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D-Index
42
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9245
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5471
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1871

Richard L. Hutto 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 Richard L. Hutto sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 91 publications — 13th percentile

13% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Richard L. Hutto 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 Richard L. Hutto sits on this spectrum.

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Overview

Richard L. Hutto is affiliated with the University of Montana in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science, with significant contributions in agricultural and biological sciences. The scientist's work spans various subfields including ecology, global and planetary change, nature and landscape conservation, ecological modeling, and plant science.

The main research topics covered in their publications include fire effects on ecosystems, ecology and vegetation dynamics studies, wildlife ecology and conservation, species distribution and climate change, rangeland and wildlife management, avian ecology and behavior, and botany, ecology, and taxonomy studies.

Recent papers authored by Richard L. Hutto confirm their focus on ecological and environmental impacts associated with disturbance and conservation:

  • Patterns of bird species occurrence in relation to anthropogenic and wildfire disturbance: Management implications, 2020, Forest Ecology and Management
  • Does the presence of an observer affect a bird's occurrence rate or singing rate during a point count?, 2020, Journal of Field Ornithology
  • Ecological filtering shapes the impacts of agricultural deforestation on biodiversity, 2024, Nature Ecology & Evolution
  • Salvage logging changes the taxonomic, phylogenetic and functional successional trajectories of forest bird communities, 2020, Journal of Applied Ecology
  • Estimating retention benchmarks for salvage logging to protect biodiversity, 2020, Nature Communications

The venues where Richard L. Hutto frequently publishes reflect their engagement with high-impact ecological and environmental science journals, including:

  • Nature Communications
  • Nature Ecology & Evolution
  • Journal of Applied Ecology
  • Forest Ecology and Management
  • Journal of Field Ornithology

Collaborative research is a notable aspect of their career. Frequent coauthors include:

  • Dominick A. DellaSala
  • Simon Thorn
  • Anne Chao
  • Kostadin B. Georgiev
  • Jörg Müller

The breadth of Richard L. Hutto's work aligns closely with major topics such as the ecological impact of fire, wildlife conservation, and biodiversity responses to environmental disturbances. Their studies address both fundamental ecological questions and applied management concerns, particularly in forest and rangeland contexts.

Best Publications

  • A Fixed-Radius Point Count Method for Nonbreeding and Breeding-Season Use

    Richard L. Hutto;Sandra M. Pletschet;Paul Hendricks

  • The forgotten stage of forest succession: early-successional ecosystems on forest sites

    Mark E Swanson;Jerry F Franklin;Robert L Beschta;Charles M Crisafulli

  • A framework for understanding ecological traps and an evaluation of existing evidence.

    Bruce A. Robertson;Richard L. Hutto

  • Composition of bird communities following stand-replacement fires in northern Rocky Mountain (U.S.A.) conifer forests

    Richard L. Hutto

  • CHANGES IN BIRD ABUNDANCE AFTER WILDFIRE: IMPORTANCE OF FIRE SEVERITY AND TIME SINCE FIRE

    Kristina M. Smucker;Richard L. Hutto;Brian M. Steele

  • Impacts of salvage logging on biodiversity: A meta‐analysis

    Simon Thorn;Claus Bässler;Roland Brandl;Philip J. Burton

  • THE ECOLOGICAL IMPORTANCE OF SEVERE WILDFIRES: SOME LIKE IT HOT

    Richard L. Hutto

  • Toward Meaningful Snag-Management Guidelines for Postfire Salvage Logging in North American Conifer Forests

    Richard L. Hutto

  • Effects of fire and post-fire salvage logging on avian communities in conifer-dominated forests of the western United States

    N.B. Kotliar;S.J. Hejl;R.L. Hutto;V.A. Saab

  • The Composition and Social-Organization of Mixed-Species Flocks in a Tropical Deciduous Forest in Western Mexico

    Richard L. Hutto

  • Seasonal Changes in the Habitat Distribution of Transient Insectivorous Birds in Southeastern Arizona: Competition Mediated?

    Richard L. Hutto

  • Examining Historical and Current Mixed-Severity Fire Regimes in Ponderosa Pine and Mixed-Conifer Forests of Western North America

    Dennis C. Odion;Chad T. Hanson;André Arsenault;William L. Baker

  • Does accounting for imperfect detection improve species distribution models

    Christopher T. Rota;Robert J. Fletcher;Jason M. Evans;Richard L. Hutto

  • Humans versus autonomous recording units: a comparison of point-count results

    Richard L. Hutto;Ryan J. Stutzman

  • THE EFFECTS OF POSTFIRE SALVAGE LOGGING ON CAVITY-NESTING BIRDS

    Richard L. Hutto;Susan M. Gallo

  • On the Importance of Stopover Sites to Migrating Birds

    Richard L. Hutto

  • IS SELECTIVELY HARVESTED FOREST AN ECOLOGICAL TRAP FOR OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHERS?

    Bruce A. Robertson;Richard L. Hutto

  • Positive relationships between association strength and phenotypic similarity characterize the assembly of mixed-species bird flocks worldwide.

    Hari Sridhar;Umesh Srinivasan;Robert A Askins;Julio Cesar Canales-Delgadillo

  • Sensitivity of species habitat-relationship model performance to factors of scale

    J. W. Karl;P. J. Heglund;E. O. Garton;J. M. Scott

  • On the importance of en route periods to the conservation of migratory landbirds

    R. L. Hutto

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert J. Fletcher
Robert J. Fletcher University of Florida
David B. Lindenmayer
David B. Lindenmayer Australian National University
Victoria A. Saab
Victoria A. Saab US Forest Service
Jörg Müller
Jörg Müller Heinz Sielmann Foundation
Jeffrey F. Kelly
Jeffrey F. Kelly University of Oklahoma
Robert L. Beschta
Robert L. Beschta Oregon State University
William L. Baker
William L. Baker University of Wyoming
Joseph B. Fontaine
Joseph B. Fontaine Murdoch University
Frederick J. Swanson
Frederick J. Swanson US Forest Service
Simon Thorn
Simon Thorn University of Würzburg

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