Rodney van der Ree

6.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
88 papers, 3.9k citations indexed

About

Rodney van der Ree is a scholar working on Ecology, Global and Planetary Change and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Rodney van der Ree has authored 88 papers receiving a total of 3.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 70 papers in Ecology, 17 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 16 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Rodney van der Ree's work include Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (57 papers), Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation (45 papers) and Bat Biology and Ecology Studies (15 papers). Rodney van der Ree is often cited by papers focused on Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (57 papers), Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation (45 papers) and Bat Biology and Ecology Studies (15 papers). Rodney van der Ree collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United States and Canada. Rodney van der Ree's co-authors include Michael A. McCarthy, Jochen A.G. Jaeger, E.A. van der Grift, Kylie Soanes, Andrew F. Bennett, M. J. K. Harper, Anthony P. Clevenger, Lenore Fahrig, Jeff E. Houlahan and Sean Sloan and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, PLoS ONE and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Rodney van der Ree

83 papers receiving 3.7k citations

Hit Papers

A global strategy for road building 2014 2026 2018 2022 2014 100 200 300 400 500
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. A global strategy for road building
    2014 599 citations William F. Laurance, Gopalasamy Reuben Clements et al. Nature profile →

Peers

Rodney van der Ree
Arjun Amar South Africa
Margarida Santos‐Reis Portugal
Jeff E. Houlahan Canada
Pia E. Lentini Australia
Paul A. Smith Canada
Christian Kerbiriou France
Ian MacGregor‐Fors Mexico
Federico Morelli Czechia
Stephen C. Trombulak United States
Anthony P. Clevenger United States
Arjun Amar South Africa
Rodney van der Ree
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Countries citing papers authored by Rodney van der Ree

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Fields of papers citing papers by Rodney van der Ree

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Rodney van der Ree

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

All Works

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Wang, Yun, Qilin Li, Yangang Yang, et al.. (2025). Effects of roads on animals and mitigation measures in Asia. Biological Conservation. 313. 111627–111627.
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Soanes, Kylie, Trina Rytwinski, Lenore Fahrig, et al.. (2024). Do wildlife crossing structures mitigate the barrier effect of roads on animal movement? A global assessment. Journal of Applied Ecology. 61(3). 417–430. 27 indexed citations
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Threlfall, Caragh G., Camilo Ordóñez, Stephen J. Livesley, et al.. (2023). Tree removals as socioecological experiments in cities. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. 22(1). 2 indexed citations
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Ree, Rodney van der, et al.. (2023). Ecological connectivity in environmental impact assessments: modelling alternative highway bypass scenarios. Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal. 41(5). 349–373. 4 indexed citations
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Ordóñez, Camilo, Caragh G. Threlfall, Dave Kendal, et al.. (2023). Quantifying the importance of urban trees to people and nature through tree removal experiments. People and Nature. 5(4). 1316–1335. 5 indexed citations
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Ree, Rodney van der, et al.. (2022). Mitigating the effect of linear infrastructure on arboreal mammals in dense forest: A canopy bridge trial. Ecological Management & Restoration. 23(3). 228–236. 2 indexed citations
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Soanes, Kylie, et al.. (2021). Insectivorous bats are less active near freeways. PLoS ONE. 16(3). e0247400–e0247400. 6 indexed citations
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Soanes, Kylie, et al.. (2020). Artificial lighting reduces the effectiveness of wildlife-crossing structures for insectivorous bats. Journal of Environmental Management. 262. 110313–110313. 14 indexed citations
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Parris, Kirsten M., Marco Amati, Sarah Bekessy, et al.. (2018). The seven lamps of planning for biodiversity in the city. Cities. 83. 44–53. 94 indexed citations
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Ree, Rodney van der, et al.. (2017). Consistent patterns of vehicle collision risk for six mammal species. Journal of Environmental Management. 201. 397–406. 22 indexed citations
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Vesk, Peter A., et al.. (2015). Demographic Effects of Habitat Restoration for the Grey-Crowned Babbler Pomatostomus temporalis, in Victoria, Australia. PLoS ONE. 10(7). e0130153–e0130153. 7 indexed citations
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Laurance, William F., Gopalasamy Reuben Clements, Sean Sloan, et al.. (2014). A global strategy for road building. Nature. 513(7517). 229–232. 599 indexed citations breakdown →
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Taylor, Andrea C., et al.. (2011). Degree of Landscape Fragmentation Influences Genetic Isolation among Populations of a Gliding Mammal. PLoS ONE. 6(10). e26651–e26651. 51 indexed citations
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Ree, Rodney van der, et al.. (2007). Overcoming the Barrier Effect of Roads-How Effective Are Mitigation Strategies?. 18 indexed citations
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Stewart, Charles W. & Rodney van der Ree. (2006). Quantifying and mitigating the negative effects of roads on Australian wildlife. 38. 1 indexed citations
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Ree, Rodney van der, M. J. K. Harper, Mark A. Burgman, et al.. (2005). Combining three approaches to quantify the barrier effect of roads: genetic analyses.
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Ree, Rodney van der & Andrew J. Bennett. (2001). Woodland remnants along roadsides: a reflection of pre-European structure in temperate woodlands?. Ecological Management & Restoration. 2(3). 224–226. 25 indexed citations

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