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Ecology and Evolution 31 8256 7991 103 95 94 3453

Adrian L. V. Davis publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Adrian L. V. Davis between 1963 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Adrian L. V. Davis published across 64 years, from 1963 to 2026, averaging 2.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 22 publications in 2026. 31 of the 140 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1963 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 22. Peak 22 publications in 2026. 1963: 1 publication 1964: 1 publication 1965: 0 publications 1966: 0 publications 1967: 1 publication 1968: 0 publications 1969: 0 publications 1970: 0 publications 1971: 1 publication 1972: 0 publications 1973: 0 publications 1974: 0 publications 1975: 0 publications 1976: 0 publications 1977: 0 publications 1978: 0 publications 1979: 0 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 1 publication 1982: 0 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 1 publication 1987: 1 publication 1988: 1 publication 1989: 1 publication 1990: 0 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 4 publications 1994: 4 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 3 publications 1997: 1 publication 1998: 0 publications 1999: 4 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 3 publications 2002: 3 publications 2003: 2 publications 2004: 3 publications 2005: 3 publications 2006: 2 publications 2007: 3 publications 2008: 7 publications 2009: 1 publication 2010: 3 publications 2011: 1 publication 2012: 1 publication 2013: 5 publications 2014: 3 publications 2015: 2 publications 2016: 8 publications 2017: 3 publications 2018: 4 publications 2019: 6 publications 2020: 7 publications 2021: 3 publications 2022: 5 publications 2023: 2 publications 2024: 1 publication 2025: 9 publications 2026: 22 publications
1963 2026

140 publications in total across all disciplines

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Adrian L. V. Davis: publications per year, 1963 to 2026
Year Publications
1963 1
1964 1
1965 0
1966 0
1967 1
1968 0
1969 0
1970 0
1971 1
1972 0
1973 0
1974 0
1975 0
1976 0
1977 0
1978 0
1979 0
1980 0
1981 1
1982 0
1983 0
1984 0
1985 0
1986 1
1987 1
1988 1
1989 1
1990 0
1991 0
1992 0
1993 4
1994 4
1995 1
1996 3
1997 1
1998 0
1999 4
2000 2
2001 3
2002 3
2003 2
2004 3
2005 3
2006 2
2007 3
2008 7
2009 1
2010 3
2011 1
2012 1
2013 5
2014 3
2015 2
2016 8
2017 3
2018 4
2019 6
2020 7
2021 3
2022 5
2023 2
2024 1
2025 9
2026 22
Total 140
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Adrian L. V. Davis publication distribution in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Ecology and Evolution in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Adrian L. V. Davis sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 100 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 37–41 to 531+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 333. Most scientists, 333, have 97–101 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 531 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 92–96 publications, is where this scientist sits. 37–41 publications: 2 scientists 42–46 publications: 9 scientists 47–51 publications: 10 scientists 52–56 publications: 31 scientists 57–61 publications: 56 scientists 62–66 publications: 91 scientists 67–71 publications: 92 scientists 72–76 publications: 127 scientists 77–81 publications: 173 scientists 82–86 publications: 236 scientists 87–91 publications: 227 scientists 92–96 publications: 240 scientists 97–101 publications: 333 scientists 102–106 publications: 280 scientists 107–111 publications: 300 scientists 112–116 publications: 285 scientists 117–121 publications: 305 scientists 122–126 publications: 287 scientists 127–131 publications: 278 scientists 132–136 publications: 289 scientists 137–141 publications: 273 scientists 142–146 publications: 262 scientists 147–151 publications: 246 scientists 152–156 publications: 235 scientists 157–161 publications: 205 scientists 162–166 publications: 199 scientists 167–171 publications: 174 scientists 172–176 publications: 164 scientists 177–181 publications: 173 scientists 182–186 publications: 189 scientists 187–191 publications: 170 scientists 192–196 publications: 139 scientists 197–201 publications: 128 scientists 202–206 publications: 117 scientists 207–211 publications: 115 scientists 212–216 publications: 107 scientists 217–221 publications: 124 scientists 222–226 publications: 81 scientists 227–231 publications: 82 scientists 232–236 publications: 85 scientists 237–241 publications: 75 scientists 242–246 publications: 66 scientists 247–251 publications: 81 scientists 252–256 publications: 69 scientists 257–261 publications: 70 scientists 262–266 publications: 55 scientists 267–271 publications: 64 scientists 272–276 publications: 49 scientists 277–281 publications: 48 scientists 282–286 publications: 44 scientists 287–291 publications: 45 scientists 292–296 publications: 36 scientists 297–301 publications: 39 scientists 302–306 publications: 38 scientists 307–311 publications: 30 scientists 312–316 publications: 34 scientists 317–321 publications: 25 scientists 322–326 publications: 22 scientists 327–331 publications: 28 scientists 332–336 publications: 30 scientists 337–341 publications: 22 scientists 342–346 publications: 30 scientists 347–351 publications: 26 scientists 352–356 publications: 22 scientists 357–361 publications: 29 scientists 362–366 publications: 21 scientists 367–371 publications: 12 scientists 372–376 publications: 18 scientists 377–381 publications: 17 scientists 382–386 publications: 13 scientists 387–391 publications: 21 scientists 392–396 publications: 13 scientists 397–401 publications: 10 scientists 402–406 publications: 15 scientists 407–411 publications: 8 scientists 412–416 publications: 9 scientists 417–421 publications: 8 scientists 422–426 publications: 4 scientists 427–431 publications: 10 scientists 432–436 publications: 10 scientists 437–441 publications: 5 scientists 442–446 publications: 4 scientists 447–451 publications: 10 scientists 452–456 publications: 2 scientists 457–461 publications: 4 scientists 462–466 publications: 7 scientists 467–471 publications: 7 scientists 472–476 publications: 6 scientists 477–481 publications: 6 scientists 482–486 publications: 3 scientists 487–491 publications: 3 scientists 492–496 publications: 4 scientists 497–501 publications: 4 scientists 502–506 publications: 8 scientists 507–511 publications: 5 scientists 512–516 publications: 4 scientists 517–521 publications: 5 scientists 522–526 publications: 4 scientists 527–530 publications: 5 scientists 531+ publications: 100 scientists
37–41 publications 531+

