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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
61
Citations
18149
World Ranking
2146
National Ranking
137

Oscar Venter 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 Oscar Venter sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 141 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.

Oscar Venter 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 Oscar Venter sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 61 D-Index — 75th percentile

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

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Overview

Oscar Venter is affiliated with the University of Northern British Columbia in Canada. Their research is primarily situated within Environmental Science, with a significant emphasis on Global and Planetary Change, Ecology, Ecological Modeling, Nature and Landscape Conservation, and Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law. This multidisciplinary approach underpins a broad body of work addressing critical environmental issues.

The scientist's research topics concentrate on several key areas:

  • Land Use and Ecosystem Services
  • Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation
  • Forest Management and Policy

Venter has contributed to numerous publications, focusing on contemporary challenges in conservation and environmental sustainability. Selected recent papers include:

  • Area-based conservation in the twenty-first century, 2020, Nature
  • Anthropogenic modification of forests means only 40% of remaining forests have high ecosystem integrity, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Change in Terrestrial Human Footprint Drives Continued Loss of Intact Ecosystems, 2020, One Earth
  • Renewable energy development threatens many globally important biodiversity areas, 2020, Global Change Biology
  • Environmental destruction not avoided with the Sustainable Development Goals, 2020, Nature Sustainability

Their frequent collaborators include several researchers with whom they have coauthored multiple publications. These include James Watson, Andrew J. Hansen, Rajeev Pillay, Jamison Ervin, and S. J. Goetz, reflecting a consistent network of scientific partnership.

Venter's work has also been regularly published in various venues that allow for wide dissemination of environmental science and conservation research. The most frequent publication venues are:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature Communications
  • Nature Ecology & Evolution
  • Conservation Biology

Best Publications

  • Sixteen years of change in the global terrestrial human footprint and implications for biodiversity conservation

    Oscar Venter;Oscar Venter;Oscar Venter;Eric W. Sanderson;Ainhoa Magrach;Ainhoa Magrach;James R. Allan

  • The exceptional value of intact forest ecosystems

    James E. M. Watson;James E. M. Watson;Tom Evans;Oscar Venter;Brooke Williams;Brooke Williams

  • One-third of global protected land is under intense human pressure.

    Kendall R. Jones;Oscar Venter;Richard A. Fuller;James R. Allan

  • A global strategy for road building

    William F. Laurance;Gopalasamy Reuben Clements;Sean Sloan;Christine S. O’Connell

  • Area-based conservation in the twenty-first century

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

  • Global terrestrial Human Footprint maps for 1993 and 2009.

    Oscar Venter;Oscar Venter;Oscar Venter;Eric W. Sanderson;Ainhoa Magrach;Ainhoa Magrach;James R. Allan

  • Targeting global protected area expansion for imperiled biodiversity.

    Oscar Venter;Richard A. Fuller;Daniel B. Segan;Josie Carwardine

  • Catastrophic Declines in Wilderness Areas Undermine Global Environment Targets

    James E.M. Watson;James E.M. Watson;Danielle F. Shanahan;Moreno Di Marco;James Allan

  • Modification of forests by people means only 40% of remaining forests have high ecosystem integrity

    H.S. Grantham;A. Duncan;T. Evans;K.R. Jones

  • Threats to Endangered Species in Canada

    Oscar Venter;Nathalie N. Brodeur;Leah Nemiroff;Brenna Belland

  • Changing trends and persisting biases in three decades of conservation science

    Moreno Di Marco;Sarah Chapman;Glenn Althor;Stephen Kearney

  • Change in Terrestrial Human Footprint Drives Continued Loss of Intact Ecosystems

    Brooke A. Williams;Oscar Venter;James R. Allan;Scott C. Atkinson;Scott C. Atkinson

  • Bias in protected‐area location and its effects on long‐term aspirations of biodiversity conventions

    Oscar Venter;Ainhoa Magrach;Ainhoa Magrach;Nick Outram;Carissa Joy Klein

  • Protect the last of the wild

    James E. M. Watson;James E. M. Watson;Oscar Venter;Jasmine Lee;Kendall R. Jones

  • Harnessing carbon payments to protect biodiversity.

    Oscar Venter;William F. Laurance;William F. Laurance;Takuya Iwamura;Kerrie A. Wilson

  • Changes in human footprint drive changes in species extinction risk.

    Moreno Di Marco;Moreno Di Marco;Oscar Venter;Hugh P. Possingham;Hugh P. Possingham;James E. M. Watson;James E. M. Watson

  • The Location and Protection Status of Earth’s Diminishing Marine Wilderness

    Kendall R. Jones;Kendall R. Jones;Carissa J. Klein;Benjamin S. Halpern;Benjamin S. Halpern;Oscar Venter

  • Renewable energy development threatens many globally important biodiversity areas

    Jose A. Rehbein;James E. M. Watson;James E. M. Watson;Joe L. Lane;Joe L. Lane;Laura J. Sonter

  • Major conservation policy issues for biodiversity in Oceania.

    Richard Kingsford;James Watson;Carolyn Lundquist;Oscar Venter

  • Do in-stream restoration structures enhance salmonid abundance? A meta-analysis

    Sarah L. WhitewayS.L. Whiteway;Pascale M. BironP.M. Biron;André ZimmermannA. Zimmermann;Oscar VenterO. Venter

  • 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

  • Anthropogenic modification of forests means only 40% of remaining forests have high ecosystem integrity

    H. S. Grantham;A. Duncan;T. D. Evans;K. R. Jones

Frequent Co-Authors

James E. M. Watson
James E. M. Watson University of Queensland
Hugh P. Possingham
Hugh P. Possingham University of Queensland
Moreno Di Marco
Moreno Di Marco Sapienza University of Rome
William F. Laurance
William F. Laurance James Cook University
Hedley S. Grantham
Hedley S. Grantham University of New South Wales
Piero Visconti
Piero Visconti International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis
Bernardo B. N. Strassburg
Bernardo B. N. Strassburg International Institute for Sustainability (IIS)
Richard A. Fuller
Richard A. Fuller University of Queensland
Kerrie A. Wilson
Kerrie A. Wilson Queensland University of Technology
Andrew J. Hansen
Andrew J. Hansen Montana State University

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James E. M. Watson

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Hugh P. Possingham

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Stuart H. M. Butchart

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Erik Meijaard

Erik Meijaard

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David B. Lindenmayer

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Piero Visconti

Piero Visconti

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Kerrie A. Wilson

Kerrie A. Wilson

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Lian Pin Koh

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