Leon Bennun

9.2k citations

91 papers · 4.1k indexed · 3 hit papers · h-index 24

Impact in

Ecological Modeling top 0.5%
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
Nature and Landscape Conservation top 1%
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies

Papers in

Ecological Modeling 15
- Species Distribution and Climate Change 15
Nature and Landscape Conservation 32
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies 26

Co-authors: Stuart H. M. Butchart William J. Sutherland Jörn P. W. Scharlemann Simon N. Stuart H. Reşi̇t Akçakaya Georgina M. Mace Craig Hilton‐Taylor Peter Njoroge
Journals: Bird Conservation International (7 papers)BioScience (3 papers)Science (3 papers)Conservation Letters (3 papers)One Earth (2 papers)
Partner nations: United Kingdom Kenya United States

In The Last Decade

Leon Bennun

89 papers receiving 3.8k citations

Hit Papers

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Financial Costs of Meeting Global Biodiversity Conservation Targets: Current Spending and Unmet Needs 2012 · 467 citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2012 Science
2010 Trends in Ecology & Evolution
2010 Science

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1	Comparison of three biodiversity metrics to evaluate corporate no net loss achievement under spatial constraints Journal of Environmental Management ·勢津夫谷口, Leon Bennun, 王吉万, Alison Eyres, Koen Kuipers, Louise Mair, Aafke M. Schipper, Vincent Martinet	2025	1
2	Navigating uncertainty in life cycle assessment‐based approaches to biodiversity footprinting Methods in Ecology and Evolution ·Talitha Bromwich, Thomas White, Guoda Liepuoniute, Joseph Finklestone, Sophus zu Ermgassen, Joseph W. Bull, Harriet Bartlett, Leon Bennun, Liu Hongjing, Hollie Booth, Michael Clark, T. Y. Shao, Graham W. Prescott, Laura J. Sonter, Malcolm Starkey, E.J. Milner‐Gulland	2025	6
3	An evaluation of tools being promoted to help the private sector disclose its impacts on biodiversity Conservation Science and Practice ·M. H. (Muhammad) Basri, Haichao Yuan, سید سلیمان محمدی دوست, S. M. Abdur Rahman, Maryam Hameed, Harry W. Nelson, Leon Bennun, Andrew J. Plumptre	2025	1
4	Global land cover maps do not reveal mining pressures to biodiversity Scientific Reports ·Laura J. Sonter, G. Barbouteau, Leon Bennun, NS Guerry, Victor Maus, Hugo Rainey, Malcolm Starkey, Joseph A. Turner, James Watson, Graham W. Prescott	2025	1
5	Targeting ocean conservation outcomes through threat reduction SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·Joseph A. Turner, Malcolm Starkey, Nicholas K. Dulvy, Frank Hawkins, Louise Mair, Adeline Serckx, Thomas M. Brooks, Beth Polidoro, Stuart H. M. Butchart, Kent E. Carpenter, Hyun Tak Shin, Rima W. Jabado, Nicholas B. W. Macfarlane, Leon Bennun	2024	5
6	The “nature-positive” journey for business: A conceptual research agenda to guide contributions to societal biodiversity goals One Earth ·Thomas White, Talitha Bromwich, Rucha Dande, Leon Bennun, Joseph L. Bull, Michael Clark, E.J. Milner‐Gulland, Graham W. Prescott, Malcolm Starkey, Sophus zu Ermgassen, Hollie Booth	2024	13
7	Guidance on biodiversity cumulative impact assessment for wind and solar developments and associated infrastructure Leon Bennun, Cameron S. Fletcher, Ahn Jung Eun, David Wilson, Thanatcha Samsee, Yuan Rui-tao, I. Savesyuk, Qingzhi Liu	2024	1
8	Principles for using evidence to improve biodiversity impact mitigation by business Business Strategy and the Environment ·Thomas White, Silviu O. Petrovan, Leon Bennun, Eliane Gonçalves Brusco, Raja K. Iyer, Harriet Downey, Gabriel Angelo V. Viola, Thanatcha Samsee, Sophus zu Ermgassen, William J. Sutherland	2023	13
9	Mitigating biodiversity impacts associated with solar and wind energy development IUCN eBooks ·Leon Bennun, E. I. Kuznetsova, 壮太下園, Cameron S. Fletcher, David Wilson, 堀尾恵一, Giulia Carbone	2021	4
