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67
Citations
42866
World Ranking
1564
National Ranking
196

Overview

Simon N. Stuart is affiliated with Synchronicity Earth in the United Kingdom. Their academic work spans several fields and subfields of study, with a primary focus on Environmental Science and Psychology. Within these areas, their contributions cover the subfields of Ecological Modeling, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Clinical Psychology, Global and Planetary Change, and Social Psychology.

The scientist's main research topics include:

  • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
  • Psychiatric Care and Mental Health Services
  • Environmental Conservation and Management
  • Economic and Environmental Valuation
  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation

Some recent papers authored or co-authored by Simon N. Stuart are:

  • "A metric for spatially explicit contributions to science-based species targets," 2021, Nature Ecology & Evolution
  • "Four steps for the Earth: mainstreaming the post-2020 global biodiversity framework," 2021, One Earth
  • "Testing a global standard for quantifying species recovery and assessing conservation impact," 2021, Conservation Biology
  • "Over half of threatened species require targeted recovery actions to avert human-induced extinction," 2022, Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment
  • "A robust goal is needed for species in the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework," 2020, Conservation Letters

Frequent co-authors associated with Simon N. Stuart include:

  • Thomas M. Brooks
  • Stuart H. M. Butchart
  • James Watson
  • David Mallon
  • Louise Mair

Simon N. Stuart has frequently published in venues such as Clinical Psychology Forum, Oryx, Nature Ecology & Evolution, One Earth, and Conservation Biology.

Best Publications

  • Status and Trends of Amphibian Declines and Extinctions Worldwide

    Simon N. Stuart;Janice S. Chanson;Neil A. Cox;Bruce E. Young

  • Global Biodiversity: Indicators of Recent Declines

    Stuart H.M. Butchart;Stuart H.M. Butchart;Matt Walpole;Ben Collen;Arco Van Strien

  • Effectiveness of the global protected area network in representing species diversity

    Ana S. L. Rodrigues;Sandy J. Andelman;Mohamed I. Bakarr;Luigi Boitani

  • The status of the world's land and marine mammals: diversity, threat, and knowledge

    Jan Schipper;Jan Schipper;Janice S. Chanson;Janice S. Chanson;Federica Chiozza;Neil A. Cox;Neil A. Cox

  • The Impact of Conservation on the Status of the World’s Vertebrates

    Michael Hoffmann;Craig Hilton-Taylor;Ariadne Angulo;Monika Böhm

  • One-third of reef-building corals face elevated extinction risk from climate change and local impacts

    Kent E. Carpenter;Muhammad Abrar;Greta Aeby;Richard B. Aronson

  • Essential biodiversity variables

    H M Pereira;S Ferrier;M Walters;G N Geller

  • Quantification of Extinction Risk: IUCN's System for Classifying Threatened Species

    Georgina M. Mace;Nigel J. Collar;Kevin J. Gaston;Craig Hilton-Taylor

  • 2004 IUCN red list of threatened species : a global species assessment

    Jonathan Baillie;Craig Hilton-Taylor;S. N. Stuart

  • The conservation status of the world's reptiles

    Monika Böhm;Ben Collen;Jonathan E.M. Baillie;Philip Bowles

  • Identifying the World's Most Climate Change Vulnerable Species: A Systematic Trait-Based Assessment of all Birds, Amphibians and Corals

    Wendy B. Foden;Wendy B. Foden;Stuart H. M. Butchart;Simon N. Stuart;Jean-Christophe Vié

  • Wildlife in a changing world : an analysis of the 2008 IUCN red list of threatened species

    Jean-Christophe Vié;Craig Hilton-Taylor;S. N. Stuart

  • Global Gap Analysis: Priority Regions for Expanding the Global Protected-Area Network

    Ana S. L. Rodrigues;H. Resit Akçakaya;Sandy J. Andelman;Mohamed I. Bakarr

  • The biological importance of the Eastern Arc Mountains of Tanzania and Kenya

    N.D. Burgess;T.M. Butynski;N.J. Cordeiro;N.J. Cordeiro;N.H. Doggart

  • Protected Areas and Effective Biodiversity Conservation

    Soizic Le Saout;Michael Hoffmann;Michael Hoffmann;Yichuan Shi;Yichuan Shi;Adrian Hughes

  • Measuring Global Trends in the Status of Biodiversity: Red List Indices for Birds

    Stuart H. M Butchart;Alison J Stattersfield;Leon A Bennun;Sue M Shutes

  • Ongoing declines for the world’s amphibians in the face of emerging threats

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  • Threatened Amphibians of the World

    S.N. Stuart;M. Hoffmann;J.S. Chanson;N.A. Cox

  • Shortfalls and Solutions for Meeting National and Global Conservation Area Targets

    Stuart H.M. Butchart;Martin Clarke;Robert J. Smith;Rachel E. Sykes

  • Improvements to the Red List Index.

    Stuart H.M. Butchart;H. Resit Akçakaya;Janice Chanson;Jonathan E.M. Baillie

  • Protecting Important Sites for Biodiversity Contributes to Meeting Global Conservation Targets

    Stuart H. M. Butchart;Stuart H. M. Butchart;Jörn P. W. Scharlemann;Mike I. Evans;Suhel Quader

  • Response to Comment on "Status and Trends of Amphibian Declines and Extinctions Worldwide"

    Simon N. Stuart;Janice S. Chanson;Neil A. Cox;Bruce E. Young

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas M. Brooks
Thomas M. Brooks International Union for Conservation of Nature
Michael R. Hoffmann
Michael R. Hoffmann California Institute of Technology
Craig Hilton-Taylor
Craig Hilton-Taylor IUCN Red List
Stuart H. M. Butchart
Stuart H. M. Butchart BirdLife international, UK
Ana S. L. Rodrigues
Ana S. L. Rodrigues University of Montpellier
Jonathan E. M. Baillie
Jonathan E. M. Baillie Zoological Society of London
Jon Paul Rodríguez
Jon Paul Rodríguez Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Científicas
Georgina M. Mace
Georgina M. Mace University College London
Luigi Boitani
Luigi Boitani Sapienza University of Rome
Ben Collen
Ben Collen University College London

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