David M. Watson

9.2k total citations
179 papers, 5.2k citations indexed

About

David M. Watson is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Ecology and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, David M. Watson has authored 179 papers receiving a total of 5.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 70 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 58 papers in Ecology and 58 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in David M. Watson's work include Plant and animal studies (58 papers), Plant Parasitism and Resistance (50 papers) and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (37 papers). David M. Watson is often cited by papers focused on Plant and animal studies (58 papers), Plant Parasitism and Resistance (50 papers) and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (37 papers). David M. Watson collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United States and United Kingdom. David M. Watson's co-authors include Richard O. Bierregaard, William F. Laurance, David C. Shaw, Robert L. Mathiasen, A. Townsend Peterson, Daniel L. Nickrent, Paul Roe, G. A. C. Beattie, Peter G. Spooner and David J. McWeeny and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

David M. Watson

171 papers receiving 4.9k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
David M. Watson Australia	41	2.1k	1.9k	1.6k	1.5k	672	179	5.2k
Charles H. Cannon United States	37	1.4k 0.6×	1.3k 0.7×	1.2k 0.8×	1.6k 1.0×	1.0k 1.5×	83	5.1k
Julian Reid Australia	17	1.4k 0.7×	730 0.4×	2.7k 1.7×	2.4k 1.6×	1.3k 2.0×	30	6.1k
John W. Bickham United States	44	1.5k 0.7×	1.2k 0.6×	2.1k 1.4×	1.3k 0.9×	852 1.3×	198	6.5k
Michael J. Crawley United States	7	2.1k 1.0×	1.0k 0.5×	2.2k 1.4×	1.7k 1.1×	1.1k 1.7×	10	5.9k
P. Greig-Smith United Kingdom	35	2.2k 1.0×	1.8k 0.9×	3.2k 2.0×	3.2k 2.1×	1.4k 2.1×	101	7.8k
Calvin Dytham United Kingdom	40	2.3k 1.1×	1.3k 0.7×	2.6k 1.6×	2.4k 1.6×	1.0k 1.5×	94	6.7k
Paulo R. Guimarães Brazil	52	6.4k 3.0×	3.3k 1.7×	2.9k 1.8×	4.4k 2.9×	874 1.3×	152	9.7k
Luis Santamarı́a Spain	40	2.3k 1.1×	1.6k 0.8×	2.8k 1.8×	2.8k 1.8×	789 1.2×	112	6.0k
Thomas M. Lewinsohn Brazil	33	3.0k 1.4×	1.3k 0.7×	1.6k 1.0×	2.2k 1.5×	790 1.2×	104	5.4k
Daniel Chessel France	29	1.5k 0.7×	853 0.4×	3.8k 2.4×	3.0k 2.0×	1.2k 1.8×	49	7.6k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of David M. Watson

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20 of 20 papers shown

Bennett, Adam, David M. Watson, & Maggie J. Watson. (2025). Positive and negative impacts of electrical infrastructure on animal biodiversity: A systematic review. Oecologia. 207(9). 142–142.

Jolly, Chris J., David M. Watson, Maggie J. Watson, et al.. (2024). Wildlife restoration in fragmented landscapes: Trialling wild-to-wild translocation with two common reptiles. Biological Conservation. 299. 110780–110780. 4 indexed citations

Shaw, David C., et al.. (2024). Introduction to the Special Issue on Parasitic Flowering Plants in Forests. Botany. 102(3). 56–57. 1 indexed citations

Harms, Kyle E., et al.. (2023). Exposing the error hidden in plain sight: A critique of Calder's (1983) group selectionist seed‐dispersal hypothesis for mistletoe “mimicry” of host plants. Ecology and Evolution. 13(11). e10760–e10760.

Schwarzkopf, Lin, et al.. (2023). Can an acoustic observatory contribute to the conservation of threatened species?. Austral Ecology. 48(7). 1230–1237. 3 indexed citations

Watson, David M., et al.. (2022). Acoustic restoration: Using soundscapes to benchmark and fast‐track recovery of ecological communities. Ecology Letters. 25(7). 1597–1603. 22 indexed citations

Crates, Ross, David M. Watson, Gregory F. Albery, et al.. (2022). Mistletoes could moderate drought impacts on birds, but are themselves susceptible to drought-induced dieback. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 289(1978). 20220358–20220358. 10 indexed citations

Mökander, Jakob, Margi Sheth, David M. Watson, & Luciano Floridi. (2022). Models for Classifying AI Systems: the Switch, the Ladder, and the Matrix. 1016–1016. 3 indexed citations

Roe, Paul, Richard A. Fuller, Paul G. McDonald, et al.. (2021). The Australian Acoustic Observatory. Methods in Ecology and Evolution. 12(10). 1802–1808. 55 indexed citations

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Krasylenko, Yuliya, Jakub Těšitel, Gregório Ceccantini, et al.. (2021). Parasites on parasites: hyper‐, epi‐, and autoparasitism among flowering plants. American Journal of Botany. 108(1). 8–21. 25 indexed citations

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Smith, David, Anthony Truskinger, Paul Roe, & David M. Watson. (2020). Do acoustically detectable species reflect overall diversity? A case study from Australia’s arid zone. Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation. 6(3). 286–300. 13 indexed citations

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Watson, David M.. (2016). Black Honeyeaters in the Wimmera. Australian field ornithology. 16(4).

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Watson, David M., et al.. (2016). Novel application of species richness estimators to predict the host range of parasites. International Journal for Parasitology. 47(1). 31–39. 13 indexed citations

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Watson, David M., et al.. (2007). Parasites boost productivity: effects of mistletoe on litterfall dynamics in a temperate Australian forest. Oecologia. 154(2). 339–347. 73 indexed citations

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Watson, David M., et al.. (2006). Effect of Rainfall on breeding of Grey Shrike-thrushes Colluricincla harmonica. 30(1). 16–20. 2 indexed citations

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Watson, David M., et al.. (2005). Diamond Firetails ( Stagonopleura guttata ) preferentially nest in mistletoe. Emu - Austral Ornithology. 105(4). 317–322. 21 indexed citations

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Watson, David M., et al.. (2000). Fostering Cooperation in Counties: Governing by Cajole: Conversations with County Managers. Public Administration Quarterly. 24(3). 305. 2 indexed citations

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Beattie, G. A. C., et al.. (2000). Petroleum spray oils and tomato integrated pest and disease management in southern Australia.. 29. 69–93. 4 indexed citations

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Watson, David M. & Brett W. Benz. (1999). The Paint-billed Crake Breeding in Costa Rica. The Wilson Journal of Ornithology. 111(3). 422–424. 2 indexed citations

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Bines, Hazel & David M. Watson. (1992). Developing professional education. 50 indexed citations

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