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D-Index
90
Citations
43566
World Ranking
461
National Ranking
63

David B. Roy 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 David B. Roy sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 284 publications — 90th percentile

90% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

David B. Roy 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 David B. Roy sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 90 D-Index — 95th percentile

95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

David B. Roy is affiliated with the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology in the United Kingdom. Their research spans multiple areas within environmental science and biological sciences, with a focus on ecological and evolutionary dynamics.

Their main fields of study include:

  • Environmental Science
  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Within these, their subfields of study highlight specialization in:

  • Ecological Modeling
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Nature and Landscape Conservation
  • Ecology
  • Genetics

The primary research topics covered by David B. Roy include:

  • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Plant and Animal Studies
  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Insect and Pesticide Research
  • Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies

David B. Roy's recent papers demonstrate a range of ecological research interests and publication venues, including:

  • "Pollinator monitoring more than pays for itself," 2020, Journal of Applied Ecology
  • "Environmental drivers of annual population fluctuations in a trans-Saharan insect migrant," 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Anthropogenic climate and land-use change drive short- and long-term biodiversity shifts across taxa," 2024, Nature Ecology & Evolution
  • "Abundance trends for river macroinvertebrates vary across taxa, trophic group and river typology," 2022, Global Change Biology
  • "Data-derived metrics describing the behaviour of field-based citizen scientists provide insights for project design and modelling bias," 2020, Scientific Reports

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Tom H. Oliver
  • Tom August
  • Toke T. Høye
  • Constantí Stefanescu
  • Josef Settele

David B. Roy often publishes in the following venues:

  • Insect Conservation and Diversity
  • Ecology and Evolution
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Nature Ecology & Evolution
  • Global Change Biology

Best Publications

  • Rapid Range Shifts of Species Associated with High Levels of Climate Warming

    I-Ching Chen;I-Ching Chen;Jane K. Hill;Ralf Ohlemüller;David B. Roy

  • TRY plant trait database : Enhanced coverage and open access

    Jens Kattge;Gerhard Bönisch;Sandra Díaz;Sandra Lavorel

  • The distributions of a wide range of taxonomic groups are expanding polewards

    Rachael Hickling;David B. Roy;Jane K. Hill;Richard Fox

  • Rapid responses of British butterflies to opposing forces of climate and habitat change.

    M. S. Warren;J. K. Hill;J. K. Hill;J. A. Thomas;J. Asher

  • Biodiversity and resilience of ecosystem functions

    Tom H. Oliver;Matthew S. Heard;Nick J.B. Isaac;David B. Roy

  • How well do we understand the impacts of alien species on ecosystem services? A pan-European, cross-taxa assessment

    Montserrat Vila;Corina Basnou;Petr Pysek;Melanie Josefsson

  • Comparative Losses of British Butterflies, Birds, and Plants and the Global Extinction Crisis

    J. A. Thomas;M. G. Telfer;D. B. Roy;C. D. Preston

  • Trophic level asynchrony in rates of phenological change for marine, freshwater and terrestrial environments

    Stephen J. Thackeray;Timothy H. Sparks;Morten Frederiksen;Sarah Burthe

  • Differences in the climatic debts of birds and butterflies at a continental scale

    Vincent Devictor;Chris van Swaay;Tom Brereton;Lluı´s Brotons

  • Phenology of British butterflies and climate change

    D. B. Roy;T. H. Sparks

  • Disentangling the role of environmental and human pressures on biological invasions across Europe

    Petr Pysek;Vojtech Jarosík;Philip E Hulme;Ingolf Kühn

  • Ellenberg's indicator values for British plants. ECOFACT Volume 2: technical annex.

    M. O. Hill;J. O. Mountford;D. B. Roy;R. G. H. Bunce

  • The impact of proxy‐based methods on mapping the distribution of ecosystem services

    Felix Eigenbrod;Paul R. Armsworth;Bbarbara J. Anderson;Andreas Heinemeyer

  • Plant traits as predictors of performance in ecological restoration

    Richard F. Pywell;James M. Bullock;David B. Roy;Liz Warman

  • A northward shift of range margins in British Odonata

    Rachael Hickling;David B. Roy;Jane K. Hill;Chris D. Thomas

  • Habitat microclimates drive fine‐scale variation in extreme temperatures

    Andrew J. Suggitt;Phillipa K. Gillingham;Jane K. Hill;Brian Huntley

  • Impacts of neonicotinoid use on long-term population changes in wild bees in England.

    Ben A. Woodcock;Nicholas J. B. Isaac;James M. Bullock;David B. Roy

  • Statistics for citizen science: extracting signals of change from noisy ecological data

    Nick J. B. Isaac;Arco J. van Strien;Tom A. August;Marnix P. de Zeeuw

  • Declines in forage availability for bumblebees at a national scale

    Claire Carvell;David B. Roy;Simon M. Smart;Richard F. Pywell

  • Species richness changes lag behind climate change

    Rosa Menéndez;Adela González Megías;Jane K Hill;Brigitte Braschler

  • DIRECT AND INDIRECT EFFECTS OF CLIMATE AND HABITAT FACTORS ON BUTTERFLY DIVERSITY

    Rosa Menéndez;Adela González-Megías;Yvonne Collingham;Richard Fox

Frequent Co-Authors

Tom Brereton
Tom Brereton Butterfly Conservation
Chris D. Thomas
Chris D. Thomas University of York
Richard Fox
Richard Fox Butterfly Conservation
Tom H. Oliver
Tom H. Oliver University of Reading
Helen E. Roy
Helen E. Roy Anglia Ruskin University
Marc Kenis
Marc Kenis CAB International
Alain Roques
Alain Roques INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Peter Rothery
Peter Rothery Natural Environment Research Council
Jane K. Hill
Jane K. Hill University of York
Marc S. Botham
Marc S. Botham University of Leeds

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