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. Ralph sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 350 publications — 95th percentile
95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 531 publications or more.
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. Ralph sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 82 D-Index — 91st percentile
91% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 121 D-Index or more.
Peter J. Ralph is affiliated with the University of Technology Sydney in Australia. Their research primarily spans the broad fields of Environmental Science and Energy, with a substantial body of work in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. Additional subfields include Oceanography, Molecular Biology, Ecology, and Environmental Chemistry.
The scientist's work focuses on topics such as algal biology and biofuel production, marine and coastal ecosystems, aquatic ecosystems and phytoplankton dynamics, marine and coastal plant biology, microbial community ecology and physiology, photosynthetic processes and mechanisms, and biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties.
Peter J. Ralph has contributed to numerous publications, including recent papers like Emerging Technologies in Algal Biotechnology: Toward the Establishment of a Sustainable, Algae-Based Bioeconomy (2020) published in Frontiers in Plant Science, Nutrient Removal by Algae-Based Wastewater Treatment (2022) in Current Pollution Reports, and How microalgal biotechnology can assist with the UN Sustainable Development Goals for natural resource management (2021) in Current Research in Environmental Sustainability.
Other recent works include Microalgae-based carbon capture and utilization: A critical review on current system developments and biomass utilization (2022) appearing in Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology and Seagrasses in an era of ocean warming: a review (2021) in Biological Reviews.
Throughout their career, the scientist has published extensively in several key venues, such as Algal Research, Journal of Applied Phycology, Bioresource Technology, SSRN Electronic Journal, and The Science of The Total Environment.
Frequent collaborators include:
Peter J. Ralph received recognition as a Fellow of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation in 2015.
Oscar Serrano;Catherine E. Lovelock;Trisha B. Atwood;Trisha B. Atwood;Peter I. Macreadie
Peter J. Ralph;Rolf Gademann
Andrew H. Baird;Ranjeet Bhagooli;Peter J. Ralph;Shunichi Takahashi
P.J. Ralph;M.J. Durako;S. Enríquez;C.J. Collier
Anthony W.D. Larkum;Edward A. Drew;Peter J. Ralph
Donna L. Sutherland;Peter J. Ralph
Michele Fabris;Michele Fabris;Raffaela M Abbriano;Mathieu Pernice;Donna L Sutherland
Peter I. Macreadie;Daniel A. Nielsen;Jeffrey J. Kelleway;Jeffrey J. Kelleway;Trisha B. Atwood
P.I. Macreadie;M.E. Baird;S.M. Trevathan-Tackett;A.W.D. Larkum
P.J Ralph;M.D Burchett
U. Schreiber;R. Gademann;P.J. Ralph;A.W.D. Larkum
Stacey M Trevathan-Tackett;Jeffrey Kelleway;Peter I Macreadie;Peter I Macreadie;John Beardall
David Haynes;Peter Ralph;Joelle Prange;Joelle Prange;Bill Dennison
Peter J. Ralph;David Tomasko;Kenneth Moore;Stephanie Seddon
Jeffrey J. Kelleway;Neil Saintilan;Peter I. Macreadie;Peter I. Macreadie;Charles G. Skilbeck
Ross Hill;Alecia Bellgrove;Peter I. Macreadie;Katherina Petrou
Michael Kühl;Min Chen;Peter J. Ralph;Ulrich Schreiber
P. J. Ralph;R. Gademann;W. C. Dennison
Daniel Wangpraseurt;Anthony W. D. Larkum;Peter J. Ralph;Michael Kühl;Michael Kühl;Michael Kühl
Peter J. Ralph
Karin E. Ulstrup;Ray Berkelmans;Peter J. Ralph;Madeleine J. H. van Oppen
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