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Mark K. J. Ooi 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 Mark K. J. Ooi sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 109 publications — 31st percentile

31% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Mark K. J. Ooi 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 Mark K. J. Ooi sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 34 D-Index — 19th percentile

19% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Mark K. J. Ooi is affiliated with the University of New South Wales in Australia. Their research focuses primarily on Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with significant contributions in multiple subfields.

The main subfields of study include:

  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Plant Science
  • Nature and Landscape Conservation
  • Ecology
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

The topics that mark the core of Ooi's work encompass:

  • Fire effects on ecosystems
  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Plant Parasitism and Resistance
  • Rangeland and Wildlife Management
  • Plant and animal studies
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Seed Germination and Physiology

Ooi has coauthored many publications with several frequent collaborators, including:

  • Ryan Tangney
  • Tom Le Breton
  • David A. Keith
  • Tony D. Auld
  • Rachael H. Nolan

They have published extensively in specific research journals, with multiple papers appearing in venues such as:

  • Trends in Ecology & Evolution
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Plant Ecology
  • Australian Journal of Botany
  • Plant Biology

Among recent papers associated with their research circle, notable titles include:

  • Limits to post-fire vegetation recovery under climate change, 2021, Plant Cell & Environment
  • What Do the Australian Black Summer Fires Signify for the Global Fire Crisis?, 2021, Fire
  • Megafire-induced interval squeeze threatens vegetation at landscape scales, 2022, Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment
  • Fire-triggered flowering is the dominant post-fire strategy in a tropical savanna, 2021, Journal of Vegetation Science
  • Biodiversity impacts of the 2019-2020 Australian megafires, 2024, Nature

Best Publications

  • A research agenda for seed-trait functional ecology.

    Arne Saatkamp;Anne Cochrane;Lucy Commander;Lydia K. Guja;Lydia K. Guja

  • Limits to post-fire vegetation recovery under climate change

    Rachael H. Nolan;Rachael H. Nolan;Luke Collins;Luke Collins;Luke Collins;Andy Leigh;Mark K.J. Ooi;Mark K.J. Ooi

  • Climate change and bet-hedging: interactions between increased soil temperatures and seed bank persistence

    Mark K. J. Ooi;Tony D. Auld;Andrew J. Denham

  • Seed bank persistence and climate change

    Mark K.J. Ooi

  • AusTraits, a curated plant trait database for the Australian flora.

    Daniel Falster;Rachael Gallagher;Rachael Gallagher;Elizabeth H. Wenk;Ian J. Wright

  • Temperature thresholds of physically dormant seeds and plant functional response to fire: variation among species and relative impact of climate change

    Mark K. J. Ooi;Andrew J. Denham;Andrew J. Denham;Victor M. Santana;Victor M. Santana;Tony D. Auld;Tony D. Auld

  • Mechanisms of Fire Seasonality Effects on Plant Populations

    Russell G. Miller;Ryan Tangney;Neal J. Enright;Joseph B. Fontaine

  • Projected soil temperature increase and seed dormancy response along an altitudinal gradient: implications for seed bank persistence under climate change

    Mark K. J. Ooi;Mark K. J. Ooi;Tony D. Auld;Andrew J. Denham

  • Persistence of obligate-seeding species at the population scale: effects of fire intensity, fire patchiness and long fire-free intervals

    Mark K. J. Ooi;Mark K. J. Ooi;Robert J. Whelan;Tony D. Auld

  • Physical dormancy in a changing climate

    Alice R. Hudson;David J. Ayre;Mark K. J. Ooi

  • Effects of soil temperature regimes after fire on seed dormancy and germination in six Australian Fabaceae species

    Victor M. Santana;Ross A. Bradstock;Mark K. J. Ooi;Andrew J. Denham

  • Comparison of the cut and tetrazolium tests for assessing seed viability: a study using Australian native Leucopogon species

    Mark Ooi;Tony Auld;Robert J Whelan

  • Effects of indigenous soil cyanobacteria on seed germination and seedling growth of arid species used in restoration

    M. Muñoz-Rojas;M. Muñoz-Rojas;A. Chilton;G. S. Liyanage;T. E. Erickson

  • To germinate or not to germinate: more than just a question of dormancy

    Ken Thompson;Mark K.J. Ooi

  • Biodiversity impacts of the 2019–2020 Australian megafires

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  • Megafire‐induced interval squeeze threatens vegetation at landscape scales

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  • Dormancy and the Fire-centric Focus: Germination of Three Leucopogon Species (Ericaceae) from South-eastern Australia

    Mark K. J. Ooi;Tony D. Auld;Robert J. Whelan

  • Bio‐priming seeds with cyanobacteria: effects on native plant growth and soil properties

    Melissa Chua;Todd E. Erickson;David J. Merritt;Angela M. Chilton

  • Sensitivity analyses of decision rules in World Conservation Union (IUCN) Red List criteria using Australian plants

    David A Keith;Tony D Auld;Mark K.J Ooi;Berin D.E Mackenzie

  • Disruption of recruitment in two endemic palms on Lord Howe Island by invasive rats

    Tony D. Auld;Ian Hutton;Mark K. J. Ooi;Andrew J. Denham

  • Niche models tell half the story: spatial context and life‐history traits influence species responses to global change

    Rebecca M. Swab;Rebecca M. Swab;Helen M. Regan;David A. Keith;David A. Keith;Tracey J. Regan

  • Delayed post-fire seedling emergence linked to season: a case study with Leucopogon species (Epacridaceae)

    Mark K. J. Ooi;Tony D. Auld;Robert J. Whelan

Frequent Co-Authors

Tony D. Auld
Tony D. Auld University of New South Wales
David J. Merritt
David J. Merritt University of Western Australia
Miriam Muñoz-Rojas
Miriam Muñoz-Rojas University of New South Wales
David A. Keith
David A. Keith University of New South Wales
Robert J. Whelan
Robert J. Whelan University of Wollongong
Robert P. Freckleton
Robert P. Freckleton University of Sheffield
Ben P. Miller
Ben P. Miller University of Western Australia
Neal J. Enright
Neal J. Enright Murdoch University
Joseph B. Fontaine
Joseph B. Fontaine Murdoch University
Adrienne B. Nicotra
Adrienne B. Nicotra Australian National University

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