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D-Index
67
Citations
19180
World Ranking
1577
National Ranking
579

Robert P. Guralnick 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 P. Guralnick sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 356 publications — 95th percentile

95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Robert P. Guralnick 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 P. Guralnick sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 67 D-Index — 81st percentile

81% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 121 D-Index or more.

Overview

Robert P. Guralnick is affiliated with the Florida Museum of Natural History in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with substantial contributions in subfields such as Ecological Modeling, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Nature and Landscape Conservation, and Genetics.

The scientist's work covers a variety of topics, including species distribution and climate change, plant and animal studies, ecology and vegetation dynamics, wildlife ecology and conservation, genetic diversity and population structure, animal and plant science education, and genomics and phylogenetic studies.

Frequent collaborators in their research include Pamela S. Soltis, Michael W. Belitz, Ryan A. Folk, Heather R. Kates, and Douglas E. Soltis.

Their publications appear regularly in several venues, including bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Scientific Reports, Applications in Plant Sciences, Research Square, and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Recent papers by Robert P. Guralnick include:

  • Observing the Observers: How Participants Contribute Data to iNaturalist and Implications for Biodiversity Science, 2021, BioScience
  • The global distribution of known and undiscovered ant biodiversity, 2022, Science Advances
  • A global phylogeny of butterflies reveals their evolutionary history, ancestral hosts and biogeographic origins, 2023, Nature Ecology & Evolution
  • Expert range maps of global mammal distributions harmonised to three taxonomic authorities, 2022, Journal of Biogeography
  • A global biodiversity observing system to unite monitoring and guide action, 2023, Nature Ecology & Evolution

Best Publications

  • The minimum information about a genome sequence (MIGS) specification.

    Dawn Field;George Garrity;Tanya Gray;Norman Morrison

  • Darwin Core: an evolving community-developed biodiversity data standard.

    John Wieczorek;David Bloom;Robert Guralnick;Stan Blum

  • Minimum information about a marker gene sequence (MIMARKS) and minimum information about any (x) sequence (MIxS) specifications.

    Pelin Yilmaz;Pelin Yilmaz;Renzo Kottmann;Dawn Field;Rob Knight;Rob Knight

  • Locating pleistocene refugia: comparing phylogeographic and ecological niche model predictions.

    Eric Waltari;Robert J. Hijmans;A. Townsend Peterson;Árpád S. Nyári

  • Integrating biodiversity distribution knowledge: toward a global map of life

    Walter Jetz;Jana M. McPherson;Robert P. Guralnick

  • Global priorities for an effective information basis of biodiversity distributions.

    Carsten Meyer;Holger Kreft;Robert P Guralnick;Walter Jetz

  • Essential biodiversity variables for mapping and monitoring species populations

    Walter Jetz;Melodie A. McGeoch;Robert Guralnick;Simon Ferrier

  • Monitoring plant functional diversity from space

    Walter Jetz;Jeannine Cavender-Bares;Ryan Pavlick;David Schimel

  • A Comprehensive and Dated Phylogenomic Analysis of Butterflies

    Marianne Espeland;Marianne Espeland;Jesse Breinholt;Keith R. Willmott;Andrew D. Warren

  • Erratum: Monitoring plant functional diversity from space

    Walter Jetz;Jeannine Cavender-Bares;Ryan Pavlick;David Schimel

  • EarthEnv-DEM90: A nearly-global, void-free, multi-scale smoothed, 90m digital elevation model from fused ASTER and SRTM data

    Natalie Robinson;James Regetz;Robert P. Guralnick

  • Specimen collection: An essential tool

    L. A. Rocha;A. Aleixo;G. Allen;F. Almeda

  • Building essential biodiversity variables (EBVs) of species distribution and abundance at a global scale.

    W. Daniel Kissling;Jorge A. Ahumada;Anne Bowser;Miguel Fernandez;Miguel Fernandez

  • The GBIF Integrated Publishing Toolkit: Facilitating the Efficient Publishing of Biodiversity Data on the Internet

    Tim Robertson;Markus Döring;Robert Guralnick;David Bloom

  • Observing the Observers: How Participants Contribute Data to iNaturalist and Implications for Biodiversity Science

    Grace J Di Cecco;Vijay Barve;Michael W Belitz;Brian J Stucky

  • Chronic anthropogenic noise disrupts glucocorticoid signaling and has multiple effects on fitness in an avian community.

    Nathan J Kleist;Robert P Guralnick;Alexander Cruz;Christopher A Lowry

  • Using Semistructured Surveys to Improve Citizen Science Data for Monitoring Biodiversity.

    Steve Kelling;Alison Johnston;Aletta Bonn;Daniel Fink

  • Towards global data products of Essential Biodiversity Variables on species traits

    W. Daniel Kissling;Ramona Walls;Anne Bowser;Matthew O. Jones

  • The Extended Specimen Network: A Strategy to Enhance US Biodiversity Collections, Promote Research and Education.

    James Lendemer;Barbara Thiers;Anna K Monfils;Jennifer Zaspel

  • Increasing phenological asynchrony between spring green-up and arrival of migratory birds

    Stephen J. Mayor;Robert P. Guralnick;Morgan W. Tingley;Javier Otegui

  • Towards a collaborative, global infrastructure for biodiversity assessment

    Robert P. Guralnick;Andrew W. Hill;Meredith Lane

  • Mapping the biosphere: exploring species to understand the origin, organization and sustainability of biodiversity

    Q. D. Wheeler;Sandra Knapp;D. W. Stevenson;J. Stevenson

  • Building essential biodiversity variables(EBVs) of species distribution and abundanceat a global scale

    W. Daniel Kissling;Jorge A. Ahumada;Anne Bowser;Miguel Fernández

Frequent Co-Authors

Pamela S. Soltis
Pamela S. Soltis University of Florida
Douglas E. Soltis
Douglas E. Soltis University of Florida
Walter Jetz
Walter Jetz Yale University
Akito Y. Kawahara
Akito Y. Kawahara Florida Museum of Natural History
Brent D. Mishler
Brent D. Mishler University of California, Berkeley
Eren Turak
Eren Turak Office of Environment and Heritage
Cory Merow
Cory Merow University of Connecticut
W. Daniel Kissling
W. Daniel Kissling University of Amsterdam
Frank Oliver Glöckner
Frank Oliver Glöckner Jacobs University
Dawn Field
Dawn Field University of Oxford

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