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Top Ecology Researchers

Carlos Manuel Duarte ranks first, followed by Jizhong Z. Zhou and Josep Peñuelas, out of 1,554,874 ranked researchers.

Field rank: how many more of the researcher's articles, reviews and conference papers in this field reached the world top 10% for their subfield and year than the 10% expected of anyone's. A paper in the top 10% adds 0.9 and any other takes 0.1 away, however highly cited, so many strong papers in the field outrank one famous paper, a long record of ordinary papers does not climb, and work in other fields does not count. A paper in two subfields counts half in each. A researcher with fewer papers in the Nature Index's selective journals than expected has the count lowered by the square root of that journal factor. Floor: 15 works, an institution the snapshot can resolve, and an article, review or conference paper in this field.

The ranking

  1. 1 Carlos Manuel Duarte Saudi Arabia · #9,340 worldwide overall 121.9 of 322 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2 Jizhong Z. Zhou United States · #5,206 worldwide overall 93.3 of 203 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3 Josep Peñuelas Spain · #1,488 worldwide overall 93.3 of 218 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4 Yakov V. Kuzyakov Germany · #1,822 worldwide overall 81.7 of 175 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5 Rudolf Amann Germany · #5,796 worldwide overall 73.3 of 156 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6 James M. Tiedje United States · #897 worldwide overall 65.7 of 126 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7 Eugene V. Koonin United States · #520 worldwide overall 64.4 of 118 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8 Philippe Ciais France · #244 worldwide overall 64.2 of 119 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9 Rob Knight United States · #370 worldwide overall 60.6 of 96 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10 Noah Fierer United States · #38 worldwide overall 59.5 of 90 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11 Hugh P. Possingham Australia · #6,728 worldwide overall 70.7 of 207 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12 Peter J. Mumby Australia · #5,611 worldwide overall 64.4 of 158 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13 Catherine E. Lovelock Australia · #7,382 worldwide overall 61.8 of 139 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14 Matthew B. Sullivan United States · #794 worldwide overall 54.7 of 92 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15 Christian Robert Voolstra Saudi Arabia · #4,767 worldwide overall 57.0 of 117 papers here in the top 10%
  16. 16 Yiqi Luo United States · #2,208 worldwide overall 53.0 of 96 papers here in the top 10%
  17. 17 Yong‐Guan Zhu China · #4,144 worldwide overall 54.9 of 115 papers here in the top 10%
  18. 18 David Whyte Macdonald United Kingdom · #59,647 worldwide overall 85.0 of 423 papers here in the top 10%
  19. 19 Pierre Taberlet France · #3,221 worldwide overall 52.8 of 102 papers here in the top 10%
  20. 20 Nicholas A. J. Graham United Kingdom · #3,034 worldwide overall 52.8 of 104 papers here in the top 10%
  21. 21 Pete Smith United Kingdom · #10,189 worldwide overall 57.7 of 155 papers here in the top 10%
  22. 22 Zhili He United States · #16,073 worldwide overall 53.1 of 110 papers here in the top 10%
  23. 23 Kevin J. Gaston United Kingdom · #1,604 worldwide overall 57.0 of 151 papers here in the top 10%
  24. 24 Jed A. Fuhrman United States · #5,128 worldwide overall 52.3 of 104 papers here in the top 10%
  25. 25 Ove Hoegh‐Guldberg Australia · #10,412 worldwide overall 55.2 of 139 papers here in the top 10%
  26. 26 Jillian F. Banfield United States · #2,518 worldwide overall 50.0 of 96 papers here in the top 10%
  27. 27 James H. Brown United States · #8,301 worldwide overall 50.3 of 100 papers here in the top 10%
