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D-Index
45
Citations
6863
World Ranking
4897
National Ranking
51

Mark P. Robertson 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 Mark P. Robertson sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 112 publications — 27th percentile

27% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Mark P. Robertson 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 Mark P. Robertson sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 45 D-Index — 44th percentile

44% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Mark P. Robertson is affiliated with the University of Pretoria in South Africa. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science and agricultural and biological sciences, with notable work in genetics, insect science, nature and landscape conservation, and ecology-related subfields.

Their main topics of study encompass various aspects of ecology and behavior, including:

  • Insect and arachnid ecology and behavior
  • Ecology and vegetation dynamics studies
  • Plant and animal studies
  • Species distribution and climate change
  • Forest insect ecology and management
  • Wildlife ecology and conservation
  • Forest ecology and biodiversity studies

Mark P. Robertson has published research in several scientific venues, with frequent contributions to:

  • NeoBiota
  • African Zoology
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Scientific Data
  • Science

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Robertson include:

  • "Termite sensitivity to temperature affects global wood decay rates," 2022, Science
  • "Stronger regional biosecurity is essential to prevent hundreds of harmful biological invasions," 2020, Global Change Biology
  • "Double trouble: the implications of climate change for biological invasions," 2020, NeoBiota
  • "Classifying the introduction pathways of alien species: are we moving in the right direction?," 2020, NeoBiota
  • "The threats posed by the pet trade in alien terrestrial invertebrates in South Africa," 2020, Journal for Nature Conservation

Collaborations are a significant part of Robertson's work, with frequent co-authors including:

  • Paul Eggleton
  • Catherine L. Parr
  • Katelyn T. Faulkner
  • Katherine Bunney
  • John R. Wilson

Their work contributes to understanding ecological interactions, species invasions, conservation challenges, and the effects of climate change on biological systems.

Best Publications

  • Human‐mediated introductions of Australian acacias – a global experiment in biogeography

    David M. Richardson;Jane Carruthers;Cang Hui;Fiona A. C. Impson;Fiona A. C. Impson

  • Ensemble models predict Important Bird Areas in southern Africa will become less effective for conserving endemic birds under climate change.

    Bernard W. T. Coetzee;Mark P. Robertson;Barend F. N. Erasmus;Berndt J. van Rensburg

  • A comparative approach to understanding factors limiting abundance patterns and distributions in a fig tree–fig wasp mutualism

    Marié Warren;Mark P. Robertson;Jaco M. Greeff

  • Non-native and native organisms moving into high elevation and high latitude ecosystems in an era of climate change : new challenges for ecology and conservation

    Aníbal Pauchard;Ann Milbau;Ann Milbau;Ann Albihn;Ann Albihn;Jake Alexander

  • Invasion debt – quantifying future biological invasions

    Mathieu Rouget;Mark P. Robertson;John R. U. Wilson;Cang Hui;Cang Hui

  • Ecological niche and potential geographic distribution of the invasive fruit fly Bactrocera invadens (Diptera, Tephritidae)

    M. de Meyer;M. P. Robertson;M. W. Mansell;S. Ekesi

  • Introduced and invasive cactus species: a global review

    Ana Novoa;Johannes J. Le Roux;Mark P. Robertson;John R.U. Wilson

  • A PCA-based modelling technique for predicting environmental suitability for organisms from presence records

    M. P. Robertson;N. Caithness;M. H. Villet

  • Ecological niches and potential geographical distributions of Mediterranean fruit fly (Ceratitis capitata) and Natal fruit fly (Ceratitis rosa)

    M. De Meyer;M. P. Robertson;A. T. Peterson;M. W. Mansell;M. W. Mansell

  • Contrasting species and functional beta diversity in montane ant assemblages.

    Tom R. Bishop;Tom R. Bishop;Mark P. Robertson;Berndt Janse Van Rensburg;Berndt Janse Van Rensburg;Catherine Lucy Parr

  • Comparing models for predicting species’ potential distributions: a case study using correlative and mechanistic predictive modelling techniques

    Mark P. Robertson;Craig I. Peter;Martin H. Villet;Brad S. Ripley

  • Termite sensitivity to temperature affects global wood decay rates

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  • Invasion trajectory of alien trees: the role of introduction pathway and planting history

    Jason E. Donaldson;Cang Hui;David M. Richardson;Mark P. Robertson

  • Getting the most out of atlas data

    M. P. Robertson;G. S. Cumming;B. F. N. Erasmus

  • A fuzzy classification technique for predicting species’ distributions: applications using invasive alien plants and indigenous insects

    Mark P. Robertson;Martin H. Villet;Anthony R. Palmer

  • Ecology and management of alien plant invasions in South African fynbos: Accommodating key complexities in objective decision making

    Núria Roura-Pascual;David M. Richardson;Rainer M. Krug;Rainer M. Krug;Andrew Brown

  • Biotic homogenization and alien bird species along an urban gradient in South Africa

    Berndt Janse Van Rensburg;Derick S. Peacock;Mark P. Robertson

  • Climate matching techniques to narrow the search for biological control agents

    Mark P. Robertson;Darren J. Kriticos;Costas Zachariades

  • Biogeo: an R package for assessing and improving data quality of occurrence record datasets

    Mark P. Robertson;Vernon Visser;Cang Hui

  • Ant assemblages have darker and larger members in cold environments

    Tom R. Bishop;Tom R. Bishop;Mark P. Robertson;Heloise Gibb;Berndt J. van Rensburg;Berndt J. van Rensburg

  • Coping with the cold: minimum temperatures and thermal tolerances dominate the ecology of mountain ants

    Tom R. Bishop;Tom R. Bishop;Mark P. Robertson;Berndt J. Van Rensburg;Berndt J. Van Rensburg;Catherine L. Parr;Catherine L. Parr

  • Spatial variability and abiotic determinants of termite mounds throughout a savanna catchment

    Andrew B. Davies;Shaun R. Levick;Gregory P. Asner;Mark P. Robertson

Frequent Co-Authors

Berndt J. van Rensburg
Berndt J. van Rensburg University of Queensland
Catherine L. Parr
Catherine L. Parr University of Liverpool
John R. U. Wilson
John R. U. Wilson South African National Biodiversity Institute
David M. Richardson
David M. Richardson Stellenbosch University
Mathieu Rouget
Mathieu Rouget Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement
Cang Hui
Cang Hui Stellenbosch University
Martin H. Villet
Martin H. Villet Rhodes University
Dominic E. Dwyer
Dominic E. Dwyer University of Sydney
Shaun R. Levick
Shaun R. Levick Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Gregory P. Asner
Gregory P. Asner Arizona State University

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