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Ecology and Evolution
Singapore
2026

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
61
Citations
26851
World Ranking
2128
National Ranking
4

Peter K. L. Ng 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 K. L. Ng sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 642 publications — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Peter K. L. Ng 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 K. L. Ng sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 61 D-Index — 75th percentile

75% 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

  • 2026 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in Singapore Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in Singapore Leader Award

Overview

Peter K. L. Ng is affiliated with the National University of Singapore in Singapore. Their research predominantly focuses on environmental science, with a significant emphasis on crustacean biology and ecology alongside related aquatic and marine sciences.

The main fields of study in their work include:

  • Environmental Science

Key subfields explored are:

  • Ecology
  • Oceanography
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Nature and Landscape Conservation
  • Aquatic Science

Major topics covered by their research comprise:

  • Crustacean biology and ecology
  • Marine Biology and Ecology Research
  • Fish Biology and Ecology Studies
  • Fish biology, ecology, and behavior
  • Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
  • Marine and fisheries research
  • Marine Ecology and Invasive Species

Peter K. L. Ng has contributed to several publications, including at least five recent papers spanning from 2020 to 2023. These include:

  • Multi-hazard risk analysis for the U.S. Department of the Interior: An integration of expert elicitation, planning priorities, and geospatial analysis, 2022, International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction
  • The identity of the freshwater crab Indochinamon manipurense (Alcock, 1909), with description of a new species of Potamiscus Alcock, 1909, from Manipur State, India (Decapoda, Brachyura, Potamidae), 2020, Crustaceana
  • Tuerkayana latens, a New Species of Land Crab from French Polynesia, with a Discussion on the Phylogeny of the Genus (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura: Gecarcinidae)., 2023, PubMed
  • Establishment of A New Bornean Genus of Gecarcinucidae (Crustacea: Brachyura), with Descriptions of Five New Species., 2022, PubMed
  • The identity of Euchirograpsus polyodous (Stebbing, 1921) (Decapoda, Brachyura, Plagusiidae), with a key to the genus, 2022, Crustaceana

The researcher frequently publishes in venues such as:

  • Crustaceana
  • PubMed
  • Global Biodiversity Information Facility
  • International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction
  • Journal of Crustacean Biology

Peter K. L. Ng collaborates regularly with several scholars, with notable frequent coauthors including:

  • Santanu Mitra
  • Jongkar Grinang
  • Kingsley J. H. Wong
  • Ling Ming Tsang
  • Nathan Wood

Best Publications

  • Cryptic species as a window on diversity and conservation

    David Bickford;David J. Lohman;Navjot S. Sodhi;Peter K.L. Ng

  • Systema Brachyurorum: Part 1. An Annotated checklist of extant brachyuran crabs of the world

    P.K.L. Ng;D. Guinot;P.J.F. Davie

  • Southeast Asian biodiversity: an impending disaster

    Navjot S. Sodhi;Lian Pin Koh;Lian Pin Koh;Barry W. Brook;Peter K.L. Ng

  • DNA barcoding and taxonomy in Diptera: a tale of high intraspecific variability and low identification success.

    Rudolf Meier;Kwong Shiyang;Gaurav Vaidya;Peter K. L. Ng

  • The magnitude of global marine species diversity

    Ward Appeltans;Shane T. Ahyong;Shane T. Ahyong;Gary Anderson;Martin V. Angel

  • A Classification of Living and Fossil Genera of Decapod Crustaceans

    Sammy De Grave;N. Dean Pentcheff;Shane T. Ahyong;Tin-Yam Chan

  • Catastrophic extinctions follow deforestation in Singapore

    Barry W. Brook;Navjot S. Sodhi;Peter K. L. Ng

  • Limestone Karsts of Southeast Asia: Imperiled Arks of Biodiversity

    Reuben Clements;Navjot S. Sodhi;Menno Schilthuizen;Peter K. L. Ng

  • Biogeography of the Indo-Australian Archipelago

    David J. Lohman;Mark de Bruyn;Timothy Page;Kristina von Rintelen

  • Freshwater crabs and the biodiversity crisis: Importance, threats, status, and conservation challenges

    Neil Cumberlidge;Peter K.L. Ng;Darren C.J. Yeo;Celio Magalhães

  • Local Endemism Within the Western Ghats-Sri Lanka Biodiversity Hotspot

    Franky Bossuyt;Madhava Meegaskumbura;Natalie Beenaerts;David D.J. Gower

  • Evolutionary History of True Crabs (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura) and the Origin of Freshwater Crabs

    Ling Ming Tsang;Christoph D. Schubart;Shane T. Ahyong;Shane T. Ahyong;Joelle C.Y. Lai

  • Global diversity of crabs (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura) in freshwater

    Darren C. J. Yeo;Peter K. L. Ng;Neil Cumberlidge;Célio Magalhães

  • Anatomy and functional morphology of Brachyura

    Peter J. F. Davie;Danièle Guinot;Peter K. L. Ng

  • A REVISION OF THE PORTUNUS PELAGICUS (LINNAEUS, 1758) SPECIES COMPLEX (CRUSTACEA: BRACHYURA: PORTUNIDAE), WITH THE RECOGNITION OF FOUR SPECIES

    Joelle C. Y. Lai;Peter K. L. Ng;Peter J. F. Davie

  • Evolution of life history traits in Asian freshwater prawns of the genus Macrobrachium (Crustacea: Decapoda: Palaemonidae) based on multilocus molecular phylogenetic analysis

    Daisy Wowor;Victor Muthu;Rudolf Meier;Michael Balke

  • Evolution of miniaturization and the phylogenetic position of Paedocypris, comprising the world's smallest vertebrate.

    Lukas Rüber;Maurice Kottelat;Heok Hui Tan;Peter K L Ng

  • Phylogenetics of the brachyuran crabs (Crustacea: Decapoda): The status of Podotremata based on small subunit nuclear ribosomal RNA

    Shane T. Ahyong;Joelle C.Y. Lai;Deirdre Sharkey;Donald J. Colgan

  • Cryptic genetic diversity in "widespread" Southeast Asian bird species suggests that Philippine avian endemism is gravely underestimated.

    David J. Lohman;David J. Lohman;Krista K. Ingram;Dewi M. Prawiradilaga;Kevin Winker

  • Freshwater fishes of Southeast Asia: potential for the aquarium fish trade and conservation issues

    Peter K.L. Ng;H.H. Tan

Frequent Co-Authors

Hsi-Te Shih
Hsi-Te Shih National Chung Hsing University
Shane T. Ahyong
Shane T. Ahyong Australian Museum
Darren C. J. Yeo
Darren C. J. Yeo National University of Singapore
Tin-Yam Chan
Tin-Yam Chan National Taiwan Ocean University
Christoph D. Schubart
Christoph D. Schubart University of Regensburg
Bella S. Galil
Bella S. Galil Tel Aviv University
Rudolf Meier
Rudolf Meier Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Navjot S. Sodhi
Navjot S. Sodhi National University of Singapore
Sammy De Grave
Sammy De Grave University of Oxford
Lian Pin Koh
Lian Pin Koh National University of Singapore

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