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 Colin E. Hughes sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 116 publications — 30th percentile
30% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 533 publications or more.
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 Colin E. Hughes sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 50 D-Index — 56th percentile
56% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 122 D-Index or more.
Colin E. Hughes is affiliated with the University of Zurich in Switzerland and specializes in Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a focus on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Plant Science, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Molecular Biology, and Genetics. Their research covers a range of topics including Plant Diversity and Evolution, Plant and Animal Studies, Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies, Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions, Plant Taxonomy and Phylogenetics, Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis, and Botanical Research and Chemistry.
Hughes has published several papers in notable venues. Recent publications include:
Frequent coauthors who have collaborated with Hughes include:
Hughes has contributed notably to publications in the following venues:
Colin Hughes;Ruth Eastwood
Marcelo F. Simon;Rosaura Grether;Luciano P. de Queiroz;Cynthia Skema
Nasim Azani;Marielle Babineau;C. Donovan Bailey;Hannah Banks
C. Donovan Bailey;Timothy G. Carr;Stephen A. Harris;Colin E. Hughes
John J. Ewel;Dennis J. O'Dowd;Joy Bergelson;Curtis C. Daehler
Colin E. Hughes;Guy W. Atchison
Christopher S. Drummond;Ruth J. Eastwood;Silvia T. S. Miotto;Colin E. Hughes;Colin E. Hughes
A. Bruneau;J.J. Doyle;P. Herendeen;C. Hughes
Colin E. Hughes;R. Toby Pennington;Alexandre Antonelli
Marcelo F. Simon;Marcelo F. Simon;Rosaura Grether;Luciano P. de Queiroz;Tiina E. Särkinen
Pennington Rt;Lavin M;Särkinen T;Lewis Gp
Tiina Särkinen;Tiina Särkinen;Tiina Särkinen;R. Toby Pennington;Matt Lavin;Marcelo F. Simon
Matt Lavin;Brian P. Schrire;Gwilym Lewis;R. Toby Pennington
Diana V. Dugas;David Hernandez;Erik J.M. Koenen;Erika Schwarz
Colin E Hughes;Ruth J Eastwood;C Donovan Bailey
Erik J. M. Koenen;Dario I. Ojeda;Royce Steeves;Royce Steeves;Jérémy Migliore
Erik J M Koenen;Dario I Ojeda;Freek T Bakker;Jan J Wieringa
Tomasz Stępkowski;Colin E. Hughes;Ian J. Law;Łukasz Markiewicz
Edeline Gagnon;Anne Bruneau;Colin E. Hughes;Luciano Paganucci de Queiroz
James A. Nicholls;R. Toby Pennington;Erik J. M. Koenen;Colin E. Hughes
C. E. Hughes
Anne Bruneau;Jeff J. Doyle;Patrick Herendeen
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