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 Richard J. Payne sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 150 publications — 52nd percentile
52% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 531 publications or more.
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 Richard J. Payne sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 39 D-Index — 26th percentile
26% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 121 D-Index or more.
Richard J. Payne was affiliated with the University of York in the United Kingdom. Their research was primarily situated within Environmental Science, with significant contributions also in Earth and Planetary Sciences. Specific subfields of study included Ecology, Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change, Plant Science, and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics.
The main topics explored in their research comprised Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology, Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Fire effects on ecosystems, Climate change and permafrost, Protist diversity and phylogeny, and Geological formations and processes.
Frequent publication venues for Richard J. Payne included:
Key recent papers authored or co-authored by Payne were:
Richard J. Payne collaborated frequently with a number of researchers, including:
J. Loisel;A. V. Gallego-Sala;Matthew J. Amesbury;Matthew J. Amesbury;G. Magnan
Alistair W. R. Seddon;Alistair W. R. Seddon;Anson W. Mackay;Ambroise G. Baker;H. John B. Birks;H. John B. Birks;H. John B. Birks
Graeme T. Swindles;Graeme T. Swindles;Graeme T. Swindles;Paul J. Morris;Donal J. Mullan;Richard J. Payne
Richard J. Payne;Edward A. D. Mitchell
Richard John Payne;Nancy B. Dise;Christopher D Field;Anthony Dore
Stefan Geisen;Edward A. D. Mitchell;David M. Wilkinson;Sina Adl
Richard J. Payne;Nancy B. Dise;Carly J. Stevens;David J. Gowing
Matthew J. Amesbury;Graeme T. Swindles;Anatoly Bobrov;Dan J. Charman
Vincent E. J. Jassey;Vincent E. J. Jassey;Constant Signarbieux;Constant Signarbieux;Stephan Hättenschwiler;Luca Bragazza;Luca Bragazza
Edward A. D. Mitchell;Richard J. Payne;Mariusz Lamentowicz
Chris D. Field;Nancy B. Dise;Richard J. Payne;Richard J. Payne;Andrea J. Britton
Claire C. Treat;Claire C. Treat;Thomas Kleinen;Nils Broothaerts;April S. Dalton
Richard Payne;Keiko Kishaba;Jeffrey J Blackford;Edward A D Mitchell
Bjorn J. M. Robroek;Bjorn J. M. Robroek;Vincent E. J. Jassey;Richard J. Payne;Richard J. Payne;Magalí Martí
Richard J. Payne
Richard J. Payne;Edward A.D. Mitchell
Elena Yu. Novenko;Elena Yu. Novenko;Andrey N. Tsyganov;Elena M. Volkova;Kirill V. Babeshko
Richard J. Payne
Fia Bengtsson;Håkan Rydin;Jennifer L. Baltzer;Luca Bragazza;Luca Bragazza
Yangmin Qin;Edward A. D. Mitchell;Mariusz Lamentowicz;Richard J. Payne
Richard J. Payne;Richard J. Payne;Mariusz Lamentowicz;W.O. van der Knaap;Jacqueline F.N. van Leeuwen
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