World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!
Yvonne M. Buckley

Yvonne M. Buckley

Award Badge
Ecology and Evolution
Ireland
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
62
Citations
16998
World Ranking
2043
National Ranking
1

Yvonne M. Buckley 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 Yvonne M. Buckley sits on this spectrum.

37–41 publications: 2 scientists 42–46 publications: 9 scientists 47–51 publications: 10 scientists 52–56 publications: 31 scientists 57–61 publications: 56 scientists 62–66 publications: 91 scientists 67–71 publications: 92 scientists 72–76 publications: 127 scientists 77–81 publications: 173 scientists 82–86 publications: 236 scientists 87–91 publications: 227 scientists 92–96 publications: 240 scientists 97–101 publications: 333 scientists 102–106 publications: 280 scientists 107–111 publications: 300 scientists 112–116 publications: 285 scientists 117–121 publications: 305 scientists 122–126 publications: 287 scientists 127–131 publications: 278 scientists 132–136 publications: 289 scientists 137–141 publications: 273 scientists 142–146 publications: 262 scientists 147–151 publications: 246 scientists 152–156 publications: 235 scientists 157–161 publications: 205 scientists 162–166 publications: 199 scientists 167–171 publications: 174 scientists 172–176 publications: 164 scientists 177–181 publications: 173 scientists 182–186 publications: 189 scientists 187–191 publications: 170 scientists 192–196 publications: 139 scientists 197–201 publications: 128 scientists 202–206 publications: 117 scientists 207–211 publications: 115 scientists 212–216 publications: 107 scientists 217–221 publications: 124 scientists 222–226 publications: 81 scientists 227–231 publications: 82 scientists 232–236 publications: 85 scientists 237–241 publications: 75 scientists 242–246 publications: 66 scientists 247–251 publications: 81 scientists 252–256 publications: 69 scientists 257–261 publications: 70 scientists 262–266 publications: 55 scientists 267–271 publications: 64 scientists 272–276 publications: 49 scientists 277–281 publications: 48 scientists 282–286 publications: 44 scientists 287–291 publications: 45 scientists 292–296 publications: 36 scientists 297–301 publications: 39 scientists 302–306 publications: 38 scientists 307–311 publications: 30 scientists 312–316 publications: 34 scientists 317–321 publications: 25 scientists 322–326 publications: 22 scientists 327–331 publications: 28 scientists 332–336 publications: 30 scientists 337–341 publications: 22 scientists 342–346 publications: 30 scientists 347–351 publications: 26 scientists 352–356 publications: 22 scientists 357–361 publications: 29 scientists 362–366 publications: 21 scientists 367–371 publications: 12 scientists 372–376 publications: 18 scientists 377–381 publications: 17 scientists 382–386 publications: 13 scientists 387–391 publications: 21 scientists 392–396 publications: 13 scientists 397–401 publications: 10 scientists 402–406 publications: 15 scientists 407–411 publications: 8 scientists 412–416 publications: 9 scientists 417–421 publications: 8 scientists 422–426 publications: 4 scientists 427–431 publications: 10 scientists 432–436 publications: 10 scientists 437–441 publications: 5 scientists 442–446 publications: 4 scientists 447–451 publications: 10 scientists 452–456 publications: 2 scientists 457–461 publications: 4 scientists 462–466 publications: 7 scientists 467–471 publications: 7 scientists 472–476 publications: 6 scientists 477–481 publications: 6 scientists 482–486 publications: 3 scientists 487–491 publications: 3 scientists 492–496 publications: 4 scientists 497–501 publications: 4 scientists 502–506 publications: 8 scientists 507–511 publications: 5 scientists 512–516 publications: 4 scientists 517–521 publications: 5 scientists 522–526 publications: 4 scientists 527–530 publications: 5 scientists 531+ publications: 100 scientists
37 publications 531+

