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D-Index
59
Citations
29978
World Ranking
2351
National Ranking
181

Saul A. Cunningham 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 Saul A. Cunningham sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 158 publications — 57th percentile

57% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Saul A. Cunningham 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 Saul A. Cunningham sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 59 D-Index — 72nd percentile

72% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Saul A. Cunningham is affiliated with the Australian National University in Australia. Their research primarily spans agricultural and biological sciences as well as environmental science. The focus of their work includes various subfields such as ecology, evolution, behavior and systematics, insect science, genetics, ecology, and nature and landscape conservation.

The main topics covered in Cunningham's research are plant and animal studies, insect and pesticide research, insect and arachnid ecology and behavior, ecology and vegetation dynamics studies, plant parasitism and resistance, wildlife-road interactions and conservation, and species distribution and climate change.

Recent publications by Cunningham include:

  • "AusTraits, a curated plant trait database for the Australian flora", 2021, Scientific Data
  • "AusTraits - a curated plant trait database for the Australian flora", 2021, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • "Flower visitation and land cover associations of above ground- and below ground-nesting native bees in an agricultural region of south-east Australia", 2020, Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment
  • "Density of invasive western honey bee (Apis mellifera) colonies in fragmented woodlands indicates potential for large impacts on native species", 2022, Scientific Reports
  • "Phenology of a bee (Hymenoptera: Apoidea) community over a 10 year period in south-eastern Australia", 2020, Austral Entomology

Frequent coauthors in Cunningham's work include:

  • Julian Brown
  • Maldwyn J. Evans
  • Philip S. Barton
  • Cara R. Parsons
  • Darren S. Le Roux

Common publication venues where Cunningham has contributed multiple works are:

  • Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment
  • Diversity and Distributions
  • Biological Conservation
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Scientific Data

Best Publications

  • Importance of pollinators in changing landscapes for world crops

    Alexandra Maria Klein;Bernard E. Vaissière;James H. Cane;Ingolf Steffan-Dewenter

  • Wild Pollinators Enhance Fruit Set of Crops Regardless of Honey Bee Abundance

    Lucas A Garibaldi;Ingolf Steffan-Dewenter;Rachael Winfree;Marcelo A Aizen

  • Landscape effects on crop pollination services: are there general patterns?

    Taylor H. Ricketts;James Regetz;Ingolf Steffan-Dewenter;Saul A. Cunningham

  • A global quantitative synthesis of local and landscape effects on wild bee pollinators in agroecosystems

    Christina M. Kennedy;Eric Lonsdorf;Maile C. Neel;Neal M. Williams

  • Stability of pollination services decreases with isolation from natural areas despite honey bee visits

    Lucas A. Garibaldi;Lucas A. Garibaldi;Ingolf Steffan-Dewenter;Claire Kremen;Juan M. Morales

  • Non-bee insects are important contributors to global crop pollination

    Romina Rader;Ignasi Bartomeus;Lucas A. Garibaldi;Michael P.D. Garratt

  • How much does agriculture depend on pollinators? Lessons from long-term trends in crop production

    Marcelo A. Aizen;Lucas Alejandro Garibaldi;Lucas Alejandro Garibaldi;Saul A. Cunningham;Alexandra M. Klein;Alexandra M. Klein

  • Seed supply for broadscale restoration: maximizing evolutionary potential

    Linda M. Broadhurst;Andrew Lowe;David J. Coates;Saul A. Cunningham

  • Long-term global trends in crop yield and production reveal no current pollination shortage but increasing pollinator dependency.

    Marcelo A. Aizen;Lucas A. Garibaldi;Lucas A. Garibaldi;Saul A. Cunningham;Alexandra M. Klein;Alexandra M. Klein

  • EVOLUTIONARY DIVERGENCES IN LEAF STRUCTURE AND CHEMISTRY, COMPARING RAINFALL AND SOIL NUTRIENT GRADIENTS

    Saul A. Cunningham;Bryan Summerhayes;Mark Westoby

  • Summary for policymakers of the assessment report of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services on pollinators, pollination and food production

    Simon G. Potts;Vera Imperatriz Fonseca;Hien T. Ngo;Jacobus C. Biesmeijer

  • Global growth and stability of agricultural yield decrease with pollinator dependence

    Lucas Alejandro Garibaldi;Marcelo A. Aizen;Alexandra M. Klein;Saul A. Cunningham

  • Farming approaches for greater biodiversity, livelihoods, and food security

    Lucas A. Garibaldi;Barbara Gemmill-Herren;Raffaele D’Annolfo;Benjamin E. Graeub

  • The role of carrion in maintaining biodiversity and ecological processes in terrestrial ecosystems.

    Philip S. Barton;Saul A. Cunningham;David B. Lindenmayer;Adrian D. Manning

  • Alternative pollinator taxa are equally efficient but not as effective as the honeybee in a mass flowering crop

    Romina Rader;Romina Rader;Bradley G. Howlett;Saul A. Cunningham;David A. Westcott;David A. Westcott

  • Depressed pollination in habitat fragments causes low fruit set.

    S. A. Cunningham

  • The database of the PREDICTS (Projecting Responses of Ecological Diversity In Changing Terrestrial Systems) project

    Lawrence N. Hudson;Tim Newbold;Tim Newbold;Sara Contu;Samantha L.L. Hill;Samantha L.L. Hill

  • The spatial scaling of beta diversity

    Philip S. Barton;Philip S. Barton;Saul A. Cunningham;Adrian D. Manning;Heloise Gibb

  • Ten policies for pollinators

    Lynn V. Dicks;Blandina Viana;Riccardo Bommarco;Berry Brosi

  • Non-Bee Insects as Visitors and Pollinators of Crops: Biology, Ecology and Management

    R Rader;S A Cunningham;B G Howlett;D W Inouye;D W Inouye

  • Effects of habitat fragmentation on the reproductive ecology of four plant species in Mallee Woodland

    Saul A. Cunningham

  • Predicting the economic impact of an invasive species on an ecosystem service.

    David C. Cook;David C. Cook;Matthew B. Thomas;Saul A. Cunningham;Denis L. Anderson

Frequent Co-Authors

Philip S. Barton
Philip S. Barton Deakin University
Romina Rader
Romina Rader University of New England
David B. Lindenmayer
David B. Lindenmayer Australian National University
Lucas A. Garibaldi
Lucas A. Garibaldi National Scientific and Technical Research Council
Heloise Gibb
Heloise Gibb La Trobe University
Marcelo A. Aizen
Marcelo A. Aizen National University of Comahue
Adrian D. Manning
Adrian D. Manning Australian National University
Ingolf Steffan-Dewenter
Ingolf Steffan-Dewenter University of Würzburg
Margaret M. Mayfield
Margaret M. Mayfield University of Queensland
Nancy A. Schellhorn
Nancy A. Schellhorn Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation

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