2026 Daniel Simberloff: Ecology and Evolution Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Ecology and Evolution	132	64	63	24	24	512	100752

Research.com Recognitions

2026 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in United States Leader Award
2025 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in United States Leader Award
2022 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in United States Leader Award
2012 - Fellow of the Ecological Society of America (ESA)
2012 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
2008 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
1993 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
1971 - George Mercer Award, The Ecological Society of America

Overview

Daniel Simberloff is affiliated with the University of Tennessee at Knoxville in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a focus on ecology and conservation topics.

Simberloff's work often intersects several subfields, including:

Ecology
Nature and Landscape Conservation
Ecological Modeling
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Insect Science

The main topics studied by Simberloff include:

Species Distribution and Climate Change
Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
Plant and animal studies
Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
Biological Control of Invasive Species
Animal and Plant Science Education

The scientist has published extensively in venues such as:

Biological Invasions
BioScience
Biological Reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society
Environmental Reviews
Conservation Biology

Selected recent papers authored or co-authored by Simberloff include:

Maintenance management and eradication of established aquatic invaders, 2020, Hydrobiologia
Scientists' warning on invasive alien species, 2020, Biological Reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society
Four priority areas to advance invasion science in the face of rapid environmental change, 2020, Environmental Reviews
Curbing the major and growing threats from invasive alien species is urgent and achievable, 2024, Nature Ecology & Evolution
Taming the terminological tempest in invasion science, 2024, Biological Reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

Laura A. Meyerson
Anthony Ricciardi
Petr Pyšek
Philip E. Hulme
David M. Richardson

Awards received by Simberloff reflect recognition from various scientific communities, including:

Member of the National Academy of Sciences (2012)
Fellow of the Ecological Society of America (2012)
Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (2008)
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1993)
George Mercer Award, The Ecological Society of America (1971)

Best Publications

BIOTIC INVASIONS: CAUSES, EPIDEMIOLOGY, GLOBAL CONSEQUENCES, AND CONTROL

Richard N. Mack;Daniel Simberloff;W. Mark Lonsdale;Harry Evans

8452
Citations
Forecasting agriculturally driven global environmental change

David Tilman;Joseph Fargione;Brian Wolff;Carla D'Antonio

5116
Citations
Impacts of biological invasions: what's what and the way forward

Daniel Simberloff;Jean Louis Martin;Piero Genovesi;Virginie Maris

3661
Citations
Extinction by hybridization and introgression

Judith M. Rhymer;Daniel Simberloff

3083
Citations
Climate Change and Forest Disturbances

Virginia H. Dale;Linda A. Joyce;Steve Mcnulty;Ronald P. Neilson

2890
Citations
The Dialectical Biologist

Daniel Simberloff;Richard Levins;Richard Lewontin

2807
Citations
Positive interactions of nonindigenous species: invasional meltdown?

Daniel Simberloff;Betsy Von Holle

2771
Citations
Impact: Toward a Framework for Understanding the Ecological Effects of Invaders

I. M. Parker;D. Simberloff;K. Goodell;M. Wonham

2473
Citations
Flagships, umbrellas, and keystones: Is single-species management passé in the landscape era?

Daniel Simberloff

2265
Citations
Scientists' warning on invasive alien species.

Petr Pyšek;Petr Pyšek;Petr Pyšek;Philip E. Hulme;Dan Simberloff;Sven Bacher

1956
Citations
The Role of Propagule Pressure in Biological Invasions

Daniel Simberloff

1764
Citations
The Assembly of Species Communities: Chance or Competition?

Edward F. Connor;Daniel Simberloff

1500
Citations
The Metapopulation Approach, Its History, Conceptual Domain, and Application to Conservation

Ilkka Hanski;Daniel Simberloff

1277
Citations
The Contribution of Population and Community Biology to Conservation Science

Daniel Simberloff

1225
Citations
Explicit Calculation of the Rarefaction Diversity Measurement and the Determination of Sufficient Sample Size

Kenneth L. Heck;Gerald van Belle;Daniel Simberloff

1221
Citations
The Guild Concept and the Structure of Ecological Communities

Daniel Simberloff

1162
Citations
Eradication revisited: dealing with exotic species.

Judith H. Myers;Daniel Simberloff;Armand M. Kuris;James R. Carey

1129
Citations
Movement Corridors: Conservation Bargains or Poor Investments?

Daniel Simberloff;James A. Farr;James Cox;David W. Mehlman

1113
Citations
Threatened Birds of the World

Daniel Simberloff

1066
Citations
Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution and Systematics

Douglas J. Futuyma;H. Bradley Shaffer;Daniel Simberloff

804
Citations
Conservation Biology: An Evolutionary-Ecological Perspective

James R. Karr;M. E. Soule;B. A. Wilcox

106
Citations
Conservation Biology: An Evolutionary-Ecological Perspective

Daniel Simberloff;M. E. Soule;B. A. Wilcox

9
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Martin A. Nuñez University of Houston

Tamar Dayan Steinhardt Museum of Natural History

Shai Meiri Tel Aviv University

Anthony Ricciardi McGill University

Tim M. Blackburn University College London

Petr Pyšek Czech Academy of Sciences

Laura A. Meyerson University of Rhode Island

David M. Richardson Stellenbosch University

Edward F. Connor San Francisco State University

Jonathan M. Jeschke Freie Universität Berlin

External Links

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