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David Raubenheimer

David Raubenheimer

D-Index & Metrics

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
96
Citations
29618
World Ranking
339
National Ranking
26

David Raubenheimer 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 David Raubenheimer sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 355 publications — 95th percentile

95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

David Raubenheimer 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 Raubenheimer sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 96 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 Raubenheimer is affiliated with the University of Sydney in Australia and has contributed extensively to the field of Medicine, with a particular focus on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Physiology, Ecology, Molecular Biology, and Nutrition and Dietetics. Their research spans a wide range of topics primarily related to diet, metabolism, and nutritional sciences.

The scientist's main areas of work include:

  • Diet and metabolism studies
  • Nutritional Studies and Diet
  • Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
  • Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact
  • Adipose Tissue and Metabolism
  • Primate Behavior and Ecology
  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation

David Raubenheimer has authored multiple papers that cover aspects of nutrient regulation, metabolism, and the environmental impact of food systems. Notable recent publications include:

  • Global food-miles account for nearly 20% of total food-systems emissions, 2022, Nature Food
  • Branched chain amino acids, aging and age-related health, 2020, Ageing Research Reviews
  • Cardio-Metabolic Effects of High-Fat Diets and Their Underlying Mechanisms-A Narrative Review, 2020, Nutrients
  • Best be(e) on low fat: linking nutrient perception, regulation and fitness, 2020, Ecology Letters
  • The price of good welfare: Does informing consumers about what on-package labels mean for animal welfare influence their purchase intentions?, 2020, Appetite

Raubenheimer's collaborations have involved frequent partnerships with several scholars, indicating a strong network in related fields. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Stephen J. Simpson
  • Alistair M. Senior
  • David G. Le Couteur
  • Samantha M. Solon-Biet
  • Nicholas A. Koemel

Their work has been published consistently in journals with a focus on nutrition, biology, and clinical practice. Among the most common publication venues where their work appears are:

  • Nutrients
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Obesity
  • American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
  • Innovation in Aging

David Raubenheimer's academic activities focus predominantly on integrating aspects of physiology, ecology, and molecular biology with a practical understanding of diet and metabolism, reflecting an interdisciplinary approach to health and environmental challenges within medicine.

Best Publications

  • Lifespan and reproduction in Drosophila: New insights from nutritional geometry

    Kwang Pum Lee;Stephen J. Simpson;Fiona J. Clissold;Robert Brooks

  • The Nature of Nutrition: A Unifying Framework from Animal Adaptation to Human Obesity

    Stephen J. Simpson;David Raubenheimer

  • Nutrition, ecology and nutritional ecology: toward an integrated framework

    David Raubenheimer;Steven J. Simpson;David Mayntz;David Mayntz

  • Optimal foraging when regulating intake of multiple nutrients

    Stephen J. Simpson;Richard M. Sibly;Kwang Pum Lee;Spencer T. Behmer

  • Nutrient-Specific Foraging in Invertebrate Predators

    David Mayntz;David Raubenheimer;David Raubenheimer;Mor Salomon;Søren Toft

  • A multi-level analysis of feeding behaviour: the geometry of nutritional decisions

    Stephen James Simpson;D. Raubenheimer

  • Sex-specific fitness effects of nutrient intake on reproduction and lifespan

    Alexei A Maklakov;Stephen J Simpson;Felix Zajitschek;Matthew David Hall

  • Integrative models of nutrient balancing: application to insects and vertebrates.

    D. Raubenheimer;S. J. Simpson

  • Flexible diet choice offsets protein costs of pathogen resistance in a caterpillar

    K. P. Lee;J. S. Cory;J. S. Cory;Kenneth Wilson;D. Raubenheimer;D. Raubenheimer

  • The geometry of compensatory feeding in the locust

    D. Raubenheimer;S.J. Simpson

  • Modelling the ecological niche from functional traits

    Michael Kearney;Stephen J. Simpson;David Raubenheimer;Brian Helmuth

  • Analysis of covariance: an alternative to nutritional indices

    D. Raubenheimer;S. L. Simpson

  • Macronutrient balance mediates trade‐offs between immune function and life history traits

    Sheena C. Cotter;Stephen J. Simpson;David Raubenheimer;Kenneth Wilson

  • Nutrient balancing in grasshoppers: behavioural and physiological correlates of dietary breadth

    D. Raubenheimer;S. J. Simpson;S. J. Simpson

  • INTEGRATING NUTRITION : A GEOMETRICAL APPROACH

    D. Raubenheimer;S.J. Simpson

  • Protein content of diets dictates the daily energy intake of a free-ranging primate

    Annika M. Felton;Adam Felton;David Raubenheimer;Stephen J. Simpson

  • Toward a quantitative nutritional ecology: the right‐angled mixture triangle

    David Raubenheimer

  • Nutritional Ecology of Entomophagy in Humans and Other Primates

    David Raubenheimer;Jessica M. Rothman

  • Nutritional ecology of marine herbivorous fishes: ten years on

    Kendall D. Clements;David Raubenheimer;J. Howard Choat

  • THE GEOMETRIC ANALYSIS OF NUTRIENT–ALLELOCHEMICAL INTERACTIONS: A CASE STUDY USING LOCUSTS

    Stephen J. Simpson;David Raubenheimer

  • The Geometric Analysis of Feeding and Nutrition: a User's Guide

    S.J. Simpson;D. Raubenheimer

Frequent Co-Authors

Stephen J. Simpson
Stephen J. Simpson University of Sydney
David G. Le Couteur
David G. Le Couteur University of Sydney
Jessica M. Rothman
Jessica M. Rothman City University of New York
Colin A. Chapman
Colin A. Chapman Vancouver Island University
Dianne H. Brunton
Dianne H. Brunton Massey University
Mark E. Hauber
Mark E. Hauber Queens College, CUNY
Shinichi Nakagawa
Shinichi Nakagawa University of New South Wales
Rafael de Cabo
Rafael de Cabo National Institutes of Health
Paul D. McGreevy
Paul D. McGreevy University of Sydney
Kari Ruohonen
Kari Ruohonen University of Turku

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