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D-Index
37
Citations
9209
World Ranking
6760
National Ranking
685

Overview

Jonas Geldmann is affiliated with the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on Environmental Science, with extensive work spanning subfields such as Global and Planetary Change, Ecology, Economics and Econometrics, Ecological Modeling, and Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law.

The main topics covered in their research include Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management; Economic and Environmental Valuation; Wildlife Ecology and Conservation; Species Distribution and Climate Change; Land Use and Ecosystem Services; Environmental Conservation and Management; and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies.

Jonas Geldmann has published multiple papers, notable recent works being:

  • Protected Planet Report 2014, 2021, published in Issue Lab (Candid)
  • Protected areas have a mixed impact on waterbirds, but management helps, 2022, published in Nature
  • Using the IUCN Red List to map threats to terrestrial vertebrates at global scale, 2021, published in Nature Ecology & Evolution
  • Evaluating Impact Using Time-Series Data, 2020, published in Trends in Ecology & Evolution
  • The positive impact of conservation action, 2024, published in Science

Their frequent co-authors include Andrew Balmford, Julia P. G. Jones, Carsten Rahbek, Johanna Eklund, and Mike Harfoot. These collaborators have partnered with Geldmann across numerous studies, contributing to the breadth of their research.

Jonas Geldmann's work has appeared often in several publication venues, especially:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Biological Conservation
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Nature Ecology & Evolution
  • Conservation Letters

Best Publications

  • Effectiveness of terrestrial protected areas in reducing habitat loss and population declines

    Jonas Geldmann;Megan Barnes;Lauren Coad;Ian D. Craigie

  • Capacity shortfalls hinder the performance of marine protected areas globally

    David A. Gill;Michael B. Mascia;Gabby N. Ahmadia;Louise Glew

  • Protected Planet Report 2014

    D. Juffe-Bignoli;N.D. Burgess;H. Bingham;E.M.S. Belle

  • A global-level assessment of the effectiveness of protected areas at resisting anthropogenic pressures.

    Jonas Geldmann;Andrea Manica;Neil D Burgess;Lauren Coad

  • Shortfalls and Solutions for Meeting National and Global Conservation Area Targets

    Stuart H.M. Butchart;Martin Clarke;Robert J. Smith;Rachel E. Sykes

  • An assessment of threats to terrestrial protected areas

    Katharina Schulze;Katharina Schulze;Kathryn Knights;Lauren Coad;Lauren Coad;Lauren Coad;Jonas Geldmann;Jonas Geldmann

  • Protected areas have a mixed impact on waterbirds, but management helps

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  • Filling in biodiversity threat gaps

    L. N. Joppa;B. O'Connor;P. Visconti;C. Smith

  • Widespread shortfalls in protected area resourcing undermine efforts to conserve biodiversity

    Lauren Coad;James E. M. Watson;James E. M. Watson;Jonas Geldmann;Neil D. Burgess;Neil D. Burgess

  • Mapping change in human pressure globally on land and within protected areas.

    Jonas Geldmann;Jonas Geldmann;Lucas N. Joppa;Lucas N. Joppa;Neil David Burgess;Neil David Burgess;Neil David Burgess

  • What determines spatial bias in citizen science? Exploring four recording schemes with different proficiency requirements

    Jonas Geldmann;Jacob Heilmann-Clausen;Thomas E. Holm;Irina Levinsky

  • Measuring impact of protected area management interventions: current and future use of the Global Database of Protected Area Management Effectiveness

    Lauren Coad;Fiona Leverington;Kathryn Knights;Jonas Geldmann

  • Changes in protected area management effectiveness over time: a global analysis

    Jonas Geldmann;Lauren Coad;Lauren Coad;Megan Barnes;Ian D. Craigie

  • Using the IUCN Red List to map threats to terrestrial vertebrates at global scale

    Michael B. J. Harfoot;Alison Johnston;Alison Johnston;Andrew Balmford;Neil D. Burgess;Neil D. Burgess;Neil D. Burgess

  • Wildlife population trends in protected areas predicted by national socio-economic metrics and body size.

    Megan D. Barnes;Ian D. Craigie;Luke B. Harrison;Jonas Geldmann;Jonas Geldmann

  • Conserving honey bees does not help wildlife.

    Jonas Geldmann;Juan P. González-Varo

  • A global analysis of management capacity and ecological outcomes in terrestrial protected areas

    Jonas Geldmann;Jonas Geldmann;Lauren Coad;Lauren Coad;Lauren Coad;Megan D. Barnes;Megan D. Barnes;Ian D. Craigie

  • Statistical matching for conservation science

    Judith Schleicher;Johanna Eklund;Megan D. Barnes;Jonas Geldmann

  • Commonalities and complementarities among approaches to conservation monitoring and evaluation

    Michael B. Mascia;Sharon Pailler;Michele L. Thieme;Andy Rowe

  • The positive impact of conservation action

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  • Opportunities and challenges of other effective area-based conservation measures (OECMs) for biodiversity conservation

    Helena Alves-Pinto;Helena Alves-Pinto;Helena Alves-Pinto;Jonas Geldmann;Jonas Geldmann;Harry Jonas;Veronica Maioli;Veronica Maioli

  • PROGRESS TOWARDS THE CBD PROTECTED AREA MANAGEMENT EFFECTIVENESS TARGETS

    Lauren Coad;Fiona Leverington;Neil D. Burgess;Ivon C. Cuadros

  • A novel framework for analyzing conservation impacts: evaluation, theory, and marine protected areas

    Michael B. Mascia;Helen E. Fox;Louise Glew;Gabby N. Ahmadia

Frequent Co-Authors

Neil D. Burgess
Neil D. Burgess University of Copenhagen
Marc Hockings
Marc Hockings University of Queensland
Andrew Balmford
Andrew Balmford University of Cambridge
Thomas M. Brooks
Thomas M. Brooks International Union for Conservation of Nature
James E. M. Watson
James E. M. Watson University of Queensland
Tatsuya Amano
Tatsuya Amano University of Queensland
Stuart H. M. Butchart
Stuart H. M. Butchart BirdLife international, UK
Carsten Rahbek
Carsten Rahbek University of Copenhagen
Michael B. Mascia
Michael B. Mascia Duke University
Emily S. Darling
Emily S. Darling Wildlife Conservation Society

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