Lesley Hughes

21.7k total citations · 4 hit papers
204 papers, 15.7k citations indexed

About

Lesley Hughes is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Ecological Modeling and Nature and Landscape Conservation. According to data from OpenAlex, Lesley Hughes has authored 204 papers receiving a total of 15.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 70 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 63 papers in Ecological Modeling and 60 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation. Recurrent topics in Lesley Hughes's work include Species Distribution and Climate Change (63 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (56 papers) and Plant and animal studies (44 papers). Lesley Hughes is often cited by papers focused on Species Distribution and Climate Change (63 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (56 papers) and Plant and animal studies (44 papers). Lesley Hughes collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United States and United Kingdom. Lesley Hughes's co-authors include Linda J. Beaumont, Chris D. Thomas, Mark Westoby, Stephen E. Williams, A. Townsend Peterson, Brian Huntley, A. Cameron, Yvonne C. Collingham, Barend Erasmus and Rhys E. Green and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Lesley Hughes

193 papers receiving 14.5k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Extinction risk from climate change

2004 5.5k citations Chris D. Thomas, A. Cameron et al. Nature profile →
Biological consequences of global warming: is the signal already apparent?

2000 1.6k citations Lesley Hughes et al. profile →
Assisted Colonization and Rapid Climate Change

2008 674 citations Lesley Hughes, Hugh P. Possingham et al. profile →
Climate change and Australia: Trends, projections and impacts

2003 601 citations Lesley Hughes profile →

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Countries citing papers authored by Lesley Hughes

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Fields of papers citing papers by Lesley Hughes

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Lesley Hughes

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Lesley Hughes. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Lesley Hughes 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 Lesley Hughes. Lesley Hughes is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	A cross-sectional needs assessment for a trauma-informed care curriculum for multidisciplinary healthcare providers 2025 ·BMC Health Services Research ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Lesley Hughes, (unknown), Simone N. Vigod, Sophie Soklaridis, (unknown)	1
2	Indicators of Climate Change 2025 ·Elsevier eBooks ·Mark Howden, Lesley Hughes, Michael Dunlop, (unknown), David Hilbert, Chris Chilcott	0
3	Will Steffen (1947–2023) 2023 ·Nature ·Lesley Hughes, M. J. Rice	0
4	Embedding biodiversity research into climate adaptation policy and practice 2021 ·Global Change Biology ·(unknown), Tony D. Auld, Linda J. Beaumont, Linda Bell, (unknown), Rachael V. Gallagher, (unknown), Michelle R. Leishman, (unknown), (unknown), Lesley Hughes	2
5	Small vegetated patches greatly reduce urban surface temperature during a summer heatwave in Adelaide, Australia 2021 ·Landscape and Urban Planning ·Alessandro Ossola, G. Darrel Jenerette, Andrew McGrath, Winston Chow, Lesley Hughes, Michelle R. Leishman	72
6	The costs and benefits of restoring a continent's terrestrial ecosystems 2021 ·Journal of Applied Ecology ·Bonnie Mappin, Adrian Ward, Lesley Hughes, James Watson, (unknown), Hugh P. Possingham	30
7	Community-based adaptation to climate change in small island developing states: an analysis of the role of social capital 2019 ·Climate and Development ·(unknown), Luke Brander, P.J.H. van Beukering, Hanna Dijkstra, (unknown), Lesley Hughes, (unknown), (unknown)	37
8	Improving engagement in an early career academic setting: can existing models guide early career academic support strategies? 2019 ·Higher Education Research & Development ·Erica Crome, Lois Meyer, Agnes Bosanquet, Lesley Hughes	23
9	Local leadership: tracking local government progress on climate change 2017 ·Queensland's institutional digital repository (The University of Queensland) ·(unknown), Martin Rice, Lesley Hughes, Will Steffen, (unknown), Karen Hussey, (unknown)	2
10	Climate-ready revegetation. A guide for natural resource managers 2017 ·Australasian Plant Conservation journal of the Australian Network for Plant Conservation ·(unknown), Rebecca M. B. Harris, Linda Broadhurst, Lesley Hughes	5
11	Testing the “Local Provenance” Paradigm: A Common Garden Experiment in Cumberland Plain Woodland, Sydney, Australia 2012 ·Restoration Ecology ·(unknown), Michelle R. Leishman, Lesley Hughes	24
12	Dragonflies: climate canaries for river management 2012 ·Diversity and Distributions ·Alex Bush, Günther Theischinger, David A. Nipperess, Eren Turak, Lesley Hughes	42
13	Catholic Sisters and Australian Social Welfare History 2010 ·Lesley Hughes	2
14	HIV/AIDS Knowledge, Sexual Activity, and Safer Sex Practices Among Female Students in Hong Kong, Australia, and the United States 2009 ·Journal of HIV/AIDS & Social Services ·Cindy Davis, Lesley Hughes, Melissa M. Sloan, Catherine So–kum Tang, Samuel A. MacMaster	3
15	Weeds in a Warmer World: Predicting the Impact of Climate Change on Australia's Alien Plant Species Using MaxEnt 2009 ·Plant protection quarterly ·Peter D. Wilson, Paul Downey, Michelle R. Leishman, Rachael V. Gallagher, Lesley Hughes, (unknown)	14
16	A matter of timing: changes in the first date of arrival and last date of departure of Australian migratory birds 2006 ·Global Change Biology ·Linda J. Beaumont, (unknown), Lesley Hughes	67
17	Assessing the potential impacts of climate change on weeds in New South Wales: establishing priorities 2006 ·Rachael V. Gallagher, Linda J. Beaumont, Paul Downey, Lesley Hughes, Michelle R. Leishman	0
18	Will climate change catch us off guard 2004 ·A. Cameron, Chris D. Thomas, Rhys E. Green, Michel Bakkenes, Linda J. Beaumont, Yvonne C. Collingham, Barend Erasmus, (unknown), Alan Grainger, Lee Hannah, Lesley Hughes, Brian Huntley, (unknown), Guy F. Midgley, Lera Miles, (unknown), (unknown), Oliver L. Phillips, Stephen E. Williams	1
19	Extinction risk from climate change breakdown → 2004 ·Nature ·Chris D. Thomas, A. Cameron, Rhys E. Green, Michel Bakkenes, Linda J. Beaumont, Yvonne C. Collingham, Barend Erasmus, Marinez Ferreira de Siqueira, Alan Grainger, Lee Hannah, Lesley Hughes, Brian Huntley, Albert S. van Jaarsveld, Guy F. Midgley, Lera Miles, Miguel A. Ortega‐Huerta, A. Townsend Peterson, Oliver L. Phillips, Stephen E. Williams	5527
20	Why do more plant species use ants for dispersal on infertile compared with fertile soils?* 1991 ·Australian Journal of Ecology ·Mark Westoby, Kris French, Lesley Hughes, Barbara Rice, Louise Rodgerson	48

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