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2026

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Ecology and Evolution

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63
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World Ranking
1989
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Marc Ancrenaz 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 Marc Ancrenaz sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 145 publications — 49th percentile

49% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Marc Ancrenaz 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 Marc Ancrenaz sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 63 D-Index — 77th percentile

77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in Malaysia Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in Malaysia Leader Award

Overview

Marc Ancrenaz is affiliated with the Sabah Wildlife Department in Malaysia and specializes in research related to environmental science, with a particular focus on ecology and conservation biology. Their work addresses various aspects of wildlife ecology, biodiversity conservation, and the impacts of human activity on natural habitats.

The scientist's main fields of study include Environmental Science and Psychology, with specific subfields such as Ecology, Social Psychology, Global and Planetary Change, Nature and Landscape Conservation, and Biomedical Engineering. Their research topics revolve predominantly around Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Primate Behavior and Ecology, Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management, Oil Palm Production and Sustainability, Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology, Zoonotic Diseases and Public Health, and Species Distribution and Climate Change.

Marc Ancrenaz's recent papers include the following:

  • Importance of Small Forest Fragments in Agricultural Landscapes for Maintaining Orangutan Metapopulations, 2021, Frontiers in Forests and Global Change
  • The environmental impacts of palm oil in context, 2020, Nature Plants
  • Impact of palm oil sustainability certification on village well-being and poverty in Indonesia, 2020, Nature Sustainability
  • Shifting apes: Conservation and welfare outcomes of Bornean orangutan rescue and release in Kalimantan, Indonesia, 2020, Journal for Nature Conservation
  • Effectiveness of 20 years of conservation investments in protecting orangutans, 2022, Current Biology

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Marc Ancrenaz include:

  • Erik Meijaard
  • Serge A. Wich
  • Julie Sherman
  • Truly Santika
  • Matthew J. Struebig

The scientist commonly publishes in venues such as Conservation Letters, Oryx, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), SSRN Electronic Journal, and Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research).

Best Publications

  • Orangutan Cultures and the Evolution of Material Culture

    Carel P. van Schaik;Marc Ancrenaz;Gwendolyn Borgen;Birute Galdikas;Birute Galdikas

  • Four decades of forest persistence, clearance and logging on Borneo.

    David L. A. Gaveau;Sean Sloan;Elis Molidena;Husna Yaen

  • Rapid conversions and avoided deforestation: examining four decades of industrial plantation expansion in Borneo

    David L. A. Gaveau;Douglas Sheil;Husnayaen;Mohammad A. Salim

  • The environmental impacts of palm oil in context

    Erik Meijaard;Erik Meijaard;Thomas M. Brooks;Thomas M. Brooks;Thomas M. Brooks;Kimberly M. Carlson;Eleanor M. Slade

  • Genetic Signature of Anthropogenic Population Collapse in Orang-utans

    Benoit Goossens;Lounes Chikhi;Marc Ancrenaz;Isabelle Lackman-Ancrenaz

  • Distribution and conservation status of the orang-utan (Pongo spp.) on Borneo and Sumatra: how many remain?

    Serge A. Wich;Erik Meijaard;Andrew J. Marshall;Simon Husson

  • The database of the PREDICTS (Projecting Responses of Ecological Diversity In Changing Terrestrial Systems) project

    Lawrence N. Hudson;Tim Newbold;Tim Newbold;Sara Contu;Samantha L.L. Hill;Samantha L.L. Hill

  • The PREDICTS database: a global database of how local terrestrial biodiversity responds to human impacts

    Lawrence N Hudson;Tim Newbold;Tim Newbold;Sara Contu;Samantha L L Hill;Samantha L L Hill

  • Apes in the Anthropocene: flexibility and survival

    Kimberley J. Hockings;Matthew R. McLennan;Susana Carvalho;Susana Carvalho;Marc Ancrenaz

  • Best practice guidelines for surveys and monitoring of great ape populations

    Hjalmar Kuhl;Fiona Maisels;Marc Ancrenaz;Elizabeth A Williamson

  • Patterns of genetic diversity and migration in increasingly fragmented and declining orang-utan (Pongo pygmaeus) populations from Sabah, Malaysia.

    Benoit Goossens;Lounes Chikhi;M. F. Jalil;M. F. Jalil;Marc Ancrenaz

  • Quantifying killing of orangutans and human-orangutan conflict in Kalimantan, Indonesia

    Erik Meijaard;Erik Meijaard;Damayanti Buchori;Damayanti Buchori;Yokyok Hadiprakarsa;Sri Suci Utami-Atmoko

  • Reconciling forest conservation and logging in Indonesian Borneo

    David L. A. Gaveau;Mrigesh Kshatriya;Douglas Sheil;Douglas Sheil;Douglas Sheil;Sean Sloan

  • Does oil palm agriculture help alleviate poverty? A multidimensional counterfactual assessment of oil palm development in Indonesia

    Truly Santika;Kerrie A. Wilson;Kerrie A. Wilson;Sugeng Budiharta;Sugeng Budiharta;Elizabeth A. Law

  • People's perceptions about the importance of forests on Borneo.

    Erik Meijaard;Erik Meijaard;Nicola K. Abram;Jessie A. Wells;Anne-Sophie Pellier

  • Orangutan distribution, density, abundance and impacts of disturbance

    Simon J. Husson;Serge A. Wich;Serge A. Wich;Andrew J. Marshall;Rona D. Dennis

  • Aerial Surveys Give New Estimates for Orangutans in Sabah, Malaysia

    Marc Ancrenaz;Olivier Gimenez;Laurentius Ambu;Karine Ancrenaz

  • Of Pongo, palms and perceptions: a multidisciplinary assessment of Bornean orang-utans Pongo pygmaeus in an oil palm context

    Marc Ancrenaz;Felicity Oram;Laurentius Ambu;Isabelle Lackman

  • Survival, interactions with conspecifics and reproduction in 37 chimpanzees released into the wild

    Benoit Goossens;J. M. Setchell;E. Tchidongo;E. Dilambaka

  • The costs of exclusion: recognizing a role for local communities in biodiversity conservation.

    Marc Ancrenaz;Lisa Dabek;Susan O'Neil

  • Understanding the impacts of land-use policies on a threatened species: is there a future for the Bornean orang-utan?

    Serge A. Wich;David Gaveau;Nicola Abram;Marc Ancrenaz;Marc Ancrenaz

Frequent Co-Authors

Erik Meijaard
Erik Meijaard University of Queensland
Serge A. Wich
Serge A. Wich Liverpool John Moores University
Benoit Goossens
Benoit Goossens Cardiff University
Matthew J. Struebig
Matthew J. Struebig University of Kent
Kerrie A. Wilson
Kerrie A. Wilson Queensland University of Technology
Douglas Sheil
Douglas Sheil Wageningen University & Research
Michael William Bruford
Michael William Bruford Cardiff University
Andrew J. Marshall
Andrew J. Marshall University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Kerrie Mengersen
Kerrie Mengersen Queensland University of Technology

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