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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 55 2045 1856 364 330 213 10504

Susan D. Healy publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Susan D. Healy between 1989 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Susan D. Healy published across 37 years, from 1989 to 2025, averaging 8 papers a year. Output peaked at 36 publications in 2017. 17 of the 297 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1989 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 36. Peak 36 publications in 2017. 1989: 2 publications 1990: 3 publications 1991: 1 publication 1992: 3 publications 1993: 2 publications 1994: 4 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 6 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 2 publications 1999: 5 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 7 publications 2002: 5 publications 2003: 6 publications 2004: 3 publications 2005: 4 publications 2006: 7 publications 2007: 6 publications 2008: 8 publications 2009: 5 publications 2010: 9 publications 2011: 13 publications 2012: 11 publications 2013: 9 publications 2014: 17 publications 2015: 15 publications 2016: 17 publications 2017: 36 publications 2018: 7 publications 2019: 7 publications 2020: 8 publications 2021: 20 publications 2022: 18 publications 2023: 11 publications 2024: 6 publications 2025: 11 publications
1989 2025

297 publications in total across all disciplines

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Susan D. Healy: publications per year, 1989 to 2025
Year Publications
1989 2
1990 3
1991 1
1992 3
1993 2
1994 4
1995 1
1996 6
1997 0
1998 2
1999 5
2000 2
2001 7
2002 5
2003 6
2004 3
2005 4
2006 7
2007 6
2008 8
2009 5
2010 9
2011 13
2012 11
2013 9
2014 17
2015 15
2016 17
2017 36
2018 7
2019 7
2020 8
2021 20
2022 18
2023 11
2024 6
2025 11
Total 297
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Susan D. Healy publication distribution in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Susan D. Healy sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400
Bar chart with 54 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 44–53 to 570+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 474. Most scientists, 474, have 114–123 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 204–213 publications, is where this scientist sits. 44–53 publications: 28 scientists 54–63 publications: 61 scientists 64–73 publications: 161 scientists 74–83 publications: 225 scientists 84–93 publications: 301 scientists 94–103 publications: 390 scientists 104–113 publications: 406 scientists 114–123 publications: 474 scientists 124–133 publications: 453 scientists 134–143 publications: 434 scientists 144–153 publications: 407 scientists 154–163 publications: 411 scientists 164–173 publications: 391 scientists 174–183 publications: 313 scientists 184–193 publications: 319 scientists 194–203 publications: 304 scientists 204–213 publications: 285 scientists 214–223 publications: 246 scientists 224–233 publications: 213 scientists 234–243 publications: 170 scientists 244–253 publications: 167 scientists 254–263 publications: 162 scientists 264–273 publications: 138 scientists 274–283 publications: 138 scientists 284–293 publications: 113 scientists 294–303 publications: 106 scientists 304–313 publications: 95 scientists 314–323 publications: 101 scientists 324–333 publications: 81 scientists 334–343 publications: 69 scientists 344–353 publications: 56 scientists 354–363 publications: 36 scientists 364–373 publications: 42 scientists 374–383 publications: 41 scientists 384–393 publications: 44 scientists 394–403 publications: 27 scientists 404–413 publications: 30 scientists 414–423 publications: 20 scientists 424–433 publications: 29 scientists 434–443 publications: 29 scientists 444–453 publications: 25 scientists 454–463 publications: 19 scientists 464–473 publications: 21 scientists 474–483 publications: 11 scientists 484–493 publications: 17 scientists 494–503 publications: 7 scientists 504–513 publications: 6 scientists 514–523 publications: 12 scientists 524–533 publications: 10 scientists 534–543 publications: 7 scientists 544–553 publications: 6 scientists 554–563 publications: 12 scientists 564–569 publications: 8 scientists 570+ publications: 100 scientists
44–53 publications 570+

This scientist: 213 publications — 69th percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.

