2026 Denis A. Saunders: Environmental Sciences Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Environmental Sciences	38	8482	8144	315	306	133	13983

Denis A. Saunders publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Environmental Sciences in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Denis A. Saunders sits on this spectrum.

41 publications 687+

This scientist: 133 publications — 32nd percentile

32% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 687 publications or more.

Denis A. Saunders D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Denis A. Saunders sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 38 D-Index — 12th percentile

12% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 125 D-Index or more.

Overview

Denis A. Saunders is affiliated with the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation in Australia. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science, with a notable emphasis on ecology and conservation biology.

The scientist's work covers a range of subfields including ecology, nature and landscape conservation, animal science and zoology, global and planetary change, as well as ecology, evolution, behavior, and systematics.

Key topics in their research include wildlife ecology and conservation, avian ecology and behavior, fish ecology and management studies, animal ecology and behavior studies, animal behavior and reproduction, ecology and biodiversity studies, and ichthyology and marine biology.

Denis A. Saunders has contributed to various academic journals, with frequent publications in venues such as Pacific Conservation Biology, Australian Zoologist, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Biological Conservation, and Ecology and Evolution.

Their recent papers include:

The effect of climate change on avian offspring production: A global meta-analysis (2023), published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Artificial hollows provide an effective short-term solution to the loss of natural nesting hollows for Carnaby's Cockatoo Calyptorhynchus latirostris (2020), published in Biological Conservation
Artificial nesting hollows for the conservation of Carnaby's cockatoo Calyptorhynchus latirostris: definitely not a case of erect and forget (2022), published in Pacific Conservation Biology
A review of the taxonomy and distribution of Australia's endemic Calyptorhynchinae black cockatoos (2023), published in Australian Zoologist
History and establishment of Two Peoples Bay Nature Reserve (2024), published in Pacific Conservation Biology

Frequent co-authors include Rick Dawson, Peter R. Mawson, G. Pickup, Ross B. Cunningham, and K. S. Warren.

Best Publications

Biological Consequences of Ecosystem Fragmentation: A Review

Denis A. Saunders;Richard J. Hobbs;Chris R. Margules

6392
Citations
A checklist for ecological management of landscapes for conservation

David Lindenmayer;Richard J. Hobbs;Rebecca Montague-Drake;Jason Alexandra

866
Citations
Nature Conservation 2: The Role of Corridors

R.J. Hobbs;B.M.J. Hussey;D.A. Saunders

618
Citations
Is habitat fragmentation bad for biodiversity

Lenore Fahrig;Víctor Arroyo-Rodríguez;Joseph R. Bennett;Véronique Boucher-Lalonde

607
Citations
Why have birds in the woodlands of Southern Australia declined

Hugh A Ford;Geoffrey W Barrett;Denis A Saunders;Harry F Recher

536
Citations
Nature conservation : the role of remnants of native vegetation

J. Miles;D. A. Saunders;G. W. Arnold;A. A. Burbidge

468
Citations
Habitat fragmentation and landscape change

Andrew F. Bennett;Denis A. Saunders

370
Citations
Changes in the Avifauna of a region, district and remnant as a result of fragmentation of native vegetation: the wheatbelt of western Australia. A case study

D.A. Saunders

258
Citations
The availability and dimensions of tree hollows that provide nest sites for Cockatoos (Psittaciformes) in Western Australia.

D. A. Saunders;G. T. Smith;Ian Rowley

251
Citations
Species survival in fragmented landscapes: where are we now?

Klaus Henle;David B. Lindenmayer;Chris R. Margules;Denis A. Saunders

222
Citations
Nature conservation: the role of networks: Geraldton, W.A., Australia, 16–20 May 1994

Denis A. Saunders;John L. Craig

182
Citations
Problems of survival in an extensively cultivated landscape: the case of Carnaby's cockatoo Calyptorhynchus funereus latirostris

D.A. Saunders

160
Citations
Reintegrating fragmented landscapes: towards sustainable production and nature conservation

R. J. Hobbs;Denis A. Saunders

154
Citations
Nature conservation: The role of corridors

R. J. Hobbs;D. A. Saunders;B. M.T. Hussey

150
Citations
The Kellerberrin project on fragmented landscapes: A review of current information

D.A. Saunders;R.J. Hobbs;G.W. Arnold

149
Citations
Food and Movements of the Short-Billed Form of the White-Tailed Black Cockatoo.

DA Saunders

148
Citations
Birds of eucalypt forests and woodlands : ecology, conservation, management

Allen Keast;H. F. Recher;H. A. Ford;D. Saunders

140
Citations
The impact of two extreme weather events and other causes of death on Carnaby's Black Cockatoo: a promise of things to come for a threatened species?

Denis A Saunders;Peter Mawson;Rick Dawson

117
Citations
Reintegrating Fragmented Landscapes

Richard J. Hobbs;Denis A. Saunders

116
Citations
The big ecological questions inhibiting effective environmental management in Australia

S.R. Morton;O. Hoegh-Guldberg;D.B. Lindenmayer;M. Harriss Olson

116
Citations
THE BREEDING BEHAVIOUR AND BIOLOGY OF THE SHORT‐BILLED FORM OF THE WHITE‐TAILED BLACK COCKATOO CALYPTORHYNCHUS FUNEREUS

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84
Citations
Nature Conservation 2: The Role of Corridors

Reed F. Noss;Denis A. Saunders;Richard J. Hobbs

0
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard J. Hobbs University of Western Australia

Harry F. Recher Edith Cowan University

David B. Lindenmayer Australian National University

Hugh P. Possingham University of Queensland

Michael Bunce Curtin University

Klaus Henle Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research

Chris Margules James Cook University

Henry A. Nix Australian National University

David J. Karoly Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation

Lenore Fahrig Carleton University

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