R. J. Fensham

18.7k total citations · 3 hit papers
211 papers, 13.3k citations indexed

About

R. J. Fensham is a scholar working on Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, R. J. Fensham has authored 211 papers receiving a total of 13.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 141 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation, 99 papers in Ecology and 71 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in R. J. Fensham's work include Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (121 papers), Rangeland and Wildlife Management (58 papers) and Fire effects on ecosystems (40 papers). R. J. Fensham is often cited by papers focused on Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (121 papers), Rangeland and Wildlife Management (58 papers) and Fire effects on ecosystems (40 papers). R. J. Fensham collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United States and Ireland. R. J. Fensham's co-authors include R. J. Fairfax, Craig D. Allen, Thomas Kitzberger, Nate G. McDowell, Akkın Semerci, Edward H. Hogg, Andreas Rigling, Jorge Castro, Dominique Bachelet and Н.А. Демидова and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Trends in Ecology & Evolution and Ecology.

In The Last Decade

R. J. Fensham

204 papers receiving 12.6k 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.

A global overview of drought and heat-induced tree mortality reveals emerging climate change risks for forests

2009 5.7k citations R. J. Fensham et al. profile →
Tree mortality across biomes is promoted by drought intensity, lower wood density and higher specific leaf area

2017 374 citations R. J. Fensham et al. profile →
Structural overshoot of tree growth with climate variability and the global spectrum of drought‐induced forest dieback

2017 276 citations R. J. Fensham et al. Global Change Biology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
R. J. Fensham Australia	46	8.4k	6.9k	4.6k	3.2k	2.0k	211	13.3k
Thomas Kitzberger Argentina	49	9.2k 1.1×	6.4k 0.9×	3.6k 0.8×	4.3k 1.4×	1.9k 1.0×	129	13.0k
Francisco Lloret Spain	56	8.0k 1.0×	6.8k 1.0×	2.9k 0.6×	3.0k 1.0×	3.2k 1.6×	170	12.1k
Patrick Meir United Kingdom	75	10.9k 1.3×	5.6k 0.8×	4.7k 1.0×	3.5k 1.1×	3.7k 1.9×	214	17.3k
Estéban G. Jobbágy Argentina	61	8.8k 1.0×	4.4k 0.6×	6.5k 1.4×	3.0k 0.9×	2.2k 1.1×	216	20.3k
Dennis S. Ojima United States	59	7.8k 0.9×	2.9k 0.4×	6.3k 1.4×	2.4k 0.8×	2.3k 1.2×	135	18.3k
Christian Messier Canada	65	10.3k 1.2×	10.5k 1.5×	3.5k 0.8×	1.3k 0.4×	3.4k 1.7×	364	17.7k
Melinda D. Smith United States	64	8.4k 1.0×	8.3k 1.2×	6.5k 1.4×	1.9k 0.6×	3.8k 1.9×	199	17.7k
Harald Bugmann Switzerland	68	10.1k 1.2×	9.1k 1.3×	3.3k 0.7×	4.5k 1.4×	1.6k 0.8×	322	15.2k
Thomas T. Veblen United States	79	14.3k 1.7×	9.6k 1.4×	7.4k 1.6×	5.8k 1.8×	1.8k 0.9×	286	19.8k
Jürgen Bauhus Germany	66	7.8k 0.9×	8.9k 1.3×	3.4k 0.7×	1.9k 0.6×	3.1k 1.6×	259	16.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of R. J. Fensham

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20 of 20 papers shown

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).

Fensham, R. J., et al.. (2025). Myrtle Rust Continues to Blight Subtropical Rainforest Trees: Strategies for Resurrecting the Living Dead. Austral Ecology. 50(12).

Fensham, R. J., et al.. (2024). Evaluating groundwater storage variations in Afghanistan using GRACE, GLDAS, and in-situ measurements. Modeling Earth Systems and Environment. 10(4). 5669–5685. 5 indexed citations

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

Portillo, África de la Hera, et al.. (2023). Advances in the Knowledge of Las Loras UNESCO Global Geopark in the Framework of the UNESCO IGCP-730 Project. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 75–75. 2 indexed citations

Portillo, África de la Hera, et al.. (2023). Geodiversity of Las Loras UNESCO Global Geopark: Hydrogeological Significance of Groundwater and Landscape Interaction and Conceptual Model of Functioning. Resources. 12(1). 14–14. 5 indexed citations

Fensham, R. J., et al.. (2023). The ‘lawnification’ of Australia’s eastern grassy woodlands: the past, current and likely future spread of an invasive perennial grass, Bothriochloa pertusa. Biological Invasions. 25(6). 1779–1794. 1 indexed citations

Wright, Boyd R., et al.. (2021). Rainfall-Linked Megafires as Innate Fire Regime Elements in Arid Australian Spinifex (Triodia spp.) Grasslands. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. 9. 13 indexed citations

Ward, Michelle, Josie Carwardine, James Watson, et al.. (2021). A national‐scale dataset for threats impacting Australia’s imperiled flora and fauna. Ecology and Evolution. 11(17). 11749–11761. 34 indexed citations

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Cantonati, Marco, R. J. Fensham, Lawrence E. Stevens, et al.. (2020). Urgent plea for global protection of springs. Conservation Biology. 35(1). 378–382. 39 indexed citations

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Fensham, R. J., et al.. (2019). Brachychiton guymeri J.A. Bever., Fensham & P.I. Forst. (Sterculiaceae), a new species from north Queensland. 10(3). 443–457.

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Mitchell, Patrick J., Anthony P. O’Grady, Elizabeth A. Pinkard, et al.. (2015). An ecoclimatic framework for evaluating the resilience of vegetation to water deficit. Global Change Biology. 22(5). 1677–1689. 80 indexed citations

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Fensham, R. J. & Gilbert J. Price. (2013). Ludwig Leichhardt and the significance of the extinct Australian megafauna. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum - Nature. 7(2). 621–632. 2 indexed citations

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Fensham, R. J.. (2013). For the sake of science: Ludwig Leichhardt as botanist and ecologist. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum - Nature. 7(2). 599–620. 4 indexed citations

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Dwyer, John M., R. J. Fensham, & Yvonne M. Buckley. (2010). Agricultural legacy, climate, and soil influence the restoration and carbon potential of woody regrowth in Australia. Ecological Applications. 20(7). 1838–1850. 27 indexed citations

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Biggs, A. J. W., R. J. Fensham, & Jennifer Silcock. (2007). Vegetation-soil relations in a highly sodic landscape, Yelarbon, Southern Queensland. Queensland's institutional digital repository (The University of Queensland). 10(2). 273–284. 2 indexed citations

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Fensham, R. J., et al.. (2006). This disastrous event staggered me: Reconstructing the botany of Ludwig Leichhardt on the expedition from Moreton Bay to Port Essington, 1844-45. Publication Server of Goethe University Frankfurt am Main (Goethe University Frankfurt). 9(4). 451–506. 8 indexed citations

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Fensham, R. J. & R. J. Fairfax. (2003). Great Artesian Basin Spring in Southern Queensland 1911-2000. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum - Nature. 49. 285–293. 14 indexed citations

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Fensham, R. J., et al.. (1999). Temporal and spatial patterns in drought‐related tree dieback in Australian savanna. Journal of Applied Ecology. 36(6). 1035–1050. 195 indexed citations

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Bowman, David M. J. S., Bruce Wilson, & R. J. Fensham. (1999). Relative drought tolerance of evergreen-rainforest and evergreen-savanna species in a long unburnt Eucalyptus Savanna, north Queensland. eCite Digital Repository (University of Tasmania). 3 indexed citations

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