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Francesco Rovero

Francesco Rovero

D-Index & Metrics

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
57
Citations
16272
World Ranking
2654
National Ranking
32

Francesco Rovero 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 Francesco Rovero sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 182 publications — 67th percentile

67% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Francesco Rovero 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 Francesco Rovero sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 57 D-Index — 69th percentile

69% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Francesco Rovero is affiliated with the University of Florence in Italy and conducts research predominantly in the field of Environmental Science. Their work spans several specialized subfields including Ecology, Ecological Modeling, Social Psychology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, and Nature and Landscape Conservation.

The scientist's research topics cover a range of issues related to wildlife and ecology. Key areas of study include Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Species Distribution and Climate Change, Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies, Primate Behavior and Ecology, Human-Animal Interaction Studies, Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies, and Bat Biology and Ecology Studies.

Francesco Rovero has contributed to numerous academic publications, with frequent appearances in several key scientific venues. These include:

  • Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • Oryx
  • Biological Conservation
  • Global Ecology and Biogeography
  • Scientific Reports

Recent papers associated with Francesco Rovero include:

  • Asynchronous carbon sink saturation in African and Amazonian tropical forests (2020) - Nature
  • An empirical evaluation of camera trap study design: How many, how long and when? (2020) - Methods in Ecology and Evolution
  • High aboveground carbon stock of African tropical montane forests (2021) - Nature
  • Global camera trap synthesis highlights the importance of protected areas in maintaining mammal diversity (2022) - Conservation Letters
  • Effects of cumulated outdoor activity on wildlife habitat use (2020) - Biological Conservation

The frequent co-authors who have collaborated most extensively with Francesco Rovero include:

  • Douglas Sheil
  • Santiago Espinosa
  • Fernanda Santos
  • Robert Bitariho
  • Patrick A. Jansen

Best Publications

  • Impending extinction crisis of the world's primates: why primates matter

    Alejandro Estrada;Paul A. Garber;Anthony B. Rylands;Christian Roos

  • Positive biodiversity-productivity relationship predominant in global forests

    Jingjing Liang;Thomas W. Crowther;Nicolas Picard;Susan Wiser

  • Averting biodiversity collapse in tropical forest protected areas

    William F. Laurance;William F. Laurance;D. Carolina Useche;Julio Rendeiro;Margareta Kalka

  • Asynchronous carbon sink saturation in African and Amazonian tropical forests

    Wannes Hubau;Wannes Hubau;Wannes Hubau;Simon L. Lewis;Simon L. Lewis;Oliver L. Phillips;Kofi Affum-Baffoe

  • The biological importance of the Eastern Arc Mountains of Tanzania and Kenya

    N.D. Burgess;T.M. Butynski;N.J. Cordeiro;N.J. Cordeiro;N.H. Doggart

  • Large trees drive forest aboveground biomass variation in moist lowland forests across the tropics

    J.W. Ferry Slik;Gary Paoli;Krista L. McGuire;Iêda Leão Amaral

  • Camera trapping photographic rate as an index of density in forest ungulates

    Francesco Rovero;Andrew R. Marshall

  • Community structure and diversity of tropical forest mammals: data from a global camera trap network.

    Jorge A. Ahumada;Carlos E. F. Silva;Krisna Gajapersad;Chris Hallam

  • "Which camera trap type and how many do I need?" A review of camera features and study designs for a range of wildlife research applications

    Francesco Rovero;Fridolin Zimmermann;Duccio Berzi;Paul Meek

  • An estimate of the number of tropical tree species

    J. W. Ferry Slik;Víctor Arroyo-Rodríguez;Shin-Ichiro Aiba;Patricia Alvarez-Loayza

  • Integrated global assessment of the natural forest carbon potential

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  • The number of tree species on Earth

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  • Estimating species richness and modelling habitat preferences of tropical forest mammals from camera trap data.

    Francesco Rovero;Emanuel Martin;Melissa Rosa;Jorge A. Ahumada

  • An empirical evaluation of camera trap study design: How many, how long and when?

    Roland Kays;Roland Kays;Roland Kays;Brian S. Arbogast;Megan Baker-Whatton;Chris Beirne

  • Carbon storage in tropical forests correlates with taxonomic diversity and functional dominance on a global scale

    Kyle C. Cavanaugh;Kyle C. Cavanaugh;J. Stephen Gosnell;Samantha L. Davis;Jorge Ahumada

  • Habitat fragmentation is associated to gut microbiota diversity of an endangered primate: implications for conservation

    Claudia Barelli;Claudia Barelli;Davide Albanese;Claudio Donati;Massimo Pindo

  • Camera Trapping for Wildlife Research

    F Rovero;F Zimmermann

  • Standardized Assessment of Biodiversity Trends in Tropical Forest Protected Areas: The End Is Not in Sight

    Lydia Beaudrot;Jorge A. Ahumada;Timothy O'Brien;Patricia Alvarez-Loayza

  • The use of camera-trap data to model habitat use by antelope species in the Udzungwa Mountain forests, Tanzania

    Andrew E. Bowkett;Francesco Rovero;Andrew R. Marshall

  • Taking the pulse of Earth's tropical forests using networks of highly distributed plots

    Cecilia Blundo;Julieta Carilla;Ricardo Grau

  • Phylogenetic classification of the world's tropical forests

    J. W.Ferry Slik;Janet Franklin;Víctor Arroyo-Rodríguez;Richard Field

  • Contrasting effects of defaunation on aboveground carbon storage across the global tropics

    Anand M. Osuri;Anand M. Osuri;Jayashree Ratnam;Varun Varma;Patricia Alvarez-Loayza

Frequent Co-Authors

Patrick A. Jansen
Patrick A. Jansen Wageningen University & Research
Andrew R. Marshall
Andrew R. Marshall University of the Sunshine Coast
Douglas Sheil
Douglas Sheil Wageningen University & Research
Jon C. Lovett
Jon C. Lovett University of Leeds
Terry Sunderland
Terry Sunderland University of British Columbia
Serge A. Wich
Serge A. Wich Liverpool John Moores University
Simon L. Lewis
Simon L. Lewis University College London
John R. Poulsen
John R. Poulsen Duke University
Timothy G. O'Brien
Timothy G. O'Brien Wildlife Conservation Society
Leandro V. Ferreira
Leandro V. Ferreira Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi

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