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David J. Augustine

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
51
Citations
12121
World Ranking
3588
National Ranking
1257

David J. Augustine publication distribution in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 144 publications — 49th percentile

49% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

David J. Augustine 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 J. Augustine sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 51 D-Index — 58th percentile

58% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

David J. Augustine is affiliated with the Agricultural Research Service in the United States. Their research centers on environmental science with a strong focus on agricultural and biological sciences. Within these broader fields, their work encompasses ecology, management, monitoring, policy and law, agronomy and crop science, nature and landscape conservation, and genetics.

The scientist's research topics are diverse and cover areas such as:

  • Rangeland and Wildlife Management
  • Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology
  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology
  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Yersinia bacterium, plague, ectoparasites research
  • Pasture and Agricultural Systems

David J. Augustine has contributed to several peer-reviewed papers, with select recent publications illustrating their research interests:

  • "Traits link drought resistance with herbivore defence and plant economics in semi-arid grasslands: The central roles of phenology and leaf dry matter content," 2020, Journal of Ecology
  • "Adaptive, Multipaddock Rotational Grazing Management: A Ranch-Scale Assessment of Effects on Vegetation and Livestock Performance in Semiarid Rangeland," 2020, Rangeland Ecology & Management
  • "Grasses continue to trump trees at soil carbon sequestration following herbivore exclusion in a semiarid African savanna," 2020, Ecology
  • "Monitoring standing herbaceous biomass and thresholds in semiarid rangelands from harmonized Landsat 8 and Sentinel-2 imagery to support within-season adaptive management," 2022, Remote Sensing of Environment
  • "Cattle Grazing Distribution Patterns Related to Topography Across Diverse Rangeland Ecosystems of North America," 2021, Rangeland Ecology & Management

Their most frequent co-authors include:

  • Justin Derner (40 collaborations)
  • Lauren M. Porensky (27 collaborations)
  • Edward J. Raynor (13 collaborations)
  • John P. Ritten (13 collaborations)
  • Sean P. Kearney (11 collaborations)

David J. Augustine publishes regularly in journals focused on rangeland and ecological sciences. Their top venues by publication count are:

  • Rangeland Ecology & Management (14 publications)
  • Rangelands (4 publications)
  • Ecological Applications (4 publications)
  • Remote Sensing (3 publications)
  • Ecosphere (2 publications)

Best Publications

  • Determinants of woody cover in African savannas

    Mahesh Sankaran;Niall P. Hanan;Robert J. Scholes;Jayashree Ratnam

  • UNGULATE EFFECTS ON THE FUNCTIONAL SPECIES COMPOSITION OF PLANT COMMUNITIES: HERBIVORE SELECTIVITY AND PLANT TOLERANCE

    David J. Augustine;Samuel J. McNAUGHTON

  • Effects of white-tailed deer on populations of an understory forb in fragmented deciduous forests.

    David J. Augustine;Lee E. Frelich

  • Regulation of shrub dynamics by native browsing ungulates on East African rangeland

    David J. Augustine;Samuel J. Mcnaughton

  • EFFECTS OF MIGRATORY GRAZERS ON SPATIAL HETEROGENEITY OF SOIL NITROGEN PROPERTIES IN A GRASSLAND ECOSYSTEM

    David J. Augustine;Douglas A. Frank

  • FEEDBACKS BETWEEN SOIL NUTRIENTS AND LARGE HERBIVORES IN A MANAGED SAVANNA ECOSYSTEM

    David J. Augustine;Samuel J. McNaughton;Douglas A. Frank

  • Livestock as Ecosystem Engineers for Grassland Bird Habitat in the Western Great Plains of North America

    Justin D. Derner;William K. Lauenroth;Paul Stapp;David J. Augustine

  • Long‐term, livestock‐mediated redistribution of nitrogen and phosphorus in an East African savanna

    David J. Augustine

  • Interactive Effects of Ungulate Herbivores, Soil Fertility, and Variable Rainfall on Ecosystem Processes in a Semi-arid Savanna

    David J. Augustine;David J. Augustine;Samuel J. McNaughton

  • EVIDENCE FOR TWO ALTERNATE STABLE STATES IN AN UNGULATE GRAZING SYSTEM

    David J. Augustine;Lee E. Frelich;Peter A. Jordan

  • Traits link drought resistance with herbivore defence and plant economics in semi-arid grasslands: The central roles of phenology and leaf dry matter content

    Dana M. Blumenthal;Kevin E. Mueller;Julie A. Kray;Troy W. Ocheltree

  • LARGE HERBIVORES SUPPRESS DECOMPOSER ABUNDANCE IN A SEMIARID GRAZING ECOSYSTEM

    Mahesh Sankaran;David J. Augustine

  • Native ungulates of diverse body sizes collectively regulate long-term woody plant demography and structure of a semi-arid savanna

    Mahesh Sankaran;Mahesh Sankaran;David J. Augustine;Jayashree Ratnam

  • Spatial heterogeneity in the herbaceous layer of a semi-arid savanna ecosystem

    David J. Augustine

  • Defining deer overabundance and threats to forest communities: From individual plants to landscape structure

    David J. Augustine;David Decalesta

  • Strategic management of livestock to improve biodiversity conservation in African savannahs: a conceptual basis for wildlife-livestock coexistence

    Richard W. S. Fynn;David J. Augustine;Michael J. S. Peel;Michel de Garine-Wichatitsky

  • Nitrogen cycling and water pulses in semiarid grasslands: are microbial and plant processes temporally asynchronous?

    Feike A. Dijkstra;David J. Augustine;Paul Brewer;Joseph C. von Fischer

  • Predictors of white-tailed deer grazing intensity in fragmented deciduous forests.

    David J. Augustine;Peter A. Jordan

  • Grazing intensity differentially regulates ANPP response to precipitation in North American semiarid grasslands

    J. Gonzalo N. Irisarri;Justin D. Derner;Lauren Mc Geoch Porensky;David J. Augustine

  • Local versus landscape-scale effects of savanna trees on grasses

    Corinna Riginos;James B. Grace;David J. Augustine;Truman P. Young

  • Assessing Herbivore Foraging Behavior with GPS Collars in a Semiarid Grassland

    David J. Augustine;Justin D. Derner

  • Science and Management: Too Many Deer?@@@The Science of Overabundance: Deer Ecology and Population Management

    S. J. McNaughton;David J. Augustine;William J. McShea;H. Brian Underwood

Frequent Co-Authors

Justin D. Derner
Justin D. Derner Agricultural Research Service
Mahesh Sankaran
Mahesh Sankaran University of Leeds
Daniel G. Milchunas
Daniel G. Milchunas Colorado State University
Dana M. Blumenthal
Dana M. Blumenthal Agricultural Research Service
Maria E. Fernandez-Gimenez
Maria E. Fernandez-Gimenez Colorado State University
Samuel J. McNaughton
Samuel J. McNaughton Syracuse University
David D. Briske
David D. Briske Texas A&M University
Truman P. Young
Truman P. Young University of California, Davis
Jeffrey L. Beck
Jeffrey L. Beck University of Wyoming
Jacob R. Goheen
Jacob R. Goheen University of Wyoming

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