Kathleen E. Hunt

5.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
85 papers, 3.9k citations indexed

About

Kathleen E. Hunt is a scholar working on Ecology, Atmospheric Science and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Kathleen E. Hunt has authored 85 papers receiving a total of 3.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 70 papers in Ecology, 30 papers in Atmospheric Science and 24 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Kathleen E. Hunt's work include Marine animal studies overview (40 papers), Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics (30 papers) and Animal Behavior and Reproduction (21 papers). Kathleen E. Hunt is often cited by papers focused on Marine animal studies overview (40 papers), Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics (30 papers) and Animal Behavior and Reproduction (21 papers). Kathleen E. Hunt collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Canada. Kathleen E. Hunt's co-authors include Samuel K. Wasser, Rosalind M. Rolland, John C. Wingfield, Scott D. Kraus, Thomas P. Hahn, Shawn Larson, Janine L. Brown, Robert Suydam, Joshua J. Millspaugh and Ursula Bechert and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Kathleen E. Hunt

84 papers receiving 3.8k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

A Generalized Fecal Glucocorticoid Assay for Use in a Diverse Array of Nondomestic Mammalian and Avian Species

2000 546 citations Samuel K. Wasser, Kathleen E. Hunt et al. General and Comparative Endocrinology profile →
Evidence that ship noise increases stress in right whales

2012 422 citations Rosalind M. Rolland, Kathleen E. Hunt et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kathleen E. Hunt United States	33	2.8k	1.2k	886	671	569	85	3.9k
Alexander S. Kitaysky United States	37	3.2k 1.2×	2.6k 2.1×	276 0.3×	357 0.5×	139 0.2×	100	4.8k
Olav T. Oftedal United States	41	2.5k 0.9×	826 0.7×	314 0.4×	374 0.6×	169 0.3×	105	5.3k
W. Don Bowen Canada	35	3.5k 1.3×	727 0.6×	164 0.2×	509 0.8×	380 0.7×	76	4.3k
Charles T. Robbins United States	51	5.7k 2.0×	1.2k 1.0×	747 0.8×	464 0.7×	95 0.2×	107	7.8k
Patrick P. Pomeroy United Kingdom	31	2.1k 0.8×	843 0.7×	147 0.2×	280 0.4×	149 0.3×	109	3.0k
Daryl J. Boness United States	40	3.2k 1.2×	1.1k 0.9×	121 0.1×	545 0.8×	327 0.6×	82	3.7k
Rudi J. van Aarde South Africa	40	3.3k 1.2×	654 0.5×	559 0.6×	116 0.2×	118 0.2×	167	4.5k
Frédéric Angelier France	41	3.5k 1.2×	2.8k 2.3×	265 0.3×	264 0.4×	51 0.1×	181	5.6k
Andrew W. Trites Canada	49	7.0k 2.5×	1.2k 1.0×	148 0.2×	1.3k 2.0×	1.3k 2.3×	226	8.1k
Oliver P. Love Canada	36	2.7k 1.0×	2.3k 1.9×	312 0.4×	155 0.2×	43 0.1×	133	4.4k

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Ganswindt, André, et al.. (2025). Multiyear Baleen Endocrine Profiles Suggest a Longer Estimated Gestation in Southern Right Whales ( Eubalaena australis ). Ecology and Evolution. 15(6). e71528–e71528. 1 indexed citations

Hunt, Kathleen E., et al.. (2025). Multi-year profiles of T3 are positively correlated with corticosterone in male bowhead whale baleen. General and Comparative Endocrinology. 373. 114800–114800.

