David Lack
David Lack publishes mostly in Ecology, History and Philosophy of Science and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, on topics such as Avian ecology and behavior, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation and Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies.
- World rank
- #66,414 of 1,633,909 ranked researchers
- Rank in South Africa
- #121 of 5,570
- Works
- 35
- Citations
- 262
- Citations per work
- 7.5
What does David Lack research?
Shares of their own output, by the field each of their topics belongs to. The grey slice is everything not listed.
- 1Ecology32% of their works
- 2History and Philosophy of Science8% of their works
- 3Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics8% of their works
- 4Nature and Landscape Conservation8% of their works
- 5Literature and Literary Theory8% of their works
- 6Genetics5% of their works
Research topics
Which keywords describe David Lack's research?
The keywords of their largest research topics: Habitat Selection, Climate Change, Population Dynamics, Avian Ecology, Invasive Species, Migration Patterns, Trophic Cascades and Animal Movement.
- Coronavirus
- Evolutionary Theory
- Diversity
- Collembola
- Acceptance
- Occupancy Rates
- Animal Movement
- Migration Patterns
- Avian Ecology
- Climate Change
- Habitat Selection
- Population Dynamics
- Invasive Species
- Trophic Cascades
- Island Ecosystems
- Rodent Eradication
- Biodiversity
- Conservation
- Ecosystem Management
- Marine Fisheries
- Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus
Size is their works in the topics tagged with each word, from their 8 largest topics. Each links to the topic it comes from most.
All 21 words, with their numbers
- Habitat Selection82 topics
- Climate Change72 topics
- Population Dynamics62 topics
- Avian Ecology51 topic
- Invasive Species52 topics
- Migration Patterns51 topic
- Trophic Cascades52 topics
- Animal Movement31 topic
- Island Ecosystems31 topic
- Occupancy Rates31 topic
- Rodent Eradication31 topic
- Acceptance21 topic
- Biodiversity21 topic
- Collembola21 topic
- Conservation21 topic
- Diversity21 topic
- Ecosystem Management21 topic
- Evolutionary Theory21 topic
- Marine Fisheries21 topic
- Coronavirus11 topic
- Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus11 topic
Where does David Lack work?
David Lack's main affiliation in the publication record is University of Cape Town, South Africa.
How many publications and citations does David Lack have?
Science Explorer counts 35 works and 262 citations for David Lack, ranking #66,414 of 1,633,909 researchers worldwide on the composite score.
Ranked on field-normalised excellence (50%), output (30%) and citations (20%). Counts come from OpenAlex author records, which occasionally merge different people who share a name or split one person into several.
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