David M. J. S. Bowman

43.0k total citations · 10 hit papers
526 papers, 24.9k citations indexed

About

David M. J. S. Bowman is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, David M. J. S. Bowman has authored 526 papers receiving a total of 24.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 284 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 216 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation and 195 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in David M. J. S. Bowman's work include Fire effects on ecosystems (248 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (195 papers) and Rangeland and Wildlife Management (110 papers). David M. J. S. Bowman is often cited by papers focused on Fire effects on ecosystems (248 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (195 papers) and Rangeland and Wildlife Management (110 papers). David M. J. S. Bowman collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United States and Canada. David M. J. S. Bowman's co-authors include Grant J. Williamson, Lynda D. Prior, Brett P. Murphy, Fay H. Johnston, Mark A. Cochrane, Barry W. Brook, W. Matt Jolly, Richard J. Williams, Zachary A. Holden and Timothy J. Brown and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and New England Journal of Medicine.

In The Last Decade

David M. J. S. Bowman

501 papers receiving 23.3k citations

Hit Papers

Climate-induced variation... 1989 2026 2001 2013 2015 1989 2011 2020 2012 400 800 1.2k
What are hit papers?

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.

  1. Climate-induced variations in global wildfire danger from 1979 to 2013
    2015 1.4k citations Grant J. Williamson, David M. J. S. Bowman et al. profile →
  2. A Randomized Clinical Trial Evaluating Tamoxifen in the Treatment of Patients with Node-Negative Breast Cancer Who Have Estrogen-Receptor–Positive Tumors
    1989 1.2k citations David M. J. S. Bowman et al. profile →
  3. The human dimension of fire regimes on Earth
    2011 894 citations David M. J. S. Bowman, Fay H. Johnston et al. profile →
  4. Vegetation fires in the Anthropocene
    2020 636 citations David M. J. S. Bowman, Fay H. Johnston et al. profile →
  5. Estimated Global Mortality Attributable to Smoke from Landscape Fires
    2012 550 citations Fay H. Johnston, David M. J. S. Bowman et al. profile →
  6. Human exposure and sensitivity to globally extreme wildfire events
    2017 459 citations David M. J. S. Bowman, Grant J. Williamson et al. Nature Ecology & Evolution profile →
  7. Interval squeeze: altered fire regimes and demographic responses interact to threaten woody species persistence as climate changes
    2015 407 citations David M. J. S. Bowman, Ross A. Bradstock et al. profile →
  8. Value of long‐term ecological studies
    2012 401 citations David M. J. S. Bowman et al. profile →
  9. Global increase in wildfire risk due to climate‐driven declines in fuel moisture
    2021 183 citations David M. J. S. Bowman, Grant J. Williamson et al. Global Change Biology profile →
  10. Increasing frequency and intensity of the most extreme wildfires on Earth
    2024 158 citations Grant J. Williamson, David M. J. S. Bowman et al. Nature Ecology & Evolution profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
David M. J. S. Bowman Australia 72 13.8k 7.9k 7.7k 3.8k 2.1k 526 24.9k
James Watson Australia 92 13.1k 0.9× 13.3k 1.7× 7.5k 1.0× 812 0.2× 678 0.3× 530 35.7k
Thomas A. Spies United States 98 9.3k 0.7× 5.5k 0.7× 7.7k 1.0× 1.0k 0.3× 433 0.2× 281 32.8k
Han Y. H. Chen Canada 85 8.2k 0.6× 5.7k 0.7× 8.9k 1.1× 1.7k 0.5× 438 0.2× 473 24.1k
James F. Reynolds United States 88 8.4k 0.6× 6.5k 0.8× 6.6k 0.9× 3.2k 0.9× 459 0.2× 987 44.9k
Xiaoyan Li China 69 4.7k 0.3× 2.5k 0.3× 986 0.1× 3.0k 0.8× 1.4k 0.7× 778 20.9k
Jian Ni China 72 2.8k 0.2× 2.0k 0.3× 2.3k 0.3× 2.4k 0.6× 3.8k 1.8× 342 24.7k
John Hodgson United Kingdom 72 2.3k 0.2× 4.4k 0.6× 7.2k 0.9× 513 0.1× 1.5k 0.7× 503 24.5k
Eric A. Davidson United States 103 17.2k 1.2× 14.6k 1.9× 5.4k 0.7× 6.5k 1.7× 1.4k 0.7× 288 47.3k
James S. Clark United States 78 8.1k 0.6× 6.9k 0.9× 9.8k 1.3× 5.2k 1.4× 131 0.1× 269 21.7k
Bo Li China 74 4.7k 0.3× 9.3k 1.2× 3.5k 0.4× 1.9k 0.5× 148 0.1× 823 23.9k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of David M. J. S. Bowman

