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D-Index
63
Citations
56077
World Ranking
1905
National Ranking
155

Rod Peakall 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 Rod Peakall sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 190 publications — 71st percentile

71% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Rod Peakall 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 Rod Peakall sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 63 D-Index — 77th percentile

77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 121 D-Index or more.

Overview

Rod Peakall is affiliated with the Australian National University in Australia. Their research primarily spans the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences as well as Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Within these broad areas, their subfields of study include Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Molecular Biology, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Plant Science, and Genetics.

Peakall's work covers a range of main topics in plant and animal studies, including Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies, Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis, Plant Parasitism and Resistance, Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions, Plant Gene Expression Analysis, and Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior.

They have contributed articles to several frequent publication venues. The most common are Current Biology, where they have published five papers; Frontiers in Plant Science with three publications; Annals of Botany and Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, each with two; and Trends in Plant Science with one publication.

Peakall has collaborated often with several researchers. Frequent coauthors include Ryan D. Phillips, Darren C. J. Wong, Björn Bohman, James Perkins, and Noushka Reiter.

Their recent scientific papers include the following:

  • Niche Perspectives on Plant-Pollinator Interactions, 2020, Trends in Plant Science
  • Orchid conservation: from theory to practice, 2020, Annals of Botany
  • Unburnt habitat patches are critical for survival and in situ population recovery in a small mammal after fire, 2021, Journal of Applied Ecology
  • The volatile chemistry of orchid pollination, 2023, Natural Product Reports
  • An unusual tricosatriene is crucial for male fungus gnat attraction and exploitation by sexually deceptive Pterostylis orchids, 2021, Current Biology

Best Publications

  • genalex 6: genetic analysis in Excel. Population genetic software for teaching and research

    Rodney Peakall;Peter E Smouse

  • GenAlEx 6.5

    Rod Peakall;Peter E. Smouse

  • Spatial autocorrelation analysis of individual multiallele and multilocus genetic structure.

    Peter E. Smouse;Rod Peakall

  • RAPD variation within and among natural populations of outcrossing buffalograss [Buchloë dactyloides (Nutt.) Engelm.]

    David Robert Huff;R. Peakall;R. Peakall;P. E. Smouse

  • SPATIAL AUTOCORRELATION ANALYSIS OFFERS NEW INSIGHTS INTO GENE FLOW IN THE AUSTRALIAN BUSH RAT, RATTUS FUSCIPES

    Rodney Peakall;Monica Ruibal;David B Lindenmayer

  • The Chemistry of Sexual Deception in an Orchid-Wasp Pollination System

    Florian P. Schiestl;Rod Peakall;Jim G. Mant;Fernando Ibarra

  • Pollinator-driven ecological speciation in plants: new evidence and future perspectives

    Timotheus Van der Niet;Timotheus Van der Niet;Timotheus Van der Niet;Rodney Peakall;Steven D. Johnson

  • Chloroplast simple sequence repeats (cpSSRs): technical resources and recommendations for expanding cpSSR discovery and applications to a wide array of plant species

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  • How does ecological disturbance influence genetic diversity

    Sam C. Banks;Geoffrey J. Cary;Annabel L. Smith;Ian D. Davies

  • Evaluation of the contribution of genetic research to the management of the endangered plant Zieria prostrata

    Patricia M. Hogbin;Rod Peakall

  • DISPERSAL, PHILOPATRY, AND INFIDELITY: DISSECTING LOCAL GENETIC STRUCTURE IN SUPERB FAIRY-WRENS (MALURUS CYANEUS)

    Michael Double;Rodney Peakall;Nadeena Beck;Andrew Cockburn

  • ECOLOGICAL AND GENETIC CONSEQUENCES OF POLLINATION BY SEXUAL DECEPTION IN THE ORCHID CALADENIA TENTACTULATA.

    Rod Peakall;Rod Peakall;Andrew J. Beattie

  • Comparative analysis of genetic diversity in the mangrove species Avicennia marina (Forsk.) Vierh. (Avicenniaceae) detected by AFLPs and SSRs

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  • Pollinator specificity, floral odour chemistry and the phylogeny of Australian sexually deceptive Chiloglottis orchids: implications for pollinator-driven speciation

    Rod Peakall;Daniel Ebert;Jacqueline Poldy;Russell A. Barrow

  • A heterogeneity test for fine-scale genetic structure.

    Peter E Smouse;Rodney Peakall;Eva Gonzales

  • Responses of male Zaspilothynnus trilobatus turner wasps to females and the sexually deceptive orchid it pollinates.

    Rod Peakall

  • Genetic spatial autocorrelation can readily detect sex‐biased dispersal

    Samuel Banks;Rodney Peakall

  • DOES SELECTION ON FLORAL ODOR PROMOTE DIFFERENTIATION AMONG POPULATIONS AND SPECIES OF THE SEXUALLY DECEPTIVE ORCHID GENUS OPHRYS

    Jim Mant;Rodney Peakall;Florian Schiestl

  • Comparative genetic study confirms exceptionally low genetic variation in the ancient and endangered relictual conifer, Wollemia nobilis (Araucariaceae).

    Rod Peakall;Daniel Ebert;Leon J. Scott;Patricia F. Meagher

  • Extensive clonality in the endangered shrub Haloragodendron lucasii (Haloragaceae) revealed by allozymes and RAPDs

    Marita A. Sydes;Rod Peakall

  • Amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) reveals introgression in weedy Onopordum thistles: hybridization and invasion

    P. C. O'Hanlon;Rod Peakall;D. T. Briese

  • Inference of higher-order conifer relationships from a multi-locus plastid data set

    Hardeep S. RaiH.S. Rai;Hardeep S. RaiH.S. Rai;Hardeep S. RaiH.S. Rai;Patrick A. ReevesP.A. Reeves;Patrick A. ReevesP.A. Reeves;Patrick A. ReevesP.A. Reeves;Rod PeakallR. Peakall;Rod PeakallR. Peakall;Rod PeakallR. Peakall;Richard G. OlmsteadR.G. Olmstead;Richard G. OlmsteadR.G. Olmstead;Richard G. OlmsteadR.G. Olmstead

  • THE GENETIC CONSEQUENCES OF WORKER ANT POLLINATION IN A SELF-COMPATIBLE, CLONAL ORCHID.

    Rod Peakall;Andrew J. Beattie

  • A new technique for monitoring pollen flow in orchids.

    Rod Peakall

  • A PHYLOGENETIC STUDY OF POLLINATOR CONSERVATISM AMONG SEXUALLY DECEPTIVE ORCHIDS

    Jim G. Mant;Florian P. Schiestl;Florian P. Schiestl;Rod Peakall;Peter H. Weston

Frequent Co-Authors

Ryan D. Phillips
Ryan D. Phillips La Trobe University
Gavin R. Flematti
Gavin R. Flematti University of Western Australia
Kingsley W. Dixon
Kingsley W. Dixon Curtin University
Sam C. Banks
Sam C. Banks Charles Darwin University
Celeste C. Linde
Celeste C. Linde Australian National University
Eran Pichersky
Eran Pichersky University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Florian P. Schiestl
Florian P. Schiestl University of Zurich
David B. Lindenmayer
David B. Lindenmayer Australian National University
Andrew J. Beattie
Andrew J. Beattie Macquarie University
Robert Heinsohn
Robert Heinsohn Australian National University

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