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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
118
Citations
59169
World Ranking
108
National Ranking
13

Andrew Balmford 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 Andrew Balmford sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 328 publications — 93rd percentile

93% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Andrew Balmford 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 Andrew Balmford sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 118 D-Index — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2011 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom

Overview

Andrew Balmford is affiliated with the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science, with a substantial number of publications in this field.

The main fields of study covered by their work include Environmental Science, with subfields in Global and Planetary Change, Ecology, Economics and Econometrics, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health.

Their research topics encompass:

  • Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
  • Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact
  • Economic and Environmental Valuation
  • Land Use and Ecosystem Services
  • Forest Management and Policy
  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change

Andrew Balmford has co-authored frequently with a number of scientists, including:

  • Emma Garnett
  • Rhys E. Green
  • Bernardo B. N. Strassburg
  • Pedro H. S. Brancalion
  • Alison Eyres

Major publication venues for their work include:

  • Biological Conservation
  • Nature
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Science
  • Conservation Letters

Recent significant papers by Andrew Balmford comprise:

  • Global priority areas for ecosystem restoration, 2020, Nature
  • The biodiversity and ecosystem service contributions and trade-offs of forest restoration approaches, 2022, Science
  • Using the IUCN Red List to map threats to terrestrial vertebrates at global scale, 2021, Nature Ecology & Evolution
  • A global evaluation of the effectiveness of voluntary REDD+ projects at reducing deforestation and degradation in the moist tropics, 2022, Conservation Biology
  • Biodiversity conservation as a promising frontier for behavioural science, 2021, Nature Human Behaviour

They have been recognized as a Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom, awarded in 2011.

Best Publications

  • Farming and the Fate of Wild Nature

    Rhys E. Green;Rhys E. Green;Stephen J. Cornell;Stephen J. Cornell;Jörn P. W. Scharlemann;Jörn P. W. Scharlemann;Andrew Balmford;Andrew Balmford

  • Economic Reasons for Conserving Wild Nature

    Andrew Balmford;Aaron Bruner;Philip Cooper;Robert Costanza

  • Sustainable Intensification in Agriculture: Premises and Policies

    Tara Garnett;M.C. Appleby;A. Balmford;I.J. Bateman

  • Reconciling Food Production and Biodiversity Conservation: Land Sharing and Land Sparing Compared

    Ben Phalan;Malvika Onial;Andrew Balmford;Rhys E. Green;Rhys E. Green

  • Global mapping of ecosystem services and conservation priorities

    R. Naidoo;A. Balmford;Robert Costanza;B. Fisher

  • Integrating economic costs into conservation planning.

    Robin Naidoo;Andrew Balmford;Paul J. Ferraro;Stephen Polasky

  • Preserving the evolutionary potential of floras in biodiversity hotspots

    Félix Forest;Félix Forest;Richard Grenyer;Mathieu Rouget;T Jonathan Davies;T Jonathan Davies

  • Knowing But Not Doing: Selecting Priority Conservation Areas and the Research-Implementation Gap

    Andrew T. Knight;Richard M. Cowling;Mathieu Rouget;Andrew Balmford

  • Moment of truth for the Cerrado hotspot.

    Bernardo B. N. Strassburg;Bernardo B. N. Strassburg;Thomas Brooks;Rafael Feltran-Barbieri;Rafael Feltran-Barbieri;Alvaro Iribarrem;Alvaro Iribarrem;Alvaro Iribarrem

  • Biodiversity losses and conservation responses in the Anthropocene.

    Christopher N. Johnson;Andrew Balmford;Barry W. Brook;Jessie C. Buettel

  • Global priority areas for ecosystem restoration

    Bernardo B. N. Strassburg;Alvaro Iribarrem;Alvaro Iribarrem;Hawthorne L. Beyer;Carlos Leandro Cordeiro;Carlos Leandro Cordeiro

  • A global strategy for road building

    William F. Laurance;Gopalasamy Reuben Clements;Sean Sloan;Christine S. O’Connell

  • The biodiversity and ecosystem service contributions and trade-offs of forest restoration approaches

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  • Walk on the Wild Side: Estimating the Global Magnitude of Visits to Protected Areas

    Andrew Balmford;Jonathan M. H. Green;Michael Anderson;James Beresford

  • Large mammal population declines in Africa’s protected areas

    Ian D. Craigie;Ian D. Craigie;Ian D. Craigie;Jonathan E.M. Baillie;Andrew Balmford;Chris Carbone

  • A global perspective on trends in nature-based tourism.

    Andrew Balmford;James Beresford;Jonathan Green;Robin Naidoo

  • Bushmeat Hunting, Wildlife Declines, and Fish Supply in West Africa

    Justin S. Brashares;Justin S. Brashares;Peter Arcese;Moses K. Sam;Peter B. Coppolillo

  • Ecosystem services and economic theory: integration for policy-relevant research.

    Brendan Fisher;Kerry Turner;Matthew Zylstra;Roy Brouwer

  • Conservation Conflicts Across Africa

    Andrew Balmford;Joslin Moore;Joslin Moore;Thomas M Brooks;Thomas M Brooks;Thomas M Brooks;Neil Burgess

  • Financial Costs of Meeting Global Biodiversity Conservation Targets: Current Spending and Unmet Needs

    Donal P. McCarthy;Donal P. McCarthy;Paul F. Donald;Jörn P. W. Scharlemann;Jörn P. W. Scharlemann;Graeme M. Buchanan

  • Monitoring Matters: Examining the Potential of Locally-based Approaches

    Finn Danielsen;Neil D. Burgess;Neil D. Burgess;Andrew Balmford;Andrew Balmford

Frequent Co-Authors

Rhys E. Green
Rhys E. Green University of Cambridge
Ben Phalan
Ben Phalan Parque das Aves
Andrea Manica
Andrea Manica University of Cambridge
Brendan Fisher
Brendan Fisher University of Vermont
Thomas M. Brooks
Thomas M. Brooks International Union for Conservation of Nature
Stuart H. M. Butchart
Stuart H. M. Butchart BirdLife international, UK
Jörn P. W. Scharlemann
Jörn P. W. Scharlemann University of Sussex
Jonathan Green
Jonathan Green University of Manchester
Matt Walpole
Matt Walpole Cambridge Conservation Initative
Paul F. Donald
Paul F. Donald University of Cambridge

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