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Jeremy J. Midgley publication distribution in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Jeremy J. Midgley sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 230 publications — 84th percentile

84% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 467 publications or more.

Jeremy J. Midgley D-index placement in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Plant Science and Agronomy scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Jeremy J. Midgley sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 53 D-Index — 73rd percentile

73% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 109 D-Index or more.

Overview

Jeremy J. Midgley is affiliated with the University of Cape Town in South Africa. Their research spans multiple disciplines within the Agricultural and Biological Sciences, focusing notably on Environmental Science. The main subfields of their study include Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Nature and Landscape Conservation, and Plant Science, among others.

The scientist's work addresses a variety of topics, with significant contributions to:

  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Plant and animal studies
  • Plant Parasitism and Resistance
  • Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
  • Insect and Pesticide Research
  • Plant Reproductive Biology
  • Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior

Jeremy Midgley has published frequently in several journals, including:

  • South African Journal of Botany
  • Australian Journal of Botany
  • Austral Ecology
  • African Journal of Ecology
  • Annals of Botany

Their recent published papers illustrate the range and depth of their research:

  • "A handbook for the standardised sampling of plant functional traits in disturbance-prone ecosystems, with a focus on open ecosystems," 2020, Australian Journal of Botany
  • "Diversity of pollen sources used by managed honey bees in variegated landscapes," 2020, Journal of Apicultural Research
  • "Bark functional ecology and its influence on the distribution of Australian half-butt eucalypts," 2021, Austral Ecology
  • "Pollination biology of Erica aristata: First confirmation of long-proboscid fly-pollination in the Ericaceae," 2021, South African Journal of Botany
  • "Corolla stickiness prevents nectar robbing in Erica," 2021, Journal of Plant Research

The research collaborations of Jeremy J. Midgley include frequent co-authorship with:

  • Steven D. Johnson
  • Michael D. Cramer
  • Sam McCarren
  • Joseph D. White
  • Laurence Kruger

Best Publications

  • The worldwide leaf economics spectrum

    Ian J. Wright;Peter B. Reich;Mark Westoby;David D. Ackerly

  • Ecology of sprouting in woody plants: the persistence niche.

    William J. Bond;Jeremy J. Midgley

  • Resprouting as a key functional trait: how buds, protection and resources drive persistence after fire

    P.J. Clarke;M.J. Lawes;J.J Midgley;B.B. Lamont;B.B. Lamont

  • The Evolutionary Ecology of Sprouting in Woody Plants

    William J. Bond;Jeremy J. Midgley

  • Kill thy neighbour: an individulalistic argument for the evolution of flammability

    William J. Bond;Jeremy J. Midgley

  • Savanna woody plant dynamics: the role of fire and herbivory, separately and synergistically

    Jeremy J. Midgley;Michael J. Lawes;Simon Chamaillé-Jammes

  • How do small savanna trees avoid stem mortality by fire? The roles of stem diameter, height and bark thickness

    Michael J. Lawes;Hylton Adie;Jeremy Russell-Smith;Brett P. Murphy

  • A synthesis of postfire recovery traits of woody plants in Australian ecosystems.

    Peter J. Clarke;Michael J. Lawes;Brett P. Murphy;Jeremy Russell-Smith

  • Bark thickness determines fire resistance of selected tree species from fire-prone tropical savanna in north Australia

    Michael J. Lawes;Anna E. Richards;Josefine Dathe;Jeremy J. Midgley

  • A synthesis of the demography of African acacias

    J. J. Midgley;W. J. Bond

  • Why the world's vegetation is not totally dominated by resprouting plants; because resprouters are shorter than reseeders

    J. J. Midgley

  • Costs and benefits of relative bark thickness in relation to fire damage: a savanna/forest contrast

    Michael J. Lawes;Jeremy J. Midgley;Peter J. Clarke

  • Tree size frequency distributions, plant density, age and community disturbance

    Karl J. Niklas;Jeremy J. Midgley;Richard H. Rand

  • Resprouters vs reseeders in South African forest trees; a model based on forest canopy height

    L. M. Kruger;J. J. Midgley;R. M. Cowling

  • Do pollinator distributions underlie the evolution of pollination ecotypes in the Cape shrub Erica plukenetii

    Timotheüs Van der Niet;Michael D. Pirie;Michael D. Pirie;Adam Shuttleworth;Steven D. Johnson

  • Rodent pollination in the African lily Massonia depressa (Hyacinthaceae).

    Steven D. Johnson;Anton Pauw;Jeremy Midgley

  • Fly pollination of Gorteria diffusa (Asteraceae), and a possible mimetic function for dark spots on the capitulum.

    S. D. Johnson;J. J. Midgley

  • Allometry and Sexual Differences in Leaf Size

    W. J. Bond;J. Midgley

  • Plant species richness and composition a long livestock grazing intensity gradients in a Namaqualand (South Africa) protected area

    H. H. Hendricks;W. J. Bond;J. J. Midgley;P. A. Novellie

  • Baobabs and elephants in Kruger National Park: nowhere to hide

    M. T. Edkins;L. M. Kruger;K. Harris;J. J. Midgley

  • World-wide leaf economics spectrum

    I. J. Wright;P. B. Reich;M. Westoby;David D. Ackerly

Frequent Co-Authors

William J. Bond
William J. Bond University of Cape Town
Steven D. Johnson
Steven D. Johnson University of KwaZulu-Natal
Michael D. Cramer
Michael D. Cramer University of Cape Town
Michael J. Lawes
Michael J. Lawes University of KwaZulu-Natal
Adam G. West
Adam G. West University of Cape Town
Richard M. Cowling
Richard M. Cowling Nelson Mandela University
Neal J. Enright
Neal J. Enright Murdoch University
Brett P. Murphy
Brett P. Murphy Charles Darwin University
Peter J. Clarke
Peter J. Clarke University of New England
Byron B. Lamont
Byron B. Lamont Curtin University

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