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Rob H. Marrs publication distribution in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Rob H. Marrs sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 382 publications — 97th percentile

97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Rob H. Marrs D-index placement in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Plant Science and Agronomy scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Rob H. Marrs sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 62 D-Index — 84th percentile

84% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Rob H. Marrs is affiliated with the University of Liverpool in the United Kingdom. Their research focus spans various aspects of environmental science, with significant contributions to agricultural and biological sciences.

Their main fields of study include:

  • Environmental Science
  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Marrs's subfields of expertise cover several areas related to plant and ecosystem research:

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

Their research addresses a range of key scientific topics, such as:

  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Plant and animal studies
  • Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Botany and Plant Ecology Studies
  • Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies
  • Plant Parasitism and Resistance

Recent publications by Rob H. Marrs include:

  • "Synchrony matters more than species richness in plant community stability at a global scale," 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Buffering effects of soil seed banks on plant community composition in response to land use and climate," 2020, Global Ecology and Biogeography
  • "Environmental drivers of grazing effects on arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in grasslands," 2020, Applied Soil Ecology
  • "Synthesis on the effectiveness of soil translocation for plant community restoration," 2023, Journal of Applied Ecology
  • "Evaluating ecosystem functioning following river restoration: the role of hydromorphology, bacteria, and macroinvertebrates," 2020, The Science of The Total Environment

Marrs has frequently collaborated with several researchers, including:

  • Robin J. Pakeman
  • Vigdis Vandvik
  • Josu G. Alday
  • Meelis Pärtel
  • Begoña Peco

Their work has appeared multiple times in key publication venues, such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Open Forum Infectious Diseases
  • Journal of Vegetation Science
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Annals of Applied Biology

Best Publications

  • Biotic homogenization and changes in species diversity across human-modified ecosystems.

    Simon M Smart;Ken Thompson;Robert H Marrs;Mike G Le Duc

  • Soil Fertility and Nature Conservation in Europe: Theoretical Considerations and Practical Management Solutions

    R.H. Marrs

  • CHANGES IN SOIL NITROGEN-MINERALIZATION AND NITRIFICATION ALONG AN ALTITUDINAL TRANSECT IN TROPICAL RAIN FOREST IN COSTA RICA

    R. H. Marrs;J. Proctor;A. Heaney;M. D. Mountford

  • Biological Flora of the British Isles: Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn

    R. H. Marrs;A. S. Watt

  • Synchrony matters more than species richness in plant community stability at a global scale.

    Enrique Valencia;Francesco de Bello;Thomas Galland;Peter B Adler;Peter B Adler

  • Do restored calcareous grasslands on former arable fields resemble ancient targets? The effect of time, methods and environment on outcomes

    Kate C. Fagan;Richard F. Pywell;James M. Bullock;Rob H. Marrs

  • A comparison of soil fertility between semi-natural and agricultural plant communities: Implications for the creations of species-rich grassland on abondoned agricultural land

    M.W. Gough;R.H. Marrs

  • Ecological restoration and land reclamation in open-cast mines in Shanxi Province, China

    Z Miao;R Marrs

  • Assessment of the effects of herbicide spray drift on a range of plant species of conservation interest.

    R.H. Marrs;C.T. Williams;A.J. Frost;R.A. Plant

  • A study of succession on lowland heaths in Dorset, southern England: changes in vegetation and soil chemical properties

    R. J. Mitchell;R. H. Marrs;M. G. Le Duc;M. H. D. Auld

  • Influence of environmental factors on the growth and interactions between salt marsh plants: effects of salinity, sediment and waterlogging.

    Jonathan M. Huckle;Jacqueline Potter;Robert H. Marrs

  • The Ecology of Bracken: Its Role in Succession and Implications for Control

    R. H. Marrs;M. G. le Duc;R. J. Mitchell;D. Goddard

  • Large-scale changes in the abundance of common higher plant species across Britain between 1978, 1990 and 1998 as a consequence of human activity: Tests of hypothesised changes in trait representation

    S.M. Smart;R.G.H. Bunce;R. Marrs;M. LeDuc

  • The role of fire in UK peatland and moorland management: The need for informed, unbiased debate

    G. Matt Davies;Nicholas Kettridge;Cathelijne R. Stoof;Alan Gray

  • Techniques for reducing soil fertility for nature conservation purposes: A review in relation to research at Roper's Heath, Suffolk, England

    R.H. Marrs

  • Determination of buffer zones to protect seedlings of non-target plants from the effects of glyphosate spray drift

    R.H. Marrs;A.J. Frost;R.A. Plant;P. Lunnis

  • Vegetation succession on reclaimed coal wastes in Spain: the influence of soil and environmental factors

    Josu G. Alday;Rob H. Marrs;Carolina Martínez-Ruiz

  • Methane (CH4) emission from a tidal marsh in the Min River estuary, southeast China.

