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Simon Pierce

Simon Pierce

D-Index & Metrics

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
39
Citations
8509
World Ranking
6284
National Ranking
125

Simon Pierce 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 Simon Pierce sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 117 publications — 30th percentile

30% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Simon Pierce 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 Simon Pierce sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 39 D-Index — 26th percentile

26% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Simon Pierce is a researcher affiliated with the University of Milan in Italy, focusing primarily on environmental science. Their scholarly work spans various subfields, including nature and landscape conservation, ecology, global and planetary change, oceanography, and virology. The scientist's research topics concentrate heavily on ichthyology and marine biology, marine animal studies, fish ecology and management, marine and fisheries research, turtle biology and conservation, coral and marine ecosystems, and underwater acoustics research.

They have authored numerous papers published in notable venues, with frequent contributions to the Journal of Fish Biology, Frontiers in Marine Science, Environmental Biology of Fishes, The Science of The Total Environment, and Aquatic Conservation Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems.

  • Global collision-risk hotspots of marine traffic and the world's largest fish, the whale shark (2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences)
  • No Place Like Home? High Residency and Predictable Seasonal Movement of Whale Sharks Off Tanzania (2020, Frontiers in Marine Science)
  • St. Helena: An Important Reproductive Habitat for Whale Sharks (Rhincodon typus) in the Central South Atlantic (2020, Frontiers in Marine Science)
  • Satellite tracking of rehabilitated sea turtles suggests a high rate of short-term survival following release (2021, PLoS ONE)
  • Identifying priority sites for whale shark ship collision management globally (2024, The Science of The Total Environment)

Simon Pierce regularly collaborates with several researchers in their field. Frequent co-authors include Christoph A. Rohner, Gonzalo Araújo, Stella Diamant, David P. Robinson, and Bradley M. Norman. The scientific partnership with these individuals reflects shared interests in marine and environmental biology topics.

The scientist's work incorporates data-driven approaches to marine animal conservation, focusing on whale sharks and sea turtles. Their studies address critical issues such as habitat use, seasonal movements, reproduction habitats, rehabilitation outcomes, and collision risks with marine traffic. This breadth of research contributes to understanding marine species ecology and supports conservation strategies.

Best Publications

  • The global spectrum of plant form and function

    Sandra Myrna Díaz;Jens Kattge;Johannes H. C. Cornelissen;Ian J. Wright

  • TRY plant trait database : Enhanced coverage and open access

    Jens Kattge;Gerhard Bönisch;Sandra Díaz;Sandra Lavorel

  • A global method for calculating plant CSR ecological strategies applied across biomes world-wide

    Simon Pierce;Daniel Negreiros;Bruno E. L. Cerabolini;Jens Kattge

  • The Evolutionary Strategies that Shape Ecosystems

    J. Philip Grime;Simon Pierce

  • The Evolutionary Strategies that Shape Ecosystems: Grime/The Evolutionary Strategies that Shape Ecosystems

    J. Philip Grime;Simon Pierce

  • Allocating CSR plant functional types: the use of leaf economics and size traits to classify woody and herbaceous vascular plants

    Simon Pierce;Guido Brusa;Ilda Vagge;Bruno E. L. Cerabolini

  • Biology, ecology and conservation of the Mobulidae.

    L. I. E. Couturier;A. D. Marshall;F. R. A. Jaine;F. R. A. Jaine;T. Kashiwagi;T. Kashiwagi

  • The global spectrum of plant form and function: enhanced species-level trait dataset

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  • The functional basis of a primary succession resolved by CSR classification

    Marco Caccianiga;Alessandra Luzzaro;Simon Pierce;Roberta M. Ceriani

  • Stomatal vs. genome size in angiosperms: the somatic tail wagging the genomic dog?

    J. G. Hodgson;M. Sharafi;A. Jalili;S. Díaz

  • Trends in sightings and environmental influences on a coastal aggregation of manta rays and whale sharks

    C. A. Rohner;S. J. Pierce;A. D. Marshall;S. J. Weeks

  • Pladias Database of the Czech Flora and Vegetation

    Milan Chytrý;Jiří Danihelka;Zdeněk Kaplan;Jan Wild

  • Disturbance is the principal α‐scale filter determining niche differentiation, coexistence and biodiversity in an alpine community

    Simon Pierce;Alessandra Luzzaro;Marco Caccianiga;Roberta M. Ceriani

  • Whale sharks, Rhincodon typus, aggregate around offshore platforms in Qatari waters of the Arabian Gulf to feed on fish spawn.