This scientist: 169 publications — 62nd percentile

62% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Yvonne M. Buckley 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 Yvonne M. Buckley sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index: 95 scientists 31 D-Index: 123 scientists 32 D-Index: 191 scientists 33 D-Index: 245 scientists 34 D-Index: 252 scientists 35 D-Index: 244 scientists 36 D-Index: 249 scientists 37 D-Index: 244 scientists 38 D-Index: 254 scientists 39 D-Index: 254 scientists 40 D-Index: 280 scientists 41 D-Index: 274 scientists 42 D-Index: 266 scientists 43 D-Index: 233 scientists 44 D-Index: 248 scientists 45 D-Index: 208 scientists 46 D-Index: 201 scientists 47 D-Index: 213 scientists 48 D-Index: 207 scientists 49 D-Index: 172 scientists 50 D-Index: 209 scientists 51 D-Index: 199 scientists 52 D-Index: 153 scientists 53 D-Index: 169 scientists 54 D-Index: 163 scientists 55 D-Index: 148 scientists 56 D-Index: 120 scientists 57 D-Index: 146 scientists 58 D-Index: 137 scientists 59 D-Index: 140 scientists 60 D-Index: 104 scientists 61 D-Index: 119 scientists 62 D-Index: 118 scientists 63 D-Index: 99 scientists 64 D-Index: 77 scientists 65 D-Index: 100 scientists 66 D-Index: 86 scientists 67 D-Index: 83 scientists 68 D-Index: 75 scientists 69 D-Index: 94 scientists 70 D-Index: 57 scientists 71 D-Index: 68 scientists 72 D-Index: 59 scientists 73 D-Index: 63 scientists 74 D-Index: 66 scientists 75 D-Index: 60 scientists 76 D-Index: 42 scientists 77 D-Index: 49 scientists 78 D-Index: 39 scientists 79 D-Index: 37 scientists 80 D-Index: 43 scientists 81 D-Index: 41 scientists 82 D-Index: 45 scientists 83 D-Index: 34 scientists 84 D-Index: 40 scientists 85 D-Index: 35 scientists 86 D-Index: 55 scientists 87 D-Index: 24 scientists 88 D-Index: 24 scientists 89 D-Index: 30 scientists 90 D-Index: 23 scientists 91 D-Index: 25 scientists 92 D-Index: 27 scientists 93 D-Index: 27 scientists 94 D-Index: 13 scientists 95 D-Index: 23 scientists 96 D-Index: 12 scientists 97 D-Index: 14 scientists 98 D-Index: 19 scientists 99 D-Index: 16 scientists 100 D-Index: 14 scientists 101 D-Index: 5 scientists 102 D-Index: 21 scientists 103 D-Index: 16 scientists 104 D-Index: 10 scientists 105 D-Index: 7 scientists 106 D-Index: 7 scientists 107 D-Index: 7 scientists 108 D-Index: 6 scientists 109 D-Index: 9 scientists 110 D-Index: 11 scientists 111 D-Index: 12 scientists 112 D-Index: 9 scientists 113 D-Index: 7 scientists 114 D-Index: 3 scientists 115 D-Index: 8 scientists 116 D-Index: 5 scientists 117 D-Index: 11 scientists 118 D-Index: 4 scientists 119 D-Index: 2 scientists 120 D-Index: 5 scientists 121+ D-Index: 100 scientists
30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 62 D-Index — 76th percentile

76% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in Ireland Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in Ireland Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in Ireland Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in Ireland Leader Award
  • 2019 - Member of the Royal Irish Academy

Overview

Yvonne M. Buckley is affiliated with Trinity College Dublin in Ireland and specializes in Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their research spans multiple subfields, including Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, and Plant Science. The main topics addressed in their work include Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies, Species Distribution and Climate Change, Plant and Animal Studies, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Land Use and Ecosystem Services, Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies, and Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research.

Their recent publications cover a range of ecological and environmental topics. Representative papers include:

  • Global gene flow releases invasive plants from environmental constraints on genetic diversity (2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences)
  • Increasing effects of chronic nutrient enrichment on plant diversity loss and ecosystem productivity over time (2020, Ecology)
  • Fertilized graminoids intensify negative drought effects on grassland productivity (2021, Global Change Biology)
  • Climatic and evolutionary contexts are required to infer plant life history strategies from functional traits at a global scale (2021, Ecology Letters)
  • Low concentrations of fertilizer and herbicide alter plant growth and interactions with flower-visiting insects (2020, Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment)

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Ian Donohue
  • Eric W. Seabloom
  • Elizabeth T. Borer
  • Jane A. Catford
  • Joslin L. Moore

Yvonne M. Buckley has published in various venues, with multiple contributions to:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Global Ecology and Biogeography
  • Journal of Ecology
  • Nature Ecology & Evolution
  • Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Recognition of their contributions includes being elected as a Member of the Royal Irish Academy in 2019.

Best Publications

  • Predicting species distributions for conservation decisions

    A. Guisan;R. Tingley;J. B. Baumgartner;I. Naujokaitis-Lewis

  • Herbivores and nutrients control grassland plant diversity via light limitation

    Elizabeth T. Borer;Eric W. Seabloom;Daniel S. Gruner;W. Stanley Harpole

  • Integrative modelling reveals mechanisms linking productivity and plant species richness

    James B. Grace;T. Michael Anderson;Eric W. Seabloom;Elizabeth T. Borer

  • Refined global analysis of Bemisia tabaci (Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha: Aleyrodoidea: Aleyrodidae) mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase 1 to identify species level genetic boundaries.

    A. Dinsdale;A. Dinsdale;L. Cook;C. Riginos;Y. M. Buckley

  • Productivity Is a Poor Predictor of Plant Species Richness

    Peter B. Adler;Eric W. Seabloom;Elizabeth T. Borer;Helmut Hillebrand

  • Grassland productivity limited by multiple nutrients

    Philip A. Fay;Suzanne M. Prober;W. Stanley Harpole;Johannes M. H. Knops

  • Eutrophication weakens stabilizing effects of diversity in natural grasslands

    Yann Hautier;Eric W. Seabloom;Elizabeth T. Borer;Peter B. Adler

  • Fast-slow continuum and reproductive strategies structure plant life-history variation worldwide.

