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Stephen Pruett-Jones

Stephen Pruett-Jones

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Animal Science and Veterinary 36 1654 1522 479 406 97 4185
Ecology and Evolution 36 7206 6966 2429 2329 95 4204

Stephen Pruett-Jones publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Stephen Pruett-Jones between 1981 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Stephen Pruett-Jones published across 45 years, from 1981 to 2025, averaging 2.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 8 publications in 2010. 4 of the 106 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
2 4 6 8
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1981 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 8. Peak 8 publications in 2010. 1981: 3 publications 1982: 1 publication 1983: 1 publication 1984: 0 publications 1985: 1 publication 1986: 0 publications 1987: 1 publication 1988: 2 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 4 publications 1991: 1 publication 1992: 2 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 1 publication 1995: 5 publications 1996: 5 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 1 publication 1999: 1 publication 2000: 3 publications 2001: 6 publications 2002: 7 publications 2003: 0 publications 2004: 2 publications 2005: 1 publication 2006: 1 publication 2007: 6 publications 2008: 6 publications 2009: 1 publication 2010: 8 publications 2011: 2 publications 2012: 7 publications 2013: 4 publications 2014: 0 publications 2015: 0 publications 2016: 2 publications 2017: 2 publications 2018: 3 publications 2019: 3 publications 2020: 0 publications 2021: 8 publications 2022: 0 publications 2023: 1 publication 2024: 1 publication 2025: 3 publications
1981 2025

106 publications in total across all disciplines

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Stephen Pruett-Jones: publications per year, 1981 to 2025
Year Publications
1981 3
1982 1
1983 1
1984 0
1985 1
1986 0
1987 1
1988 2
1989 0
1990 4
1991 1
1992 2
1993 0
1994 1
1995 5
1996 5
1997 0
1998 1
1999 1
2000 3
2001 6
2002 7
2003 0
2004 2
2005 1
2006 1
2007 6
2008 6
2009 1
2010 8
2011 2
2012 7
2013 4
2014 0
2015 0
2016 2
2017 2
2018 3
2019 3
2020 0
2021 8
2022 0
2023 1
2024 1
2025 3
Total 106
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Stephen Pruett-Jones publication distribution in Animal Science and Veterinary in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Animal Science and Veterinary in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Stephen Pruett-Jones sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
25 50 75 100
Bar chart with 84 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 29–33 to 442+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 109. Most scientists, 109, have 119–123 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 442 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 94–98 publications, is where this scientist sits. 29–33 publications: 1 scientist 34–38 publications: 6 scientists 39–43 publications: 17 scientists 44–48 publications: 23 scientists 49–53 publications: 28 scientists 54–58 publications: 44 scientists 59–63 publications: 66 scientists 64–68 publications: 75 scientists 69–73 publications: 71 scientists 74–78 publications: 85 scientists 79–83 publications: 108 scientists 84–88 publications: 105 scientists 89–93 publications: 84 scientists 94–98 publications: 103 scientists 99–103 publications: 97 scientists 104–108 publications: 95 scientists 109–113 publications: 89 scientists 114–118 publications: 88 scientists 119–123 publications: 109 scientists 124–128 publications: 93 scientists 129–133 publications: 89 scientists 134–138 publications: 95 scientists 139–143 publications: 92 scientists 144–148 publications: 80 scientists 149–153 publications: 75 scientists 154–158 publications: 74 scientists 159–163 publications: 67 scientists 164–168 publications: 53 scientists 169–173 publications: 62 scientists 174–178 publications: 63 scientists 179–183 publications: 50 scientists 184–188 publications: 55 scientists 189–193 publications: 50 scientists 194–198 publications: 27 scientists 199–203 publications: 44 scientists 204–208 publications: 31 scientists 209–213 publications: 28 scientists 214–218 publications: 38 scientists 219–223 publications: 33 scientists 224–228 publications: 36 scientists 229–233 publications: 29 scientists 234–238 publications: 35 scientists 239–243 publications: 23 scientists 244–248 publications: 24 scientists 249–253 publications: 29 scientists 254–258 publications: 28 scientists 259–263 publications: 21 scientists 264–268 publications: 25 scientists 269–273 publications: 11 scientists 274–278 publications: 18 scientists 279–283 publications: 13 scientists 284–288 publications: 18 scientists 289–293 publications: 10 scientists 294–298 publications: 12 scientists 299–303 publications: 11 scientists 304–308 publications: 15 scientists 309–313 publications: 14 scientists 314–318 publications: 14 scientists 319–323 publications: 8 scientists 324–328 publications: 8 scientists 329–333 publications: 13 scientists 334–338 publications: 14 scientists 339–343 publications: 13 scientists 344–348 publications: 10 scientists 349–353 publications: 11 scientists 354–358 publications: 5 scientists 359–363 publications: 8 scientists 364–368 publications: 8 scientists 369–373 publications: 6 scientists 374–378 publications: 7 scientists 379–383 publications: 8 scientists 384–388 publications: 3 scientists 389–393 publications: 4 scientists 394–398 publications: 5 scientists 399–403 publications: 8 scientists 404–408 publications: 5 scientists 409–413 publications: 4 scientists 414–418 publications: 3 scientists 419–423 publications: 8 scientists 424–428 publications: 5 scientists 429–433 publications: 3 scientists 434–438 publications: 5 scientists 439–441 publications: 5 scientists 442+ publications: 99 scientists
29–33 publications 442+

This scientist: 97 publications — 25th percentile

25% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 442 publications or more.