Hunt, Kathleen E., et al.. (2024). Historical baleen plates indicate that once abundant Antarctic blue and fin whales demonstrated distinct migratory and foraging strategies. Ecology and Evolution. 14(5). e11376–e11376. 3 indexed citations

Dillon, Danielle, et al.. (2024). A longitudinal study of endocrinology and foraging ecology of subadult gray whales prior to death based on baleen analysis. General and Comparative Endocrinology. 352. 114492–114492. 1 indexed citations

Lemos, Leila Soledade, J. H. Haxel, Jonathan D. Burnett, et al.. (2022). Effects of vessel traffic and ocean noise on gray whale stress hormones. Scientific Reports. 12(1). 18580–18580. 23 indexed citations

Madelaire, Carla Bonetti, Danielle Dillon, Kathleen E. Hunt, et al.. (2021). Who Rules Over Immunology? Seasonal Variation in Body Temperature, Steroid Hormones, and Immune Variables in a Tegu Lizard. Integrative and Comparative Biology. 61(5). 1867–1880. 6 indexed citations

Hunt, Kathleen E., Matthew Rogers, Alexander Werth, et al.. (2021). Case studies on longitudinal mercury content in humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) baleen. Heliyon. 8(1). e08681–e08681. 4 indexed citations

Degrati, Mariana, et al.. (2021). Potential endocrine correlation with exposure to domoic acid in Southern Right Whale (Eubalaena australis) at the Península Valdés breeding ground. Oecologia. 198(1). 21–34. 2 indexed citations

Hunt, Kathleen E., Jooke Robbins, C. Loren Buck, Martine Bérubé, & Rosalind M. Rolland. (2019). Evaluation of fecal hormones for noninvasive research on reproduction and stress in humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae). General and Comparative Endocrinology. 280. 24–34. 32 indexed citations

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Hunt, Kathleen E., et al.. (2016). Assessment of ground transportation stress in juvenile Kemp’s ridley sea turtles (Lepidochelys kempii). Conservation Physiology. 4(1). cov071–cov071. 33 indexed citations

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Hunt, Kathleen E., Charles J. Innis, Constance Merigo, & Rosalind M. Rolland. (2016). Endocrine responses to diverse stressors of capture, entanglement and stranding in leatherback turtles (Dermochelys coriacea). Conservation Physiology. 4(1). cow022–cow022. 18 indexed citations

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Innis, Charles J., et al.. (2014). Serial assessment of the physiological status of leatherback turtles (Dermochelys coriacea) during direct capture events in the northwestern Atlantic Ocean: comparison of post-capture and pre-release data. Conservation Physiology. 2(1). cou048–cou048. 19 indexed citations

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Hunt, Kathleen E., et al.. (2014). Baleen hormones: a novel tool for retrospective assessment of stress and reproduction in bowhead whales (Balaena mysticetus). Conservation Physiology. 2(1). cou030–cou030. 88 indexed citations

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Frederick, Cheryl, Kathleen E. Hunt, Randall C. Kyes, et al.. (2013). Social influences on the estrous cycle of the captive sun bear (Helarctos Malayanus). Zoo Biology. 32(6). 581–591. 11 indexed citations

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Hunt, Kathleen E., et al.. (2013). Effects of Exposure, Diet, and Thermoregulation on Fecal Glucocorticoid Measures in Wild Bears. PLoS ONE. 8(2). e55967–e55967. 36 indexed citations

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Hunt, Kathleen E., Michael J. Moore, Rosalind M. Rolland, et al.. (2013). Overcoming the challenges of studying conservation physiology in large whales: a review of available methods. Conservation Physiology. 1(1). cot006–cot006. 183 indexed citations

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Frederick, Cheryl, et al.. (2010). Methods of estrus detection and correlates of the reproductive cycle in the sun bear (Helarctos malayanus). Theriogenology. 74(7). 1121–1135. 11 indexed citations

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McCarthy, Robert J., et al.. (2007). IMAGING DIAGNOSIS—DISCOSPONDYLITIS AND SEPTIC ARTHRITIS IN A DOG. Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound. 48(4). 335–337. 4 indexed citations

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Wasser, Samuel K., et al.. (2004). Factors Associated with Fecal Glucocorticoids in Alaskan Brown Bears (Ursus arctos horribilis). Physiological and Biochemical Zoology. 77(2). 313–320. 68 indexed citations

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Hunt, Kathleen E. & Samuel K. Wasser. (2003). Effect of Long‐Term Preservation Methods on Fecal Glucocorticoid Concentrations of Grizzly Bear and African Elephant. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology. 76(6). 918–928. 96 indexed citations

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