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48
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8607
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5542
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2027

Paul D. Taylor publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Environmental Sciences in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Paul D. Taylor sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 349 publications — 91st percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 687 publications or more.

Paul D. Taylor D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Paul D. Taylor sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 48 D-Index — 44th percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 125 D-Index or more.

Overview

Paul D. Taylor is affiliated with the American Museum of Natural History in the United States. The primary fields of study involve Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences, with significant research contributions in Global and Planetary Change, Oceanography, Ocean Engineering, Ecology, and Paleontology.

The scientist's research focuses broadly on marine and ecological topics. Main topics of work include:

  • Marine Ecology and Invasive Species
  • Marine Biology and Ecology Research
  • Marine Biology and Environmental Chemistry
  • Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
  • Myxozoan Parasites in Aquatic Species
  • Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior
  • Maritime and Coastal Archaeology

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Paul D. Taylor include:

  • Fossil evidence unveils an early Cambrian origin for Bryozoa, 2021, Nature
  • The oldest mineralized bryozoan? A possible palaeostomate in the lower Cambrian of Nevada, USA, 2022, Science Advances
  • Chemical Composition of Carbonate Hardground Cements as Reconstructive Tools for Phanerozoic Pore Fluids, 2020, Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems
  • Biotic threats for 23 major non-native tree species in Europe, 2021, Scientific Data
  • Diversification dynamics of cheilostome bryozoans based on a Bayesian analysis of the fossil record, 2022, Palaeontology

Frequent co-authors with whom Paul D. Taylor has collaborated include:

  • Dennis P. Gordon
  • Emanuela Di Martino
  • Andrea Waeschenbach
  • Junye Ma
  • Peter B. Batson

The scientist has published multiple times in several venues known for work in paleontology and natural history, including:

  • Lethaia
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • European Journal of Taxonomy
  • Journal of Natural History
  • Palaeontologia Electronica

Paul D. Taylor has also contributed to book publications, notably with Wiley, including the upcoming 2024 title Bryozoa from the Maastrichtian Korojon Formation, Western Australia.

Best Publications

  • Palaeoecology and evolution of marine hard substrate communities

    P.D. Taylor;M.A. Wilson

  • The Cretaceous-Tertiary biotic transition

    N. Macleod;P. F. Rawson;P. L. Forey;F. T. Banner;F. T. Banner

  • A New Terminology for Marine Organisms Inhabiting Hard Substrates

    Paul D. Taylor;Mark A. Wilson

  • A molecular phylogeny of bryozoans.

    Andrea Waeschenbach;P.D. Taylor;D.T.J. Littlewood

  • Convergent morphology in small spiral worm tubes (‘Spirorbis’) and its palaeoenvironmental implications

    Paul D. Taylor;Olev Vinn

  • Major radiation of cheilostome bryozoans: Triggered by the evolution of a new larval type?

    Paul D. Taylor

  • Bryozoan carbonates through time and space

    Paul D. Taylor;Peter A. Allison;Peter A. Allison

  • Epizoan ecology and interactions in the Devonian of Spain

    Fernando Alvarez;Fernando Alvarez;Paul D. Taylor;Paul D. Taylor

  • Phylogeny and diversification of bryozoans

    Paul D. Taylor;Andrea Waeschenbach

  • Decoupled temporal patterns of evolution and ecology in two post-Paleozoic clades

    Frank K. McKinney;Scott Lidgard;J. John Sepkoski;Paul D. Taylor

  • Competition, clade replacement, and a history of cyclostome and cheilostome bryozoan diversity

    Scott Lidgard;Frank K. McKinney;Paul D. Taylor

  • Comparative ecology of bryozoan radiations; origin of novelties in cyclostomes and cheilostomes

    David Jablonski;Scott Lidgard;Paul D. Taylor

  • Bryozoan Paleobiology

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  • Competition between encrusters on marine hard substrates and its fossil record

    Paul D. Taylor

  • The Permian of Timor: stratigraphy, palaeontology and palaeogeography

    T.R. Charlton;A.J. Barber;R.A. Harris;S.T. Barkham

  • Evolving mineralogy of cheilostome bryozoans

    Paul D. Taylor;Noel P. James;Yvonne Bone;Piotr Kuklinski

  • Cretaceous Bryozoa from the Campanian and Maastrichtian of the Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plains, United States

    P.D. Taylor;F.K. McKinney

  • Skeletal ultrastructure and phylogeny of cyclostome bryozoans

    Paul D. Taylor;Michael J. Weedon

  • Pliocene climate and seasonality in North Atlantic shelf seas

    Mark Williams;Alan M Haywood;Elizabeth M Harper;Andrew L.A Johnson

  • Biomineralization in bryozoans: present, past and future

    Paul D. Taylor;Chiara Lombardi;Silvia Cocito

  • Natural and anthropogenic dispersal mechanisms in the marine environment: a study using cheilostome Bryozoa

    Phillip C. Watts;John P. Thorpe;Paul D. Taylor

  • The identity of the invasive fouling bryozoan Watersipora subtorquata (d'Orbigny) and some other congeneric species.

    Leandro M. Vieira;Mary Spencer Jones;Paul D. Taylor

Frequent Co-Authors

Dennis P. Gordon
Dennis P. Gordon National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research
Beth Okamura
Beth Okamura Natural History Museum
Mark Williams
Mark Williams University of Leicester
Alan M. Haywood
Alan M. Haywood University of Leeds
J. William Schopf
J. William Schopf University of California, Los Angeles
Daniel P. Schrag
Daniel P. Schrag Harvard University
Alexandra V. Turchyn
Alexandra V. Turchyn University of Cambridge
Melanie J. Leng
Melanie J. Leng University of Nottingham
Willem Renema
Willem Renema Naturalis Biodiversity Center
Elizabeth M. Harper
Elizabeth M. Harper University of Cambridge

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