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D-Index
46
Citations
12586
World Ranking
4542
National Ranking
1579

D. Lee Taylor 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 D. Lee Taylor sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 96 publications — 15th percentile

15% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

D. Lee Taylor 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 D. Lee Taylor sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 46 D-Index — 46th percentile

46% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

D. Lee Taylor is affiliated with the University of New Mexico in the United States and specializes in research spanning Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Environmental Science. Their work extends into several subfields including Plant Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Insect Science, Nature and Landscape Conservation, and Cell Biology.

The primary focus of Taylor's research includes a variety of topics related to fungal ecology and plant interactions, such as:

  • Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions
  • Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies
  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases
  • Lichen and Fungal Ecology
  • Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology
  • Plant and Fungal Interactions

This thematic range is reflected in Taylor's publication record, which features papers in well-recognized scholarly venues, including "Fungal Ecology," "Functional Ecology," "ISME Communications," "New Phytologist," and "Molecular Ecology."

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Taylor include:

  • "Wildfire impacts on root-associated fungi and predicted plant-soil feedbacks in the boreal forest: Research progress and recommendations," 2022, Functional Ecology
  • "Grass species identity shapes communities of root and leaf fungi more than elevation," 2022, ISME Communications
  • "Soil fungal composition changes with shrub encroachment in the northern Chihuahuan Desert," 2021, Fungal Ecology
  • "Culturable root endophyte communities are shaped by both warming and plant host identity in the Rocky Mountains, USA," 2020, Fungal Ecology
  • "Epiphytic fungal communities vary by substrate type and at submetre spatial scales," 2022, Molecular Ecology

Taylor frequently collaborates with several researchers, suggesting an active role within their scientific community. Notable frequent coauthors include Rebecca E. Hewitt, M. Rae DeVan, Jennifer A. Rudgers, Michelle C. Mack, and Kel Cook.

Best Publications

  • Towards a unified paradigm for sequence-based identification of fungi

    Urmas Koljalg;Urmas Koljalg;R. Henrik Nilsson;Kessy Abarenkov;Leho Tedersoo

  • Community structure of ectomycorrhizal fungi in a Pinus muricata forest: minimal overlap between the mature forest and resistant propagule communities.

    D. L. Taylor;T. D. Bruns

  • Accurate Estimation of Fungal Diversity and Abundance through Improved Lineage-Specific Primers Optimized for Illumina Amplicon Sequencing

    D. Lee Taylor;William A. Walters;Niall J. Lennon;James Bochicchio

  • A first comprehensive census of fungi in soil reveals both hyperdiversity and fine-scale niche partitioning

    D. Lee Taylor;Teresa N. Hollingsworth;Jack W. McFarland;Niall J. Lennon

  • A sequence database for the identification of ectomycorrhizal basidiomycetes by phylogenetic analysis

    T. D. Bruns;T. M. Szaro;M. Gardes;K. W. Cullings

  • Independent, specialized invasions of ectomycorrhizal mutualism by two nonphotosynthetic orchids

    Taylor Dl;Bruns Td

  • Internal transcribed spacer primers and sequences for improved characterization of basidiomycetous orchid mycorrhizas

    D. Lee Taylor;Melissa K. McCormick

  • Host Specificity in Ectomycorrhizal Communities: What Do the Exceptions Tell Us?

    Thomas D. Bruns;Martin I. Bidartondo;D. Lee Taylor

  • Symbiotic germination and development of the myco‐heterotrophic orchid Neottia nidus‐avis in nature and its requirement for locally distributed Sebacina spp.