    Roberto Salguero-Gómez;Roberto Salguero-Gómez;Owen R. Jones;Eelke Jongejans;Simon P. Blomberg

  • The compadre Plant Matrix Database: an open online repository for plant demography

    Roberto Salguero-Gómez;Roberto Salguero-Gómez;Roberto Salguero-Gómez;Owen R. Jones;C. Ruth Archer;Yvonne M. Buckley;Yvonne M. Buckley

  • Animal life history is shaped by the pace of life and the distribution of age-specific mortality and reproduction

    Kevin Healy;Kevin Healy;Kevin Healy;Thomas H. G. Ezard;Owen R. Jones;Roberto Salguero-Gómez

  • Offspring size plasticity in response to intraspecific competition: an adaptive maternal effect across life-history stages.

    Richard M. Allen;Yvonne M. Buckley;Dustin J. Marshall

  • African Wild Ungulates Compete with or Facilitate Cattle Depending on Season

    Wilfred O. Odadi;Moses K. Karachi;Shaukat A. Abdulrazak;Truman P. Young

  • Local loss and spatial homogenization of plant diversity reduce ecosystem multifunctionality

    Yann Hautier;Forest Isbell;Elizabeth T. Borer;Eric W. Seabloom

  • Management of plant invasions mediated by frugivore interactions

    Yvonne M. Buckley;Yvonne M. Buckley;Sandra Anderson;Carla P. Catterall;Richard T. Corlett

  • COMADRE: a global data base of animal demography

    Roberto Salguero-Gómez;Roberto Salguero-Gómez;Owen R. Jones;C. Ruth Archer;Christoph Bein

  • Managing the impact of invasive species: the value of knowing the density-impact curve.

    Hiroyuki Yokomizo;Hiroyuki Yokomizo;Hugh P. Possingham;Matthew B. Thomas;Yvonne M. Buckley;Yvonne M. Buckley

  • General rules for managing and surveying networks of pests, diseases, and endangered species

    Iadine Chadès;Tara G. Martin;Samuel Nicol;Mark A. Burgman

  • Plant species’ origin predicts dominance and response to nutrient enrichment and herbivores in global grasslands

    Eric W. Seabloom;Elizabeth T. Borer;Yvonne M. Buckley;Elsa E. Cleland

  • Disturbance, invasion and re‐invasion: managing the weed‐shaped hole in disturbed ecosystems

    Yvonne M. Buckley;Yvonne M. Buckley;Benjamin M. Bolker;Mark Rees

  • Review of approaches to evaluate the effectiveness of weed biological control agents

    Louise Morin;Louise Morin;Adele M Reid;Adele M Reid;N. M Sims-Chilton;N. M Sims-Chilton;N. M Sims-Chilton;Y. M Buckley;Y. M Buckley;Y. M Buckley

  • Integrative modelling reveals mechanisms linking productivity and plant species richness

    James B. Grace;T. Michael Andersen;Eric W. Seabloom;Elizabeth T. Borer

Frequent Co-Authors

Jennifer Firn
Jennifer Firn Queensland University of Technology
Roberto Salguero-Gómez
Roberto Salguero-Gómez University of Oxford
W. Stanley Harpole
W. Stanley Harpole Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
Suzanne M. Prober
Suzanne M. Prober Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Eric W. Seabloom
Eric W. Seabloom University of Minnesota
Yann Hautier
Yann Hautier Utrecht University
Nicole Hagenah
Nicole Hagenah University of Pretoria
Elizabeth T. Borer
Elizabeth T. Borer University of Minnesota
Jonathan D. Bakker
Jonathan D. Bakker University of Washington
Peter B. Adler
Peter B. Adler Utah State University

If you think any of the details on this page are incorrect, let us know.

Report an issue

We appreciate your kind effort to assist us to improve this page, it would be helpful providing us with as much detail as possible in the text box below:

Related Online Degrees & Career Pathways

Exploring Ecology and Evolution opens the door to a wide range of interdisciplinary career options. Many students supplement their studies in this field with knowledge from related disciplines, enhancing their employability and research skills.

For those interested in a quantitative approach, an online mathematics degree can provide the analytical skills critical for data analysis in ecological research. Creative fields like conservation media benefit from visual communication skills, which can be gained through the best online graphic design programs.

If you’re seeking flexibility and want to blend fields, consider online interdisciplinary studies bachelor programs low cost. These programs offer broad perspectives and affordable pathways to careers that bridge science, policy, and communication.

Advancing your career might require a graduate degree. If cost and speed are important, look into the quickest cheapest masters degree options, which can help you qualify for leadership roles or specialized research positions in less time.

Best Scientists Citing Yvonne M. Buckley

Trending Scientists

Recently Published Articles