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Peter W. Clinton

Peter W. Clinton

D-Index & Metrics

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
35
Citations
4561
World Ranking
7390
National Ranking
99

Peter W. Clinton 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 W. Clinton sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 114 publications — 28th percentile

28% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Peter W. Clinton 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 W. Clinton sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 35 D-Index — 14th percentile

14% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Peter W. Clinton is affiliated with Scion in New Zealand, conducting research primarily within the fields of Environmental Science and Medicine. Their scholarly output encompasses a focus on both global environmental changes and medical studies, with notable contributions to topics such as forest management, breast cancer treatment, and ecosystem responses to fire.

The scientist's research spans several main topics including:

  • Forest Management and Policy
  • Breast Cancer Treatment Studies
  • Fire effects on ecosystems
  • Forest Biomass Utilization and Management
  • Economic and Environmental Valuation
  • Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
  • Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics

Noteworthy subfields of study in their work include Global and Planetary Change, Cancer Research, Mechanics of Materials, Soil Science, and Oncology.

Peter W. Clinton has published research in multiple scientific venues. The most frequent publication venues are:

  • Mesentery and Peritoneum
  • Agricultural Systems
  • Forest Ecology and Management
  • Climatic Change
  • The Science of The Total Environment

Some recent papers authored by or involving Clinton are as follows:

  • "Resilience achieved via multiple compensating subsystems: The immediate impacts of COVID-19 control measures on the agri-food systems of Australia and New Zealand" (2020), published in Agricultural Systems
  • "Designing future dairy systems for New Zealand using reflexive interactive design" (2020), published in Agricultural Systems
  • "Climate change adaptation behaviour of forest growers in New Zealand: an application of protection motivation theory" (2023), published in Climatic Change
  • "Impacts of forest harvest removal and fertiliser additions on end of rotation biomass, carbon and nutrient stocks of Pinus radiata" (2021), published in Forest Ecology and Management
  • "Manipulation of soil methane oxidation under drought stress" (2020), published in The Science of The Total Environment

The scientist frequently collaborates with other researchers, with common co-authors including Mervyn Huston, Shane Keogh, Grace B. Villamor, Simeon J. Smaill, and Andrew Dunningham. Several of these collaborators have coauthored multiple papers alongside Clinton, indicating ongoing research partnerships.

Best Publications

  • COMMUNITY STRUCTURE AND FOREST INVASION BY AN EXOTIC HERB OVER 23 YEARS

    Susan K. Wiser;Robert B. Allen;Peter W. Clinton;Kevin H. Platt

  • Technological options for the management of biosolids

    Hailong Wang;Sally L. Brown;Guna N. Magesan;Alison H. Slade

  • Decomposition and nutrient release from radiata pine (Pinus radiata) coarse woody debris

    Girisha K Ganjegunte;Leo M Condron;Peter W Clinton;Murray R Davis

  • The Role of Microbial Communities in the Formation and Decomposition of Soil Organic Matter

    Leo Condron;Christine Stark;Maureen O’Callaghan;Peter Clinton

  • Above-ground biomass accumulation and nitrogen fixation of broom (Cytisus scoparius L.) growing with juvenile Pinus radiata on a dryland site

    Michael S. Watt;Peter W. Clinton;David Whitehead;Brian Richardson

  • Carbon storage along a stand development sequence in a New Zealand Nothofagus forest

    M.R. Davis;R.B. Allen;P.W. Clinton

  • Climate cues and resources interact to determine seed production by a masting species

    Simeon J. Smaill;Peter W. Clinton;Robert B. Allen;Murray R. Davis

  • Effect of nitrogen and waterlogging on denitrifier gene abundance, community structure and activity in the rhizosphere of wheat.

    Kelly Hamonts;Tim J. Clough;Alison Stewart;Peter W. Clinton

  • Immobilization of 15N in forest litter studied by 15N CPMAS NMR spectroscopy.

    P.W. Clinton;R.H. Newman;R.B. Allen

  • Modelling the influence of stand structural, edaphic and climatic influences on juvenile Pinus radiata dynamic modulus of elasticity

    Michael S. Watt;John R. Moore;Jean-Philippe Façon;Geoff M. Downes

  • Composition and diversity of fungi on decaying logs in a New Zealand temperate beech (Nothofagus) forest

    Robert B Allen;Peter K Buchanan;Peter W Clinton;Angela J Cone

  • Soil carbon pools, plant biomarkers and mean carbon residence time after afforestation of grassland with three tree species

    Zhiqun Huang;Murray R. Davis;Leo M. Condron;Peter W. Clinton

  • Biomass and macro-nutrients (above- and below-ground) in a New Zealand beech (Nothofagus) forest ecosystem: implications for carbon storage and sustainable forest management

    P.B.S. Hart;P.W. Clinton;R.B. Allen;A.H. Nordmeyer

  • Defining sustainability of plantation forests through identification of site quality indicators influencing productivity--A national view for New Zealand.

    Michael S. Watt;Graham Coker;Peter W. Clinton;Murray R. Davis

  • Decomposition and nutrient dynamics of green and freshly fallen radiata pine (Pinus radiata) needles

    G.K. Girisha;L.M. Condron;P.W. Clinton;M.R. Davis

  • The influence of logs on the spatial distribution of litter-dwelling invertebrates and forest floor processes in New Zealand forests

    Alison M Evans;Peter W Clinton;Robert B Allen;Chris M Frampton

  • The influence of nitrogen and phosphorus supply and genotype on mesophyll conductance limitations to photosynthesis in Pinus radiata

    Horacio E. Bown;Michael S. Watt;Euan G. Mason;Peter W. Clinton

  • Cation storage and availability along a Nothofagus forest development sequence in New Zealand

    R B Allen;P W Clinton;M R Davis

  • Long-term nitrogen additions increased surface soil carbon concentration in a forest plantation despite elevated decomposition

    Zhiqun Huang;Peter W. Clinton;W. Troy Baisden;Murray R. Davis

  • Soil carbon protection in podocarp/hardwood forest, and effects of conversion to pasture and exotic pine forest

    P.N Beets;G.R Oliver;P.W Clinton

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert B. Allen
Robert B. Allen Landcare Research
Leo M. Condron
Leo M. Condron Lincoln University
Roger L. Parfitt
Roger L. Parfitt Landcare Research
Zhiqun Huang
Zhiqun Huang Fujian Normal University
Scott X. Chang
Scott X. Chang University of Alberta
Chengrong Chen
Chengrong Chen Griffith University
Jean-Christophe Domec
Jean-Christophe Domec Bordeaux Sciences Agro
Cheng-Yuan Xu
Cheng-Yuan Xu Central Queensland University
David Whitehead
David Whitehead Landcare Research

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