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34
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4043
World Ranking
7672
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2579

Scott T. McMurry 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 Scott T. McMurry sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 133 publications — 42nd percentile

42% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Scott T. McMurry 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 Scott T. McMurry sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 34 D-Index — 11th percentile

11% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Scott T. McMurry is affiliated with Oklahoma State University in the United States and works primarily in the field of Environmental Science. Their research spans several subfields including Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Economics and Econometrics, and Ecological Modeling.

Their work addresses a variety of connected topics, with publications focusing on:

  • Rangeland and Wildlife Management
  • Amphibian and Reptile Biology
  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Economic and Environmental Valuation
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Avian Ecology and Behavior

McMurry has contributed to multiple recent research articles, including:

  • Understanding landowner participation in the Conservation Reserve Program in the U.S. High Plains region, 2024, published in Land Use Policy
  • A multiscale analysis of Gray Vireo (Vireo vicinior) nest-site selection in central New Mexico, 2020, published in Avian Conservation and Ecology
  • Major land use and vegetation influences on potential pollinator communities in the High Plains of Texas, 2022, published in Journal of Insect Conservation
  • Fauna associated with the nests of Crocodylus moreletii and Crocodylus moreletii×acutus in Belize, 2021, published in Journal of Natural History
  • Interacting gradients of selection and survival probabilities to estimate habitat quality: An example using the Gray Vireo (Vireo vicinior), 2021, published in Ecological Indicators

The frequent co-authors of McMurry's include Loren M. Smith, Jonathan P. Harris, Jason B. Belden, Shauni Windle, and Richard A. Brain. These collaborators have worked with McMurry multiple times, indicating ongoing research partnerships.

McMurry's work has appeared across several publication venues such as:

  • Land Use Policy
  • Journal of Insect Conservation
  • Ecological Indicators
  • Avian Conservation and Ecology
  • Journal of Natural History

Best Publications

  • Effects of landuse and precipitation on pesticides and water quality in playa lakes of the southern high plains

    Todd A. Anderson;Christopher J. Salice;Richard A. Erickson;Scott T. McMurry

  • Acute toxicity of fungicide formulations to amphibians at environmentally relevant concentrations

    Jason Belden;Scott McMurry;Loren Smith;Paris Reilley

  • Temporal Variation in Humoral and Cell‐Mediated Immune Response in a Sigmodon Hispidus Population

    Robert L. Lochmiller;Michelle R. Vestey;Scott T. McMurry

  • INFLUENCES OF LAND USE AND WETLAND CHARACTERISTICS ON WATER LOSS RATES AND HYDROPERIODS OF PLAYAS IN THE SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS, USA

    Jo-Szu Tsai;Louise S. Venne;Scott T. McMurry;Loren M. Smith

  • Ecosystem services provided by playas in the High Plains: potential influences of USDA conservation programs

    Loren M. Smith;David A. Haukos;Scott T. McMurry;Ted LaGrange

  • Low levels of nucleotide diversity in Crocodylus moreletii and evidence of hybridization with C. acutus

    David A. Ray;Jennifer A. Dever;Steven G. Platt;Thomas R. Rainwater

  • FOOD HABITS, ONTOGENETIC DIETARY PARTITIONING AND OBSERVATIONS OF FORAGING BEHAVIOUR OF MORELET'S CROCODILE (CROCODYLUS MORELETII) IN NORTHERN BELIZE

    Steven G. Platt;Thomas R. Rainwater;Adam G. Finger;John B. Thorbjarnarson

  • Development of a method for the determination of 9 currently used cotton pesticides by gas chromatography with electron capture detection.

    Baohong Zhang;Xiaoping Pan;Xiaoping Pan;Louise Venne;Suzy Dunnum

  • Size estimation, morphometrics, sex ratio, sexual size dimorphism, and biomass of Morelet's crocodile in northern Belize

    Steven G. Platt;Thomas R. Rainwater;John B. Thorbjarnarson;Adam G. Finger

  • Reproductive dynamics of a tropical freshwater crocodilian: Morelet's crocodile in northern Belize

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  • Assessment of the effects of farming and conservation programs on pesticide deposition in high plains wetlands.

