2026 Robert H. Whittaker: Ecology and Evolution Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Ecology and Evolution	72	1212	449	123	48403

Discipline name

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National Ranking

Publications

Citations

Ecology and Evolution

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48403

Overview

Robert H. Whittaker was affiliated with Cornell University in the United States and contributed to research primarily within the field of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a concentration on Plant Science and related subfields. Their work spanned several key disciplines including Nature and Landscape Conservation and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics.

Whittaker's research topics covered a range of areas related to plant biology and agricultural technologies. These included Greenhouse Technology and Climate Control, Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies, Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies, Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies, Plant and Animal Studies, Smart Agriculture and AI, and Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life Management.

Among their recent published papers were:

Plant community data collected by Robert H. Whittaker in the Siskiyou Mountains, Oregon and California, USA, 2022, published in Ecology
An intelligent IoT platform as an advisory system for fruit growth, 2025, published in Acta Horticulturae
Novel fruit growers' advisory system using connected fruit dendrometer, micro-climate data and machine learning algorithms, 2025, published in Acta Horticulturae

The scientist frequently collaborated with a group of coauthors including Fabien Dutoit, Elena Najdenovska, T. Dunkel, C. Camps, and Laura Elena Raileanu. These collaborations were reflected in multiple joint publications, indicating ongoing research partnerships.

Whittaker's works were published mainly in the journals Acta Horticulturae and Ecology, with two publications in the former and one in the latter.

Best Publications

Evolution and measurement of species diversity

R. H. Whittaker

7099
Citations
Vegetation of the Siskiyou Mountains, Oregon and California

R. H. Whittaker

5175
Citations
Vegetation of the Great Smoky Mountains

R. H. Whittaker

2550
Citations
GRADIENT ANALYSIS OF VEGETATION

R. H. Whittaker

2247
Citations
Dominance and Diversity in Land Plant Communities

Unknown

1701
Citations
Allelochemics: Chemical Interactions between Species

R. H. Whittaker;P. P. Feeny

1649
Citations
Primary productivity of the biosphere

Helmut Lieth;Robert Whittaker

1556
Citations
New concepts of kingdoms of organisms

R. H. Whittaker

1088
Citations
Niche, Habitat, and Ecotope

R. H. Whittaker;S. A. Levin;R. B. Root

1086
Citations
EVOLUTION OF SPECIES DIVERSITY IN LAND COMMUNITIES.

R. H. Whittaker

1005
Citations
The Biota and the World Carbon Budget

G. M. Woodwell;R. H. Whittaker;W. A. Reiners;G. E. Likens

980
Citations
A Study of Summer Foliage Insect Communities in the Great Smoky Mountains

R. H. Whittaker

767
Citations
The Hubbard Brook Ecosystem Study: Forest Biomass and Production

R. H. Whittaker;F. H. Bormann;G. E. Likens;T. G. Siccama

724
Citations
A Consideration of Climax Theory: The Climax as a Population and Pattern

R. H. Whittaker

686
Citations
DIMENSION AND PRODUCTION RELATIONS OF TREES AND SHRUBS IN THE BROOKHAVEN FOREST, NEW YORK.

R.H. Whittaker;G.M. Woodwell

674
Citations
VEGETATION OF THE SANTA CATALINA MOUNTAINS, ARIZONA. V. BIOMASS, PRODUCTION, AND DIVERSITY ALONG THE ELEVATION GRADIENT'

R. H. Whittaker;W. A. Niering

626
Citations
The Biosphere and Man

Robert H. Whittaker;Gene E. Likens

594
Citations
The role of mosaic phenomena in natural communities.

R.H. Whittaker;S.A. Levin

585
Citations
Classification of Plant Communities

Robert Harding Whittaker

522
Citations
Structural and floristic diversity of shrublands and woodlands in Northern Israel and other Mediterranean areas

Zev Naveh;R. H. Whittaker

507
Citations
Classification of natural communities

Robert Harding Whittaker

497
Citations
A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF RECIPROCAL AVERAGING AND OTHER ORDINATION TECHNIQUES

H. G. Gauch;R. H. Whittaker;T. R. Wentworth

471
Citations
A Study of Plankton Copepod Communities in the Columbia Basin, Southeastern Washington

R. H. Whittaker;C. Warren Fairbanks

410
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Gene E. Likens University of Connecticut

Simon A. Levin Princeton University

Thomas G. Siccama Yale University

Imanuel Noy-Meir Hebrew University of Jerusalem

William A. Niering Connecticut College

Avi Shmida Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Michael D. Crisp Australian National University

William A. Reiners University of Wyoming

Kenneth V. Thimann Harvard University

Thomas Eisner Cornell University

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