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Michael A. McCarthy

Michael A. McCarthy

D-Index & Metrics

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
91
Citations
27591
World Ranking
448
National Ranking
44

Michael A. McCarthy 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 Michael A. McCarthy sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 301 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.

Michael A. McCarthy 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 Michael A. McCarthy sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 91 D-Index — 95th percentile

95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Michael A. McCarthy is affiliated with the University of Melbourne in Australia and specializes in Environmental Science. Their research spans several subfields, including Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecological Modeling, Global and Planetary Change, and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics.

The research topics covered by Michael A. McCarthy include:

  • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Fire effects on ecosystems
  • Plant and animal studies
  • Rangeland and Wildlife Management
  • Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies

The scientist has published extensively, with recent papers addressing various aspects of ecology and conservation biology. Selected recent publications include:

  • "Fire and biodiversity in the Anthropocene," 2020, Science
  • "Defining and evaluating predictions of joint species distribution models," 2020, Methods in Ecology and Evolution
  • "Using decision science to evaluate global biodiversity indices," 2020, Conservation Biology
  • "Four principles for improved statistical ecology," 2024, Methods in Ecology and Evolution
  • "A field experiment characterizing variable detection rates during plant surveys," 2022, Conservation Biology

Frequent co-authors of Michael A. McCarthy include:

  • Luke T. Kelly
  • Gurutzeta Guillera-Arroita
  • Katherine M. Giljohann
  • Katharine L. Senior
  • Cindy E. Hauser

The primary venues for these publications are:

  • Methods in Ecology and Evolution
  • Conservation Biology
  • Biological Conservation
  • Ecological Modelling
  • Science

Michael A. McCarthy's research reflects a multidisciplinary approach focused on understanding ecological patterns and processes, particularly related to biodiversity, species distributions, and the impacts of environmental changes such as fire and climate dynamics. They contribute to advancing ecological modeling techniques and conservation strategies through empirical studies and theoretical frameworks.

Best Publications

  • Redefine statistical significance

    Daniel J. Benjamin;James O. Berger;Magnus Johannesson;Magnus Johannesson;Brian A. Nosek;Brian A. Nosek

  • Is my species distribution model fit for purpose? Matching data and models to applications

    Gurutzeta Guillera-Arroita;José J. Lahoz-Monfort;Jane Elith;Ascelin Gordon

  • Bayesian Methods for Ecology

    Michael A. McCarthy

  • Understanding co-occurrence by modelling species simultaneously with a Joint Species Distribution Model (JSDM)

    Laura J. Pollock;Reid Tingley;William K. Morris;Nick Golding

  • Scientific foundations for an IUCN Red List of ecosystems.

    David A. Keith;David A. Keith;Jon Paul Rodríguez;Kathryn M. Rodríguez-Clark;Emily Nicholson

  • Fire and biodiversity in the Anthropocene

    Luke T. Kelly;Katherine M. Giljohann;Andrea Duane;Nuria Aquilue

  • Dynamics of grape berry growth and physiology of ripening.

    Bryan G. Coombe;Michael McCarthy

  • A conceptual framework for predicting the effects of urban environments on floras

    Nicholas S.G. Williams;Nicholas S.G. Williams;Mark W. Schwartz;Peter A. Vesk;Michael A. McCarthy;Michael A. McCarthy

  • The focal-species approach and landscape restoration: A critique

    David Lindenmayer;Adrian Manning;Peter Smith;Hugh P Possingham

  • Active Adaptive Management for Conservation

    Michael A. McCARTHY;Hugh P. Possingham

  • A global synthesis of plant extinction rates in urban areas

    Amy K. Hahs;Amy K. Hahs;Mark J. McDonnell;Mark J. McDonnell;Michael A. McCarthy;Peter A. Vesk

  • The Use of Bayesian Model Averaging to Better Represent Uncertainty in Ecological Models

    B. A. Wintle;M. A. McCARTHY;C. T. Volinsky;R. P. Kavanagh

  • The Allee effect, finding mates and theoretical models

    M.A McCarthy

  • Streamlining ‘search and destroy’: cost‐effective surveillance for invasive species management

    Cindy E Hauser;Michael A McCarthy

  • Sensitivity analysis for models of population viability

    Michael A. McCarthy;Mark A. Burgman;Scott Ferson

  • Clarifying the effect of toe clipping on frogs with Bayesian statistics

    Michael A. Mccarthy;Michael A. Mccarthy;Kirsten M. Parris

  • Optimal eradication: when to stop looking for an invasive plant.

    Tracey J. Regan;Michael A. McCarthy;Peter W. J. Baxter;Peter W. J. Baxter;F. Dane Panetta

  • The IUCN red list of ecosystems: Motivations, challenges, and applications

    David A. Keith;Jon Paul Rodríguez;Thomas M. Brooks;Mark A. Burgman

  • The biodiversity bank cannot be a lending bank

    Sarah A. Bekessy;Brendan A. Wintle;David B. Lindenmayer;Michael A. Mccarthy

  • Profiting from prior information in Bayesian analyses of ecological data

    Michael A. McCARTHY;Pip Masters

Frequent Co-Authors

Hugh P. Possingham
Hugh P. Possingham University of Queensland
David B. Lindenmayer
David B. Lindenmayer Australian National University
Mark A. Burgman
Mark A. Burgman Imperial College London
Brendan A. Wintle
Brendan A. Wintle University of Melbourne
Kirsten M. Parris
Kirsten M. Parris University of Melbourne
Nicholas S. G. Williams
Nicholas S. G. Williams University of Melbourne
Peter A. Vesk
Peter A. Vesk University of Melbourne
David A. Keith
David A. Keith University of New South Wales
Joslin L. Moore
Joslin L. Moore Monash University
Tracey J. Regan
Tracey J. Regan Arthur Rylah Institute for Environmental Research

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