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Number of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 7,777 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
44–53 28
54–63 61
64–73 161
74–83 225
84–93 301
94–103 390
104–113 406
114–123 474
124–133 453
134–143 434
144–153 407
154–163 411
164–173 391
174–183 313
184–193 319
194–203 304
204–213 285 213
214–223 246
224–233 213
234–243 170
244–253 167
254–263 162
264–273 138
274–283 138
284–293 113
294–303 106
304–313 95
314–323 101
324–333 81
334–343 69
344–353 56
354–363 36
364–373 42
374–383 41
384–393 44
394–403 27
404–413 30
414–423 20
424–433 29
434–443 29
444–453 25
454–463 19
464–473 21
474–483 11
484–493 17
494–503 7
504–513 6
514–523 12
524–533 10
534–543 7
544–553 6
554–563 12
564–569 8
570+ 100
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Susan D. Healy D-index placement in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Susan D. Healy sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 71 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 100+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 313. Most scientists, 313, have 42 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 55 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 177 scientists 31 D-Index: 210 scientists 32 D-Index: 222 scientists 33 D-Index: 188 scientists 34 D-Index: 181 scientists 35 D-Index: 243 scientists 36 D-Index: 261 scientists 37 D-Index: 272 scientists 38 D-Index: 278 scientists 39 D-Index: 300 scientists 40 D-Index: 297 scientists 41 D-Index: 308 scientists 42 D-Index: 313 scientists 43 D-Index: 300 scientists 44 D-Index: 269 scientists 45 D-Index: 260 scientists 46 D-Index: 228 scientists 47 D-Index: 251 scientists 48 D-Index: 203 scientists 49 D-Index: 186 scientists 50 D-Index: 187 scientists 51 D-Index: 166 scientists 52 D-Index: 138 scientists 53 D-Index: 141 scientists 54 D-Index: 131 scientists 55 D-Index: 137 scientists 56 D-Index: 109 scientists 57 D-Index: 129 scientists 58 D-Index: 95 scientists 59 D-Index: 105 scientists 60 D-Index: 106 scientists 61 D-Index: 86 scientists 62 D-Index: 94 scientists 63 D-Index: 77 scientists 64 D-Index: 79 scientists 65 D-Index: 59 scientists 66 D-Index: 68 scientists 67 D-Index: 51 scientists 68 D-Index: 49 scientists 69 D-Index: 40 scientists 70 D-Index: 43 scientists 71 D-Index: 40 scientists 72 D-Index: 50 scientists 73 D-Index: 46 scientists 74 D-Index: 43 scientists 75 D-Index: 45 scientists 76 D-Index: 45 scientists 77 D-Index: 30 scientists 78 D-Index: 25 scientists 79 D-Index: 31 scientists 80 D-Index: 29 scientists 81 D-Index: 18 scientists 82 D-Index: 21 scientists 83 D-Index: 26 scientists 84 D-Index: 15 scientists 85 D-Index: 15 scientists 86 D-Index: 19 scientists 87 D-Index: 19 scientists 88 D-Index: 12 scientists 89 D-Index: 7 scientists 90 D-Index: 19 scientists 91 D-Index: 20 scientists 92 D-Index: 13 scientists 93 D-Index: 9 scientists 94 D-Index: 13 scientists 95 D-Index: 8 scientists 96 D-Index: 7 scientists 97 D-Index: 6 scientists 98 D-Index: 6 scientists 99 D-Index: 6 scientists 100+ D-Index: 97 scientists
30 D-Index 100+

This scientist: 55 D-Index — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.

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Number of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 7,777 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 177
31 210
32 222
33 188
34 181
35 243
36 261
37 272
38 278
39 300
40 297
41 308
42 313
43 300
44 269
45 260
46 228
47 251
48 203
49 186
50 187
51 166
52 138
53 141
54 131
55 137 55
56 109
57 129
58 95
59 105
60 106
61 86
62 94
63 77
64 79
65 59
66 68
67 51
68 49
69 40
70 43
71 40
72 50
73 46
74 43
75 45
76 45
77 30
78 25
79 31
80 29
81 18
82 21
83 26
84 15
85 15
86 19
87 19
88 12
89 7
90 19
91 20
92 13
93 9
94 13
95 8
96 7
97 6
98 6
99 6
100+ 97
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Overview

Susan D. Healy is affiliated with the University of St Andrews in the United Kingdom. Their research concentrates on environmental science and agricultural and biological sciences, with extensive work in related subfields such as ecology, ecology, evolution, behavior and systematics, developmental biology, social psychology, and ecological modeling.

The scientist has contributed significantly to topics including animal behavior and reproduction, avian ecology and behavior, wildlife ecology and conservation, animal vocal communication and behavior, primate behavior and ecology, species distribution and climate change, and plant and animal studies.

Frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Behavioral Ecology
  • Frontiers in Veterinary Science

Prominent recent papers authored by or involving Susan D. Healy include:

  • Learning and Animal Movement, 2021, Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
  • Ecology and allometry predict the evolution of avian developmental durations, 2020, Nature Communications
  • It's not all about temperature: breeding success also affects nest design, 2020, Behavioral Ecology
  • Juvenile socio-ecological environment shapes material technology in nest-building birds, 2020, Behavioral Ecology
  • Not by transmission alone: the role of invention in cultural evolution, 2021, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences

They have collaborated frequently with Sally E. Street, Catherine Sheard, Maria C. Tello-Ramos, Kevin N. Laland, and Shoko Sugasawa, reflecting a range of partnerships within their scientific domain.