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Number of Animal Science and Veterinary scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,155 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
29–33 1
34–38 6
39–43 17
44–48 23
49–53 28
54–58 44
59–63 66
64–68 75
69–73 71
74–78 85
79–83 108
84–88 105
89–93 84
94–98 103 97
99–103 97
104–108 95
109–113 89
114–118 88
119–123 109
124–128 93
129–133 89
134–138 95
139–143 92
144–148 80
149–153 75
154–158 74
159–163 67
164–168 53
169–173 62
174–178 63
179–183 50
184–188 55
189–193 50
194–198 27
199–203 44
204–208 31
209–213 28
214–218 38
219–223 33
224–228 36
229–233 29
234–238 35
239–243 23
244–248 24
249–253 29
254–258 28
259–263 21
264–268 25
269–273 11
274–278 18
279–283 13
284–288 18
289–293 10
294–298 12
299–303 11
304–308 15
309–313 14
314–318 14
319–323 8
324–328 8
329–333 13
334–338 14
339–343 13
344–348 10
349–353 11
354–358 5
359–363 8
364–368 8
369–373 6
374–378 7
379–383 8
384–388 3
389–393 4
394–398 5
399–403 8
404–408 5
409–413 4
414–418 3
419–423 8
424–428 5
429–433 3
434–438 5
439–441 5
442+ 99
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Stephen Pruett-Jones D-index placement in Animal Science and Veterinary in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Animal Science and Veterinary scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Stephen Pruett-Jones sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 58 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 20 to 77+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 158. Most scientists, 158, have 31 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 77 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 36 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 20 D-Index: 5 scientists 21 D-Index: 22 scientists 22 D-Index: 31 scientists 23 D-Index: 44 scientists 24 D-Index: 53 scientists 25 D-Index: 66 scientists 26 D-Index: 80 scientists 27 D-Index: 101 scientists 28 D-Index: 106 scientists 29 D-Index: 116 scientists 30 D-Index: 154 scientists 31 D-Index: 158 scientists 32 D-Index: 143 scientists 33 D-Index: 137 scientists 34 D-Index: 126 scientists 35 D-Index: 134 scientists 36 D-Index: 112 scientists 37 D-Index: 115 scientists 38 D-Index: 105 scientists 39 D-Index: 111 scientists 40 D-Index: 107 scientists 41 D-Index: 87 scientists 42 D-Index: 74 scientists 43 D-Index: 62 scientists 44 D-Index: 61 scientists 45 D-Index: 41 scientists 46 D-Index: 51 scientists 47 D-Index: 43 scientists 48 D-Index: 28 scientists 49 D-Index: 47 scientists 50 D-Index: 40 scientists 51 D-Index: 34 scientists 52 D-Index: 33 scientists 53 D-Index: 43 scientists 54 D-Index: 16 scientists 55 D-Index: 32 scientists 56 D-Index: 21 scientists 57 D-Index: 18 scientists 58 D-Index: 28 scientists 59 D-Index: 33 scientists 60 D-Index: 17 scientists 61 D-Index: 21 scientists 62 D-Index: 18 scientists 63 D-Index: 21 scientists 64 D-Index: 9 scientists 65 D-Index: 20 scientists 66 D-Index: 11 scientists 67 D-Index: 16 scientists 68 D-Index: 12 scientists 69 D-Index: 17 scientists 70 D-Index: 13 scientists 71 D-Index: 15 scientists 72 D-Index: 11 scientists 73 D-Index: 11 scientists 74 D-Index: 14 scientists 75 D-Index: 5 scientists 76 D-Index: 6 scientists 77+ D-Index: 100 scientists
20 D-Index 77+

This scientist: 36 D-Index — 50th percentile

50% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 77 D-Index or more.

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Number of Animal Science and Veterinary scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,155 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
20 5
21 22
22 31
23 44
24 53
25 66
26 80
27 101
28 106
29 116
30 154
31 158
32 143
33 137
34 126
35 134
36 112 36
37 115
38 105
39 111
40 107
41 87
42 74
43 62
44 61
45 41
46 51
47 43
48 28
49 47
50 40
51 34
52 33
53 43
54 16
55 32
56 21
57 18
58 28
59 33
60 17
61 21
62 18
63 21
64 9
65 20
66 11
67 16
68 12
69 17
70 13
71 15
72 11
73 11
74 14
75 5
76 6
77+ 100
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Overview

Stephen Pruett-Jones is affiliated with the University of Chicago in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on fields within Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a significant number of publications in Nature and Landscape Conservation as well as Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics.

