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D-Index
42
Citations
7490
World Ranking
5534
National Ranking
1896

W. Douglas Robinson 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 W. Douglas Robinson sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 125 publications — 36th percentile

36% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

W. Douglas Robinson 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 W. Douglas Robinson sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 42 D-Index — 35th percentile

35% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

W. Douglas Robinson is affiliated with Oregon State University in the United States. Their research focuses primarily on Environmental Science, with a strong emphasis on Ecology, Ecological Modeling, and Nature and Landscape Conservation. Additional subfields of interest include Global and Planetary Change as well as Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics including Species Distribution and Climate Change, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies, Avian Ecology and Behavior, Rangeland and Wildlife Management, Fire Effects on Ecosystems, and Plant and Animal Studies.

Recent publications showcase research across various respected journals. Notable papers include:

  • "Comparing multi- and single-scale species distribution and abundance models built with the boosted regression tree algorithm," 2020, Landscape Ecology
  • "Deciphering ecology from statistical artefacts: Competing influence of sample size, prevalence and habitat specialization on species distribution models and how small evaluation datasets can inflate metrics of performance," 2020, Diversity and Distributions
  • "Erosion of tropical bird diversity over a century is influenced by abundance, diet and subtle climatic tolerances," 2021, Scientific Reports
  • "Differential reliance on aquatic prey subsidies influences mercury exposure in riparian arachnids and songbirds," 2021, Ecology and Evolution
  • "Lianas maintain insectivorous bird abundance and diversity in a neotropical forest," 2020, Ecology

W. Douglas Robinson frequently collaborates with several researchers, including:

  • Tyler A. Hallman
  • Rebecca Hutchinson
  • John Kilbride
  • Jenna R. Curtis
  • Nolan M. Clements

Their research has appeared repeatedly in several scientific venues, such as:

  • Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
  • Diversity
  • Frontiers in Bird Science
  • OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)
  • Landscape Ecology

Best Publications

  • Technology on the Move: Recent and Forthcoming Innovations for Tracking Migratory Birds

    Eli S. Bridge;Kasper Thorup;Melissa S. Bowlin;Phillip B. Chilson

  • Experimental evidence for extreme dispersal limitation in tropical forest birds.

    R. P. Moore;W. D. Robinson;I. J. Lovette;T. R. Robinson

  • Post-wildfire logging hinders regeneration and increases fire risk.

    D. C. Donato;Joseph B. Fontaine;Joseph B. Fontaine;J. L. Campbell;J. L. Campbell;W. D. Robinson;W. D. Robinson

  • Nesting success of understory forest birds in central Panama

    W. Douglas Robinson;W. Douglas Robinson;Tara Rodden Robinson;Tara Rodden Robinson;Scott K. Robinson;Jeffrey D. Brawn

  • Integrating concepts and technologies to advance the study of bird migration

    W Douglas Robinson;Melissa S Bowlin;Isabelle Bisson;Judy Shamoun-Baranes

  • Forest bird community structure in central panama : Influence of spatial scale and biogeography

    W. Douglas Robinson;Jeffrey D. Brawn;Scott K. Robinson

  • ARTIFICIAL BIRD NESTS, EXTERNAL VALIDITY, AND BIAS IN ECOLOGICAL FIELD STUDIES

    Randall P. Moore;W. Douglas Robinson

  • Long-Term Changes in the Avifauna of Barro Colorado Island, Panama, a Tropical Forest Isolate

    W. Douglas Robinson

  • Effects of Selective Logging on Forest Bird Populations in a Fragmented Landscape

    W. Douglas Robinson;Scott K. Robinson

  • Constitutive immune defences correlate with life-history variables in tropical birds.

    K. A. Lee;Martin Wikelski;W. D. Robinson;T. R. Robinson

  • Vegetation response to a short interval between high-severity wildfires in a mixed-evergreen forest

    Daniel C. Donato;Joseph B. Fontaine;W. Douglas Robinson;J. Boone Kauffman

  • Gulliver travels to the fragmented tropics: geographic variation in mechanisms of avian extinction

    Jeffrey A. Stratford;W Douglas Robinson

  • Conifer regeneration in stand-replacement portions of a large mixed-severity wildfire in the Klamath-Siskiyou Mountains

    Daniel C. DonatoD.C. Donato;Daniel C. DonatoD.C. Donato;Joseph B. FontaineJ.B. Fontaine;Joseph B. FontaineJ.B. Fontaine;John L. CampbellJ.L. Campbell;John L. CampbellJ.L. Campbell;W. Douglas RobinsonW.D. Robinson;W. Douglas RobinsonW.D. Robinson

  • A species-centered approach for uncovering generalities in organism responses to habitat loss and fragmentation

    Matthew G. Betts;Lenore Fahrig;Adam S. Hadley;Katherine E. Halstead

  • The Status of the Panamá Canal Watershed and Its Biodiversity at the Beginning of the 21st Century

    Richard Condit;W. Douglas Robinson;Roberto Ibáñez;Salomón Aguilar

  • Bird communities following high-severity fire: Response to single and repeat fires in a mixed-evergreen forest, Oregon, USA

    Joseph B. Fontaine;Daniel C. Donato;W. Douglas Robinson;Beverly E. Law

  • Interspecific Associations between Circulating Antioxidant Levels and Life‐History Variation in Birds

    Alan A. Cohen;Kevin J. McGraw;Popko Wiersma;Joseph B. Williams

  • Serum antioxidant levels in wild birds vary in relation to diet, season, life history strategy, and species

    Alan A. Cohen;Alan A. Cohen;Kevin J. McGraw;W. Douglas Robinson

  • REPRODUCTIVE SEASONALITY OF SEVEN NEOTROPICAL PASSERINE SPECIES

    Martin C. Wikelski;Martin C. Wikelski;Michaela Hau;Michaela Hau;W. Douglas Robinson;John C. Wingfield

  • Diversification of life histories in new world birds

    W. Douglas Robinson;Michaela Hau;Kirk C. Klasing;Martin Wikelski

Frequent Co-Authors

Matthew G. Betts
Matthew G. Betts Oregon State University
Jeffrey D. Brawn
Jeffrey D. Brawn University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Robert E. Ricklefs
Robert E. Ricklefs University of Missouri–St. Louis
J. Boone Kauffman
J. Boone Kauffman Oregon State University
Beverly E. Law
Beverly E. Law Oregon State University
Daniel C. Donato
Daniel C. Donato University of Washington
Joseph B. Fontaine
Joseph B. Fontaine Murdoch University
Michaela Hau
Michaela Hau University of Konstanz
Martin Wikelski
Martin Wikelski Max Planck Institute for Ornithology
Scott K. Robinson
Scott K. Robinson University of Florida

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