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2026

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92
Citations
35124
World Ranking
416
National Ranking
3

Luigi Boitani 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 Luigi Boitani sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 292 publications — 91st percentile

91% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Luigi Boitani 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 Luigi Boitani sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 92 D-Index — 95th percentile

95% 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

  • 2026 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in Italy Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in Italy Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in Italy Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in Italy Leader Award

Overview

Luigi Boitani is affiliated with Sapienza University of Rome in Italy. The primary areas of scholarly activity include Environmental Science and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a focus on subfields such as Ecology, Genetics, Ecological Modeling, Molecular Biology, and Small Animals.

Boitani's research extensively covers topics in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Species Distribution and Climate Change, Human-Animal Interaction Studies, Ecology and biodiversity studies, Genetic diversity and population structure, Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies, and Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology.

Several recent papers illustrate the scope of Luigi Boitani's work:

  • Large carnivore expansion in Europe is associated with human population density and land cover changes (2021), published in Diversity and Distributions
  • European agreements for nature conservation need to explicitly address wolf-dog hybridisation (2020), published in Biological Conservation
  • Ecological correlates of large carnivore depredation on sheep in Europe (2021), published in Global Ecology and Conservation
  • Continuing recovery of wolves in Europe (2025), published in PLOS Sustainability and Transformation
  • Remotely sensed variables explain microhabitat selection and reveal buffering behaviours against warming in a climate-sensitive bird species (2022), published in Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Boitani include:

  • Paolo Ciucci
  • Đuro Huber
  • John D. C. Linnell
  • Mikael Åkesson
  • Ilpo Kojola

Publication venues where Luigi Boitani frequently contributes are:

  • Biological Conservation
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Diversity and Distributions
  • PLOS Sustainability and Transformation
  • Global Ecology and Conservation

Best Publications

  • Recovery of large carnivores in Europe’s modern human-dominated landscapes

    Guillaume Chapron;Petra Kaczensky;John D. C. Linnell;Manuela von Arx

  • Effectiveness of the global protected area network in representing species diversity

    Ana S. L. Rodrigues;Sandy J. Andelman;Mohamed I. Bakarr;Luigi Boitani

  • The status of the world's land and marine mammals: diversity, threat, and knowledge

    Jan Schipper;Jan Schipper;Janice S. Chanson;Janice S. Chanson;Federica Chiozza;Neil A. Cox;Neil A. Cox

  • The Impact of Conservation on the Status of the World’s Vertebrates

    Michael Hoffmann;Craig Hilton-Taylor;Ariadne Angulo;Monika Böhm

  • Wolves : behavior, ecology, and conservation

    L. David Mech;Luigi Boitani

  • Animal ecology meets GPS-based radiotelemetry: a perfect storm of opportunities and challenges

    Francesca Cagnacci;Luigi Boitani;Roger A. Powell;Mark S. Boyce

  • Changes in land-use/land-cover patterns in Italy and their implications for biodiversity conservation

    Alessandra Falcucci;Alessandra Falcucci;Luigi Maiorano;Luigi Maiorano;Luigi Boitani

  • Global Gap Analysis: Priority Regions for Expanding the Global Protected-Area Network

    Ana S. L. Rodrigues;H. Resit Akçakaya;Sandy J. Andelman;Mohamed I. Bakarr

  • Tradeoffs of different types of species occurrence data for use in systematic conservation planning.

    Carlo Rondinini;Kerrie A. Wilson;Luigi Boitani;Hedley Grantham

  • Quantification of habitat fragmentation reveals extinction risk in terrestrial mammals.

    Kevin R. Crooks;Christopher L. Burdett;David M. Theobald;Sarah R. B. King

  • Research Techniques In Animal Ecology: Controversies And Consequences

    Douglas H. Johnson;Luigi Boitani;Todd K. Fuller

  • Wolf Social Ecology

    L. David Mech;Luigi Boitani

  • Borneo and Indochina are Major Evolutionary Hotspots for Southeast Asian Biodiversity

    Mark de Bruyn;Bjorn Stelbrink;Robert J Morley;Robert Hall

  • Global patterns of fragmentation and connectivity of mammalian carnivore habitat

    Kevin R. Crooks;Christopher L. Burdett;David M. Theobald;Carlo Rondinini

  • Noninvasive molecular tracking of colonizing wolf (Canis lupus) packs in the western Italian Alps.

    V. Lucchini;E. Fabbri;F. Marucco;S. Ricci

  • A Large‐Scale Model of Wolf Distribution in Italy for Conservation Planning

    Fabio Corsi;Eugenio Duprè;Luigi Boitani

  • Global habitat suitability models of terrestrial mammals.

    Carlo Rondinini;Moreno Di Marco;Federica Chiozza;Giulia Santulli

  • Home range, activity and movements of a wolf pack in central Italy

    P. Ciucci;L. Boitani;F. Francisci;G. Andreoli

  • Ecological networks as conceptual frameworks or operational tools in conservation

    Luigi Boitani;Alessandra Falcucci;Alessandra Falcucci;Luigi Maiorano;Luigi Maiorano;Carlo Rondinini

  • The role of habitat quality in fragmented landscapes: a conceptual overview and prospectus for future research.

    Alessio Mortelliti;Giovanni Amori;Luigi Boitani

  • Scott, J. M., J. H. Heglund, M. L. Morrison, J. B. Haufler, M. G. Raphael, W. A. Wall, and F. B. Samson (eds.). 2002. Predicting Species Occurrences: Issues of Accuracy and Scale. Island Press, Washington, D.C., 868 pp. ISBN 1-55963-787-0

    Luigi Boitani

Frequent Co-Authors

Paolo Ciucci
Paolo Ciucci Sapienza University of Rome
Carlo Rondinini
Carlo Rondinini Sapienza University of Rome
Luigi Maiorano
Luigi Maiorano Sapienza University of Rome
John D. C. Linnell
John D. C. Linnell Norwegian Institute for Nature Research
Thomas M. Brooks
Thomas M. Brooks International Union for Conservation of Nature
Moreno Di Marco
Moreno Di Marco Sapienza University of Rome
Simon N. Stuart
Simon N. Stuart Synchronicity Earth
Piero Visconti
Piero Visconti International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis
Ettore Randi
Ettore Randi Aalborg University
Georgina M. Mace
Georgina M. Mace University College London

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