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Storrs L. Olson publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Environmental Sciences in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Storrs L. Olson sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 440 publications — 95th percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 687 publications or more.

Storrs L. Olson D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Storrs L. Olson sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 56 D-Index — 63rd percentile

63% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 125 D-Index or more.

Overview

Storrs L. Olson was affiliated with the National Museum of Natural History in the United States. Their research contributions were primarily situated within the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a specific focus on Paleontology. Their scholarly output spanned several related subfields, including Paleontology, Ecology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Genetics, and Geography, Planning and Development.

Their work covered a range of topics largely centered on evolutionary and paleontological studies. These included Evolution and Paleontology Studies, Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology, Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils, Genetic diversity and population structure, Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies, Marine animal studies overview, and Amphibian and Reptile Biology.

Storrs L. Olson published research articles in multiple scientific venues. These included:

  • Birds of the World
  • The Auk
  • Bulletin of the British Ornithologists Club
  • Zootaxa
  • Geochemical Perspectives Letters

Their recent papers reflected a focus on fossil records, systematics, and phylogeny related to birds and other paleontological subjects. Notable papers included:

  • "Phylogeny based on ultra-conserved elements clarifies the evolution of rails and allies (Ralloidea) and is the basis for a revised classification," 2021, The Auk
  • "A new fossil raptor (Accipitridae: Buteogallus) from Quaternary cave deposits in Cuba and Hispaniola, West Indies," 2021, Bulletin of the British Ornithologists Club
  • "Systematics and distribution of the living and fossil small barn owls of the West Indies (Aves: Strigiformes: Tytonidae)," 2020, Zootaxa
  • "A new fossil vulture (Cathartidae: Cathartes) from Quaternary asphalt and cave deposits in Cuba," 2020, Bulletin of the British Ornithologists Club
  • "Ocean mixing timescale through time and implications for the origin of iron formations," 2024, Geochemical Perspectives Letters

Throughout their career, Storrs L. Olson collaborated frequently with several coauthors. These included William Suárez, Jeremy J. Kirchman, Nancy Rotzel McInerney, Thomas C. Giarla, and Beth Slikas.

Best Publications

  • The Fossil Record of Birds

    Storrs L. Olson

  • Fossil birds from the hawaiian islands: evidence for wholesale extinction by man before Western contact.

    Storrs L. Olson;Helen F. James

  • Descriptions of thirty-two new species of birds from the Hawaiian Islands: Part 1. Non-Passeriformes

    Storrs L. Olson;Helen F. James

  • Zoogeography of West Indian Vertebrates in Relation to Pleistocene Climatic Cycles

    G. K. Pregill;Storrs L. Olson

  • FOSSIL EVIDENCE FOR A DIVERSE BIOTA FROM KAUA‘I AND ITS TRANSFORMATION SINCE HUMAN ARRIVAL

    David A. Burney;Helen F. James;Lida Pigott Burney;Storrs L. Olson

  • Prodromus of the fossil avifauna of the Hawaiian Islands

    Storrs L. Olson;Helen F. James

  • The birds of the Republic of Panama

    Alexander Wetmore;Roger F. Pasquier;Storrs L. Olson

  • Unidirectional spread of secondary sexual plumage traits across an avian hybrid zone.

    Thomas John Parsons;Storrs L. Olson;Michael J. Braun

  • Evolution of the rails of the South Atlantic islands (Aves: Rallidae)

    Storrs L. Olson

  • Fossil birds from late Quaternary deposits in New Caledonia

    Jean Christophe Balouet;Storrs L. Olson

  • Fossil vertebrates from Antigua, Lesser Antilles: Evidence for late Holocene human-caused extinctions in the West Indies.

    David W. Steadman;Gregory K. Pregill;Storrs L. Olson

  • Descriptions of Thirty-two New Species of Birds from the Hawaiian Islands: Part I

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  • Presbyornis and the origin of the Anseriformes (Aves, Charadriomorphae)

    Storrs L. Olson;J. Alan Feduccia

  • Prevalence and diversity of avian hematozoan parasites in Asia : A regional survey

    Farah Ishtiaq;Farah Ishtiaq;Eben Gering;Jon H. Rappole;Asad R. Rahmani

  • mtDNA from fossils reveals a radiation of Hawaiian geese recently derived from the Canada goose (Branta canadensis)

    Ellen E. Paxinos;Helen F. James;Storrs L. Olson;Michael D. Sorenson

  • A CLASSIFICATION OF THE RALLIDAE

    Storrs L. Olson

  • The role of Polynesians in the extinction of the avifauna of the Hawaiian Islands

    Storrs L. Olson;Helen F. James

  • Extinction on islands: man as a catastrophe

    Storrs L. Olson

  • Avian Hematozoa in South America: a Comparison of Temperate and Tropical Zones

    Kate L. Durrant;Jon S. Beadell;Farah Ishtiaq;Gary R. Graves

  • Relationships and evolution of flamingos (Aves: Phoenicopteridae)

    Storrs L. Olson;J. Alan Feduccia

  • Bird remains from an archaeological site on Henderson Island, South Pacific: Man-caused extinctions on an "uninhabited" island.

    David W. Steadman;Storrs L. Olson

  • Fossil Birds from the Oligocene Jebel Qatrani Formation Fayum Province, Egypt

    D. Tab Rasmussen;Storrs L. Olson;Elwyn L. Simons

  • Anatomy and Systematics of the Confuciusornithidae (Theropoda: Aves) from the Late Mesozoic of Northeastern China

    Storrs L. Olson

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert C. Fleischer
Robert C. Fleischer Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute
David W. Steadman
David W. Steadman Florida Museum of Natural History
Alan Cooper
Alan Cooper Charles Sturt University
Andrew N. Iwaniuk
Andrew N. Iwaniuk University of Lethbridge
Per G. P. Ericson
Per G. P. Ericson Swedish Museum of Natural History
Martin Irestedt
Martin Irestedt Swedish Museum of Natural History
Irby J. Lovette
Irby J. Lovette Cornell University
Jon Fjeldså
Jon Fjeldså University of Copenhagen
Eldredge Bermingham
Eldredge Bermingham Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
Michael J. Braun
Michael J. Braun University of Maryland, College Park

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