2026 Jane A. Catford: Ecology and Evolution Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Ecology and Evolution	44	5004	4828	542	520	168	9380

Overview

Jane A. Catford is affiliated with King's College London in the United Kingdom. Their research focuses primarily on Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with extensive work exploring dynamics in nature and landscape conservation, ecology, and plant science.

The scientist has contributed to several topics that include:

Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
Plant and animal studies
Species Distribution and Climate Change
Biological Control of Invasive Species
Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
Forest Insect Ecology and Management

Among their recent publications are:

Addressing context dependence in ecology, 2021, Trends in Ecology & Evolution
Global economic costs of aquatic invasive alien species, 2021, The Science of The Total Environment
A conceptual map of invasion biology: Integrating hypotheses into a consensus network, 2020, Global Ecology and Biogeography
Global root traits (GRooT) database, 2020, Global Ecology and Biogeography
Four priority areas to advance invasion science in the face of rapid environmental change, 2020, Environmental Reviews

Frequent collaborators include:

Elizabeth T. Borer
Eric W. Seabloom
Christiane Roscher
Ian Donohue
Anita C. Risch

The primary venues for their publications have been:

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
NeoBiota
Journal of Ecology
Nature Communications

Best Publications

TRY plant trait database : Enhanced coverage and open access

Jens Kattge;Gerhard Bönisch;Sandra Díaz;Sandra Lavorel

1926
Citations
Reducing redundancy in invasion ecology by integrating hypotheses into a single theoretical framework

Jane A. Catford;Roland Jansson;Christer Nilsson

1311
Citations
Multiple facets of biodiversity drive the diversity–stability relationship

Dylan Craven;Nico Eisenhauer;William D. Pearse;Yann Hautier

564
Citations
Riparian Ecosystems in the 21st Century: Hotspots for Climate Change Adaptation?

Samantha Capon;Lynda Chambers;Ralph Charles Mac Nally;Robert J Naiman;Robert J Naiman

458
Citations
The intermediate disturbance hypothesis and plant invasions: Implications for species richness and management

Jane A. Catford;Curtis C. Daehler;Helen T. Murphy;Andy W. Sheppard

426
Citations
Global economic costs of aquatic invasive alien species

Ross N. Cuthbert;Zarah Pattison;Nigel G. Taylor;Laura Verbrugge

356
Citations
Quantifying levels of biological invasion: towards the objective classification of invaded and invasible ecosystems

Jane A. Catford;Peter A. Vesk;David M. Richardson;Petr Pyšek;Petr Pyšek

348
Citations
Addressing context dependence in ecology.

Jane A. Catford;Jane A. Catford;John R.U. Wilson;Petr Pyšek;Philip E. Hulme

305
Citations
A conceptual map of invasion biology: Integrating hypotheses into a consensus network

Martin Enders;Martin Enders;Frank Havemann;Florian Ruland;Florian Ruland;Maud Bernard-Verdier;Maud Bernard-Verdier

236
Citations
Flow regulation reduces native plant cover and facilitates exotic invasion in riparian wetlands

Jane A. Catford;Barbara J. Downes;Christopher J. Gippel;Peter A. Vesk

226
Citations
The results of biodiversity–ecosystem functioning experiments are realistic

Malte Jochum;Malte Jochum;Markus Fischer;Forest Isbell;Christiane Roscher

216
Citations
Global root traits (GRooT) database

Nathaly R. Guerrero-Ramírez;Liesje Mommer;Grégoire T. Freschet;Colleen M. Iversen

202
Citations
TF1.3 Permanent Marshes

R. T. Kingsford;J. A. Catford;Mark C. Rains;B. J. Robson

193
Citations
Four priority areas to advance invasion science in the face of rapid environmental change

Anthony Ricciardi;Josephine C. Iacarella;David C. Aldridge;Tim M. Blackburn;Tim M. Blackburn

184
Citations
AusTraits, a curated plant trait database for the Australian flora.

Daniel Falster;Rachael Gallagher;Rachael Gallagher;Elizabeth H. Wenk;Ian J. Wright

180
Citations
Does the biogeographic origin of species matter? Ecological effects of native and non‐native species and the use of origin to guide management

Yvonne M. Buckley;Yvonne M. Buckley;Jane Catford;Jane Catford;Jane Catford

175
Citations
Drowned, buried and carried away: effects of plant traits on the distribution of native and alien species in riparian ecosystems

Jane A. Catford;Jane A. Catford;Jane A. Catford;Roland Jansson

169
Citations
Traits linked with species invasiveness and community invasibility vary with time, stage and indicator of invasion in a long-term grassland experiment.

Jane A. Catford;Annabel L. Smith;Peter D. Wragg;Adam T. Clark;Adam T. Clark

162
Citations
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

161
Citations
The positive effect of plant diversity on soil carbon depends on climate

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160
Citations
Hotspots of plant invasion predicted by propagule pressure and ecosystem characteristics

Jane A. Catford;Peter A. Vesk;Matt D. White;Brendan A. Wintle

154
Citations
Global relationships in tree functional traits

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147
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Petr Pyšek Czech Academy of Sciences

Peter A. Vesk University of Melbourne

Peter B. Reich University of Minnesota

David Tilman University of Minnesota

Christiane Roscher Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research

Richard P. Duncan University of Canberra

Jens Kattge Max Planck Society

Yvonne M. Buckley Trinity College Dublin

Franz Essl University of Vienna

Ülo Niinemets Estonian University of Life Sciences

External Links

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