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D-Index
64
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13006
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1888
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690

Robert M. Zink 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. Zink sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 187 publications — 69th percentile

69% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Robert M. Zink 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. Zink sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 64 D-Index — 78th percentile

78% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Robert M. Zink is affiliated with the University of Minnesota in the United States and has contributed extensively to the fields of Environmental Science and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their research spans subfields including Ecology, Genetics, Molecular Biology, Nature and Landscape Conservation, and Nutrition and Dietetics.

The research topics covered by Robert M. Zink include:

  • Genetic diversity and population structure
  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Prion Diseases and Protein Misfolding
  • Avian ecology and behavior
  • Trace Elements in Health
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies

Recent published papers by Robert M. Zink and collaborators include:

  • "Geographic variation in the PRNP gene and its promoter, and their relationship to chronic wasting disease in North American deer" (2020) in Prion
  • "The taxonomic basis of subspecies listed as threatened and endangered under the endangered species act" (2022) in Frontiers in Conservation Science
  • "Niche modeling reveals life history shifts in birds at La Brea over the last twenty millennia" (2020) in PLoS ONE

Other recent relevant papers associated with their research network include:

  • "Lineage diversity in a widely distributed New World passerine bird, the House Wren" (2023) in The Auk
  • "Comparative phylogenomic patterns in the Baja California avifauna, their conservation implications, and the stages in lineage divergence" (2022) in Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Robert M. Zink have been:

  • Hernán Vázquez-Miranda
  • Brittaney L. Buchanan
  • John Klicka
  • Kevin Epperly
  • Garth M. Spellman

Publication venues where Robert M. Zink has contributed multiple works include:

  • The Auk
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Wildlife Society Bulletin
  • The Wilson Journal of Ornithology
  • Frontiers in Conservation Science

Best Publications

  • Mitochondrial DNA under siege in avian phylogeography.

    Robert M. Zink;George F. Barrowclough

  • The Importance of Recent Ice Ages in Speciation: A Failed Paradigm

    John Klicka;Robert M. Zink

  • The role of subspecies in obscuring avian biological diversity and misleading conservation policy

    Robert M. Zink

  • Species Concepts in Ornithology

    Mary C. McKitrick;Robert M. Zink

  • COMPARATIVE PHYLOGEOGRAPHY IN NORTH AMERICAN BIRDS.

    Robert M. Zink

  • How Many Kinds of Birds Are There and Why Does It Matter

    George F. Barrowclough;Joel Cracraft;John Klicka;Robert M. Zink

  • The Debate over Species Concepts and Its Implications for Ornithology

    Robert M. Zink;Mary C. McKitrick

  • Gene flow, refugia, and evolution of geographic variation in the song sparrow (Melospiza melodia)

    Robert M. Zink;Donna L. Dittmann

  • The causes of mitochondrial DNA gene tree paraphyly in birds

    Bailey D. McKay;Robert M. Zink

  • The shifting roles of dispersal and vicariance in biogeography

    Robert M. Zink;Rachelle C. Blackwell-Rago;Fredrik Ronquist

  • MODES OF SPECIATION IN BIRDS: A TEST OF LYNCH'S METHOD.

    R. Terry Chesser;Robert M. Zink

  • Genetics, taxonomy, and conservation of the threatened California Gnatcatcher

    Robert M. Zink;George F. Barrowclough;Jonathan L. Atwood;Rachelle C. Blackwell-Rago

  • Drastic population fluctuations explain the rapid extinction of the passenger pigeon

    Chih Ming Hung;Pei Jen L. Shaner;Robert M. Zink;Wei Chung Liu

  • Evidence from molecular systematics for decreased avian diversification in the pleistocene Epoch.

    Robert M. Zink;Joseph B. Slowinski

  • Methods in comparative phylogeography, and their application to studying evolution in the north american aridlands.

    Robert M. Zink

  • Pleistocene effects on North American songbird evolution

    John Klicka;Robert M. Zink

  • Molecular Genetic Divergence between Avian Sibling Species: King and Clapper Rails, Long-Billed and Short-Billed Dowitchers, Boat-Tailed and Great-Tailed Grackles, and Tufted and Black-Crested Titmice

    John C. Avise;Robert M. Zink

  • The tempo of avian diversification during the Quaternary.

    Robert M. Zink;John Klicka;Brian R. Barber

  • Trans-Beringia comparisons of mitochondrial DNA differentiation in birds

    Robert M. Zink;Sievert Rohwer;Alexander V. Andreev;Donna L. Dittmann

  • COMPARATIVE PHYLOGEOGRAPHY OF SOME ARIDLAND BIRD SPECIES

    Robert M. Zink;A. N. N. E. Kessen;Theresa V. Line;Rachelle C. Blackwell-Rago

  • Bird species diversity

    Robert M. Zink

Frequent Co-Authors

Sievert Rohwer
Sievert Rohwer University of Washington
John Klicka
John Klicka University of Washington
Chih-Ming Hung
Chih-Ming Hung MediaTek (Taiwan)
Jason D. Weckstein
Jason D. Weckstein Drexel University
Kevin Winker
Kevin Winker University of Alaska Fairbanks
Allan J. Baker
Allan J. Baker Royal Ontario Museum
Per G. P. Ericson
Per G. P. Ericson Swedish Museum of Natural History
Ulrike Tappeiner
Ulrike Tappeiner University of Innsbruck
Michael Wink
Michael Wink Heidelberg University
James L. Patton
James L. Patton University of Illinois at Chicago

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