2026 Suzanne J. Milton: Plant Science and Agronomy Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Plant Science and Agronomy	57	1452	1332	16	15	163	10928
Ecology and Evolution	62	2089	2001	26	24	192	13061

Overview

Suzanne J. Milton is affiliated with the University of Cape Town in South Africa. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science and agricultural and biological sciences, with a significant emphasis on topics related to rangeland management, ecology, and plant and animal studies.

The main areas of study include:

Environmental Science
Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Subfields of research feature:

Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
Nature and Landscape Conservation
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Ecology
Plant Science

Core topics addressed in their work are:

Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology
Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
Plant and animal studies
Rangeland and Wildlife Management
Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
Animal Diversity and Health Studies
Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions

Frequent publication venues for Suzanne J. Milton include:

Journal of Arid Environments
African Journal of Range and Forage Science
African Entomology
Ostrich
Anthropocene

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Milton are:

"Village aliens: Self-seeding of indigenous and non-indigenous woody garden plants in a small desert village," 2024, Journal of Arid Environments
"Drought as a driver of vegetation change in Succulent Karoo rangelands, South Africa," 2022, African Journal of Range and Forage Science
"Anthropogenic impacts and implications for ecological restoration in the Karoo, South Africa," 2021, Anthropocene
"Ant Communities in Two Habitats in Succulent Karoo Shrubland," 2020, African Entomology
"Developing an environmental research platform in the Karoo at the Square Kilometre Array," 2021, South African Journal of Science

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

Joh R. Henschel
W. R. Dean
Helga van der Merwe
Gina Arena
Courtney R. Hundermark

Best Publications

Plant invasions--the role of mutualisms.

David M. Richardson;Nicky Allsopp;Carla M. D'antonio;Suzanne J. Milton

1798
Citations
A Conceptual Model of Arid Rangeland Degradation

Suzanne J. Milton;W. Richard J. Dean;Morné A. du Plessis;W. Roy Siegfried

495
Citations
Large trees, fertile islands, and birds in arid savanna

W.R.J. Dean;S.J. Milton;F. Jeltsch

378
Citations
Tree spacing and coexistence in semiarid savannas.

Jeltsch F;Milton Sj;Dean Wrj;Van Rooyen N

356
Citations
Are Socioeconomic Benefits of Restoration Adequately Quantified? A Meta‐analysis of Recent Papers (2000–2008) in Restoration Ecology and 12 Other Scientific Journals

James Aronson;James N. Blignaut;Suzanne J. Milton;David Le Maitre

335
Citations
The Karoo: Ecological Patterns and Processes

W. Richard J. Dean;Suzanne J. Milton

286
Citations
Ecological restoration: A new frontier for nature conservation and economics

James Aronson;James Aronson;Andre F. Clewell;James N. Blignaut;Sue J. Milton;Sue J. Milton

253
Citations
Change in dominance determines herbivore effects on plant biodiversity

Sally E. Koerner;Melinda D. Smith;Deron E. Burkepile;Niall P. Hanan

247
Citations
Modelling the impact of small-scale heterogeneities on tree—grass coexistence in semi-arid savannas

F. Jeltsch;S.J. Milton;W.R.J. Dean;N. van Rooyen

228
Citations
Drivers of seedling establishment success in dryland restoration efforts.

Nancy Shackelford;Nancy Shackelford;Gustavo B. Paterno;Gustavo B. Paterno;Daniel E. Winkler;Todd E. Erickson

222
Citations
FIELD METABOLISM, WATER REQUIREMENTS, AND FORAGING BEHAVIOR OF WILD OSTRICHES IN THE NAMIB'

Joseph B. Williams;W. Roy Siegfried;Suzanne J. Milton;Nigel J. Adams

200
Citations
Analysing Shrub Encroachment in the Southern Kalahari: A Grid-Based Modelling Approach

F. Jeltsch;S. J. Milton;W. R. J. Dean;N. Van Rooyen

186
Citations
REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY OF AUSTRALIAN ACACIAS IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN CAPE PROVINCE, SOUTH AFRICA

S. J. Milton;A. V. Hall

181
Citations
The application of state‐and‐transition models to rangeland research and management in arid succulent and semi‐arid grassy Karoo, South Africa

S.J. Milton;M.T. Hoffman

175
Citations
How livestock grazing affects vegetation structures and small mammal distribution in the semi-arid Karoo.

J.A Eccard;J.A Eccard;R.B Walther;S.J Milton

174
Citations
Simulated pattern formation around artificial waterholes in the semi‐arid Kalahari

Florian Jeltsch;Suzanne J. Milton;W. Richard J. Dean;Noel van Rooyen

173
Citations
Spatial and temporal patterns in the emergence and survival of seedlings in arid Karoo shrubland

Suzanne J. Milton

164
Citations
A Simulation Model for Shrub Ecosystem in the Semiarid Karoo, South Africa

Thorsten Wiegand;Suzanne J. Milton;Christian Wissel

163
Citations
Dispersal of Acacia cyclops by birds.

J. P. Glyphis;S. J. Milton;W. R. Siegfried

157
Citations
Desertification in the semi-arid Karoo, South Africa: review and reassessment

W.R.J. Dean;M.T. Hoffinan;M.E. Meadows;S.J. Milton

154
Citations
Predicting invasion dynamics of four alien Pinus species in a highly fragmented semi-arid shrubland in South Africa

Mathieu Rouget;David M. Richardson;Sue J. Milton;Daniel Polakow

153
Citations
Spatial pattern formation in semi-arid shrubland: a priori predicted versus observed pattern characteristics

Frank M. Schurr;Oliver Bossdorf;Oliver Bossdorf;Suzanne J. Milton;Jens Schumacher

150
Citations
Detecting process from snapshot pattern: lessons from tree spacing in the southern Kalahari

Florian Jeltsch;Kirk Moloney;Suzanne J. Milton

143
Citations
Invasive alien species and global change: a South African perspective

David M. Richardson;William J. Bond;W. Richard J. Dean;Steven I. Higgins

138
Citations
Karoo veld ecology and management

Karen J. Esler;Suzanne J. Milton;W. Richard J. Dean

134
Citations
The role of ant nest-mounds in maintaining small-scale patchiness in dry grasslands in Central Germany

W. R. J. Dean;S. J. Milton;S. Klotz

130
Citations
Road verges as invasion corridors? A spatial hierarchical test in an arid ecosystem

Jesse Machiel Kalwij;Suzanne J. Milton;Melodie A. McGeoch

114
Citations