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D-Index
50
Citations
16258
World Ranking
3736
National Ranking
259

David S. Hik 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 S. Hik sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 151 publications — 53rd percentile

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

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

David S. Hik 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 S. Hik sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 50 D-Index — 56th percentile

56% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

David S. Hik is affiliated with Simon Fraser University in Canada. Their research primarily centers on environmental science and earth and planetary sciences, contributing to a range of studies that address complex ecological and climatic processes.

Their work spans several subfields, including atmospheric science, ecology, general health professions, management, monitoring, policy and law, and global and planetary change. Key topics covered in their research include climate change and permafrost, indigenous studies and ecology, cryospheric studies and observations, rangeland and wildlife management, rangeland management and livestock ecology, wildlife ecology and conservation, and geology and paleoclimatology research.

Recent publications by David S. Hik include:

  • Evidence for Elevation-Dependent Warming in the St. Elias Mountains, Yukon, Canada (2020, Journal of Climate)
  • Herbivore Diversity Effects on Arctic Tundra Ecosystems: A Systematic Review (2024, Environmental Evidence)
  • What Are the Effects of Herbivore Diversity on Tundra Ecosystems? A Systematic Review Protocol (2022, Environmental Evidence)
  • CH4 Uptake Along a Successional Gradient in Temperate Alpine Soils (2020, Biogeochemistry)
  • Patterns of Decadal, Seasonal and Daily Visitation to Mineral Licks, a Critical Resource Hotspot for Mountain Goats Oreamnos americanus in the Rocky Mountains (2020, Wildlife Biology)

The frequent coauthors collaborating with Hik include Isabel C. Barrio, James D. M. Speed, Natalia Sokolova, Eeva M. Soininen, and Ingibjörg S. Jónsdóttir.

Publication venues for their work often include Arctic Science, Environmental Evidence, ARCTIC, Journal of Climate, and Wildlife Biology, reflecting a focus on environmental and ecological research with relevance to northern and alpine ecosystems.

Best Publications

  • Shrub expansion in tundra ecosystems: dynamics, impacts and research priorities

    Isla H Myers-Smith;Isla H Myers-Smith;Bruce C Forbes;Martin Wilmking;Martin Hallinger

  • Ecological Dynamics Across the Arctic Associated with Recent Climate Change

    Eric Post;Eric Post;Mads C. Forchhammer;M. Syndonia Bret-Harte;Terry V. Callaghan;Terry V. Callaghan

  • Global assessment of experimental climate warming on tundra vegetation: heterogeneity over space and time.

    Sarah C. Elmendorf;Gregory H. R. Henry;Robert D. Hollister;Robert G. Bjork

  • Plot-scale evidence of tundra vegetation change and links to recent summer warming.

    Sarah C. Elmendorf;Gregory H.R. Henry;Robert D. Hollister;Robert G. Björk

  • Plant functional trait change across a warming tundra biome

    Anne D. Bjorkman;Anne D. Bjorkman;Isla H. Myers-Smith;Sarah C. Elmendorf;Sarah C. Elmendorf;Sarah C. Elmendorf;Signe Normand

  • THE IMPACT OF PREDATOR-INDUCED STRESS ON THE SNOWSHOE HARE CYCLE

    Rudy Boonstra;David Hik;Grant R. Singleton;Alexander Tinnikov

  • Climate sensitivity of shrub growth across the tundra biome

    Isla H. Myers-Smith;Sarah C. Elmendorf;Sarah C. Elmendorf;Pieter S. A. Beck;Martin Wilmking

  • Global change and arctic ecosystems: is lichen decline a function of increases in vascular plant biomass?

    J. H.C. Cornelissen;J. H.C. Cornelissen;T. V. Callaghan;J. M. Alatalo;A. Michelsen

  • Global negative vegetation feedback to climate warming responses of leaf litter decomposition rates in cold biomes

    Johannes H. C. Cornelissen;Peter M. van Bodegom;Rien Aerts;Terry V. Callaghan

  • Higher predation risk for insect prey at low latitudes and elevations

    Tomas Roslin;Tomas Roslin;Bess Hardwick;Vojtech Novotny;Vojtech Novotny;William K. Petry;William K. Petry

  • Variability, contingency and rapid change in recent subarctic alpine tree line dynamics

    Ryan K. Danby;David S. Hik

  • Predicting Effects of Predation on Conservation of Endangered Prey

    A. R. E. Sinclair;R. P. Pech;C. R. Dickman;D. Hik

  • Increases in the net above-ground primary production of a salt marsh forage grass: a test of the predictions of the herbivore-optimization model.

    D. S. Hik;R. L. Jefferies

  • Responses of white spruce (Picea glauca) to experimental warming at a subarctic alpine treeline

    Ryan K. Danby;David S. Hik

  • Does risk of predation influence population dynamics? Evidence from cyclic decline of snowshoe hares

    David S. Hik

  • Population changes of the vertebrate community during a snowshoe hare cycle in Canada’s boreal forest

    Stan Boutin;C. J. Krebs;R. Boonstra;M. R. T. Dale

  • A roadmap for Antarctic and Southern Ocean science for the next two decades and beyond

    M.C. Kennicutt;S.L. Chown;J.J. Cassano;D. Liggett

  • Shrub canopies influence soil temperatures but not nutrient dynamics: An experimental test of tundra snow-shrub interactions.

    Isla H. Myers-Smith;David S. Hik

  • Climate warming as a driver of tundra shrubline advance

    Isla H. Myers‐Smith;Isla H. Myers‐Smith;David S. Hik

  • Influence of habitat quality, patch size and connectivity on colonization and extinction dynamics of collared pikas Ochotona collaris

    Renee J. Franken;David S. Hik

Frequent Co-Authors

Ingibjörg S. Jónsdóttir
Ingibjörg S. Jónsdóttir University of Iceland
Isla H. Myers-Smith
Isla H. Myers-Smith University of Edinburgh
Niels Martin Schmidt
Niels Martin Schmidt Aarhus University
Sarah C. Elmendorf
Sarah C. Elmendorf Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research
C. Guillermo Bueno
C. Guillermo Bueno Instituto Pirenaico de Ecología
Terry V. Callaghan
Terry V. Callaghan University of Sheffield
Philip A. Wookey
Philip A. Wookey University of Stirling
Esther Lévesque
Esther Lévesque Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières
Juha M. Alatalo
Juha M. Alatalo Qatar University
John A. Gamon
John A. Gamon University of Nebraska–Lincoln

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