2026 Jeremy J. Midgley: Plant Science and Agronomy Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Plant Science and Agronomy	53	1749	1602	19	17	230	21352
Ecology and Evolution	54	3050	2929	34	32	241	21547

Discipline name

D-Index

World Ranking

Current World Ranking

National Ranking

Current National Ranking

Publications

Citations

Plant Science and Agronomy

1749

1602

230

21352

Ecology and Evolution

3050

2929

241

21547

Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index

Citations

21352

World Ranking

1749

National Ranking

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index

Citations

21547

World Ranking

3050

National Ranking

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

9978
Citations
Ecology of sprouting in woody plants: the persistence niche.

William J. Bond;Jeremy J. Midgley

1742
Citations
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

942
Citations
The Evolutionary Ecology of Sprouting in Woody Plants

William J. Bond;Jeremy J. Midgley

476
Citations
Kill thy neighbour: an individulalistic argument for the evolution of flammability

William J. Bond;Jeremy J. Midgley

352
Citations
Savanna woody plant dynamics: the role of fire and herbivory, separately and synergistically

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

270
Citations
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

224
Citations
A synthesis of postfire recovery traits of woody plants in Australian ecosystems.

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

221
Citations
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

214
Citations
A synthesis of the demography of African acacias

J. J. Midgley;W. J. Bond

201
Citations
Why the world's vegetation is not totally dominated by resprouting plants; because resprouters are shorter than reseeders

J. J. Midgley

190
Citations
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

179
Citations
Tree size frequency distributions, plant density, age and community disturbance

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

177
Citations
Resprouters vs reseeders in South African forest trees; a model based on forest canopy height

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

166
Citations
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

151
Citations
Rodent pollination in the African lily Massonia depressa (Hyacinthaceae).

Steven D. Johnson;Anton Pauw;Jeremy Midgley

140
Citations
Fly pollination of Gorteria diffusa (Asteraceae), and a possible mimetic function for dark spots on the capitulum.

S. D. Johnson;J. J. Midgley

139
Citations
Allometry and Sexual Differences in Leaf Size

W. J. Bond;J. Midgley

124
Citations
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

124
Citations
Baobabs and elephants in Kruger National Park: nowhere to hide

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

123
Citations
World-wide leaf economics spectrum

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

4
Citations