Huntingford
Felicity A. Huntingford University of Glasgow
Jan Lindström
Jan Lindström University of Glasgow
Alan C. Taylor
Alan C. Taylor University of Glasgow
Jonathan D. Blount
Jonathan D. Blount University of Exeter
Nick J. Royle
Nick J. Royle University of Exeter
Shaun S. Killen
Shaun S. Killen University of Glasgow
Colin Selman
Colin Selman University of Glasgow
Sunil Kadri
Sunil Kadri University of Stirling

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