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Patricia A. Fleming

Patricia A. Fleming

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Animal Science and Veterinary 42 989 913 60 56 257 7250

Patricia A. Fleming publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Patricia A. Fleming between 1993 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Patricia A. Fleming published across 34 years, from 1993 to 2026, averaging 8.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 23 publications in 2021. 14 of the 294 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1993 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 23. Peak 23 publications in 2021. 1993: 4 publications 1994: 1 publication 1995: 1 publication 1996: 4 publications 1997: 3 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 0 publications 2001: 0 publications 2002: 2 publications 2003: 6 publications 2004: 5 publications 2005: 3 publications 2006: 5 publications 2007: 8 publications 2008: 10 publications 2009: 11 publications 2010: 7 publications 2011: 19 publications 2012: 16 publications 2013: 18 publications 2014: 18 publications 2015: 10 publications 2016: 11 publications 2017: 15 publications 2018: 17 publications 2019: 19 publications 2020: 17 publications 2021: 23 publications 2022: 18 publications 2023: 8 publications 2024: 1 publication 2025: 13 publications 2026: 1 publication
1993 2026

294 publications in total across all disciplines

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Patricia A. Fleming: publications per year, 1993 to 2026
Year Publications
1993 4
1994 1
1995 1
1996 4
1997 3
1998 0
1999 0
2000 0
2001 0
2002 2
2003 6
2004 5
2005 3
2006 5
2007 8
2008 10
2009 11
2010 7
2011 19
2012 16
2013 18
2014 18
2015 10
2016 11
2017 15
2018 17
2019 19
2020 17
2021 23
2022 18
2023 8
2024 1
2025 13
2026 1
Total 294
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Patricia A. Fleming publication distribution in Animal Science and Veterinary in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Animal Science and Veterinary in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Patricia A. Fleming sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
25 50 75 100
Bar chart with 84 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 29–33 to 442+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 109. Most scientists, 109, have 119–123 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 442 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 254–258 publications, is where this scientist sits. 29–33 publications: 1 scientist 34–38 publications: 6 scientists 39–43 publications: 17 scientists 44–48 publications: 23 scientists 49–53 publications: 28 scientists 54–58 publications: 44 scientists 59–63 publications: 66 scientists 64–68 publications: 75 scientists 69–73 publications: 71 scientists 74–78 publications: 85 scientists 79–83 publications: 108 scientists 84–88 publications: 105 scientists 89–93 publications: 84 scientists 94–98 publications: 103 scientists 99–103 publications: 97 scientists 104–108 publications: 95 scientists 109–113 publications: 89 scientists 114–118 publications: 88 scientists 119–123 publications: 109 scientists 124–128 publications: 93 scientists 129–133 publications: 89 scientists 134–138 publications: 95 scientists 139–143 publications: 92 scientists 144–148 publications: 80 scientists 149–153 publications: 75 scientists 154–158 publications: 74 scientists 159–163 publications: 67 scientists 164–168 publications: 53 scientists 169–173 publications: 62 scientists 174–178 publications: 63 scientists 179–183 publications: 50 scientists 184–188 publications: 55 scientists 189–193 publications: 50 scientists 194–198 publications: 27 scientists 199–203 publications: 44 scientists 204–208 publications: 31 scientists 209–213 publications: 28 scientists 214–218 publications: 38 scientists 219–223 publications: 33 scientists 224–228 publications: 36 scientists 229–233 publications: 29 scientists 234–238 publications: 35 scientists 239–243 publications: 23 scientists 244–248 publications: 24 scientists 249–253 publications: 29 scientists 254–258 publications: 28 scientists 259–263 publications: 21 scientists 264–268 publications: 25 scientists 269–273 publications: 11 scientists 274–278 publications: 18 scientists 279–283 publications: 13 scientists 284–288 publications: 18 scientists 289–293 publications: 10 scientists 294–298 publications: 12 scientists 299–303 publications: 11 scientists 304–308 publications: 15 scientists 309–313 publications: 14 scientists 314–318 publications: 14 scientists 319–323 publications: 8 scientists 324–328 publications: 8 scientists 329–333 publications: 13 scientists 334–338 publications: 14 scientists 339–343 publications: 13 scientists 344–348 publications: 10 scientists 349–353 publications: 11 scientists 354–358 publications: 5 scientists 359–363 publications: 8 scientists 364–368 publications: 8 scientists 369–373 publications: 6 scientists 374–378 publications: 7 scientists 379–383 publications: 8 scientists 384–388 publications: 3 scientists 389–393 publications: 4 scientists 394–398 publications: 5 scientists 399–403 publications: 8 scientists 404–408 publications: 5 scientists 409–413 publications: 4 scientists 414–418 publications: 3 scientists 419–423 publications: 8 scientists 424–428 publications: 5 scientists 429–433 publications: 3 scientists 434–438 publications: 5 scientists 439–441 publications: 5 scientists 442+ publications: 99 scientists
29–33 publications 442+

