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D-Index
43
Citations
19165
World Ranking
5183
National Ranking
562

K.R. Clarke publication distribution in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Ecology and Evolution in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where K.R. Clarke sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 70 publications — 3rd percentile

3% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 531 publications or more.

K.R. Clarke D-index placement in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Ecology and Evolution scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where K.R. Clarke sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 43 D-Index — 38th percentile

38% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 121 D-Index or more.

Overview

K.R. Clarke is affiliated with the Plymouth Marine Laboratory in the United Kingdom. Their research spans multiple fields of study, primarily focusing on Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Environmental Science, and Agricultural and Biological Sciences.

Their work incorporates several subfields of study, including Genetics, Food Science, Global and Planetary Change, Ecology, and Biotechnology. The scientist's research topics cover areas such as Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology, Bacteriophages and microbial interactions, Cancer Research and Treatments, Yersinia bacterium, plague, and ectoparasites research, Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology, as well as Probiotics and Fermented Foods and Forest Management and Policy.

K.R. Clarke has contributed to academic publications in renowned venues. These include:

  • Acta Crystallographica Section A Foundations and Advances
  • Communications Earth & Environment

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Clarke are:

  • Phylogenetic, structural and functional studies of bacterial autotransporter proteins reveals novel approaches for drug development and delivery, 2023, Acta Crystallographica Section A Foundations and Advances
  • Structural biology of bacterial pathogenesis: insights into the function and inhibition of bacterial virulence proteins, 2023, Acta Crystallographica Section A Foundations and Advances
  • National-scale datasets underestimate vegetation recovery in Australian human-induced native forest regeneration carbon sequestration projects, 2025, Communications Earth & Environment

Among frequent coauthors, Clarke has collaborated with J. Paxman, Begoña Heras, Lilian Hor, Akila Pilapitiya, and Mark A. Schembri. Collaborative relationships with these researchers are notable in multiple publications.

Best Publications

  • A practical strategy for analysing multispecies distribution patterns

    JG Field;KR Clarke;RM Warwick

  • Statistical Design And Analysis For A Biological Effects Study

    KR Clarke;RH Green

  • A taxonomic distinctness index and its statistical properties

    K. R. Clarke;R. M. Warwick

  • A further biodiversity index applicable to species lists: variation in taxonomic distinctness

    K. R. Clarke;R. M. Warwick

  • New biodiversity measures reveal a decrease in taxonomic distinctness with increasing stress

    R. M. Warwick;K. R. Clarke

  • Global analysis of response and recovery of benthic biota to fishing

    M. J. Kaiser;K. R. Clarke;Hilmar Hinz;Melanie C. V. Austen

  • Similarity-based testing for community pattern: the two-way layout with no replication

    K.R. Clarke;R.M. Warwick

  • Taxonomic distinctness and environmental assessment

    R. M. Warwick;K R. Clarke

  • Increased variability as a symptom of stress in marine communities

    R.M. Warwick;K.R. Clarke

  • Detection Of Initial Effects Of Pollution On Marine Benthos - An Example From The Ekofisk And Eldfisk Oilfields North-Sea

    J.S. Gray;K.R. Clarke;R.M. Warwick;G. Hobbs

  • A Comparison of some methods for analysing changes in benthic community structure

    R.M. Warwick;K.R. Clarke

  • The taxonomic distinctness measure of biodiversity: weighting of step lengths between hierarchical levels

    KR Clarke;RM Warwick

  • Comparing the severity of disturbance: a metaanalysis of marine macrobenthic community data

    RM Warwick;KR Clarke

  • Practical measures of marine biodiversity based on relatedness of species

    R.M. Warwick;K.R. Clarke

  • Analysis of community attributes of the benthic macrofauna of Frierfjord/Langesundfjord and in a mesocosm experiment

    JS Gray;M. Aschan;Carr;KR Clarke

  • Quantifying structural redundancy in ecological communities

    K. R. Clarke;R. M. Warwick

  • Recent Region-wide Declines in Caribbean Reef Fish Abundance

    Michelle J. Paddack;Michelle J. Paddack;John D. Reynolds;Consuelo Aguilar;Richard S. Appeldoorn

  • Species size distributions in marine benthic communities.

    R. M. Warwick;K. R. Clarke

  • Relearning the ABC: taxonomic changes and abundance/biomass relationships in disturbed benthic communities

    R. M. Warwick;K. R. Clarke

  • Dispersion-based weighting of species counts in assemblage analyses

    K. R. Clarke;M. G. Chapman;P. J. Somerfield;H. R. Needham

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard M. Warwick
Richard M. Warwick Plymouth Marine Laboratory
Ian C. Potter
Ian C. Potter Murdoch University
John S. Gray
John S. Gray University of Oslo
Paul J. Somerfield
Paul J. Somerfield Plymouth Marine Laboratory
Michael Moore
Michael Moore Plymouth Marine Laboratory
Stephen J. Newman
Stephen J. Newman Government of Western Australia
Glenn A. Hyndes
Glenn A. Hyndes Edith Cowan University
Lynnath E. Beckley
Lynnath E. Beckley Murdoch University
Barbara E. Brown
Barbara E. Brown Newcastle University
Stefan G. Bolam
Stefan G. Bolam Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science

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