Simon Ferrier

42.2k total citations · 12 hit papers
143 papers, 15.3k citations indexed

About

Simon Ferrier is a scholar working on Ecological Modeling, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Simon Ferrier has authored 143 papers receiving a total of 15.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 94 papers in Ecological Modeling, 83 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation and 62 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Simon Ferrier's work include Species Distribution and Climate Change (94 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (77 papers) and Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (43 papers). Simon Ferrier is often cited by papers focused on Species Distribution and Climate Change (94 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (77 papers) and Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (43 papers). Simon Ferrier collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United States and United Kingdom. Simon Ferrier's co-authors include Jane Elith, Catherine H. Graham, John R. Leathwick, Anthony Lehmann, Antoine Guisan, Jennie Pearce, Glenn Manion, Miroslav Dudı́k, Steven J. Phillips and Michael Drielsma and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Simon Ferrier

139 papers receiving 14.7k citations

Hit Papers

Sample selection bias and presence‐only distribution mode... 2002 2026 2010 2018 2009 2004 2007 2016 2002 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
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. Sample selection bias and presence‐only distribution models: implications for background and pseudo‐absence data
    2009 2.2k citations Jane Elith, Catherine H. Graham et al. profile →
  2. New developments in museum-based informatics and applications in biodiversity analysis
    2004 870 citations Catherine H. Graham, Simon Ferrier et al. Trends in Ecology & Evolution profile →
  3. Using generalized dissimilarity modelling to analyse and predict patterns of beta diversity in regional biodiversity assessment
    2007 774 citations Simon Ferrier, Glenn Manion et al. Diversity and Distributions profile →
  4. A guide to phylogenetic metrics for conservation, community ecology and macroecology
    2016 597 citations Simon Ferrier, Dan F. Rosauer et al. profile →
  5. Mapping Spatial Pattern in Biodiversity for Regional Conservation Planning: Where to from Here?
    2002 572 citations Simon Ferrier profile →
  6. Space can substitute for time in predicting climate-change effects on biodiversity
    2013 561 citations Jessica L. Blois, John W. Williams et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  7. Spatial modelling of biodiversity at the community level
    2006 560 citations Simon Ferrier et al. profile →
  8. Local biodiversity is higher inside than outside terrestrial protected areas worldwide
    2016 554 citations Simon Ferrier et al. Nature Communications profile →
  9. Making better biogeographical predictions of species’ distributions
    2006 539 citations Simon Ferrier et al. profile →
  10. Essential biodiversity variables for mapping and monitoring species populations
    2019 306 citations Simon Ferrier, Eren Turak et al. profile →
  11. Sustainable development must account for pandemic risk
    2020 198 citations Moreno Di Marco, Simon Ferrier et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  12. Biodiversity loss reduces global terrestrial carbon storage
    2024 54 citations Sarah R. Weiskopf, Forest Isbell et al. Nature Communications profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Simon Ferrier Australia 57 8.1k 7.5k 7.1k 4.4k 2.9k 143 15.3k
Stuart H. M. Butchart United Kingdom 69 6.9k 0.9× 10.4k 1.4× 6.2k 0.9× 6.3k 1.4× 3.4k 1.2× 210 18.6k
Lee Hannah United States 41 6.7k 0.8× 5.1k 0.7× 5.2k 0.7× 4.0k 0.9× 3.2k 1.1× 100 13.8k
Michael A. McCarthy Australia 64 4.2k 0.5× 7.6k 1.0× 6.3k 0.9× 4.6k 1.0× 2.3k 0.8× 264 13.6k
Terence P. Dawson United Kingdom 47 7.4k 0.9× 7.1k 1.0× 5.8k 0.8× 4.4k 1.0× 3.1k 1.1× 126 15.2k
Gerardo Ceballos Mexico 50 4.3k 0.5× 8.4k 1.1× 4.5k 0.6× 3.5k 0.8× 3.2k 1.1× 183 15.1k
John F. Lamoreux United States 19 3.9k 0.5× 5.4k 0.7× 4.6k 0.7× 4.4k 1.0× 3.4k 1.2× 27 13.0k
David S. Wilcove United States 55 3.3k 0.4× 8.6k 1.2× 5.7k 0.8× 4.8k 1.1× 2.7k 1.0× 162 14.5k
Ana S. L. Rodrigues United Kingdom 48 4.7k 0.6× 5.8k 0.8× 4.5k 0.6× 6.3k 1.4× 2.2k 0.8× 82 12.5k
Chris Margules Australia 37 3.7k 0.5× 7.0k 0.9× 7.7k 1.1× 5.0k 1.1× 3.2k 1.1× 72 14.3k
Marie‐Josée Fortin Canada 65 3.6k 0.4× 8.6k 1.1× 7.0k 1.0× 6.2k 1.4× 2.9k 1.0× 274 17.2k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Simon Ferrier

