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56
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18220
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2780
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211

Nigel Dudley 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 Nigel Dudley sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 220 publications — 79th percentile

79% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Nigel Dudley 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 Nigel Dudley sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 56 D-Index — 67th percentile

67% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Nigel Dudley is affiliated with the University of Queensland in Australia and works primarily within the field of Environmental Science. Their research covers a range of subfields including Global and Planetary Change, Ecology, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, Economics and Econometrics, and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health.

Their research topics emphasize Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management; Land Use and Ecosystem Services; Forest Management and Policy; Economic and Environmental Valuation; Zoonotic Diseases and Public Health; Environmental Conservation and Management; and Species Distribution and Climate Change.

Notable recent publications by Nigel Dudley include:

  • "Area-based conservation in the twenty-first century" (2020, Nature)
  • "Editorial Essay: COVID-19 and protected and conserved areas" (2020, PARKS)
  • "Grasslands and savannahs in the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration" (2020, Restoration Ecology)
  • "Essential indicators for measuring site-based conservation effectiveness in the post-2020 global biodiversity framework" (2021, Conservation Letters)
  • "Impacts of COVID-19 on protected and conserved areas: a global overview and regional perspectives" (2021, PARKS)

The frequent coauthors collaborating with Nigel Dudley include Sue Stolton, James Watson, Stephen Woodley, Marc Hockings, and Hannah L. Timmins. These collaborations have contributed to a diverse body of work spanning various dimensions of conservation science.

The scientist publishes often in several venues, with PARKS being the most frequent, followed by Oryx, Nature, Restoration Ecology, and Conservation Letters. This reflects a consistent contribution to conservation and environmental journals.

Nigel Dudley's book publications have been released through BCU, including titles such as "Protected Areas Benefits Assessment Tool + (PA-BAT+)" and "Lignes directrices pour les aires protégées à gouvernance privée," both published in 2020.

Best Publications

  • Guidelines for applying protected area management categories

    Nigel Dudley

  • The performance and potential of protected areas

    James E. M. Watson;Nigel Dudley;Daniel B. Segan;Marc Hockings

  • Area-based conservation in the twenty-first century

    Sean L. Maxwell;Victor Cazalis;Nigel Dudley;Michael G. Hoffmann

  • Core principles for successfully implementing and upscaling Nature-based Solutions

    Emmanuelle Cohen-Shacham;Emmanuelle Cohen-Shacham;Angela Andrade;Angela Andrade;James Dalton;Nigel Dudley

  • Evaluating effectiveness : a framework for assessing the management of protected areas

    M. T. Hockings;S. Stolton;N. Dudley

  • The Convention on Biological Diversity's 2010 target

    Andrew Balmford;Leon Bennun;Ben ten Brink;David Cooper

  • The Intersections of Biological Diversity and Cultural Diversity: Towards Integration

    Jules Pretty;Bill Adams;Fikret Berkes;Simone Ferreira de Athayde

  • Agriculture and biodiversity: a review

    Nigel Dudley;Sasha Alexander

  • Evaluating Effectiveness: A Framework for Assessing Management Effectiveness of Protected Areas

    José Courrau;Nigel Dudley;Marc Hockings;Fiona Leverington

  • Guidelines for applying the IUCN protected area management categories to marine protected areas

    Jon Day;Nigel Dudley;Marc Hockings;G. Holmes

  • Natural solutions: protected areas helping people cope with climate change.

    Nigel Dudley;Sue Stolton;Alexander Belokurov;Linda Krueger

  • Governance of protected areas : from understanding to action

    Grazia Borrini;Nigel Dudley;Tilman Jaeger;Barbara Lassen

  • The essential role of other effective area-based conservation measures in achieving big bold conservation targets

    Nigel Dudley;Holly Jonas;Fred Nelson;Jeffrey Parrish

  • Bolder science needed now for protected areas

    James E. M. Watson;James E. M. Watson;Emily S. Darling;Emily S. Darling;Oscar Venter;Martine Maron

  • Forest restoration in landscapes : beyond planting trees

    Stephanie Mansourian;Daniel Vallauri;Nigel Dudley

  • Running Pure : The Importance of Forest Protected Areas to Drinking Water

    Nigel Dudley;Sue Stolton

  • The revised IUCN protected area management categories: The debate and ways forward

    Nigel Dudley;Jeffrey D. Parrish;Kent H. Redford;Sue Stolton

  • MEETING AICHI TARGET 11: WHAT DOES SUCCESS LOOK LIKE FOR PROTECTED AREA SYSTEMS?

    Stephen Woodley;Bastian Bertzky;Nigel Crawhall;Nigel Dudley

  • Forest Restoration in Landscapes

    Stephanie Mansourian;Daniel Vallauri;Nigel Dudley

  • Editorial essay: Covid-19 and protected and conserved areas

    Marc Hockings;Nigel Dudley;Wendy Elliott;Mariana Napolitano Ferreira

  • Beyond belief: Linking faiths and protected areas to support biodiversity conservation

    Lisa Higgins-Zogib;Nigel Dudley;Josep-Maria Mallarach;Stephanie Mansourian

  • Science and the Convention on Biological Diversity's 2010 Target.

    A Balmford;L Bennun;B Ten Brink;D Cooper

  • Case study 10.1: Managing tourism in South Korea's protected area system

    Nigel Dudley;Hyun Kim;Won Woo Shin

Frequent Co-Authors

Marc Hockings
Marc Hockings University of Queensland
James E. M. Watson
James E. M. Watson University of Queensland
Piero Visconti
Piero Visconti International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis
Bernardo B. N. Strassburg
Bernardo B. N. Strassburg International Institute for Sustainability (IIS)
Kent H. Redford
Kent H. Redford University of New England
Stuart H. M. Butchart
Stuart H. M. Butchart BirdLife international, UK
Thomas M. Brooks
Thomas M. Brooks International Union for Conservation of Nature
Martine Maron
Martine Maron University of Queensland
Hugh P. Possingham
Hugh P. Possingham University of Queensland
Fabrice G. Renaud
Fabrice G. Renaud University of Glasgow

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