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Ray T. Alisauskas

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
42
Citations
6551
World Ranking
5591
National Ranking
361

Ray T. Alisauskas 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 Ray T. Alisauskas sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 149 publications — 52nd percentile

52% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Ray T. Alisauskas 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 Ray T. Alisauskas sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 42 D-Index — 35th percentile

35% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Ray T. Alisauskas is affiliated with Environment and Climate Change Canada in Canada, specializing in environmental sciences with a focus on ecology, parasitology, and atmospheric science. Their research predominantly spans the fields of environmental science and ecology, including ecological modeling and studies on ecology, evolution, behavior, and systematics.

The scientist's work covers a diverse array of topics, notably avian ecology and behavior, wildlife ecology and conservation, and species distribution in relation to climate change. Additional important themes include animal behavior and reproduction, viral infections and their vectors, vector-borne infectious diseases, and aspects of climate variability and models.

Ray T. Alisauskas has published numerous articles across several prominent scientific journals. Frequent venues for their research outputs include Arctic Science, Polar Biology, Ecosphere, Birds of the World, and the Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences.

Selected recent publications exemplify the scope of their work:

  • "Taking the beat of the Arctic: are lemming population cycles changing due to winter climate?" (2024, Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences)
  • "Local population collapse of Ross's and lesser snow geese driven by failing recruitment and diminished philopatry" (2022, Oikos)
  • "Widespread Exposure to Mosquitoborne California Serogroup Viruses in Caribou, Arctic Fox, Red Fox, and Polar Bears, Canada" (2023, Emerging infectious diseases)
  • "Hopping species and borders: detection of Bartonella spp. in avian nest fleas and arctic foxes from Nunavut, Canada" (2020, Parasites & Vectors)
  • "Plasticity in timing of avian breeding in response to spring temperature differs between early and late nesting species" (2021, Scientific Reports)

They have collaborated extensively with several frequent coauthors, including Dana K. Kellett, Gustaf Samelius, Kayla J. Buhler, Emily Jenkins, and Paul A. Smith, reflecting ongoing research partnerships within related fields.

Best Publications

  • Stable-Nitrogen Isotope Enrichment in Avian Tissues Due to Fasting and Nutritional Stress: Implications for Isotopic Analyses of Diet

    Keith A. Hobson;Ray T. Alisauskas;Robert G. Clark

  • The dynamics of landscape change and snow geese in mid‐continent North America

    Kenneth F. Abraham;Robert L. Jefferies;Ray T. Alisauskas

  • MATRIARCHAL POPULATION GENETIC STRUCTURE IN AN AVIAN SPECIES WITH FEMALE NATAL PHILOPATRY.

    John C. Avise;Ray T. Alisauskas;William S. Nelson;C. Davison Ankney

  • Harvest, survival, and abundance of midcontinent lesser snow geese relative to population reduction efforts

    Ray T. Alisauskas;Robert F. Rockwell;Kevin W. Dufour;Evan G. Cooch

  • The role of nutrient reserves in limiting waterfowl reproduction

    C. D. Ankney;A. D. Afton;R. T. Alisauskas

  • Nutrient reserves and the energetics of reproduction in American coots

    Ray T. Alisauskas;C. Davison Ankney

  • Winter Diets and Nutrition of Midcontinental Lesser Snow Geese

    Ray T. Alisauskas;C. Davison Ankney;Erwin E. Klaas

  • Arctic climate, spring nutrition, and recruitment in midcontinent lesser snow geese

    Ray T. Alisauskas

  • Effects of dietary fiber and diet diversity on digestive organs of captive Mallards (Anas platyrhynchos)

    F. Patrick Kehoe;C. Davison Ankney;Ray T. Alisauskas

  • Nutrient-Reserve Dynamics and Diet of Breeding Female Gadwalls

    C. Davison Ankney;Ray T. Alisauskas

  • Forced copulation results in few extrapair fertilizations in Ross’s and lesser snow geese

    Peter O. Dunn;Alan D. Afton;Mark L. Gloutney;Ray T. Alisauskas

  • Cross-seasonal effects and the dynamics of waterfowl populations

    James S. Sedinger;Ray T. Alisauskas

  • Decadal declines in avian herbivore reproduction: density-dependent nutrition and phenological mismatch in the Arctic.

    Megan V. Ross;Ray T. Alisauskas;David C. Douglas;Dana K. Kellett

  • Effects of neckbands on survival and fidelity of white-fronted and Canada geese captured as non-breeding adults

    R. T. Alisauskas;M. S. Lindberg

  • Spring habitat use and diets of midcontinent adult lesser snow geese

    R. T. Alisauskas;C. D. Ankney

  • Variation in the composition of the eggs and chicks of american coots

    Ray T. Alisauskas

  • Prolonging the arctic pulse: long‐term exploitation of cached eggs by arctic foxes when lemmings are scarce

    Gustaf Samelius;Ray T. Alisauskas;Ray T. Alisauskas;Keith A. Hobson;Keith A. Hobson;Serge Larivière

  • NESTING ECOLOGY OF WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS (MELANITTA FUSCA DEGLANDI) AT REDBERRY LAKE, SASKATCHEWAN

    Joshua J. Traylor;Ray T. Alisauskas;Ray T. Alisauskas;F. Patrick Kehoe

  • Documenting lemming population change in the Arctic: Can we detect trends?

    Dorothée Ehrich;Niels M. Schmidt;Gilles Gauthier;Ray Alisauskas

  • Lincoln estimates of mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) abundance in North America.

    Ray T. Alisauskas;Todd W. Arnold;James O. Leafloor;David L. Otis

  • Determination of lesser snow goose diets and winter distribution using stable isotope analysis

    Ray T. Alisauskas;Keith A. Hobson

  • Age-related variation in the nutrient reserves of breeding American Coots (Fulica americana)

    Ray T. Alisauskas;C. Davison Ankney

Frequent Co-Authors

C. Davison Ankney
C. Davison Ankney University of Western Ontario
Alan D. Afton
Alan D. Afton Louisiana State University
Keith A. Hobson
Keith A. Hobson University of Western Ontario
Emily J. Jenkins
Emily J. Jenkins University of Saskatchewan
Robert G. Clark
Robert G. Clark University of Saskatchewan
Rolf A. Ims
Rolf A. Ims University of Tromsø - The Arctic University of Norway
Birger Hörnfeldt
Birger Hörnfeldt Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Dorothee Ehrich
Dorothee Ehrich University of Tromsø - The Arctic University of Norway
Ricardo G. Maggi
Ricardo G. Maggi North Carolina State University
Paul Smith
Paul Smith University of Surrey

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