2026 Simon Linke: Environmental Sciences Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Environmental Sciences	45	6413	6156	229	223	120	7650

Overview

Simon Linke is affiliated with CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research in Australia. Their research spans a broad scope within environmental science, focusing primarily on ecology and related subfields.

Linke's work encompasses key areas including animal vocal communication and behavior, fish ecology and management studies, and marine animal studies overview. Additional topics of study involve hydrology and watershed management, conservation, biodiversity, resource management, underwater acoustics research, and coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics.

The scientist has published extensively in environmental science, with a notable emphasis on ecology, global and planetary change, nature and landscape conservation, developmental biology, and water science and technology.

Frequent coauthors in Linke's publications include Andrés Felipe Suárez-Castro, Daniella Teixeira, Fran Sheldon, Bernhard Lehner, and James R. Allan.

Simon Linke has contributed papers to several scholarly journals, with repeated publications in the Journal of Environmental Management, Biological Conservation, Ecological Indicators, Ecology and Evolution, and SSRN Electronic Journal.

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Linke include:

Sounding the Call for a Global Library of Underwater Biological Sounds, 2022, Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
Global hydro-environmental lake characteristics at high spatial resolution, 2022, Scientific Data
Minimizing cross-realm threats from land-use change: A national-scale conservation framework connecting land, freshwater and marine systems, 2021, Biological Conservation
Global forest restoration opportunities to foster coral reef conservation, 2021, Global Change Biology
Cost-effective integrated conservation and restoration priorities by trading off multiple ecosystem services, 2022, Journal of Environmental Management

Best Publications

Is conservation triage just smart decision making

Madeleine C Bottrill;Liana N Joseph;Josie Carwardine;Michael Bode

818
Citations
Global hydro-environmental sub-basin and river reach characteristics at high spatial resolution.

Simon Linke;Bernhard Lehner;Camille Ouellet Dallaire;Joseph Ariwi

564
Citations
A Global Assessment of Inland Wetland Conservation Status

Vanessa Reis;Virgilio Hermoso;Stephen K. Hamilton;Douglas Ward

263
Citations
Freshwater conservation planning: the case for systematic approaches

Simon Linke;Simon Linke;Eren Turak;Jeanne Nel

260
Citations
Understanding and predicting the combined effects of climate change and land-use change on freshwater macroinvertebrates and fish

Chrystal S. Mantyka-Pringle;Chrystal S. Mantyka-Pringle;Tara G. Martin;Tara G. Martin;David B. Moffatt;Simon Linke

219
Citations
Addressing longitudinal connectivity in the systematic conservation planning of fresh waters

V. Hermoso;V. Hermoso;S. Linke;J. Prenda;H. P. Possingham

219
Citations
Temporal variability of stream bioassessments using benthic macroinvertebrates

Simon Linke;Robert C. Bailey;John Schwindt

203
Citations
The role of protected areas for freshwater biodiversity conservation: challenges and opportunities in a rapidly changing world

Virgilio Hermoso;Robin Abell;Simon Linke;Philip Boon

191
Citations
Phylogenetic approaches reveal biodiversity threats under climate change

Carlos E. González-Orozco;Laura J. Pollock;Laura J. Pollock;Laura J. Pollock;Andrew H. Thornhill;Andrew H. Thornhill;Andrew H. Thornhill;Brent D. Mishler

188
Citations
Incorporating asymmetric connectivity into spatial decision making for conservation

Maria Beger;Simon Linke;Simon Linke;Simon Linke;Matt Watts;Eddie Game;Eddie Game

182
Citations
Managing freshwater, river, wetland and estuarine protected areas

James Pittock;Max Finlayson;Angela Arthington;John H. Matthews

180
Citations
Management options for river conservation planning: condition and conservation re‐visited

Simon Linke;Simon Linke;Robert L. Pressey;Robert C. Bailey;Richard H. Norris

170
Citations
Looking Beyond the Fenceline: Assessing Protection Gaps for the World's Rivers

Robin Abell;Bernhard Lehner;Michele Thieme;Simon Linke

161
Citations
Integrating multidirectional connectivity requirements in systematic conservation planning for freshwater systems

Virgilio Hermoso;Mark J. Kennard;Simon Linke

153
Citations
Essential biodiversity variables for measuring change in global freshwater biodiversity

Eren Turak;Eren Turak;Ian Harrison;David Dudgeon;Robin Abell

146
Citations
Finite conservation funds mean triage is unavoidable

Madeleine C Bottrill;Liana N Joseph;Josie Carwardine;Michael Bode

134
Citations
It's Time to Listen: There is Much to be Learned from the Sounds of Tropical Ecosystems

Jessica L. Deichmann;Orlando Acevedo‐Charry;Leah Barclay;Zuzana Burivalova

126
Citations
ANNA: A new prediction method for bioassessment programs

Simon Linke;Richard H. Norris;Daniel P. Faith;David Stockwell

126
Citations
Freshwater ecoacoustics as a tool for continuous ecosystem monitoring

Simon Linke;Toby Gifford;Toby Gifford;Camille Desjonquères;Diego Tonolla

126
Citations
Sounding the Call for a Global Library of Underwater Biological Sounds

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115
Citations
Merging connectivity rules and large-scale condition assessment improves conservation adequacy in river systems

Simon Linke;Simon Linke;Mark J. Kennard;Mark J. Kennard;Virgilio Hermoso;Virgilio Hermoso;Julian D. Olden

113
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Virgilio Hermoso Griffith University

Hugh P. Possingham University of Queensland

Mark J. Kennard Griffith University

Eren Turak Office of Environment and Heritage

Richard H. Norris University of Canberra

Robert L. Pressey James Cook University

Jon Olley Griffith University

Jeanne L. Nel Wageningen University & Research

Fran Sheldon Griffith University

Josie Carwardine Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation

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