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D-Index
55
Citations
14183
World Ranking
2928
National Ranking
328

Michael D. Swaine 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 D. Swaine sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 130 publications — 39th percentile

39% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Michael D. Swaine 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 D. Swaine sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 55 D-Index — 66th percentile

66% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Michael D. Swaine is affiliated with the University of Aberdeen in the United Kingdom. Their primary research areas span Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a focus on several interconnected subfields including Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Global and Planetary Change, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology, and Plant Science.

The scientist's work engages deeply with topics such as Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies, Plant Diversity and Evolution, Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics, Fire Effects on Ecosystems, Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics, African Botany and Ecology Studies, and Plant and Animal Studies.

Recent publications authored or coauthored by Michael D. Swaine include:

  • "Asynchronous carbon sink saturation in African and Amazonian tropical forests," 2020, published in Nature
  • "Floristic evidence for alternative biome states in tropical Africa," 2020, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Dissecting the difference in tree species richness between Africa and South America," 2022, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Development and Initial Outcomes of the Interdisciplinary 'Early Identification and Intervention for Infants Network' (Ei3) in Los Angeles," 2024, published in Journal of Clinical Medicine
  • "Species identification of morphologically similar tropical dolphins and estimating group size using aerial imagery in coastal waters," 2022, published in Mammalian Biology

The venues where the scientist most frequently publishes reflect a diverse engagement with interdisciplinary research questions. These publication venues include:

  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Nature
  • Journal of Clinical Medicine
  • Mammalian Biology
  • Ghana Journal of Science

Michael D. Swaine collaborates regularly with a group of coauthors, indicating ongoing research partnerships. Frequent coauthors include James A. Comiskey, Jean-Louis Doucet, Sylvie Gourlet-Fleury, Adeline Fayolle, and Kyle G. Dexter. Each of these collaborators has teamed with Swaine on multiple occasions, reflecting sustained academic collaboration within related fields.

Best Publications

  • On the definition of ecological species groups in tropical rain forests

    M. D. Swaine;T. C. Whitmore

  • Increasing carbon storage in intact African tropical forests

    Simon L. Lewis;Gabriela Lopez-Gonzalez;Bonaventure Sonké;Kofi Affum-Baffoe

  • Asynchronous carbon sink saturation in African and Amazonian tropical forests

    Wannes Hubau;Wannes Hubau;Wannes Hubau;Simon L. Lewis;Simon L. Lewis;Oliver L. Phillips;Kofi Affum-Baffoe

  • The dynamics of tree populations in tropical forest: a review.

    M. D. Swaine;Diana Lieberman;F. E. Putz

  • Distribution and ecology of vascular plants in a tropical rain forest: Forest vegetation in Ghana

    J. B. Hall;M. D. Swaine

  • Classification and ecology of closed-canopy forest in Ghana.

    J. B. Hall;M. D. Swaine

  • DISPERSAL PATTERNS AND SEED BANK DYNAMICS OF PIONEER TREES IN MOIST TROPICAL FOREST

    James W. Dalling;M. D. Swaine;Nancy C. Garwood

  • Long-term thermal sensitivity of Earth’s tropical forests

    Martin J.P. Sullivan;Martin J.P. Sullivan;Simon L. Lewis;Simon L. Lewis;Kofi Affum-Baffoe;Carolina Castilho

  • Early succession on cleared forest land in Ghana.

    M. D. Swaine;John B. Hall

  • Drought‐induced shifts in the floristic and functional composition of tropical forests in Ghana

    Sophie Fauset;Timothy R. Baker;Simon L. Lewis;Simon L. Lewis;Ted R. Feldpausch

  • Rainfall and soil fertility as factors limiting forest species distributions in Ghana

    M. D. Swaine

  • Distribution and ecology of vascular plants in a tropical rain forest

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  • Characteristics of dry forest in West Africa and the influence of fire

    M. D. Swaine

  • Use of hemispherical photographs in forest ecology: measurement of gap size and radiation totals in a Bornean tropical rain forest

    T. C. Whitmore;N. D. Brown;M. D. Swaine;D. Kennedy

  • Tree population dynamics at Kade, Ghana (1968-1982)

    M. D. Swaine;J. B. Hall;I. J. Alexander

  • Soil seed bank community dynamics in seasonally moist lowland tropical forest, Panama

    James W Dalling;M. D. Swaine;Nancy C. Garwood

  • Variation in tropical forest growth rates: combined effects of functional group composition and resource availability

    Timothy R. Baker;Michael D. Swaine;David F.R.P. Burslem

  • Responses of tropical forest tree seedlings to irradiance and the derivation of a light response index

    V. K. Agyeman;M. D. Swaine;J. Thompson

  • Effect of light on the germination of forest trees in Ghana

    B. Kyereh;M. D. Swaine;J. Thompson;J. Thompson

  • Differences in plant and soil water relations in and around a forest gap in West Africa during the dry season may influence seedling establishment and survival

    E. M. Veenendaal;M. D. Swaine;V. K. Agyeman;D. Blay

  • Seed Dispersal by Baboons in the Shai Hills, Ghana

    Diana Lieberman;J. B. Hall;M. D. Swaine;Milton Lieberman

Frequent Co-Authors

Sylvie Gourlet-Fleury
Sylvie Gourlet-Fleury Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement
Timothy R. Baker
Timothy R. Baker University of Leeds
Simon L. Lewis
Simon L. Lewis University College London
Jean-Louis Doucet
Jean-Louis Doucet Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech
Bettina M. J. Engelbrecht
Bettina M. J. Engelbrecht University of Bayreuth
David F. R. P. Burslem
David F. R. P. Burslem University of Aberdeen
Terry Sunderland
Terry Sunderland University of British Columbia
Yadvinder Malhi
Yadvinder Malhi University of Oxford
Clément Stahl
Clément Stahl INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Luiz E. O. C. Aragão
Luiz E. O. C. Aragão National Institute for Space Research

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