  28. 28 David M. Karl United States · #12,343 worldwide overall 53.9 of 142 papers here in the top 10%
  29. 29 Jaap S. Sinninghe Damsté Netherlands · #14,502 worldwide overall 58.5 of 188 papers here in the top 10%
  30. 30 Gregory P. Asner United States · #8,713 worldwide overall 57.0 of 179 papers here in the top 10%
  31. 31 Julian D. Olden United States · #5,421 worldwide overall 51.4 of 123 papers here in the top 10%
  32. 32 Jon E. Swenson Norway · #31,347 worldwide overall 52.5 of 136 papers here in the top 10%
  33. 33 Shilong Piao China · #28 worldwide overall 44.0 of 64 papers here in the top 10%
  34. 33 Manuel Delgado‐Baquerizo Spain · #190 worldwide overall 45.8 of 82 papers here in the top 10%
  35. 35 Edward F. DeLong United States · #4,434 worldwide overall 46.8 of 94 papers here in the top 10%
  36. 36 David R. Bellwood Australia · #19,494 worldwide overall 50.5 of 131 papers here in the top 10%
  37. 37 Colomban de Vargas France · #7,289 worldwide overall 44.8 of 78 papers here in the top 10%
  38. 38 Daniel A. Friess Singapore · #2,214 worldwide overall 44.6 of 78 papers here in the top 10%
  39. 39 Madeleine J. H. van Oppen Australia · #13,448 worldwide overall 47.6 of 110 papers here in the top 10%
  40. 40 Philip Hugenholtz Australia · #37,174 worldwide overall 49.0 of 124 papers here in the top 10%
  41. 41 Daniel Pereira da Costa United States · #65,749 worldwide overall 58.1 of 216 papers here in the top 10%
  42. 42 Michael Wagner Austria · #2,651 worldwide overall 43.2 of 67 papers here in the top 10%
  43. 43 Daniel F Pauly Canada · #35,070 worldwide overall 49.0 of 127 papers here in the top 10%
  44. 44 Ranga B. Myneni United States · #7,034 worldwide overall 47.2 of 110 papers here in the top 10%
  45. 45 Florian Altermatt Switzerland · #6,159 worldwide overall 46.4 of 104 papers here in the top 10%
  46. 46 Jani Heino Finland · #8,113 worldwide overall 47.7 of 121 papers here in the top 10%
  47. 47 Tanja Woyke United States · #148,528 worldwide overall 53.8 of 188 papers here in the top 10%
  48. 48 Lenore Fahrig Canada · #5,197 worldwide overall 44.2 of 95 papers here in the top 10%
  49. 49 Carlos A. Peres United Kingdom · #9,911 worldwide overall 46.1 of 117 papers here in the top 10%
  50. 50 Bette L. Willis Australia · #8,044 worldwide overall 42.7 of 86 papers here in the top 10%
  51. 51 Ye Deng China · #21,962 worldwide overall 42.8 of 86 papers here in the top 10%
  52. 52 Peter P. Marra United States · #32,545 worldwide overall 48.3 of 143 papers here in the top 10%
  53. 53 Peter Ian Macreadie Australia · #9,767 worldwide overall 42.6 of 89 papers here in the top 10%
  54. 54 Sallie W. Chisholm United States · #4,473 worldwide overall 40.2 of 69 papers here in the top 10%
  55. 55 Henri Weimerskirch France · #56,577 worldwide overall 55.1 of 220 papers here in the top 10%
  56. 56 Mart Krupovìč France · #5,126 worldwide overall 42.4 of 95 papers here in the top 10%
  57. 57 Martin C. Wikelski Germany · #18,427 worldwide overall 46.9 of 140 papers here in the top 10%
  58. 58 Peer Bork Germany · #127 worldwide overall 38.5 of 57 papers here in the top 10%
  59. 59 Chris Bowler France · #8,049 worldwide overall 40.5 of 77 papers here in the top 10%
  60. 59 Forest L. Rohwer United States · #7,863 worldwide overall 41.0 of 83 papers here in the top 10%
  61. 61 Rob Lavigne Belgium · #49,669 worldwide overall 44.1 of 116 papers here in the top 10%
  62. 62 Shaun K. Wilson Australia · #7,873 worldwide overall 40.3 of 80 papers here in the top 10%
  63. 63 James David Nichols United States · #41,193 worldwide overall 47.7 of 157 papers here in the top 10%
  64. 64 M. Thomas P. Gilbert Denmark · #1,234 worldwide overall 38.9 of 71 papers here in the top 10%
  65. 65 Simon Jennings United Kingdom · #5,399 worldwide overall 37.8 of 65 papers here in the top 10%
  66. 66 Peter B. Reich United States · #200 worldwide overall 38.5 of 73 papers here in the top 10%
  67. 67 Roland Kays United States · #8,852 worldwide overall 41.0 of 98 papers here in the top 10%
