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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
54
Citations
15250
World Ranking
3072
National Ranking
1088

John G. Robinson 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 John G. Robinson sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 97 publications — 16th percentile

16% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

John G. Robinson 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 John G. Robinson sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 54 D-Index — 64th percentile

64% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

John G. Robinson is affiliated with the Wildlife Conservation Society in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science, with significant contributions in the subfields of global and planetary change, ecology, economics and econometrics, insect science, and public health related to environmental and occupational factors.

Their main topics of work include conservation, biodiversity, and resource management; land use and ecosystem services; forest management and policy; economic and environmental valuation; forest ecology and biodiversity studies; zoonotic diseases and public health; and agriculture sustainability and environmental impact.

Robinson's recent papers include the following:

  • Anthropogenic modification of forests means only 40% of remaining forests have high ecosystem integrity, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Wild Meat Is Still on the Menu: Progress in Wild Meat Research, Policy, and Practice from 2002 to 2020, 2021, Annual Review of Environment and Resources
  • Area Requirements to Safeguard Earth's Marine Species, 2020, One Earth
  • Spatial priorities for conserving the most intact biodiverse forests within Central Africa, 2020, Environmental Research Letters
  • Modification of forests by people means only 40% of remaining forests have high ecosystem integrity, 2020, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Hedley S. Grantham
  • James Watson
  • Emma J. Stokes
  • Tom Evans
  • Kendall R. Jones

Prominent venues where Robinson has published include:

  • Nature Communications
  • PLoS Biology
  • Annual Review of Environment and Resources
  • One Earth
  • Environmental Research Letters

Best Publications

  • The exceptional value of intact forest ecosystems

    James E. M. Watson;James E. M. Watson;Tom Evans;Oscar Venter;Brooke Williams;Brooke Williams

  • Hunting for Sustainability in Tropical Forests

    John G. Robinson;Elizabeth L. Bennett

  • Improving the practice of conservation: a conceptual framework and research agenda for conservation science

    Nick Salafsky;Richard Margoluis;Kent H. Redford;John G. Robinson

  • Planning to Save a Species: the Jaguar as a Model

    Eric W. Sanderson;Kent H. Redford;Cheryl-Lesley B. Chetkiewicz;Rodrigo A. Medellin

  • Body size, diet, and population density of Neotropical forest mammals

    John G. Robinson;Kent H. Redford

  • Neotropical Wildlife Use and Conservation

    Craig Guyer;John G. Robinson;Kent H. Redford

  • The Game of Choice: Patterns of Indian and Colonist Hunting in the Neotropics

    Kent H. Redford;John G. Robinson

  • Bringing the Tiger Back from the Brink—The Six Percent Solution

    Joe Walston;John G. Robinson;Elizabeth L Bennett;Urs Breitenmoser

  • Tropical forest management and conservation of biodiversity: an overview

    Francis E. Putz;Geoffrey M. Blate;Kent H. Redford;Robert Fimbel

  • The Limits to Caring: Sustainable Living and the Loss of Biodiversity

    John G. Robinson

  • The Sustainability of Subsistence Hunting in the Neotropics

    Michael S. Alvard;John G. Robinson;Kent H. Redford;Hillard Kaplan

  • Forest size and structure: Competitive and predatory effects on small mammal communities

    Gustavo A.B. da Fonseca;John G. Robinson

  • Mapping the conservation landscape

    Kent H. Redford;Peter Coppolillo;Eric W. Sanderson;Gustavo A. B. Da Fonseca

  • Wildlife Harvest in Logged Tropical Forests

    John G. Robinson;Kent H. Redford;Elizabeth L. Bennett

  • Protect the last of the wild

    James E. M. Watson;James E. M. Watson;Oscar Venter;Jasmine Lee;Kendall R. Jones

  • An Ecology‐Based Method for Defining Priorities for Large Mammal Conservation: The Tiger as Case Study

    Eric D. Wikramanayake;Eric Dinerstein;John G. Robinson;Ullas Karanth

  • Seasonal variation in use of time and space by the wedge-capped capuchin monkey, Cebus olivaceus : implications for foraging theory

    John G. Robinson

  • Hunting for Consensus: Reconciling Bushmeat Harvest, Conservation, and Development Policy in West and Central Africa

    Elizabeth L. Bennett;Eric Blencowe;Katrina Brandon;David Brown

  • Rarity in Neotropical Forest Mammals and Its Ecological Correlates

    Héctor T. Arita;John G. Robinson;Kent H.Redford

  • Conservation of exploited species

    John D. Reynolds

Frequent Co-Authors

James E. M. Watson
James E. M. Watson University of Queensland
Kent H. Redford
Kent H. Redford University of New England
Hugh P. Possingham
Hugh P. Possingham University of Queensland
Hedley S. Grantham
Hedley S. Grantham University of New South Wales
Oscar Venter
Oscar Venter University of Northern British Columbia
William F. Laurance
William F. Laurance James Cook University
Ayesha I. T. Tulloch
Ayesha I. T. Tulloch University of Sydney
Simon N. Stuart
Simon N. Stuart Synchronicity Earth
Eric W. Sanderson
Eric W. Sanderson Wildlife Conservation Society
Georgina M. Mace
Georgina M. Mace University College London

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