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D-Index
41
Citations
6159
World Ranking
5867
National Ranking
62

Peter J. Taylor 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. Taylor sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 188 publications — 70th percentile

70% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Peter J. Taylor 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. Taylor sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 41 D-Index — 32nd percentile

32% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Peter J. Taylor is affiliated with the University of the Free State in South Africa. Their research focuses broadly on environmental science and agricultural and biological sciences, with significant work in subfields including ecology, evolution, behavior and systematics, ecological modeling, global and planetary change, and genetics.

The scientist's research topics cover a variety of areas such as bat biology and ecology studies, wildlife ecology and conservation, species distribution and climate change, plant and animal studies, ecology and vegetation dynamics studies, evolution and paleontology studies, and animal ecology and behavior studies.

Recent papers authored by Peter J. Taylor include the following:

  • Restoring the forest revives our culture: Ecosystem services and values for ecological restoration across the rural-urban nexus in South Africa, 2020, Forest Policy and Economics
  • Bridging the gap: How to design canopy bridges for arboreal guenons to mitigate road collisions, 2020, Biological Conservation
  • Comparative assessment on rodent impacts and cultural perceptions of ecologically based rodent management in 3 Afro-Malagasy farming regions, 2020, Integrative Zoology
  • Smart orchard design improves crop pollination, 2023, Journal of Applied Ecology
  • Modeling the multi-functionality of African savanna landscapes under global change, 2021, Land Degradation and Development

Frequent coauthors in the scientist's work include:

  • Sina M. Weier
  • Ara Monadjem
  • Ingo Graß
  • Valerie Linden
  • Catrin Westphal

Peter J. Taylor has published multiple times in several venues, notably:

  • Scientific Reports (4 publications)
  • Integrative Zoology (2 publications)
  • Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment (2 publications)
  • Scientia Horticulturae (2 publications)
  • Diversity (2 publications)

The scientist has contributed to book publications, including:

  • Bats of Southern and Central Africa (2020), published by Wits University Press eBooks
  • Bats of Southern and Central Africa: A biogeographic and taxonomic synthesis, second edition (2020), published by European Organization for Nuclear Research

The research output includes notable citations for both articles and book publications, with the book "Bats of Southern and Central Africa" having received 88 citations. The scientist's work integrates ecological modeling and conservation across multiple regions, particularly in African contexts. This body of work reflects extensive interdisciplinary engagement with ecosystem dynamics, species behavior, and the impacts of global change on biodiversity.

Best Publications

  • PRINTS and its automatic supplement, prePRINTS

    Terri K. Attwood;Paul Bradley;Darren R. Flower;Anna Gaulton

  • Bird and bat predation services in tropical forests and agroforestry landscapes

    Bea Maas;Bea Maas;Daniel S. Karp;Daniel S. Karp;Sara Bumrungsri;Kevin Darras

  • Rodents of Sub-Saharan Africa: A Biogeographic and Taxonomic Synthesis

    Ara Monadjem;Peter J. Taylor;Christiane Denys;Fenton P.D. Cotterill

  • Expert range maps of global mammal distributions harmonised to three taxonomic authorities

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  • Bats in the Anthropogenic Matrix: Challenges and Opportunities for the Conservation of Chiroptera and Their Ecosystem Services in Agricultural Landscapes

    Kimberly Williams-Guillén;Elissa Olimpi;Bea Maas;Peter J. Taylor

  • Photography-based taxonomy is inadequate, unnecessary, and potentially harmful for biological sciences

    Luis M.P. Ceríaco;Luis M.P. Ceríaco;Eliécer E. Gutiérrez;Eliécer E. Gutiérrez;Alain Dubois;Cristian Simón Abdala

  • Genetic monitoring detects an overlooked cryptic species and reveals the diversity and distribution of three invasive Rattus congeners in south Africa

    Armanda D.S. Bastos;Armanda D.S. Bastos;Deenadayalan Nair;P.J. Taylor;Helene Brettschneider

  • Understanding and managing sanitary risks due to rodent zoonoses in an African city: beyond the Boston Model

    Peter J. Taylor;Lorraine Arntzen;Mel Hayter;Malcolm Iles

  • Molecular systematics and origin of sociality in mongooses (Herpestidae, Carnivora).