  68. 68 Jack A. Gilbert United States · #10,132 worldwide overall 39.0 of 80 papers here in the top 10%
  69. 69 Wilfried Thuiller France · #290 worldwide overall 38.6 of 78 papers here in the top 10%
  70. 70 Simon Roux United States · #8,025 worldwide overall 38.5 of 78 papers here in the top 10%
  71. 71 Mario Herrero Australia · #4,888 worldwide overall 36.2 of 58 papers here in the top 10%
  72. 72 David G. Bourne Australia · #18,246 worldwide overall 38.7 of 84 papers here in the top 10%
  73. 73 Stephen R. Palumbi United States · #5,130 worldwide overall 37.7 of 75 papers here in the top 10%
  74. 74 Brajesh Kumar Singh Australia · #4,028 worldwide overall 36.2 of 63 papers here in the top 10%
  75. 75 Stephen J. Giovannoni United States · #14,224 worldwide overall 38.3 of 84 papers here in the top 10%
  76. 76 Benjamin S. Halpern United States · #2,824 worldwide overall 36.5 of 66 papers here in the top 10%
  77. 77 William J. Ripple United States · #12,145 worldwide overall 39.9 of 101 papers here in the top 10%
  78. 78 Terry P. Hughes Australia · #803 worldwide overall 35.0 of 53 papers here in the top 10%
  79. 79 Mike S. M. Jetten Netherlands · #7,012 worldwide overall 38.6 of 89 papers here in the top 10%
  80. 80 Tim R. McClanahan United States · #34,709 worldwide overall 42.4 of 132 papers here in the top 10%
  81. 81 Thorsten Dittmar Germany · #6,951 worldwide overall 36.6 of 74 papers here in the top 10%
  82. 82 Francisco Rodríguez‐Valera Spain · #21,046 worldwide overall 37.5 of 84 papers here in the top 10%
  83. 83 Hans‐Peter Grossart Germany · #24,203 worldwide overall 42.0 of 130 papers here in the top 10%
  84. 84 Patrick Wincker France · #9,610 worldwide overall 35.9 of 70 papers here in the top 10%
  85. 85 Erik Jeppesen Denmark · #36,568 worldwide overall 48.4 of 195 papers here in the top 10%
  86. 86 Stan A. Boutin Canada · #55,912 worldwide overall 45.3 of 166 papers here in the top 10%
  87. 87 Yunfeng Yang China · #9,793 worldwide overall 35.1 of 67 papers here in the top 10%
  88. 88 Stuart H. M. Butchart United Kingdom · #1,032 worldwide overall 34.9 of 65 papers here in the top 10%
  89. 89 Thomas Wernberg Australia · #10,887 worldwide overall 37.0 of 86 papers here in the top 10%
  90. 90 Jeffrey Andrew Royle United States · #18,409 worldwide overall 37.7 of 94 papers here in the top 10%
  91. 91 Ramón Massana Spain · #32,985 worldwide overall 38.3 of 102 papers here in the top 10%
  92. 92 Robert K. Wayne United States · #6,443 worldwide overall 35.8 of 78 papers here in the top 10%
  93. 93 Chris R. Dickman Australia · #56,894 worldwide overall 48.1 of 202 papers here in the top 10%
  94. 94 Andreas A. Richter Austria · #16,641 worldwide overall 34.8 of 72 papers here in the top 10%
  95. 95 Marta Coll Spain · #45,457 worldwide overall 38.6 of 110 papers here in the top 10%
  96. 96 Shinichi Sunagawa Switzerland · #1,118 worldwide overall 33.6 of 61 papers here in the top 10%
  97. 97 Franck Courchamp France · #3,945 worldwide overall 34.1 of 66 papers here in the top 10%
  98. 98 Rattan Lal United States · #7,095 worldwide overall 35.2 of 78 papers here in the top 10%
  99. 99 Marcel M. M. Kuypers Germany · #3,769 worldwide overall 32.7 of 54 papers here in the top 10%
  100. 100 Xiangming Xiao United States · #7,924 worldwide overall 35.9 of 86 papers here in the top 10%

ranked researchers with an article, review or conference paper in Ecology. Author identities come from OpenAlex disambiguation and inherit its errors: a merged record can put one name over two people’s work, and a split one can halve a career. Every row links out to the OpenAlex record so the underlying claim is checkable, and anything that looks wrong can be reported from the row. That report files a correction against the bibliographic record for a human to review, but it is not a removal or delisting request, and no such route exists yet.

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