Rudi van Aarde

Rudi van Aarde

University of Pretoria

H-index: 53

Africa-South Africa

About Rudi van Aarde

Rudi van Aarde, With an exceptional h-index of 53 and a recent h-index of 28 (since 2020), a distinguished researcher at University of Pretoria, specializes in the field of Conservation Ecology, African elephants, Forest restoration.

His recent articles reflect a diverse array of research interests and contributions to the field:

Protecting and connecting landscapes stabilizes populations of the Endangered savannah elephant

Combining methods for non-invasive fecal DNA enables whole genome and metagenomic analyses in wildlife biology

Integrating habitat suitability modeling with gene flow improves delineation of landscape connections among African savanna elephants

Non-invasive fecal DNA yields whole genome and metagenomic data for species conservation

Demographic responses of an insular elephant population to removal as a management intervention

Mapping potential connections between Southern Africa’s elephant populations

Development and validation of a spatially-explicit agent-based model for space utilization by African savanna elephants (Loxodonta africana) based on determinants of movement

The 2020 elephant die-off in Botswana

Rudi van Aarde Information

University

Position

Emeritus Professor

Citations(all)

8802

Citations(since 2020)

2596

Cited By

7135

hIndex(all)

53

hIndex(since 2020)

28

i10Index(all)

167

i10Index(since 2020)

70

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University of Pretoria

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Rudi van Aarde Skills & Research Interests

Conservation Ecology

African elephants

Forest restoration

Top articles of Rudi van Aarde

Title

Journal

Author(s)

Publication Date

Protecting and connecting landscapes stabilizes populations of the Endangered savannah elephant

Science Advances

Ryan M Huang

Celesté Maré

Robert AR Guldemond

Stuart L Pimm

Rudi J Van Aarde

2024/1/5

Combining methods for non-invasive fecal DNA enables whole genome and metagenomic analyses in wildlife biology

Frontiers in Genetics

Alida de Flamingh

Yasuko Ishida

Patrícia Pečnerová

Sahara Vilchis

Hans R Siegismund

...

2023/1/12

Integrating habitat suitability modeling with gene flow improves delineation of landscape connections among African savanna elephants

bioRxiv

Alida de Flamingh

Nathan Alexander

Tolulope Perrin-Stowe

Cassidy Donnelly

Robert Guldemondt

...

2023

Non-invasive fecal DNA yields whole genome and metagenomic data for species conservation

bioRxiv

A de Flamingh

Y Ishida

P Pečnerová

S Vilchis

HR Siegismund

...

2022/8/17

Demographic responses of an insular elephant population to removal as a management intervention

Conservation Science and Practice

Robert AR Guldemond

Cornelius J Louw

Celesté Maré

Camilla Nørgaard

Rudi J van Aarde

2022/8

Mapping potential connections between Southern Africa’s elephant populations

Ryan M Huang

Rudi J Van Aarde

Stuart L Pimm

Michael J Chase

Keith Leggett

2022/10/11

Development and validation of a spatially-explicit agent-based model for space utilization by African savanna elephants (Loxodonta africana) based on determinants of movement

Ecological Modelling

Stephanie G Diaz

Donald L DeAngelis

Michael S Gaines

Andrew Purdon

Michael A Mole

...

2021/5/1

The 2020 elephant die-off in Botswana

PeerJ

Rudi J Van Aarde

Stuart L Pimm

Robert Guldemond

Ryan Huang

Celesté Maré

2021/1/11

Mass die-off of African elephants in Botswana: pathogen, poison or a perfect storm?

African Journal of Wildlife Research

Shahan Azeem

Roy Bengis

Rudi van Aarde

Armanda DS Bastos

2020/8/5

Regeneration of KZN’s coastal dune forests

Plus 50

Rudi Van Aarde

Robert Guldemond

2020/2/1

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