Raphaël K. Didham

23.5k total citations · 10 hit papers
161 papers, 14.9k citations indexed

About

Raphaël K. Didham is a scholar working on Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Raphaël K. Didham has authored 161 papers receiving a total of 14.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 90 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation, 72 papers in Ecology and 63 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Raphaël K. Didham's work include Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (85 papers), Plant and animal studies (53 papers) and Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (30 papers). Raphaël K. Didham is often cited by papers focused on Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (85 papers), Plant and animal studies (53 papers) and Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (30 papers). Raphaël K. Didham collaborates with scholars based in Australia, New Zealand and United Kingdom. Raphaël K. Didham's co-authors include Robert M. Ewers, Jason M. Tylianakis, David A. Wardle, Jordi Bascompte, John H. Lawton, Neil J. Gemmell, William F. Laurance, Nigel E. Stork, Susan G. W. Laurance and Thomas Ε. Lovejoy and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Raphaël K. Didham

159 papers receiving 14.2k citations

Hit Papers

Global change and species interactions in terrestria... 1996 2026 2006 2016 2008 2005 2002 2007 2010 500 1000 1.5k
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.

  1. Global change and species interactions in terrestrial ecosystems
    2008 1.8k citations Jason M. Tylianakis, Raphaël K. Didham et al. profile →
  2. Confounding factors in the detection of species responses to habitat fragmentation
    2005 1.6k citations Robert M. Ewers, Raphaël K. Didham Biological reviews/Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society profile →
  3. Ecosystem Decay of Amazonian Forest Fragments: a 22‐Year Investigation
    2002 1.4k citations Raphaël K. Didham et al. profile →
  4. Interactive effects of habitat modification and species invasion on native species decline
    2007 697 citations Raphaël K. Didham, Jason M. Tylianakis et al. Trends in Ecology & Evolution profile →
  5. The fate of Amazonian forest fragments: A 32-year investigation
    2010 689 citations Raphaël K. Didham et al. profile →
  6. Are invasive species the drivers of ecological change?
    2005 663 citations Raphaël K. Didham, Jason M. Tylianakis et al. Trends in Ecology & Evolution profile →
  7. Insects in fragmented forests: a functional approach
    1996 575 citations Raphaël K. Didham, Nigel E. Stork et al. Trends in Ecology & Evolution profile →
  8. Is habitat fragmentation good for biodiversity?
    2018 476 citations Raphaël K. Didham, Robert M. Ewers et al. profile →
  9. Habitat fragmentation and biodiversity conservation: key findings and future challenges
    2015 418 citations Raphaël K. Didham, Ping Ding et al. profile →
  10. Interpreting insect declines: seven challenges and a way forward
    2020 264 citations Raphaël K. Didham et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Raphaël K. Didham Australia 44 7.8k 6.8k 5.6k 4.2k 2.7k 161 14.9k
Richard P. Duncan New Zealand 60 7.2k 0.9× 6.7k 1.0× 4.5k 0.8× 3.6k 0.9× 2.5k 0.9× 218 14.9k
Oswald J. Schmitz United States 60 5.8k 0.7× 10.1k 1.5× 5.5k 1.0× 3.2k 0.8× 2.3k 0.8× 194 16.5k
Mark Vellend Canada 52 8.5k 1.1× 7.1k 1.0× 5.6k 1.0× 3.3k 0.8× 3.5k 1.3× 132 16.2k
Marc W. Cadotte Canada 58 9.7k 1.3× 5.9k 0.9× 6.4k 1.1× 3.4k 0.8× 3.5k 1.3× 215 16.0k
Michael J. Samways South Africa 54 5.7k 0.7× 4.9k 0.7× 4.1k 0.7× 2.0k 0.5× 3.0k 1.1× 410 11.1k
William K. Cornwell Australia 50 7.8k 1.0× 5.3k 0.8× 5.6k 1.0× 3.7k 0.9× 3.5k 1.3× 154 16.1k
Nigel E. Stork Australia 56 4.2k 0.5× 3.9k 0.6× 5.0k 0.9× 2.8k 0.7× 2.0k 0.7× 147 11.8k
Thomas O. Crist United States 47 6.2k 0.8× 5.2k 0.8× 5.1k 0.9× 2.2k 0.5× 2.1k 0.8× 110 11.8k
Jan Pergl Czechia 54 7.4k 1.0× 5.3k 0.8× 5.5k 1.0× 2.2k 0.5× 2.5k 0.9× 153 13.8k
Nathan J. Sanders United States 57 6.9k 0.9× 5.2k 0.8× 6.7k 1.2× 2.3k 0.5× 3.9k 1.4× 193 14.4k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Tylianakis, Jason M., et al.. (2024). Body-size-dependent effects of landscape-level resource energetics on pollinator abundance in woodland remnants. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 291(2024). 20232771–20232771. 3 indexed citations
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Didham, Raphaël K., et al.. (2024). Dung beetles increase plant growth: a meta-analysis. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 291(2019). 20232885–20232885. 2 indexed citations
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Wong, Mark K. L. & Raphaël K. Didham. (2024). Global meta-analysis reveals overall higher nocturnal than diurnal activity in insect communities. Nature Communications. 15(1). 3236–3236. 20 indexed citations
