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2025

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
46
Citations
6379
World Ranking
4711
National Ranking
12

Zoltán Barta 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 Zoltán Barta sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 142 publications — 47th percentile

47% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Zoltán Barta 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 Zoltán Barta sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index: 95 scientists 31 D-Index: 123 scientists 32 D-Index: 191 scientists 33 D-Index: 245 scientists 34 D-Index: 252 scientists 35 D-Index: 244 scientists 36 D-Index: 249 scientists 37 D-Index: 244 scientists 38 D-Index: 254 scientists 39 D-Index: 254 scientists 40 D-Index: 280 scientists 41 D-Index: 274 scientists 42 D-Index: 266 scientists 43 D-Index: 233 scientists 44 D-Index: 248 scientists 45 D-Index: 208 scientists 46 D-Index: 201 scientists 47 D-Index: 213 scientists 48 D-Index: 207 scientists 49 D-Index: 172 scientists 50 D-Index: 209 scientists 51 D-Index: 199 scientists 52 D-Index: 153 scientists 53 D-Index: 169 scientists 54 D-Index: 163 scientists 55 D-Index: 148 scientists 56 D-Index: 120 scientists 57 D-Index: 146 scientists 58 D-Index: 137 scientists 59 D-Index: 140 scientists 60 D-Index: 104 scientists 61 D-Index: 119 scientists 62 D-Index: 118 scientists 63 D-Index: 99 scientists 64 D-Index: 77 scientists 65 D-Index: 100 scientists 66 D-Index: 86 scientists 67 D-Index: 83 scientists 68 D-Index: 75 scientists 69 D-Index: 94 scientists 70 D-Index: 57 scientists 71 D-Index: 68 scientists 72 D-Index: 59 scientists 73 D-Index: 63 scientists 74 D-Index: 66 scientists 75 D-Index: 60 scientists 76 D-Index: 42 scientists 77 D-Index: 49 scientists 78 D-Index: 39 scientists 79 D-Index: 37 scientists 80 D-Index: 43 scientists 81 D-Index: 41 scientists 82 D-Index: 45 scientists 83 D-Index: 34 scientists 84 D-Index: 40 scientists 85 D-Index: 35 scientists 86 D-Index: 55 scientists 87 D-Index: 24 scientists 88 D-Index: 24 scientists 89 D-Index: 30 scientists 90 D-Index: 23 scientists 91 D-Index: 25 scientists 92 D-Index: 27 scientists 93 D-Index: 27 scientists 94 D-Index: 13 scientists 95 D-Index: 23 scientists 96 D-Index: 12 scientists 97 D-Index: 14 scientists 98 D-Index: 19 scientists 99 D-Index: 16 scientists 100 D-Index: 14 scientists 101 D-Index: 5 scientists 102 D-Index: 21 scientists 103 D-Index: 16 scientists 104 D-Index: 10 scientists 105 D-Index: 7 scientists 106 D-Index: 7 scientists 107 D-Index: 7 scientists 108 D-Index: 6 scientists 109 D-Index: 9 scientists 110 D-Index: 11 scientists 111 D-Index: 12 scientists 112 D-Index: 9 scientists 113 D-Index: 7 scientists 114 D-Index: 3 scientists 115 D-Index: 8 scientists 116 D-Index: 5 scientists 117 D-Index: 11 scientists 118 D-Index: 4 scientists 119 D-Index: 2 scientists 120 D-Index: 5 scientists 121+ D-Index: 100 scientists
30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 46 D-Index — 46th percentile

46% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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

  • The coevolution of choosiness and cooperation.

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

  • Should young ever be better off with one parent than with two

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

  • Variation in behaviour promotes cooperation in the Prisoner's Dilemma game

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

  • Optimal moult strategies in migratory birds

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

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

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

  • Cues and the optimal timing of activities under environmental changes

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

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

    Zoltán Barta;Luc-Alain Giraldeau

  • 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

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

    Zsolt Végvári;Veronika Bókony;Zoltán Barta;Gábor Kovács

  • Sexual conflict about parental care: the role of reserves

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

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

    András Liker;Zoltán Barta

  • Annual routines of non‐migratory birds: optimal moult strategies

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

  • A Theoretical Investigation of the Effect of Latitude on Avian Life Histories

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

  • The optimal shape of avian eggs

    Z. Barta;T. Székely

  • Geometry for a selfish foraging group: a genetic algorithm approach

    Zoltán Barta;Robyn Flynn;Luc-Alain Giraldeau

  • Cooperation among non-relatives evolves by state-dependent generalized reciprocity

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

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

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

  • EEG frequency profiles of idiopathic generalised epilepsy syndromes.

    Béla Clemens;Gyula Szigeti;Zoltán Barta

  • The effects of predation risk on the use of social foraging tactics

    Zoltán Barta;András Liker;Ferenc Mónus

Frequent Co-Authors

John M. McNamara
John M. McNamara University of Bristol
Alasdair I. Houston
Alasdair I. Houston University of Bristol
Tamás Székely
Tamás Székely University of Bath
András Liker
András Liker University of Pannonia
Gábor Á. Czirják
Gábor Á. Czirják Leibniz Association
Csaba Moskát
Csaba Moskát Hungarian Natural History Museum
Veronika Bókony
Veronika Bókony Hungarian Academy of Sciences
Anders Hedenström
Anders Hedenström Lund University
Luc-Alain Giraldeau
Luc-Alain Giraldeau University of Quebec at Montreal
Innes C. Cuthill
Innes C. Cuthill University of Bristol

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