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Michael G. L. Mills

Michael G. L. Mills

D-Index & Metrics

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
48
Citations
7937
World Ranking
4258
National Ranking
471

Michael G. L. Mills 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 G. L. Mills sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 96 publications — 15th percentile

15% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Michael G. L. Mills 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 G. L. Mills sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 48 D-Index — 51st percentile

51% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 121 D-Index or more.

Overview

Michael G. L. Mills is affiliated with the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science, with a significant emphasis on ecology and ecological modeling. Their work spans topics such as species distribution and climate change, wildlife ecology and conservation, and forest insect ecology and management.

The scientist's recent publications include:

  • Going back for the future: Incorporating Pleistocene fossil records of saiga antelope into habitat suitability models, 2024, Journal of Biogeography
  • Ecological niche modeling and potential dispersal of emerald ash borer in the Pacific Northwest, 2025, Journal of Economic Entomology
  • New Perspectives on European Wildcat (Felis silvestris, Schreber 1777) Habitat Suitability in Britain: Integrating Fossil Records to Improve Baselines for Reintroduction, 2025, Ecology and Evolution

Their work in species distribution and climate change is highlighted by publications focused on habitat suitability modeling and integrating fossil records to understand ecological baselines. This contributes to topics under wildlife ecology and conservation, as well as ecological and vegetation dynamics studies.

Michael G. L. Mills has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including Danielle Schreve, Owen Middleton, Christopher J. Sandom, Gengping Zhu, and Max Ragozzino. The collaboration with Danielle Schreve appears most often, indicating a continuing professional association.

Their research has been published in journals such as:

  • Journal of Biogeography
  • Journal of Economic Entomology
  • Ecology and Evolution

The subfields they contribute to include ecology, ecological modeling, nature and landscape conservation, and insect science. These fields feed into their broader research areas related to species distribution, climate impacts, forest insect ecology, and insect-plant interactions.

Best Publications

  • Predator-prey size relationships in an African large-mammal food web.

    Norman Owen-Smith;Michael G.L. Mills

  • High hunting costs make African wild dogs vulnerable to kleptoparasitism by hyaenas

    Martyn L. Gorman;Michael G. Mills;Jacobus P. Raath;John R. Speakman

  • Rank and reproduction in cooperatively breeding African wild dogs: behavioral and endocrine correlates

    Scott Creel;Scott Creel;Nancy Marusha Creel;Nancy Marusha Creel;Michael G. L. Mills;Steven L. Monfort

  • Factors Affecting the Density and Distribution of Wild Dogs in the Kruger National Park

    Michael G. L. Mills;Martyn L. Gorman

  • Wildlife Viewing Preferences of Visitors to Protected Areas in South Africa: Implications for the Role of Ecotourism in Conservation

    Peter A. Lindsey;R. Alexander;M.G.L. Mills;S. Romañach

  • A molecular genetic analysis of social structure, dispersal, and interpack relationships of the African wild dog (Lycaon pictus )

    Derek J. Girman;M. G. L. Mills;Eli Geffen;Robert K. Wayne

  • Factors affecting the hunting success of male and female lions in the Kruger National Park

    P. J. Funston;M. G. L. Mills;M. G. L. Mills;H. C. Biggs

  • Factors Influencing Perceptions of Conflict and Tolerance toward Cheetahs on Namibian Farmlands

    L. L. Marker;M. G. L. Mills;D. W. Macdonald

  • Attitudes of ranchers towards African wild dogs Lycaon pictus: Conservation implications on private land

    Peter A. Lindsey;Johan T. du Toit;M.G.L. Mills;M.G.L. Mills

  • Manifold interactive influences on the population dynamics of a multispecies ungulate assemblage

    Norman Owen-Smith;M. G. L. Mills

  • The potential contribution of ecotourism to African wild dog Lycaon pictus conservation in South Africa

    Peter A. Lindsey;Robert R. Alexander;Johan T. du Toit;M.G.L. Mills;M.G.L. Mills

  • Cheetahs and wild dogs show contrasting patterns of suppression by lions.

    Alexandra Swanson;Alexandra Swanson;Timothy Caro;Harriet Davies-Mostert;Harriet Davies-Mostert;Michael G.L. Mills

  • Scent marking strategies in hyaenas (Mammalia)

    M. L. Gorman;M. G. L. Mills

  • Cheetah Acinonyx jubatus feeding ecology in the Kruger National Park and a comparison across African savanna habitats: is the cheetah only a successful hunter on open grassland plains?

    M. G.L. Mills;L. Broomhall;J. T. du Toit

  • Shifting prey selection generates contrasting herbivore dynamics within a large-mammal predator-prey web.

    Norman Owen-Smith;Michael G.L. Mills

  • Scent-marking behaviour of the honey badger, Mellivora capensis (Mustelidae), in the southern Kalahari

    C.M. Begg;C.M. Begg;K.S. Begg;J.T. Du Toit;M.G.L. Mills;M.G.L. Mills;M.G.L. Mills

  • Population Dynamics of African Wild Dogs

    Todd K. Fuller;Pieter W. Kat;John B. Bulger;Anthony H. Maddock

  • An investigation into the health status and diseases of wild dogs (Lycaon pictus) in the Kruger National Park.

    J Van Heerden;M G Mills;M J Van Vuuren;P J Kelly

  • Home range and habitat use by cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus) in the Kruger National Park.

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  • African wild dogs

    Scott Creel;Michael G. L. Mills;J. Weldon McNutt

  • Patterns of population subdivision, gene flow and genetic variability in the African wild dog (Lycaon pictus)

    D. J. Girman;D. J. Girman;C. Vilà;E. Geffen;S. Creel

Frequent Co-Authors

David W. Macdonald
David W. Macdonald University of Oxford
Peter A. Lindsey
Peter A. Lindsey Griffith University
Chris Carbone
Chris Carbone Zoological Society of London
John R. Speakman
John R. Speakman University of Aberdeen
Rory P. Wilson
Rory P. Wilson Swansea University
Norman Owen-Smith
Norman Owen-Smith University of the Witwatersrand
Paul J. Funston
Paul J. Funston Panthera Corporation
Gregory F. Grether
Gregory F. Grether University of California, Los Angeles
Blaire Van Valkenburgh
Blaire Van Valkenburgh University of California, Los Angeles
Martyn L. Gorman
Martyn L. Gorman University of Aberdeen

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