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Craig Hilton-Taylor

Craig Hilton-Taylor

D-Index & Metrics

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
54
Citations
27546
World Ranking
3039
National Ranking
340

Craig Hilton-Taylor 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 Craig Hilton-Taylor sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 88 publications — 11th percentile

11% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Craig Hilton-Taylor 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 Craig Hilton-Taylor sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 54 D-Index — 64th percentile

64% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Craig Hilton-Taylor is affiliated with the IUCN Red List in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily falls within the field of Environmental Science, with a strong focus on Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecological Modeling, and Ecology. Additional subfields include Global and Planetary Change and Social Psychology.

Their recent scholarly contributions highlight a variety of topics centered on biodiversity, species conservation, and ecological dynamics. Main topics covered in their work include:

  • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Fish Ecology and Management Studies
  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
  • Ichthyology and Marine Biology
  • Fish biology, ecology, and behavior

Hilton-Taylor has contributed to multiple papers that address critical conservation challenges and ecological assessments. Notable recent publications include:

  • "Overfishing drives over one-third of all sharks and rays toward a global extinction crisis" (2021) published in Current Biology
  • "Ongoing declines for the world's amphibians in the face of emerging threats" (2023) published in Nature
  • "A global reptile assessment highlights shared conservation needs of tetrapods" (2022) published in Nature
  • "Using the IUCN Red List to map threats to terrestrial vertebrates at global scale" (2021) published in Nature Ecology & Evolution
  • "A metric for spatially explicit contributions to science-based species targets" (2021) published in Nature Ecology & Evolution

Their body of work is frequently published in high-impact journals such as:

  • Nature
  • Nature Ecology & Evolution
  • Conservation Biology
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Current Biology

Hilton-Taylor often collaborates with other researchers in their field. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Michael Hoffmann
  • Monika Böhm
  • Caroline M. Pollock
  • Thomas M. Brooks
  • Stuart H. M. Butchart

The combination of their research topics, collaborations, and publication venues reflects a comprehensive engagement with conservation science, ecological modeling, and the assessment of global biodiversity trends.

Best Publications

  • Habitat Loss and Extinction in the Hotspots of Biodiversity

    Thomas M. Brooks;Russell A. Mittermeier;Cristina G. Mittermeier;Gustavo A. B. Da Fonseca

  • The status of the world's land and marine mammals: diversity, threat, and knowledge

    Jan Schipper;Jan Schipper;Janice S. Chanson;Janice S. Chanson;Federica Chiozza;Neil A. Cox;Neil A. Cox

  • The Impact of Conservation on the Status of the World’s Vertebrates

    Michael Hoffmann;Craig Hilton-Taylor;Ariadne Angulo;Monika Böhm

  • Quantification of Extinction Risk: IUCN's System for Classifying Threatened Species

    Georgina M. Mace;Nigel J. Collar;Kevin J. Gaston;Craig Hilton-Taylor

  • 2000 IUCN red list of threatened species

    Craig Hilton-Taylor;Caroline Pollock;Russell A. Mittermeier;David Brackett

  • 2004 IUCN red list of threatened species : a global species assessment

    Jonathan Baillie;Craig Hilton-Taylor;S. N. Stuart

  • The conservation status of the world's reptiles

    Monika Böhm;Ben Collen;Jonathan E.M. Baillie;Philip Bowles

  • A Standard Lexicon for Biodiversity Conservation: Unified Classifications of Threats and Actions

    Nick Salafsky;Nick Salafsky;Daniel Salzer;Alison J. Stattersfield;Craig Hilton-Taylor

  • Overfishing drives over one-third of all sharks and rays toward a global extinction crisis.

    Nicholas K. Dulvy;Nathan Pacoureau;Cassandra L. Rigby;Riley A. Pollom

  • Wildlife in a changing world : an analysis of the 2008 IUCN red list of threatened species

    Jean-Christophe Vié;Craig Hilton-Taylor;S. N. Stuart

  • Measuring Global Trends in the Status of Biodiversity: Red List Indices for Birds

    Stuart H. M Butchart;Alison J Stattersfield;Leon A Bennun;Sue M Shutes

  • Ongoing declines for the world’s amphibians in the face of emerging threats

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  • The Application of IUCN Red List Criteria at Regional Levels

    Ulf Gärdenfors;Craig Hilton-Taylor;Georgina M. Mace;Jon Paul Rodríguez

  • Shortfalls and Solutions for Meeting National and Global Conservation Area Targets

    Stuart H.M. Butchart;Martin Clarke;Robert J. Smith;Rachel E. Sykes

  • A global reptile assessment highlights shared conservation needs of tetrapods

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  • Living Planet Report 2018: Aiming Higher

    M. Barrett;A. Belward;S: Bladen;T. Breeze

  • Improvements to the Red List Index.

    Stuart H.M. Butchart;H. Resit Akçakaya;Janice Chanson;Jonathan E.M. Baillie

  • Coverage Provided by the Global Protected-Area System: Is It Enough?

    Thomas M. Brooks;Mohamed I. Bakarr;Tim Boucher;Gustavo A. B. Da Fonseca

  • A Global Species Assessment

    jonathan E.M Baillie;Craig hilton-taylor;Simon N. stuart;John Morton

  • Using Red List Indices to measure progress towards the 2010 target and beyond.

    S.H.M Butchart;A.J Stattersfield;J Baillie;L.A Bennun

  • Green Plants in the Red: A Baseline Global Assessment for the IUCN Sampled Red List Index for Plants

    Neil A. Brummitt;Steven P. Bachman;Janine Griffiths-Lee;Maiko Lutz

  • High proportion of cactus species threatened with extinction

    Bárbara Goettsch;Craig Hilton-Taylor;Gabriela Cruz-Piñón;James P. Duffy

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas M. Brooks
Thomas M. Brooks International Union for Conservation of Nature
Michael R. Hoffmann
Michael R. Hoffmann California Institute of Technology
Stuart H. M. Butchart
Stuart H. M. Butchart BirdLife international, UK
Simon N. Stuart
Simon N. Stuart Synchronicity Earth
H. Resit Akçakaya
H. Resit Akçakaya Stony Brook University
Jon Paul Rodríguez
Jon Paul Rodríguez Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Científicas
Georgina M. Mace
Georgina M. Mace University College London
Ben Collen
Ben Collen University College London
Jonathan E. M. Baillie
Jonathan E. M. Baillie Zoological Society of London
James E. M. Watson
James E. M. Watson University of Queensland

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