David W. Macdonald

78.0k citations
1.1k papers · 47.7k indexed · 8 hit papers · h-index 101

Impact in

    • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Ecology top 0.01%
    • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
    • Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies

Papers in

    • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation 810
    • Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies 208
    • Species Distribution and Climate Change 127

David W. Macdonald

1.1k papers receiving 44.9k citations

Hit Papers

Managing conflict between large carnivores and livestock 2017 · 247 citations
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Peers

David W. Macdonald
Comparison fields: 5 of 216
  • Ecological Modeling 5.8k
  • Ecology 33.5k
  • Small Animals 6.0k
  • Developmental Biology 1.4k
  • Nature and Landscape Conservation 7.1k
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All Works

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About David W. Macdonald

David W. Macdonald is a scholar working on Ecology, Ecological Modeling, Small Animals, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Developmental Biology, having authored 1.1k papers that have together received 47.7k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (810 papers), Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies (208 papers), Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies (159 papers), Primate Behavior and Ecology (153 papers), Species Distribution and Climate Change (127 papers), Human-Animal Interaction Studies (121 papers), Animal Behavior and Reproduction (109 papers) and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (106 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Ecological Modeling (5.8k citations), Ecology (33.5k citations), Small Animals (6.0k citations), Developmental Biology (1.4k citations) and Nature and Landscape Conservation (7.1k 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, Chris Newman, Claudio Sillero‐Zubiri, Amy Dickman, Christina D. Buesching, Philip Riordan, Tom P. Moorhouse, Neil D’Cruze and Lauren A. Harrington. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of Zoology, Biological Conservation, PLoS ONE, Journal of Mammalogy and Oryx.

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