This scientist: 94 publications — 14th percentile

14% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 531 publications or more.

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Number of Ecology and Evolution scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 8,381 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
37–41 2
42–46 9
47–51 10
52–56 31
57–61 56
62–66 91
67–71 92
72–76 127
77–81 173
82–86 236
87–91 227
92–96 240 94
97–101 333
102–106 280
107–111 300
112–116 285
117–121 305
122–126 287
127–131 278
132–136 289
137–141 273
142–146 262
147–151 246
152–156 235
157–161 205
162–166 199
167–171 174
172–176 164
177–181 173
182–186 189
187–191 170
192–196 139
197–201 128
202–206 117
207–211 115
212–216 107
217–221 124
222–226 81
227–231 82
232–236 85
237–241 75
242–246 66
247–251 81
252–256 69
257–261 70
262–266 55
267–271 64
272–276 49
277–281 48
282–286 44
287–291 45
292–296 36
297–301 39
302–306 38
307–311 30
312–316 34
317–321 25
322–326 22
327–331 28
332–336 30
337–341 22
342–346 30
347–351 26
352–356 22
357–361 29
362–366 21
367–371 12
372–376 18
377–381 17
382–386 13
387–391 21
392–396 13
397–401 10
402–406 15
407–411 8
412–416 9
417–421 8
422–426 4
427–431 10
432–436 10
437–441 5
442–446 4
447–451 10
452–456 2
457–461 4
462–466 7
467–471 7
472–476 6
477–481 6
482–486 3
487–491 3
492–496 4
497–501 4
502–506 8
507–511 5
512–516 4
517–521 5
522–526 4
527–530 5
531+ 100
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Adrian L. V. Davis D-index placement in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Ecology and Evolution scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Adrian L. V. Davis sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200 250
Bar chart with 92 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 121+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 280. Most scientists, 280, have 40 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 121 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 31 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 95 scientists 31 D-Index: 123 scientists 32 D-Index: 191 scientists 33 D-Index: 245 scientists 34 D-Index: 252 scientists 35 D-Index: 244 scientists 36 D-Index: 249 scientists 37 D-Index: 244 scientists 38 D-Index: 254 scientists 39 D-Index: 254 scientists 40 D-Index: 280 scientists 41 D-Index: 274 scientists 42 D-Index: 266 scientists 43 D-Index: 233 scientists 44 D-Index: 248 scientists 45 D-Index: 208 scientists 46 D-Index: 201 scientists 47 D-Index: 213 scientists 48 D-Index: 207 scientists 49 D-Index: 172 scientists 50 D-Index: 209 scientists 51 D-Index: 199 scientists 52 D-Index: 153 scientists 53 D-Index: 169 scientists 54 D-Index: 163 scientists 55 D-Index: 148 scientists 56 D-Index: 120 scientists 57 D-Index: 146 scientists 58 D-Index: 137 scientists 59 D-Index: 140 scientists 60 D-Index: 104 scientists 61 D-Index: 119 scientists 62 D-Index: 118 scientists 63 D-Index: 99 scientists 64 D-Index: 77 scientists 65 D-Index: 100 scientists 66 D-Index: 86 scientists 67 D-Index: 83 scientists 68 D-Index: 75 scientists 69 D-Index: 94 scientists 70 D-Index: 57 scientists 71 D-Index: 68 scientists 72 D-Index: 59 scientists 73 D-Index: 63 scientists 74 D-Index: 66 scientists 75 D-Index: 60 scientists 76 D-Index: 42 scientists 77 D-Index: 49 scientists 78 D-Index: 39 scientists 79 D-Index: 37 scientists 80 D-Index: 43 scientists 81 D-Index: 41 scientists 82 D-Index: 45 scientists 83 D-Index: 34 scientists 84 D-Index: 40 scientists 85 D-Index: 35 scientists 86 D-Index: 55 scientists 87 D-Index: 24 scientists 88 D-Index: 24 scientists 89 D-Index: 30 scientists 90 D-Index: 23 scientists 91 D-Index: 25 scientists 92 D-Index: 27 scientists 93 D-Index: 27 scientists 94 D-Index: 13 scientists 95 D-Index: 23 scientists 96 D-Index: 12 scientists 97 D-Index: 14 scientists 98 D-Index: 19 scientists 99 D-Index: 16 scientists 100 D-Index: 14 scientists 101 D-Index: 5 scientists 102 D-Index: 21 scientists 103 D-Index: 16 scientists 104 D-Index: 10 scientists 105 D-Index: 7 scientists 106 D-Index: 7 scientists 107 D-Index: 7 scientists 108 D-Index: 6 scientists 109 D-Index: 9 scientists 110 D-Index: 11 scientists 111 D-Index: 12 scientists 112 D-Index: 9 scientists 113 D-Index: 7 scientists 114 D-Index: 3 scientists 115 D-Index: 8 scientists 116 D-Index: 5 scientists 117 D-Index: 11 scientists 118 D-Index: 4 scientists 119 D-Index: 2 scientists 120 D-Index: 5 scientists 121+ D-Index: 100 scientists
30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 31 D-Index — 3rd percentile

3% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 121 D-Index or more.

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Number of Ecology and Evolution scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 8,381 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 95
31 123 31
32 191
33 245
34 252
35 244
36 249
37 244
38 254
39 254
40 280
41 274
42 266
43 233
44 248
45 208
46 201
47 213
48 207
49 172
50 209
51 199
52 153
53 169
54 163
55 148
56 120
57 146
58 137
59 140
60 104
61 119
62 118
63 99
64 77
65 100
66 86
67 83
68 75
69 94
70 57
71 68
72 59
73 63
74 66
75 60
76 42
77 49
78 39
79 37
80 43
81 41
82 45
83 34
84 40
85 35
86 55
87 24
88 24
89 30
90 23
91 25
92 27
93 27
94 13
95 23
96 12
97 14
98 19
99 16
100 14
101 5
102 21
103 16
104 10
105 7
106 7
107 7
108 6
109 9
110 11
111 12
112 9
113 7
114 3
115 8
116 5
117 11
118 4
119 2
120 5
121+ 100
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Overview

Adrian L. V. Davis is affiliated with the University of Pretoria in South Africa. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science, agricultural and biological sciences, and earth and planetary sciences. The scientist's work spans several subfields, including paleontology, nature and landscape conservation, ecology, evolution, behavior and systematics, general agricultural and biological sciences, and global and planetary change.

The main topics of Adrian L. V. Davis's research include Scarabaeidae beetle taxonomy and biogeography, ecology and vegetation dynamics studies, plant and soil sciences, species distribution and climate change, as well as studies on Coleoptera: Cerambycidae and Orthoptera research and taxonomy. Forest management and policy are also part of their research interests.

Among the recent papers published by Adrian L. V. Davis are:

  • Primary forest loss and degradation reduces biodiversity and ecosystem functioning: A global meta-analysis using dung beetles as an indicator taxon, 2022, Journal of Applied Ecology
  • Global distribution patterns provide evidence of niche shift by the introduced African dung beetle Digitonthophagus gazella, 2020, Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata
  • Dung removal increases under higher dung beetle functional diversity regardless of grazing intensification, 2023, Nature Communications
  • Soil type, vegetation cover and temperature determinants of the diversity and structure of dung beetle assemblages in a South African open woodland and closed canopy mosaic, 2021, Austral Ecology
  • Dung beetle tribal classification (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae): progress, problems, and prospects, 2023, Annals of the Entomological Society of America

Adrian L. V. Davis has collaborated frequently with several coauthors, including:

  • Clarke H. Scholtz
  • Christian M. Deschodt
  • Gimo M. Daniel
  • Jorge Ari Noriega
  • Catherine L. Sole

Their publications have appeared in venues such as Zootaxa, Journal of Biogeography, Journal of Applied Ecology, Nature Communications, and Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata. Zootaxa features prominently among their publication record with six contributions.

