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D-Index
89
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30195
World Ranking
500
National Ranking
178

Craig Packer 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 Packer sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 204 publications — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Craig Packer 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 Packer sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 89 D-Index — 94th percentile

94% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2019 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2003 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 1990 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Overview

Craig Packer is affiliated with the University of Minnesota in the United States. Their primary field of study is Environmental Science, with a focus on several subfields including Ecology, Social Psychology, Genetics, Ecological Modeling, and Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law.

The main research topics covered by Craig Packer include:

  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Primate Behavior and Ecology
  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology
  • Animal Behavior and Reproduction
  • Human-Animal Interaction Studies

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Packer are:

  • Sarah E. Huebner
  • Meredith S. Palmer
  • Simon Chamaillé-Jammes
  • J. Grant C. Hopcraft
  • Dennis Ikanda

Craig Packer's work has been published in multiple venues, with several recurring publication sources, including:

  • Journal of Animal Ecology
  • Science
  • Nature Communications
  • Current Biology
  • iScience

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Packer include:

  • Mapping out a future for ungulate migrations, 2021, Science
  • The long lives of primates and the 'invariant rate of ageing' hypothesis, 2021, Nature Communications
  • Reactive anti-predator behavioral strategy shaped by predator characteristics, 2021, PLoS ONE
  • A worldwide perspective on large carnivore attacks on humans, 2023, PLoS Biology
  • A pan-African spatial assessment of human conflicts with lions and elephants, 2021, Nature Communications

Craig Packer has also published a book titled The Lion, released in 2023 by Princeton University Press.

Throughout their career, they have received several recognitions including:

  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2019
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 2003
  • Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, 1990

Best Publications

  • Future threats to biodiversity and pathways to their prevention

    David Tilman;Michael Clark;David R. Williams;Kaitlin Kimmel

  • Automatically identifying, counting, and describing wild animals in camera-trap images with deep learning.

    Mohammad Sadegh Norouzzadeh;Anh Nguyen;Margaret Kosmala;Alexandra Swanson

  • Inter-troop transfer and inbreeding avoidance in Papio anubis

    C. Packer

  • Why Lions Form Groups: Food is Not Enough

    Craig Packer;D. Scheel;A. E. Pusey

  • Roaring and numerical assessment in contests between groups of female lions, Panthera leo

    Karen McComb;Craig Packer;Anne Pusey

  • Reciprocal altruism in Papio anubis

    C. Packer

  • Planning for success: Serengeti lions seek prey accessibility rather than abundance

    J. Grant C. Hopcraft;A. R. E. Sinclair;Craig Packer

  • The Evolution of Cooperative Hunting

    Craig Packer;Lore Ruttan

  • A MOLECULAR GENETIC ANALYSIS OF KINSHIP AND COOPERATION IN AFRICAN LIONS

    C. Packer;D. A. Gilbert;A. E. Pusey;S. J. O'Brieni

  • Transmission Dynamics and Prospects for the Elimination of Canine Rabies

    Katie Hampson;Jonathan Dushoff;Sarah Cleaveland;Sarah Cleaveland;Daniel T. Haydon

  • Keeping the herds healthy and alert: implications of predator control for infectious disease

    Craig Packer;Robert D. Holt;Peter J. Hudson;Kevin D. Lafferty

  • Snapshot Serengeti, high-frequency annotated camera trap images of 40 mammalian species in an African savanna

    Alexandra Swanson;Margaret Kosmala;Chris Lintott;Robert Simpson

  • Automatically identifying wild animals in camera trap images with deep learning.

    Mohammad Sadegh Norouzzadeh;Anh Nguyen;Margaret Kosmala;Ali Swanson

  • Complex Cooperative Strategies in Group-Territorial African Lions

    Robert Heinsohn;Craig Packer

  • Reproductive and genetic consequences of founding isolated lion populations

    David E. Wildt;Mitchell Bush;K. L. Goodrowe;Craig Packer

  • Male dominance and reproductive activity in Papio anubis.

    C. Packer

  • Cooperation and competition within coalitions of male lions: kin selection or game theory?

    Craig Packer;Anne E. Pusey

  • Group hunting behaviour of lions: a search for cooperation

    D. Scheel;C. Packer

  • Sexual Selection, Temperature, and the Lion's Mane

    Peyton M. West;Craig Packer

  • Reproductive cessation in female mammals

    Craig Packer;Marc Tatar;Anthony Collins

Frequent Co-Authors

Anne E. Pusey
Anne E. Pusey Duke University
Stephen J. O'Brien
Stephen J. O'Brien Nova Southeastern University
Sarah Cleaveland
Sarah Cleaveland University of Glasgow
David W. Macdonald
David W. Macdonald University of Oxford
Paul J. Funston
Paul J. Funston Panthera Corporation
Andrew J. Loveridge
Andrew J. Loveridge University of Oxford
Anthony R. E. Sinclair
Anthony R. E. Sinclair University of British Columbia
Andrew P. Dobson
Andrew P. Dobson Princeton University
Rob Slotow
Rob Slotow University of KwaZulu-Natal
David E. Wildt
David E. Wildt Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute

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