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D-Index
35
Citations
3923
World Ranking
7446
National Ranking
2502

R. Travis Belote 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 R. Travis Belote sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 100 publications — 19th percentile

19% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

R. Travis Belote 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 R. Travis Belote sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 35 D-Index — 14th percentile

14% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

R. Travis Belote is affiliated with The Wilderness Society in the United States and focuses on environmental science, with particular emphasis on ecology and conservation. Their research encompasses several subfields such as ecology, global and planetary change, nature and landscape conservation, ecological modeling, and ecology, evolution, behavior, and systematics.

Their work addresses a range of topics including wildlife ecology and conservation, ecology and vegetation dynamics studies, species distribution and climate change, wildlife-road interactions and conservation, forest management and policy, plant and animal studies, as well as land use and ecosystem services.

Among recent publications authored by Belote are:

  • "Options for prioritizing sites for biodiversity conservation with implications for "30 by 30"" (2021, Biological Conservation)
  • "Examining local and regional ecological connectivity throughout North America" (2022, Landscape Ecology)

Additional research in closely related fields features collaborations with frequent coauthors including Kevin Barnett, Josh Gage, Matthew S. Dietz, Gregory H. Aplet, and Angela Brennan. These partnerships have contributed to numerous studies focusing on environmental conservation and ecological connectivity.

Belote has published multiple articles in leading scientific venues such as Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), Biological Conservation, Conservation Science and Practice, Landscape and Urban Planning, and Frontiers in Forests and Global Change.

Notable recent papers in the broader network of Belote's coauthors include:

  • "Where Might We Find Ecologically Intact Communities?" (2021, Frontiers in Forests and Global Change)
  • "Modeling an aspirational connected network of protected areas across North America" (2021, Ecological Applications)
  • "Management Foundations for Navigating Ecological Transformation by Resisting, Accepting, or Directing Social-Ecological Change" (2021, BioScience)

The research contributions of R. Travis Belote center on understanding and improving biodiversity conservation strategies, ecological connectivity, and responses to environmental change. Their work supports efforts focused on identifying and prioritizing key sites for conservation to address current and future ecological challenges.

Best Publications

  • Restoring fire-prone Inland Pacific landscapes: seven core principles

    Paul F. Hessburg;Derek J. Churchill;Andrew J. Larson;Ryan D. Haugo

  • Climate, environment, and disturbance history govern resilience of Western North American forests

    Paul F. Hessburg;Paul F. Hessburg;Carol L. Miller;Sean A. Parks;Nicholas A. Povak

  • Global change effects on plant communities are magnified by time and the number of global change factors imposed

    Kimberly J. Komatsu;Meghan L. Avolio;Nathan P. Lemoine;Forest Isbell

  • Latent resilience in ponderosa pine forest: effects of resumed frequent fire.

    Andrew J. Larson;R. Travis Belote;C. Alina Cansler;Sean A. Parks

  • Identifying Corridors among Large Protected Areas in the United States

    R. Travis Belote;Matthew S. Dietz;Brad H. McRae;David M. Theobald

  • Response of an understory plant community to elevated [CO2] depends on differential responses of dominant invasive species and is mediated by soil water availability

    R. Travis Belote;Jake F. Weltzin;Richard J. Norby

  • Diversity-invasibility across an experimental disturbance gradient in Appalachian Forests.

    R. Travis Belote;Robert H. Jones;Sharon M. Hood;Sharon M. Hood;Bryan W. Wender

  • Biological invaders in a greenhouse world: will elevated CO2 fuel plant invasions?

    Jake F. Weltzin;R Travis Belote;Nathan J. Sanders

  • Wildfire disturbance and productivity as drivers of plant species diversity across spatial scales

    Laura A. Burkle;Jonathan A. Myers;R. Travis Belote

  • Where might we find ecologically intact communities

    Andrew J. Plumptre;Andrew J. Plumptre;Daniele Baisero;R. Travis Belote;Ella Vázquez-Domínguez

  • Distinguishing four types of monitoring based on the questions they address

    Richard L. Hutto;R.T. Belote

  • Wild, connected, and diverse: building a more resilient system of protected areas.

    R. Travis Belote;Matthew S. Dietz;Clinton N. Jenkins;Peter S. McKinley

  • Authorship in ecology: attribution, accountability, and responsibility

    Jake F. Weltzin;R Travis Belote;Leigh T. Williams;Jason K. Keller

  • Alternative states of a semiarid grassland ecosystem: implications for ecosystem services

    Mark E. Miller;R. Travis Belote;Matthew A. Bowker;Steven L. Garman

  • Forest productivity and tree diversity relationships depend on ecological context within mid-Atlantic and Appalachian forests (USA)

    R. Travis Belote;Steve Prisley;Robert H. Jones;Matthew Fitzpatrick

  • Compositional stability and diversity of vascular plant communities following logging disturbance in Appalachian forests

    R. Travis Belote;R. Travis Belote;Robert H. Jones;Robert H. Jones;Thomas F. Wieboldt

  • Making Monitoring Count: Project Design for Active Adaptive Management

    Andrew J. Larson;R. Travis Belote;Matthew A. Williamson;Gregory H. Aplet

  • Visions of Restoration in Fire-Adapted Forest Landscapes: Lessons from the Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program

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  • Wildfires Influence Abundance, Diversity, and Intraspecific and Interspecific Trait Variation of Native Bees and Flowering Plants Across Burned and Unburned Landscapes

    Laura A. Burkle;Michael P. Simanonok;J. Simone Durney;Jonathan A. Myers

  • Tree leaf litter composition and nonnative earthworms influence plant invasion in experimental forest floor mesocosms

    R. Travis Belote;Robert H. Jones

  • Interactions between two co-dominant, invasive plants in the understory of a temperate deciduous forest

    R. Travis Belote;Jake F. Weltzin

  • Authorship in Ecology: Attr ibution, Accountability, and Responsibility

    Jake F. Weltzin;R. Travis Belote;Leigh T. Williams

Frequent Co-Authors

Andrew J. Larson
Andrew J. Larson University of Montana
Laura A. Burkle
Laura A. Burkle Montana State University
Jake F. Weltzin
Jake F. Weltzin United States Geological Survey
Jonathan Myers
Jonathan Myers VA Palo Alto Health Care System
Carol Miller
Carol Miller US Forest Service
Paul F. Hessburg
Paul F. Hessburg United States Department of Agriculture
Nathan J. Sanders
Nathan J. Sanders University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Clinton N. Jenkins
Clinton N. Jenkins Florida International University
Charles B. Halpern
Charles B. Halpern University of Washington
Richard J. Norby
Richard J. Norby University of Tennessee at Knoxville

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