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D-Index
58
Citations
15146
World Ranking
2526
National Ranking
194

Mike Letnic 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 Mike Letnic sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 193 publications — 72nd percentile

72% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Mike Letnic 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 Mike Letnic sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 58 D-Index — 70th percentile

70% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Mike Letnic is affiliated with the University of New South Wales in Australia and conducts research primarily within Environmental Science, with a strong focus on Ecology. Their publications encompass various subfields, including Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Genetics, Ecological Modeling, and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics.

The scientist's work centers on key topics such as Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies, Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies, Species Distribution and Climate Change, Rangeland and Wildlife Management, Fire effects on ecosystems, and Animal Behavior and Reproduction.

Mike Letnic has published numerous papers in several scientific venues. Frequent publication venues include Australian Mammalogy, Journal of Arid Environments, Austral Ecology, Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, and Die Naturwissenschaften.

Notable recent papers authored or coauthored by Mike Letnic include:

  • Biodiversity impacts of the 2019-2020 Australian megafires (2024) in Nature
  • Introgression does not influence the positive ecological and functional role of dingo populations (2020) in Australian Zoologist
  • Remote sensing of trophic cascades: multi-temporal landsat imagery reveals vegetation change driven by the removal of an apex predator (2021) in Landscape Ecology
  • A single introduction of wild rabbits triggered the biological invasion of Australia (2022) in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Grazing by over-abundant native herbivores jeopardizes conservation goals in semi-arid reserves (2020) in Global Ecology and Conservation

Throughout their career, Mike Letnic has frequently collaborated with a group of coauthors including Jonathan K. Webb, Mathew S. Crowther, Kylie M. Cairns, William K. Cornwell, and Katherine E. Moseby.

Best Publications

  • Status and ecological effects of the world's largest carnivores.

    William J. Ripple;James A. Estes;Robert L. Beschta;Christopher C. Wilmers

  • Extreme climatic events shape arid and semiarid ecosystems

    Milena Holmgren;Paul Stapp;Chris R. Dickman;Carlos Gracia

  • Biological responses to the press and pulse of climate trends and extreme events

    R.M.B. Harris;R.M.B. Harris;L.J. Beaumont;T.R. Vance;C.R. Tozer;C.R. Tozer

  • Ecosystem restoration with teeth: what role for predators?

    Euan G. Ritchie;Bodil Elmhagen;Alistair S. Glen;Mike Letnic

  • Top predators as biodiversity regulators: the dingo Canis lupus dingo as a case study.

    Mike Letnic;Mike Letnic;Euan G. Ritchie;Christopher R. Dickman

  • Ecosystem structure, function, and composition in rangelands are negatively affected by livestock grazing.

    David J. Eldridge;Alistair G. B. Poore;Marta Ruiz-Colmenero;Mike Letnic

  • Saving the World's Terrestrial Megafauna

    William J Ripple;Guillaume Chapron;José Vicente López-Bao;Sarah M. Durant

  • Keystone effects of an alien top-predator stem extinctions of native mammals.

    Mike Letnic;Freya Koch;Christopher E Gordon;Mathew S Crowther

  • THE RESPONSES OF MAMMALS TO LA NINA (EL NINO SOUTHERN OSCILLATION)-ASSOCIATED RAINFALL, PREDATION, AND WILDFIRE IN CENTRAL AUSTRALIA

    Mike Letnic;Bobby Tamayo;Christopher R. Dickman

  • Invasive cane toads (Bufo marinus) cause mass mortality of freshwater crocodiles (Crocodylus johnstoni) in tropical Australia

    Mike Letnic;Jonathan K. Webb;Richard Shine

  • The responses of small mammals and lizards to post-fire succession and rainfall in arid Australia.

    M Letnic;C.R Dickman;M.K Tischler;B Tamayo

  • Boom means bust: interactions between the El Niño/Southern Oscillation (ENSO), rainfall and the processes threatening mammal species in arid Australia

    Mike Letnic;Mike Letnic;Christopher R. Dickman

  • Resource pulses and mammalian dynamics: conceptual models for hummock grasslands and other Australian desert habitats.

    M. Letnic;C. R. Dickman

  • Widespread mesopredator effects after wolf extirpation

    William J. Ripple;Aaron J. Wirsing;Christopher C. Wilmers;Mike Letnic

  • Burning for biodiversity or burning biodiversity? Prescribed burn vs. wildfire impacts on plants, lizards, and mammals

    Louise A. Pastro;Christopher R. Dickman;Mike Letnic

  • Havens for threatened Australian mammals: the contributions of fenced areas and offshore islands to the protection of mammal species susceptible to introduced predators

    Sarah Legge;Sarah Legge;John C. Z. Woinarski;Andrew A. Burbidge;Russell Palmer

  • Top predators constrain mesopredator distributions

    Thomas M. Newsome;Aaron C. Greenville;Duško Ćirović;Christopher R. Dickman

  • Population dynamics of three species of dasyurid marsupials in arid central Australia: a 10-year study

    Christopher R. Dickman;Adele S. Haythornthwaite;Gayle H. McNaught;Paul S. Mahon

  • The current decline of tropical marsupials in Australia: Is history repeating?

    Diana O. Fisher;Chris N. Johnson;Michael J. Lawes;Susanne A. Fritz

  • Are dingoes a trophic regulator in arid Australia? A comparison of mammal communities on either side of the dingo fence

    Mike Letnic;Freya Koch

  • Does a top-predator provide an endangered rodent with refuge from an invasive mesopredator?

    M. Letnic;M. S. Crowther;F. Koch

  • Does a top predator suppress the abundance of an invasive mesopredator at a continental scale

    Mike Letnic;Aaron C Greenville;Elizabeth Denny;Christopher R Dickman

Frequent Co-Authors

Chris R. Dickman
Chris R. Dickman University of Sydney
Mathew S. Crowther
Mathew S. Crowther University of Sydney
Christopher E. Gordon
Christopher E. Gordon Western Sydney University
Katherine E. Moseby
Katherine E. Moseby University of New South Wales
Jonathan K. Webb
Jonathan K. Webb University of Technology Sydney
Daniel T. Blumstein
Daniel T. Blumstein University of California, Los Angeles
Tim S. Jessop
Tim S. Jessop Deakin University
Tim Dempster
Tim Dempster University of Melbourne
Sarah Legge
Sarah Legge Australian National University
Thomas M. Newsome
Thomas M. Newsome University of Sydney

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