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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
40
Citations
11458
World Ranking
5967
National Ranking
126

Tien Ming Lee 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 Tien Ming Lee sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 81 publications — 7th percentile

7% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Tien Ming Lee 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 Tien Ming Lee sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 40 D-Index — 29th percentile

29% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Tien Ming Lee is affiliated with Sun Yat-sen University in China and specializes primarily in the field of Environmental Science, with a strong focus on ecology and conservation topics. Lee's research addresses various aspects of environmental and ecological science, contributing to the understanding of wildlife, ecosystems, and the interaction between human activities and nature.

Lee's main fields of study include:

  • Environmental Science

Within this broad field, Lee has contributed notably to several subfields such as:

  • Ecology
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Nature and Landscape Conservation
  • Social Psychology
  • Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law

The scientist has explored a range of topics, prominently centered on conservation and ecological dynamics:

  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Animal and Plant Science Education
  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Zoonotic diseases and public health
  • Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
  • Human-Animal Interaction Studies

Lee has published extensively in important academic venues, frequently collaborating with peers. The most common publication venues include:

  • People and Nature
  • Conservation Biology
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
  • Nature Sustainability

Frequent collaborators in Lee's research efforts include:

  • Sifan Hu
  • Kaiwen Zhou
  • Anita Kar Yan Wan
  • Duan Biggs
  • Zhijian Liang

Recent publications by Lee indicate a focus on ecological conservation, sustainability, and the socio-environmental aspects of wildlife and grassland ecosystems. Notable recent papers include:

  • "Motivations for the use and consumption of wildlife products" (2020), published in Conservation Biology
  • "Nature-based Solutions can help restore degraded grasslands and increase carbon sequestration in the Tibetan Plateau" (2024), published in Communications Earth & Environment
  • "Toward a sustainable grassland ecosystem worldwide" (2022), published in The Innovation
  • "Understanding Traditional Chinese Medicine to strengthen conservation outcomes" (2020), published in People and Nature
  • "Possible negative consequences of a wildlife trade ban" (2021), published in Nature Sustainability

Best Publications

  • Primary forests are irreplaceable for sustaining tropical biodiversity

    Luke Gibson;Tien Ming Lee;Tien Ming Lee;Lian Pin Koh;Lian Pin Koh;Barry W. Brook

  • Predictors of public climate change awareness and risk perception around the world

    Tien Ming Lee;Tien Ming Lee;Tien Ming Lee;Ezra M. Markowitz;Ezra M. Markowitz;Ezra M. Markowitz;Peter D. Howe;Peter D. Howe;Chia-Ying Ko;Chia-Ying Ko

  • A global assessment of endemism and species richness across island and mainland regions

    Gerold Kier;Holger Kreft;Tien Ming Lee;Walter Jetz

  • The state and conservation of Southeast Asian biodiversity

    Navjot S. Sodhi;Mary Rose C. Posa;Tien Ming Lee;David Bickford

  • Measuring the Meltdown: Drivers of Global Amphibian Extinction and Decline

    Navjot S. Sodhi;David Bickford;Arvin C. Diesmos;Arvin C. Diesmos;Tien Ming Lee

  • Conserving Southeast Asian forest biodiversity in human-modified landscapes

    Navjot S. Sodhi;Lian Pin Koh;Reuben Clements;Thomas C. Wanger

  • Global perceptions of local temperature change

    Peter D. Howe;Ezra M. Markowitz;Tien Ming Lee;Tien Ming Lee;Chia-Ying Ko;Chia-Ying Ko

  • Unravelling the structure of species extinction risk for predictive conservation science

    Tien Ming Lee;Walter Jetz;Walter Jetz

  • Future battlegrounds for conservation under global change.

    Tien Ming Lee;Walter Jetz

  • Local people value environmental services provided by forested parks

    Navjot S. Sodhi;Navjot S. Sodhi;Tien Ming Lee;Tien Ming Lee;Cagan H. Sekercioglu;Edward L. Webb

  • A meta-analysis of the impact of anthropogenic forest disturbance on Southeast Asia's biotas.

    Navjot S. Sodhi;Tien Ming Lee;Lian Pin Koh;Barry W. Brook

  • Measuring the impact of the pet trade on Indonesian birds

    J. Berton C. Harris;Morgan W. Tingley;Fangyuan Hua;Ding Li Yong

  • Meta-studies in land use science: Current coverage and prospects

    Jasper van Vliet;Nicholas R. Magliocca;Bianka Büchner;Elizabeth Cook;Elizabeth Cook

  • China, India, and the Environment

    Kamaljit S. Bawa;Lian Pin Koh;Tien Ming Lee;Tien Ming Lee;Jianguo Liu

  • Greening peace in Colombia

    Brigitte Baptiste;Miguel Pinedo-Vasquez;Victor H Gutierrez-Velez;Germán I Andrade

  • Effects of habitat disturbance on mixed species bird flocks in a tropical sub-montane rainforest

    Tien Ming Lee;Malcolm C.K. Soh;Navjot Sodhi;Lian Pin Koh

  • Correlates of extinction proneness in tropical angiosperms

    Navjot S. Sodhi;Lian Pin Koh;Kelvin S.-H. Peh;Hugh T. W. Tan

  • Positive relationships between association strength and phenotypic similarity characterize the assembly of mixed-species bird flocks worldwide.

    Hari Sridhar;Umesh Srinivasan;Robert A Askins;Julio Cesar Canales-Delgadillo

  • Avian responses to selective logging shaped by species traits and logging practices.

    Zuzana Burivalova;Tien Ming Lee;Xingli Giam;Çağan Hakkı Şekercioğlu

  • Disparities between observed and predicted impacts of climate change on winter bird assemblages

    Frank A. La Sorte;Tien Ming Lee;Hamish Wilman;Walter Jetz

Frequent Co-Authors

Lian Pin Koh
Lian Pin Koh National University of Singapore
Navjot S. Sodhi
Navjot S. Sodhi National University of Singapore
Barry W. Brook
Barry W. Brook University of Tasmania
Corey J. A. Bradshaw
Corey J. A. Bradshaw Flinders University
David Bickford
David Bickford University of La Verne
Cagan H. Sekercioglu
Cagan H. Sekercioglu University of Utah
Kelvin S.-H. Peh
Kelvin S.-H. Peh University of Southampton
David S. Wilcove
David S. Wilcove Princeton University
Xingli Giam
Xingli Giam University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Walter Jetz
Walter Jetz Yale University

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