    S. L. McKendrick;J. R. Leake;D. Lee Taylor;D. J. Read

  • Stable isotope fingerprinting: a novel method for identifying plant, fungal, or bacterial origins of amino acids

    Thomas Larsen;D. Lee Lee Taylor;Mary Beth Leigh;Diane M. O'brien

  • Detection of forest stand‐level spatial structure in ectomycorrhizal fungal communities

    Erik A. Lilleskov;Thomas D. Bruns;Thomas R. Horton;D. Lee Taylor

  • An empirical test of partner choice mechanisms in a wild legume–rhizobium interaction

    Ellen L Simms;D. Lee Taylor;Joshua Povich;Richard P Shefferson

  • High specificity generally characterizes mycorrhizal association in rare lady's slipper orchids, genus Cypripedium

    Richard P. Shefferson;Michael WEIß;Tiiu Kull;D. Lee Taylor

  • Partner choice in nitrogen-fixation mutualisms of legumes and rhizobia.

    Ellen L. Simms;D. Lee Taylor

  • Mycorrhizal Specificity and Function in Myco-heterotrophic Plants

    D. L. Taylor;T. D. Bruns;J. R. Leake;D. J. Read

  • Divergence in mycorrhizal specialization within Hexalectris spicata (Orchidaceae), a nonphotosynthetic desert orchid.

    D. Lee Taylor;Thomas D. Bruns;Timothy M. Szaro;Scott A. Hodges

  • Population, habitat and genetic correlates of mycorrhizal specialization in the 'cheating' orchids corallorhiza maculata and C. mertensiana

    Lee Taylor D;TD Bruns

  • An arctic community of symbiotic fungi assembled by long-distance dispersers: phylogenetic diversity of ectomycorrhizal basidiomycetes in Svalbard based on soil and sporocarp DNA

    József Geml;József Geml;Ina Timling;Clare H. Robinson;Niall Lennon

  • Resilience of Alaska's Boreal Forest to Climatic Change

    F. S. Chapin;A. D. McGuire;R. W. Ruess;T. N. Hollingsworth

  • Beringian origins and cryptic speciation events in the fly agaric (Amanita muscaria).

    J. Geml;G. A. Laursen;K. O'neill;H. C. Nusbaum

  • Rich and cold: diversity, distribution and drivers of fungal communities in patterned-ground ecosystems of the North American Arctic.

    I. Timling;D. A. Walker;C. Nusbaum;N. J. Lennon

  • The evolutionary history of mycorrhizal specificity among lady's slipper orchids.

    Richard P. Shefferson;D. Lee Taylor;Sigisfredo Garnica;Melissa K. McCormick

  • Limitations on orchid recruitment: not a simple picture

    Melissa K. McCORMICK;D. Lee Taylor;Katarina Juhaszova;Robert K. Burnett

  • Evidence for strong inter- and intracontinental phylogeographic structure in Amanita muscaria, a wind-dispersed ectomycorrhizal basidiomycete.

    József Geml;Rodham E. Tulloss;Gary A. Laursen;Nina A. Sazanova

  • Identification of mycorrhizal fungi from single pelotons of Dactylorhiza majalis (Orchidaceae) using single-strand conformation polymorphism and mitochondrial ribosomal large subunit DNA sequences.

    K.A. Kristiansen;D.L. Taylor;Rasmus Kjøller;H.N. Rasmussen

  • Evidence for mycorrhizal races in a cheating orchid

    D. Lee Taylor;D. Lee Taylor;Thomas D. Bruns;Scott A. Hodges

Frequent Co-Authors

József Geml
József Geml Hungarian Academy of Sciences
Thomas D. Bruns
Thomas D. Bruns University of California, Berkeley
Niall J. Lennon
Niall J. Lennon Broad Institute
Teresa N. Hollingsworth
Teresa N. Hollingsworth German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina
Jennifer A. Rudgers
Jennifer A. Rudgers University of New Mexico
F. Stuart Chapin
F. Stuart Chapin University of Alaska Fairbanks
Roger W. Ruess
Roger W. Ruess University of Alaska Fairbanks
Dennis F. Whigham
Dennis F. Whigham Smithsonian Environmental Research Center
J. Gregory Caporaso
J. Gregory Caporaso Northern Arizona University
Urmas Kõljalg
Urmas Kõljalg University of Tartu

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