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44
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6010
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5163
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557

W. Ian Montgomery 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 W. Ian Montgomery sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 151 publications — 53rd percentile

53% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

W. Ian Montgomery 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 W. Ian Montgomery sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 44 D-Index — 41st percentile

41% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

W. Ian Montgomery is affiliated with Queen's University Belfast in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science, especially within the subfields of ecology, nature and landscape conservation, genetics, ecological modeling, and global and planetary change.

The scientist has contributed extensively to topics related to wildlife ecology and conservation, animal ecology and behavior studies, ecology and vegetation dynamics studies, genetic diversity and population structure, species distribution and climate change, fish ecology and management studies, as well as genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock.

Recent publications by Montgomery include:

  • Declining invasive grey squirrel populations may persist in refugia as native predator recovery reverses squirrel species replacement, 2020, Journal of Applied Ecology
  • Native and invasive squirrels show different behavioural responses to scent of a shared native predator, 2020, Royal Society Open Science
  • Restoring vertebrate predator populations can provide landscape-scale biological control of established invasive vertebrates: Insights from pine marten recovery in Europe, 2022, Global Change Biology
  • The dynamics of pine marten predation on red and grey squirrels, 2020, Mammalian Biology
  • A comparison of density estimation methods for monitoring marked and unmarked animal populations, 2022, Ecosphere

Frequent co-authors include Neil Reid, Joshua P. Twining, David G. Tosh, Paulo A. Prodöhl, and D. Michael Scantlebury. Montgomery's works have appeared repeatedly in several publication venues with multiple publications in Global Change Biology, Ecology and Evolution, and Scientific Reports, alongside contributions to Journal of Applied Ecology and Royal Society Open Science.

Best Publications

  • The impact and implications of climate change for bats

    Hayley A. Sherwin;W. Ian Montgomery;Mathieu G. Lundy

  • Cowpox: reservoir hosts and geographic range.

    J. Chantrey;H. Meyer;D. Baxby;M. Begon

  • The functional role of Gammarus (Crustacea, Amphipoda): shredders, predators, or both?

    David W. Kelly;Jaimie T. A. Dick;W. Ian Montgomery

  • Habitat associations of bats in Northern Ireland: implications for conservation

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  • SEXUAL SIZE DIMORPHISM AND REPRODUCTIVE INVESTMENT BY FEMALE SPIDERS: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS.

    John Prenter;Robert W. Elwood;W. Ian Montgomery

  • Comparison of the functional responses of invasive and native amphipods.

    Loic Bollache;Loic Bollache;Jaimie T.A Dick;Keith D Farnsworth;W. Ian Montgomery

  • The importance of stakeholder engagement in invasive species management: a cross-jurisdictional perspective in Ireland.

    K. E. Stokes;K. P. O’neill;W. I. Montgomery;J. T. A. Dick

  • Habitat effects on the spatial ecology of the European badger ( Meles meles )

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  • Body mass and sex-biased parasitism in wood mice Apodemus sylvaticus

    A. Harrison;M. Scantlebury;W. I. Montgomery

  • An invasive-native mammalian species replacement process captured by camera trap survey random encounter models

    Anthony Caravaggi;Marco Zaccaroni;Francesco Riga;Stéphanie C. Schai-Braun

  • Origin of British and Irish mammals: disparate post-glacial colonisation and species introductions

    W. Ian Montgomery;Jim Provan;A. Marshal McCabe;Derek W. Yalden

  • Population regulation in the Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus (L.)

    W. L. Wilson;W. I. Montgomery;R. W. Elwood

  • Predation on mayfly nymph, Baetis rhodani, by native and introduced Gammarus: direct effects and the facilitation of predation by salmonids.

    David W. Kelly;Jaimie T. A. Dick;W. Ian Montgomery

  • POPULATION BIOLOGY OF HELIGMOSOMOIDES-POLYGYRUS (NEMATODA) IN THE WOOD MOUSE

    R. D. Gregory;S. S. J. Montgomery;W. I. Montgomery

  • Distribution and status of the Red Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) and Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) in Ireland

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  • Seasonal patterns in activity and habitat use by bats ( Pipistrellus spp. and Nyctalus leisleri ) in Northern Ireland, determined using a driven transect

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  • The validity of the Gammarus : Asellus ratio as an index of organic pollution: abiotic and biotic influences

    Calum MacNeil;Jaimie T.A Dick;Ewan Bigsby;Robert W Elwood

  • Differences in composition of macroinvertebrate communities with invasive and native Gammarus spp. (Crustacea: Amphipoda)

    D. W. Kelly;J. T. A. Dick;W. I. Montgomery;C. Macneil

  • No association between sexual size dimorphism and life histories in spiders.

    John Prenter;Robert W Elwood;W. Ian Montgomery

  • Seasonal and predator-prey effects on circadian activity of free-ranging mammals revealed by camera traps.

    Anthony Caravaggi;Anthony Caravaggi;Maria Gatta;Marie-Claire Vallely;Marie-Claire Vallely;Kayleigh Hogg

  • Intraguild predation may explain an amphipod replacement: evidence from laboratory populations

    Jaimie T. A. Dick;W. Ian Montgomery;Robert W. Elwood

  • The behavioural basis of a species replacement: differential aggresssion and predation between the introduced Gammarus pulex and the native G. duebeni celticus (Amphipoda)

    Jaimie T. A. Dick;Robert W. Elwood;W. Ian Montgomery

  • 'Invasional meltdown': evidence for unexpected consequences and cumulative impacts of multispecies invasions

    W. Ian Montgomery;Mathieu G. Lundy;Neil Reid

  • Factors influencing the distribution of native and introduced Gammarus spp. in Irish river systems

    Calum Macneil;W. Ian Montgomery;Jaimie T. A. Dick;Robert W. Elwood

  • Modelling the influence of biotic factors on species distribution patterns

    Katie Leach;W. Ian Montgomery;Neil Reid

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert W. Elwood
Robert W. Elwood Queen's University Belfast
Jaimie T. A. Dick
Jaimie T. A. Dick Queen's University Belfast
Robbie A. McDonald
Robbie A. McDonald University of Exeter
Paulo C. Alves
Paulo C. Alves University of Porto
Emma C. Teeling
Emma C. Teeling University College Dublin
Thomas A. White
Thomas A. White Mayo Clinic
Richard J. Delahay
Richard J. Delahay Animal and Plant Health Agency
Calum MacNeil
Calum MacNeil Queen's University Belfast
Jeremy B. Searle
Jeremy B. Searle Cornell University
Richard F. Shore
Richard F. Shore Lancaster University

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