    Chuan Tong;Wei-Qi Wang;Cong-Sheng Zeng;Rob Marrs

  • The conservation value of bracken Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn-dominated communities in the UK, and an assessment of the ecological impact of bracken expansion or its removal

    R.J. Pakeman;R.H. Marrs

  • Leaf dry matter content is better at predicting above-ground net primary production than specific leaf area

    Simon Mark Smart;Helen Catherine Glanville;Maria del Carmen Blanes;Lina Maria Mercado

  • Soil and vegetation development during early succession on restored coal wastes: a six-year permanent plot study

    Josu G. Alday;Rob H. Marrs;Carolina Martínez-Ruiz

  • Contrasting nutrient stocks and litter decomposition in stands of native and invasive species in a sub-tropical estuarine marsh

    Chuan Tong;Linhai Zhang;Weiqi Wang;Vincent Gauci

  • Control of Molinia caerulea on upland moors

    R. H. Marrs;J. D. P. Phillips;P. A. Todd;J. Ghorbani

  • A study of the restoration of heathland on successional sites: changes in vegetation and soil chemical properties

    R.J. Mitchell;R.H. Marrs;M.G. Le Duc;M.H.D. Auld

  • Do gender, nationality, or academic age affect review decisions? An analysis of submissions to the journal Biological Conservation

    Richard B. Primack;Elizabeth Ellwood;Abraham J. Miller-Rushing;Rob Marrs

  • Old-field secondary succession in SE Spain: can fire divert it?

    Victor M. Santana;M. Jaime Baeza;M. Jaime Baeza;Rob H. Marrs;V. Ramón Vallejo

  • The effects of shade on the plant communities of rides in plantation woodland and implications for butterfly conservation

    T.H. Sparks;J.N. Greatorex-Davies;J.O. Mountford;M.L. Hall

  • Some factors affecting successional change on uranium mine wastes: Insights for ecological restoration

    C. Martínez-Ruiz;C. Martínez-Ruiz;R.H. Marrs

  • Bracken Distribution in Great Britain: Strategies for its Control and the Sustainable Management of Marginal Land

    Robin J. Pakeman;Mike G. Le Duc;Rob H. Marrs

  • An assessment of change in Calluna heathlands in Breckland, eastern England, between 1983 and 1991

    R.H. Marrs

  • Environmental Ecology: The Impacts of Pollution and Other Stresses on Ecosystem Structure and Function.

    R. H. Marrs;B. Freedman

  • The Ecology of the Nitrogen Cycle.

    R. H. Marrs;J. I. Sprent

  • Mineral Nutrients in Tropical Forests and Savanna Ecosystems.

    R. H. Marrs;J. Proctor

  • The role of fire in UK peatland and moorland management

    G.M. Davies;Nicholas Kettridge;Cathelijne R. Stoof;Alan Gray

  • fields resemble ancient targets? The effect of time, methods and environment on outcomes

    Kate C. Fagan;Richard R Pywell;James M. Bullock;Rob H. Marrs

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard F. Pywell
Richard F. Pywell Natural Environment Research Council
Robin J. Pakeman
Robin J. Pakeman James Hutton Institute
Josu G. Alday
Josu G. Alday University of Lleida
Simon M. Smart
Simon M. Smart Lancaster University
Richard C. Chiverrell
Richard C. Chiverrell University of Liverpool
Paulo M. Fernandes
Paulo M. Fernandes University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro
John Proctor
John Proctor University of Stirling
Vigdis Vandvik
Vigdis Vandvik University of Bergen
Keith Kirby
Keith Kirby University of Oxford
Martin I. Bidartondo
Martin I. Bidartondo Imperial College London

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