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D-Index
42
Citations
8954
World Ranking
5479
National Ranking
1876

Richard L. Knight 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 Richard L. Knight sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 117 publications — 30th percentile

30% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Richard L. Knight 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 Richard L. Knight sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 42 D-Index — 35th percentile

35% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Richard L. Knight is affiliated with Colorado State University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science, with particular attention to subfields including global and planetary change, as well as management, monitoring, policy, and law.

The scientist's work addresses several main topics related to environmental management. These topics include:

  • Forest Management and Policy
  • Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
  • Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology

Richard L. Knight has contributed to scientific literature through various publications. Among recent papers, one notable example is:

  • The evolution of the rangeland trusts network as a catalyst for community-based conservation in the American West, 2020, Conservation Science and Practice

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Drew E. Bennett
  • Corrine Nöel Knapp
  • E. Glenn

The principal publication venue where Knight has published is Conservation Science and Practice.

Best Publications

  • EFFECTS OF EXURBAN DEVELOPMENT ON BIODIVERSITY: PATTERNS, MECHANISMS, AND RESEARCH NEEDS

    Andrew J. Hansen;Richard L. Knight;John M. Marzluff;Scott Powell

  • WILDLIFE RESPONSES TO RECREATION AND ASSOCIATED VISITOR PERCEPTIONS

    Audrey R. Taylor;Richard L. Knight

  • Wildlife and Recreationists : Coexistence Through Management and Research

    Richard L. Knight;Kevin J. Gutzwiller

  • Biodiversity across a Rural Land-Use Gradient

    Jeremy D. Maestas;Richard L. Knight;Wendell C. Gilgert

  • Private Lands: The Neglected Geography

    Richard L. Knight

  • INFLUENCE OF RECREATIONAL TRAILS ON BREEDING BIRD COMMUNITIES

    Scott G. Miller;Richard L. Knight;Clinton K. Miller

  • Why Does Intensity of Avian Nest Defense Increase During the Nesting Cycle

    Richard L. Knight;Stanley A. Temple

  • Wildlife responses to pedestrians and dogs.

    Scott G. Miller;Richard L. Knight

  • Songbird and Medium-Sized Mammal Communities Associated with Exurban Development in Pitkin County, Colorado

    Eric A. Odell;Richard L. Knight

  • Ecosystem Management: Adaptive, Community-Based Conservation

    Gary Meffe;Larry Nielsen;Richard L. Knight

  • Understanding wildlife responses to humans

    Doug Whittaker;Richard L. Knight

  • Causes and consequences of expanding American Crow populations

    John M. Marzluff;Kevin J. McGowan;Roarke Donnelly;Richard L. Knight

  • Impacts of a Severe Drought on Grassland Birds in Western North Dakota

    T. Luke George;Ada C. Fowler;Richard L. Knight;Lowell C. McEwen

  • The Effects of Dogs on Wildlife Communities

    Benjamin E. Lenth;Richard L. Knight;Mark E. Brennan

  • Human Disturbance of an Avian Scavenging Guild

    Susan K. Skagen;Richard L. Knight;Gordon H. Orians

  • RESPONSES OF RAVEN AND RED-TAILED HAWK POPULATIONS TO LINEAR RIGHT-OF-WAYS

    Richard L. Knight;Jack Y. Kawashima

  • Nest defence in the American goldfinch

    Richard L. Knight;Stanley A. Temple

  • Methodological problems in studies of avian nest defence

    Richard L. Knight;Stanley A. Temple

  • Forest roads and landscape structure in the southern Rocky Mountains

    James Robert Miller;Linda A. Joyce;Richard L. Knight;Rudy M. King

  • Conservation Value of Clustered Housing Developments

    Buffy A. Lenth;Richard L. Knight;Wendell C. Gilgert

  • Stewardship across boundaries

    Richard L. Knight;Peter B. Landres

Frequent Co-Authors

Susan K. Skagen
Susan K. Skagen United States Geological Survey
Robert G. Anthony
Robert G. Anthony Oregon State University
David N. Cole
David N. Cole US Forest Service
David M. Theobald
David M. Theobald Colorado State University
John M. Marzluff
John M. Marzluff University of Washington
James R. Miller
James R. Miller University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Steven W. Buskirk
Steven W. Buskirk University of Wyoming
David J. Cooper
David J. Cooper Colorado State University
Andrew J. Hansen
Andrew J. Hansen Montana State University
Ken Yasukawa
Ken Yasukawa Beloit College

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