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42
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5622
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James C. Beasley 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 James C. Beasley sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 189 publications — 70th percentile

70% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

James C. Beasley 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 James C. Beasley sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 42 D-Index — 35th percentile

35% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

James C. Beasley is affiliated with the University of Georgia in the United States and conducts research primarily in the field of Environmental Science. Their work spans multiple subfields, including Ecology, Small Animals, Global and Planetary Change, Agronomy and Crop Science, and Genetics.

Their research topics focus on several key areas:

  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
  • Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology
  • Radioactive contamination and transfer
  • Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
  • Rangeland and Wildlife Management
  • Radioactivity and Radon Measurements

James C. Beasley has contributed to a number of scientific papers, including the following notable recent publications:

  • Co-occurrence of antibiotic, biocide, and heavy metal resistance genes in bacteria from metal and radionuclide contaminated soils at the Savannah River Site, 2020, Microbial Biotechnology
  • Improving the accessibility and transferability of machine learning algorithms for identification of animals in camera trap images: MLWIC2, 2020, Ecology and Evolution
  • Strategic roadmap to assess forest vulnerability under air pollution and climate change, 2022, Global Change Biology
  • Effects of social structure and management on risk of disease establishment in wild pigs, 2020, Journal of Animal Ecology
  • Rewilding of Fukushima's human evacuation zone, 2020, Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment

Frequent co-authors with whom they have published multiple works include:

  • Olin E. Rhodes
  • Kurt C. VerCauteren
  • Kim M. Pepin
  • Ryan S. Miller
  • Guha Dharmarajan

The publication venues where James C. Beasley commonly publishes include:

  • Scientific Reports
  • Pest Management Science
  • Journal of Wildlife Management
  • Ecology and Evolution
  • Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Best Publications

  • Machine learning to classify animal species in camera trap images: Applications in ecology

    Michael A. Tabak;Michael A. Tabak;Mohammad S. Norouzzadeh;David W. Wolfson;Steven J. Sweeney

  • Long-term census data reveal abundant wildlife populations at Chernobyl

    T.G. Deryabina;S.V. Kuchmel;L.L. Nagorskaya;T.G. Hinton

  • Necrobiome framework for bridging decomposition ecology of autotrophically and heterotrophically derived organic matter

    M. Eric Benbow;Philip S. Barton;Michael D. Ulyshen;James C. Beasley

  • Abiotic and biotic factors modulate carrion fate and vertebrate scavenging communities

    Kelsey L. Turner;Erin F. Abernethy;L. Mike Conner;Olin E. Rhodes

  • Mesopredators dominate competition for carrion in an agricultural landscape

    Travis L. DeVault;Zachary H. Olson;James C. Beasley;Olin E. Rhodes;Olin E. Rhodes

  • A Hierarchical Analysis of Habitat Selection by Raccoons in Northern Indiana

    James C. Beasley;Travis L. Devault;Monica I. Retamosa;Olin E. Rhodes

  • Co-occurrence of antibiotic, biocide, and heavy metal resistance genes in bacteria from metal and radionuclide contaminated soils at the Savannah River Site.

    Jesse C. Thomas;Adelumola Oladeinde;Troy J. Kieran;John W. Finger

  • Carrion cycling in food webs: comparisons among terrestrial and marine ecosystems

    James C. Beasley;Z. H. Olson;T. L. Devault

  • Addressing ecological effects of radiation on populations and ecosystems to improve protection of the environment against radiation: Agreed statements from a Consensus Symposium

    Francois Bréchignac;Deborah Oughton;Claire Mays;Lawrence Barnthouse

  • Home-Range Attributes of Raccoons in a Fragmented Agricultural Region of Northern Indiana

    James C. Beasley;Travis L. Devault;Olin E. Rhodes

  • Quantifying drivers of wild pig movement across multiple spatial and temporal scales

    Shannon L. Kay;Justin W. Fischer;Andrew J. Monaghan;James C. Beasley

  • What is in a “common” name? A call for consistent terminology for nonnative Sus scrofa

    David A. Keiter;John J. Mayer;James C. Beasley

  • Scavenging in the Anthropocene: Human impact drives vertebrate scavenger species richness at a global scale.

    Esther Sebastián‐González;Jomar Magalhães Barbosa;Juan M. Pérez‐García;Juan M. Pérez‐García;Zebensui Morales‐Reyes

  • Carcass Type Affects Local Scavenger Guilds More than Habitat Connectivity

    Zachary H. Olson;James C. Beasley;Olin E. Rhodes

  • Scavenger community response to the removal of a dominant scavenger

    Z. H. Olson;J. C. Beasley;Travis L DeVault;O. E. Rhodes Jr.

  • Ecological Role of Vertebrate Scavengers

    James C. Beasley;Zach H. Olson;Travis L Devault

  • Effects of vulture exclusion on carrion consumption by facultative scavengers.

    Jacob E. Hill;Travis L. DeVault;James C. Beasley;Olin E. Rhodes

  • Relationship between raccoon abundance and crop damage

    James C. Beasley;Olin E. Rhodes Jr

  • Ecology and Management of Terrestrial Vertebrate Invasive Species in the United States

    William C. Pitt;James C. Beasley;Gary W. Witmer

  • Spatio-temporal variation in the demographic attributes of a generalist mesopredator

    James C. Beasley;Zachary H. Olson;Guha Dharmarajan;Guha Dharmarajan;Timothy S. Eagan;Timothy S. Eagan

Frequent Co-Authors

Olin E. Rhodes
Olin E. Rhodes University of Georgia
Kurt C. VerCauteren
Kurt C. VerCauteren United States Department of Agriculture
Travis L. DeVault
Travis L. DeVault University of Georgia
John C. Kilgo
John C. Kilgo US Forest Service
Antoni Margalida
Antoni Margalida Spanish National Research Council
Samantha M. Wisely
Samantha M. Wisely University of Florida
Jeff Clune
Jeff Clune University of British Columbia
José A. Sánchez-Zapata
José A. Sánchez-Zapata Miguel Hernandez University
Marco Heurich
Marco Heurich University of Freiburg
Travis C. Glenn
Travis C. Glenn University of Georgia

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