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Simon Ferrier

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Simon Ferrier. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Simon Ferrier 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 Simon Ferrier. Simon Ferrier 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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Mokany, Karel, Chris Ware, Roozbeh Valavi, et al.. (2025). A habitat‐based approach to reporting the direct impacts of an organization on biodiversity. Conservation Biology. 39(6). e70071–e70071.
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Weiskopf, Sarah R., Forest Isbell, Moreno Di Marco, et al.. (2024). Biodiversity loss reduces global terrestrial carbon storage. Nature Communications. 15(1). 4354–4354. 54 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ware, Chris, Kristen J. Williams, Simon Ferrier, et al.. (2024). The value of targeted biological surveys: An assessment of Australia's Bush Blitz programme. Diversity and Distributions. 30(4).
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Mokany, Karel, Chris Ware, Skipton Woolley, Simon Ferrier, & Matthew C. Fitzpatrick. (2022). A working guide to harnessing generalized dissimilarity modelling for biodiversity analysis and conservation assessment. Global Ecology and Biogeography. 31(4). 802–821. 88 indexed citations
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Guo, Yiqing, Karel Mokany, Cindy Ong, et al.. (2022). Quantitative Assessment of DESIS Hyperspectral Data for Plant Biodiversity Estimation in Australia. IGARSS 2022 - 2022 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium. 1744–1747. 2 indexed citations
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Oliver, Ian, et al.. (2020). Reference state and benchmark concepts for better biodiversity conservation in contemporary ecosystems. Global Change Biology. 26(12). 6702–6714. 70 indexed citations
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Stevenson, Simone, Kate E. Watermeyer, Giovanni Caggiano, et al.. (2020). Matching biodiversity indicators to policy needs. Conservation Biology. 35(2). 522–532. 24 indexed citations
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Mokany, Karel, Alex Bush, & Simon Ferrier. (2019). Community assembly processes restrict the capacity for genetic adaptation under climate change. Ecography. 42(6). 1164–1174. 6 indexed citations
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Mokany, Karel, Thomas D. Harwood, Stuart Halse, & Simon Ferrier. (2018). Riddles in the dark: Assessing diversity patterns for cryptic subterranean fauna of the Pilbara. Diversity and Distributions. 25(2). 240–254. 13 indexed citations
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Ware, Chris, Kristen J. Williams, Thomas D. Harwood, et al.. (2018). Improving biodiversity surrogates for conservation assessment: A test of methods and the value of targeted biological surveys. Diversity and Distributions. 24(9). 1333–1346. 20 indexed citations
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Drielsma, Michael, Kristen J. Williams, Daniel P. Faith, et al.. (2018). Ecological Integrity – the whole or some of the parts?. 1 indexed citations
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Laver, Rebecca J., et al.. (2018). Phylogeographic evidence for evolutionary refugia in the Gulf sandstone ranges of northern Australia. Australian Journal of Zoology. 65(6). 408–416. 12 indexed citations
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Reside, April E., Jeremy VanDerWal, Ben L. Phillips, et al.. (2013). Climate Change Refugia for Terrestrial Biodiversity: defining areas that promote species persistence and ecosystem resilience in the face of global climate change. ResearchOnline at James Cook University (James Cook University). 39 indexed citations
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Blois, Jessica L., John W. Williams, Matthew C. Fitzpatrick, Stephen T. Jackson, & Simon Ferrier. (2013). Space can substitute for time in predicting climate-change effects on biodiversity. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 110(23). 9374–9379. 561 indexed citations breakdown →
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Fitzpatrick, Matthew C., Nathan J. Sanders, Simon Ferrier, et al.. (2011). Forecasting the future of biodiversity: a test of single‐ and multi‐species models for ants in North America. Ecography. 34(5). 836–847. 80 indexed citations
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Ferrier, Simon, Glenn Manion, Jane Elith, & Karen Richardson. (2007). Using generalized dissimilarity modelling to analyse and predict patterns of beta diversity in regional biodiversity assessment. Diversity and Distributions. 13(3). 252–264. 774 indexed citations breakdown →
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Drielsma, Michael & Simon Ferrier. (2006). Landscape scenario modelling of vegetation condition. Ecological Management & Restoration. 7(s1). 17 indexed citations
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Graham, Catherine H., et al.. (2004). New developments in museum-based informatics and applications in biodiversity analysis. Trends in Ecology & Evolution. 19(9). 497–503. 870 indexed citations breakdown →
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Pressey, Robert L., et al.. (2000). Using abiotic data for conservation assessments over extensive regions: quantitative methods applied across New South Wales, Australia. Biological Conservation. 96(1). 55–82. 160 indexed citations

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