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D-Index
37
Citations
5161
World Ranking
6901
National Ranking
542

Diana O. Fisher 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 Diana O. Fisher sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 97 publications — 16th percentile

16% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Diana O. Fisher 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 Diana O. Fisher sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 37 D-Index — 20th percentile

20% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Diana O. Fisher is affiliated with the University of Queensland in Australia and has a significant body of research in environmental science, with a primary focus on ecology and conservation. Their work spans several subfields, including ecology, ecological modeling, nature and landscape conservation, global and planetary change, and genetics.

The scientist has contributed extensively to research topics such as wildlife ecology and conservation, species distribution and climate change, evolution and paleontology studies, ecology and vegetation dynamics studies, fire effects on ecosystems, genomics and phylogenetic studies, and genetic diversity and population structure.

Diana O. Fisher's recent publications include:

  • How many bird and mammal extinctions has recent conservation action prevented? (2020, Conservation Letters)
  • The conservation impacts of ecological disturbance: Time-bound estimates of population loss and recovery for fauna affected by the 2019-2020 Australian megafires (2022, Global Ecology and Biogeography)
  • How many bird and mammal extinctions has recent conservation action prevented? (2020, bioRxiv - Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Population genomics of a predatory mammal reveals patterns of decline and impacts of exposure to toxic toads (2022, Molecular Ecology)
  • Animal population decline and recovery after severe fire: Relating ecological and life history traits with expert estimates of population impacts from the Australian 2019-20 megafires (2023, Biological Conservation)

The venues in which Fisher frequently publishes include Biological Conservation, Australian Mammalogy, Conservation Letters, Global Ecology and Biogeography, and Biological Reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Fisher are:

  • Chris R. Dickman
  • Sarah Legge
  • Tyrone H. Lavery
  • Stephen T. Garnett
  • John C. Z. Woinarski

Fisher's research integrates ecological data and modeling to address issues surrounding species decline, conservation strategies, and the effects of environmental disturbances such as wildfires. Their work contributes to understanding how conservation efforts can mitigate extinction risks for bird and mammal populations and evaluates the long-term impacts of environmental changes on fauna population genetics and dynamics.

Best Publications

  • Rarity of a top predator triggers continent-wide collapse of mammal prey: dingoes and marsupials in Australia

    Christopher N Johnson;Joanne L Isaac;Diana O Fisher

  • The comparative method in conservation biology

    Diana O. Fisher;Ian P.F. Owens

  • Extrinsic versus intrinsic factors in the decline and extinction of Australian marsupials

    Diana Fisher;Simon Phillip Blomberg;Ian P F Owens

  • How many bird and mammal extinctions has recent conservation action prevented

    Friederike C. Bolam;Louise Mair;Marco Angelico;Thomas M. Brooks;Thomas M. Brooks;Thomas M. Brooks

  • Post-mating sexual selection increases lifetime fitness of polyandrous females in the wild

    Diana O. Fisher;Michael C. Double;Simon P. Blomberg;Michael D. Jennions

  • Effects of body size and home range on access to mates and paternity in male bridled nailtail wallabies.

    D.O. Fisher;M.C. Lara

  • The conservation impacts of ecological disturbance: Time‐bound estimates of population loss and recovery for fauna affected by the 2019–2020 Australian megafires

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  • The current decline of tropical marsupials in Australia: Is history repeating?

    Diana O. Fisher;Chris N. Johnson;Michael J. Lawes;Susanne A. Fritz

  • Sperm competition drives the evolution of suicidal reproduction in mammals.

    Diana O. Fisher;Christopher R. Dickman;Menna E. Jones;Simon P. Blomberg

  • Female home range size and the evolution of social organization in macropod marsupials

    Diana O. Fisher;Ian P. F. Owens

  • THE ECOLOGICAL BASIS OF LIFE HISTORY VARIATION IN MARSUPIALS

    Diana O. Fisher;Ian P. F. Owens;Christopher N. Johnson

  • Quantifying extinction risk and forecasting the number of impending Australian bird and mammal extinctions

    Hayley M. Geyle;John C.Z. Woinarski;G. Barry Baker;Chris R. Dickman

  • The threats to Australia’s imperilled species and implications for a national conservation response

    Stephen G. Kearney;Josie Cawardine;April E. Reside;Diana O. Fisher

  • Diets of insectivorous marsupials in arid Australia: selection for prey type, size or hardness?

    D.O. Fisher;C.R. Dickman

  • Correlates of rediscovery and the detectability of extinction in mammals

    Diana O. Fisher;Simon P. Blomberg

  • Brave new green world - Consequences of a carbon economy for the conservation of Australian biodiversity

    Corey J A Bradshaw;Corey J A Bradshaw;David Mjs Bowman;Nicholas Restall Bond;Brett P Murphy;Brett P Murphy

  • Phylogenetic correlates of extinction risk in mammals: species in older lineages are not at greater risk

    Luis Darcy Verde Arregoitia;Simon P. Blomberg;Diana O. Fisher

  • Effects of vegetation structure, food and shelter on the home range and habitat use of an endangered wallaby

    D.O. Fisher

  • Morphology captures diet and locomotor types in rodents.

    Luis D. Verde Arregoitia;Diana O. Fisher;Manuel Schweizer

  • Body Size‐Prey Relationships in Insectivorous Marsupials: Tests of Three Hypotheses

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  • Convergent maternal care strategies in ungulates and macropods.

    D. O. Fisher;D. O. Fisher;S. P. Blomberg;S. P. Blomberg;I. P. F. Owens;I. P. F. Owens

  • Trajectories from extinction: where are missing mammals rediscovered?

    Diana O. Fisher

Frequent Co-Authors

Simone P. Blomberg
Simone P. Blomberg University of Queensland
Sarah Legge
Sarah Legge Australian National University
Christopher N. Johnson
Christopher N. Johnson University of Tasmania
Chris R. Dickman
Chris R. Dickman University of Sydney
James E. M. Watson
James E. M. Watson University of Queensland
Michael J. Lawes
Michael J. Lawes University of KwaZulu-Natal
Stephen T. Garnett
Stephen T. Garnett Charles Darwin University
Hamish McCallum
Hamish McCallum Griffith University
Jeremy VanDerWal
Jeremy VanDerWal James Cook University
Anne W. Goldizen
Anne W. Goldizen University of Queensland

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