2026 Michael E. Soulé: Ecology and Evolution Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Ecology and Evolution	67	1565	574	114	36458

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Ecology and Evolution

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Research.com Recognitions

1992 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
1973 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Overview

Michael E. Soulé was affiliated with the University of California, Santa Cruz in the United States. Their research primarily focused on environmental science, with key contributions spanning ecological modeling, ecology, global and planetary change, and the broader domain of ecology, evolution, behavior, and systematics.

They published work addressing several main topics, including:

Species Distribution and Climate Change
Fire effects on ecosystems
Plant and animal studies
Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation

Soulé authored recent papers such as "Long-term declines in insect abundance and biomass in a subalpine habitat" (2023) published in Ecosphere, and "Enhanced regional connectivity between western North American national parks will increase persistence of mammal species diversity" (2023) in Scientific Reports.

Frequent collaborators in their research included Rebecca Dalton, Nora Underwood, David W. Inouye, Brian D. Inouye, and William D. Newmark. Their work appeared predominantly in the journals Ecosphere and Scientific Reports.

Soulé was recognized with the following awards:

Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 1992
Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, 1973

Best Publications

Trophic Downgrading of Planet Earth

James A. Estes;John Terborgh;Justin S. Brashares;Mary E. Power

4587
Citations
Mesopredator release and avifaunal extinctions in a fragmented system

Kevin R. Crooks;Michael E. Soulé

2294
Citations
Viable Populations for Conservation

Michael E. Soulé

2192
Citations
Conservation and evolution

O. H. Frankel;Michael E. Soulé

2111
Citations
Conservation Biology: The Science of Scarcity and Diversity

Michael E. Soulé

1869
Citations
What is Conservation Biology?A new synthetic discipline addresses the dynamics and problems of perturbed species, communities, and ecosystems

Michael E. Soulé

1692
Citations
The Keystone-Species Concept in Ecology and ConservationManagement and policy must explicitly consider the complexity of interactions in natural systems

L. Scott Mills;Michael E. Soulé;Daniel F. Doak

1669
Citations
Conservation Biology: An Evolutionary-Ecological Perspective

Michael E. Soulé;Bruce A. Wilcox

1285
Citations
Reconstructed Dynamics of Rapid Extinctions of Chaparral‐Requiring Birds in Urban Habitat Islands

Michael E. Soulé;Douglas T. Bolger;Allison C. Alberts;John Wrights

1057
Citations
What Is Conservation Biology

Michael E. Soulé

1018
Citations
What do genetics and ecology tell us about the design of nature reserves

Michael E. Soulé;Daniel Simberloff

812
Citations
Ecological Effectiveness: Conservation Goals for Interactive Species

Michael E. Soulé;James A. Estes;Joel Berger;Carlos Martinez Del Rio

603
Citations
Continental Conservation: scientific foundations of regional reserve networks

Michael E. Soulé;John Terborgh;Wildlands

566
Citations
Conservation: tactics for a constant crisis.

Michael E. Soulé

563
Citations
Pleistocene rewilding: an optimistic agenda for twenty-first century conservation.

C. Josh Donlan;Joel Berger;Carl E. Bock;Jane H. Bock

528
Citations
Lag times in population explosions of invasive species: causes and implications

Unknown

511
Citations
ECOLOGY: Conservation Targets: Do They Help?

Michael E. Soulé;M. A. Sanjayan

505
Citations
Conservation biology : research priorities for the next decade

Michael E. Soulé;Gordon H. Orians

283
Citations
Conservation Biology: The Science of Scarcity and Diversity.

C. R. Margules;M. E. Soule

115
Citations
Conservation Biology: An Evolutionary-Ecological Perspective

James R. Karr;M. E. Soule;B. A. Wilcox

106
Citations
Conservation and Evolution

I. Jack Stout;O. H. Frankel;M. E. Soule

10
Citations
Conservation Biology: An Evolutionary-Ecological Perspective

Daniel Simberloff;M. E. Soule;B. A. Wilcox

9
Citations
Conservation Biology: The Science of Scarcity and Diversity

Blaine H. M. Mooers;Michael E. Soule

0
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Frequent Co-Authors

James A. Estes University of California, Santa Cruz

John Terborgh Duke University

Reed F. Noss University of Florida

Douglas T. Bolger Dartmouth College

Brendan Mackey Griffith University

Menna E. Jones University of Tasmania

John C. Z. Woinarski Charles Darwin University

William J. Ripple Oregon State University

Rodolfo Dirzo Stanford University

Héctor T. Arita National Autonomous University of Mexico

External Links

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