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Robert C. Fleischer 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 Robert C. Fleischer sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 305 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.

Robert C. Fleischer 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 Robert C. Fleischer sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 79 D-Index — 90th percentile

90% 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

  • 2003 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Robert C. Fleischer is affiliated with the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute in the United States. Their research primarily centers on biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and environmental science, with a notable emphasis on genetics, ecology, parasitology, molecular biology, and ecology, evolution, behavior, and systematics as key subfields.

Their work spans several major topics, including genetic diversity and population structure, bird parasitology and diseases, species distribution and climate change, genomics and phylogenetic studies, vector-borne infectious diseases, wildlife ecology and conservation, and the use of environmental DNA in biodiversity studies.

Fleischer has published extensively in a variety of scientific journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Ecology and Evolution
  • Molecular Ecology
  • The Auk
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of Heredity

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Fleischer cover diverse topics and have appeared in reputable journals:

  • Dense sampling of bird diversity increases power of comparative genomics (2020, Nature)
  • The role of native and introduced birds in transmission of avian malaria in Hawaii (2020, Ecology)
  • Sustained immune activation is associated with susceptibility to the amphibian chytrid fungus (2020, Molecular Ecology)
  • Transcriptome assembly and differential gene expression of the invasive avian malaria parasite Plasmodium relictum in Hawaiʻi (2021, Ecology and Evolution)
  • Conservative plumage masks extraordinary phylogenetic diversity in the Grallaria rufula (Rufous Antpitta) complex of the humid Andes (2020, The Auk)

Their frequent collaborators include Michael G. Campana, Nancy Rotzel McInerney, Jesús E. Maldonado, Elin Videvall, and Eben H. Paxton, reflecting ongoing partnerships in related scientific domains.

In recognition of their contributions to science, Fleischer was named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2003.

Best Publications

  • Universal Linker and Ligation Procedures for Construction of Genomic DNA Libraries Enriched for Microsatellites

    M B Hamilton;E L Pincus;A Di Fiore;R C Fleischer

  • Predicting the global spread of H5N1 avian influenza.

    A. Marm Kilpatrick;Aleksei A. Chmura;David W. Gibbons;Robert C. Fleischer

  • Emerging vectors in the Culex pipiens complex.

    Dina M. Fonseca;Nusha Keyghobadi;Colin A. Malcolm;Ceylan Mehmet

  • Multilocus Resolution of Phylogeny and Timescale in the Extant Adaptive Radiation of Hawaiian Honeycreepers

    Heather R.L. Lerner;Heather R.L. Lerner;Matthias Meyer;Helen F. James;Helen F. James;Michael Hofreiter

  • Evolution on a volcanic conveyor belt: using phylogeographic reconstructions and K-Ar-based ages of the Hawaiian Islands to estimate molecular evolutionary rates.

    Robert C. Fleischer;Carl E. Mcintosh;Cheryl L. Tarr;Cheryl L. Tarr

  • Dense sampling of bird diversity increases power of comparative genomics.

    Shaohong Feng;Josefin Stiller;Yuan Deng;Joel Armstrong;Joel Armstrong

  • Global phylogeographic limits of Hawaii's avian malaria

    Jon S Beadell;Farah Ishtiaq;Rita Covas;Martim Melo

  • Multiple independent transpositions of mitochondrial DNA control region sequences to the nucleus

    Michael D. Sorenson;Robert C. Fleischer

  • Prevalence and differential host‐specificity of two avian blood parasite genera in the Australo‐Papuan region

    Jon S. Beadell;Jon S. Beadell;Eben Gering;Eben Gering;Jeremy Austin;John P. Dumbacher;John P. Dumbacher

  • A Multilocus Molecular Phylogeny of the Parrots (Psittaciformes): Support for a Gondwanan Origin during the Cretaceous

    Timothy F. Wright;Timothy F. Wright;Erin E. Schirtzinger;Tania Matsumoto;Jessica R. Eberhard

  • Comparing Adaptive Radiations Across Space, Time, and Taxa

    Rosemary G Gillespie;Gordon M Bennett;Luc De Meester;Jeffrey L Feder

  • Vocal Dialects and Their Possible Relation to Honest Status Signalling in the Brown-Headed Cowbird

    Stephen I. Rothstein;Robert C. Fleischer

  • Animal DNA in PCR reagents plagues ancient DNA research

    Jennifer A. Leonard;Jennifer A. Leonard;Jennifer A. Leonard;Orin Shanks;Michael Hofreiter;Eva Kreuz

  • Scientific evaluation of the status of the Northern Spotted Owl

    S P Courtney;J A Blakesley;R E Bigley;M L Cody

  • A noninvasive method for distinguishing among canid species: amplification and enzyme restriction of DNA from dung

    E. Paxinos;C. McIntosh;Katherine Ralls;Robert C. Fleischer

  • Impact of a population bottleneck on symmetry and genetic diversity in the northern elephant seal

    A. R. Hoelzel;R. C. Fleischer;R. C. Fleischer;C. Campagna;B. J. Le Boeuf

  • Social Dominance, Mating and Spacing Systems, Female Fecundity, and Vocal Dialects in Captive and Free-Ranging Brown-Headed Cowbirds

    Stephen I. Rothstein;David A. Yokel;Robert C. Fleischer

  • Mitochondrial Phylogenomics of Modern and Ancient Equids

    Julia T. Vilstrup;Andaine Seguin-Orlando;Mathias Stiller;Aurelien Ginolhac

  • Prevalence and diversity of avian hematozoan parasites in Asia : A regional survey

    Farah Ishtiaq;Farah Ishtiaq;Eben Gering;Jon H. Rappole;Asad R. Rahmani

  • mtDNA from fossils reveals a radiation of Hawaiian geese recently derived from the Canada goose (Branta canadensis)

    Ellen E. Paxinos;Helen F. James;Storrs L. Olson;Michael D. Sorenson

  • Cryptic genetic variation and paraphyly in ravens

    Kevin E. Omland;Cheryl L. Tarr;William I. Boarman;John M. Marzluff

Frequent Co-Authors

Jesús E. Maldonado
Jesús E. Maldonado Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute
Storrs L. Olson
Storrs L. Olson National Museum of Natural History
Dina M. Fonseca
Dina M. Fonseca Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Kristofer M. Helgen
Kristofer M. Helgen Australian Museum
Gary R. Graves
Gary R. Graves National Museum of Natural History
Katherine Ralls
Katherine Ralls Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute
Stephen I. Rothstein
Stephen I. Rothstein University of California, Santa Barbara
Karen R. Lips
Karen R. Lips University of Maryland, College Park
Gregory M. Ruiz
Gregory M. Ruiz Smithsonian Environmental Research Center
Yadvendradev V. Jhala
Yadvendradev V. Jhala Wildlife Institute of India

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