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T. Scott Sillett

D-Index & Metrics

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
41
Citations
7981
World Ranking
5764
National Ranking
1967

T. Scott Sillett publication distribution in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 130 publications — 39th percentile

39% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

T. Scott Sillett 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 T. Scott Sillett sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 41 D-Index — 32nd percentile

32% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

T. Scott Sillett is a researcher affiliated with the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute in the United States. Their primary field of study is Environmental Science, with a focus on Ecology and its related subfields including Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Ecological Modeling, Nature and Landscape Conservation, and Global and Planetary Change.

The scientist's research primarily encompasses Avian ecology and behavior, Species Distribution and Climate Change, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Animal Behavior and Reproduction, Plant and animal studies, Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies, and Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies.

Recent publications by T. Scott Sillett include:

  • Seasonal insect migrations: massive, influential, and overlooked (2020) in Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment
  • Differential survival throughout the full annual cycle of a migratory bird presents a life-history trade-off (2021) in Journal of Animal Ecology
  • Impact of cocoa agricultural intensification on bird diversity and community composition (2021) in Conservation Biology
  • Land-sparing and land-sharing provide complementary benefits for conserving avian biodiversity in coffee-growing landscapes (2022) in Biological Conservation
  • Eco-labels matter: Coffee consumers value agrochemical-free attributes over biodiversity conservation (2021) in Food Quality and Preference

T. Scott Sillett frequently collaborates with several researchers, including:

  • Cameron K. Ghalambor
  • Peter P. Marra
  • Michael T. Hallworth
  • Scott A. Morrison
  • Sara A. Kaiser

The primary publication venues for their work include:

  • The Auk
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Diversity and Distributions
  • Ornithological applications
  • Molecular Ecology

Best Publications

  • Variation in survivorship of a migratory songbird throughout its annual cycle

    T. Scott Sillett;Richard T. Holmes

  • Impacts of a Global Climate Cycle on Population Dynamics of a Migratory Songbird

    T. Scott Sillett;Richard T. Holmes;Thomas W. Sherry

  • Conserving migratory land birds in the new world: do we know enough?

    John Faaborg;Richard T. Holmes;Angela D. Anders;Keith L. Bildstein

  • Recent advances in understanding migration systems of New World land birds

    John Faaborg;Richard T. Holmes;Angela D. Anders;Keith L. Bildstein

  • Multiple density–dependence mechanisms regulate a migratory bird population during the breeding season

    Nicholas L. Rodenhouse;T. Scott Sillett;Patrick J. Doran;Richard T. Holmes

  • Full-annual-cycle population models for migratory birds

    Jeffrey A. Hostetler;T. Scott Sillett;Peter P. Marra

  • Adaptive phenotypic plasticity in an island songbird exposed to a novel predation risk

    Susana I. Peluc;T. Scott Sillett;John T. Rotenberry;Cameron K. Ghalambor

  • EXPERIMENTALLY REDUCING NEIGHBOR DENSITY AFFECTS REPRODUCTION AND BEHAVIOR OF A MIGRATORY SONGBIRD

    T. Scott Sillett;Nicholas L. Rodenhouse;Richard T. Holmes

  • Spatial and temporal drivers of avian population dynamics across the annual cycle.

    Clark S. Rushing;Clark S. Rushing;Jeffrey A. Hostetler;Jeffrey A. Hostetler;T. Scott Sillett;Peter P. Marra

  • Seasonal insect migrations: massive, influential, and overlooked

    Dara A Satterfield;T Scott Sillett;Jason W Chapman;Jason W Chapman;Sonia Altizer

  • Hierarchical distance-sampling models to estimate population size and habitat-specific abundance of an island endemic

    T. Scott Sillett;Richard B. Chandler;J. Andrew Royle;Marc Kéry

  • Adaptive divergence despite strong genetic drift: genomic analysis of the evolutionary mechanisms causing genetic differentiation in the island fox (Urocyon littoralis)

    W. Chris Funk;Robert E. Lovich;Paul A. Hohenlohe;Courtney A. Hofman;Courtney A. Hofman;Courtney A. Hofman

  • Potential effects of climate change on birds of the Northeast

    N. L. Rodenhouse;S. N. Matthews;S. N. Matthews;K. P. McFarland;J. D. Lambert

  • Scatter-hoarding corvids as seed dispersers for oaks and pines: A review of a widely distributed mutualism and its utility to habitat restoration

    Mario B. Pesendorfer;Mario B. Pesendorfer;Mario B. Pesendorfer;T. Scott Sillett;Walter D. Koenig;Scott A. Morrison

  • Dynamic occupancy models reveal within-breeding season movement up a habitat quality gradient by a migratory songbird

    Matthew G. Betts;Nicholas L. Rodenhouse;T. Scott Sillett;Patrick J. Doran

  • Seasonal survival estimation for a long-distance migratory bird and the influence of winter precipitation

    Sarah M. Rockwell;Joseph M. Wunderle;T. Scott Sillett;Carol I. Bocetti

  • Quantifying the strength of migratory connectivity

    Emily B. Cohen;Jeffrey A. Hostetler;Jeffrey A. Hostetler;Michael T. Hallworth;Clark S. Rushing;Clark S. Rushing

  • Warm Springs, Early Lay Dates, and Double Brooding in a North American Migratory Songbird, the Black-Throated Blue Warbler

    Andrea K. Townsend;Andrea K. Townsend;T. Scott Sillett;Nina K. Lany;Sara A. Kaiser

  • Non-breeding season habitat quality mediates the strength of density-dependence for a migratory bird.

    Peter P. Marra;Colin E. Studds;Colin E. Studds;Scott Wilson;T. Scott Sillett

  • Mitochondrial genomes suggest rapid evolution of dwarf California Channel Islands foxes (Urocyon littoralis).

    Courtney A. Hofman;Courtney A. Hofman;Courtney A. Hofman;Torben C. Rick;Melissa T. R. Hawkins;Melissa T. R. Hawkins;W. Chris Funk

  • Black-throated Blue Warbler (Dendroica caerulescens)

    Richard T. Holmes;N. L. Rodenhouse;T. S. Sillett;Alan Poole

Frequent Co-Authors

Cameron K. Ghalambor
Cameron K. Ghalambor Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Peter P. Marra
Peter P. Marra Georgetown University
W. Chris Funk
W. Chris Funk Colorado State University
M. S. Webster
M. S. Webster Vanderbilt University
Richard T. Holmes
Richard T. Holmes Dartmouth College
Jesús E. Maldonado
Jesús E. Maldonado Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute
Torben C. Rick
Torben C. Rick National Museum of Natural History
Thomas W. Sherry
Thomas W. Sherry Tulane University
Douglas A. Landis
Douglas A. Landis Michigan State University
Keith A. Hobson
Keith A. Hobson University of Western Ontario

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