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David G. Chapple

David G. Chapple

Monash University
Australia

D-Index & Metrics

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
49
Citations
11261
World Ranking
3987
National Ranking
304

David G. Chapple publication distribution in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 231 publications — 82nd percentile

82% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

David G. Chapple 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 David G. Chapple sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 49 D-Index — 53rd percentile

53% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

David G. Chapple is affiliated with Monash University in Australia. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science and agricultural and biological sciences, contributing extensively to the understanding of amphibian and reptile biology, species distribution and climate change, and wildlife ecology and conservation.

Chapple's work spans multiple subfields of study, including global and planetary change, ecological modeling, ecology, ecology, evolution, behavior and systematics, and nature and landscape conservation. These areas reflect a broad engagement with ecological systems and biodiversity across spatial and temporal scales.

The scientist's recent publications demonstrate active involvement in global conservation challenges. Some of the notable papers include:

  • "A global reptile assessment highlights shared conservation needs of tetrapods" (2022) published in Nature
  • "Global Protected Areas as refuges for amphibians and reptiles under climate change" (2023) in Nature Communications
  • "The conservation impacts of ecological disturbance: Time-bound estimates of population loss and recovery for fauna affected by the 2019-2020 Australian megafires" (2022) in Global Ecology and Biogeography
  • "Testing a global standard for quantifying species recovery and assessing conservation impact" (2021) in Conservation Biology
  • "Automated assessment reveals that the extinction risk of reptiles is widely underestimated across space and phylogeny" (2022) in PLoS Biology

Chapple frequently collaborates with several researchers, including Shai Meiri, Reid Tingley, Jules E. Farquhar, Bob B. M. Wong, and Mark Lintermans. These collaborations indicate a networked approach to addressing questions in ecology and conservation biology.

The scientist also has a significant publication record in various scientific journals. The venues where Chapple's work appears most frequently include:

  • Biological Conservation
  • Global Ecology and Biogeography
  • Journal of Biogeography
  • Austral Ecology
  • Pacific Conservation Biology

Chapple's research encompasses a diverse range of topics, with major contributions to:

  • Amphibian and reptile biology
  • Species distribution and climate change
  • Animal behavior and reproduction
  • Wildlife ecology and conservation
  • Plant and animal studies
  • Ecology and vegetation dynamics studies
  • Fish ecology and management studies

Best Publications

  • Erosion of lizard diversity by climate change and altered thermal niches.

    Barry Sinervo;Barry Sinervo;Fausto Méndez-de-la-Cruz;Donald B. Miles;Donald B. Miles;Benoit Heulin

  • The conservation status of the world's reptiles

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

  • Can behavioral and personality traits influence the success of unintentional species introductions

    David G. Chapple;Sarah M. Simmonds;Bob B.M. Wong

  • A global reptile assessment highlights shared conservation needs of tetrapods

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  • ECOLOGY, LIFE-HISTORY, AND BEHAVIOR IN THE AUSTRALIAN SCINCID GENUS EGERNIA, WITH COMMENTS ON THE EVOLUTION OF COMPLEX SOCIALITY IN LIZARDS

    David G. Chapple

  • Global Protected Areas as refuges for amphibians and reptiles under climate change

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  • Origin, diversification, and systematics of the New Zealand skink fauna (Reptilia: Scincidae)

    David Gregory Chapple;Peter A Ritchie;Charles H Daugherty

  • Phylogeographic divergence in the widespread delicate skink (Lampropholis delicata) corresponds to dry habitat barriers in eastern Australia

    David G. Chapple;David G. Chapple;David G. Chapple;Conrad J. Hoskin;Conrad J. Hoskin;Stephanie N.J. Chapple;Stephanie N.J. Chapple;Michael B. Thompson

  • The conservation impacts of ecological disturbance: Time‐bound estimates of population loss and recovery for fauna affected by the 2019–2020 Australian megafires

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  • Addressing knowledge gaps in reptile conservation

    Reid Tingley;Shai Meiri;David G. Chapple

  • It's a trap: sampling bias due to animal personality is not always inevitable

    Marcus Michelangeli;Bob B M Wong;David Gregory Chapple

  • Automated assessment reveals that the extinction risk of reptiles is widely underestimated across space and phylogeny

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  • Life-history traits and extrinsic threats determine extinction risk in New Zealand lizards

    Reid Tingley;Rod Hitchmough;David Gregory Chapple;David Gregory Chapple

  • Complex mating system and dispersal patterns in a social lizard, Egernia whitii

    David G. Chapple;J. Scott Keogh

  • Know when to run, know when to hide: can behavioral differences explain the divergent invasion success of two sympatric lizards?

    David G. Chapple;Sarah M. Simmonds;Bob B.M. Wong

  • Testing a global standard for quantifying species recovery and assessing conservation impact

    Molly K. Grace;Molly K. Grace;H. Resit Akçakaya;H. Resit Akçakaya;Elizabeth L. Bennett;Thomas M. Brooks;Thomas M. Brooks

  • Effect of caudal autotomy on locomotor performance in a viviparous skink, Niveoscincus metallicus

    David G. Chapple;R. Swain

  • Divergent introduction histories among invasive populations of the delicate skink ( Lampropholis delicata): has the importance of genetic admixture in the success of biological invasions been overemphasized?

    David Gregory Chapple;David Gregory Chapple;David Gregory Chapple;Kimberly Anne Miller;Fred Kraus;Michael B Thompson

  • The global diversity and distribution of lizard clutch sizes

    Shai Meiri;Luciano Avila;Aaron M. Bauer;David G. Chapple

  • Substantial genetic substructuring in southeastern and alpine Australia revealed by molecular phylogeography of the Egernia whitii (Lacertilia: Scincidae) species group

    David G. Chapple;J. Scott Keogh;Mark N. Hutchinson

  • Parallel adaptive radiations in arid and temperate Australia: molecular phylogeography and systematics of the Egernia whitii (Lacertilia: Scincidae) species group

    David G. Chapple;J. Scott Keogh

  • Biases in the current knowledge of threat status in lizards, and bridging the ‘assessment gap’

    Shai Meiri;David G. Chapple

  • Group Structure and Stability in Social Aggregations of White's Skink, Egernia whitii

    David G. Chapple;J. Scott Keogh

  • Evaluating the performance of anchored hybrid enrichment at the tips of the tree of life: a phylogenetic analysis of Australian Eugongylus group scincid lizards

    Matthew C Brandley;Matthew C Brandley;Jason G Bragg;Sonal Singhal;David Gregory Chapple

  • Distribution of energy reserves in a viviparous skink: Does tail autotomy involve the loss of lipid stores?

    David G. Chapple;Roy Swain

  • A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia

    David G. Chapple

Frequent Co-Authors

Bob B. M. Wong
Bob B. M. Wong Monash University
Michael B. Thompson
Michael B. Thompson University of Sydney
Charles H. Daugherty
Charles H. Daugherty Victoria University of Wellington
Geoffrey M. While
Geoffrey M. While University of Tasmania
J. Scott Keogh
J. Scott Keogh Australian National University
Reid Tingley
Reid Tingley University of Melbourne
Erik Wapstra
Erik Wapstra University of Tasmania
Shai Meiri
Shai Meiri Tel Aviv University
Mark N. Hutchinson
Mark N. Hutchinson South Australian Museum
Jane Melville
Jane Melville Museums Victoria

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