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David J. G. Gowing

David J. G. Gowing

D-Index & Metrics

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
41
Citations
10471
World Ranking
5708
National Ranking
612

David J. G. Gowing 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 J. G. Gowing sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 109 publications — 25th percentile

25% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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David J. G. Gowing 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 J. G. Gowing sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 41 D-Index — 32nd percentile

32% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

David J. G. Gowing is affiliated with The Open University in the United Kingdom. Their research interests lie mainly in environmental science and agricultural and biological sciences, with particular focus on global and planetary change, ecology, and nature and landscape conservation.

Their scholarly work encompasses several specific topics, including:

  • Peatlands and wetlands ecology
  • Ecology and vegetation dynamics studies
  • Forest ecology and biodiversity studies
  • Fire effects on ecosystems
  • Forest management and policy
  • Soil erosion and sediment transport
  • Plant responses to elevated CO2

The scientist's publication record includes research papers published in various venues such as the Journal of Vegetation Science, Global Change Biology, Plant Ecology, Ecology and Evolution, and UNC Libraries.

Some of their recent papers include:

  • <scp>ReSurveyEurope</scp>: A database of resurveyed vegetation plots in Europe (2024), Journal of Vegetation Science
  • Atmospheric nitrogen deposition is related to plant biodiversity loss at multiple spatial scales (2024), Global Change Biology
  • The contribution of the spatial hydrological niche to species diversity in rare plant communities of English floodplain meadows (2022), Plant Ecology
  • Water table depth and plant species determine the direction and magnitude of methane fluxes in floodplain meadow soils (2024), Ecology and Evolution
  • ReSurveyEurope: A database of resurveyed vegetation plots in Europe (2024), UNC Libraries

David J. G. Gowing frequently collaborates with several researchers in their field. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Emma Rothero
  • Martin Diekmann
  • Hilary Wallace
  • Irina Tatarenko
  • Ilona Knollová

Best Publications

  • Impact of nitrogen deposition on the species richness of grasslands

    Carly J. Stevens;Nancy B. Dise;Nancy B. Dise;J. Owen Mountford;David J. Gowing

  • Hydrologically defined niches reveal a basis for species richness in plant communities

    Jonathan Silvertown;Mike E. Dodd;David J. G. Gowing;J. Owen Mountford

  • Changes in species richness and composition in European acidic grasslands over the past 70 years: the contribution of cumulative atmospheric nitrogen deposition

    Cecilia Duprè;Carly J. Stevens;Carly J. Stevens;Traute Ranke;Albert Bleeker

  • Nitrogen deposition threatens species richness of grasslands across Europe

    Carly J. Stevens;Cecilia Duprè;Edu Dorland;Cassandre Gaudnik

  • Hydrological niches in terrestrial plant communities: a review

    Jonathan Silvertown;Yoseph N. Araya;David Gowing

  • Loss of forb diversity in relation to nitrogen deposition in the UK: regional trends and potential controls

    Carly J. Stevens;Nancy B. Dise;Nancy B. Dise;David J. G. Gowing;J. Owen Mountford

  • Phylogeny and the hierarchical organization of plant diversity.

    Jonathan Silvertown;Mike Dodd;David Gowing;Clare Lawson

  • Contribution of acidification and eutrophication to declines in species richness of calcifuge grasslands along a gradient of atmospheric nitrogen deposition

    Carly J. Stevens;Carly J. Stevens;Ken Thompson;J. Philip Grime;Christopher J. Long

  • A fundamental, eco-hydrological basis for niche segregation in plant communities

    Yoseph N. Araya;Jonathan Silvertown;David J. Gowing;Kevin J. McConway

  • TESSA: A toolkit for rapid assessment of ecosystem services at sites of biodiversity conservation importance

    Kelvin S.-H. Peh;Andrew Balmford;Richard B. Bradbury;Claire Brown

  • Absence of phylogenetic signal in the niche structure of meadow plant communities

    Jonathan Silvertown;Kevin McConway;David Gowing;Mike Dodd

  • Seasonal variability of interception evaporation from the canopy of a mixed deciduous forest

    Mathias Herbst;Paul T. W. Rosier;David D. McNeil;Richard J. Harding

  • Phylogeny and the niche structure of meadow plant communities

    Jonathan Silvertown;Mike Dodd;David Gowing

  • A framework for the assessment of ecosystem goods and services; a case study on lowland floodplains in England

    H. Posthumus;J.R. Rouquette;J. Morris;D.J.G. Gowing

  • Soil phosphorus constrains biodiversity across European grasslands

    Tobias Ceulemans;Carly J. Stevens;Luc Duchateau;Hans Jacquemyn

  • Impact of nitrogen deposition at the species level

    Richard J. Payne;Nancy B. Dise;Carly J. Stevens;David J. Gowing

  • Regional trends in soil acidification and exchangeable metal concentrations in relation to acid deposition rates.

    Carly J. Stevens;Nancy B. Dise;David J. Gowing

  • Use of effective stress to predict the penetrometer resistance of unsaturated agricultural soils

    W.R. Whalley;P.B. Leeds-Harrison;L.J. Clark;D.J.G. Gowing

  • The contribution of trees to ecosystem methane emissions in a temperate forested wetland

    Sunitha Rao Pangala;Edward R.C. Hornibrook;David J. G. Gowing;Vincent Gauci

  • Edge effects and forest water use: A field study in a mixed deciduous woodland

    Mathias Herbst;John M. Roberts;Paul T.W. Rosier;Michèle E. Taylor

  • The impact of nitrogen deposition on acid grasslands in the Atlantic region of Europe

    Carly J. Stevens;Cecilia Duprè;Edu Dorland;Cassandre Gaudnik

Frequent Co-Authors

Carly J. Stevens
Carly J. Stevens Lancaster University
Nancy B. Dise
Nancy B. Dise Manchester Metropolitan University
Jonathan Silvertown
Jonathan Silvertown University of Edinburgh
Martin Diekmann
Martin Diekmann University of Bremen
Didier Alard
Didier Alard University of Bordeaux
Vincent Gauci
Vincent Gauci University of Birmingham
Roland Bobbink
Roland Bobbink Radboud University
Albert Bleeker
Albert Bleeker Energy Research Centre of the Netherlands
Tim Hess
Tim Hess Cranfield University
Julian R. Thompson
Julian R. Thompson University College London

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