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Ren, Peng, et al.. (2023). Forest edges increase pollinator network robustness to extinction with declining area. Nature Ecology & Evolution. 7(3). 393–404. 31 indexed citations
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Didham, Raphaël K., et al.. (2022). Functional group‐dependent responses of forest bird communities to invasive predator control and habitat fragmentation. Diversity and Distributions. 28(6). 1298–1312. 1 indexed citations
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Zhang, Aiying, et al.. (2021). Nonlinear thresholds in the effects of island area on functional diversity in woody plant communities. Journal of Ecology. 109(5). 2177–2189. 19 indexed citations
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Ashton, Louise A., Hannah M. Griffiths, Catherine L. Parr, et al.. (2019). Termites mitigate the effects of drought in tropical rainforest. Science. 363(6423). 174–177. 115 indexed citations
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Webber, Bruce L., et al.. (2017). Logging, exotic plant invasions, and native plant reassembly in a lowland tropical rain forest. Biotropica. 50(2). 254–265. 15 indexed citations
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Mairota, Paola, Barbara Cafarelli, Raphaël K. Didham, et al.. (2015). Challenges and opportunities in harnessing satellite remote-sensing for biodiversity monitoring. Ecological Informatics. 30. 207–214. 42 indexed citations
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Innes, John, et al.. (2015). Efficacy of chew-track-card indices of rat and possum abundance across widely varying pest densities. New Zealand Journal of Ecology. 39(1). 87–92. 13 indexed citations
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Mairota, Paola, Barbara Cafarelli, Rocco Labadessa, et al.. (2014). Very high resolution Earth Observation features for testing the direct and indirect effects of landscape structure on local habitat quality. International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation. 34. 96–102. 21 indexed citations
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Tomlinson, Sean, Sophie G. Arnall, Adam J. Munn, et al.. (2014). Applications and implications of ecological energetics. Trends in Ecology & Evolution. 29(5). 280–290. 96 indexed citations
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Dodd, Mike, Gary M. Barker, Bruce R. Burns, et al.. (2011). Resilience of New Zealand indigenous forest fragments to impacts of livestock and pest mammals. New Zealand Journal of Ecology. 35(1). 83–95. 23 indexed citations
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Didham, Raphaël K., et al.. (2009). The interactive effects of livestock exclusion and mammalian pest control on the restoration of invertebrate communities in small forest remnants. New Zealand Journal of Zoology. 36(2). 135–163. 19 indexed citations
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Worner, Susan P., Raphaël K. Didham, Jon J. Sullivan, et al.. (2009). The invertebrate fauna of epiphyte mats in the canopy of northern rata (Myrtaceae: Metrosideros robusta A. Cunn.) on the West Coast of the South Island, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Zoology. 36(2). 177–202. 6 indexed citations
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Didham, Raphaël K., et al.. (2008). Tree holes in a mixed broad-leaf-Podocarp rain forest, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Ecology. 32(2). 197–208. 13 indexed citations
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Wardhaugh, Carl W. & Raphaël K. Didham. (2006). Preliminary evidence suggests that beech scale insect honeydew has a negative effect on terrestrial litter decomposition rates in Nothofagus forests of New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Ecology. 279–284. 8 indexed citations
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Ewers, Robert M. & Raphaël K. Didham. (2005). Confounding factors in the detection of species responses to habitat fragmentation. Biological reviews/Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society. 81(1). 117–117. 1634 indexed citations breakdown →
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Pawson, Stephen M., Eckehard G. Brockerhoff, Raphaël K. Didham, & David A. Norton. (2005). Clearfell harvest size: A key issue for biodiversity conservation in New Zealand's plantation forests. New Zealand journal of forestry science. 50(2). 29–32. 3 indexed citations
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Didham, Raphaël K. & Nigel E. Stork. (1998). Rise of the Supertramp Beetles.. Natural history. 107(6). 38–38. 1 indexed citations

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