2026 Priya Davidar: 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	34	7590	7340	18	17	111	4837

Priya Davidar 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 Priya Davidar sits on this spectrum.

37 publications 531+

This scientist: 111 publications — 26th percentile

26% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Priya Davidar 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 Priya Davidar sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 34 D-Index — 11th percentile

11% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

2012 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Priya Davidar is affiliated with Pondicherry University in India. Their research primarily spans the fields of Environmental Science and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a strong focus on subfields such as Ecology, Genetics, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Global and Planetary Change, and Ecological Modeling.

Their recent publications include:

Global patterns of vascular plant alpha diversity (2022) published in Nature Communications
The global abundance of tree palms (2020) published in Global Ecology and Biogeography
Pan-India population genetics signifies the importance of habitat connectivity for wild Asian elephant conservation (2021) published in Global Ecology and Conservation
Species-area relationships in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands emerge because rarer species are disproportionately favored on larger islands (2020) published in Ecology and Evolution
Genetic characterisation of fragmented Asian elephant populations with one recent extinction in its eastern-central Indian range (2022) published in Ecological Genetics and Genomics

Frequent co-authors of Priya Davidar include:

Jean-Philippe Puyravaud
Rahul De
Reeta Sharma
Surendra Prakash Goyal
Tamanna Kalam

They have published multiple papers in notable venues such as:

Global Ecology and Biogeography
Conservation Science and Practice
Journal of Threatened Taxa
Nature Communications
Global Ecology and Conservation

The main topics covered in their research are:

Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
Genetic diversity and population structure
Species Distribution and Climate Change
Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation
Marine animal studies overview

Priya Davidar received recognition as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2012.

Best Publications

An estimate of the number of tropical tree species

J. W. Ferry Slik;Víctor Arroyo-Rodríguez;Shin-Ichiro Aiba;Patricia Alvarez-Loayza

440
Citations
Why Do Some Tropical Forests Have So Many Species of Trees

Egbert Giles Leigh;Priya Davidar;Salim Ali;Christopher W. Dick

335
Citations
New vegetation type map of India prepared using satellite remote sensing: Comparison with global vegetation maps and utilities

P.S. Roy;M.D. Behera;M.S.R. Murthy;Arijit Roy

229
Citations
Do developmental initiatives influence local attitudes toward conservation? A case study from the Kalakad–Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve, India

M. Arjunan;Christopher Holmes;Jean-Philippe Puyravaud;Priya Davidar

215
Citations
Assessing the extent and causes of forest degradation in India: Where do we stand?

Priya Davidar;Sasmita Sahoo;Pratheesh C. Mammen;Prashanth Acharya

213
Citations
Global patterns of vascular plant alpha diversity

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212
Citations
ASSESSMENT OF PLANT BIODIVERSITY AT A MID-ELEVATION EVERGREEN FOREST OF KALAKAD-MUNDANTHURAI TIGER RESERVE, WESTERN GHATS, INDIA

T. Ganesh;R. Ganesan;M. Soubadra Devy;P. Davidar

211
Citations
Why Do Some Tropical Forests Have So Many Species of Trees?

Unknown

184
Citations
Phylogenetic classification of the world's tropical forests

J. W.Ferry Slik;Janet Franklin;Víctor Arroyo-Rodríguez;Richard Field

158
Citations
The relationship between fruit crop sizes and fruit removal rates by birds

Priya Davidar;Eugene S. Morton

152
Citations
Living with parasites: prevalence of a blood parasite and its effect on survivorship in the purple martin

P. Davidar;Eugene S. Morton

140
Citations
The effect of climatic gradients, topographic variation and species traits on the beta diversity of rain forest trees

Priya Davidar;Priya Davidar;B. Rajagopal;D. Mohandass;Jean-Philippe Puyravaud

136
Citations
Pollination systems of trees in Kakachi, a mid-elevation wet evergreen forest in Western Ghats, India

M. Soubadra Devy;Priya Davidar

131
Citations
The global abundance of tree palms

Robert Muscarella;Robert Muscarella;Thaise Emilio;Thaise Emilio;Oliver L. Phillips;Simon L. Lewis;Simon L. Lewis

114
Citations
Cryptic destruction of India’s native forests

Jean-Philippe Puyravaud;Priya Davidar;William F. Laurance

114
Citations
Pan-tropical prediction of forest structure from the largest trees

Jean François Bastin;Ervan Rutishauser;James R. Kellner;Sassan Saatchi

102
Citations
Predicting range shifts of Asian elephants under global change

Rajapandian Kanagaraj;Rajapandian Kanagaraj;Rajapandian Kanagaraj;Miguel B. Araujo;Miguel B. Araujo;Miguel B. Araujo;Rathin Barman;Priya Davidar

97
Citations
Dispersal modes of tree species in the wet forests of southern Western Ghats

T Ganesh;Priya Davidar

90
Citations
Determinants of fruit and seed set in Pavonia dasypetala (Malvaceae)

Lucinda A. McDade;Priya Davidar

87
Citations
Birds and neotropical mistletoes: effects on seedling recruitment

Priya Davidar;Priya Davidar

87
Citations
Distribution of forest birds in the Andaman islands: importance of key habitats

Priya Davidar;K. Yoganand;T. Ganesh

84
Citations
Similarity Between Flowers and Fruits in Some Flowerpecker Pollinated Mistletoes

Priya Davidar

70
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Serge A. Wich Liverpool John Moores University

William F. Laurance James Cook University

Andrew R. Marshall University of the Sunshine Coast

Douglas Sheil Wageningen University & Research

John Terborgh Duke University

Hans ter Steege Naturalis Biodiversity Center

Francis Q. Brearley Manchester Metropolitan University

Rhett D. Harrison World Agroforestry, Zambia

Francesco Rovero University of Florence

Eugene S. Morton Smithsonian Institution

External Links

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