    Géraldine Veron;Marc Colyn;Amy E Dunham;Peter Taylor

  • Are avian predators effective biological control agents for rodent pest management in agricultural systems

    Lushka Labuschagne;Lourens Hendrik Swanepoel;Peter John Taylor;Peter John Taylor;Steven R. Belmain

  • Four new bat species (Rhinolophus hildebrandtii complex) reflect Plio-Pleistocene divergence of dwarfs and giants across an Afromontane archipelago.

    Peter J. Taylor;Peter J. Taylor;Peter J. Taylor;Samantha Stoffberg;Ara Monadjem;Martinus Corrie Schoeman

  • Rodents of Sub-Saharan Africa

    Ara Monadjem;Peter J. Taylor;Christiane Denys;Fenton P.D. Cotterill

  • The effects of parallax on geometric morphometric data.

    Sarah K. Mullin;Peter J. Taylor

  • New insights into samango monkey speciation in South Africa

    Desiré L. Dalton;Birthe Linden;Kirsten Wimberger;Lisa Jane Nupen

  • Climate change effects on animal and plant phylogenetic diversity in southern Africa

    Dorothea V. Pio;Dorothea V. Pio;Dorothea V. Pio;Robin Engler;H. Peter Linder;Ara Monadjem

  • Individual signatures in the frequency‐modulated sweep calls of African large‐eared, free‐tailed bats Otomops martiensseni (Chiroptera: Molossidae)

    M. B. Fenton;D. S. Jacobs;E. J. Richardson;P. J. Taylor

  • Predation by small mammalian carnivores in rural agro-ecosystems: An undervalued ecosystem service?

    Samual T. Williams;Samual T. Williams;Naudene Maree;Peter Taylor;Peter Taylor;Steven R. Belmain

  • Why One Century of Phenetics is Enough: Response to "Are There Really Twice As Many Bovid Species As We Thought?"

    Fenton P. D. Cotterill;Peter J. Taylor;Spartaco Gippoliti;Jacqueline M. Bishop

  • Economic value of bat predation services – A review and new estimates from macadamia orchards

    Peter John Taylor;Peter John Taylor;Ingo Grass;Andries J. Alberts;Elsje Joubert

  • Systematic Implications of Chromosome Gtg-Band and Bacula Morphology for Southern African Eptesicus and Pipistrellus and Several Other Species of Vespertilioninae (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae)

    Teresa C. Kearney;Marianne Volleth;Giancarlo Contrafatto;Peter J. Taylor

  • Patterns of cryptic hybridization revealed using an integrative approach: a case study on genets (Carnivora, Viverridae, Genetta spp.) from the southern African subregion

    Philippe Gaubert;Peter J. Taylor;Carlo Alberto Fernandes;Michael William Bruford

  • Integrative taxonomy resolves three new cryptic species of small southern African horseshoe bats (Rhinolophus)

    Peter J Taylor;Peter J Taylor;Angus Macdonald;Steven M Goodman;Teresa Kearney;Teresa Kearney

  • Patterns of Chromosomal Variation in Southern African Rodents

    P. J. Taylor

Frequent Co-Authors

Ara Monadjem
Ara Monadjem University of Pretoria
Ingo Grass
Ingo Grass University of Hohenheim
Teja Tscharntke
Teja Tscharntke University of Göttingen
Catrin Westphal
Catrin Westphal University of Göttingen
Erik Verheyen
Erik Verheyen Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences
Colin P. Groves
Colin P. Groves Australian National University
Fengtang Yang
Fengtang Yang Wellcome Sanger Institute
Nigel C. Bennett
Nigel C. Bennett University of Pretoria
Neville Pillay
Neville Pillay University of the Witwatersrand
Claire N. Spottiswoode
Claire N. Spottiswoode University of Cape Town

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