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D-Index
35
Citations
4595
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9332
National Ranking
356

Ian Abbott 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 Ian Abbott sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 690+

This scientist: 103 publications — 14th percentile

14% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more.

Ian Abbott 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 Ian Abbott sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 126+

This scientist: 35 D-Index — 5th percentile

5% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more.

Overview

Ian Abbott is affiliated with the University of Western Australia in Australia. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science and agricultural and biological sciences, with particular attention to subfields such as nature and landscape conservation, ecological modeling, and plant science.

They have contributed to various topics within the scientific community, including:

  • Ecology and vegetation dynamics studies
  • Species distribution and climate change
  • Botany, ecology, and taxonomy studies
  • Animal ecology and behavior studies
  • Plant diversity and evolution

Their recent publications demonstrate a focus on conservation biology and biodiversity research. Notable papers include:

  • "Saving the Tasmanian Devil: Recovery through Science-based Management" (2020) published in Pacific Conservation Biology
  • "ETIB-T: An Equilibrium Theory of Island Biogeography for plant traits" (2022) published in Journal of Biogeography
  • "A-Islands: A Vascular Plant Dataset for Biodiversity Research and Species Monitoring on Australian Continental Islands" (2025) published in Journal of Vegetation Science
  • "A-Islands: A plant dataset for biodiversity research and species monitoring on Australian islands" (2024) published in bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Ian Abbott frequently collaborates with several researchers, including:

  • Julian Schrader
  • Ian J. Wright
  • Holger Kreft
  • Mark Westoby
  • David Coleman

Their work is published in a variety of venues, such as:

  • Pacific Conservation Biology
  • Journal of Biogeography
  • Journal of Vegetation Science
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Best Publications

  • Comparative Ecology of Galapagos Ground Finches (Geospiza Gould): Evaluation of the Importance of Floristic Diversity and Interspecific Competition

    Ian Abbott;L. K. Abbott;P. R. Grant

  • Darwin's finches: population variation and natural selection

    P. R. Grant;B. R. Grant;J. N. M. Smith;I. J. Abbott

  • Origin and spread of the cat, Felis catus, on mainland Australia, with a discussion of the magnitude of its early impact on native fauna

    Ian Abbott

  • Seasonal Variation in Feeding Habits of Darwin's Ground Finches

    James N. M. Smith;P. R. Grant;B. R. Grant;I. J. Abbott

  • INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION, ISLAND BIOGEOGRAPHY AND NULL HYPOTHESES.

    P. R. Grant;P. R. Grant;I. Abbott;I. Abbott

  • Theories Dealing with the Ecology of Landbirds on Islands

    Ian Abbott

  • Impact of fire in the eucalypt forest ecosystem of southern Western Australia: a critical review

    Per Christensen;Ian Abbott

  • Variation in the size and shape of Darwin's finches

    P. R. Grant;I. Abbott;Dolph Schluter;Robert L. Curry

  • The meaning of z in species/area regressions and the study of species turnover in island biogeography

    Ian Abbott

  • Interactions between earthworms and their soil environment

    I. Abbott;C.A. Parker

  • Nonequilibrial Bird Faunas on Islands

    Ian Abbott;P. R. Grant

  • Mammalian faunal collapse in Western Australia, 1875-1925: the hypothesised role of epizootic disease and a conceptual model of its origin, introduction, transmission, and spread

    Ian Abbott

  • Aboriginal fire regimes in south-west Western Australia: evidence from historical documents.

    I. Abbott;N. Burrows

  • Changes in the Abundance of Large Soil Animals and Physical Properties of Soils Following Cultivation

    Ian Abbott;C. A. Parker;I. D. Sills

  • Numbers of plant, insect and land bird species on nineteen remote islands in the Southern Hemisphere

    Ian Abbott

  • Changes in the abundance and activity of certain soil and litter fauna in the Jarrah forest of Western Australia after a moderate intensity fire

    I Abbott

  • Mammals of Australian islands: factors influencing species richness

    Andrew A. Burbidge;Matthew R. Williams;Ian Abbott

  • Changes in Species Composition of Floras on Islets Near Perth, Western Australia

    Ian Abbott;Robert Black

  • Factors determining the number of land bird species on Islands around South-Western Australia

    Ian Abbott

  • Logging and burning impacts on cockroaches, crickets and grasshoppers, and spiders in Jarrah forest, Western Australia

    Ian Abbott;Tom Burbidge;Karin Strehlow;Amanda Mellican

  • Influence of fire on growth rate, mortality, and butt damage in Mediterranean forest of Western Australia

    Ian Abbott;Owen Loneragan

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter R. Grant
Peter R. Grant Princeton University
Lynette Abbott
Lynette Abbott University of Western Australia
James N. M. Smith
James N. M. Smith University of British Columbia
David C. Le Maitre
David C. Le Maitre Council for Scientific and Industrial Research
Robert Black
Robert Black University of Western Australia
Colin J. Yates
Colin J. Yates Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Dolph Schluter
Dolph Schluter University of British Columbia
Guy F. Midgley
Guy F. Midgley Stellenbosch University

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