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D-Index
57
Citations
10526
World Ranking
2743
National Ranking
209

Philip Gibbons 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 Philip Gibbons sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 133 publications — 42nd percentile

42% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Philip Gibbons 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 Philip Gibbons sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 57 D-Index — 69th percentile

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

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

Overview

Philip Gibbons is affiliated with the Australian National University in Australia. Their research primarily spans the field of Environmental Science, with significant contributions distributed across several subfields including Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecological Modeling, and Environmental Engineering.

The scientist's work focuses on a variety of topics such as Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Species Distribution and Climate Change, Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies, Fire Effects on Ecosystems, Land Use and Ecosystem Services, Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies, and Rangeland and Wildlife Management.

Some of their recent papers include:

  • Reference state and benchmark concepts for better biodiversity conservation in contemporary ecosystems, 2020, Global Change Biology
  • Australian human-induced native forest regeneration carbon offset projects have limited impact on changes in woody vegetation cover and carbon removals, 2024, Communications Earth & Environment
  • Comprehensive Examination of the Determinants of Damage to Houses in Two Wildfires in Eastern Australia in 2013, 2021, Fire
  • Forest restoration in a time of fire: perspectives from tall, wet eucalypt forests subject to stand-replacing wildfires, 2022, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • The impact of greenfield residential development on mature trees, 2023, Urban forestry & urban greening

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Philip Gibbons include:

  • David B. Lindenmayer
  • Megan J. McNellie
  • Ian Oliver
  • Simon Ferrier
  • Graeme Newell

The scientist's research has appeared multiple times in several publication venues, highlighting ongoing contributions to the following journals:

  • Austral Ecology
  • Communications Earth & Environment
  • Biological Conservation
  • Global Change Biology
  • Fire

Best Publications

  • A checklist for ecological management of landscapes for conservation

    David Lindenmayer;Richard J. Hobbs;Rebecca Montague-Drake;Jason Alexandra

  • Tree Hollows and Wildlife Conservation in Australia

    Philip Gibbons;David Lindenmayer

  • New Policies for Old Trees: Averting a Global Crisis in a Keystone Ecological Structure

    David B. Lindenmayer;William F. Laurance;Jerry F. Franklin;Gene E. Likens;Gene E. Likens;Gene E. Likens

  • The Future of Scattered Trees in Agricultural Landscapes

    Philip Gibbons;David Lindenmayer;Joern Fischer;Adrian Manning

  • Offsets for land clearing: No net loss or the tail wagging the dog?

    Philip Gibbons;David B. Lindenmayer

  • Taming a Wicked Problem: Resolving Controversies in Biodiversity Offsetting

    Martine Maron;Christopher D. Ives;Christopher D. Ives;Heini Kujala;Joseph W. Bull

  • Land management practices associated with house loss in wildfires.

    Philip Gibbons;Linda van Bommel;A. Malcolm Gill;Geoffrey J. Cary

  • Improving biodiversity monitoring

    David B Lindenmayer;Philip Gibbons;Max Bourke;Mark Burgman

  • The value of paddock trees for regional conservation in an agricultural landscape

    Philip Gibbons;Miles Boak

  • Interacting factors driving a major loss of large trees with cavities in a forest ecosystem.

    David B. Lindenmayer;Wade Blanchard;Lachlan McBurney;David Blair

  • Some practical suggestions for improving engagement between researchers and policy‐makers in natural resource management

    Philip G Gibbons;Charlie A Zammit;Kara Nicole Youngentob;Hugh P Possingham

  • Scattered trees: a complementary strategy for facilitating adaptive responses to climate change in modified landscapes?

    Adrian D. Manning;Philip Gibbons;David B. Lindenmayer

  • Hollow selection by vertebrate fauna in forests of southeastern Australia and implications for forest management

    Philip Gibbons;David Lindenmayer;Simon C Barry;M Tanton

  • Assessing the carbon sequestration potential of managed forests : a case study from temperate Australia

    S. H. Roxburgh;S. W. Wood;B. G. Mackey;G. Woldendorp

  • Avoiding bio-perversity from carbon sequestration solutions

    David Lindenmayer;David Lindenmayer;Kristin B Hulvey;Richard Hobbs;Richard Hobbs;Mark Colyvan

  • An overview of methods used to assess vegetation condition at the scale of the site

    Philip Gibbons;David Freudenberger

  • Calculating the benefit of conservation actions

    Martine Maron;Jonathan R. Rhodes;Philip Gibbons

  • Tree decline and the future of Australian farmland biodiversity

    Joern Fischer;Andre Zerger;Phil Gibbons;Jenny Stott

  • Are nest boxes a viable alternative source of cavities for hollow-dependent animals? Long-term monitoring of nest box occupancy, pest use and attrition

    David B. Lindenmayer;Alan Welsh;Christine Donnelly;Mason Crane

  • Estimating carbon carrying capacity in natural forest ecosystems across heterogeneous landscapes: addressing sources of error

    Heather Keith;Brendan Mackey;Sandra Lee Berry;David Lindenmayer

Frequent Co-Authors

David B. Lindenmayer
David B. Lindenmayer Australian National University
Adrian D. Manning
Adrian D. Manning Australian National University
Don A. Driscoll
Don A. Driscoll Deakin University
Joern Fischer
Joern Fischer Leuphana University of Lüneburg
Hugh P. Possingham
Hugh P. Possingham University of Queensland
Mason Crane
Mason Crane Australian National University
Tara G. Martin
Tara G. Martin University of British Columbia
Geoffrey J. Cary
Geoffrey J. Cary Australian National University
Damian Michael
Damian Michael Australian National University
Richard J. Hobbs
Richard J. Hobbs University of Western Australia

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