This scientist: 257 publications — 85th percentile

85% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 442 publications or more.

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Number of Animal Science and Veterinary scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,155 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
29–33 1
34–38 6
39–43 17
44–48 23
49–53 28
54–58 44
59–63 66
64–68 75
69–73 71
74–78 85
79–83 108
84–88 105
89–93 84
94–98 103
99–103 97
104–108 95
109–113 89
114–118 88
119–123 109
124–128 93
129–133 89
134–138 95
139–143 92
144–148 80
149–153 75
154–158 74
159–163 67
164–168 53
169–173 62
174–178 63
179–183 50
184–188 55
189–193 50
194–198 27
199–203 44
204–208 31
209–213 28
214–218 38
219–223 33
224–228 36
229–233 29
234–238 35
239–243 23
244–248 24
249–253 29
254–258 28 257
259–263 21
264–268 25
269–273 11
274–278 18
279–283 13
284–288 18
289–293 10
294–298 12
299–303 11
304–308 15
309–313 14
314–318 14
319–323 8
324–328 8
329–333 13
334–338 14
339–343 13
344–348 10
349–353 11
354–358 5
359–363 8
364–368 8
369–373 6
374–378 7
379–383 8
384–388 3
389–393 4
394–398 5
399–403 8
404–408 5
409–413 4
414–418 3
419–423 8
424–428 5
429–433 3
434–438 5
439–441 5
442+ 99
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Patricia A. Fleming D-index placement in Animal Science and Veterinary in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Animal Science and Veterinary scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Patricia A. Fleming sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 58 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 20 to 77+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 158. Most scientists, 158, have 31 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 77 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 42 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 20 D-Index: 5 scientists 21 D-Index: 22 scientists 22 D-Index: 31 scientists 23 D-Index: 44 scientists 24 D-Index: 53 scientists 25 D-Index: 66 scientists 26 D-Index: 80 scientists 27 D-Index: 101 scientists 28 D-Index: 106 scientists 29 D-Index: 116 scientists 30 D-Index: 154 scientists 31 D-Index: 158 scientists 32 D-Index: 143 scientists 33 D-Index: 137 scientists 34 D-Index: 126 scientists 35 D-Index: 134 scientists 36 D-Index: 112 scientists 37 D-Index: 115 scientists 38 D-Index: 105 scientists 39 D-Index: 111 scientists 40 D-Index: 107 scientists 41 D-Index: 87 scientists 42 D-Index: 74 scientists 43 D-Index: 62 scientists 44 D-Index: 61 scientists 45 D-Index: 41 scientists 46 D-Index: 51 scientists 47 D-Index: 43 scientists 48 D-Index: 28 scientists 49 D-Index: 47 scientists 50 D-Index: 40 scientists 51 D-Index: 34 scientists 52 D-Index: 33 scientists 53 D-Index: 43 scientists 54 D-Index: 16 scientists 55 D-Index: 32 scientists 56 D-Index: 21 scientists 57 D-Index: 18 scientists 58 D-Index: 28 scientists 59 D-Index: 33 scientists 60 D-Index: 17 scientists 61 D-Index: 21 scientists 62 D-Index: 18 scientists 63 D-Index: 21 scientists 64 D-Index: 9 scientists 65 D-Index: 20 scientists 66 D-Index: 11 scientists 67 D-Index: 16 scientists 68 D-Index: 12 scientists 69 D-Index: 17 scientists 70 D-Index: 13 scientists 71 D-Index: 15 scientists 72 D-Index: 11 scientists 73 D-Index: 11 scientists 74 D-Index: 14 scientists 75 D-Index: 5 scientists 76 D-Index: 6 scientists 77+ D-Index: 100 scientists
20 D-Index 77+