    Jason B Belden;Brittany Rae Hanson;Scott T McMurry;Loren M Smith

  • Toxicity of a glufosinate- and several glyphosate-based herbicides to juvenile amphibians from the Southern High Plains, USA

    Simon K. Dinehart;Loren M. Smith;Scott T. McMurry;Todd A. Anderson

  • Genetic Diversity, Population Subdivision, and Gene Flow in Morelet's Crocodile (Crocodylus moreletii) from Belize, Central America

    Jennifer A. Dever;Richard E. Strauss;Thomas R. Rainwater;Scott T. McMurry

  • Mercury in Morelet's crocodile eggs from northern Belize.

    T. R. Rainwater;B. M. Adair;S. G. Platt;T. A. Anderson

  • Physical loss and modification of Southern Great Plains playas.

    Lacrecia A. Johnson;David A. Haukos;Loren M. Smith;Scott T. McMurry

  • Sensitivity of selected immunological, hematological, and reproductive parameters in the cotton rat (Sigmodon hispidus) to subchronic lead exposure.

    Scott T. McMurry;Scott T. McMurry;Robert L. Lochmiller;Sundeep A. M. Chandra;Charles W. Quails

  • Response of cottontail rabbit populations to herbicide and fire applications on cross timbers rangeland

    R.L. Lochmiller;J.F. Boggs;S.T. McMurry;D.M. Leslie

  • Occurrence of current-use fungicides and bifenthrin in Rainwater Basin wetlands

    William H. Mimbs;J. Patrick W. Cusaac;Loren M. Smith;Scott T. McMurry

  • Acute toxicity of pyraclostrobin and trifloxystrobin to Hyalella azteca

    Shane A. Morrison;Scott T. Mcmurry;Loren M. Smith;Jason B. Belden

  • Influence of land-use and conservation programs on wetland plant communities of the semiarid United States Great Plains

    Jessica L. O’Connell;Lacrecia A. Johnson;Loren M. Smith;Scott T. McMurry

  • Organochlorine Pesticides In Chorioallantoic Membranes Of Morelet’s Crocodile Eggs From Belize

    Christopher B. Pepper;Thomas R. Rainwater;Steven G. Platt;Jennifer A. Dever

  • Local and landscape influences on plant communities in playa wetlands

    Jo-Szu Tsai;Jo-Szu Tsai;Louise S. Venne;Scott T. McMurry;Loren M. Smith

  • Chronic effects of strobilurin fungicides on development, growth, and mortality of larval Great Plains toads (Bufo cognatus)

    Emily A. H. Hartman;Jason B. Belden;Loren M. Smith;Scott T. McMurry

  • Land use and conservation reserve program effects on the persistence of playa wetlands in the High Plains.

    Dale W Daniel;Loren M Smith;David A Haukos;Lacrecia A Johnson

  • Effectiveness of vegetation buffers surrounding playa wetlands at contaminant and sediment amelioration.

    David A. Haukos;Lacrecia A. Johnson;Loren M. Smith;Scott T. McMurry

  • Predicting dispersal-limitation in plants: Optimizing planting decisions for isolated wetland restoration in agricultural landscapes

    Jessica L. O’Connell;Lacrecia A. Johnson;Benjamin J. Beas;Loren M. Smith

Frequent Co-Authors

Loren M. Smith
Loren M. Smith Oklahoma State University
Robert L. Lochmiller
Robert L. Lochmiller Oklahoma State University
David A. Haukos
David A. Haukos Kansas State University
Todd A. Anderson
Todd A. Anderson Texas Tech University
David M. Leslie
David M. Leslie Oklahoma State University
David M. Engle
David M. Engle Oklahoma State University
James R. Kiniry
James R. Kiniry Agricultural Research Service
Carey Pope
Carey Pope Texas A&M University
Baohong Zhang
Baohong Zhang East Carolina University
Gregory W. McCarty
Gregory W. McCarty Agricultural Research Service

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