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John Beddington publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where John Beddington sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 85 publications — 2nd percentile

2% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

John Beddington D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where John Beddington sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 317 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 900 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,026 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,150 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,236 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,163 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,131 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,032 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 715 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 709 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 596 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 512 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 473 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 412 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 373 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 358 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 285 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 273 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 227 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 208 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 193 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 153 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 157 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 148 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 120 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 113 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 100 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 86 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 72 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 73 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 64 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 53 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 54 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 43 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 38 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 49 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 26 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 18 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 23 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 32 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 32 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 27 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 19 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 12 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 16 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 10 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 13 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 9 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 13 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 4 scientists 166 D-Index: 4 scientists 167+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 52 D-Index — 16th percentile

16% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2010 - Member of Academia Europaea
  • 2001 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom
  • Honorary Member of the British Ecological Society
  • Honorary Member of the British Ecological Society
  • Honorary Member of the British Ecological Society

Overview

John Beddington is affiliated with the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom and focuses primarily on research within the field of Environmental Science. Their work spans several related subfields, including Ecology, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, as well as Mechanical Engineering.

The main topics covered in their research include Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact, Global Energy and Sustainability Research, and Extraction and Separation Processes. These topics illustrate a focus on sustainability challenges and resource management in both agricultural and energy contexts.

Among the most recent publications authored or co-authored by John Beddington are:

  • The urgency of food system transformation is now irrefutable, published in 2020 in Nature Food
  • A 'net zero' equivalent target is needed to transform food systems, published in 2021 in Nature Food
  • Securing technology-critical metals for Britain, published in 2021 by University of Birmingham - eData

Frequent co-authors who have collaborated with John Beddington include:

  • Patrick Webb
  • Tim G. Benton
  • Derek Flynn
  • Sandy M Thomas
  • Niamh Kelly

The preferred venues for publication by John Beddington align closely with their research focus, with multiple contributions found in Nature Food and University of Birmingham - eData.

John Beddington has been recognized by several honors, including being named a Member of Academia Europaea in 2010 and a Fellow of the Royal Society in the United Kingdom since 2001. Additionally, they hold the status of Honorary Member of the British Ecological Society.

Best Publications

  • Food Security: The Challenge of Feeding 9 Billion People

    H Charles J Godfray;John R Beddington;Ian R Crute;Lawrence Haddad

  • Estimating the worldwide extent of illegal fishing.

    David J. Agnew;John Pearce;Ganapathiraju Pramod;Tom Peatman

  • Climate change: Migration as adaptation

    Richard Black;Stephen R G Bennett;Sandy M Thomas;John R Beddington

  • Harvesting natural populations in a randomly fluctuating environment.

    J. R. Beddington;Robert M. May

  • Why fishing magnifies fluctuations in fish abundance

    Christian N. K. Anderson;Chih-hao Hsieh;Stuart A. Sandin;Roger Hewitt

  • Management of multispecies fisheries.

    Robert M. May;John R. Beddington;Colin W. Clark;Sidney J. Holt

  • Current Problems in the Management of Marine Fisheries

    J. R. Beddington;J. R. Beddington;D. J. Agnew;D. J. Agnew;C. W. Clark;C. W. Clark

  • Fishing elevates variability in the abundance of exploited species

    Chih-hao Hsieh;Christian S. Reiss;John R. Hunter;John R. Beddington

  • The mental wealth of nations

    John Beddington;Cary L. Cooper;John Field;Usha Goswami

  • Sigmoid Functional Responses by Invertebrate Predators and Parasitoids

    M. P. Hassell;J. H. Lawton;J. R. Beddington

  • Dynamic complexity in predator-prey models framed in difference equations

    J. R. Beddington;C. A. Free;J. H. Lawton

  • Characteristics of successful natural enemies in models of biological control of insect pests

    J. R. Beddington;C. A. Free;J. H. Lawton

  • Food security: contributions from science to a new and greener revolution.

    John Beddington

  • Agriculture: Steps to sustainable livestock

    Mark C. Eisler;Michael R. F. Lee;Michael R. F. Lee;John F. Tarlton;Graeme B. Martin

  • The Components of Arthropod Predation: I. The Prey Death-Rate

    M. P. Hassell;J. H. Lawton;J. R. Beddington

  • Biodiversity conservation and the millennium development goals.

    Jeffrey D. Sachs;Jonathan E. M. Baillie;William J. Sutherland;Paul R. Armsworth

  • On the inadequacy of simple models of mutual interference for parasitism and predation

    C. A. Free;J. R. Beddington;J. H. Lawton

  • Achieving Sustainable Use of Renewable Resources

    A. A. Rosenberg;M. J. Fogarty;M. P. Sissenwine;J. R. Beddington

  • Beyond climate-smart agriculture: toward safe operating spaces for global food systems

    Henry Neufeldt;Molly Jahn;Bruce M. Campbell;Bruce M. Campbell;John R. Beddington

  • Exploiting natural populations in an uncertain world

    Robert M. May;J.R. Beddington;J.W. Horwood;J.G. Shepherd

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert M. May
Robert M. May University of Oxford
Robert J. Scholes
Robert J. Scholes University of the Witwatersrand
John H. Lawton
John H. Lawton Yorkshire Wildlife Trust
Molly Jahn
Molly Jahn University of Wisconsin–Madison
Michael P. Hassell
Michael P. Hassell Imperial College London
Chih-hao Hsieh
Chih-hao Hsieh National Taiwan University
George Sugihara
George Sugihara University of California, San Diego
Anne B. Hollowed
Anne B. Hollowed National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Jules Pretty
Jules Pretty University of Essex
Holger Meinke
Holger Meinke University of Tasmania

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