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31
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10717
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8167
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797

Francis Q. Brearley 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 Francis Q. Brearley sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 134 publications — 42nd percentile

42% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Francis Q. Brearley 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 Francis Q. Brearley sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 31 D-Index — 3rd percentile

3% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Francis Q. Brearley is affiliated with Manchester Metropolitan University in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Environmental Science.

The key areas of study include Plant Science, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Global and Planetary Change, and Ecology. Brearley's work addresses a range of topics, with notable focus on Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies, Plant and Animal Studies, Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions, Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases, Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies, Plant Parasitism and Resistance, and Forest Ecology and Management.

Brearley has contributed to several recent papers, including:

  • Global gene flow releases invasive plants from environmental constraints on genetic diversity, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • The Global Soil Mycobiome consortium dataset for boosting fungal diversity research, 2021, Fungal Diversity
  • The global abundance of tree palms, 2020, Global Ecology and Biogeography
  • State of the World's Plants and Fungi 2020, 2020, Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University)
  • Global patterns in endemicity and vulnerability of soil fungi, 2022, Global Change Biology

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Brearley include Isabel C. Barrio, Kari Anne Bråthen, Maria Tuomi, Marijn Bauters, and Vladimir Mikryukov.

The scientist regularly publishes in venues such as Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), Biotropica, SSRN Electronic Journal, Nature Communications, and Forests.

Best Publications

  • Global diversity and geography of soil fungi

    Leho Tedersoo;Mohammad Bahram;Sergei Põlme;Urmas Kõljalg

  • A communal catalogue reveals Earth’s multiscale microbial diversity

    Luke R. Thompson;Luke R. Thompson;Luke R. Thompson;Jon G. Sanders;Daniel McDonald;Amnon Amir

  • Outline of Fungi and fungus-like taxa

    N. N. Wijayawardene;K. D. Hyde;L. K. T. Al-Ani;L. K. T. Al-Ani;L. Tedersoo

  • An estimate of the number of tropical tree species

    J. W. Ferry Slik;Víctor Arroyo-Rodríguez;Shin-Ichiro Aiba;Patricia Alvarez-Loayza

  • Environmental correlates of tree biomass, basal area, wood specific gravity and stem density gradients in Borneo's tropical forests

    J.W.F. Slik;Shin Ichiro Aiba;Francis Q. Brearley;Chuck H. Cannon;Chuck H. Cannon

  • Decomposition in tropical forests: a pan‐tropical study of the effects of litter type, litter placement and mesofaunal exclusion across a precipitation gradient

    Jennifer S Powers;Rebecca A Montgomery;E Carol Adair;Francis Q Brearley

  • Long-term thermal sensitivity of Earth’s tropical forests

    Martin J.P. Sullivan;Martin J.P. Sullivan;Simon L. Lewis;Simon L. Lewis;Kofi Affum-Baffoe;Carolina Castilho

  • The database of the PREDICTS (Projecting Responses of Ecological Diversity In Changing Terrestrial Systems) project

    Lawrence N. Hudson;Tim Newbold;Tim Newbold;Sara Contu;Samantha L.L. Hill;Samantha L.L. Hill

  • The PREDICTS database: a global database of how local terrestrial biodiversity responds to human impacts

    Lawrence N Hudson;Tim Newbold;Tim Newbold;Sara Contu;Samantha L L Hill;Samantha L L Hill

  • Structure and floristics of an old secondary rain forest in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia, and a comparison with adjacent primary forest.

    Francis Q Brearley;Francis Q Brearley;Sukaesih Prajadinata;Petra S Kidd;John Proctor

  • Long-term carbon sink in Borneo’s forests halted by drought and vulnerable to edge effects

    Lan Qie;Lan Qie;Simon L. Lewis;Simon L. Lewis;Martin J.P. Sullivan;Gabriela Lopez-Gonzalez

  • Detecting macroecological patterns in bacterial communities across independent studies of global soils.

