2026 Zoltán Barta: Ecology and Evolution Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Ecology and Evolution	46	4715	4548	12	12	142	6379

Research.com Recognitions

2025 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in Hungary Leader Award
2020 - Member of Academia Europaea

Overview

Zoltán Barta is affiliated with the University of Debrecen in Hungary. Their research spans across Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Environmental Science, with a focus on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, as well as Genetics, Paleontology, and Insect Science.

Their work addresses various topics including:

Animal Behavior and Reproduction
Plant and animal studies
Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
Species Distribution and Climate Change
Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
Marine Invertebrate Physiology and Ecology
Marine Ecology and Invasive Species

Recent publications by Zoltán Barta include:

"Environmental variability, reliability of information and the timing of migration" (2020, Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences)
"Fine-scale collective movements reveal present, past and future dynamics of a multilevel society in Przewalski's horses" (2023, Nature Communications)
"Phenotypic plasticity rather than genotype drives reproductive choices in Hydra populations" (2021, Molecular Ecology)
"Trends in demography, genetics, and social structure of Przewalski's horses in the Hortobagy National Park, Hungary over the last 22 years" (2020, Global Ecology and Conservation)
"Conservation biology research priorities for 2050: A Central-Eastern European perspective" (2021, Biological Conservation)

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Zoltán Barta are:

Gábor Sramkó
András Kosztolányi
Attila Fülöp
Jácint Tökölyi
Miklós Bán

Common publication venues include:

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
Scientific Reports
Biologia Futura
PLoS ONE

Zoltán Barta was recognized as a Member of Academia Europaea in 2020.

Best Publications

How is sexual conflict over parental care resolved? A meta-analysis

Freya Harrison;Zoltán Barta;Innes C. Cuthill;Tamás Székely

307
Citations
The coevolution of choosiness and cooperation.

John M. McNamara;Zoltan Barta;Lutz Fromhage;Alasdair I. Houston

294
Citations
Should young ever be better off with one parent than with two

John M. McNamara;Alasdair I. Houston;Zoltán Barta;José-Luis Osorno

237
Citations
Variation in behaviour promotes cooperation in the Prisoner's Dilemma game

John M. McNamara;Zoltan Barta;Alasdair I. Houston

229
Citations
Optimal moult strategies in migratory birds

Zoltán Barta;Zoltán Barta;John M McNamara;Alasdair I Houston;Thomas P Weber

195
Citations
Deterioration, death and the evolution of reproductive restraint in late life

John M. McNamara;Alasdair I. Houston;Zoltan Barta;Alexander Scheuerlein

193
Citations
Cues and the optimal timing of activities under environmental changes

John M. McNamara;Zoltan Barta;Marcel Klaassen;Silke Bauer

180
Citations
The effect of dominance hierarchy on the use of alternative foraging tactics: a phenotype-limited producing-scrounging game

Zoltán Barta;Luc-Alain Giraldeau

174
Citations
The effect of energy reserves and food availability on optimal immune defence

Alasdair I Houston;John M McNamara;Zoltán Barta;Zoltán Barta;Kirk C Klasing

155
Citations
Life history predicts advancement of avian spring migration in response to climate change

Zsolt Végvári;Veronika Bókony;Zoltán Barta;Gábor Kovács

151
Citations
Sexual conflict about parental care: the role of reserves

Zoltán Barta;Alasdair I. Houston;John M. McNamara;Tamás Székely

134
Citations
THE EFFECTS OF DOMINANCE ON SOCIAL FORAGING TACTIC USE IN HOUSE SPARROWS

András Liker;Zoltán Barta

132
Citations
Annual routines of non‐migratory birds: optimal moult strategies

Zoltán Barta;Alasdair I. Houston;John M. McNamara;Robert K. Welham

122
Citations
A Theoretical Investigation of the Effect of Latitude on Avian Life Histories

John M. McNamara;Zoltan Barta;Martin Wikelski;Alasdair I. Houston

113
Citations
The optimal shape of avian eggs

Z. Barta;T. Székely

111
Citations
Geometry for a selfish foraging group: a genetic algorithm approach

Zoltán Barta;Robyn Flynn;Luc-Alain Giraldeau

109
Citations
Cooperation among non-relatives evolves by state-dependent generalized reciprocity

Zoltán Barta;John M. McNamara;Dóra B. Huszár;Michael Taborsky

107
Citations
The effect of energy reserves on social foraging: hungry sparrows scrounge more

Adám Z. Lendvai;Adám Z. Lendvai;Zoltán Barta;András Liker;Veronika Bókony

104
Citations
EEG frequency profiles of idiopathic generalised epilepsy syndromes.

Béla Clemens;Gyula Szigeti;Zoltán Barta

103
Citations
The effects of predation risk on the use of social foraging tactics

Zoltán Barta;András Liker;Ferenc Mónus

102
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

John M. McNamara University of Bristol

Alasdair I. Houston University of Bristol

Tamás Székely University of Bath

András Liker University of Pannonia

Gábor Á. Czirják Leibniz Association

Csaba Moskát Hungarian Natural History Museum

Veronika Bókony Hungarian Academy of Sciences

Anders Hedenström Lund University

Luc-Alain Giraldeau University of Quebec at Montreal

Innes C. Cuthill University of Bristol

External Links

Personal website of Zoltán Barta

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