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John M. Fryxell

John M. Fryxell

D-Index & Metrics

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
77
Citations
21519
World Ranking
960
National Ranking
56

John M. Fryxell 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 M. Fryxell sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 208 publications — 76th percentile

76% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

John M. Fryxell 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 M. Fryxell sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 77 D-Index — 89th percentile

89% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2019 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada Academy of Science

Overview

John M. Fryxell is affiliated with the University of Guelph in Canada and works primarily in the field of Environmental Science. Their research spans across several subfields of study, including Ecology, Ecological Modeling, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Nature and Landscape Conservation, and Environmental Chemistry.

The scientist's main topics of interest encompass Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Species Distribution and Climate Change, Rangeland and Wildlife Management, Isotope Analysis in Ecology, Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies, Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies, and Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics.

Fryxell has coauthored numerous papers with frequent collaborators such as Kevin S. McCann, Arthur Rodgers, Gustavo S. Betini, Andrew S. MacDougall, and Ian D. Thompson. Their research has been published repeatedly in venues including Ecology Letters, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), FACETS, Journal of Wildlife Management, and Science.

Selected recent papers include:

  • "Mapping out a future for ungulate migrations", 2021, Science
  • "Learning and Animal Movement", 2021, Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
  • "Habitat selection patterns are density dependent under the ideal free distribution", 2020, Journal of Animal Ecology
  • "Anthropogenic Disturbance and Population Viability of Woodland Caribou in Ontario", 2020, Journal of Wildlife Management
  • "Landscape modification and nutrient-driven instability at a distance", 2020, Ecology Letters

Fryxell was recognized as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 2019 by the Academy of Science.

Best Publications

  • Moving in the Anthropocene : global reductions in terrestrial mammalian movements

    Marlee A. Tucker;Katrin Böhning-Gaese;William F. Fagan;John M. Fryxell

  • EXTRACTING MORE OUT OF RELOCATION DATA: BUILDING MOVEMENT MODELS AS MIXTURES OF RANDOM WALKS

    Juan Manuel Morales;Daniel T. Haydon;Jacqui Frair;Kent E. Holsinger

  • Are there general mechanisms of animal home range behaviour? A review and prospects for future research

    Luca Börger;Benjamin D. Dalziel;John M. Fryxell

  • Causes and consequences of migration by large herbivores

    J.M. Fryxell;A.R.E. Sinclair

  • Human Activity Mediates a Trophic Cascade Caused by Wolves

    Mark Hebblewhite;Clifford A. White;Clifford A. White;Clifford G. Nietvelt;John A. McKenzie;John A. McKenzie

  • Wildlife Ecology, Conservation and Management

    A.R.E. Sinclair;John M. Fryxell;Graeme Caughley

  • Forage Quality and Aggregation by Large Herbivores

    John M. Fryxell

  • Why are Migratory Ungulates So Abundant

    John M. Fryxell;John Greever;A. R. E. Sinclair

  • Scale and heterogeneity in habitat selection by elk in Yellowstone National Park

    Mark S. Boyce;Julie S. Mao;Evelyn H. Merrill;Daniel Fortin

  • Multiple movement modes by large herbivores at multiple spatiotemporal scales

    John M. Fryxell;Megan Hazell;Luca Börger;Ben D. Dalziel

  • Foraging theory upscaled: the behavioural ecology of herbivore movement.

    N. Owen-Smith;J. M. Fryxell;E. H. Merrill

  • The Sahel of Africa: ecology of a disaster

    A. R. E. Sinclair;J. M. Fryxell

  • The predator-prey power law: Biomass scaling across terrestrial and aquatic biomes

    Ian A. Hatton;Kevin S. McCann;John M. Fryxell;T. Jonathan Davies

  • Individual Behavior and Community Dynamics

    John M. Fryxell;Per Lundberg

  • Can parks protect migratory ungulates? The case of the Serengeti wildebeest

    Simon Thirgood;Anna Mosser;Sebastian Tham;Grant Hopcraft

  • Ungulate foraging strategies: energy maximizing or time minimizing?

    Carita M. Bergman;John M. Fryxell;C. Cormack Gates;Daniel Fortin

  • Opposing rainfall and plant nutritional gradients best explain the wildebeest migration in the Serengeti.

    Ricardo M. Holdo;Robert D. Holt;John M. Fryxell

  • Spatial distribution of Serengeti wildebeest in relation to resources

    John F. Wilmshurst;John M. Fryxell;Brian P. Farm;A.R.E. Sinclair

  • Foraging costs of vigilance in large mammalian herbivores

    Daniel Fortin;Mark S. Boyce;Evelyn H. Merrill;John M. Fryxell

  • Group formation stabilizes predator–prey dynamics

    John M. Fryxell;Anna Mosser;Anthony R. E. Sinclair;Craig Packer

  • The allometry of patch selection in ruminants.

    John F. Wilmshurst;John M. Fryxell;Carita M. Bergman

Frequent Co-Authors

Anthony R. E. Sinclair
Anthony R. E. Sinclair University of British Columbia
Tal Avgar
Tal Avgar Utah State University
Arthur R. Rodgers
Arthur R. Rodgers Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry
Kevin S. McCann
Kevin S. McCann University of Guelph
Ian D. Thompson
Ian D. Thompson Canadian Forest Service
Per Lundberg
Per Lundberg Lund University
Daniel Fortin
Daniel Fortin Université Laval
Robert D. Holt
Robert D. Holt University of Florida
Brent R. Patterson
Brent R. Patterson Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry
Daniel T. Haydon
Daniel T. Haydon University of Glasgow

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