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60
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12641
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2304
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273

Catherine L. Parr publication distribution in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Ecology and Evolution in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Catherine L. Parr sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 145 publications — 49th percentile

49% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 531 publications or more.

Catherine L. Parr D-index placement in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Ecology and Evolution scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Catherine L. Parr sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 60 D-Index — 73rd percentile

73% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 121 D-Index or more.

Overview

Catherine L. Parr is affiliated with the University of Liverpool in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans Environmental Science, Agricultural and Biological Sciences, and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a substantial focus on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Genetics, Global and Planetary Change, Nature and Landscape Conservation, and Ecology as subfields of study.

Their scientific contributions cover a range of topics, including insect and arachnid ecology and behavior, plant and animal studies, ecology and vegetation dynamics studies, fire effects on ecosystems, animal behavior and reproduction, species distribution and climate change, and animal and plant science education.

Recent notable publications by Catherine L. Parr include:

  • "Fire and biodiversity in the Anthropocene" (2020), published in Science
  • "The global distribution of known and undiscovered ant biodiversity" (2022), published in Science Advances
  • "The response of ants to climate change" (2022), published in Global Change Biology
  • "What do you mean, 'megafire'?" (2022), published in Global Ecology and Biogeography
  • "The impact of invertebrate decomposers on plants and soil" (2021), published in New Phytologist

Catherine L. Parr frequently collaborates with several researchers, including:

  • Paul Eggleton
  • Sally Archibald
  • Tom R. Bishop
  • Mark P. Robertson
  • Juli G. Pausas

The scientist's work has been published in a variety of venues. The most frequent publication outlets include:

  • Biotropica
  • Trends in Ecology & Evolution
  • Journal of Animal Ecology
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Science

Best Publications

  • The future of hyperdiverse tropical ecosystems

    Jos Barlow;Filipe França;Filipe França;Toby A. Gardner;Christina C. Hicks

  • Beyond the forest edge: Ecology, diversity and conservation of the grassy biomes

    William J. Bond;Catherine L. Parr

  • Tropical grassy biomes: misunderstood, neglected, and under threat

    Catherine L. Parr;Caroline E.R. Lehmann;Caroline E.R. Lehmann;William J. Bond;William A. Hoffmann

  • Fire and biodiversity in the Anthropocene

    Luke T. Kelly;Katherine M. Giljohann;Andrea Duane;Nuria Aquilue

  • Patch mosaic burning for biodiversity conservation: a critique of the pyrodiversity paradigm.

    Catherine L. Parr;Alan N. Andersen

  • Climatic drivers of hemispheric asymmetry in global patterns of ant species richness

    Robert R. Dunn;Donat Agosti;Alan N. Andersen;Xavier Arnan;Xavier Arnan

  • Comment on “The global tree restoration potential”

    Joseph W. Veldman;Julie C. Aleman;Julie C. Aleman;Swanni T. Alvarado;T. Michael Anderson

  • Response of African savanna ants to long‐term fire regimes

    Catherine L. Parr;Hamish G. Robertson;Harry C. Biggs;Steven L. Chown

  • Cross-boundary human impacts compromise the Serengeti-Mara ecosystem

    Michiel P. Veldhuis;Mark E. Ritchie;Joseph O. Ogutu;Thomas A. Morrison

  • Towards an understanding of the evolutionary role of fire in animals

    Juli G. Pausas;Catherine L. Parr;Catherine L. Parr

  • The global distribution of known and undiscovered ant biodiversity

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  • Ant Diversity and Function in Disturbed and Changing Habitats

    Stacy M. Philpott;Ivette Perfecto;Inge Armbrecht;Catherine L. Parr

  • Competition and the role of dominant ants

    Catherine. Parr;Heloise. Gibb

  • GlobalAnts: a new database on the geography of ant traits (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

    Catherine L. Parr;Catherine L. Parr;Robert R. Dunn;Nathan J. Sanders;Michael D. Weiser

  • Burning issues for conservation: A critique of faunal fire research in Southern Africa

    Catherine L. Parr;Steven L. Chown

  • The underestimated biodiversity of tropical grassy biomes

    Brett P. Murphy;Alan N. Andersen;Catherine L. Parr

  • Animal movements in fire-prone landscapes

    Dale G. Nimmo;Sarah Avitabile;Sam C. Banks;Rebecca Bliege Bird

  • How does habitat complexity affect ant foraging success? A test using functional measures on three continents.

    H. Gibb;H. Gibb;H. Gibb;C. L. Parr

  • Ants are the major agents of resource removal from tropical rainforests.

    Hannah M. Griffiths;Louise A. Ashton;Alice E. Walker;Fevziye Hasan

  • Contrasting species and functional beta diversity in montane ant assemblages.

    Tom R. Bishop;Tom R. Bishop;Mark P. Robertson;Berndt Janse Van Rensburg;Berndt Janse Van Rensburg;Catherine Lucy Parr

  • The response of ants to climate change

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  • Patch-mosaic burning: a new paradigm for savanna fire management in protected areas?

    C.L. Parr;B.H. Brockett

  • Savanna burning for biodiversity: Fire management for faunal conservation in Australian tropical savannas

    Alan N. Andersen;John C. Z. Woinarski;Catherine L. Parr

  • Cascading biodiversity and functional consequences of a global change-induced biome switch

    Catherine L. Parr;Emma F. Gray;William J. Bond

  • Inventory and Bioindicator Sampling: Testing Pitfall and Winkler Methods with Ants in a South African Savanna

    Catherine L. Parr;Steven L. Chown

Frequent Co-Authors

Berndt J. van Rensburg
Berndt J. van Rensburg University of Queensland
Alan N. Andersen
Alan N. Andersen Charles Darwin University
Heloise Gibb
Heloise Gibb La Trobe University
Paul Eggleton
Paul Eggleton Natural History Museum
Nathan J. Sanders
Nathan J. Sanders University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Robert R. Dunn
Robert R. Dunn North Carolina State University
Sally Archibald
Sally Archibald University of the Witwatersrand
Mark P. Robertson
Mark P. Robertson University of Pretoria
Steven L. Chown
Steven L. Chown Monash University
Javier Retana
Javier Retana Autonomous University of Barcelona

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