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D-Index
50
Citations
9161
World Ranking
3857
National Ranking
427

C. Patrick Doncaster 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 C. Patrick Doncaster sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 142 publications — 47th percentile

47% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

C. Patrick Doncaster 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 C. Patrick Doncaster sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 50 D-Index — 56th percentile

56% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

C. Patrick Doncaster is affiliated with the University of Southampton in the United Kingdom. Their primary research is situated within the field of Environmental Science, with a focus on several subfields such as Ecology, Ecological Modeling, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, and Global and Planetary Change.

Their work covers diverse topics, including Species Distribution and Climate Change, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Fish Ecology and Management Studies, Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies, Freshwater Macroinvertebrate Diversity and Ecology, Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics, and Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies.

Among their recent papers are:

  • Understanding 'it depends' in ecology: a guide to hypothesising, visualising and interpreting statistical interactions, 2023, Biological reviews/Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society
  • Improving quantitative synthesis to achieve generality in ecology, 2022, Nature Ecology & Evolution
  • Implications of scale dependence for cross-study syntheses of biodiversity differences, 2020, Ecology Letters
  • Automated detection of gunshots in tropical forests using convolutional neural networks, 2022, Ecological Indicators
  • Metrics of structural change as indicators of chironomid community stability in high latitude lakes, 2020, Quaternary Science Reviews

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • John A. Dearing
  • Rebecca Spake
  • Peter G. Langdon
  • James M. Bullock
  • Evelyn Piña-Covarrubias

Common venues for C. Patrick Doncaster's publications include:

  • Nature Ecology & Evolution
  • Ecology and Evolution
  • Journal of Mammalogy
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Biological reviews/Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society

Best Publications

  • Safe and just operating spaces for regional social-ecological systems

    John A. Dearing;Rong Wang;Ke Zhang;James G. Dyke

  • AudioMoth: Evaluation of a smart open acoustic device for monitoring biodiversity and the environment

    Andrew P. Hill;Peter Prince;Evelyn Piña Covarrubias;C. Patrick Doncaster

  • Differential Use of Trails by Forest Mammals and the Implications for Camera-Trap Studies: A Case Study from Belize

    Bart J. Harmsen;Bart J. Harmsen;Rebecca J. Foster;Scott Silver;Linde Ostro

  • THE ECOLOGY OF SMALL MAMMALS IN URBAN HABITATS. I. POPULATIONS IN A PATCHY ENVIRONMENT

    C. R. Dickman;C. P. Doncaster

  • Roads as barriers to movement for hedgehogs

    C. Rondinini;C. P. Doncaster

  • Jaguar and puma activity patterns in relation to their main prey

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  • Drifting territoriality in the red fox Vulpes vulpes

    C. P. Doncaster;D. W. Macdonald

  • AudioMoth: A low-cost acoustic device for monitoring biodiversity and the environment

    Andrew P. Hill;Peter Prince;Jake L. Snaddon;C. Patrick Doncaster

  • Feeding Ecology of Red Foxes (Vulpes vulpes) in the City of Oxford, England

    C. P. Doncaster;C. R. Dickman;D. W. Macdonald

  • Den site can determine shape and size of badger territories: implications for group-living

    C. Patrick Doncaster;Rosie Woodroffe

  • SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL INTERACTIONS OF SYMPATRIC JAGUARS (PANTHERA ONCA) AND PUMAS (PUMA CONCOLOR) IN A NEOTROPICAL FOREST

    Bart J. Harmsen;Bart J. Harmsen;Rebecca J. Foster;Scott C. Silver;Linde E. T. Ostro

  • Non-parametric estimates of interaction from radio-tracking data

    C. Patrick Doncaster

  • Structural Equation Modeling and Natural Systems

    C. Patrick Doncaster

  • Evaluating least-cost model predictions with empirical dispersal data: A case-study using radiotracking data of hedgehogs (Erinaceus europaeus)

    Kassandra Driezen;Frank Adriaensen;Carlo Rondinini;C. Patrick Doncaster

  • Balanced dispersal between spatially varying local populations: an alternative to the source-sink model.

    C. Patrick Doncaster;Jean Clobert;Blandine Doligez;Lars Gustafsson

  • Responses of small mammals to Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) odour

    C. R. Dickman;C. P. Doncaster

  • Habitat Use by Sympatric Jaguars and Pumas Across a Gradient of Human Disturbance in Belize

    Rebecca J. Foster;Rebecca J. Foster;Bart J. Harmsen;Bart J. Harmsen;C. Patrick Doncaster

  • The ecological cost of sex

    C P Doncaster;G E Pound;S J Cox

  • Pelagic Seabirds and the Marine Environment: Foraging Patterns of Wandering Albatrosses in Relation to Prey Availability and Distribution

    Henri Weimerskirch;C. Patrick Doncaster;Franck Cuenot-Chaillet

  • The role of metapopulations in conservation

    H. Resit Akçakaya;Gus Mills;C. Patrick Doncaster

  • Activity patterns and interactions of red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) in Oxford city

    C. P. Doncaster;D. W. Macdonald

  • Responses of foraging hedgehogs to badger odour

    J.F Ward;D.W Macdonald;C.P Doncaster

  • Potential benefits of commercial willow Short Rotation Coppice (SRC) for farm-scale plant and invertebrate communities in the agri-environment

    Rebecca L Rowe;Michael E Hanley;Dave Goulson;Donna J Clarke

Frequent Co-Authors

John A. Dearing
John A. Dearing University of Southampton
Stephen J. Hawkins
Stephen J. Hawkins University of Southampton
Rong Wang
Rong Wang Nanyang Technological University
Peter G. Langdon
Peter G. Langdon University of Southampton
Alex Rogers
Alex Rogers University of Oxford
Stuart C. Clarke
Stuart C. Clarke University of Southampton
Saul N. Faust
Saul N. Faust University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust
Paul Roderick
Paul Roderick University of Southampton
Adrian C. Newton
Adrian C. Newton James Hutton Institute
Gail Taylor
Gail Taylor University College London

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