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Daniel Murdiyarso

Daniel Murdiyarso

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Ecology and Evolution
Indonesia
2026

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
72
Citations
28143
World Ranking
1216
National Ranking
1

Daniel Murdiyarso 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 Daniel Murdiyarso sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 248 publications — 85th percentile

85% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Daniel Murdiyarso 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 Daniel Murdiyarso sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 72 D-Index — 86th percentile

86% 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

  • 2026 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in Indonesia Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in Indonesia Leader Award

Overview

Daniel Murdiyarso is affiliated with IPB University in Indonesia and has an extensive publication record primarily within the field of Environmental Science. Their work spans key subfields including Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, Demography, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, and Oceanography.

Their research focuses on several main topics such as coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics, peatlands and wetlands ecology, fire effects on ecosystems, oil palm production and sustainability, conservation, biodiversity, and resource management, agricultural and environmental management, and marine and coastal plant biology.

Frequently published in high-profile venues, Murdiyarso's work has appeared multiple times in journals such as:

  • Nature
  • Forests
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Environmental Research Letters

Collaborations with other researchers are notable, with frequent co-authors including:

  • Sigit D. Sasmito
  • J. Boone Kauffman
  • María Fernanda Adame
  • Mériadec Sillanpää
  • Catherine E. Lovelock

Among their recent papers are:

  • The enduring world forest carbon sink, 2024, Nature
  • The environmental impacts of palm oil in context, 2020, Nature Plants
  • Total ecosystem carbon stocks of mangroves across broad global environmental and physical gradients, 2020, Ecological Monographs
  • Impacts of Climate Change on Marine Foundation Species, 2023, Annual Review of Marine Science
  • Mangrove blue carbon stocks and dynamics are controlled by hydrogeomorphic settings and land-use change, 2020, Global Change Biology

In addition to journal publications, Murdiyarso has contributed multiple books published by the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) eBooks, covering topics related to peatland restoration, mangrove ecosystem management, and strategies for climate-related land assessment. Titles include:

  • Effective monitoring and management of peatland restoration, 2021
  • Pemantauan dan pengelolaan restorasi lahan gambut yang efektif, 2021
  • National Strategy for Mangrove Ecosystem Management: A reference for the conservation and rehabilitation of coastal areas to achieve Sustainable Development Goals and Low Carbon Development, 2023
  • Analysis for improvement of Indonesia FREL-2016, 2024

Best Publications

  • Mangroves among the most carbon-rich forests in the tropics

    Daniel C. Donato;J. Boone Kauffman;Daniel Murdiyarso;Sofyan Kurnianto

  • Recent patterns and mechanisms of carbon exchange by terrestrial ecosystems

    D. S. Schimel;J. I. House;K. A. Hibbard;P. Bousquet

  • Land Use, Land-Use Change, and Forestry

    I R Noble;Michael J Apps;Richard A Houghton;Daniel Lashof

  • Trees, forests and water : Cool insights for a hot world

    David Ellison;Cindy E. Morris;Cindy E. Morris;Bruno Locatelli;Douglas Sheil

  • The future of Blue Carbon science

    Peter I. Macreadie;Andrea Anton;John A. Raven;John A. Raven;John A. Raven;Nicola Beaumont

  • The potential of Indonesian mangrove forests for global climate change mitigation

    Daniel Murdiyarso;Daniel Murdiyarso;Joko Purbopuspito;Joko Purbopuspito;J. Boone Kauffman;Matthew W. Warren

  • Biofuel Plantations on Forested Lands : Double Jeopardy for Biodiversity and Climate

    Finn Danielsen;Hendrien Beukema;Neil D. Burgess;Neil D. Burgess;Faizal Parish

  • The Terrestrial Carbon Cycle : Implications for the Kyoto Protocol

    Will Steffen;Ian Noble;Josep Canadell

  • Getting REDD to work locally: lessons learned from integrated conservation and development projects

    Benjamin Blom;Terry Sunderland;Daniel Murdiyarso

  • Climate regulation of fire emissions and deforestation in equatorial Asia

    G. R. van der Werf;J. Dempewolf;S. N. Trigg;J. T. Randerson

  • Earth observations for estimating greenhouse gas emissions from deforestation in developing countries

    Ruth DeFries;Frédéric Achard;Sandra Brown;Martin Herold

  • Fire carbon emissions over maritime southeast Asia in 2015 largest since 1997

    V. Huijnen;M. J. Wooster;M. J. Wooster;J. W. Kaiser;D. L. A. Gaveau

  • The enduring world forest carbon sink

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  • An expert system model for mapping tropical wetlands and peatlands reveals South America as the largest contributor

    Thomas Gumbricht;Rosa Maria Roman-Cuesta;Rosa Maria Roman-Cuesta;Louis Verchot;Louis Verchot;Martin Herold

  • Do trees grow on money?: the implications of deforestation research for policies to promote REDD

    Markku Tapani Kanninen;Daniel Murdiyarso;Frances Seymour;Arild Angelsen

  • Major atmospheric emissions from peat fires in Southeast Asia during non-drought years: evidence from the 2013 Sumatran fires.

    David L. A. Gaveau;Mohammad A. Salim;Kristell Hergoualc'h;Bruno Locatelli

  • Intermediate tree cover can maximize groundwater recharge in the seasonally dry tropics

    U. Ilstedt;A. Bargués Tobella;H.R. Bazié;J. Bayala

  • Opportunities for reducing greenhouse gas emissions in tropical peatlands

    Daniel Murdiyarso;Kristell Hergoualc’h;Louis V. Verchot

  • The effect of afforestation on water infiltration in the tropics: A systematic review and meta-analysis

    Ulrik Ilstedt;Ulrik Ilstedt;Anders Malmer;Elke Verbeeten;Daniel Murdiyarso

  • The environmental impacts of palm oil in context

    Erik Meijaard;Erik Meijaard;Thomas M. Brooks;Thomas M. Brooks;Thomas M. Brooks;Kimberly M. Carlson;Eleanor M. Slade

  • How Forests Attract Rain: An Examination of a New Hypothesis

    Douglas Sheil;Daniel Murdiyarso

  • Assessing capacities of non-Annex I countries for national forest monitoring in the context of REDD+

    Erika Romijn;Martin Herold;Lammert Kooistra;Daniel Murdiyarso

Frequent Co-Authors

Louis V. Verchot
Louis V. Verchot Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical
Markku Kanninen
Markku Kanninen University of Helsinki
Bruno Locatelli
Bruno Locatelli Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement
Kristell Hergoualc'h
Kristell Hergoualc'h Center for International Forestry Research
Douglas Sheil
Douglas Sheil Wageningen University & Research
Meine van Noordwijk
Meine van Noordwijk World Agroforestry Centre
Daniel C. Donato
Daniel C. Donato University of Washington
J. Boone Kauffman
J. Boone Kauffman Oregon State University
Martin Herold
Martin Herold Wageningen University & Research

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