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D-Index
66
Citations
19893
World Ranking
1667
National Ranking
611

James R. Miller 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 R. Miller sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 533+

This scientist: 264 publications — 87th percentile

87% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

James R. Miller 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 R. Miller sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 122+

This scientist: 66 D-Index — 80th percentile

80% 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

  • 2006 - ACM Senior Member
  • 2006 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

James R. Miller is affiliated with the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Within these fields, Miller has contributed notably to subfields including Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Atmospheric Science, and Global and Planetary Change.

The scientist's research topics cover a range of areas centered on ecological and environmental dynamics. Key topics include Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies, Rangeland and Wildlife Management, Plant and Animal Studies, Cryospheric Studies and Observations, Climate Variability and Models, Plant and Fungal Interactions, and Arctic and Antarctic Ice Dynamics.

Miller has published several papers in various academic journals. Notable recent papers include:

  • Record warming at the South Pole during the past three decades, 2020, Nature Climate Change
  • The American Pond Belt: an untold story of conservation challenges and opportunities, 2021, Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment
  • What drives private landowner decisions? Exploring non-native grass management in the eastern Great Plains, 2020, Journal of Environmental Management
  • Using Adaptive Management to Restore Grasslands Invaded by Tall Fescue (Schedonorus arundinaceus), 2021, Rangeland Ecology & Management
  • Do habitat preferences improve fitness? Context-specific adaptive habitat selection by a grassland songbird, 2020, Oecologia

The frequent co-authors collaborating with Miller include Jaime J. Coon, Diane M. Debinski, Walter H. Schacht, Kyle R. Clem, and Ryan L. Fogt.

Publication venues where Miller most often publishes are:

  • Nature Climate Change
  • Rangeland Ecology & Management
  • Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment
  • Journal of Environmental Management
  • Oecologia

The scientist has received recognition through awards including being named Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2006 and ACM Senior Member status in the same year.

Best Publications

  • Biodiversity conservation and the extinction of experience

    James R. Miller

  • Conservation where people live and work

    James R. Miller;Richard J. Hobbs

  • A checklist for ecological management of landscapes for conservation

    David Lindenmayer;Richard J. Hobbs;Rebecca Montague-Drake;Jason Alexandra

  • Landscape indicators of human impacts to riverine systems

    Sarah E. Gergel;Monica G. Turner;James R. Miller;John M. Melack

  • Estimating the cumulative effects of development on wildlife habitat

    David M. Theobald;James R. Miller;N.Thompson Hobbs

  • Connecting Soil Organic Carbon and Root Biomass with Land-Use and Vegetation in Temperate Grassland

    Devan Allen McGranahan;Aaron Lee Daigh;Jessica J. Veenstra;David M. Engle

  • Habitat Restoration—Do We Know What We’re Doing?

    James R. Miller;Richard J. Hobbs

  • Nonspecific X-linked mental retardation II: the frequency in British Columbia.

    Diana S. Herbst;James R. Miller

  • Stimulo-deterrent diversion: A concept and its possible application to onion maggot control

    James R. Miller;Richard S. Cowles

  • Urbanization and the Predation Paradox: The Role of Trophic Dynamics in Structuring Vertebrate Communities

    Jason D. Fischer;Sarah H. Cleeton;Timothy P. Lyons;James R. Miller

  • The database of the PREDICTS (Projecting Responses of Ecological Diversity In Changing Terrestrial Systems) project

    Lawrence N. Hudson;Tim Newbold;Tim Newbold;Sara Contu;Samantha L.L. Hill;Samantha L.L. Hill

  • Spatial Extrapolation: The Science of Predicting Ecological Patterns and Processes

    James R. Miller;Monica G. Turner;Erica A. H. Smithwick;C. Lisa Dent

  • The PREDICTS database: a global database of how local terrestrial biodiversity responds to human impacts

    Lawrence N Hudson;Tim Newbold;Tim Newbold;Sara Contu;Samantha L L Hill;Samantha L L Hill

  • West Nile virus infection in mosquitoes, birds, horses, and humans, Staten Island, New York, 2000.

    Varuni L. Kulasekera;Laura Kramer;Roger S. Nasci;Farzad Mostashari

  • Categorizing wildlife responses to urbanization and conservation implications of terminology.

    Jason D. Fischer;Sarah C. Schneider;Adam A. Ahlers;James R. Miller

  • Improving city life options for ecological restoration in urban landscapes and how these might influence interactions between people and nature

    Rachel J. Standish;Richard J. Hobbs;James R. Miller

  • EFFECTS OF HUMAN SETTLEMENT ON BIRD COMMUNITIES IN LOWLAND RIPARIAN AREAS OF COLORADO (USA)

    James R. Miller;John A. Wiens;N. Thompson Hobbs;David M. Theobald

  • Selection of a Colorado Potato Beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) Strain Resistant to Bacillus thuringiensis

    M. E. Whalon;D. L. Miller;R. M. Hollingworth;E. J. Grafius

  • Recreational trails, human activity, and nest predation in lowland riparian areas

    James R. Miller;N.Thompson Hobbs

  • Differentiation of competitive vs. non-competitive mechanisms mediating disruption of moth sexual communication by point sources of sex pheromone (part 2): Case studies.

    J. R. Miller;L. J. Gut;F. M. de Lame;L. L. Stelinski

  • Habitat Restoration - Do We Know What We're Doing? (Review)

    James Miller;R.J. Hobbs

Frequent Co-Authors

Diane M. Debinski
Diane M. Debinski Montana State University
David M. Engle
David M. Engle Oklahoma State University
Tom M. Fayle
Tom M. Fayle Queen Mary University of London
Alain Dejean
Alain Dejean Paul Sabatier University
Tim Diekötter
Tim Diekötter Kiel University
Tim Newbold
Tim Newbold University College London
Andy Purvis
Andy Purvis Natural History Museum
Tony R. Walker
Tony R. Walker Dalhousie University
Samuel D. Fuhlendorf
Samuel D. Fuhlendorf Oklahoma State University
Jérémy Bouyer
Jérémy Bouyer INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement

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