    David P. Robinson;Mohammed Y. Jaidah;Rima W. Jabado;Katie Lee-Brooks

  • Can CSR classification be generally applied outside Britain

    Bruno E. L. Cerabolini;Guido Brusa;Roberta M. Ceriani;Rossella De Andreis

  • Scarring patterns and relative mortality rates of Indian Ocean whale sharks

    Conrad Wayne Speed;Mark G. Meekan;David Rowat;S. Pierce

  • Seed germination and conservation of endangered species from the Italian Alps: Physoplexis comosa and Primula glaucescens

    Bruno Cerabolini;Rossella De Andreis;Roberta M. Ceriani;Simon Pierce

  • Ontogenetic shifts in plant ecological strategies

    Roberta L. C. Dayrell;Roberta L. C. Dayrell;André J. Arruda;André J. Arruda;Simon Pierce;Daniel Negreiros

  • Combined use of leaf size and economics traits allows direct comparison of hydrophyte and terrestrial herbaceous adaptive strategies

    Simon Pierce;Guido Brusa;Matteo Sartori;Bruno E. L. Cerabolini

  • How large is the world's largest fish? Measuring whale sharks Rhincodon typus with laser photogrammetry.

    C. A. Rohner;Anthony Richardson;Anthony Richardson;A. D. Marshall;S. J. Weeks

  • Diet of whale sharks Rhincodon typus inferred from stomach content and signature fatty acid analyses

    Christoph A. Rohner;Lydie I. E. Couturier;Anthony J. Richardson;Simon J. Pierce

  • Genetic structure of populations of whale sharks among ocean basins and evidence for their historic rise and recent decline

    Thomas M. Vignaud;Jeffrey Allen Maynard;Jeffrey Allen Maynard;Raphaël Leblois;Mark G. Meekan

  • The role of adaptive strategies in plant naturalization.

    Wen-Yong Guo;Wen-Yong Guo;Mark van Kleunen;Mark van Kleunen;Marten Winter;Patrick Weigelt

  • Carbon isotope ratio and the extent of daily CAM use by Bromeliaceae

    Simon Pierce;Klaus Winter;Howard Griffiths

  • An evolutionary perspective on leaf economics: phylogenetics of leaf mass per area in vascular plants.

    Olivier Flores;Olivier Flores;Eric Garnier;Ian J. Wright;Peter B. Reich;Peter B. Reich

  • Comment on “Productivity Is a Poor Predictor of Plant Species Richness”

    Jason D. Fridley;J. Philip Grime;Michael A. Huston;Simon Pierce

  • The role of CAM in high rainfall cloud forests: an in situ comparison of photosynthetic pathways in Bromeliaceae

    S. Pierce;S. Pierce;K. Winter;H. Griffiths

  • From ancient genes to modern communities: the cellular stress response and the evolution of plant strategies

    S. Pierce;Alberto Vianelli;Bruno Enrico Leone Cerabolini

  • Soil‐mediated filtering organizes tree assemblages in regenerating tropical forests

    Bruno Ximenes Pinho;Felipe Pimentel Lopes de Melo;Víctor Arroyo‐Rodríguez;Simon Pierce

Frequent Co-Authors

Bruno Enrico Leone Cerabolini
Bruno Enrico Leone Cerabolini University of Insubria
Michael L. Berumen
Michael L. Berumen King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Peter B. Reich
Peter B. Reich University of Minnesota
Petr Pyšek
Petr Pyšek Czech Academy of Sciences
Johannes H. C. Cornelissen
Johannes H. C. Cornelissen Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Jens Kattge
Jens Kattge Max Planck Society
Felipe P. L. Melo
Felipe P. L. Melo Federal University of Pernambuco
Sandra Díaz
Sandra Díaz National University of Córdoba
Bradley M. Wetherbee
Bradley M. Wetherbee University of Rhode Island
Klaus Winter
Klaus Winter Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute

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