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D-Index
35
Citations
4842
World Ranking
7363
National Ranking
740

Simon Gillings 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 Simon Gillings sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 100 publications — 19th percentile

19% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Simon Gillings 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 Simon Gillings sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 35 D-Index — 14th percentile

14% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Simon Gillings is affiliated with the British Trust for Ornithology in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science, with a significant concentration in ecology and ecological modeling.

Their work spans several subfields, including:

  • Ecology
  • Ecological Modeling
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Developmental Biology

Gillings has published extensively on topics related to species distribution and climate change, avian ecology and behavior, wildlife ecology and conservation, and plant and animal studies. Additional research interest areas include animal vocal communication and behavior, peatlands and wetlands ecology, and wildlife-road interactions and conservation.

Main topics of research include:

  • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Avian ecology and behavior
  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Plant and animal studies
  • Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior
  • Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology
  • Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation

Simon Gillings has contributed to multiple research papers, including the following recent publications:

  • "Evaluating the potential for bird-habitat models to support biodiversity-friendly urban planning," 2020, Journal of Applied Ecology
  • "Nocturnal flight calling behaviour of thrushes in relation to artificial light at night," 2021, Ibis
  • "Diversity of response and effect traits provides complementary information about avian community dynamics linked to ecological function," 2021, Functional Ecology
  • "Phenological mismatch between breeding birds and their surveyors and implications for estimating population trends," 2020, Journal für Ornithologie
  • "Breeding ground temperature rises, more than habitat change, are associated with spatially variable population trends in two species of migratory bird," 2022, Ibis

The scientist frequently collaborates with other researchers in their field. Key coauthors include:

  • Sarah Harris
  • James W. Pearce-Higgins
  • Lisbeth A. Hordley
  • Owen L. Petchey
  • Joseph A. Tobias

Gillings' work appears in a range of publication venues, with multiple papers published in Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), alongside contributions to journals such as Ibis, Bird Study, Global Ecology and Biogeography, and the Journal of Applied Ecology.

Frequent publication venues include:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Ibis
  • Bird Study
  • Global Ecology and Biogeography
  • Journal of Applied Ecology

Best Publications

  • The impact of proxy‐based methods on mapping the distribution of ecosystem services

    Felix Eigenbrod;Paul R. Armsworth;Bbarbara J. Anderson;Andreas Heinemeyer

  • Spatial covariance between biodiversity and other ecosystem service priorities

    Barbara J. Anderson;Paul R. Armsworth;Felix Eigenbrod;Chris D. Thomas

  • Balancing alternative land uses in conservation prioritization

    Atte Moilanen;Barbara J. Anderson;Felix Eigenbrod;Felix Eigenbrod;Andreas Heinemeyer

  • Geographical range margins of many taxonomic groups continue to shift polewards

    Suzanna C. Mason;Georgina Palmer;Richard Fox;Simon Gillings

  • Winter availability of cereal stubbles attracts declining farmland birds and positively influences breeding population trends

    Simon Gillings;Stuart E Newson;David G Noble;Juliet A Vickery

  • Quantifying the effects of habitat structure on prey detectability and accessibility to farmland birds

    Simon J. Butler;Simon Gillings

  • Reconciling biodiversity and carbon conservation.

    Chris D Thomas;Barbara J Anderson;Atte Moilanen;Felix Eigenbrod

  • Directionality of recent bird distribution shifts and climate change in Great Britain.

    Simon Gillings;Dawn E. Balmer;Robert J. Fuller

  • Effects of Horseshoe Crab Harvest in Delaware Bay on Red Knots: Are Harvest Restrictions Working?

    Lawrence J. Niles;Jonathan Bart;Humphrey P. Sitters;Amanda D. Dey

  • Rates of mass gain and energy deposition in red knot on their final spring staging site is both time‐ and condition‐dependent

    Philip W. Atkinson;Allan J. Baker;Karen A. Bennett;Nigel A. Clark

  • Error propagation associated with benefits transfer-based mapping of ecosystem services

    Felix Eigenbrod;Paul R. Armsworth;Paul R. Armsworth;Barbara J. Anderson;Andreas Heinemeyer

  • Long-term changes in the migration phenology of UK breeding birds detected by large-scale citizen science recording schemes

    Stuart E. Newson;Nick J. Moran;Andy J. Musgrove;James W. Pearce-Higgins

  • Climatic Associations of British Species Distributions Show Good Transferability in Time but Low Predictive Accuracy for Range Change

    Giovanni Rapacciuolo;David B. Roy;Simon Gillings;Richard Fox

  • A novel citizen science approach for large-scale standardised monitoring of bat activity and distribution, evaluated in eastern England

    Stuart E. Newson;Hazel E. Evans;Simon Gillings

  • Changes in bird populations on sample lowland English farms in relation to loss of hedgerows and other non-crop habitats

    Simon Gillings;Robert J. Fuller

  • Population density but not stability can be predicted from species distribution models

    Tom H. Oliver;Simon Gillings;Marco Girardello;Giovanni Rapacciuolo

  • Indices of bird-habitat preference from field surveys of birds and remote sensing of land cover: a study of south-eastern England with wider implications for conservation and biodiversity assessment

    Robin M. Fuller;Bernard J. Devereux;Simon Gillings;Gabriel S. Amable

  • Using distribution models to test alternative hypotheses about a species’ environmental limits and recovery prospects

    Barbara J. Anderson;Beatrice E. Arroyo;Yvonne C. Collingham;Brian Etheridge

  • Large extents of intensive land use limit community reorganization during climate warming

    Tom H. Oliver;Simon Gillings;James W. Pearce-Higgins;Tom Brereton

  • Spatial covariation between freshwater and terrestrial ecosystem services

    Robert A. Holland;Felix Eigenbrod;Paul R. Armsworth;Barbara J. Anderson

  • Staging Behavior in Red KNOT (Calidris Canutus) in Delaware BAY: Implications for Monitoring Mass and Population Size

    Simon Gillings;Philip W. Atkinson;Allan J. Baker;Allan J. Baker;Karen A. Bennett

Frequent Co-Authors

David B. Roy
David B. Roy UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Chris D. Thomas
Chris D. Thomas University of York
Robert J. Fuller
Robert J. Fuller British Trust for Ornithology
James W. Pearce-Higgins
James W. Pearce-Higgins British Trust for Ornithology
Paul R. Armsworth
Paul R. Armsworth University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Stuart E. Newson
Stuart E. Newson British Trust for Ornithology
Felix Eigenbrod
Felix Eigenbrod University of Southampton
Barbara J. Anderson
Barbara J. Anderson University of Otago
Tom H. Oliver
Tom H. Oliver University of Reading
Andreas Heinemeyer
Andreas Heinemeyer University of York

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