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2026

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Fabian M. Jaksic 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 Fabian M. Jaksic sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 533+

This scientist: 256 publications — 86th percentile

86% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 533 publications or more.

Fabian M. Jaksic 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 Fabian M. Jaksic sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 122+

This scientist: 68 D-Index — 82nd percentile

82% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 122 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in Chile Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in Chile Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in Chile Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in Chile Leader Award
  • 2018 - National Prize for Natural Sciences (Chile)
  • 1990 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Overview

Fabian M. Jaksic is affiliated with the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile in Chile. Their research primarily focuses on Environmental Science, with a strong emphasis on Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation, and related subfields such as Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Global and Planetary Change, and Animal Science and Zoology.

The scientist has contributed significantly to various topics, including:

  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Fish Ecology and Management Studies
  • Fish biology, ecology, and behavior
  • Rabbits: Nutrition, Reproduction, Health
  • Indigenous Studies and Ecology

Fabian M. Jaksic has published multiple papers in notable venues. Some recent papers include:

  • "Latitudinal patterns in the diet of Andean condor (Vultur gryphus) in Chile: Contrasting environments influencing feeding behavior," 2020, The Science of The Total Environment
  • "Native trees provide more benefits than exotic trees when ecosystem services are weighted in Santiago, Chile," 2021, Trees
  • "Vegetation recovery after 11 years of wild boar exclusion in the Monte Desert, Argentina," 2020, Biological Invasions
  • "Partitioning β-diversity reveals that invasions and extinctions promote the biotic homogenization of Chilean freshwater fish fauna," 2020, PLoS ONE
  • "History, control, epidemiology, ecology, and economy of the invasion of European rabbits in Chile: a comparison with Australia," 2022, Biological Invasions

Frequent publication venues where Jaksic's work appears include:

  • Revista chilena de historia natural
  • Biological Invasions
  • PLoS ONE
  • Austral Ecology
  • Studies on Neotropical Fauna and Environment

The scientist has collaborated regularly with several co-authors, notably Sergio A. Castro, Jennifer Paola Correa-Cuadros, Gabriela Flores-Benner, Mélanie Duclos, and Jaime R. Rau.

Fabian M. Jaksic has also contributed to book publications. One recorded title is La invasión del conejo europeo en Chile, published in 2023 by the European Organization for Nuclear Research.

Among awards received, the scientist was honored with the National Prize for Natural Sciences (Chile) in 2018 and was named a Fellow of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation in 1990.

Best Publications

  • The conservation status of the world's reptiles

    Monika Böhm;Ben Collen;Jonathan E.M. Baillie;Philip Bowles

  • Extreme climatic events shape arid and semiarid ecosystems

    Milena Holmgren;Paul Stapp;Chris R. Dickman;Carlos Gracia

  • Time as a niche difference: the role of interference competition

    John H. Carothers;Fabian M. Jaksić

  • Invaders without frontiers: cross-border invasions of exotic mammals

    Fabian M. Jaksic;J. Agustín Iriarte;Jaime E. Jiménez;David R. Martínez

  • Vertebrate invaders and their ecological impacts in Chile

    Fabian M. Jaksic

  • Abuse and Misuse of the Term "Guild" in Ecological Studies

    Fabian M. Jaksić

  • Ecosystem Services for 2020

    Charles Perrings;S. Naeem;F. Ahrestani;D. E. Bunker

  • Ecological effects of El Niño in terrestrial ecosystems of western South America

    Fabian M. Jaksic

  • A Long-Term Study of Vertebrate Predator Responses to An el Niño (Enso Disturbance in Western South America

    Fabian M. Jaksic;Sergio I. Silva;Peter L. Meserve;Julio R. Gutiérrez

  • Myths and facts on ratadas: Bamboo blooms, rainfall peaks and rodent outbreaks in South America

    Fabian M. Jaksic;Mauricio Lima

  • Spatial distribution of soil nutrients and ephemeral plants underneath and outside the canopy of Porlieria chilensis shrubs (Zygophyllaceae) in arid coastal Chile

    Julio R. Gutiérrez;Peter L. Meserve;Luis C. Contreas;Hernán Vásquez

  • Effects of Predation Risk on Space Use by Small Mammals: A Field Experiment with a Neotropical Rodent

    V. O. Lagos;L. C. Contreras;P. L. Meserve;J. R. Gutiérrez

  • Food-Niche Relationships among Sympatric Predators: Effects of Level of Prey Identification

    Harry W. Greene;Fabian M. Jaksić

  • Heterogeneous Responses of Small Mammals to an El Niño Southern Oscillation Event in Northcentral Semiarid Chile and the Importance of Ecological Scale

    Peter L. Meserve;John A. Yunger;Julio R. Gutiérrez;Luis C. Contreras

  • Food web structure and climate effects on the dynamics of small mammals and owls in semi‐arid Chile

    Mauricio Lima;Nils C. Stenseth;Fabian M. Jaksic

  • Why are native herbs in the Chilean matorral more abundant beneath bushes: microclimate or grazing?

    F. M. Jaksic;E. R. Fuentes

  • El Niño–Southern Oscillation–Driven Rainfall Variability and Delayed Density Dependence Cause Rodent Outbreaks in Western South America: Linking Demography and Population Dynamics

    Mauricio Lima;Juan E. Keymer;Fabian M. Jaksic

  • Objective recognition of guilds: testing for statistically significant species clusters.

    F. M. Jaksić;R. G. Medel

  • Predation Upon the European Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) in Mediterranean Habitats of Chile and Spain: A Comparative Analysis

    Fabian M. Jaksic;Ramón C. Soriguer

  • Landscape disturbance and biodiversity in Mediterranean-type ecosystems

    Philip W. Rundel;Gloria Montenegro;Fabian M. Jaksic

Frequent Co-Authors

Pablo A. Marquet
Pablo A. Marquet Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Julio R. Gutiérrez
Julio R. Gutiérrez University of La Serena
Peter L. Meserve
Peter L. Meserve University of Idaho
Mauricio Lima
Mauricio Lima Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Francisco Bozinovic
Francisco Bozinovic Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Juan J. Armesto
Juan J. Armesto Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Douglas A. Kelt
Douglas A. Kelt University of California, Davis
John Tschirhart
John Tschirhart University of Wyoming
Peter H. Burkill
Peter H. Burkill Plymouth University
Georgina M. Mace
Georgina M. Mace University College London

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