Madhu Rao

4.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
40 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

Madhu Rao is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Ecology and Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law. According to data from OpenAlex, Madhu Rao has authored 40 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 14 papers in Ecology and 13 papers in Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law. Recurrent topics in Madhu Rao's work include Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management (15 papers), Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (10 papers) and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (6 papers). Madhu Rao is often cited by papers focused on Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management (15 papers), Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (10 papers) and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (6 papers). Madhu Rao collaborates with scholars based in United States, Singapore and Australia. Madhu Rao's co-authors include Ghazala Shahabuddin, John Terborgh, Percy Núñez, Gabriela Orihuela, Thomas D. Lambert, Rafael Ascanio, Lawrence Lopez, L. Román Carrasco, William S. Symes and Saw Htun and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Scientific Reports and Global Change Biology.

In The Last Decade

Madhu Rao

37 papers receiving 2.5k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Ecological Meltdown in Predator-Free Forest Fragments

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Lessons learned from screening potential other effective area‐based conservation measures 2025 ·Conservation Biology ·Carly N. Cook, Madhu Rao, Peter J. Clyne, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Jorge Parra, Valeria Falabella, (unknown), Deo Kujirakwinja, Stéphane Ostrowski, Kirk A. Olson, Vardhan Patankar, (unknown), Hedley S. Grantham	0
2	Scaling up area-based conservation to implement the Global Biodiversity Framework’s 30x30 target: The role of Nature’s Strongholds 2024 ·PLoS Biology ·John G. Robinson, (unknown), Tim O’Brien, Peter J. Clyne, Nigel Dudley, Sandy J. Andelman, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Hedley S. Grantham, Margaret F. Kinnaird, (unknown), Fiona Maisels, Adriana Gonçalves Moreira, Madhu Rao, Emma J. Stokes, Joe Walston, James Watson	16
3	Priorities for protected area expansion so nations can meet their Kunming‐Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework commitments 2023 ·Griffith Research Online (Griffith University, Queensland, Australia) ·James Watson, Rubén Venegas‐Li, Hedley S. Grantham, Nigel Dudley, Sue Stolton, Madhu Rao, Stephen Woodley, Marc Hockings, (unknown), Jeremy S. Simmonds, Laura J. Sonter, Rachakonda Sreekar, Hugh P. Possingham, Michelle Ward	35
4	Essential planetary health workers: Positioning rangers within global policy 2023 ·Conservation Letters ·Sue Stolton, (unknown), Nigel Dudley, (unknown), (unknown), William James Jackson, Marianne Kettunen, Barney Long, Madhu Rao, Carlos Manuel Taboada Rodriguez, Cristina Romanelli, (unknown), Andrew Seidl, (unknown), M. T. Sykes	10
5	Elasmobranch fishing and trade in Sarawak, Malaysia, with implications for management 2021 ·Aquatic Conservation Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems ·Hollie Booth, (unknown), Sylvia S. W. Ng, (unknown), Madhu Rao, (unknown), Elizabeth Matthews, (unknown), Melvin Gumal	12
6	Unraveling the trade in wedgefishes and giant guitarfishes in Singapore 2021 ·Marine Policy ·Christina Choy, Rima W. Jabado, (unknown), Danwei Huang, (unknown), Madhu Rao	15
7	Gold, farms, and forests: Enforcement and alternative livelihoods are unlikely to disincentivize informal gold mining 2020 ·Conservation Science and Practice ·Graham W. Prescott, (unknown), (unknown), L. Román Carrasco, Jose Don T. De Alban, (unknown), (unknown), Madhu Rao, Dietrich Schmidt‐Vogt, (unknown), Edward L. Webb	8
8	Dramatic cropland expansion in Myanmar following political reforms threatens biodiversity 2018 ·Scientific Reports ·Yuchen Zhang, Graham W. Prescott, (unknown), Borame Sue Lee Dickens, Edward L. Webb, Saw Htun, Robert Tizard, Madhu Rao, L. Román Carrasco	22
9	The impact of gold mining and agricultural concessions on the tree cover and local communities in northern Myanmar 2017 ·Scientific Reports ·Sarah Papworth, Madhu Rao, (unknown), (unknown), Robert Tizard, Thomas Pienkowski, L. Román Carrasco	28
10	Why do we lose protected areas? Factors influencing protected area downgrading, downsizing and degazettement in the tropics and subtropics 2015 ·Global Change Biology ·William S. Symes, Madhu Rao, Michael B. Mascia, L. Román Carrasco	88
11	Building Capacity for Protected Area Management in Lao PDR 2014 ·Environmental Management ·Madhu Rao, Arlyne Johnson, (unknown), (unknown), Nora Bynum, Eleanor J. Sterling, (unknown), (unknown)	13
12	Biodiversity Conservation in a Changing Climate: A Review of Threats and Implications for Conservation Planning in Myanmar 2013 ·AMBIO ·Madhu Rao, Saw Htun, Steven G. Platt, Robert Tizard, Colin M. Poole, Than Myint, James Watson	67
13	Human–carnivore conflict in China: a review of current approaches with recommendations for improved management 2012 ·Integrative Zoology ·(unknown), Yan Xie, Aili Kang, Madhu Rao, J. Marc Goodrich, Tong Liu, (unknown)	51
14	Climate Change Adaptation Planning for Biodiversity Conservation: A Review 2012 ·Advances in Climate Change Research ·James Watson, Madhu Rao, Aili Kang, Xie Yan	60
15	Hunting for a Living: Wildlife Trade, Rural Livelihoods and Declining Wildlife in the Hkakaborazi National Park, North Myanmar 2011 ·Environmental Management ·Madhu Rao, Than Zaw, Saw Htun, Than Myint	32
16	Hunting, Livelihoods and Declining Wildlife in the Hponkanrazi Wildlife Sanctuary, North Myanmar 2010 ·Environmental Management ·Madhu Rao, Saw Htun, Than Zaw, Than Myint	49
17	Local people value environmental services provided by forested parks 2009 ·Biodiversity and Conservation ·Navjot S. Sodhi, Tien Ming Lee, Çaḡan H. Şekercioḡlu, Edward L. Webb, Dewi M. Prawiradilaga, David J. Lohman, Naomi E. Pierce, Arvin C. Diesmos, Madhu Rao, Paul R. Ehrlich	147
18	Hunting patterns in tropical forests adjoining the Hkakaborazi National Park, north Myanmar 2005 ·Oryx ·Madhu Rao, Than Myint, Than Zaw, Saw Htun	60
19	Patterns of decision making among farm families. 1990 ·Journal of Farm Sciences ·(unknown), Madhu Rao, (unknown)	1
20	Participation of farm women in decision-making on farm and home aspects. 1980 ·(unknown), Madhu Rao	0

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