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D-Index
51
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9264
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3664
National Ranking
282

Sam C. Banks 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 Sam C. Banks sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 162 publications — 59th percentile

59% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Sam C. Banks 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 Sam C. Banks sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 51 D-Index — 58th percentile

58% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Sam C. Banks is affiliated with Charles Darwin University in Australia. Their research expertise spans the fields of Environmental Science and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Within these areas, their work covers several subfields such as Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Genetics, Global and Planetary Change, and Molecular Biology.

The main topics addressed in their research include Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Genetic Diversity and Population Structure, Fish Ecology and Management Studies, Fire Effects on Ecosystems, Species Distribution and Climate Change, Rangeland and Wildlife Management, and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies.

Sam C. Banks has contributed to several research articles published in notable venues. Frequent publication venues include Molecular Ecology, Biological Conservation, Heredity, Animal Behaviour, and Ecology and Evolution.

Among their recent papers are:

  • Disturbance alters the forest soil microbiome, 2021, Molecular Ecology
  • Animals as Agents in Fire Regimes, 2020, Trends in Ecology & Evolution
  • Unburnt habitat patches are critical for survival and in situ population recovery in a small mammal after fire, 2021, Journal of Applied Ecology
  • Direct and indirect disturbance impacts in forests, 2021, Ecology Letters
  • Patterns of niche contraction identify vital refuge areas for declining mammals, 2020, Diversity and Distributions

Collaborations have frequently included the following co-authors:

  • Brett P. Murphy
  • Brenton von Takach
  • David B. Lindenmayer
  • Teigan Cremona
  • Hugh F. Davies

Best Publications

  • Climate change cascades: Shifts in oceanography, species' ranges and subtidal marine community dynamics in eastern Tasmania

    Craig R. Johnson;Sam C. Banks;Neville S. Barrett;Fabienne Cazassus

  • Conceptual domain of the matrix in fragmented landscapes

    Don A. Driscoll;Sam C. Banks;Philip S. Barton;David B. Lindenmayer

  • Newly discovered landscape traps produce regime shifts in wet forests

    David B. Lindenmayer;Richard J. Hobbs;Gene E. Likens;Charles J. Krebs

  • New Policies for Old Trees: Averting a Global Crisis in a Keystone Ecological Structure

    David B. Lindenmayer;William F. Laurance;Jerry F. Franklin;Gene E. Likens;Gene E. Likens;Gene E. Likens

  • How does ecological disturbance influence genetic diversity

    Sam C. Banks;Geoffrey J. Cary;Annabel L. Smith;Ian D. Davies

  • OCEANIC VARIABILITY AND COASTAL TOPOGRAPHY SHAPE GENETIC STRUCTURE IN A LONG-DISPERSING SEA URCHIN

    Sam C Banks;Maxine P Piggott;Jane E. Williamson;Ulysse Bove

  • Genetic spatial autocorrelation can readily detect sex‐biased dispersal

    Samuel Banks;Rodney Peakall

  • Interacting factors driving a major loss of large trees with cavities in a forest ecosystem.

    David B. Lindenmayer;Wade Blanchard;Lachlan McBurney;David Blair

  • How to make a common species rare: A case against conservation complacency

    David Lindenmayer;Jeffrey Wood;Lachlan McBurney;Chris MacGregor

  • Starting points for small mammal population recovery after wildfire: recolonisation or residual populations?

    Samuel Banks;Matthieu Dujardin;Lachlan McBurney;David Blair

  • Long-term impacts of wildfire and logging on forest soils

    Elle Bowd;Samuel C. Banks;Craig L. Strong;David B Lindenmayer

  • Fire severity and landscape context effects on arboreal marsupials

    DB Lindenmayer;W Blanchard;L McBurney;L McBurney;D Blair

  • Animal movements in fire-prone landscapes

    Dale G. Nimmo;Sarah Avitabile;Sam C. Banks;Rebecca Bliege Bird

  • Sex and sociality in a disconnected world: A review of the impacts of habitat fragmentation on animal social interactions

    Sam C. BanksS.C. Banks;Sam C. BanksS.C. Banks;Sam C. BanksS.C. Banks;Maxine P. PiggottM.P. Piggott;Maxine P. PiggottM.P. Piggott;Maxine P. PiggottM.P. Piggott;Adam J. StowA.J. Stow;Adam J. StowA.J. Stow;Adam J. StowA.J. Stow;Andrea C. TaylorA.C. Taylor;Andrea C. TaylorA.C. Taylor;Andrea C. TaylorA.C. Taylor

  • Niche Contractions in Declining Species: Mechanisms and Consequences

    Ben C. Scheele;Claire N. Foster;Samuel C. Banks;David B Lindenmayer

  • The effects of habitat fragmentation via forestry plantation establishment on spatial genotypic structure in the small marsupial carnivore, Antechinus agilis

    Samuel C Banks;David B Lindenmayer;S J Ward;Andrea C Taylor

  • The trajectory of dispersal research in conservation biology. Systematic review

    Don A. Driscoll;Sam C. Banks;Philip S. Barton;Karen Ikin

  • Ecosystem assessment of mountain ash forest in the Central Highlands of Victoria, south‐eastern Australia

    Emma L. Burns;Emma L. Burns;David B. Lindenmayer;John Stein;Wade Blanchard

  • The effects of habitat fragmentation due to forestry plantation establishment on the demography and genetic variation of a marsupial carnivore, Antechinus agilis

    Samuel C Banks;Graeme Roy Finlayson;S J Lawson;David B Lindenmayer

  • Demographic monitoring of an entire species (the northern hairy-nosed wombat, Lasiorhinus krefftii) by genetic analysis of non-invasively collected material

    Samuel Banks;Simon D Hoyle;Alan Horsup;Paul Sunnucks

Frequent Co-Authors

David B. Lindenmayer
David B. Lindenmayer Australian National University
Don A. Driscoll
Don A. Driscoll Deakin University
Wade Blanchard
Wade Blanchard Australian National University
David Blair
David Blair James Cook University
Andrea C. Taylor
Andrea C. Taylor Monash University
Rod Peakall
Rod Peakall Australian National University
Luciano B. Beheregaray
Luciano B. Beheregaray Flinders University
Geoffrey J. Cary
Geoffrey J. Cary Australian National University
Jeffrey Wood
Jeffrey Wood Australian National University
Ben C. Scheele
Ben C. Scheele Australian National University

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