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59
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Andrew J. Plumptre 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. Plumptre sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 177 publications — 65th percentile

65% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Andrew J. Plumptre 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. Plumptre sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 59 D-Index — 72nd percentile

72% 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. Plumptre is affiliated with BirdLife International, UK in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on Environmental Science, with significant contributions to subfields including Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecological Modeling, Global and Planetary Change, and Social Psychology.

The breadth of Plumptre's work spans multiple topics. Key areas of research include Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Species Distribution and Climate Change, Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies, Primate Behavior and Ecology, Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management, Land Use and Ecosystem Services, and Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation.

Frequent co-authors working alongside Plumptre are:

  • Hjalmar S. Kühl
  • Fiona Maisels
  • Daniele Baisero
  • Thomas M. Brooks
  • Stuart H. M. Butchart

Plumptre has published extensively in several scientific venues. The most frequent publication outlets include:

  • American Journal of Primatology
  • Conservation Biology
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Frontiers in Forests and Global Change
  • BioScience

Selected recent papers authored or co-authored by Plumptre include:

  • "A metric for spatially explicit contributions to science-based species targets," 2021, Nature Ecology & Evolution
  • "Mapping out a future for ungulate migrations," 2021, Science
  • "High aboveground carbon stock of African tropical montane forests," 2021, Nature
  • "Where Might We Find Ecologically Intact Communities?," 2021, Frontiers in Forests and Global Change
  • "A Severe Lack of Evidence Limits Effective Conservation of the World's Primates," 2020, BioScience

Best Publications

  • Averting biodiversity collapse in tropical forest protected areas

    William F. Laurance;William F. Laurance;D. Carolina Useche;Julio Rendeiro;Margareta Kalka

  • The biodiversity of the Albertine Rift

    Andrew J. Plumptre;Tim R.B. Davenport;Mathias Behangana;Robert Kityo

  • Devastating decline of forest elephants in Central Africa

    Fiona Maisels;Fiona Maisels;Samantha Strindberg;Stephen Blake;George Wittemyer;George Wittemyer

  • Monitoring mammal populations with line transect techniques in African forests

    Andrew J. Plumptre

  • Conserving large carnivores: dollars and fence

    C. Packer;A. Loveridge;S. Canney;Timothy Caro

  • Effects of War and Civil Strife on Wildlife and Wildlife Habitats

    Joseph P. Dudley;Joshua R. Ginsberg;Andrew J. Plumptre;John A. Hart

  • The effect of selective logging on the primate populations in the Budongo Forest Reserve, Uganda

    A.J. Plumptre;V. Reynolds

  • 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

  • Design and analysis of line transect surveys for primates

    Stephen Terrence Buckland;A J Plumptre;Len Thomas;Eric A Rexstad

  • Changes following 60 years of selective timber harvesting in the Budongo Forest Reserve, Uganda

    A.J. Plumptre

  • Counting primates for conservation: primate surveys in Uganda.

    Andrew J. Plumptre;Debby Cox

  • Censusing Chimpanzees in the Budongo Forest, Uganda

    A. J. Plumptre;V. Reynolds

  • Recent decline in suitable environmental conditions for African great apes

    Jessica Junker;Stephen Blake;Christophe Boesch;Geneviève Campbell

  • Condensed tannins and sugars in the diet of chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii) in the Budongo Forest, Uganda.

    V. Reynolds;A. J. Plumptre;J. Greenham;J. Harborne

  • Scientific foundations for an ecosystem goal, milestones and indicators for the post-2020 global biodiversity framework.

    Emily Nicholson;Emily Nicholson;Kate E. Watermeyer;Jessica A. Rowland;Chloe F. Sato

  • Estimating the biomass of large mammalian herbivores in a tropical montane forest: a method of faecal counting that avoids assuming a 'steady state' system

    A.J. Plumptre;S. Harris

  • Food supply and chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii) party size in the Budongo Forest Reserve, Uganda.

    Nicholas E. Newton-Fisher;Vernon Reynolds;Andrew J. Plumptre

  • More than $1 billion needed annually to secure Africa’s protected areas with lions

    Peter Andrew Lindsey;Peter Andrew Lindsey;Peter Andrew Lindsey;Jennifer R.B. Miller;Jennifer R.B. Miller;Lisanne S. Petracca;Lisanne S. Petracca;Lauren Coad

  • A metric for spatially explicit contributions to science-based species targets.

    Louise Mair;Leon A. Bennun;Thomas M. Brooks;Thomas M. Brooks;Thomas M. Brooks;Stuart H. M. Butchart;Stuart H. M. Butchart

  • Nutritional composition of the diet of the gorilla (Gorilla beringei): a comparison between two montane habitats

    Jessica M. Rothman;Andrew J. Plumptre;Ellen S. Dierenfeld;Alice N. Pell

  • Mapping out a future for ungulate migrations.

    Matthew J. Kauffman;Francesca Cagnacci;Simon Chamaillé-Jammes;Mark Hebblewhite

  • Human-wildlife conflict- Identifying the problem and possible solutions

    C. Hill;F. Osborn;A.J. Plumptre

  • Activity and Ranging Patterns of Colobus angolensis ruwenzorii in Nyungwe Forest, Rwanda: Possible Costs of Large Group Size

    Peter J. Fashing;Peter J. Fashing;Felix Mulindahabi;Jean-Baptiste Gakima;Michel Masozera

  • Nesting Behavior of Chimpanzees: Implications for Censuses

    A. J. Plumptre;V. Reynolds

Frequent Co-Authors

Fiona Maisels
Fiona Maisels Wildlife Conservation Society
James E. M. Watson
James E. M. Watson University of Queensland
Elizabeth A. Williamson
Elizabeth A. Williamson London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Milind Tambe
Milind Tambe Harvard University
Hugh P. Possingham
Hugh P. Possingham University of Queensland
Hjalmar S. Kühl
Hjalmar S. Kühl Max Planck Society
Serge A. Wich
Serge A. Wich Liverpool John Moores University
Víctor Arroyo-Rodríguez
Víctor Arroyo-Rodríguez National Autonomous University of Mexico
Colin M. Beale
Colin M. Beale University of York
John Hart
John Hart University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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