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Rodney J. Keenan

D-Index & Metrics

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
42
Citations
9518
World Ranking
5461
National Ranking
438

Rodney J. Keenan publication distribution in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 171 publications — 63rd percentile

63% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Rodney J. Keenan 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 Rodney J. Keenan sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 42 D-Index — 35th percentile

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

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Overview

Rodney J. Keenan is affiliated with the University of Melbourne in Australia, with a research focus predominantly in Environmental Science. Their work has been published extensively, particularly on topics related to the environment, forest management, and ecological impacts.

The main fields of study in their research include Environmental Science with a specific emphasis on the following subfields:

  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Ecology
  • Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
  • Strategy and Management
  • Political Science and International Relations

The primary topics addressed in their research are:

  • Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
  • Forest Management and Policy
  • Fire effects on ecosystems
  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Rangeland and Wildlife Management
  • Global trade, sustainability, and social impact
  • Landslides and related hazards

Keenan has contributed to various recent papers, including:

  • "Critical mineral sustainable supply: Challenges and governance," 2023, published in Futures
  • "The severity and extent of the Australia 2019-20 Eucalyptus forest fires are not the legacy of forest management," 2021, published in Nature Ecology & Evolution
  • "An approach for assessing adaptive capacity to climate change in resource dependent communities in the Nikachu watershed, Bhutan," 2020, published in Ecological Indicators
  • "Effect of income, industry structure and environmental regulation on the ecological impacts of mining: An analysis for Guangxi Province in China," 2023, published in Journal of Cleaner Production
  • "Potential for forest thinning to reduce risk and increase resilience to wildfire in Australian temperate Eucalyptus forests," 2021, published in Current Opinion in Environmental Science & Health

The frequent co-authors collaborating with Keenan are:

  • Craig R. Nitschke
  • Rebecca M. Ford
  • Yeshey Yeshey
  • Somvang Phimmavong
  • David M. J. S. Bowman

Publication venues where Keenan's research appears most frequently include:

  • Forests
  • Australian Forestry
  • Nature Ecology & Evolution
  • FORMATH
  • Futures

Best Publications

  • Dynamics of global forest area: Results from the FAO Global Forest Resources Assessment 2015

    Rodney J. Keenan;Gregory A. Reams;Frédéric Achard;Joberto V. de Freitas

  • Climate change impacts and adaptation in forest management: a review

    Rodney J. Keenan

  • The ecological effects of clear-cutting

    Rodney J. Keenan;J. P. (Hamish) Kimmins

  • Planted forests and water in perspective

    Albert I.J.M. van Dijk;Rodney J. Keenan

  • Adapting to flood risk under climate change

    Robert L. Wilby;Rod Keenan

  • Restoration of plant biodiversity beneath tropical tree plantations in Northern Australia

    R Keenan;D Lamb;D Lamb;O Woldring;O Woldring;T Irvine;T Irvine

  • Spatial assessment and mapping of biodiversity and conservation priorities in a heavily modified and fragmented production landscape in north-central Victoria, Australia

    Himlal Baral;Rodney J. Keenan;Sunil K. Sharma;Nigel E. Stork

  • Participatory assessment and mapping of ecosystem services in a data-poor region: Case study of community-managed forests in central Nepal

    Kiran Paudyal;Himlal Baral;Benjamin Burkhard;Santosh P. Bhandari

  • Analysis of sampling methods for coarse woody debris

    G Woldendorp;R.J Keenan;S Barry;R.D Spencer

  • Delocalizing Communities: Changing Forms of Community Engagement in Natural Resources Governance

    Hemant R. Ojha;Rebecca Ford;Rodney J. Keenan;Digby Race;Digby Race

  • A proposed framework for assessing ecosystem goods and services from planted forests

    Himlal Baral;Himlal Baral;Manuel R. Guariguata;Rodney J. Keenan

  • The impact of swidden decline on livelihoods and ecosystem services in Southeast Asia: a review of the evidence from 1990 to 2015

    Wolfram H Dressler;David Wilson;Jessica Clendenning;Rob Cramb

  • Review of allometric relationships for estimating woody biomass for New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory, Victoria, Tasmania and South Australia

    H. Kieth;D J Barrett;R. Keenan

  • Coarse woody debris in Australian forest ecosystems: A review

    Gemma Woldendorp;Rodney J. Keenan

  • Spatial assessment of ecosystem goods and services in complex production landscapes: A case study from south-eastern Australia

    Himlal Baral;Rodney J. Keenan;Julian C. Fox;Nigel E. Stork

  • MASS AND NUTRIENT CONTENT OF WOODY DEBRIS AND FOREST FLOOR IN WESTERN RED CEDAR AND WESTERN HEMLOCK FORESTS ON NORTHERN VANCOUVER-ISLAND

    Rodney J. Keenan;Cindy E. Prescott;J.P. Hamish Kimmins

  • Economic evaluation of ecosystem goods and services under different landscape management scenarios

    Himlal Baral;Rodney J. Keenan;Sunil K. Sharma;Nigel E. Stork

  • Ecosystem services from community-based forestry in Nepal: realising local and global benefits.

    Kiran Paudyal;Himlal Baral;Himlal Baral;Kim E. Lowell;Rodney J. Keenan

  • The severity and extent of the Australia 2019–20 Eucalyptus forest fires are not the legacy of forest management

    David M. J. S. Bowman;David M. J. S. Bowman;Grant J. Williamson;Grant J. Williamson;Rebecca K. Gibson;Ross A. Bradstock

  • Assessment of Aboveground Carbon in Primary and Selectively Harvested Tropical Forest in Papua New Guinea

    Julian C. Fox;Cossey K. Yosi;Cossey K. Yosi;Patrick Nimiago;Forova Oavika

  • Experience with mixed species rainforest plantations in North Queensland.

    R. Keenan;D. Lamb;G. Sexton

  • Deforestation and forest degradation in Papua New Guinea

    Colin Filer;Rodney J. Keenan;Bryant J. Allen;John R. Mcalpine

  • Climate Change Law in an Era of Multi-Level Governance

    Jacqueline Peel;Lee Godden;Rodney J. Keenan

Frequent Co-Authors

David Lamb
David Lamb University of New England
Nigel E. Stork
Nigel E. Stork Griffith University
James P. Kimmins
James P. Kimmins University of British Columbia
Cindy E. Prescott
Cindy E. Prescott University of British Columbia
Jerome K. Vanclay
Jerome K. Vanclay Southern Cross University
David M. J. S. Bowman
David M. J. S. Bowman University of Tasmania
Anne M. Larson
Anne M. Larson Center for International Forestry Research, Peru
Grant J. Williamson
Grant J. Williamson University of Tasmania
Damian Barrett
Damian Barrett Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Christian Messier
Christian Messier University of Quebec at Montreal

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