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2026

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
150
Citations
99480
World Ranking
28
National Ranking
1

Petr Pyšek 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 Petr Pyšek sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 683 publications — 100th percentile

100% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Petr Pyšek 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 Petr Pyšek sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 150 D-Index — 100th percentile

100% 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 Czechia Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in Czechia Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in Czechia Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in Czechia Leader Award
  • 2017 - R. H. Whittaker Distinguished Ecologist Award, The Ecological Society of America

Overview

Petr Pyšek is affiliated with the Czech Academy of Sciences in the Czech Republic. Their research spans multiple areas within environmental science and agricultural and biological sciences, with notable focus on ecology, conservation, and plant science.

The core fields of study associated with their work include:

  • Environmental Science
  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Subfields of particular interest in their research are:

  • Nature and Landscape Conservation
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Plant Science
  • Ecology
  • Ecological Modeling

Major research topics that Petr Pyšek has contributed to comprise:

  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Plant and animal studies
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Plant Parasitism and Resistance
  • Botany and Plant Ecology Studies
  • Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
  • Biological Control of Invasive Species

They have been involved in publishing many papers, some of the most cited recent ones include:

  • "Scientists' warning on invasive alien species", 2020, Biological reviews/Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society
  • "Projecting the continental accumulation of alien species through to 2050", 2020, Global Change Biology
  • "Addressing context dependence in ecology", 2021, Trends in Ecology & Evolution
  • "A conceptual map of invasion biology: Integrating hypotheses into a consensus network", 2020, Global Ecology and Biogeography
  • "Drivers of future alien species impacts: An expert-based assessment", 2020, Global Change Biology

They have frequently collaborated with several co-authors, including:

  • Jan Pergl
  • Franz Essl
  • Mark van Kleunen
  • Patrick Weigelt
  • Holger Kreft

The main journals and publication venues in which they have contributed numerous articles include:

  • NeoBiota
  • Biological Invasions
  • Preslia
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Global Ecology and Biogeography

Petr Pyšek was awarded the R. H. Whittaker Distinguished Ecologist Award by The Ecological Society of America in 2017.

Best Publications

  • Naturalization and invasion of alien plants: concepts and definitions

    David M. Richardson;Petr Pyšek;Marcel Rejmánek;Michael G. Barbour

  • Impacts of biological invasions: what's what and the way forward

    Daniel Simberloff;Jean Louis Martin;Piero Genovesi;Virginie Maris

  • Ecological impacts of invasive alien plants: a meta-analysis of their effects on species, communities and ecosystems

    Montserrat Vilà;José L Espinar;Martin Hejda;Philip E Hulme

  • A proposed unified framework for biological invasions.

    Tim M. Blackburn;Tim M. Blackburn;Petr Pyšek;Petr Pyšek;Sven Bacher;James T. Carlton

  • No saturation in the accumulation of alien species worldwide.

    Hanno Seebens;Hanno Seebens;Tim M. Blackburn;Ellie E. Dyer;Ellie E. Dyer;Piero Genovesi

  • Alien plants in checklists and floras: towards better communication between taxonomists and ecologists

    Petr Pyšek;David M. Richardson;Marcel Rejmánek;Grady L. Webster

  • Scientists' warning on invasive alien species.

    Petr Pyšek;Petr Pyšek;Petr Pyšek;Philip E. Hulme;Dan Simberloff;Sven Bacher

  • TRY plant trait database : Enhanced coverage and open access

    Jens Kattge;Gerhard Bönisch;Sandra Díaz;Sandra Lavorel

  • A global analysis of the impacts of urbanization on bird and plant diversity reveals key anthropogenic drivers

    Myla F.J. Aronson;Frank A. La Sorte;Charles H. Nilon;Madhusudan Katti

  • Alien species in a warmer world: risks and opportunities

    Gian Reto Walther;Alain Roques;Philip E. Hulme;Martin T. Sykes

  • Invasive Species, Environmental Change and Management, and Health

    Petr Pyšek;David M. Richardson

  • A global assessment of invasive plant impacts on resident species, communities and ecosystems: the interaction of impact measures, invading species' traits and environment

    Petr Pyšek;Petr Pyšek;Petr Pyšek;Vojtěch Jarošík;Vojtěch Jarošík;Vojtěch Jarošík;Philip E. Hulme;Jan Pergl;Jan Pergl

  • Plant invasions : merging the concepts of species invasiveness and community invasibility

    David M. Richardson;Petr Pyšek

  • Impact of invasive plants on the species richness, diversity and composition of invaded communities

    Martin Hejda;Petr Pyšek;Vojtěch Jarošík

  • Traits Associated with Invasiveness in Alien Plants: Where Do we Stand?

    Petr Pyšek;David M. Richardson

  • How well do we understand the impacts of alien species on ecosystem services? A pan-European, cross-taxa assessment

    Montserrat Vila;Corina Basnou;Petr Pysek;Melanie Josefsson

  • Grasping at the routes of biological invasions: a framework for integrating pathways into policy

    P. E. Hulme;S. Bacher;M. Kenis;S. Klotz

  • Riparian vegetation: Degradation, alien plant invasions, and restoration prospects

    David M. Richardson;Patricia M. Holmes;Karen J. Esler;Susan M. Galatowitsch

  • Global exchange and accumulation of non-native plants

    Mark Van Kleunen;Wayne Dawson;Franz Essl;Jan Pergl

  • Niche‐based modelling as a tool for predicting the risk of alien plant invasions at a global scale

    Wilfried Thuiller;David M. Richardson;Petr Pyšek;Petr Pyšek;Guy F. Midgley

  • A Unified Classification of Alien Species Based on the Magnitude of their Environmental Impacts

    Tim M. Blackburn;Franz Essl;Thomas Evans;Philip E. Hulme

Frequent Co-Authors

Jan Pergl
Jan Pergl Czech Academy of Sciences
Franz Essl
Franz Essl University of Vienna
Vojtěch Jarošík
Vojtěch Jarošík Charles University
David M. Richardson
David M. Richardson Stellenbosch University
Mark van Kleunen
Mark van Kleunen University of Konstanz
Ingolf Kühn
Ingolf Kühn Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
Philip E. Hulme
Philip E. Hulme Lincoln University
Milan Chytrý
Milan Chytrý Masaryk University
Montserrat Vilà
Montserrat Vilà Spanish National Research Council
Marten Winter
Marten Winter Leipzig University

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