The scientist's work covers diverse topics including Wildlife Conservation and Criminology Analyses, Animal Behavior and Reproduction, Forest Insect Ecology and Management, Insect and Pesticide Research, Poxvirus research and outbreaks, scientometrics and bibliometrics research, and Academic Publishing and Open Access.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Stephen Pruett-Jones include C. Preston, Jessica R. Eberhard, Jennifer J. Uehling, Jason Tallant, and Katherine L. Buchanan.

The scientist has contributed to a variety of publication venues, with notable appearances in:

  • Emu - Austral Ornithology
  • The Auk
  • Diversity
  • Journal of Animal Ecology
  • Behavioral Ecology

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Stephen Pruett-Jones include:

  • "The Number and Distribution of Introduced and Naturalized Parrots," 2021, Diversity
  • "Ornithology and open access publishing," 2023, Emu - Austral Ornithology
  • "Trends and lessons from thirty years of Australian threatened bird action plans," 2024, Emu - Austral Ornithology
  • "The Sensory Ecology of Birds," 2021, The Auk
  • "Emma Ileana Greig, 1981-2024," 2025, The Auk

Best Publications

  • Independent versus nonindependent mate choice: do females copy each other?

    Stephen Pruett-Jones

  • MEASURING THE EFFECTS OF PAIRING SUCCESS, EXTRA-PAIR COPULATIONS AND MATE QUALITY ON THE OPPORTUNITY FOR SEXUAL SELECTION

    Michael S. Webster;Stephen Pruett‐Jones;David F. Westneat;Stevan J. Arnold

  • Sex ratio and habitat limitation promote delayed dispersal in superb fairy-wrens

    S. G. Pruett-Jones;M. J. Lewis

  • Female copying increases the variance in male mating success

    Michael J. Wade;Stephen G. Pruett-Jones

  • Promiscuity drives sexual selection in a socially monogamous bird.

    Michael S. Webster;Keith A. Tarvin;Elaina M. Tuttle;Stephen Pruett-Jones

  • SEXUAL SELECTION THROUGH FEMALE CHOICE IN LAWES' PAROTIA, A LEK-MATING BIRD OF PARADISE.

    S. G. Pruett-Jones;M. A. Pruett-Jones

  • Species Richness Covaries with Mating System in Birds

    Shaibal Mitra;Hans Landel;Stephen Pruett-Jones

  • Exponential Population Growth of Monk Parakeets in the United States

    Sunshine Van Bael;Stephen Pruett-Jones

  • Reproductive promiscuity in the splendid fairy-wren: effects of group size and auxiliary reproduction

    Michael S. Webster;Keith A. Tarvin;Elaina M. Tuttle;Stephen Pruett-Jones

  • Genetic similarity of social mates predicts the level of extrapair paternity in splendid fairy-wrens

    Keith A. Tarvin;Michael S. Webster;Elaina M. Tuttle;Stephen Pruett-Jones

  • Monk Parakeet Management at Electric Utility Facilities in South Florida

    Michael L. Avery;Ellis C. Greiner;James R. Lindsay;James R. Newman

  • Sperm Competition Selects for Sperm Quantity and Quality in the Australian Maluridae

    Melissah Rowe;Melissah Rowe;Stephen Pruett-Jones

  • Cloacal protuberances and extreme sperm production in Australian fairy-wrens

    Elaina M. Tuttle;Stephen Pruett-Jones;Michael S. Webster

  • Display dispersion and diet of birds of paradise: a comparison of nine species

    Bruce Beehler;Bruce Beehler;Stephen G. Pruett-Jones;Stephen G. Pruett-Jones

  • The Evolution of Bower-building and the Assessment of Male Quality

    Gerald Borgia;Stephen G. Pruett-Jones;Melinda A. Pruett-Jones

  • PATTERNS OF FLOCK SIZE, DIET, AND VIGILANCE OF NATURALIZED MONK PARAKEETS IN HYDE PARK, CHICAGO

    Jason M. South;Stephen Pruett-Jones

  • NATURAL HISTORY OF THE MONK PARAKEET IN HYDE PARK, CHICAGO

    Jeremy Hyman;Stephen Pruett-Jones

  • Multiple shifts between violet and ultraviolet vision in a family of passerine birds with associated changes in plumage coloration

    Anders Ödeen;Stephen Pruett-Jones;Amy C. Driskell;Jessica K. Armenta

  • Avian Chemical Defense

    John P. Dumbacher;Stephen Pruett-Jones

  • Parasites and sexual selection in birds of paradise.

    S. G. Pruett-Jones;M. A. Pruett-Jones;H. I. Jones

Frequent Co-Authors

M. S. Webster
M. S. Webster Vanderbilt University
Anne Peters
Anne Peters Monash University
Michelle L. Hall
Michelle L. Hall University of Melbourne
John P. Swaddle
John P. Swaddle William & Mary
Jordan Karubian
Jordan Karubian Tulane University
Emily S. Minor
Emily S. Minor University of Illinois at Chicago
Janette A Norman
Janette A Norman Southern Cross University
Jerry A. Coyne
Jerry A. Coyne University of Chicago
Leslie Christidis
Leslie Christidis Southern Cross University
Ellis C. Greiner
Ellis C. Greiner University of Florida

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