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Peter J. Grubb 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 Peter J. Grubb sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 146 publications — 50th percentile

50% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Peter J. Grubb 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 Peter J. Grubb sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 65 D-Index — 79th percentile

79% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • Honorary Member of the British Ecological Society
  • Honorary Member of the British Ecological Society
  • Honorary Member of the British Ecological Society

Overview

Peter J. Grubb is a researcher affiliated with the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom. Their work primarily spans the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Environmental Science, with a focus on aspects of nature and landscape conservation, ecology, evolution, behavior, systematics, plant science, and ecological modeling.

Their research covers key topics including ecology and vegetation dynamics studies, plant and animal studies, species distribution and climate change, leaf properties and growth measurement, and plant parasitism and resistance.

Notable recent publications by Peter J. Grubb include:

  • "A historical baseline study of the páramo of Antisana in the Ecuadorian Andes including the impacts of burning, grazing and trampling," 2020, Plant Ecology & Diversity
  • "Perspectives on the scientific legacy of J. Philip Grime," 2023, Journal of Ecology

Peter J. Grubb has collaborated with various researchers in their work, including J. R. Lloyd, T. D. Pennington, Sebastián Páez-Bimos, Jason D. Fridley, and Xiaojuan Liu.

Their work has been published in scientific venues such as Plant Ecology & Diversity and the Journal of Ecology.

Recognition of their career includes the Honorary Membership of the British Ecological Society.

Best Publications

  • THE MAINTENANCE OF SPECIES-RICHNESS IN PLANT COMMUNITIES: THE IMPORTANCE OF THE REGENERATION NICHE

    P. J. Grubb

  • Control of Forest Growth and Distribution on Wet Tropical Mountains: with Special Reference to Mineral Nutrition

    P. J. Grubb

  • IMPACTS OF ROOT COMPETITION IN FORESTS AND WOODLANDS: A THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK AND REVIEW OF EXPERIMENTS

    David A. Coomes;Peter J. Grubb

  • Assessment of the Diversity of African Primates

    Peter Grubb;Thomas M. Butynski;John F. Oates;Simon K. Bearder

  • Colonization, tolerance, competition and seed-size variation within functional groups

    David A. Coomes;Peter J. Grubb

  • A Comparison of Montane and Lowland Rain Forest in Ecuador I. The Forest Structure, Physiognomy, and Floristics

    P. J. Grubb;J. R. Lloyd;T. D. Pennington;T. C. Whitmore

  • A positive distrust in simplicity―lessons from plant defences and from competition among plants and among animals

    Peter J. Grubb

  • STUDIES OF MINERAL CYCLING IN A MONTANE RAIN FOREST IN NEW GUINEA I. THE DISTRIBUTION OF ORGANIC MATTER IN THE VEGETATION AND SOIL

    P. J. Edwards;P. J. Grubb

  • A Comparison of Montane and Lowland Rain Forest in Ecuador: II. The Climate and its Effects on the Distribution and Physiognomy of the Forests

    P. J. Grubb;T. C. Whitmore

  • Interpretation of the 'Massenerhebung' effect on tropical mountains.

    P. J. Grubb

  • Plant Populations and Vegetation in Relation to Habitat, Disturbance and Competition: Problems of Generalization

    P. J. Grubb

  • QUANTIFYING THE IMPACT OF COMPETITION AND SPATIAL HETEROGENEITY ON THE STRUCTURE AND DYNAMICS OF A FOUR-SPECIES GUILD OF WINTER ANNUALS

    Mark Rees;Peter J. Grubb;Dave Kelly

  • The combined impacts of deep shade and drought on the growth and biomass allocation of shade-tolerant woody seedlings.

    Lawren Sack;Peter J. Grubb

  • Physiological basis and ecological significance of the seed size and relative growth rate relationship in Mediterranean annuals

    Teodoro Marañón;Peter J. Grubb

  • A reassessment of the strategies of plants which cope with shortages of resources

    Peter J. Grubb

  • Regional and local patterns in plant species richness with respect to resource availability

    William K. Cornwell;Peter J. Grubb

  • INTERACTION OF IRRADIANCE AND SOIL NUTRIENT SUPPLY ON GROWTH OF SEEDLINGS OF TEN EUROPEAN TALL-SHRUB SPECIES AND FAGUS SYLVATICA

    P.J. Grubb;W.G. Lee;J. Kollmann;J.B. Wilson

  • The functional morphology of juvenile plants tolerant of strong summer drought in shaded forest understories in southern Spain.

    Lawren Sack;Peter J. Grubb;Teodoro Marañón

  • Growth and mortality in high and low light: trends among 15 shade-tolerant tropical rain forest tree species

    Juliette M. G. Bloor;Peter J. Grubb

  • Why do species of woody seedlings change rank in relative growth rate between low and high irradiance

    L. Sack;P. J. Grubb

  • A COMPARISON OF MONTANE AND LOWLAND RAIN FOREST IN ECUADOR

    P. J. Grubb;T. C. Whitmore

  • Mediterranean Type Ecosystems. Origin and Structure.

    P. J. Grubb;F. di Castri;H. A. Mooney

Frequent Co-Authors

David A. Coomes
David A. Coomes University of Cambridge
Daniel J. Metcalfe
Daniel J. Metcalfe Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Lawren Sack
Lawren Sack University of California, Los Angeles
Johannes Kollmann
Johannes Kollmann Technical University of Munich
Mark Rees
Mark Rees University of Sheffield
Colin P. Groves
Colin P. Groves Australian National University
Teodoro Marañón
Teodoro Marañón Spanish National Research Council
William G. Lee
William G. Lee Landcare Research
Peter W. Lucas
Peter W. Lucas George Washington University
Andy W. Sheppard
Andy W. Sheppard Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation

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