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All Works

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Ondei, Stefania, et al.. (2025). Political orientation shapes attitudes to fuel management in the wildfire disaster prone island of Tasmania, Australia. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction. 123. 105521–105521. 1 indexed citations
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French, Ben J., Lynda D. Prior, Christopher N. Johnson, Steve Leonard, & David M. J. S. Bowman. (2024). Restoring landscape burning is compatible with conservation and livestock production in a southeast Australian grassland fragment. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 5(2). 1 indexed citations
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Higgins, Steven I., Mara Baudena, David M. J. S. Bowman, et al.. (2024). Reassessing the alternative ecosystem states proposition in the African savanna‐forest domain. New Phytologist. 243(5). 1660–1669. 5 indexed citations
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Mariani, Michela, Andy J. Wills, Annika Herbert, et al.. (2024). Shrub cover declined as Indigenous populations expanded across southeast Australia. Science. 386(6721). 567–573. 6 indexed citations
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Bowman, David M. J. S.. (2024). Pathways for sustainable coexistence with wildfires. Nature Sustainability. 7(12). 1547–1549. 4 indexed citations
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Williamson, Grant J., David Y. P. Tng, & David M. J. S. Bowman. (2024). Climate, fire, and anthropogenic disturbance determine the current global distribution of tropical forest and savanna. Environmental Research Letters. 19(2). 24032–24032. 10 indexed citations
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Bowman, David M. J. S., et al.. (2022). Analysis of seasonal and interannual river flows affecting whitewater rafting on the Franklin River in the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area. Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism. 37. 100481–100481. 1 indexed citations
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Reid, Angela M., Brett P. Murphy, Tom Vigilante, & David M. J. S. Bowman. (2022). Pyric Herbivory and the Nexus Between Forage, Fire and Native and Introduced Large Grazing Herbivores in Australian Tropical Savannas. Ecosystems. 26(3). 610–626. 8 indexed citations
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Bowman, David M. J. S., Grant J. Williamson, Rebecca K. Gibson, Ross A. Bradstock, & Rodney J. Keenan. (2021). The severity and extent of the Australia 2019–20 Eucalyptus forest fires are not the legacy of forest management. Nature Ecology & Evolution. 5(7). 1003–1010. 77 indexed citations
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Bowman, David M. J. S.. (2021). Conflagrations and the wisdom of aboriginal sacred knowledge. Fire. 4(4). 1–3. 1 indexed citations
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Bowman, David M. J. S.. (2020). Using a natural experiment to foresee the fate of boreal carbon stores. Global Change Biology. 26(11). 6028–6031. 2 indexed citations
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Johnston, Fay H., Nicolás Borchers Arriagada, Geoffrey Morgan, et al.. (2020). Unprecedented health costs of smoke-related PM2.5 from the 2019–20 Australian megafires. Nature Sustainability. 4(1). 42–47. 166 indexed citations
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Prior, Lynda D., Brett P. Murphy, & David M. J. S. Bowman. (2018). Conceptualizing Ecological Flammability: An Experimental Test of Three Frameworks Using Various Types and Loads of Surface Fuels. Fire. 1(1). 14–14. 23 indexed citations
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Prior, Lynda D., Grant J. Williamson, & David M. J. S. Bowman. (2011). Using permanent forestry plots to understand the possible effects of climate change on Australia's production forest estate. eCite Digital Repository (University of Tasmania). 7 indexed citations
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Johnston, Fay H., et al.. (2002). Exposure to bushfire smoke and respiratory illness.. The Medical Journal of Australia. 176(11). 2 indexed citations
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Bowman, David M. J. S.. (1995). Why the skillful use of fire is critical for the management of biodiversity in northern Australia. eCite Digital Repository (University of Tasmania). 4 indexed citations
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Bowman, David M. J. S., et al.. (1986). Atlas of the Vascular Plant Genera of the Northern Territory. eCite Digital Repository (University of Tasmania). 2 indexed citations
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Bowman, David M. J. S., et al.. (1986). Wetland vegetation pattern on the Adelaide River flood plain, Northern Territory, Australia. eCite Digital Repository (University of Tasmania). 13 indexed citations
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Bowman, David M. J. S., et al.. (1986). Nocturnal cooling in a high altitude stand of Eucalyptus delegatensis as related to stand density. eCite Digital Repository (University of Tasmania). 26 indexed citations

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