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D-Index
47
Citations
13276
World Ranking
4338
National Ranking
481

Philip A. Wookey 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 Philip A. Wookey sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 113 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.

Philip A. Wookey 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 Philip A. Wookey sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 47 D-Index — 49th percentile

49% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Philip A. Wookey is affiliated with the University of Stirling in the United Kingdom and specializes in Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science. Their research primarily focuses on areas related to Atmospheric Science, Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, Nature and Landscape Conservation, and Soil Science.

The scientist's work addresses several key topics, including:

  • Climate change and permafrost
  • Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology
  • Cryospheric studies and observations
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
  • Tree-ring climate responses

Their publication record includes research articles in various respected venues, notably Global Change Biology, Arctic Science, New Phytologist, Nature Communications, and Plant and Soil. Among the recent papers are:

  • Tree planting in organic soils does not result in net carbon sequestration on decadal timescales, 2020, Global Change Biology
  • Global plant trait relationships extend to the climatic extremes of the tundra biome, 2020, Nature Communications
  • A review of open top chamber (OTC) performance across the ITEX Network, 2022, Arctic Science
  • Plant carbon allocation drives turnover of old soil organic matter in permafrost tundra soils, 2020, Global Change Biology
  • Shrub expansion in the Arctic may induce large-scale carbon losses due to changes in plant-soil interactions, 2021, Plant and Soil

The scientist collaborates frequently with several researchers, including Thomas C. Parker and Jens-Arne Subke, each appearing as coauthor on seven publications. Other frequent collaborators include Nina L. Friggens and Iain P. Hartley with five coauthored papers each, as well as Anne D. Bjorkman with three joint publications.

Philip A. Wookey's research contributes to understanding the interactions between vegetation, soil, and climate processes, especially in permafrost and tundra environments. Their studies encompass various dimensions of carbon dynamics, plant traits in extreme climates, and the impacts of vegetation changes on soil carbon storage.

Best Publications

  • Plant community responses to experimental warming across the tundra biome

    Marilyn D Walker;C Henrik Wahren;Robert D Hollister;Greg H R Henry

  • Ecological Dynamics Across the Arctic Associated with Recent Climate Change

    Eric Post;Eric Post;Mads C. Forchhammer;M. Syndonia Bret-Harte;Terry V. Callaghan;Terry V. Callaghan

  • RESPONSES OF TUNDRA PLANTS TO EXPERIMENTAL WARMING:META‐ANALYSIS OF THE INTERNATIONAL TUNDRA EXPERIMENT

    A. M. Arft;M. D. Walker;J. Gurevitch;J. M. Alatalo

  • Global assessment of experimental climate warming on tundra vegetation: heterogeneity over space and time.

    Sarah C. Elmendorf;Gregory H. R. Henry;Robert D. Hollister;Robert G. Bjork

  • Temperature sensitivity of soil respiration rates enhanced by microbial community response

    Kristiina Karhu;Marc D. Auffret;Jennifer A. J. Dungait;David W. Hopkins

  • Plant functional trait change across a warming tundra biome

    Anne D. Bjorkman;Anne D. Bjorkman;Isla H. Myers-Smith;Sarah C. Elmendorf;Sarah C. Elmendorf;Sarah C. Elmendorf;Signe Normand

  • Ecosystem feedbacks and cascade processes: understanding their role in the responses of Arctic and alpine ecosystems to environmental change

    Philip A. Wookey;Rien Aerts;Richard D. Bardgett;Florence Baptist

  • COMPARATIVE RESPONSES OF PHENOLOGY AND REPRODUCTIVE DEVELOPMENT TO SIMULATED ENVIRONMENTAL-CHANGE IN SUB-ARCTIC AND HIGH ARCTIC PLANTS

    Philip Wookey;Andrew N Parsons;Jeffery M Welker;Jacqueline A Potter

  • Transitions in Arctic ecosystems: Ecological implications of a changing hydrological regime

    Frederick J. Wrona;Margareta Johansson;Joseph M. Culp;Alan Jenkins

  • Growth responses of four sub-Arctic dwarf shrubs to simulated environmental change

    Andrew N Parsons;Jeffery M Welker;Philip Wookey;Malcolm C Press

  • A potential loss of carbon associated with greater plant growth in the European Arctic

    Iain P Hartley;Iain P Hartley;Mark H Garnett;Martin Sommerkorn;David William Hopkins;David William Hopkins

  • Soil microbial respiration in arctic soil does not acclimate to temperature.

    Iain P Hartley;David W Hopkins;David W Hopkins;Mark H Garnett;Martin Sommerkorn

  • Environmental constraints on the growth, photosynthesis and reproductive development of Dryas octopetala at a high Arctic polar semi-desert, Svalbard.

    P. A. Wookey;C. H. Robinson;A. N. Parsons;J. M. Welker

  • Plant community responses to simulated environmental change at a high arctic polar semi-desert

    Clare H Robinson;Philip Wookey;John A Lee;Terry Callaghan

  • Responses of Dryas octopetala to ITEX environmental manipulations : a synthesis with circumpolar comparisons

    Jeffery M Welker;Jeffery M Welker;Ulf Molau;Andrew N Parsons;Clare H Robinson

  • The Arctic Oscillation predicts effects of climate change in two trophic levels in a high-arctic ecosystem

    Ronny Aanes;Ronny Aanes;Bernt‐Erik Sæther;Fiona M. Smith;Elisabeth J. Cooper

  • Responses of plant litter decomposition and nitrogen mineralisation to simulated environmental change in a high arctic polar semi-desert and a subarctic dwarf shrub heath

    Clare H Robinson;Philip Wookey;A N Parsons;Jacqueline A Potter

  • Rapid carbon turnover beneath shrub and tree vegetation is associated with low soil carbon stocks at a subarctic treeline

    Thomas C Parker;Thomas C Parker;Jens-Arne Subke;Philip A Wookey

  • Soil organic matter biochemistry and potential susceptibility to climatic change across the forest‐tundra ecotone in the Fennoscandian mountains

    Sofie Sjögersten;Benjamin L. Turner;Nathalie Mahieu;Leo M. Condron

  • The response of organic matter mineralisation to nutrient and substrate additions in sub-arctic soils

    Iain P. Hartley;David W. Hopkins;David W. Hopkins;Martin Sommerkorn;Philip A. Wookey

  • Differential growth, allocation and photosynthetic responses of Polygonum viviparum to simulated environmental change at a high arctic polar semi-desert

    Philip Wookey;Jeffery M Welker;Andrew N Parsons;Malcolm C Press

Frequent Co-Authors

Terry V. Callaghan
Terry V. Callaghan University of Sheffield
David W. Hopkins
David W. Hopkins Scotland's Rural College
Iain P. Hartley
Iain P. Hartley University of Exeter
Clare H. Robinson
Clare H. Robinson University of Manchester
Elisabeth J. Cooper
Elisabeth J. Cooper University of Tromsø - The Arctic University of Norway
Doerthe Tetzlaff
Doerthe Tetzlaff Leibniz Association
Ingibjörg S. Jónsdóttir
Ingibjörg S. Jónsdóttir University of Iceland
Sofie Sjögersten
Sofie Sjögersten University of Nottingham
Ulf Molau
Ulf Molau University of Gothenburg
Annika Hofgaard
Annika Hofgaard Norwegian Institute for Nature Research

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