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Scott J. Meiners

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
37
Citations
4791
World Ranking
6930
National Ranking
2334

Scott J. Meiners 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 Scott J. Meiners sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 120 publications — 33rd percentile

33% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Scott J. Meiners 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 Scott J. Meiners sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index: 95 scientists 31 D-Index: 123 scientists 32 D-Index: 191 scientists 33 D-Index: 245 scientists 34 D-Index: 252 scientists 35 D-Index: 244 scientists 36 D-Index: 249 scientists 37 D-Index: 244 scientists 38 D-Index: 254 scientists 39 D-Index: 254 scientists 40 D-Index: 280 scientists 41 D-Index: 274 scientists 42 D-Index: 266 scientists 43 D-Index: 233 scientists 44 D-Index: 248 scientists 45 D-Index: 208 scientists 46 D-Index: 201 scientists 47 D-Index: 213 scientists 48 D-Index: 207 scientists 49 D-Index: 172 scientists 50 D-Index: 209 scientists 51 D-Index: 199 scientists 52 D-Index: 153 scientists 53 D-Index: 169 scientists 54 D-Index: 163 scientists 55 D-Index: 148 scientists 56 D-Index: 120 scientists 57 D-Index: 146 scientists 58 D-Index: 137 scientists 59 D-Index: 140 scientists 60 D-Index: 104 scientists 61 D-Index: 119 scientists 62 D-Index: 118 scientists 63 D-Index: 99 scientists 64 D-Index: 77 scientists 65 D-Index: 100 scientists 66 D-Index: 86 scientists 67 D-Index: 83 scientists 68 D-Index: 75 scientists 69 D-Index: 94 scientists 70 D-Index: 57 scientists 71 D-Index: 68 scientists 72 D-Index: 59 scientists 73 D-Index: 63 scientists 74 D-Index: 66 scientists 75 D-Index: 60 scientists 76 D-Index: 42 scientists 77 D-Index: 49 scientists 78 D-Index: 39 scientists 79 D-Index: 37 scientists 80 D-Index: 43 scientists 81 D-Index: 41 scientists 82 D-Index: 45 scientists 83 D-Index: 34 scientists 84 D-Index: 40 scientists 85 D-Index: 35 scientists 86 D-Index: 55 scientists 87 D-Index: 24 scientists 88 D-Index: 24 scientists 89 D-Index: 30 scientists 90 D-Index: 23 scientists 91 D-Index: 25 scientists 92 D-Index: 27 scientists 93 D-Index: 27 scientists 94 D-Index: 13 scientists 95 D-Index: 23 scientists 96 D-Index: 12 scientists 97 D-Index: 14 scientists 98 D-Index: 19 scientists 99 D-Index: 16 scientists 100 D-Index: 14 scientists 101 D-Index: 5 scientists 102 D-Index: 21 scientists 103 D-Index: 16 scientists 104 D-Index: 10 scientists 105 D-Index: 7 scientists 106 D-Index: 7 scientists 107 D-Index: 7 scientists 108 D-Index: 6 scientists 109 D-Index: 9 scientists 110 D-Index: 11 scientists 111 D-Index: 12 scientists 112 D-Index: 9 scientists 113 D-Index: 7 scientists 114 D-Index: 3 scientists 115 D-Index: 8 scientists 116 D-Index: 5 scientists 117 D-Index: 11 scientists 118 D-Index: 4 scientists 119 D-Index: 2 scientists 120 D-Index: 5 scientists 121+ D-Index: 100 scientists
30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 37 D-Index — 20th percentile

20% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Best Publications

  • Plant neighbor detection and allelochemical response are driven by root-secreted signaling chemicals.

    Chui-Hua Kong;Song-Zhu Zhang;Yong-Hua Li;Zhi-Chao Xia

  • Exotic plant invasions over 40 years of old field successions: community patterns and associations

    Scott J. Meiners;Steward T. A. Pickett;Mary L. Cadenasso

  • Root exudate signals in plant–plant interactions

    Nan-Qi Wang;Chui-Hua Kong;Peng Wang;Scott J Meiners

  • Is successional research nearing its climax? New approaches for understanding dynamic communities

    Scott J. Meiners;Marc W. Cadotte;Jason D. Fridley;Steward T. A. Pickett

  • Ever since Clements: from succession to vegetation dynamics and understanding to intervention*

    S.T.A. Pickett;M.L. Cadenasso;S.J. Meiners

  • Invasion impacts diversity through altered community dynamics

    Unknown

  • Effects of plant invasions on the species richness of abandoned agricultural land

    Scott J. Meiners;Steward T. A. Pickett;Mary L. Cadenasso

  • Plant colonization windows in a mesic old field succession

    Sándor Bartha;Scott J. Meiners;Steward T.A. Pickett;Mary L. Cadenasso

  • Native and exotic plant species exhibit similar population dynamics during succession.

    Unknown

  • Species colonisation, not competitive exclusion, drives community overdispersion over long‐term succession

    Shao-peng Li;Shao-peng Li;Shao-peng Li;Marc W. Cadotte;Scott J. Meiners;Zheng-shuang Hua

  • Convergence and divergence in a long‐term old‐field succession: the importance of spatial scale and species abundance

    Shao‐peng Li;Marc W. Cadotte;Marc W. Cadotte;Scott J. Meiners;Zhichao Pu

  • The effects of phylogenetic relatedness on invasion success and impact: deconstructing Darwin's naturalisation conundrum.

    Shao‐peng Li;Shao‐peng Li;Marc W. Cadotte;Scott J. Meiners;Zheng‐shuang Hua

  • Relative allelopathic potential of invasive plant species in a young disturbed woodland1

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  • Beyond biodiversity: individualistic controls of invasion in a self‐assembled community

    Scott J. Meiners;Mary L. Cadenasso;Steward T. A. Pickett

  • Developing an ecological context for allelopathy.

    Scott J. Meiners;Chui-Hua Kong;Laura M. Ladwig;Nikki L. Pisula

  • Apparent competition: an impact of exotic shrub invasion on tree regeneration

    Unknown

  • Invasion impacts local species turnover in a successional system

    Unknown

  • Tree seedling establishment under insect herbivory: edge effects and inter- annual variation

    S. J. Meiners;Steven Handel;S. T.A. Pickett

  • Changes in community and population responses across a forest‐field gradient

    Scott J. Meiners;Steward T. A. Pickett

  • ADDITIVE AND NONADDITIVE EFFECTS OF HERBIVORY AND COMPETITION ON TREE SEEDLING MORTALITY, GROWTH, AND ALLOCATION

    Scott J. Meiners;Steven N. Handel

Frequent Co-Authors

Steward T. A. Pickett
Steward T. A. Pickett Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies
Mary L. Cadenasso
Mary L. Cadenasso University of California, Davis
Marc W. Cadotte
Marc W. Cadotte University of Toronto
Chui-Hua Kong
Chui-Hua Kong China Agricultural University
Wen-Sheng Shu
Wen-Sheng Shu South China Normal University
Steven N. Handel
Steven N. Handel Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Lin Jiang
Lin Jiang Georgia Institute of Technology
Stefan A. Schnitzer
Stefan A. Schnitzer Marquette University
M. Luke McCormack
M. Luke McCormack Morton Arboretum
John Dighton
John Dighton Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

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Petr Pyšek

Czech Academy of Sciences

Publications: 24

Marc W. Cadotte

Marc W. Cadotte

University of Toronto

Publications: 24

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Peter B. Reich

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Lawrence R. Walker

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Karel Prach

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Michiel van Breugel

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Congyan Wang

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David J. Gibson

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Evan Siemann

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