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Ladislav Mucina

Ladislav Mucina

D-Index & Metrics

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
53
Citations
21699
World Ranking
3208
National Ranking
252

Ladislav Mucina 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 Ladislav Mucina sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 295 publications — 91st percentile

91% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Ladislav Mucina 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 Ladislav Mucina sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 53 D-Index — 62nd percentile

62% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Ladislav Mucina is affiliated with Murdoch University in Australia and has contributed extensively to the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences as well as Environmental Science. Their research primarily explores Plant Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, and Nature and Landscape Conservation, among other subfields.

Their work addresses a variety of scientific topics, including:

  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Botany and Plant Ecology Studies
  • Plant Diversity and Evolution
  • Mediterranean and Iberian flora and fauna
  • Plant and animal studies
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Lichen and fungal ecology

Mucina has published in several notable scientific venues with multiple contributions, particularly in:

  • Applied Vegetation Science
  • Frontiers in Plant Science
  • New Phytologist
  • Journal of Vegetation Science
  • Global Ecology and Biogeography

Recent papers by Mucina include:

  • International Code of Phytosociological Nomenclature. 4th edition, 2020, Applied Vegetation Science
  • EUNIS Habitat Classification: Expert system, characteristic species combinations and distribution maps of European habitats, 2020, Applied Vegetation Science
  • Temperature and pH define the realised niche space of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, 2021, New Phytologist
  • Global diversity and distribution of nitrogen-fixing bacteria in the soil, 2023, Frontiers in Plant Science
  • Distribution maps of vegetation alliances in Europe, 2022, Applied Vegetation Science

Their frequent collaborators include Milan Chytrý, James L. Tsakalos, Wolfgang Willner, Zdeňka Lososová, and Andraž Čarni, with multiple joint publications indicating established research partnerships.

Mucina has also contributed to book publications, notably "Biomes of the Southern Hemisphere," published in 2023 under Biome ecology.

Best Publications

  • The vegetation of South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland.

    Ladislav Mucina;M. Rutherford

  • TRY plant trait database : Enhanced coverage and open access

    Jens Kattge;Gerhard Bönisch;Sandra Díaz;Sandra Lavorel

  • Vegetation of Europe: hierarchical floristic classification system of vascular plant, bryophyte, lichen, and algal communities

    Ladislav Mucina;Ladislav Mucina;Helga Bültmann;Klaus Dierßen;Jean-Paul Theurillat

  • Refugia: identifying and understanding safe havens for biodiversity under climate change

    Gunnar Keppel;K. Van Niel;Grant Wardell-Johnson;C. Yates

  • The vegetation of South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland. Strelitzia 19

    L. Mucina;M. C. Rutherford;L. W. Powrie (Sanbi)

  • Conspectus of classes of European vegetation

    Ladislav Mucina

  • The diversity of European vegetation.

    J. S. Rodwell;J. H. J. Schaminee;L. Mucina;S. Pignatti

  • The Global Index of Vegetation-Plot Databases (GIVD): a new resource for vegetation science

    Jürgen Dengler;Florian Jansen;Falko Glöckler;Robert K. Peet

  • Ecological and evolutionary significance of genomic GC content diversity in monocots.

    Petr Šmarda;Petr Bureš;Lucie Horová;Ilia J. Leitch

  • International Code of Phytosociological Nomenclature. 4th edition

    Jean‐Paul Theurillat;Wolfgang Willner;Federico Fernández‐González;Helga Bültmann

  • EUNIS Habitat Classification: expert system, characteristic species combinations and distribution maps of European habitats

    Milan Chytrý;Lubomír Tichý;Stephan M. Hennekens;Ilona Knollová

  • Vegetation Atlas of South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland

    Mucina L;Rutherford Mc;Powrie Lw;Adriaan Van Niekerk

  • Die Pflanzengesellschaften Österreichs. Teil III

    Ladislav Mucina;G. Grabherr;S. Wallnöfer

  • Temperature and pH define the realised niche space of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi

    John Davison;Mari Moora;Marina Semchenko;Marina Semchenko;Sakeenah Binte Adenan

  • Classification of vegetation: past, present and future

    Ladislav Mucina

  • Biomes and bioregions of Southern Africa

    M. Rutherford;Ladislav Mucina;L. Powrie

  • A taxonomic nightmare comes true: phylogeny and biogeography of glassworts (Salicornia L., Chenopodiaceae)

    Gudrun Kadereit;Peter Ball;Svetlana Beer;Ladislav Mucina

  • Biome: evolution of a crucial ecological and biogeographical concept.

    Ladislav Mucina;Ladislav Mucina

  • A list of vegetation units of Slovakia

    Ladislav Mucina;Š. Maglocký

  • Phylogeny of Salicornioideae (Chenopodiaceae): diversification, biogeography, and evolutionary trends in leaf and flower morphology

    Gudrun Kadereit;Ladislav Mucina;Helmut Freitag

  • A comparative framework for broad‐scale plot‐based vegetation classification

    Miquel De Cáceres;Milan Chytrý;Emiliano Agrillo;Fabio Attorre

  • Afrotemperate, Subtropical and Azonal Forests

    Ladislav Mucina;C.J. Geldenhuys

  • The Journal of Vegetation Science in 1998

    Eddy van der Maarel;Ladislav Mucina;Peter S. White

Frequent Co-Authors

Milan Chytrý
Milan Chytrý Masaryk University
Joop H.J. Schaminée
Joop H.J. Schaminée Wageningen University & Research
Panayotis Dimopoulos
Panayotis Dimopoulos University of Patras
Lubomír Tichý
Lubomír Tichý Masaryk University
Jean-Paul Theurillat
Jean-Paul Theurillat University of Geneva
Borja Jiménez-Alfaro
Borja Jiménez-Alfaro University of Oviedo
Jürgen Dengler
Jürgen Dengler Zurich University of Applied Sciences
Wolfgang Willner
Wolfgang Willner University of Vienna
Gunnar Keppel
Gunnar Keppel University of South Australia
Erwin Bergmeier
Erwin Bergmeier University of Göttingen

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