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Robert M. R. Barclay

Robert M. R. Barclay

D-Index & Metrics

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
66
Citations
14223
World Ranking
1705
National Ranking
107

Robert M. R. Barclay 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 M. R. Barclay sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 157 publications — 56th percentile

56% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Robert M. R. Barclay 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 M. R. Barclay sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 66 D-Index — 80th percentile

80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Robert M. R. Barclay is affiliated with the University of Calgary in Canada. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science and agricultural and biological sciences, with significant contributions to ecology and specifically subfields such as ecology, evolution, behavior and systematics, developmental biology, genetics, and global and planetary change.

The scientist's work covers multiple topics, including:

  • Bat biology and ecology studies
  • Wildlife ecology and conservation
  • Marine animal studies overview
  • Animal vocal communication and behavior
  • Animal ecology and behavior studies
  • Physiological and biochemical adaptations
  • Adipose tissue and metabolism

Their scholarly output includes publications in several key venues, notably Ecosphere, Canadian Journal of Zoology, Northwestern Naturalist, Royal Society Open Science, and Western North American Naturalist.

Selected recent papers authored by or including Barclay are:

  • Foraging habitat drives the distribution of an endangered bat in an urbanizing boreal landscape, 2021, Ecosphere
  • Consumption of spiders by the little brown bat (Myotis lucifugus) and the long-eared myotis (Myotis evotis) in the Rocky Mountains of Alberta, Canada, 2020, Canadian Journal of Zoology
  • Diet and the evolution of ADH7 across seven orders of mammals, 2023, Royal Society Open Science
  • Interindividual communication by bats via echolocation, 2022, Canadian Journal of Zoology
  • Female little brown bats require both building and natural roosts in a mountainous environment with short summers, 2023, Ecosphere

The scientist frequently collaborates with colleagues such as Julie P. Thomas, Thomas S. Jung, Emma W. Micalizzi, S Anne Forshner, and Donald I. Solick, who have contributed to multiple joint publications.

Best Publications

  • Barotrauma is a significant cause of bat fatalities at wind turbines

    Erin F. Baerwald;Genevieve H. D'Amours;Brandon J. Klug;Robert M.R. Barclay

  • Variation in bat and bird fatalities at wind energy facilities: assessing the effects of rotor size and tower height

    Robert M.R. Barclay;E.F. Baerwald;J.C. Gruver

  • Roost-site selection and roosting ecology of forest-dwelling bats in southern British Columbia

    Maarten J. Vonhof;Robert M. R. Barclay

  • Causes of Bat Fatalities at Wind Turbines: Hypotheses and Predictions

    Paul M. Cryan;Robert M. R. Barclay

  • Population structure of temperate zone insectivorous bats in relation to foraging behaviour and energy demand

    Robert M. R. Barclay

  • Foraging by bats in cleared, thinned and unharvested boreal forest

    Krista J. Patriquin;Robert M. R. Barclay

  • Social behavior of the little brown bat, Myotis lucifugus

    Donald W. Thomas;M. Brock Fenton;Robert M. R. Barclay

  • Prey Detection, Dietary Niche Breadth, and Body Size in Bats: Why are Aerial Insectivorous Bats so Small?

    Robert M. R. Barclay;R. Mark Brigham

  • Fatalities at wind turbines may threaten population viability of a migratory bat

    W.F. Frick;W.F. Frick;E.F. Baerwald;J.F. Pollock;R.M.R. Barclay

  • Interindividual use of echolocation calls: Eavesdropping by bats

    Robert M. R. Barclay

  • Bats are not birds- a cautionary note on using echolocation calls to identify bats: a comment

    Robert M. R. Barclay

  • A Large-Scale Mitigation Experiment to Reduce Bat Fatalities at Wind Energy Facilities

    Erin F. Baerwald;Jason Edworthy;Matt Holder;Robert M. R. Barclay

  • Patterns of daily torpor and day-roost selection by male and female big brown bats (Eptesicus fuscus)

    Ian M. Hamilton;Robert M. R. Barclay

  • Ecomorphology of Insectivorous Bats: A Test of Predictions Using Two Morphologically Similar Species

    Matthew B. Saunders;Robert M. R. Barclay

  • Population fragmentation and inter-ecosystem movements of grizzly bears in western Canada and the northern United States

    Michael F. Proctor;David Paetkau;Bruce N. Mclellan;Gordon B. Stenhouse

  • Selection of roosting and foraging habitat by bats in different-aged aspen mixedwood stands

    Lisa H. Crampton;Robert M. R. Barclay

  • Genetic analysis reveals demographic fragmentation of grizzly bears yielding vulnerably small populations

    Michael F Proctor;Bruce N McLellan;Curtis Strobeck;Robert M.R Barclay

  • Roosting Behavior and Roost-Site Preferences of Forest-Dwelling California Bats (Myotis californicus)

    R. Mark Brigham;Maarten J. Vonhof;Robert M. R. Barclay;John C. Gwilliam

  • The effect of reproductive condition on the foraging behavior of female hoary bats, Lasiurus cinereus

    R. M. R. Barclay

  • Long- versus short-range foraging strategies of hoary (Lasiurus cinereus) and silver-haired (Lasionycteris noctivagans) bats and the consequences for prey selection

    Robert M. R. Barclay

Frequent Co-Authors

R. Mark Brigham
R. Mark Brigham University of Regina
James H. Fullard
James H. Fullard University of Toronto
Craig K. R. Willis
Craig K. R. Willis University of Winnipeg
Donald W. Thomas
Donald W. Thomas Université de Sherbrooke
M. Brock Fenton
M. Brock Fenton University of Western Ontario
Curtis Strobeck
Curtis Strobeck University of Alberta
Paul M. Cryan
Paul M. Cryan United States Geological Survey
Winifred F. Frick
Winifred F. Frick Bat Conservation International
Michael J. Ryan
Michael J. Ryan The University of Texas at Austin
Elizabeth L. Clare
Elizabeth L. Clare Queen Mary University of London

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