David W. Macdonald
Impact in
- Ecology top 0.01%
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
- Ecological Modeling top 0.02%
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
Papers in
- Co-authors
- Andrew J. Loveridge (103 shared papers)Paul J. Johnson (112 shared papers)Claudio Sillero‐Zubiri (38 shared papers)Chris Newman (117 shared papers)Christina D. Buesching (100 shared papers)Amy Dickman (60 shared papers)Philip Riordan (28 shared papers)Tom P. Moorhouse (47 shared papers)
- Journals
- Journal of Zoology (85 papers)Biological Conservation (80 papers)PLoS ONE (48 papers)Journal of Mammalogy (41 papers)Oryx (30 papers)
- Partner nations
- United KingdomUnited StatesSouth Africa
In The Last Decade
David W. Macdonald
1.2k papers receiving 49.2k citations
David W. Macdonald's Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 216
- Ecology 37.7k
- Ecological Modeling 6.1k
- Small Animals 6.8k
- Developmental Biology 1.5k
- Nature and Landscape Conservation 7.7k
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Co-authors
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All Works
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| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Agricultural abandonment in mountain areas of Europe: Environmental consequences and policy response Hit paper breakdown → | 2000 | 1729 |
| 2 | The ecology of carnivore social behaviour Hit paper breakdown → | 1983 | 919 |
| 3 | Collapse of the world’s largest herbivores Hit paper breakdown → | 2015 | 838 |
| 4 | Does organic farming reduce environmental impacts? – A meta-analysis of European research Hit paper breakdown → | 2012 | 669 |
| 5 | Canids : foxes, wolves, jackals and dogs : status survey and conservation action plan Hit paper breakdown → | 2004 | 539 |
| 6 | A review of the interactions between free-roaming domestic dogs and wildlife Hit paper breakdown → | 2012 | 456 |
| 7 | Bushmeat hunting and extinction risk to the world's mammals Hit paper breakdown → | 2016 | 440 |
| 8 | 2009 | 410 | |
| 9 | 2007 | 398 | |
| 10 | 2009 | 393 | |
| 11 | 2011 | 363 | |
| 12 | Global Trade in Exotic Pets 2006–2012 Hit paper breakdown → | 2014 | 358 |
| 13 | Social odours in mammals | 1985 | 339 |
| 14 | 2011 | 337 | |
| 15 | 1984 | 328 | |
| 16 | 1992 | 324 | |
| 17 | 2001 | 312 | |
| 18 | 2005 | 289 | |
| 19 | 2004 | 289 | |
| 20 | 2005 | 277 |
About David W. Macdonald
David W. Macdonald is a scholar working on Ecology, Genetics, Social Psychology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Nature and Landscape Conservation, having authored 1.2k papers that have together received 54.3k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (847 papers), Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies (222 papers), Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies (161 papers), Primate Behavior and Ecology (160 papers), Species Distribution and Climate Change (131 papers), Human-Animal Interaction Studies (127 papers), Animal Behavior and Reproduction (112 papers) and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (111 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Ecology (37.7k citations), Ecological Modeling (6.1k citations), Small Animals (6.8k citations), Developmental Biology (1.5k citations) and Nature and Landscape Conservation (7.7k citations). David W. Macdonald has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and South Africa. Frequent co-authors include Andrew J. Loveridge, Paul J. Johnson, Claudio Sillero‐Zubiri, Chris Newman, Christina D. Buesching, Amy Dickman, Philip Riordan, Tom P. Moorhouse, Neil D’Cruze and Dominic Johnson. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of Zoology, Biological Conservation, PLoS ONE, Journal of Mammalogy and Oryx.
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