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D-Index
54
Citations
20425
World Ranking
3048
National Ranking
1074

Justin S. Brashares 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 Justin S. Brashares sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 132 publications — 41st percentile

41% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Justin S. Brashares 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 Justin S. Brashares 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.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2006 - Hellman Fellow

Overview

Justin S. Brashares is affiliated with the University of California, Berkeley in the United States. Their academic work focuses primarily on environmental science, with a particular emphasis on ecology.

The main fields of study engaged by Brashares include environmental science and various specialized subfields such as ecology, global and planetary change, ecological modeling, small animals, and plant science. Their research spans topics including wildlife ecology and conservation, species distribution and climate change, rangeland and wildlife management, animal behavior and welfare studies, fire effects on ecosystems, ecology and biodiversity studies, and wildlife-road interactions and conservation.

Brashares has contributed to several scholarly publications in leading journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment
  • Frontiers in Conservation Science
  • Conservation Science and Practice
  • Ecosphere
  • Journal of Animal Ecology

Their recent notable papers are:

  • "Disturbance type and species life history predict mammal responses to humans," 2021, Global Change Biology
  • "Fence Ecology: Frameworks for Understanding the Ecological Effects of Fences," 2020, BioScience
  • "An ecological framework for contextualizing carnivore-livestock conflict," 2020, Conservation Biology
  • "Biodiversity monitoring for a just planetary future," 2024, Science
  • "Contrasting patterns of risk from human and non-human predators shape temporal activity of prey," 2021, Journal of Animal Ecology

Collaborations are a significant aspect of Brashares's research network. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Kaitlyn M. Gaynor
  • Alex McInturff
  • Christine E. Wilkinson
  • Kendall L. Calhoun
  • Phoebe Parker-Shames

Brashares received the Hellman Fellow award in 2006. Their work integrates multiple dimensions within environmental science, combining ecological data and conservation strategies to address issues relating to wildlife responses to human impacts, species interactions, and ecosystem dynamics.

Best Publications

  • Trophic Downgrading of Planet Earth

    James A. Estes;John Terborgh;Justin S. Brashares;Mary E. Power

  • The influence of human disturbance on wildlife nocturnality

    Kaitlyn M. Gaynor;Cheryl E. Hojnowski;Neil H. Carter;Justin S. Brashares

  • The Rise of the Mesopredator

    Laura R. Prugh;Chantal J. Stoner;Clinton W. Epps;William T. Bean

  • Patterns of predation in a diverse predator-prey system.

    A. R. E. Sinclair;Simon Mduma;Simon Mduma;Justin S. Brashares

  • Effect of habitat area and isolation on fragmented animal populations

    Laura R. Prugh;Karen E. Hodges;Anthony R. E. Sinclair;Justin S. Brashares

  • Accelerated Human Population Growth at Protected Area Edges

    George Wittemyer;Paul Elsen;William T. Bean;A. Coleman O. Burton

  • Bushmeat Hunting, Wildlife Declines, and Fish Supply in West Africa

    Justin S. Brashares;Justin S. Brashares;Peter Arcese;Moses K. Sam;Peter B. Coppolillo

  • Landscapes of Fear: Spatial Patterns of Risk Perception and Response

    Kaitlyn M. Gaynor;Joel S. Brown;Arthur D. Middleton;Mary E. Power

  • Local Participation in Natural Resource Monitoring: a Characterization of Approaches

    Finn Danielsen;Neil D. Burgess;Neil D. Burgess;Andrew Balmford;Paul F. Donald

  • Human demography and reserve size predict wildlife extinction in West Africa.

    Justin S. Brashares;Peter Arcese;Moses K. Sam

  • Optimizing dispersal and corridor models using landscape genetics

    Clinton W. Epps;John D. Wehausen;Vernon C. Bleich;Steven G. Torres

  • Economic and geographic drivers of wildlife consumption in rural Africa.

    Justin S. Brashares;Christopher D. Golden;Karen Z. Weinbaum;Christopher B. Barrett

  • Placing linkages among fragmented habitats: do least‐cost models reflect how animals use landscapes?

    Sarah C. Sawyer;Clinton W. Epps;Justin S. Brashares

  • Benefits of wildlife consumption to child nutrition in a biodiversity hotspot

    Christopher D. Golden;Lia C. F. Fernald;Justin S. Brashares;B. J. Rasolofoniaina

  • Merging paleobiology with conservation biology to guide the future of terrestrial ecosystems

    Anthony D. Barnosky;Anthony D. Barnosky;Elizabeth A. Hadly;Patrick Gonzalez;Patrick Gonzalez;Jason Head

  • The effects of small sample size and sample bias on threshold selection and accuracy assessment of species distribution models

    William T. Bean;Robert Stafford;Justin S. Brashares

  • Climate-induced range contraction drives genetic erosion in an alpine mammal

    Emily M. Rubidge;James L. Patton;Marisa Lim;A. Cole Burton;A. Cole Burton

  • Wildlife decline and social conflict

    Justin S. Brashares;Briana Abrahms;Kathryn J. Fiorella;Christopher D. Golden

  • Phylogenetic analysis of coadaptation in behavior, diet, and body size in the African antelope

    Justin S. Brashares;Theodore Garland;Peter Arcese

  • Does wildlife resource selection accurately inform corridor conservation

    Briana Abrahms;Sarah C. Sawyer;Neil R. Jordan;Neil R. Jordan;J. Weldon McNutt

  • A Multicountry Assessment of Tropical Resource Monitoring by Local Communities

    Finn Danielsen;Per M. Jensen;Neil D. Burgess;Ronald Altamirano

Frequent Co-Authors

Laura R. Prugh
Laura R. Prugh University of Washington
Mary E. Power
Mary E. Power University of California, Berkeley
Anthony R. E. Sinclair
Anthony R. E. Sinclair University of British Columbia
Douglas J. McCauley
Douglas J. McCauley University of California, Santa Barbara
Lia C. H. Fernald
Lia C. H. Fernald University of California, Berkeley
Andrew Balmford
Andrew Balmford University of Cambridge
Wayne M. Getz
Wayne M. Getz University of California, Berkeley
Elizabeth A. Bukusi
Elizabeth A. Bukusi University of Washington
Katharine N. Suding
Katharine N. Suding University of Colorado Boulder
Elliott L. Hazen
Elliott L. Hazen National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

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