Matthew F. Child

1.1k total citations
24 papers, 442 citations indexed

About

Matthew F. Child is a scholar working on Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, Matthew F. Child has authored 24 papers receiving a total of 442 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Ecology, 10 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation and 7 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in Matthew F. Child's work include Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (9 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (7 papers) and Plant and animal studies (5 papers). Matthew F. Child is often cited by papers focused on Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (9 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (7 papers) and Plant and animal studies (5 papers). Matthew F. Child collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, United Kingdom and United States. Matthew F. Child's co-authors include Graeme S. Cumming, Amanda R. Ridley, Matthew B. V. Bell, Edward F. Roseman, Bruce A. Manny, Tatsuya Amano, Gregory W. Kennedy, James C. Boase, Tom P. Flower and Mike Peel and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences and Conservation Biology.

In The Last Decade

Matthew F. Child

23 papers receiving 422 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Matthew F. Child South Africa 12 245 182 125 118 61 24 442
Ana Filipa Palmeirim United Kingdom 13 275 1.1× 174 1.0× 115 0.9× 130 1.1× 118 1.9× 49 436
Thilina D. Surasinghe United States 11 235 1.0× 126 0.7× 199 1.6× 69 0.6× 99 1.6× 55 501
Mark Ziembicki Australia 9 421 1.7× 128 0.7× 137 1.1× 81 0.7× 132 2.2× 18 544
Corneille Ewango Democratic Republic of the Congo 6 186 0.8× 149 0.8× 186 1.5× 87 0.7× 76 1.2× 11 465
Leigh A. Barrett China 7 597 2.4× 205 1.1× 160 1.3× 57 0.5× 54 0.9× 10 724
Andrés Muñoz-Pedreros Chile 16 313 1.3× 95 0.5× 128 1.0× 79 0.7× 65 1.1× 47 522
Soizic Le Saout France 7 356 1.5× 153 0.8× 207 1.7× 122 1.0× 142 2.3× 9 611
Charles Kahindo Democratic Republic of the Congo 6 206 0.8× 116 0.6× 152 1.2× 79 0.7× 109 1.8× 13 450
Julie M. Brennan Canada 6 487 2.0× 168 0.9× 224 1.8× 113 1.0× 50 0.8× 6 710
Mary Beth Kolozsvary United States 8 377 1.5× 241 1.3× 223 1.8× 111 0.9× 176 2.9× 14 594

Countries citing papers authored by Matthew F. Child

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Fields of papers citing papers by Matthew F. Child

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Matthew F. Child

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Matthew F. Child. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Matthew F. Child 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 Matthew F. Child. Matthew F. Child 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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Clements, Hayley S., Reinette Biggs, Alta De Vos, et al.. (2025). A place-based assessment of biodiversity intactness in sub-Saharan Africa. Nature. 649(8095). 113–121.
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Clements, Hayley S., et al.. (2024). The diverse socioeconomic contributions of wildlife ranching. Conservation Science and Practice. 6(7). 2 indexed citations
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Williams, Kathleen C., Scott P. Sowa, Matthew F. Child, et al.. (2024). Improving how science informs policy within the Ecosystem Approach. Aquatic Ecosystem Health & Management. 27(2). 27–48. 3 indexed citations
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Taylor, W. Andrew, et al.. (2021). South Africa’s private wildlife ranches protect globally significant populations of wild ungulates. Biodiversity and Conservation. 30(13). 4111–4135. 13 indexed citations
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Child, Matthew F., Jeanetta Selier, Frans G.T. Radloff, et al.. (2019). A framework to measure the wildness of managed large vertebrate populations. Conservation Biology. 33(5). 1106–1119. 21 indexed citations
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Seymour, Colleen L., Lindsey Gillson, Matthew F. Child, et al.. (2019). Horizon scanning for South African biodiversity: A need for social engagement as well as science. AMBIO. 49(6). 1211–1221. 18 indexed citations
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Hartig, John H., et al.. (2018). Achievements and lessons learned from the 32-year old Canada-U.S. effort to restore Impaired Beneficial Uses in Great Lakes Areas of Concern. Aquatic Ecosystem Health & Management. 21(4). 506–520. 21 indexed citations
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Child, Matthew F., Jennifer Read, Jeff Ridal, & Michael R. Twiss. (2018). Symmetry and solitude: Status and lessons learned from binational Areas of Concern. Aquatic Ecosystem Health & Management. 21(4). 478–492. 8 indexed citations
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Hayward, Matt W., Matthew F. Child, Graham I. H. Kerley, et al.. (2015). Ambiguity in guideline definitions introduces assessor bias and influences consistency in IUCN Red List status assessments. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. 3. 31 indexed citations
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Child, Matthew F., Mike Peel, Izak P. J. Smit, & William J. Sutherland. (2013). Quantifying the effects of diverse private protected area management systems on ecosystem properties in a savannah biome, South Africa. Oryx. 47(1). 29–40. 22 indexed citations
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Williams, David R., David A. Showler, Lynn V. Dicks, et al.. (2013). Bird Conservation. 7 indexed citations
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Flower, Tom P., Matthew F. Child, & Amanda R. Ridley. (2012). The ecological economics of kleptoparasitism: pay‐offs from self‐foraging versus kleptoparasitism. Journal of Animal Ecology. 82(1). 245–255. 25 indexed citations
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Child, Matthew F., Tom P. Flower, & Amanda R. Ridley. (2012). Investigating a link between bill morphology, foraging ecology and kleptoparasitic behaviour in the fork-tailed drongo. Animal Behaviour. 84(4). 1013–1022. 1 indexed citations
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Child, Matthew F.. (2011). Conservation of Adaptive Self-Construction: A Flux-Centred Solution to the Paradox of Nature Preservation. Environmental Values. 20(4). 527–548. 6 indexed citations
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Potts, Alastair, et al.. (2010). Coexistence theory in the Cape Floristic Region: revisiting an example of leaf niches in the Proteaceae. Austral Ecology. 36(2). 212–219. 2 indexed citations
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Cumming, Graeme S. & Matthew F. Child. (2009). Contrasting spatial patterns of taxonomic and functional richness offer insights into potential loss of ecosystem services. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 364(1524). 1683–1692. 64 indexed citations
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Child, Matthew F., Graeme S. Cumming, & Tatsuya Amano. (2009). Assessing the broad-scale impact of agriculturally transformed and protected area landscapes on avian taxonomic and functional richness. Biological Conservation. 142(11). 2593–2601. 28 indexed citations
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Ridley, Amanda R. & Matthew F. Child. (2009). Specific targeting of host individuals by a kleptoparasitic bird. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 63(8). 1119–1126. 22 indexed citations
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Ridley, Amanda R., Matthew F. Child, & Matthew B. V. Bell. (2007). Interspecific audience effects on the alarm-calling behaviour of a kleptoparasitic bird. Biology Letters. 3(6). 589–591. 50 indexed citations
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Child, Matthew F., et al.. (1995). INTEGRATED WATER RESOURCE PLANNING IN CANADA: THEORETICAL CONSIDERATIONS AND OBSERVATIONS FROM PRACTICE. Canadian Water Resources Journal / Revue canadienne des ressources hydriques. 20(2). 115–126. 8 indexed citations

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