2026 Angela T. Moles: Ecology and Evolution Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Ecology and Evolution	58	2494	2387	188	184	151	30195

Overview

Angela T. Moles is a researcher affiliated with the University of New South Wales in Australia. Their work primarily spans Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a focus on subfields such as Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Plant Science, Ecological Modeling, and Genetics.

The main topics covered in their research include Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies, Plant and Animal Studies, Species Distribution and Climate Change, Genetic Diversity and Population Structure, Plant Parasitism and Resistance, Biological Control of Invasive Species, and Plant Reproductive Biology.

Their recent publications indicate a range of ecological and biological themes. Selected papers include:

The sex with the reduced sex chromosome dies earlier: a comparison across the tree of life (2020), Biology Letters
Three Frontiers for the Future of Biodiversity Research Using Citizen Science Data (2020), BioScience
Terrestrial ecosystem restoration increases biodiversity and reduces its variability, but not to reference levels: A global meta-analysis (2022), Ecology Letters
Tropical plants do not have narrower temperature tolerances, but are more at risk from warming because they are close to their upper thermal limits (2020), Global Ecology and Biogeography
The global spectrum of plant form and function: enhanced species-level trait dataset (2022), Scientific Data

Frequent collaborators in their research include Stephen P. Bonser, Eve Slavich, Zoe A. Xirocostas, Susan E. Everingham, and Rhiannon L. Dalrymple.

Angela T. Moles has published multiple studies in key academic venues such as Ecology and Evolution, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), Global Ecology and Biogeography, Journal of Biogeography, and Journal of Ecology. These venues reflect the broad scope of their ecological and environmental research.

Best Publications

Plant Ecological Strategies: Some Leading Dimensions of Variation Between Species

Mark Westoby;Daniel S. Falster;Angela T. Moles;Peter A. Vesk

3602
Citations
The global spectrum of plant form and function

Sandra Myrna Díaz;Jens Kattge;Johannes H. C. Cornelissen;Ian J. Wright

3228
Citations
TRY - a global database of plant traits

J. Kattge;S. Díaz;S. Lavorel;I. C. Prentice

2885
Citations
TRY plant trait database : Enhanced coverage and open access

Jens Kattge;Gerhard Bönisch;Sandra Díaz;Sandra Lavorel

1926
Citations
Three keys to the radiation of angiosperms into freezing environments

Amy E. Zanne;David C. Tank;William K. Cornwell;Jonathan M. Eastman

1762
Citations
The Evolutionary ecology of seed size

Michelle R. Leishman;Ian J. Wright;Angela T. Moles;Mark Westoby

1233
Citations
Seedling survival and seed size: a synthesis of the literature

Angela T. Moles;Mark Westoby

1190
Citations
Global patterns in plant height

Angela T. Moles;David I. Warton;Laura Warman;Nathan G. Swenson

942
Citations
Seed size and plant strategy across the whole life cycle

Angela T. Moles;Mark Westoby

774
Citations
Seed dispersal distance is more strongly correlated with plant height than with seed mass

Fiona J. Thomson;Angela T. Moles;Tony D. Auld;Richard T. Kingsford

764
Citations
A Brief History of Seed Size

Angela T. Moles;David D. Ackerly;Campbell O. Webb;John C. Tweddle;John C. Tweddle

744
Citations
Global patterns in seed size

Angela T Moles;Angela T Moles;David D Ackerly;John C Tweddle;John C Tweddle;John B Dickie

539
Citations
Which is a better predictor of plant traits: temperature or precipitation?

Angela T. Moles;Sarah E. Perkins;Shawn W. Laffan;Habacuc Flores-Moreno

490
Citations
Assessing the evidence for latitudinal gradients in plant defence and herbivory

Angela T. Moles;Stephen P. Bonser;Alistair G.B. Poore;Ian R. Wallis

432
Citations
Small-seeded species produce more seeds per square metre of canopy per year, but not per individual per lifetime

Angela T. Moles;Daniel S. Falster;Michelle R. Leishman;Mark Westoby

414
Citations
What do seedlings die from and what are the implications for evolution of seed size

Angela T. Moles;Mark Westoby

409
Citations
Factors that shape seed mass evolution

Angela T. Moles;David D. Ackerly;Campbell O. Webb;John C. Tweddle

390
Citations
The biogeography and filtering of woody plant functional diversity in North and South America

Nathan G. Swenson;Brian J. Enquist;Brian J. Enquist;Brian J. Enquist;Jason Pither;Andrew J. Kerkhoff

327
Citations
Latitude, seed predation and seed mass

Angela T Moles;Mark Westoby

301
Citations
The global spectrum of plant form and function: enhanced species-level trait dataset

Unknown

295
Citations
Vegetation of New Zealand

Angela Moles

0
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Mark Westoby Macquarie University

Peter B. Reich University of Minnesota

Amy E. Zanne University of Miami

William K. Cornwell University of New South Wales

Michelle R. Leishman Macquarie University

Ian J. Wright Western Sydney University

Nathan G. Swenson University of Notre Dame

Lonnie W. Aarssen Queen's University

Jacek Oleksyn Polish Academy of Sciences

Dana L. Royer Wesleyan University

External Links

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