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D-Index
55
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21848
World Ranking
2896
National Ranking
221

Chris Margules 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 Chris Margules sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 107 publications — 23rd percentile

23% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Chris Margules 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 Chris Margules sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 55 D-Index — 66th percentile

66% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Chris Margules is affiliated with James Cook University in Australia and specializes in environmental science with a focus on conservation and biodiversity. Their research extensively covers various aspects of global and planetary change, ecology, and social psychology, also exploring ecological modeling and the intersection of management, monitoring, policy, and law.

Margules's work encompasses diverse topics including conservation, biodiversity, and resource management, as well as oil palm production and sustainability. Other significant subject areas include primate behavior and ecology, wildlife ecology and conservation, species distribution and climate change, ecology and vegetation dynamics studies, and land use and ecosystem services.

Recent research papers authored or coauthored by Margules include:

  • Deforestation on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi and the loss of primate habitat, 2020, Global Ecology and Conservation
  • Transdisciplinary science for improved conservation outcomes, 2020, Environmental Conservation
  • Changes in the human footprint in and around Indonesia's terrestrial national parks between 2012 and 2017, 2021, Scientific Reports
  • Governance challenges to landscape restoration in Indonesia, 2020, Land Use Policy
  • Evaluating policy coherence: A case study of peatland forests on the Kampar Peninsula landscape, Indonesia, 2021, Land Use Policy

Margules frequently collaborates with several researchers, including:

  • Jatna Supriatna
  • Asri A. Dwiyahreni
  • Dwi Amalia Sari
  • Jeffrey Sayer
  • Nurul L. Winarni

Their work has been published in multiple scientific journals with repeated contributions to:

  • Global Ecology and Conservation
  • Land Use Policy
  • Environmental Conservation
  • Scientific Reports
  • Sustainability

Best Publications

  • Habitat fragmentation and its lasting impact on Earth’s ecosystems

    Nick M. Haddad;Lars A. Brudvig;Jean Clobert;Kendi F. Davies

  • Beyond opportunism: Key principles for systematic reserve selection

    R L. Pressey;C. J. Humphries;Christopher R. Margules;R. I. Vane-Wright

  • Indicators of biodiversity for ecologically sustainable forest management

    David B. Lindenmayer;Chris R. Margules;Daniel B. Botkin

  • Predictors of species sensitivity to fragmentation

    Klaus Henle;K. F. Davies;Michael Kleyer;Christopher R. Margules

  • Selecting networks of reserves to maximise biological diversity

    C.R. Margules;A.O. Nicholls;R.L. Pressey

  • Forecasting the Effects of Global Warming on Biodiversity

    Daniel B. Botkin;Henrik Saxe;Miguel B. Araújo;Richard Betts

  • A Comparison of Richness Hotspots, Rarity Hotspots, and Complementary Areas for Conserving Diversity of British Birds

    Paul Williams;David Gibbons;Chris Margules;Anthony Rebelo

  • Measurement of the realized qualitative niche: environmental niches of five Eucalyptus species

    M. P. Austin;A. O. Nicholls;C. R. Margules

  • Biodiversity Conservation Planning Tools: Present Status and Challenges for the Future

    Sahotra Sarkar;Robert L. Pressey;Daniel P. Faith;Christopher R. Margules

  • Which traits of species predict population declines in experimental forest fragments

    Kendi F. Davies;Chris R. Margules;John F. Lawrence

  • Representing biodiversity: data and procedures for identifying priority areas for conservation.

    C. R. Margules;R. L. Pressey;R. L. Pressey;P. H. Williams;P. H. Williams

  • Optimality in reserve selection algorithms: When does it matter and how much?

    R.L. Pressey;H.P. Possingham;C.R. Margules

  • Nature Conservation: Cost Effective Biological Surveys and Data Analysis

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  • A SYNERGISTIC EFFECT PUTS RARE, SPECIALIZED SPECIES AT GREATER RISK OF EXTINCTION

    Kendi F. Davies;Chris R. Margules;John F. Lawrence

  • Effects of habitat fragmentation on carabid beetles: experimental evidence

    Kendi F. Davies;Chris R. Margules

  • An upgraded reserve selection algorithm

    A.O. Nicholls;C.R. Margules

  • Operationalizing biodiversity for conservation planning.

    Sahotra Sarkar;Chris Margules;Chris Margules

  • Species survival in fragmented landscapes: where are we now?

    Klaus Henle;David B. Lindenmayer;Chris R. Margules;Denis A. Saunders

  • It's time to work together and stop duplicating conservation efforts

    Georgina M. Mace;Andrew Balmford;L. Boitani;G. Cowlishaw

  • Data requirements and data sources for biodiversity priority area selection.

    P. H. Williams;C. R. Margules;D. W. Hilbert

  • Species survival in fragmented landscapes

    Josef Settele;Chris Margules;Peter Poschlod;Klaus Henle

  • Persistence and vulnerability: retaining biodiversity in the landscape and in protected areas

    K. J. Gaston;R. L. Pressey;R. L. Pressey;C. R. Margules;C. R. Margules

Frequent Co-Authors

Jeffrey Sayer
Jeffrey Sayer University of British Columbia
Daniel P. Faith
Daniel P. Faith Australian Museum
Robert L. Pressey
Robert L. Pressey James Cook University
Sahotra Sarkar
Sahotra Sarkar The University of Texas at Austin
Klaus Henle
Klaus Henle Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
Kendi F. Davies
Kendi F. Davies University of Colorado Boulder
Paul H. Williams
Paul H. Williams Natural History Museum
Jatna Supriatna
Jatna Supriatna University of Indonesia
David B. Lindenmayer
David B. Lindenmayer Australian National University
Denis A. Saunders
Denis A. Saunders Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation

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