Best Publications

  • Hippocampal specialization of food-storing birds

    J R Krebs;D F Sherry;S D Healy;V H Perry

  • A critique of comparative studies of brain size

    Susan D Healy;Candy Rowe

  • Relations between Song Repertoire Size and the Volume of Brain Nuclei Related to Song: Comparative Evolutionary Analyses amongst Oscine Birds

    Timothy J. Devoogd;John Richard Krebs;Susan D. Healy;Andy Purvis

  • The evolution of sex differences in spatial ability.

    Catherine M. Jones;Victoria A. Braithwaite;Susan D. Healy

  • Measuring variation in cognition

    Candy Rowe;Susan D. Healy

  • Cognition and personality: an analysis of an emerging field

    Andrea S. Griffin;Lauren M. Guillette;Susan D. Healy

  • Comparative evaluation and its implications for mate choice.

    Melissa Bateson;Susan D. Healy

  • Context-dependent foraging decisions in rufous hummingbirds

    M. Bateson;S. D. Healy;T. A. Hurly

  • Food Storing and the Hippocampus in Corvids Amount and Volume are Correlated

    Susan D. Healy;John Richard Krebs

  • Irrational choices in hummingbird foraging behaviour

    Melissa Bateson;Susan D. Healy;T.Andrew Hurly

  • A larger hippocampus is associated with longer-lasting spatial memory.

    Robert Biegler;Anthony McGregor;John R. Krebs;Susan D. Healy

  • Food storing and the hippocampus in Paridae.

    Susan D. Healy;John R. Krebs

  • Hippocampal volume in migratory and non-migratory warblers: effects of age and experience

    S. D. Healy;Eberhard Gwinner;J. R. Krebs

  • Spatial working memory in rats: no differences between the sexes

    Susan D Healy;Susan D Healy;Susanna R Braham;Victoria A Braithwaite

  • The hippocampus, spatial memory and food hoarding: a puzzle revisited.

    Susan D. Healy;Selvino R. de Kort;Nicola S. Clayton

  • Memory for flowers in rufous hummingbirds: location or local visual cues?

    Andrew T. Hurly;Susan D. Healy

  • Spatial memory of paridae: comparison of a storing and a non-storing species, the coal tit, Parus ater, and the great tit, P. major

    John R. Krebs;Susan D. Healy;Sara J. Shettleworth

  • Why study cognition in the wild (and how to test it)

    David James Pritchard;T. Andrew Hurly;Maria Cristina Tello-Ramos;Susan Denise Healy

  • Spatial ability is impaired and hippocampal mineralocorticoid receptor mRNA expression reduced in zebra finches (Taeniopygia guttata) selected for acute high corticosterone response to stress

    Zoë G Hodgson;Simone L Meddle;Mark L Roberts;Mark L Roberts;Katherine L Buchanan

  • Spatial memory in rufous hummingbirds (Selasphorus rufus): A field test

    S. D. Healy;T. A. Hurly

  • Cognitive ecology: a field of substance?

    Sue Healy;Victoria Braithwaite

  • Vocal mimicry in songbirds

    Laura A. Kelley;Rebecca L. Coe;Joah R. Madden;Susan D. Healy

  • Physical cognition: birds learn the structural efficacy of nest material

    Ida Elizabeth Bailey;Kate Morgan;Marion Bertin;Simone L. Meddle

  • Advances in the Study of Behaviour

    M. Naguib;J.C. Mitani;L.W. Simmons;L.W. Barrett

Frequent Co-Authors

John R. Krebs
John R. Krebs University of Oxford
Melissa Bateson
Melissa Bateson Newcastle University
Nicola S. Clayton
Nicola S. Clayton University of Cambridge
Victoria A. Braithwaite
Victoria A. Braithwaite Pennsylvania State University
Richard B. D’Eath
Richard B. D’Eath Scotland's Rural College
Sara J. Shettleworth
Sara J. Shettleworth University of Toronto
Pat Monaghan
Pat Monaghan University of Glasgow
Innes C. Cuthill
Innes C. Cuthill University of Bristol
Mark C. Mainwaring
Mark C. Mainwaring University of Montana
Alistair Lawrence
Alistair Lawrence Scotland's Rural College

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