Don Butler

2.2k total citations
58 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Don Butler is a scholar working on Nature and Landscape Conservation, Global and Planetary Change and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Don Butler has authored 58 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation, 24 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 23 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Don Butler's work include Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (24 papers), Rangeland and Wildlife Management (11 papers) and Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (8 papers). Don Butler is often cited by papers focused on Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (24 papers), Rangeland and Wildlife Management (11 papers) and Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (8 papers). Don Butler collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United States and United Kingdom. Don Butler's co-authors include R. J. Fairfax, R. J. Fensham, Sean M. Gleason, Mark Westoby, George N. Batianoff, Kasia Ziemińska, Paweł Waryszak, Ian J. Wright, David M. J. S. Bowman and John M. Dwyer and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Ecology and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

Don Butler

52 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Don Butler Australia 25 735 716 533 249 188 58 1.5k
Luciana F. Alves Brazil 23 895 1.2× 1.0k 1.4× 553 1.0× 265 1.1× 207 1.1× 45 1.9k
Yagil Osem Israel 21 599 0.8× 792 1.1× 461 0.9× 370 1.5× 150 0.8× 56 1.4k
Reinhard Mosandl Germany 21 933 1.3× 944 1.3× 481 0.9× 369 1.5× 207 1.1× 78 2.0k
Pablo E. Villagra Argentina 25 729 1.0× 709 1.0× 466 0.9× 373 1.5× 385 2.0× 77 1.7k
Markku Larjavaara Finland 19 797 1.1× 657 0.9× 227 0.4× 164 0.7× 200 1.1× 46 1.4k
Angelina Martínez‐Yrizar Mexico 25 925 1.3× 884 1.2× 635 1.2× 297 1.2× 118 0.6× 54 2.0k
Charles A. Nock Canada 19 973 1.3× 734 1.0× 403 0.8× 273 1.1× 358 1.9× 39 1.6k
Thomas Spiegelberger France 22 446 0.6× 620 0.9× 443 0.8× 329 1.3× 118 0.6× 49 1.4k
Surendra P. Singh India 25 818 1.1× 1.2k 1.7× 445 0.8× 479 1.9× 341 1.8× 84 2.1k
Xiuhai Zhao China 26 949 1.3× 1.4k 1.9× 425 0.8× 266 1.1× 198 1.1× 136 2.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Don Butler

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Fields of papers citing papers by Don Butler

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Don Butler

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Don Butler. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Don Butler based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Don Butler. Don Butler is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Macintosh, Andrew, Megan Evans, Don Butler, et al.. (2025). Reply to: National-scale datasets underestimate vegetation recovery in Australian human-induced native forest regeneration carbon sequestration projects. Communications Earth & Environment. 6(1).
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Macintosh, Andrew, Don Butler, Pablo Larraondo, et al.. (2024). Australian human-induced native forest regeneration carbon offset projects have limited impact on changes in woody vegetation cover and carbon removals. Communications Earth & Environment. 5(1). 24 indexed citations
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Bowman, David M. J. S., Nicolás Borchers Arriagada, Andrew Macintosh, et al.. (2024). Climate change must be factored into savanna carbon- management projects to avoid maladaptation: the case of worsening air pollution in western Top End of the Northern Territory, Australia. The Rangeland Journal. 46(1). 2 indexed citations
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Ho, David T., Patrick Lamers, Masahiro Sugiyama, et al.. (2024). Navigating the obstacles of carbon-negative technologies. One Earth. 7(9). 1471–1476. 2 indexed citations
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Standish, Rachel J., R.J. Harper, Don Butler, et al.. (2022). Defining biodiverse reforestation: Why it matters for climate change mitigation and biodiversity. Plants People Planet. 5(1). 27–38. 27 indexed citations
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Costa, Micheli Duarte de Paula, Catherine E. Lovelock, Nathan J. Waltham, et al.. (2021). Current and future carbon stocks in coastal wetlands within the Great Barrier Reef catchments. Global Change Biology. 27(14). 3257–3271. 24 indexed citations
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Costa, Micheli Duarte de Paula, Catherine E. Lovelock, Nathan J. Waltham, et al.. (2021). Modelling blue carbon farming opportunities at different spatial scales. Journal of Environmental Management. 301. 113813–113813. 25 indexed citations
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Nolan, Rachael H., Cathy Waters, Patrick J. Mitchell, et al.. (2019). Risks to carbon dynamics in semi-arid woodlands of eastern Australia under current and future climates. Journal of Environmental Management. 235. 500–510. 13 indexed citations
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Lucas, Richard, Daniel Clewley, Arnon Accad, et al.. (2014). Mapping forest growth and degradation stage in the Brigalow Belt Bioregion of Australia through integration of ALOS PALSAR and Landsat-derived foliage projective cover data. Remote Sensing of Environment. 155. 42–57. 27 indexed citations
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Butler, Don, Sean M. Gleason, & Mark Westoby. (2012). Setbacks to shoot growth are common in woody plants, so how are shoots of some species safer than others?. Ecology. 93(6). 1275–1282. 5 indexed citations
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Butler, Don, Sean M. Gleason, Ian Davidson, Yusuke Onoda, & Mark Westoby. (2011). Safety and streamlining of woody shoots in wind: an empirical study across 39 species in tropical Australia. New Phytologist. 193(1). 137–149. 35 indexed citations
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Dwyer, John M., R. J. Fensham, Don Butler, & Yvonne M. Buckley. (2009). Carbon for conservation: Assessing the potential for win–win investment in an extensive Australian regrowth ecosystem. Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment. 134(1-2). 1–7. 42 indexed citations
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Fensham, R. J. & Don Butler. (2004). Spatial pattern of dry rainforest colonizing unburnt Eucalyptus savanna. Austral Ecology. 29(2). 121–128. 19 indexed citations
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Batianoff, George N. & Don Butler. (2003). Impact assessment and analysis of sixty-six priority invasive weeds in south-east Queensland.. Plant protection quarterly. 18(1). 11–15. 48 indexed citations
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Batianoff, George N. & Don Butler. (2002). Assessment of invasive naturalized plants in south-east Queensland.. Plant protection quarterly. 17(1). 27–34. 74 indexed citations
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Pham‐The, Hai, Fiona Blyth, D. J. Shearman, et al.. (1962). GEO volume 99 issue 6 Front matter. Geological Magazine. 99(6). f1–f7. 1 indexed citations
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Pham‐The, Hai, Fiona Blyth, D. J. Shearman, et al.. (1962). GEO volume 99 issue 5 Front matter. Geological Magazine. 99(5). f1–f7. 2 indexed citations
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Pham‐The, Hai, Fiona Blyth, D. J. Shearman, et al.. (1962). GEO volume 99 issue 1 Front matter. Geological Magazine. 99(1). f1–f7. 1 indexed citations
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Pham‐The, Hai, Fiona Blyth, D. J. Shearman, et al.. (1962). GEO volume 99 issue 3 Front matter. Geological Magazine. 99(3). f1–f7. 1 indexed citations
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Pham‐The, Hai, Fiona Blyth, D. J. Shearman, et al.. (1962). GEO volume 99 issue 2 Front matter. Geological Magazine. 99(2). f1–f7. 1 indexed citations

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