2026 Richard J. Hobbs: 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	114	138	131	13	13	565	73899

Research.com Recognitions

2025 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in Australia Leader Award
2023 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in Australia Leader Award
2022 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in Australia Leader Award
2004 - Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science

Overview

Richard J. Hobbs is affiliated with the University of Western Australia in Australia. Their research primarily focuses on Environmental Science, with substantial contributions spanning ecology, nature and landscape conservation, general health professions, global and planetary change, and plant science.

The subfields where their work is concentrated include:

Ecology
Nature and Landscape Conservation
General Health Professions
Global and Planetary Change
Plant Science

The main topics explored in their publications cover:

Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
Rangeland and Wildlife Management
Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
Species Distribution and Climate Change
Hermeneutics and Narrative Identity
Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues
Health, Medicine and Society

Among their most recent papers are:

"A global review of seed enhancement technology use to inform improved applications in restoration" (2021), published in The Science of The Total Environment
"No safety net in the face of climate change: The case of pastoralists in Kunene Region, Namibia" (2020), published in PLoS ONE
"Ecosystem roles and conservation status of bioturbator mammals" (2021), published in Mammal Review
"Global meta-analysis reveals incomplete recovery of soil conditions and invertebrate assemblages after ecological restoration in agricultural landscapes" (2021), published in Journal of Applied Ecology
"The long and the short of it: Mechanisms of synchronous and compensatory dynamics across temporal scales" (2022), published in Ecology

The scientist frequently publishes in venues such as:

arXiv (Cornell University)
Restoration Ecology
Forest Ecology and Management
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Mammal Review

Frequent coauthors who have collaborated multiple times include:

Liju Philip
Leonie E. Valentine
Nils-Ole Stutzer
J. G. S. Lunde
Patrick C. Breysse

Richard J. Hobbs was awarded the title of Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science in 2004.

Best Publications

Biological Consequences of Ecosystem Fragmentation: A Review

Denis A. Saunders;Richard J. Hobbs;Chris R. Margules

6392
Citations
Disturbance, Diversity, and Invasion: Implications for Conservation

Richard J. Hobbs;Laura F. Huenneke

3374
Citations
Novel ecosystems: theoretical and management aspects of the new ecological world order

Richard J. Hobbs;Salvatore Arico;James Aronson;Jill S. Baron

2576
Citations
Novel ecosystems: implications for conservation and restoration

Richard J. Hobbs;Eric Higgs;James A. Harris

2286
Citations
Effects of Invasive Alien Plants on Fire Regimes

Matthew L. Brooks;Carla M. D'antonio;David M. Richardson;James B. Grace

2108
Citations
Towards a Conceptual Framework for Restoration Ecology

Richard J. Hobbs;David A. Norton

1858
Citations
Invasive species in a changing world

Harold A. Mooney;R. J. Hobbs

1604
Citations
Biotic Control over the Functioning of Ecosystems

F. Stuart Chapin;Brian H. Walker;Richard J. Hobbs;David U. Hooper

1599
Citations
Viewing invasive species removal in a whole-ecosystem context

Erika S. Zavaleta;Richard J. Hobbs;Harold A. Mooney

1490
Citations
Don't judge species on their origins

Mark A. Davis;Matthew K. Chew;Richard J. Hobbs;Ariel E. Lugo

1289
Citations
Restoration Ecology: Repairing the Earth's Ecosystems in the New Millennium

R. J. Hobbs;J. A. Harris

1264
Citations
Riparian vegetation: Degradation, alien plant invasions, and restoration prospects

David M. Richardson;Patricia M. Holmes;Karen J. Esler;Susan M. Galatowitsch

1223
Citations
Ecological Restoration and Global Climate Change

James A. Harris;Richard J. Hobbs;Eric Higgs;James Aronson

1206
Citations
Conservation where people live and work

James R. Miller;Richard J. Hobbs

1179
Citations
Key issues and research priorities in landscape ecology: An idiosyncratic synthesis

Jianguo Wu;Richard Hobbs

1158
Citations
What's new about old fields? Land abandonment and ecosystem assembly

Viki A Cramer;Richard J Hobbs;Rachel J Standish

1036
Citations
An integrated approach to the ecology and management of plant invasions

Richard J. Hobbs;Stella E. Humphries

938
Citations
A checklist for ecological management of landscapes for conservation

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

866
Citations
Ecological restoration in the light of ecological history.

Stephen T. Jackson;Richard J. Hobbs

814
Citations
Threshold models in restoration and conservation: a developing framework

Katharine N. Suding;Richard J. Hobbs;Richard J. Hobbs

808
Citations
A Framework for Conceptualizing Human Effects on Landscapes and Its Relevance to Management and Research Models

S. McIntyre;Richard Hobbs

803
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

David B. Lindenmayer Australian National University

Rachel J. Standish Murdoch University

Giles E. St. J. Hardy Murdoch University

Harold A. Mooney Stanford University

James A. Harris Cranfield University

Richard W. Bell Murdoch University

Hugh P. Possingham University of Queensland

Christian Funck-Brentano Université Paris Cité

Arno W. Hoes Utrecht University

Michael P. Perring Ghent University

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