2026 Nigel Leader-Williams: Ecology and Evolution Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Ecology and Evolution	61	2176	2086	254	244	142	14561

Nigel Leader-Williams 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 Leader-Williams sits on this spectrum.

37 publications 531+

This scientist: 142 publications — 47th percentile

47% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Nigel Leader-Williams 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 Leader-Williams sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 61 D-Index — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Nigel Leader-Williams is affiliated with the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom and specializes in environmental science with a focus on wildlife ecology and conservation. Their research encompasses several related disciplines, including ecology, management, monitoring, policy and law, social psychology, agronomy and crop science, and public health within environmental and occupational contexts.

The scientist's work frequently addresses topics such as wildlife ecology and conservation, rangeland management and livestock ecology, animal disease management and epidemiology, primate behavior and ecology, zoonotic diseases and public health, research on Yersinia bacterium and associated plague vectors, as well as identification and quantification in food.

Key recent publications authored or co-authored by Nigel Leader-Williams include:

Changing seasonal, temporal and spatial crop-raiding trends over 15 years in a human-elephant conflict hotspot, 2021, Biological Conservation
Knowledge and attitudes about the use of pangolin scale products in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) within China, 2020, People and Nature
Assessing impacts of human-elephant conflict on human wellbeing: An empirical analysis of communities living with elephants around Maasai Mara National Reserve in Kenya, 2020, PLoS ONE
Exploitation Histories of Pangolins and Endemic Pheasants on Hainan Island, China: Baselines and Shifting Social Norms, 2021, Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
Global biodiversity conservation requires traditional Chinese medicine trade to be sustainable and well regulated, 2022, Global Change Biology

Among frequent collaborators are Yifu Wang, Samuel T. Turvey, Tobias Ochieng Nyumba, Lydia Tiller, and Tatyana Humle. Their research has been published in venues such as Biological Conservation, People and Nature, PLoS ONE, Global Change Biology, and Nature Conservation.

Best Publications

Quantification of Extinction Risk: IUCN's System for Classifying Threatened Species

Georgina M. Mace;Nigel J. Collar;Kevin J. Gaston;Craig Hilton-Taylor

1600
Citations
The Convention on Biological Diversity's 2010 target

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

609
Citations
Governance and the loss of biodiversity

Robert J. Smith;Robert D. J. Muir;Matthew J. Walpole;Andrew Balmford

590
Citations
Tourism and flagship species in conservation

Matthew J. Walpole;Nigel Leader-Williams

469
Citations
Predicting spatial aspects of human–elephant conflict

Noah W. Sitati;Matthew J. Walpole;Robert J. Smith;Nigel Leader-Williams

447
Citations
Bringing the Tiger Back from the Brink—The Six Percent Solution

Joe Walston;John G. Robinson;Elizabeth L Bennett;Urs Breitenmoser

434
Citations
Evaluating whether protected areas reduce tropical deforestation in Sumatra

David L. A. Gaveau;David L. A. Gaveau;Justin Epting;Owen D. Lyne;Matthew Linkie

375
Citations
Sustainable use and incentive-driven conservation: realigning human and conservation interests

Jon M. Hutton;Nigel Leader-Williams

363
Citations
Cattle ranchers' attitudes to conflicts with jaguar Panthera onca in the Pantanal of Brazil

Anja Zimmermann;Matthew J. Walpole;Nigel Leader-Williams

330
Citations
Patterns and perceptions of wildlife crop raiding in and around Kerinci Seblat National Park, Sumatra

Matthew Linkie;Yoan Dinata;A. Nofrianto;Nigel Leader-Williams

325
Citations
Assessing the viability of tiger subpopulations in a fragmented landscape

Matthew Linkie;Guillaume Chapron;Deborah J. Martyr;Jeremy Holden

312
Citations
A model of incentives for the illegal exploitation of black rhinos and elephants : poaching pays in Luangwa Valley, Zambia

E. J. Milner-Gulland;N. Leader-Williams

282
Citations
TAKE ONLY PHOTOGRAPHS, LEAVE ONLY FOOTPRINTS: the environmental impacts of wildlife tourism

Dilys Roe;Nigel Leader-Williams;Barry Dalal-Clayton

277
Citations
Designing the Ark: Setting Priorities for Captive Breeding

Andrew Balmford;Georgina M. Mace;N. Leader-Williams

268
Citations
Global priorities for national carnivore conservation under land use change

Enrico Di Minin;Enrico Di Minin;Rob Slotow;Rob Slotow;Luke T. B. Hunter;Luke T. B. Hunter;Federico Montesino Pouzols;Federico Montesino Pouzols

260
Citations
Factors affecting susceptibility of farms to crop raiding by African elephants: using a predictive model to mitigate conflict

Noah W. Sitati;Matthew J. Walpole;Nigel Leader-Williams

258
Citations
Banning Trophy Hunting Will Exacerbate Biodiversity Loss.

Enrico Di Minin;Enrico Di Minin;Nigel Leader-Williams;Corey J.A. Bradshaw;Corey J.A. Bradshaw

245
Citations
Allocation of resources for conservation

N. Leader-Williams;S. D. Albon

218
Citations
Illegal exploitation of black rhinoceros and elephant populations : patterns of decline, law enforcement and patrol effort in Luangwa Valley, Zambia

N. Leader-Williams;S. D. Albon;P.S. M. Berry

207
Citations
Conservation performance of different conservation governance regimes in the Peruvian Amazon

Judith Schleicher;Carlos A. Peres;Tatsuya Amano;William Llactayo

184
Citations
Science and the Convention on Biological Diversity's 2010 Target.

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

16
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Matthew Linkie Wildlife Conservation Society

Robert J. Smith University of Kent

Matt Walpole Cambridge Conservation Initative

Andrew Balmford University of Cambridge

Georgina M. Mace University College London

David L. A. Gaveau TheTreeMap

Enrico Di Minin University of Helsinki

E. J. Milner-Gulland University of Oxford

Corey J. A. Bradshaw Flinders University

William M. Adams University of Cambridge

External Links

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