# Revealing uncertainty in the status of biodiversity change

*PRI Rank #7 · Topics and Trends in Most Cited Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Papers, Class of 2026*

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| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Rank | #7 |
| 18m citations | 53 |
| Journal | Nature |
| Year | 2024 |
| DOI | 10.1038/s41586-024-07236-z |
| Corresponding authors | Thomas F. Johnson |
| Institution | University of Sheffield, United Kingdom |

**Ranking page:** [Topics and Trends in Most Cited Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Papers, Class of 2026](https://pri.pepkio.com/top-papers/wildlife-ecology-and-conservation/2026)

**Paper link:** [10.1038/s41586-024-07236-z](https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-024-07236-z)

## Topics

biodiversity time-series datasets · abundance trends · spatial structure · temporal structure · phylogenetic structure · trend uncertainty · credible intervals · Hierarchical modeling · spatial autocorrelation · temporal autocorrelation · phylogenetic non-independence · local-scale prediction · global biodiversity change · conservation policy scales · trend misestimation · adaptive conservation

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Pepkio Research Index (PRI). Topics and Trends in Most Cited Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Papers, Class of 2026. https://pri.pepkio.com/top-papers/wildlife-ecology-and-conservation/2026. Accessed 2026-07-17.

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