This scientist: 42 D-Index — 69th percentile

69% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 77 D-Index or more.

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Number of Animal Science and Veterinary scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,155 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
20 5
21 22
22 31
23 44
24 53
25 66
26 80
27 101
28 106
29 116
30 154
31 158
32 143
33 137
34 126
35 134
36 112
37 115
38 105
39 111
40 107
41 87
42 74 42
43 62
44 61
45 41
46 51
47 43
48 28
49 47
50 40
51 34
52 33
53 43
54 16
55 32
56 21
57 18
58 28
59 33
60 17
61 21
62 18
63 21
64 9
65 20
66 11
67 16
68 12
69 17
70 13
71 15
72 11
73 11
74 14
75 5
76 6
77+ 100
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 1998 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada Academy of the Arts and Humanities

Overview

Patricia A. Fleming is affiliated with Murdoch University in Australia and has a research focus primarily within the field of Environmental Science. Their work spans several subfields including Ecology, Genetics, Small Animals, Global and Planetary Change, and Animal Science and Zoology.

The core areas of research addressed by Fleming include:

  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Human-Animal Interaction Studies
  • Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
  • Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
  • Meat and Animal Product Quality
  • Rangeland and Wildlife Management
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change

Fleming has contributed to multiple research articles published in recognized venues. Frequent publication outlets for Fleming's work are:

  • Animals
  • Wildlife Research
  • Applied Animal Behaviour Science
  • Mammal Review
  • Biological Conservation

Recent publications illustrate Fleming's research interests and scope across ecological and animal behavior topics. Representative papers include:

  • "Review of the methods used for calculating physiological cross-sectional area (PCSA) for ecological questions," 2020, Journal of Morphology
  • "Counting the bodies: Estimating the numbers and spatial variation of Australian reptiles, birds and mammals killed by two invasive mesopredators," 2022, Diversity and Distributions
  • "Variation in red fox Vulpes vulpes diet in five continents," 2022, Mammal Review
  • "Diet of the introduced red fox Vulpes vulpes in Australia: analysis of temporal and spatial patterns," 2021, Mammal Review
  • "Body Size and Bite Force of Stray and Feral Cats-Are Bigger or Older Cats Taking the Largest or More Difficult-to-Handle Prey?" 2020, Animals

Fleming collaborates frequently with other researchers, with notable co-authors including:

  • Heather M. Crawford
  • Stuart J. Dawson
  • Tracey L. Kreplins
  • Alyson M. Stobo-Wilson
  • Chris R. Dickman

The researcher has been recognized by receiving the award of Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 1998, under the category of the Academy of the Arts and Humanities.

Best Publications

  • Big city life: carnivores in urban environments

    P. W. Bateman;P. W. Bateman;P. A. Fleming

  • To cut a long tail short: a review of lizard caudal autotomy studies carried out over the last 20 years

    P. W. Bateman;P. A. Fleming

  • Is the loss of Australian digging mammals contributing to a deterioration in ecosystem function

    Patricia A. Fleming;Hannah Anderson;Amy S. Prendergast;Michael R. Bretz

  • Leave it all behind: a taxonomic perspective of autotomy in invertebrates.

