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L. David Mech

L. David Mech publishes mostly in Ecology, Genetics and Animal Science and Zoology, on topics such as Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Ecology and biodiversity studies and Rangeland and Wildlife Management.

World rank
#34,498
of 1,633,909 ranked researchers
Rank in United States
#16,031
of 358,040
Works
76
Citations
733
Citations per work
9.6

What does L. David Mech research?

Ecology: 51.5%Genetics: 7.8%Animal Science and Zoology: 3.9%Small Animals: 3.9%other fields: 32.9%52%top field
Ecology51.5%Genetics7.8%Animal Science and Zoology3.9%Small Animals3.9%other fields32.9%

Shares of their own output, by the field each of their topics belongs to. The grey slice is everything not listed.

  1. 1Ecology52% of their works
  2. 2Genetics8% of their works
  3. 3Animal Science and Zoology4% of their works
  4. 4Small Animals4% of their works
  5. 5General Health Professions4% of their works
  6. 6Physiology3% of their works

Research topics

Which keywords describe L. David Mech's research?

The keywords of their largest research topics: Population Dynamics, Invasive Species, Biodiversity, Animal Movement, Occupancy Rates, Species Richness, Climate Change and Conservation.

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 23 words, with their numbers
  1. Population Dynamics323 topics
  2. Invasive Species284 topics
  3. Biodiversity264 topics
  4. Animal Movement241 topic
  5. Occupancy Rates241 topic
  6. Species Richness142 topics
  7. Climate Change122 topics
  8. Conservation122 topics
  9. Beaver Dams111 topic
  10. Ecosystem Engineering111 topic
  11. Sagebrush91 topic
  12. Wildlife Habitat91 topic
  13. Conservation Biology82 topics
  14. Island Ecosystems51 topic
  15. Rodent Eradication51 topic
  16. Animal Welfare31 topic
  17. Ecological Niche31 topic
  18. Functional Diversity31 topic
  19. Genetic Structure31 topic
  20. Habitat Fragmentation31 topic
  21. Population Genetics31 topic
  22. Species Distribution Modeling31 topic
  23. Stress Indicators31 topic

Where does L. David Mech work?

L. David Mech's main affiliation in the publication record is United States Geological Survey, United States.

How many publications and citations does L. David Mech have?

Science Explorer counts 76 works and 733 citations for L. David Mech, ranking #34,498 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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