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D-Index
70
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16296
World Ranking
1371
National Ranking
113

Andrew J. Boulton 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 J. Boulton sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 167 publications — 61st percentile

61% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Andrew J. Boulton 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 J. Boulton sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 70 D-Index — 84th percentile

84% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Andrew J. Boulton is affiliated with the University of New England in Australia, contributing extensively to the field of Environmental Science. Their research primarily focuses on Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation, and Water Science and Technology, with additional work in Environmental Chemistry and Global and Planetary Change.

The scientist's work spans multiple specific topics, including:

  • Fish Ecology and Management Studies
  • Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies
  • Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes
  • Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology
  • Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies
  • Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior
  • Land Use and Ecosystem Services

Frequent publication venues for Boulton include:

  • Nature Reviews Earth & Environment
  • Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Water
  • People and Nature
  • Aquatic Conservation Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems
  • The Science of The Total Environment

The scientist has collaborated often with the following coauthors:

  • Thibault Datry
  • Ken M. Fritz
  • Rachel Stubbington
  • Núria Cid
  • Daniel C. Allen

Recent papers published by Andrew J. Boulton include:

  • Editorial: Conservation of groundwaters and their dependent ecosystems: Integrating molecular taxonomy, systematic reserve planning and cultural values (2020, Aquatic Conservation Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems)
  • River ecosystem conceptual models and non-perennial rivers: A critical review (2020, Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Water)
  • Non-perennial segments in river networks (2023, Nature Reviews Earth & Environment)
  • Ecosystem services of temporary streams differ between wet and dry phases in regions with contrasting climates and economies (2020, People and Nature)
  • A spatial causal network approach for multi-stressor risk analysis and mapping for environmental impact assessments (2021, The Science of The Total Environment)

Best Publications

  • THE FUNCTIONAL SIGNIFICANCE OF THE HYPORHEIC ZONE IN STREAMS AND RIVERS

    Andrew J. Boulton;Stuart Findlay;Pierre Marmonier;Emily H. Stanley

  • Flow variability and the ecology of large rivers

    J. T. Puckridge;F. Sheldon;K. F. Walker;A. J. Boulton

  • Parallels and contrasts in the effects of drought on stream macroinvertebrate assemblages

    Andrew J. Boulton

  • Australian Freshwater Ecology: Processes and Management

    Andrew Boulton;Margaret A Brock;Belinda J Robson;Darren Ryder

  • Process-Based Ecological River Restoration: Visualizing Three-Dimensional Connectivity and Dynamic Vectors to Recover Lost Linkages

    G. Mathias Kondolf;Andrew J. Boulton;Scott O'Daniel;Geoffrey C. Poole

  • Ecology and management of the hyporheic zone: stream-groundwater interactions of running waters and their floodplains.

    Andrew J. Boulton;Thibault Datry;Tamao Kasahara;Michael Mutz

  • Aquifers and hyporheic zones: Towards an ecological understanding of groundwater

    Peter J. Hancock;Andrew J. Boulton;William F. Humphreys

  • A global experiment suggests climate warming will not accelerate litter decomposition in streams but might reduce carbon sequestration

    Luz Boyero;Richard G. Pearson;Mark O. Gessner;Mark O. Gessner;Leon A. Barmuta

  • The ecology of two intermittent streams in Victoria, Australia.: III. Temporal changes in faunal composition

    A.J. Boulton;P.S. Lake

  • Hyporheic rehabilitation in rivers: restoring vertical connectivity

    Andrew J. Boulton

  • An overview of river health assessment: philosophies, practice, problems and prognosis

    Andrew J. Boulton

  • Biodiversity, functional roles and ecosystem services of groundwater invertebrates

    Andrew J. Boulton;Graham D. Fenwick;Peter J. Hancock;Mark S. Harvey

  • Ecological research and management of intermittent rivers: An historical review and future directions

    Catherine Leigh;Andrew J. Boulton;Jennifer L. Courtwright;Ken Fritz

  • Global distribution of a key trophic guild contrasts with common latitudinal diversity patterns.

    Luz Boyero;Luz Boyero;Richard G. Pearson;David Dudgeon;Manuel A. S. Graça

  • CONNECTIVITY IN A DRYLAND RIVER: SHORT-TERM AQUATIC MICROINVERTEBRATE RECRUITMENT FOLLOWING FLOODPLAIN INUNDATION

    K. M. Jenkins;A. J. Boulton

  • Are Tropical Streams Ecologically Different from Temperate Streams

    Andrew J. Boulton;Luz Boyero;Alan P. Covich;Michael Dobson

  • Rivers as groundwater-dependent ecosystems: a review of degrees of dependency, riverine processes and management implications

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  • Conservation value of variable connectivity: aquatic invertebrate assemblages of channel and floodplain habitats of a central Australian arid-zone river, Cooper Creek

    Fran Sheldon;Andrew J. Boulton;James Terence Puckridge

  • Flow intermittence and ecosystem services in rivers of the Anthropocene

    Thibault Datry;Andrew J. Boulton;Núria Bonada;Ken Fritz

  • Biotic and abiotic variables influencing plant litter breakdown in streams: a global study.

    Luz Boyero;Richard G. Pearson;Cang Hui;Cang Hui;Mark O. Gessner;Mark O. Gessner

  • Global patterns of stream detritivore distribution: implications for biodiversity loss in changing climates

    Luz Boyero;Richard G. Pearson;David Dudgeon;Verónica Ferreira

Frequent Co-Authors

Thibault Datry
Thibault Datry Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Emily H. Stanley
Emily H. Stanley University of Wisconsin–Madison
Pierre Marmonier
Pierre Marmonier Claude Bernard University Lyon 1
Eric Chauvet
Eric Chauvet Paul Sabatier University
Mark O. Gessner
Mark O. Gessner Technical University of Berlin
Fran Sheldon
Fran Sheldon Griffith University
Luz Boyero
Luz Boyero University of the Basque Country
Núria Bonada
Núria Bonada University of Barcelona
Richard G. Pearson
Richard G. Pearson James Cook University
Andrea C. Encalada
Andrea C. Encalada Universidad San Francisco de Quito

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