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David M. J. S. Bowman

David M. J. S. Bowman

University of Tasmania
Australia

D-Index & Metrics

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
93
Citations
40319
World Ranking
383
National Ranking
31

David M. J. S. Bowman publication distribution in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 481 publications — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

David M. J. S. Bowman 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 M. J. S. Bowman sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 93 D-Index — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

David M. J. S. Bowman is affiliated with the University of Tasmania in Australia. Their primary field of study is Environmental Science, with a focus on several specialized subfields including Global and Planetary Change, Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, and Atmospheric Science.

The scientist's research covers a range of topics primarily related to fire and its ecological impacts. The main topics of work include:

  • Fire effects on ecosystems
  • Rangeland and Wildlife Management
  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Fire dynamics and safety research
  • Disaster Management and Resilience
  • Landslides and related hazards

David M. J. S. Bowman has contributed to recent publications that address issues related to fire and environmental change. Key papers include:

  • Vegetation fires in the Anthropocene (2020), published in Nature Reviews Earth & Environment
  • Unprecedented smoke-related health burden associated with the 2019-20 bushfires in eastern Australia (2020), published in The Medical Journal of Australia
  • Increasing frequency and intensity of the most extreme wildfires on Earth (2024), published in Nature Ecology & Evolution
  • Global increase in wildfire risk due to climate-driven declines in fuel moisture (2021), published in Global Change Biology
  • Combating ecosystem collapse from the tropics to the Antarctic (2021), published in Global Change Biology

The scientist frequently collaborates with a number of researchers, including:

  • Grant J. Williamson
  • Lynda D. Prior
  • Fay H. Johnston
  • Stefania Ondei
  • Ben J. French

David M. J. S. Bowman's work has been published extensively in a variety of academic venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Fire
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Forest Ecology and Management
  • International Journal of Wildland Fire
  • Nature Ecology & Evolution

Best Publications

  • Fire in the Earth System

    David M. J. S. Bowman;Jennifer K. Balch;Jennifer K. Balch;Jennifer K. Balch;Paulo Artaxo;William J. Bond

  • Climate-induced variations in global wildfire danger from 1979 to 2013

    W. Matt Jolly;Mark A. Cochrane;Patrick H. Freeborn;Zachary A. Holden

  • TRY plant trait database : Enhanced coverage and open access

    Jens Kattge;Gerhard Bönisch;Sandra Díaz;Sandra Lavorel

  • The human dimension of fire regimes on Earth

    David M. J. S. Bowman;Jennifer Balch;Paulo Artaxo;William J. Bond

  • Estimated Global Mortality Attributable to Smoke from Landscape Fires

    Fay H. Johnston;Sarah B. Henderson;Yang Chen;James T. Randerson

  • Vegetation fires in the Anthropocene

    David M. J. S. Bowman;Crystal A. Kolden;John T. Abatzoglou;Fay H. Johnston

  • Savanna Vegetation-Fire-Climate Relationships Differ Among Continents

    Caroline E. R. Lehmann;Caroline E. R. Lehmann;T. Michael Anderson;Mahesh Sankaran;Mahesh Sankaran;Steven I. Higgins;Steven I. Higgins

  • Human exposure and sensitivity to globally extreme wildfire events.

    David M. J. S. Bowman;Grant J. Williamson;John T. Abatzoglou;Crystal A. Kolden

  • Value of long-term ecological studies

    David B. Lindenmayer;Gene E. Likens;Gene E. Likens;Alan Andersen;David Bowman

  • The impact of Aboriginal landscape burning on the Australian biota

    D. M. J. S. Bowman

  • Biological responses to the press and pulse of climate trends and extreme events

    R.M.B. Harris;R.M.B. Harris;L.J. Beaumont;T.R. Vance;C.R. Tozer;C.R. Tozer

  • Interval squeeze: altered fire regimes and demographic responses interact to threaten woody species persistence as climate changes

    Neal J Enright;Joseph B Fontaine;David Mjs Bowman;Ross A Bradstock

  • Fire ecology and Aboriginal land management in central Arnhem Land, northern Australia: a tradition of ecosystem management

    D. Yibarbuk;Peter J. Whitehead;Jeremy Russell-Smith;DM Jackson

  • What controls the distribution of tropical forest and savanna

    Brett P. Murphy;David M.J.S. Bowman

  • Australian Rainforests: Islands of Green in a Land of Fire

    D. M. J. S. Bowman

  • Tansley Review No. 101. The impact of Aboriginal landscape burning on the Australian biota.

    D. M. J. S. Bowman

  • Xylem function and growth rate interact to determine recovery rates after exposure to extreme water deficit.

    Tim J. Brodribb;David J. M. S. Bowman;Scott Nichols;Sylvain Delzon

  • Biogeography of the Australian monsoon tropics

    David M.J.S. Bowman;G.K. Brown;G.K. Brown;Michael Braby;J.R. Brown

  • Flammable biomes dominated by eucalypts originated at the Cretaceous-Palaeogene boundary

    Michael Crisp;Geoffrey E. Burrows;Lynette Gai Cook;Andrew Thornhill

  • Fire on Earth: An Introduction

    Andrew C. Scott;David M. J. S. Bowman;William J. Bond;Stephen J. Pyne

  • Variation in the composition and structure of tropical savannas as a function of rainfall and soil texture along a large‐scale climatic gradient in the Northern Territory, Australia

    R. J. Williams;G. A. Duff;D. M. J. S. Bowman;G. D. Cook

Frequent Co-Authors

Lynda D. Prior
Lynda D. Prior University of Tasmania
Grant J. Williamson
Grant J. Williamson University of Tasmania
Brett P. Murphy
Brett P. Murphy Charles Darwin University
Fay H. Johnston
Fay H. Johnston University of Tasmania
Barry W. Brook
Barry W. Brook University of Tasmania
Corey J. A. Bradshaw
Corey J. A. Bradshaw Flinders University
Simon G. Haberle
Simon G. Haberle Australian National University
Mark A. Cochrane
Mark A. Cochrane University of Maryland Center For Environmental Sciences
Roderick J. Fensham
Roderick J. Fensham University of Queensland
Yuji Isagi
Yuji Isagi Kyoto University

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