Best Publications

  • Global dung beetle response to tropical forest modification and fragmentation: A quantitative literature review and meta-analysis

    E. Nichols;T. Larsen;S. Spector;A.L. Davis

  • The database of the PREDICTS (Projecting Responses of Ecological Diversity In Changing Terrestrial Systems) project

    Lawrence N. Hudson;Tim Newbold;Tim Newbold;Sara Contu;Samantha L.L. Hill;Samantha L.L. Hill

  • Historical biogeography of scarabaeine dung beetles

    Adrian L. V. Davis;Clarke H. Scholtz;T. Keith Philips

  • Historical vs. ecological factors influencing global patterns of scarabaeine dung beetle diversity

    Adrian L. V. Davis;Clarke H. Scholtz

  • Effect of Deforestation on a Southwest Ghana Dung Beetle Assemblage (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) at the Periphery of Ankasa Conservation Area

    Adrian L. V. Davis;T. Keith Philips

  • Species turnover, community boundaries and biogeographical composition of dung beetle assemblages across an altitudinal gradient in South Africa

    Adrian L. V. Davis;Clarke H. Scholtz;Steven L. Chown

  • Discontinuous gas-exchange cycles in Scarabaeus dung beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae): mass-scaling and temperature dependence.

    Adrian L. V. Davis;Steven L. Chown;Clarke H. Scholtz

  • Convergence between dung beetle assemblages of a post-mining vegetational chronosequence and unmined dune forest

    Adrian L. V. Davis;Rudi J. van Aarde;Clarke H. Scholtz;Jaco H. Delport

  • Discontinuous gas exchange and the significance of respiratory water loss in Scarabaeine beetles.

    Steven L. Chown;Adrian L. V. Davis

  • Increasing representation of localized dung beetles across a chronosequence of regenerating vegetation and natural dune forest in South Africa

    Adrian L. V. Davis;Rudi J. van Aarde;Clarke H. Scholtz;Jaco H. Delport

  • Scarabaeine dung beetles as indicators of biodiversity, habitat transformation and pest control chemicals in agro-ecosystems

    Adrian L. V. Davis;Clarke H. Scholtz;Peter W. Dooley;Naeem Bham

  • Climatic and biogeographical associations of southern African dung beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae s. str.)

    Adrian Davis

  • Seasonal dung beetle activity and dung dispersal in selected South African habitats: implications for pasture improvement in Australia

    Adrian L.V. Davis;Adrian L.V. Davis

  • Associations of Afrotropical Coleoptera (Scarabaeidae: Aphodiidae: Staphylinidae: Hydrophilidae: Histeridae) with dung and decaying matter: implications for selection of fly-control agents for Australia

    A.L.V. Davis

  • Dung beetle diversity in South Africa : influential factors, conservation status, data inadequacies and survey design

    A. L. V. Davis

  • Effect of Deforestation on a Southwest Ghana Dung Beetle Assemblage (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) at the Periphery of Ankasa Conservation Area

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  • A comparative analysis of metabolic rate in six Scarabaeus species (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) from southern Africa: further caveats when inferring adaptation

    Adrian L.V Davis;Steven L Chown;Melodie A McGeoch;Clarke H Scholtz

  • Community organization of dung beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae): differences in body size and functional group structure between habitats

    A. L. V. Davis;A. L. V. Davis

  • Primary forest loss and degradation reduces biodiversity and ecosystem functioning: A global meta‐analysis using dung beetles as an indicator taxon

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  • Soil biota in a megadiverse country: Current knowledge and future research directions in South Africa

    Charlene Janion-Scheepers;Charlene Janion-Scheepers;John Measey;Brigitte Braschler;Brigitte Braschler;Steven L. Chown

  • Two new species of Garreta Janssens, 1940 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) from Southern Africa.

    Adrian L.V. Davis;Christian M. Deschodt

  • Habitat associations in a South African, summer rainfall, dung beetle community (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae, Aphodiidae, Staphylinidae, Histeridae, Hydrophilidae)

    A. L. V. Davis

Frequent Co-Authors

Clarke H. Scholtz
Clarke H. Scholtz University of Pretoria
Ernest D. Laue
Ernest D. Laue University of Cambridge
Steven L. Chown
Steven L. Chown Monash University
Tom M. Fayle
Tom M. Fayle Queen Mary University of London
Tim Diekötter
Tim Diekötter Kiel University
Alain Dejean
Alain Dejean Paul Sabatier University
Matt W. Hayward
Matt W. Hayward University of Newcastle Australia
Patrick J. O’Farrell
Patrick J. O’Farrell University of Cape Town
Ingo Grass
Ingo Grass University of Hohenheim
Jérémy Bouyer
Jérémy Bouyer INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement

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