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Paul A. Racey 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 Paul A. Racey sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 296 publications — 91st percentile

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

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Paul A. Racey 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 Paul A. Racey sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 87 D-Index — 94th percentile

94% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 1992 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh

Overview

Paul A. Racey is affiliated with the University of Exeter in the United Kingdom. Their research encompasses multiple areas within agricultural and biological sciences, environmental science, and medicine, with a focus on ecology, evolution, infectious diseases, and virology.

Their work extensively covers topics in bat biology and ecology, viral infections and vectors, species distribution as it relates to climate change, rabies epidemiology and control, wildlife ecology and conservation, zoonotic diseases and public health, as well as viral infections and outbreaks research.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Paul A. Racey include Rodrigo A. Medellín, M. Brock Fenton, Krizler C. Tanalgo, Amanda Vicente-Santos, and Sheema Abdul Aziz.

Their recent papers span a variety of notable journals and focus areas:

  • The Critical Importance of Old World Fruit Bats for Healthy Ecosystems and Economies, 2021, Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
  • A conservation roadmap for the subterranean biome, 2021, Conservation Letters
  • Brazilian cave heritage under siege, 2022, Science
  • Setting the Terms for Zoonotic Diseases: Effective Communication for Research, Conservation, and Public Policy, 2021, Viruses
  • Will climate change impact distribution of bats in Nepal Himalayas? A case study of five species, 2021, Global Ecology and Conservation

Paul A. Racey has published detailed studies and reviews in various journals. The frequent venues for their work include:

  • Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
  • Conservation Letters
  • Science
  • Viruses
  • Global Ecology and Conservation

The researcher's main fields and subfields of study highlight a multidisciplinary approach, particularly:

  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences
  • Environmental Science
  • Medicine
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Ecology
  • Ecological Modeling
  • Virology

In recognition of academic contributions, Paul A. Racey was awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 1992.

Best Publications

  • The status of the world's land and marine mammals: diversity, threat, and knowledge

    Jan Schipper;Jan Schipper;Janice S. Chanson;Janice S. Chanson;Federica Chiozza;Neil A. Cox;Neil A. Cox

  • The Impact of Conservation on the Status of the World’s Vertebrates

    Michael Hoffmann;Craig Hilton-Taylor;Ariadne Angulo;Monika Böhm

  • Carpe noctem: the importance of bats as bioindicators

    G Jones;DS Jacobs;TH Kunz;Willig

  • Microchiropteran bats : global status survey and conservation action plan

    Anthony M. Hutson;Simon P. Mickleburgh;Paul A. Racey

  • A review of the global conservation status of bats

    Simon P. Mickleburgh;Anthony M. Hutson;Paul A. Racey

  • Ecology of Bat Reproduction

    P. A. Racey

  • Feeding ecology of Pipistrellus pipistrellus (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) during pregnancy and lactation. I. Foraging behaviour

    P. A. Racey;S. M. Swift

  • Old world fruit bats : an action plan for their conservation

    Simon P. Mickleburgh;Anthony M. Hutson;Paul A. Racey

  • Timing of foraging flights of three species of bats in relation to insect activity and predation risk

    Jens Rydell;Abigail Entwistle;Paul A. Racey

  • Life-history and Reproductive Strategies of Bats

    Paul A. Racey;Abigail C. Entwistle

  • Variations in gestation length in a colony of pipistrelle bats (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) from year to year

    P. A. Racey;Susan M. Swift

  • Bat biology and conservation

    Thomas H. Kunz;P. A. Racey

  • Feeding Ecology of Pipistrellus pipistrellus (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) During Pregnancy and Lactation. II. Diet

    S. M. Swift;P. A. Racey;M. I. Avery

  • DNA answers the call of pipistrelle bat species

    E. M. Barratt;R. Deaville;T. M. Burland;Michael William Bruford

  • Environmental factors affecting the length of gestation in heterothermic bats.

    Racey Pa

  • What you see is not what you get : the role of ultrasonic detectors in increasing inventory completeness in Neotropical bat assemblages

    Frank M. Clarke;Paul A. Racey

  • Bats as bushmeat: a global review

    Simon Mickleburgh;Kerry Waylen;Paul Racey

  • Habitat Exploitation by a Gleaning Bat, Plecotus auritus

    A. C. Entwistle;P. A. Racey;J. R. Speakman

  • No cost of echolocation for bats in flight.

    J. R. Speakman;P. A. Racey

  • Recent Advances in the Study of Bats

    D. W. Yalden;M. B. Fenton;P. Racey;J. M. V. Rayner

  • Ecological and Behavioral Methods for the Study of Bats

    Paul A. Racey

Frequent Co-Authors

John R. Speakman
John R. Speakman University of Aberdeen
Gareth Jones
Gareth Jones University of Bristol
Stuart B. Piertney
Stuart B. Piertney University of Aberdeen
Thomas H. Kunz
Thomas H. Kunz Boston University
Shuyi Zhang
Shuyi Zhang Shenyang Agricultural University
Glenn R. Iason
Glenn R. Iason James Hutton Institute
Elisabeth K. V. Kalko
Elisabeth K. V. Kalko University of Ulm
Peter Smith
Peter Smith University of Aberdeen
Anthony R. Fooks
Anthony R. Fooks St George's, University of London
Christoph F. J. Meyer
Christoph F. J. Meyer University of Salford

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