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Shaun C. Cunningham

Shaun C. Cunningham

D-Index & Metrics

Environmental Sciences

D-Index
33
Citations
3608
World Ranking
9578
National Ranking
365

Shaun C. Cunningham publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Environmental Sciences in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Shaun C. Cunningham sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 60 publications — 1st percentile

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The last bar groups every scientist with 687 publications or more.

Shaun C. Cunningham D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Shaun C. Cunningham sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 33 D-Index — 2nd percentile

2% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 125 D-Index or more.

Overview

Shaun C. Cunningham is affiliated with Deakin University in Australia. Their research primarily falls within the field of Environmental Science, with specific focus on several subfields including Global and Planetary Change, Ocean Engineering, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Water Science and Technology, and Nature and Landscape Conservation.

Their work addresses a range of topics related to marine and environmental studies. These include Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies, Marine Biology and Environmental Chemistry, Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology, Flood Risk Assessment and Management, Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies, Fish Ecology and Management Studies, and Parasite Biology and Host Interactions.

Among recent scientific publications, Shaun C. Cunningham has contributed to the following papers:

  • Acetic acid immersion - A reactive pest treatment for bivalve aquaculture (2020, Aquaculture)
  • Anthropogenic Vector Ecology and Management to Combat Disease Spread in Aquaculture (2024, Environmental Management)

Their frequent co-authors include Patrick Cahill, Lauren Fletcher, Javier Atalah, Andrew Day, and Paul M. South. Publication venues where their work has appeared include the journals Aquaculture and Environmental Management.

Best Publications

  • Vive la résistance: reviving resistance for 21st century conservation

    D.G. Nimmo;D.G. Nimmo;R. Mac Nally;S.C. Cunningham;S.C. Cunningham;A. Haslem;A. Haslem

  • Balancing the environmental benefits of reforestation in agricultural regions

    S.C. Cunningham;S.C. Cunningham;R. Mac Nally;P.J. Baker;T.R. Cavagnaro

  • Comparison of temperate and tropical rainforest tree species: photosynthetic responses to growth temperature

    Shaun C Cunningham;Jenny Read

  • Integrating plant- and animal-based perspectives for more effective restoration of biodiversity

    Clive McAlpine;Carla P Catterall;Ralph Mac Nally;David Lindenmayer

  • A rapid, controlled-environment seedling root screen for wheat correlates well with rooting depths at vegetative, but not reproductive, stages at two field sites

    M Watt;S Moosavi;Shaun Cameron Cunningham;J A Kirkegaard

  • Does Biochar Improve Establishment of Tree Seedlings in Saline Sodic Soils

    Jessica A. Drake;Timothy R. Cavagnaro;Timothy R. Cavagnaro;Shaun C. Cunningham;Shaun C. Cunningham;W. Roy Jackson

  • Dynamics of Murray-Darling floodplain forests under multiple stressors: The past, present, and future of an Australian icon

    Ralph Mac Nally;Shaun C. Cunningham;Patrick J. Baker;Gillis J. Horner

  • Mortality of developing floodplain forests subjected to a drying climate and water extraction

    Gillis John Horner;Patrick John Baker;Ralph Charles Mac Nally;Shaun Cameron Cunningham

  • Do temperate rainforest trees have a greater ability to acclimate to changing temperatures than tropical rainforest trees

    Shaun C Cunningham;Jenny Read

  • A Robust Technique for Mapping Vegetation Condition Across a Major River System

    S. C. Cunningham;R. Mac Nally;J. Read;P. J. Baker

  • Forest structure, habitat and carbon benefits from thinning floodplain forests: Managing early stand density makes a difference

    Gillis John Horner;Patrick John Baker;Ralph Charles Mac Nally;Shaun Cameron Cunningham

  • The influences of climatic variation and vegetation on stream biota: lessons from the Big Dry in southeastern Australia

    James Thomson;Nicholas Bond;Nicholas Bond;Shaun Cunningham;Leon Metzeling

  • Is there more soil carbon under nitrogen-fixing trees than under non-nitrogen-fixing trees in mixed-species restoration plantings?

    Marianne Hoogmoed;Shaun Cameron Cunningham;Shaun Cameron Cunningham;Patrick John Baker;Patrick John Baker;Jason Beringer;Jason Beringer

  • Reforestation with native mixed-species plantings in a temperate continental climate effectively sequesters and stabilizes carbon within decades

    Shaun C. Cunningham;Shaun C. Cunningham;Timothy R. Cavagnaro;Ralph Mac Nally;Keryn I. Paul

  • Foliar temperature tolerance of temperate and tropical evergreen rain forest trees of Australia.

    Shaun Cameron Cunningham;Jennifer Read

  • Stomatal sensitivity to vapour pressure deficit of temperate and tropical evergreen rainforest trees of Australia

    Shaun Cameron Cunningham;Shaun Cameron Cunningham

  • Groundwater change forecasts widespread forest dieback across an extensive floodplain system

    Shaun Cunningham;James Thomson;Ralph Charles Mac Nally;Jennifer Read

  • Does afforestation of pastures increase sequestration of soil carbon in Mediterranean climates

    Marianne Hoogmoed;Shaun Cameron Cunningham;James Robertson Thomson;Patrick John Baker

  • Comparison of temperate and tropical rainforest tree species: growth responses to temperature

    Shaun C Cunningham;Jenny Read

  • N-fixing trees in restoration plantings: Effects on nitrogen supply and soil microbial communities

    Marianne Hoogmoed;Shaun Cameron Cunningham;Shaun Cameron Cunningham;Shaun Cameron Cunningham;Patrick John Baker;Patrick John Baker;Jason Beringer;Jason Beringer

  • PART OF A SPECIAL ISSUE ON MATCHING ROOTS TO THEIR ENVIRONMENT Arapid,controlled-environmentseedlingrootscreenforwheatcorrelateswellwith rooting depths at vegetative, but not reproductive, stages at two field sites

    M. Watt;S. Moosavi;S. C. Cunningham;J. A. Kirkegaard

Frequent Co-Authors

Patrick J. Baker
Patrick J. Baker University of Melbourne
James Robertson Thomson
James Robertson Thomson Arthur Rylah Institute for Environmental Research
Ralph Charles Mac Nally
Ralph Charles Mac Nally University of Canberra
Timothy R. Cavagnaro
Timothy R. Cavagnaro University of Adelaide
Jason Beringer
Jason Beringer University of Western Australia
Keryn I. Paul
Keryn I. Paul Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Jennifer Read
Jennifer Read Monash University
Ross M. Thompson
Ross M. Thompson University of Canberra
Andrew F. Bennett
Andrew F. Bennett La Trobe University
Michael P. Perring
Michael P. Perring Ghent University

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