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Ecology and Evolution
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2026

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
122
Citations
83688
World Ranking
92
National Ranking
33

Robert D. Holt publication distribution in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 384 publications — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Robert D. Holt 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 Robert D. Holt sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 122 D-Index — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in United States Leader Award
  • 2016 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2013 - Fellow of the Ecological Society of America (ESA)
  • 2013 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Overview

Robert D. Holt is affiliated with the University of Florida in the United States. Their research spans Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with significant contributions to subfields such as Ecology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Genetics, and Plant Science.

The scientist's work addresses a range of topics, including:

  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Plant and animal studies
  • Evolution and Genetic Dynamics
  • Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
  • Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation
  • Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change

Frequent publication venues for Robert D. Holt include:

  • The American Naturalist
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Ecology
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Among their recent papers are:

  • "Partitioning multiple facets of beta diversity in a tropical stream macroalgal metacommunity" (2020), published in Journal of Biogeography
  • "Landscape experiments unlock relationships among habitat loss, fragmentation, and patch-size effects" (2023), published in Ecology
  • "The interplay of movement and spatiotemporal variation in transmission degrades pandemic control" (2020), published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Savannas are vital but overlooked carbon sinks" (2022), published in Science
  • "Why aren't warning signals everywhere? On the prevalence of aposematism and mimicry in communities" (2021), published in Biological Reviews

Robert D. Holt has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including Michael Barfield, Nicholas Kortessis, Margaret W. Simon, Amy E. Kendig, and Keith Clay.

They have also contributed to book publications, with at least one known title: "The Species-Area Relationship," published by Cambridge University Press in 2021.

Recognition of Robert D. Holt's work includes the following honors:

  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2016
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 2013
  • Fellow of the Ecological Society of America (ESA), 2013

Best Publications

  • The metacommunity concept: a framework for multi-scale community ecology

    M. A. Leibold;M. Holyoak;N. Mouquet;N. Mouquet;P. Amarasekare

  • Habitat fragmentation and its lasting impact on Earth’s ecosystems

    Nick M. Haddad;Lars A. Brudvig;Jean Clobert;Kendi F. Davies

  • Trophic Downgrading of Planet Earth

    James A. Estes;John Terborgh;Justin S. Brashares;Mary E. Power

  • Predation, apparent competition and the structure of prey communities.

    Robert D. Holt

  • THE ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION OF INTRAGUILD PREDATION: Potential Competitors That Eat Each Other

    Gary A. Polis;Christopher A. Myers;Robert D. Holt

  • Impacts of biodiversity on the emergence and transmission of infectious diseases

    Felicia Keesing;Lisa K. Belden;Peter Daszak;Andrew P. Dobson

  • Landscape moderation of biodiversity patterns and processes - eight hypotheses

    Teja Tscharntke;Jason M. Tylianakis;Tatyana A. Rand;Raphael K. Didham;Raphael K. Didham;Raphael K. Didham

  • Niche conservatism as an emerging principle in ecology and conservation biology.

    John J. Wiens;David D. Ackerly;Andrew P. Allen;Brian L. Anacker

  • A survey and overview of habitat fragmentation experiments.

    Diane M. Debinski;Robert D. Holt

  • Effects of species diversity on disease risk.

    F. Keesing;R. D. Holt;R. S. Ostfeld

  • A framework for community interactions under climate change

    Sarah E. Gilman;Sarah E. Gilman;Mark C. Urban;Joshua Tewksbury;George W. Gilchrist;George W. Gilchrist

  • Biodiversity inventories, indicator taxa and effects of habitat modification in tropical forest

    J. H. Lawton;D. E. Bignell;B. Bolton;G. F. Bloemers;G. F. Bloemers;G. F. Bloemers

  • A THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK FOR INTRAGUILD PREDATION

    Robert D. Holt;Gary A. Polis

  • Improving the forecast for biodiversity under climate change

    Mark C Urban;G Bocedi;A P Hendry;J-B Mihoub;J-B Mihoub

  • Intraguild predation: The dynamics of complex trophic interactions.

    Gary A. Polis;Robert D. Holt

  • The Evolution of Dispersal in Spatially and Temporally Varying Environments

    Mark A. McPeek;Robert D. Holt

  • Bringing the Hutchinsonian niche into the 21st century: Ecological and evolutionary perspectives

    Robert D. Holt

  • Ecological and evolutionary insights from species invasions

    Dov F. Sax;John J. Stachowicz;James H. Brown;John F. Bruno

  • Population dynamics in two-patch environments: some anomalous consequences of an optimal habitat distribution

    Robert D. Holt

  • Spatial Heterogeneity, Indirect Interactions, and the Coexistence of Prey Species

    Robert D. Holt

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard Gomulkiewicz
Richard Gomulkiewicz Washington State University
Michael E. Hochberg
Michael E. Hochberg University of Montpellier
Andrew P. Dobson
Andrew P. Dobson Princeton University
Oswald J. Schmitz
Oswald J. Schmitz Yale University
Michel Loreau
Michel Loreau Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Ricardo M. Holdo
Ricardo M. Holdo University of Georgia
Takayuki Ohgushi
Takayuki Ohgushi Kyoto University
Raphael K. Didham
Raphael K. Didham University of Western Australia
Anthony R. E. Sinclair
Anthony R. E. Sinclair University of British Columbia
Richard S. Ostfeld
Richard S. Ostfeld Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies

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