    Patricia A. Fleming;Davina Muller;Philip W. Bateman

  • Nectar as food for birds: the physiological consequences of drinking dilute sugar solutions

    S. W. Nicolson;P. A. Fleming

  • Are negative effects of tourist activities on wildlife over-reported? A review of assessment methods and empirical results

    Philip W. Bateman;Patricia A. Fleming

  • Qualitative Behavioural Assessment and Quantitative Physiological Measurement of Cattle Naïve and Habituated to Road Transport

    C.A. Stockman;T. Collins;A.L. Barnes;D. Miller

  • Qualitative behavioral assessment of transport-naïve and transport-habituated sheep

    S.L. Wickham;T. Collins;A.L. Barnes;D.W. Miller

  • A different kind of ecological modelling: the use of clay model organisms to explore predator–prey interactions in vertebrates

    P. W. Bateman;P. A. Fleming;A. K. Wolfe

  • Miombo woodland termite mounds: resource islands for small vertebrates?

    Patricia A. Fleming;John P. Loveridge

  • The good, the bad, and the ugly: which Australian terrestrial mammal species attract most research?

    Patricia A. Fleming;Philip W. Bateman

  • Novel predation opportunities in anthropogenic landscapes

    Patricia A. Fleming;Philip W. Bateman

  • Who are you looking at? Hadeda ibises use direction of gaze, head orientation and approach speed in their risk assessment of a potential predator

    P. W. Bateman;P. W. Bateman;P. A. Fleming

  • The contribution of qualitative behavioural assessment to appraisal of livestock welfare

    Patricia A. Fleming;Taya Clarke;Sarah L. Wickham;Catherine A. Stockman

  • Application of Qualitative Behavioural Assessment to Horses during an Endurance Ride

    Patricia A. Fleming;Cheree L. Paisley;Anne L. Barnes;Françoise Wemelsfelder

  • Do thinning and burning sites revegetated after bauxite mining improve habitat for terrestrial vertebrates

    Michael D. Craig;Richard J. Hobbs;Andrew H. Grigg;Mark J. Garkaklis

  • A Case of Letting the Cat out of The Bag-Why Trap-Neuter-Return Is Not an Ethical Solution for Stray Cat (Felis catus) Management.

    Heather M. Crawford;Michael C. Calver;Patricia A. Fleming

  • Foraging activity by the southern brown bandicoot (Isoodon obesulus) as a mechanism for soil turnover

    Leonie E. Valentine;Leonie E. Valentine;Hannah Anderson;Giles E. StJ. Hardy;Patricia A. Fleming

  • Energy balance in the Whitebellied Sunbird Nectarinia talatala: constraints on compensatory feeding, and consumption of supplementary water

    S. W. Nicolson;P. A. Fleming

  • Nectar concentration affects sugar preferences in two Australian honeyeaters and a lorikeet

    Patricia A. Fleming;S. Xie;Kathryn R. Napier;Todd J. McWhorter

  • Does human pedestrian behaviour influence risk assessment in a successful mammal urban adapter

    P. W. Bateman;P. A. Fleming

  • Qualitative Behavioural Assessment of Angus steers during pre-slaughter handling and relationship with temperament and physiological responses

    Catherine A. Stockman;Peter McGilchrist;Teresa Collins;Anne L. Barnes

  • Males are selective too: mating, but not courtship, with sequential females influences choosiness in male field crickets (Gryllus bimaculatus)

    Philip W. Bateman;Patricia A. Fleming

  • Direct and indirect costs of limb autotomy in field crickets, Gryllus bimaculatus

    Philip W. Bateman;Patricia A. Fleming

Frequent Co-Authors

Philip W. Bateman
Philip W. Bateman Curtin University
Giles E. St. J. Hardy
Giles E. St. J. Hardy Murdoch University
Peter Adams
Peter Adams Carnegie Mellon University
Susan W. Nicolson
Susan W. Nicolson University of Pretoria
Richard J. Hobbs
Richard J. Hobbs University of Western Australia
Lyn Beazley
Lyn Beazley University of Western Australia
Françoise Wemelsfelder
Françoise Wemelsfelder Scotland's Rural College
Ian D. Robertson
Ian D. Robertson Murdoch University
John R. Pluske
John R. Pluske Australasian Pork Research Institute
Dominique Blache
Dominique Blache University of Western Australia

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