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D-Index
98
Citations
43089
World Ranking
300
National Ranking
20

Mark S. Boyce 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 Mark S. Boyce sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 313 publications — 92nd percentile

92% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Mark S. Boyce 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 Mark S. Boyce sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 98 D-Index — 96th percentile

96% 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

  • 2014 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada Academy of Science

Overview

Mark S. Boyce is affiliated with the University of Alberta in Canada. Their research primarily focuses on Environmental Science, with significant contributions to Ecology, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, Social Psychology, and Nature and Landscape Conservation. The scientist's main areas of work center on Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Rangeland and Wildlife Management, and related topics including Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology, Species Distribution and Climate Change, Ecology and Biodiversity Studies, Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies, and Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation.

Mark S. Boyce has published extensively in various scientific venues. Frequent publication outlets include:

  • Global Ecology and Conservation
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Ecology and Evolution
  • Ursus
  • Nature Ecology & Evolution

Their most recent papers demonstrate diverse interests across wildlife and ecological studies. These include:

  • "Effects of roads and motorized human access on grizzly bear populations in British Columbia and Alberta, Canada" (2020, Ursus)
  • "Predation landscapes influence migratory prey ecology and evolution" (2021, Trends in Ecology & Evolution)
  • "Mammal responses to global changes in human activity vary by trophic group and landscape" (2024, Nature Ecology & Evolution)
  • "American black bear population fragmentation detected with pedigrees in the transborder Canada-United States region" (2020, Ursus)
  • "Adaptive multi-paddock grazing improves water infiltration in Canadian grassland soils" (2021, Geoderma)

Throughout their career, Mark S. Boyce has frequently collaborated with a number of coauthors, including:

  • Edward W. Bork
  • Cameron N. Carlyle
  • Jason T. Fisher
  • Scott X. Chang
  • Simone Ciuti

In recognition of contributions to science, they were awarded the Fellowship of the Royal Society of Canada in 2014 by the Academy of Science.

Best Publications

  • Evaluating resource selection functions

    Mark S Boyce;Pierre R Vernier;Scott E Nielsen;Fiona K.A Schmiegelow

  • Cross-validation strategies for data with temporal, spatial, hierarchical, or phylogenetic structure

    David R. Roberts;Volker Bahn;Simone Ciuti;Mark S. Boyce

  • WOLVES INFLUENCE ELK MOVEMENTS: BEHAVIOR SHAPES A TROPHIC CASCADE IN YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK

    Daniel Fortin;Hawthorne L. Beyer;Mark S. Boyce;Douglas W. Smith

  • Population Viability Analysis

    M. S. Boyce

  • Estimating Uncertainty in Population Growth Rates: Jackknife vs. Bootstrap Techniques

    Joseph S. Meyer;Christopher G. Ingersoll;Lyman L. McDonald;Marks S. Boyce

  • Relating populations to habitats using resource selection functions.

    Mark S. Boyce;Lyman L. McDonald

  • Resource Selection Functions Based on Use-Availability Data: Theoretical Motivation and Evaluation Methods

    Chris J. Johnson;Scott E. Nielsen;Evelyn H. Merrill;Trent L. McDONALD

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

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

  • Modelling distribution and abundance with presence‐only data

    Jennie L. Pearce;Mark S. Boyce

  • Seasonality, fasting endurance, and body size in mammals

    Stan L. Lindstedt;Mark S. Boyce

  • Scale for resource selection functions

    Mark S. Boyce

  • Global declines of caribou and reindeer

    Liv Solveig Vors;Mark Stephen Boyce

  • Applications of step-selection functions in ecology and conservation

    Henrik Thurfjell;Simone Ciuti;Simone Ciuti;Mark S Boyce

  • Integrated step selection analysis: bridging the gap between resource selection and animal movement

    Tal Avgar;Jonathan R. Potts;Mark A. Lewis;Mark S. Boyce

  • Corridors for Conservation: Integrating Pattern and Process

    Cheryl-Lesley B. Chetkiewicz;Mark S. Boyce

  • LONGEVITY CAN BUFFER PLANT AND ANIMAL POPULATIONS AGAINST CHANGING CLIMATIC VARIABILITY

    William F. Morris;Catherine A. Pfister;Shripad Tuljapurkar;Chirrakal V. Haridas

  • Effects of Humans on Behaviour of Wildlife Exceed Those of Natural Predators in a Landscape of Fear

    Simone Ciuti;Joseph M. Northrup;Tyler B. Muhly;Silvia Simi

  • Demography in an increasingly variable world.

    Mark S. Boyce;Chirakkal V. Haridas;Charlotte T. Lee

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

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

  • Seasonality and Patterns of Natural Selection for Life Histories

    Mark S. Boyce

  • Removing GPS collar bias in habitat selection studies

    Jacqueline L. Frair;Scott E. Nielsen;Evelyn H. Merrill;Subhash R. Lele

  • Linking occurrence and fitness to persistence: habitat-based approach for endangered greater sage-grouse.

    Cameron L. Aldridge;Mark S. Boyce

Frequent Co-Authors

Gordon B. Stenhouse
Gordon B. Stenhouse Western University of Health Sciences
Scott E. Nielsen
Scott E. Nielsen University of Alberta
Evelyn H. Merrill
Evelyn H. Merrill University of Alberta
Cameron L. Aldridge
Cameron L. Aldridge Colorado State University
Chris J. Johnson
Chris J. Johnson University of Northern British Columbia
Tal Avgar
Tal Avgar Utah State University
Marco Musiani
Marco Musiani University of Bologna
Hawthorne L. Beyer
Hawthorne L. Beyer University of Queensland
Nils Chr. Stenseth
Nils Chr. Stenseth University of Oslo
Daniel Fortin
Daniel Fortin Université Laval

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