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Melanie J. Hatcher

Melanie J. Hatcher

D-Index & Metrics

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
34
Citations
4547
World Ranking
7614
National Ranking
754

Melanie J. Hatcher 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 Melanie J. Hatcher 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.

Melanie J. Hatcher 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 Melanie J. Hatcher sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 34 D-Index — 11th percentile

11% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Melanie J. Hatcher is affiliated with the University of Leeds in the United Kingdom. The available information does not list any recent publications or specific papers authored by this researcher. Similarly, there is no data on frequent co-authors or common publication venues connected with their work.

The profile lacks detailed records of book publications or contributions to edited volumes. No main fields of study, subfields, or specific research topics have been recorded in the accessible data, which limits the ability to outline particular research interests or scientific domains associated with Melanie J. Hatcher.

There are no awards or honors documented for this individual, and no indication that they are deceased. This suggests the profile reflects a current or active researcher, although further details about their career or scientific contributions are not provided.

In summary, Melanie J. Hatcher is a researcher operating within the academic environment of the University of Leeds, with limited public bibliometric and topical data available to further detail their scholarly activities.

Best Publications

  • How parasites affect interactions between competitors and predators

    Melanie J. Hatcher;Jaimie T. A. Dick;Alison M. Dunn

  • Advancing impact prediction and hypothesis testing in invasion ecology using a comparative functional response approach

    Jaimie T. A. Dick;Mhairi E. Alexander;Jonathan M. Jeschke;Anthony Ricciardi

  • Diverse effects of parasites in ecosystems: linking interdependent processes

    Melanie J Hatcher;Melanie J Hatcher;Jaimie Ta Dick;Alison M Dunn

  • Indirect effects of parasites in invasions

    Alison M. Dunn;Mark E. Torchin;Melanie J. Hatcher;Melanie J. Hatcher;Peter M. Kotanen

  • Parasites and biological invasions: parallels, interactions, and control

    Alison M. Dunn;Melanie J. Hatcher

  • Invader Relative Impact Potential: a new metric to understand and predict the ecological impacts of existing, emerging and future invasive alien species

    Jaimie T.A. Dick;Ciaran Laverty;Jack J. Lennon;Daniel Barrios-O'Neill

  • Parasites in Ecological Communities: From Interactions to Ecosystems

    Melanie J. Hatcher;Alison M. Dunn

  • Modeling Biological Systems: Principles and Applications

    Melanie J. Hatcher;James W. Haefner

  • Disease emergence and invasions

    Melanie J. Hatcher;Melanie J. Hatcher;Jaimie T. A. Dick;Alison M. Dunn

  • Parasite-mediated predation between native and invasive amphipods.

    Calum MacNeil;Jaimie T A Dick;Melanie J Hatcher;Rebecca S Terry

  • Population dynamics under parasitic sex ratio distortion.

    Melanie J. Hatcher;Dale E. Taneyhill;Alison M. Dunn;Chris Tofts

  • Predicting invasive species impacts: a community module functional response approach reveals context dependencies.

    Rachel A. Paterson;Rachel A. Paterson;Jaimie T. A. Dick;Daniel W. Pritchard;Marilyn Ennis

  • Parasitism may enhance rather than reduce the predatory impact of an invader.

    Jaimie T. A. Dick;Michael Armstrong;Hazel C. Clarke;Keith D. Farnsworth

  • Persistence of selfish genetic elements : population structure and conflict

    Melanie J. Hatcher

  • Parasites that change predator or prey behaviour can have keystone effects on community composition.

    Melanie J. Hatcher;Melanie J. Hatcher;Jaimie T. A. Dick;Alison M. Dunn

  • Two species of feminizing microsporidian parasite coexist in populations of Gammarus duebeni.

    Joseph E. Ironside;J. E. Smith;M. J. Hatcher;R. G. Sharpe

  • The less amorous Gammarus : predation risk affects mating decisions in Gammarus duebeni (Amphipoda)

    Alison M. Dunn;Jaimie T.A. Dick;Melanie J. Hatcher

  • Parasite altered micro-distribution of Gammarus pulex (Crustacea: Amphipoda).

    Calum MacNeil;Nina J. Fielding;Kevin D. Hume;Jaimie T.A. Dick

  • Evolutionary ecology of vertically transmitted parasites : transovarial transmission of a microsporidian sex ratio distorter in Gammarus duebeni

    A. M. Dunn;M. J. Hatcher;R. S. Terry;C. Tofts

  • The replacement of a native freshwater amphipod by an invader: roles for environmental degradation and intraguild predation

    Calum Macneil;John Prenter;Mark Briffa;Nina J. Fielding

Frequent Co-Authors

Alison M. Dunn
Alison M. Dunn University of Leeds
Jaimie T. A. Dick
Jaimie T. A. Dick Queen's University Belfast
Calum MacNeil
Calum MacNeil Queen's University Belfast
Judith E. Smith
Judith E. Smith University of Salford
Frances E. Lucy
Frances E. Lucy Institute of Technology Sligo
Keith D. Farnsworth
Keith D. Farnsworth Queen's University Belfast
Olaf L. F. Weyl
Olaf L. F. Weyl South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity
John H. Werren
John H. Werren University of Rochester
Anthony Ricciardi
Anthony Ricciardi McGill University
Stephen G. Compton
Stephen G. Compton University of Leeds

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