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José M. Facelli 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 José M. Facelli sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 116 publications — 37th percentile

37% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

José M. Facelli 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 José M. Facelli sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 38 D-Index — 34th percentile

34% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

José M. Facelli is affiliated with the University of Adelaide in Australia and has contributed extensively to research within the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences as well as Environmental Science. Their work particularly focuses on various subfields including Plant Science, Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, and Agronomy and Crop Science.

Their research topics cover a wide range of areas such as Plant Parasitism and Resistance, Plant and Animal Studies, Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems, Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies, Rangeland and Wildlife Management, Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis, and Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics.

José M. Facelli has published multiple papers in well-recognized venues. Some notable recent publications include:

  • Native parasitic plants: Biological control for plant invasions?, 2020, Applied Vegetation Science
  • The impact of a native hemiparasite on a major invasive shrub is affected by host size at time of infection, 2020, Journal of Experimental Botany
  • Response of soil microbial community structure, carbon and nitrogen cycling to drying and rewetting, 2023, Applied Soil Ecology
  • Defence responses of native and invasive plants to the native generalist vine parasite Cassytha pubescens - anatomical and functional studies, 2020, Australian Journal of Botany
  • Tree shelters facilitate brown oak seedling survival and establishment in a grazing-dominant forest of Bhutan, Eastern Himalaya, 2020, Restoration Ecology

They have collaborated frequently with several researchers including Robert M. Cirocco, Jennifer R. Watling, Evelina Facelli, Diego R. Guevara-Torres, and Timothy R. Cavagnaro.

José M. Facelli's research has appeared repeatedly in prominent publication venues such as Applied Vegetation Science, Restoration Ecology, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia, and the Journal of Experimental Botany. These venues reflect a strong engagement in topics related to vegetation science, ecological restoration, and biological sciences.

Best Publications

  • Plant litter : its dynamics and effects on plant community structure

    José M. Facelli;Steward T. A. Pickett

  • Rooting theories of plant community ecology in microbial interactions

    James D. Bever;Ian A. Dickie;Evelina Facelli;Jose M. Facelli

  • Global sampling of plant roots expands the described molecular diversity of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi.

    Maarja Öpik;Martin Zobel;Juan J. Cantero;John Davison

  • PLANT LITTER: LIGHT INTERCEPTION AND EFFECTS ON AN OLD-FIELD PLANT COMMUNITY'

    Jose M. Facelli;Steward T. A. Pickett

  • MULTIPLE INDIRECT EFFECTS OF PLANT LITTER AFFECT THE ESTABLISHMENT OF WOODY SEEDLINGS IN OLD FIELDS

    Jose M. Facelli

  • Disturbance effects on plant community diversity: spatial scales and dominance hierarchies

    E. J. Chaneton;J. M. Facelli

  • DIFFERENCES IN SEED BIOLOGY OF ANNUAL PLANTS IN ARID LANDS: A KEY INGREDIENT OF THE STORAGE EFFECT

    José M. Facelli;Peter Chesson;Nicola Barnes

  • Putting plant resistance traits on the map: a test of the idea that plants are better defended at lower latitudes

    Angela T. Moles;Ian R. Wallis;William J. Foley;David I. Warton

  • Forces that structure plant communities: quantifying the importance of the mycorrhizal symbiosis

    John Klironomos;Martin Zobel;Mark Tibbett;William D. Stock

  • Correlations between physical and chemical defences in plants: tradeoffs, syndromes, or just many different ways to skin a herbivorous cat?

    Angela T. Moles;Begoña Peco;Ian R. Wallis;William J. Foley

  • Effects of sheep exclusion on the soil seed bank and annual vegetation in chenopod shrublands of South Australia

    Rachel A Meissner;José M Facelli

  • Multiple effects of shrubs on annual plant communities in arid lands of South Australia

    José M. Facelli;Amanda M. Temby

  • Differing effects of shade-induced facilitation on growth and survival during the establishment of a chenopod shrub

    Graeme T. Hastwell;José M. Facelli

  • Contrasting germination and seedling growth of Betula alleghaniensis and Rhus typhina subjected to various amounts and types of plant litter

    Chris J. Peterson;José M. Facelli

  • Growth and competition of Cytisus scoparius, an invasive shrub, and Australian native shrubs

    Gael Fogarty;José M. Facelli

  • Patch dynamics in arid lands: localized effects of Acacia papyrocarpa on soils and vegetation of open woodlands of south Australia

    José M. Facelli;Daniel J. Brock

  • Underground friends or enemies: model plants help to unravel direct and indirect effects of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi on plant competition.

    Evelina Facelli;Sally E. Smith;José M. Facelli;Helle M. Christophersen

  • Interactions after death: plant litter controls priority effects in a successional plant community

    J. M. Facelli;E. Facelli

  • Indirect effects of litter on woody seedlings subject to herb competition

    José M. Facelli;S. T. A. Pickett

  • The Functional Consequences of Biodiversity. Empirical Progress and Theoretical Extensions

    Jose M. Facelli

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter Chesson
Peter Chesson University of Arizona
Andrew D. Austin
Andrew D. Austin University of Adelaide
Ben D. Moore
Ben D. Moore Western Sydney University
Bente J. Graae
Bente J. Graae Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Mari Moora
Mari Moora University of Tartu
Martin Zobel
Martin Zobel University of Tartu
Steward T. A. Pickett
Steward T. A. Pickett Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies
Timothy R. Cavagnaro
Timothy R. Cavagnaro University of Adelaide
Mark Tibbett
Mark Tibbett University of Reading
Eileen S. Scott
Eileen S. Scott University of Adelaide

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