Sussman, a specialist in the ecology and social structure of primates, does extensive fieldwork in primate behavior and ecology in Costa Rica, Guyana, Madagascar and Mauritius. His groundbreaking study of two species was the subject of Marlin Perkins' documentary "Lemurs of Madagascar" in 1981. His research focuses on primate populations and threats to their habitats, including deforestation. Sussman is conducting a long-term study of the ring-tailed lemur's demography, ecology and social organization in Madagascar's Beza Mahafaly Reserve, which he co-founded. He is co-author of "Man the Hunted" (2005), for which he won a 2006 W.W. Howells Book Prize.

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