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Overview

John G. Hodgson is affiliated with the University of Sheffield in the United Kingdom. Their research spans multiple scientific disciplines with a significant presence in plant science and molecular biology, reflecting an interdisciplinary approach to ecological and environmental studies.

Their recent publications include:

  • The pandemic pipeline, 2020, Nature Biotechnology
  • Inspecting manufacturing precision of 3D printed concrete parts based on geometric dimensioning and tolerancing, 2020, Automation in Construction
  • A new functional ecological model reveals the nature of early plant management in southwest Asia, 2022, Nature Plants
  • The Association of Arable Weeds with Modern Wild Cereal Habitats: Implications for Reconstructing the Origins of Plant Cultivation in the Levant, 2021, Environmental Archaeology
  • Seed size, number and strategies in annual plants: a comparative functional analysis and synthesis, 2020, Annals of Botany

Hodgson's research covers several main topics, including:

  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Archaeology and ancient environmental studies
  • Biomedical Ethics and Regulation
  • CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
  • Biotechnology and Related Fields
  • Innovations in Concrete and Construction Materials
  • Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies

Main fields of study for Hodgson include plant science and molecular biology, supported by subfields such as:

  • Plant Science
  • Molecular Biology
  • Nature and Landscape Conservation
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
  • Paleontology

Frequent co-authors in their research collaborations are:

  • Amy Bogaard
  • Elizabeth Stroud
  • Alexander Weide
  • Jade Whitlam
  • Glynis Jones

The most common venues for Hodgson's published research include:

  • Nature Biotechnology
  • Nature Plants
  • Vegetation History and Archaeobotany
  • Automation in Construction
  • Environmental Archaeology

Best Publications

  • New handbook for standardised measurement of plant functional traits worldwide

    N. Pérez-Harguindeguy;S. Díaz;E. Garnier;S. Lavorel

  • Corrigendum to: New handbook for standardised measurement of plant functional traits worldwide

    N. Pérez-Harguindeguy;S. Díaz;E. Garnier;S. Lavorel

  • TRY - a global database of plant traits

    J. Kattge;S. Díaz;S. Lavorel;I. C. Prentice

  • Comparative Plant Ecology: A Functional Approach to Common British Species

    J. P. Grime;J. G. Hodgson;R. Hunt

  • The plant traits that drive ecosystems: evidence from three continents.

    S. Díaz;J.G. Hodgson;K. Thompson;M. Cabido

  • The LEDA Traitbase: A database of life-history traits of the Northwest European flora

    M Kleyer;RM Bekker;RM Bekker;IC Knevel;IC Knevel;JP Bakker

  • Comparative plant ecology

    J. P. Grime;J. G. Hodgson;R. Hunt

  • Seed size and shape predict persistence in soil

    K. Thompson;S. R. Band;J. G. Hodgson

  • Specific leaf area and leaf dry matter content as alternative predictors of plant strategies

    Peter J. Wilson;Ken Thompson;John G. Hodgson

  • An international terminology for grazing lands and grazing animals

    V.G. Allen;C. Batello;E.J. Berretta;J. Hodgson

  • Integrated screening validates primary axes of specialisation in plants

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  • Grazing Management: Science into Practice

    John G Hodgson

  • Allocating C-S-R plant functional types : a soft approach to a hard problem

    J. G. Hodgson;P. J. Wilson;R. Hunt;J. P. Grime

  • Specific Leaf Area and dry Matter Content Estimate thickness in Laminar Leaves

    Denis Vile;Éric Garnier;Bill Shipley;Gérard Laurent

  • Urban domestic gardens (IX) Composition and richness of the vascular plant flora, and implications for native biodiversity

    R.M. Smith;K. Thompson;J.G. Hodgson;P.H. Warren

  • The Ecology and Management of Grazing Systems

    Iain Gordon;J. Hodgson;A.W. Illius

  • VESICULAR-ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZA IN NATURAL VEGETATION SYSTEMS. I. THE OCCURRENCE OF INFECTION

    David Read;HK Koucheki;J Hodgson

  • Ecological correlates of seed persistence in soil in the north-west European flora

    Ken Thompson;Jan P. Bakker;Renée M. Bekker;John G. Hodgson

  • Native and alien invasive plants: more of the same?

    Ken Thompson;John G. Hodgson;Tim C. G. Rich

  • Leaf traits as indicators of resource-use strategy in floras with succulent species

    Fernanda Vendramini;Sandra Díaz;Diego E. Gurvich;Peter J. Wilson

  • The influence of sward condition on rates of herbage growth and senescence in mixed swards under continuous stocking management

    J. S. Bircham;J. Hodgson

  • Do subtropical seasonal forests in the Gran Chaco, Argentina, have a future?

    Marcelo Román Zak;Marcelo Ruben Cabido;John G. Hodgson

  • The Ecology and Management of Grazing Systems

    J. Hodgson;A. W. Illius

  • 1988). Comparative Plant Ecology. A Functional Approach to Common British Species.

    J. Miles;J. P. Grime;J. G. Hodgson;R. Hunt

  • Grazing Management. Science into Practice

    David L. Scarnecchia;John Hodgson

Frequent Co-Authors

Gilles Lemaire
Gilles Lemaire INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Ken Thompson
Ken Thompson University of Sheffield
J. P. Grime
J. P. Grime University of Sheffield
Amy Bogaard
Amy Bogaard University of Oxford
T. N. Barry
T. N. Barry Massey University
Eric Garnier
Eric Garnier University of Montpellier
Sandra Díaz
Sandra Díaz National University of Córdoba
Johannes H. C. Cornelissen
Johannes H. C. Cornelissen Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
S. T. Morris
S. T. Morris Massey University
Peter Poschlod
Peter Poschlod University of Regensburg

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