2026 Mick E. Hanley: Plant Science and Agronomy Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Plant Science and Agronomy	47	2510	2324	198	173	90	9181
Ecology and Evolution	49	4025	3883	448	430	99	9523

Mick E. Hanley 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 Mick E. Hanley sits on this spectrum.

36 publications 467+

This scientist: 90 publications — 18th percentile

18% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Mick E. Hanley 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 Mick E. Hanley sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 47 D-Index — 62nd percentile

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

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

Overview

Mick E. Hanley is affiliated with Plymouth University in the United Kingdom. Their research spans multiple disciplines within environmental science, earth and planetary sciences, and agricultural and biological sciences.

Their primary fields of study include:

Environmental Science
Earth and Planetary Sciences
Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Within these fields, Hanley focuses on several subfields, such as:

Oceanography
Ecology
Global and Planetary Change
Nature and Landscape Conservation
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law

The main research topics include:

Marine and coastal plant biology
Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
Marine Biology and Ecology Research
Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
Coastal and Marine Management
Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
Plant and animal studies

Hanley has published extensively in several scientific venues. The most frequent publication outlets are:

The Science of The Total Environment
Marine Pollution Bulletin
SSRN Electronic Journal
Annals of Botany
Journal of Applied Ecology

Some of their recent research papers include:

Greening of grey infrastructure should not be used as a Trojan horse to facilitate coastal development, 2020, Journal of Applied Ecology
A global analysis of complexity-biodiversity relationships on marine artificial structures, 2020, Global Ecology and Biogeography
Fire as a Selective Agent for both Serotiny and Nonserotiny Over Space and Time, 2020, Critical Reviews in Plant Sciences
Native woodland establishment improves soil hydrological functioning in UK upland pastoral catchments, 2020, Land Degradation and Development
Facing up to climate change: Community composition varies with aspect and surface temperature in the rocky intertidal, 2021, Marine Environmental Research

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

Louise B. Firth
Antony M. Knights
Richard C. Thompson
Paul Lunt
Andy Foggo

Best Publications

Plant structural traits and their role in anti-herbivore defence

Mick E. Hanley;Mick E. Hanley;Byron B. Lamont;Meredith M. Fairbanks;Christine M. Rafferty

1043
Citations
The city as a refuge for insect pollinators.

Damon M. Hall;Gerardo R. Camilo;Rebecca K. Tonietto;Jeff Ollerton

711
Citations
Plants and climate change: complexities and surprises.

Camille Parmesan;Mick E. Hanley

645
Citations
Causes of rarity in bumblebees

Dave Goulson;Michael E Hanley;Ben Darvill;Jonathan Ellis

615
Citations
Between a rock and a hard place: Environmental and engineering considerations when designing coastal defence structures

L. B. Firth;R. C. Thompson;K. Bohn;M. Abbiati

372
Citations
The database of the PREDICTS (Projecting Responses of Ecological Diversity In Changing Terrestrial Systems) project

Lawrence N. Hudson;Tim Newbold;Tim Newbold;Sara Contu;Samantha L.L. Hill;Samantha L.L. Hill

298
Citations
The PREDICTS database: a global database of how local terrestrial biodiversity responds to human impacts

Lawrence N Hudson;Tim Newbold;Tim Newbold;Sara Contu;Samantha L L Hill;Samantha L L Hill

290
Citations
Shifting sands? Coastal protection by sand banks, beaches and dunes

M.E. Hanley;S.P.G. Hoggart;D.J. Simmonds;A. Bichot

249
Citations
Breeding system, pollinator choice and variation in pollen quality in British herbaceous plants

Michael E Hanley;Miguel Franco;Samuel Pichon;Ben Darvill

239
Citations
An experimental field study of the effects of mollusc grazing on seedling recruitment and survival in grassland.

M. E. Hanley;M. Fenner;P. J. Edwards

186
Citations
Comparison of seedling and adult palatability in annual and perennial plants

M. Fenner;M. E. Hanley;R. Lawrence

169
Citations
Plant ontogeny and chemical defence: older seedlings are better defended

Arnaud Elger;Damien G. Lemoine;Michael Fenner;Mick E. Hanley

146
Citations
The effect of seedling age on the likelihood of herbivory by the slug Deroceras reticulatum

M. E. Hanley;M. Fenner;P. J. Edwards

139
Citations
Predicting bee community responses to land-use changes : Effects of geographic and taxonomic biases

Adriana De Palma;Adriana De Palma;Stefan Abrahamczyk;Marcelo A. Aizen;Matthias Albrecht

134
Citations
Predicting calyptrate fly populations from the weather, and probable consequences of climate change

Dave Goulson;Lara C. Derwent;Michael E. Hanley;Derek W. Dunn

134
Citations
Design catalogue for eco-engineering of coastal artificial structures: a multifunctional approach for stakeholders and end-users

Kathryn O'Shaughnessy;Stephen J. Hawkins;Ally J. Evans;Ally J. Evans;Mick E. Hanley

127
Citations
Seedling-herbivore interactions: insights into plant defence and regeneration patterns.

Kasey E. Barton;Mick E. Hanley

126
Citations
Greening of grey infrastructure should not be used as a Trojan horse to facilitate coastal development

Louise B. Firth;Laura Airoldi;Fabio Bulleri;Steve Challinor

124
Citations
Timing of cotyledon damage affects growth and flowering in mature plants.

M. E. Hanley;E. L. Fegan

124
Citations
Potential benefits of commercial willow Short Rotation Coppice (SRC) for farm-scale plant and invertebrate communities in the agri-environment

Rebecca L Rowe;Michael E Hanley;Dave Goulson;Donna J Clarke

119
Citations
Early plant growth: identifying the end point of the seedling phase

M. E. Hanley;M. Fenner;H. Whibley;B. Darvill

118
Citations
Bioenergy, food production and biodiversity - an unlikely alliance?

Peter Manning;Gail Taylor;Mick E. Hanley

116
Citations
Seedling herbivory, community composition and plant life history traits

Mick E. Hanley

114
Citations
The consequences of doing nothing: the effects of seawater flooding on coastal zones

S.P.G. Hoggart;M.E. Hanley;D.J. Parker;D.J. Simmonds

114
Citations
Herbivory, serotiny and seedling defence in Western Australian Proteaceae.

Mick E. Hanley;Byron B. Lamont

113
Citations
The effect of mollusc grazing on seedling recruitment in artificially created grassland gaps.

M. E. Hanley;M. Fenner;P. J. Edwards

113
Citations
Increased bumblebee abundance along the margins of a mass flowering crop: evidence for pollinator spill‐over

M. E. Hanley;M. Franco;C. E. Dean;E. L. Franklin

111
Citations