    Kelly S. Ramirez;Christopher G. Knight;Mattias de Hollander;Francis Q. Brearley

  • Reproductive phenology over a 10‐year period in a lowland evergreen rain forest of central Borneo

    Francis Q. Brearley;John Proctor;Laszlo Nagy;Gemma Dalrymple

  • Taking the pulse of Earth's tropical forests using networks of highly distributed plots

    Cecilia Blundo;Julieta Carilla;Ricardo Grau

  • Global gene flow releases invasive plants from environmental constraints on genetic diversity

    Annabel L. Smith;Annabel L. Smith;Trevor R. Hodkinson;Jesus Villellas;Jane A. Catford

  • Phylogenetic classification of the world's tropical forests

    J. W.Ferry Slik;Janet Franklin;Víctor Arroyo-Rodríguez;Richard Field

  • Environmental correlates for tropical tree diversity and distribution patterns in Borneo

    J.W.F. Slik;N. Raes;Shin-Ichiro Aiba;F.Q. Brearley

  • The Global Soil Mycobiome consortium dataset for boosting fungal diversity research

    Leho Tedersoo;Vladimir Mikryukov;Sten Anslan;Mohammad Bahram

  • Field methods for sampling tree height for tropical forest biomass estimation

    Martin J.P. Sullivan;Simon L. Lewis;Simon L. Lewis;Wannes Hubau;Wannes Hubau;Lan Qie;Lan Qie

  • Nutrients obtained from leaf litter can improve the growth of dipterocarp seedlings

    Francis Q. Brearley;Malcolm C. Press;Julie D. Scholes

  • The global abundance of tree palms

    Robert Muscarella;Robert Muscarella;Thaise Emilio;Thaise Emilio;Oliver L. Phillips;Simon L. Lewis;Simon L. Lewis

  • Forest Fruit Production Is Higher on Sumatra Than on Borneo

    Serge A. Wich;Erin R. Vogel;Michael D. Larsen;Gabriella Fredriksson

  • Ectomycorrhizal Associations of the Dipterocarpaceae

    Francis Q. Brearley

  • State of the world’s plants and fungi 2020

    A. Antonelli;C. Fry;R.J. Smith;M.S.J. Simmonds

  • Responses of Soil Fungi to Logging and Oil Palm Agriculture in Southeast Asian Tropical Forests

    K. L. McGuire;H. D'Angelo;F. Q. Brearley;S. M. Gedallovich

  • Soils on exposed Sunda Shelf shaped biogeographic patterns in the equatorial forests of Southeast Asia

    J. W. Ferry Slik;Shin-Ichiro Aiba;Meredith Bastian;Meredith Bastian;Francis Q. Brearley

  • The effects of forest phenology and floristics on populations of Bornean and Sumatran orangutans. Are Sumatran forests better orangutan habitat than Bornean forests

    A J Marshall;M Ancrenaz;F Q Brearley;G M Fredriksson

  • Impacts of climate change to African indigenous communities and examples of adaptation responses.

    Walter Leal Filho;Walter Leal Filho;Newton R Matandirotya;Johannes M Lütz;Johannes M Lütz;Johannes M Lütz;Esubalew Abate Alemu

  • Consequences of tropical forest conversion to oil palm on soil bacterial community and network structure

    Stephen A. Wood;Stephen A. Wood;Jack A. Gilbert;Jack A. Gilbert;Jonathan W. Leff;Noah Fierer

Frequent Co-Authors

Douglas Sheil
Douglas Sheil Wageningen University & Research
Terry Sunderland
Terry Sunderland University of British Columbia
Jos Barlow
Jos Barlow Lancaster University
Reuben Nilus
Reuben Nilus Sabah Forestry Department
Simon L. Lewis
Simon L. Lewis University College London
Shin-ichiro Aiba
Shin-ichiro Aiba Hokkaido University
William F. Laurance
William F. Laurance James Cook University
Serge A. Wich
Serge A. Wich Liverpool John Moores University
Nina Farwig
Nina Farwig Philipp University of Marburg
Tom M. Fayle
Tom M. Fayle Queen Mary University of London

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