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Rachael V. Gallagher

Rachael V. Gallagher

D-Index & Metrics

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
44
Citations
12089
World Ranking
4967
National Ranking
398

Rachael V. Gallagher 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 Rachael V. Gallagher sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 134 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.

Rachael V. Gallagher 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 Rachael V. Gallagher sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 44 D-Index — 41st percentile

41% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Rachael V. Gallagher is affiliated with Macquarie University in Australia. Their research primarily spans the fields of Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences. The subfields of their work include Nature and Landscape Conservation, Global and Planetary Change, Ecological Modeling, Plant Science, and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics.

Their research interests cover several major topics such as Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies, Species Distribution and Climate Change, Plant and animal studies, Fire effects on ecosystems, Rangeland and Wildlife Management, Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies, and Urban Green Space and Health.

Notable recent publications by Rachael V. Gallagher include:

  • Open Science principles for accelerating trait-based science across the Tree of Life, 2020, Nature Ecology & Evolution
  • Areas of global importance for conserving terrestrial biodiversity, carbon and water, 2021, Nature Ecology & Evolution
  • AusTraits, a curated plant trait database for the Australian flora, 2021, Scientific Data
  • High fire frequency and the impact of the 2019-2020 megafires on Australian plant diversity, 2021, Diversity and Distributions
  • Climate change increases global risk to urban forests, 2022, Nature Climate Change

Frequent coauthors of Gallagher include:

  • Daniel S. Falster
  • Elizabeth Wenk
  • Ian J. Wright
  • Vanessa M. Adams
  • Hervé Sauquet

Gallagher's work has appeared extensively in venues such as Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Global Ecology and Biogeography, Plants People Planet, and Nature Ecology & Evolution.

Best Publications

  • TRY - a global database of plant traits

    J. Kattge;S. Díaz;S. Lavorel;I. C. Prentice

  • TRY plant trait database : Enhanced coverage and open access

    Jens Kattge;Gerhard Bönisch;Sandra Díaz;Sandra Lavorel

  • Global climatic drivers of leaf size.

    Ian J. Wright;Ning Dong;Ning Dong;Vincent Maire;Vincent Maire;I. Colin Prentice;I. Colin Prentice

  • Different climatic envelopes among invasive populations may lead to underestimations of current and future biological invasions

    Linda J. Beaumont;Linda J. Beaumont;Rachael V. Gallagher;Wilfried Thuiller;Paul O. Downey

  • Areas of global importance for conserving terrestrial biodiversity, carbon and water

    Martin Jung;Andy Arnell;Xavier de Lamo;Shaenandhoa García-Rangel

  • The global spectrum of plant form and function: enhanced species-level trait dataset

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  • Evidence for climatic niche and biome shifts between native and novel ranges in plant species introduced to Australia

    Rachael V. Gallagher;Linda J. Beaumont;Lesley Hughes;Michelle R. Leishman

  • Open Science principles for accelerating trait-based science across the Tree of Life

    Rachael V. Gallagher;Daniel S. Falster;Brian S. Maitner;Roberto Salguero-Gómez;Roberto Salguero-Gómez;Roberto Salguero-Gómez

  • AusTraits, a curated plant trait database for the Australian flora.

    Daniel Falster;Rachael Gallagher;Rachael Gallagher;Elizabeth H. Wenk;Ian J. Wright

  • Trait differences between naturalized and invasive plant species independent of residence time and phylogeny.

    R. V. Gallagher;R. P. Randall;M. R. Leishman

  • Phenological trends among Australian alpine species: using herbarium records to identify climate-change indicators.

    R. V. Gallagher;L. Hughes;M. R. Leishman

  • Invasion hotspots for non-native plants in Australia under current and future climates

    Jessica O'Donnell;Rachael V. Gallagher;Peter D. Wilson;Paul O. Downey

  • High fire frequency and the impact of the 2019–2020 megafires on Australian plant diversity

    Rachael V. Gallagher;Stuart Allen;Berin D. E. Mackenzie;Berin D. E. Mackenzie;Colin J. Yates

  • The conservation impacts of ecological disturbance: Time‐bound estimates of population loss and recovery for fauna affected by the 2019–2020 Australian megafires

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  • Species loss and gain in communities under future climate change: consequences for functional diversity

    Rachael V. Gallagher;Lesley Hughes;Michelle R. Leishman

  • Leaf size estimation based on leaf length, width and shape.

    Julian Schrader;Julian Schrader;Peijian Shi;Dana L Royer;Daniel J Peppe

  • Can we integrate ecological approaches to improve plant selection for green infrastructure?

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  • Invasiveness in introduced Australian acacias: The role of species traits and genome size

    Rachael V. Gallagher;Michelle R. Leishman;Joseph T. Miller;Cang Hui

  • A global analysis of trait variation and evolution in climbing plants

    Rachael V. Gallagher;Michelle R. Leishman

  • Importance of species translocations under rapid climate change

    Nathalie Butt;Alienor L.M. Chauvenet;Vanessa M. Adams;Maria Beger;Maria Beger

  • A guide to using species trait data in conservation

    Rachael V. Gallagher;Nathalie Butt;Alexandra J.R. Carthey;Ayesha Tulloch;Ayesha Tulloch

  • Assisted colonization as a climate change adaptation tool

    Rachael V. Gallagher;Robert O. Makinson;Patricia M. Hogbin;Nola Hancock

  • Biogeographical Patterns of Liana Abundance and Diversity

    Saara J. Dewalt;Stefan A. Schnitzer;Stefan A. Schnitzer;Luciana F. Alves;Frans Bongers

  • Modelling the impact of Hieracium spp. on protected areas in Australia under future climates

    Linda J. Beaumont;Rachael V. Gallagher;Paul O. Downey;Wilfried Thuiller

Frequent Co-Authors

Michelle R. Leishman
Michelle R. Leishman Macquarie University
Lesley Hughes
Lesley Hughes Macquarie University
Linda J. Beaumont
Linda J. Beaumont Macquarie University
Tony D. Auld
Tony D. Auld University of New South Wales
Vanessa M. Adams
Vanessa M. Adams University of Tasmania
Ian J. Wright
Ian J. Wright Western Sydney University
Brian J. Enquist
Brian J. Enquist University of Arizona
Cyrille Violle
Cyrille Violle Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Maurizio Rossetto
Maurizio Rossetto Royal Botanic Garden Sydney
Daniel S. Falster
Daniel S. Falster University of New South Wales

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