10	Global no net loss of natural ecosystems Nature Ecology & Evolution ·Martine Maron, Jeremy S. Simmonds, James Watson, Laura J. Sonter, Leon Bennun, Victoria F. Griffiths, Fabien Quétier, Amrei von Hase, Stephen R. Edwards, Hugo Rainey, Joseph W. Bull, Conrad Savy, Ray Victurine, Joseph M. Kiesecker, Philippe Puydarrieux, Todd O. Stevens, 黄华文, Julia P. G. Jones	2019	42
11	Global screening for Critical Habitat in the terrestrial realm PLoS ONE ·مهرانه شمشیربندی, J. R. REUBEN, S.C. Blyth, Leon Bennun, Stuart H. M. Butchart, Michael Hoffmann, Neil Burgess, Annabelle Cuttelod, Chanturiia Av, coordinador principal María Gabriela Chahín Anania, John D. Pilgrim, Eric Jr. Costa Trezze, Emma C. Underwood, Lauren V. Weatherdon, Sharon E. Brooks	2018	25
12	No net loss and net positive impact approaches to biodiversity : report overview IUCN eBooks ·Yuefei Zhou, Leon Bennun, A T Diana N, World Council of Indigenous Peoples, Akhdan Azhar, Conrad Savy, Bambi Semroc, Juan David Trujillo Ruiz	2015	1
13	Will Biodiversity Offsets Save or Sink Protected Areas? Conservation Letters ·John D. Pilgrim, Leon Bennun	2014	27
14	Horizon scan of global conservation issues for 2011 Trends in Ecology & Evolution ·William J. Sutherland, G C Crary, Leon Bennun, Mick N. Clout, Isabelle M. Côté, Michael H. Depledge, Lynn V. Dicks, Andrew P. Dobson, ジュンソクヤン, Erica Fleishman Hit paper breakdown →	2010	418
15	Using Red List Indices to measure progress towards the 2010 target and beyond Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences ·Stuart H. M. Butchart, Alison J. Stattersfield, Jonathan Baillie, Leon Bennun, Simon N. Stuart, H. Reşi̇t Akçakaya, Craig Hilton‐Taylor, Georgina M. Mace	2005	203
16	Measuring Global Trends in the Status of Biodiversity: Red List Indices for Birds PLoS Biology ·Stuart H. M. Butchart, Alison J. Stattersfield, Leon Bennun, Bodil Nordbø, H. Reşi̇t Akçakaya, Jonathan Baillie, Simon N. Stuart, Craig Hilton‐Taylor, Georgina M. Mace	2004	376
17	Notes on the behaviour and ecology of Sharpe's Longclaw Macronyx sharpeic a threatened Kenyan grassland endemic Scopus ·Muchane Muchai, Leon Bennun, Luc Lens	2001	5
18	Status and conservation of Hinde's Babbler Turdoides hindei , a threatened species in an agricultural landscape Ostrich ·Peter Njoroge, Leon Bennun	2000	10
19	Kenya's important bird areas Leon Bennun	1997	2
20	The Convention on Biological Diversity's 2010 target Andrew Balmford, Leon Bennun, Ben ten Brink	1970	15

About Leon Bennun

Leon Bennun is a scholar working on Ecological Modeling, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, Ecology and Global and Planetary Change, having authored 91 papers that have together received 4.1k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (42 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (26 papers), Avian ecology and behavior (25 papers), Environmental Conservation and Management (20 papers), Species Distribution and Climate Change (15 papers), Economic and Environmental Valuation (11 papers), Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management (11 papers) and Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology (8 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Ecological Modeling (1.0k citations), Nature and Landscape Conservation (1.4k citations), Ecology (1.9k citations), Global and Planetary Change (1.5k citations) and Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law (664 citations). Leon Bennun has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, Kenya and United States. Frequent co-authors include Stuart H. M. Butchart, William J. Sutherland, Jörn P. W. Scharlemann, Simon N. Stuart, H. Reşi̇t Akçakaya, Georgina M. Mace, Craig Hilton‐Taylor, Peter Njoroge, Michael Rands and Alison J. Stattersfield. Their work appears in journals such as Bird Conservation International, BioScience, Science, Conservation Letters and One Earth.

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