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41
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8317
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5747
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616

Simon R. Mortimer 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 R. Mortimer sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 101 publications — 19th percentile

19% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Simon R. Mortimer 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 R. Mortimer sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 41 D-Index — 32nd percentile

32% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Simon R. Mortimer is affiliated with the University of Reading in the United Kingdom. Their research spans key areas within agricultural and biological sciences, as well as environmental science, with a focus on soil science, plant science, and environmental chemistry.

The scientist's recent publications include studies such as:

  • Obtaining more benefits from crop residues as soil amendments by application as chemically heterogeneous mixtures (2020, SOIL)
  • Absence of a home-field advantage within a short-rotation arable cropping system (2022, Plant and Soil)
  • Optimising the Spatial and Production Input Features to Improve Efficiency of Hill Farm Production Systems (2021, Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems)
  • Exploring attitudes to technology adoption for cross compliance in Greek and Lithuanian farmers (2020, AgEcon Search, University of Minnesota, USA)
  • D2.6 Draft Report of co-production of ENVISION services (2023, Zenodo, CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Simon R. Mortimer has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including:

  • Marijke Struijk
  • A. P. Whitmore
  • Tom Sizmur
  • Yiorgos Gadanakis
  • Alice L. Mauchline

Their primary research topics cover:

  • Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
  • Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics
  • Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis
  • Seedling growth and survival studies
  • Pesticide and Herbicide Environmental Studies
  • Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact
  • Sustainable Agricultural Systems Analysis

Frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • SOIL
  • Plant and Soil
  • Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
  • AgEcon Search (University of Minnesota, USA)
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Simon R. Mortimer's contributions predominantly focus on understanding interactions within soil environments, nutrient dynamics, and sustainable farming practices, reflecting a broad engagement with both the biological and environmental aspects of agriculture.

Best Publications

  • Intensive agriculture reduces soil biodiversity across Europe

    Maria A. Tsiafouli;Elisa Thébault;Stefanos P. Sgardelis;Peter C. de Ruiter

  • Soil food web properties explain ecosystem services across European land use systems

    Franciska T. de Vries;Franciska T. de Vries;Elisa Thébault;Elisa Thébault;Mira Liiri;Klaus Birkhofer

  • Species divergence and trait convergence in experimental plant community assembly

    T. Fukami;T.M. Bezemer;S.R. Mortimer;W.H. Van der Putten

  • Abiotic drivers and plant traits explain landscape-scale patterns in soil microbial communities

    Franciska T. de Vries;Pete Manning;Jerry R. B. Tallowin;Simon R. Mortimer

  • Plant species and functional group effects on abiotic and microbial soil properties and plant-soil feedback responses in two grasslands

    T. Martijn Bezemer;Clare S. Lawson;Katarina Hedlund;Andrew R. Edwards

  • Plant species diversity as a driver of early succession in abandoned fields: a multi-site approach.

    W. H. Van der Putten;S. R. Mortimer;K. Hedlund;C. Van Dijk

  • Plant species diversity, plant biomass and responses of the soil community on abandoned land across Europe: idiosyncracy or above-belowground time lags

    K. Hedlund;I. Santa Regina;W.H. van der Putten;J. Leps

  • The benefits of hedgerows for pollinators and natural enemies depends on hedge quality and landscape context

    Michael P.D. Garratt;Deepa Senapathi;Duncan J. Coston;Simon R. Mortimer

  • Detecting local adaptation in widespread grassland species – the importance of scale and local plant community

    Armin Bischoff;Lisèle Crémieux;Marie Smilauerova;Clare S. Lawson

  • CLIMATE VS. SOIL FACTORS IN LOCAL ADAPTATION OF TWO COMMON PLANT SPECIES

    Mirka Macel;Clare S. Lawson;Simon R. Mortimer;Marie Šmilauerova

  • Legacy effects of grassland management on soil carbon to depth.

    Susan E. Ward;Simon M. Smart;Helen Quirk;Jerry R. B. Tallowin

  • Long-term effectiveness of sowing high and low diversity seed mixtures to enhance plant community development on ex-arable fields

    Jan Lepŝ;Jan Lepŝ;Jiri Doleẑal;Jiri Doleẑal;T. Martijn Bezemer;Valerie K. Brown

  • Hay strewing, brush harvesting of seed and soil disturbance as tools for the enhancement of botanical diversity in grasslands

    Andrew R. Edwards;Simon R. Mortimer;Clare S. Lawson;Duncan B. Westbury

  • Separating the chance effect from other diversity effects in the functioning of plant communities

    Jan Leps;Valerie K. Brown;Tomas A. Diaz Len;Dagmar Gormsen

  • Overcoming undesirable resilience in the global food system

    Tom H. Oliver;Emily Boyd;Kelvin Balcombe;Tim G. Benton

  • Multisubstrate Isotope Labeling and Metagenomic Analysis of Active Soil Bacterial Communities

    Y. Verastegui;J. Cheng;K. Engel;D. Kolczynski

  • Effects of summer rainfall manipulations on the abundance and vertical distribution of herbivorous soil macro-invertebrates

    Joanna T. Staley;Christopher J. Hodgson;Simon R. Mortimer;Michael D. Morecroft

  • Interactions between plant and insect diversity in the restoration of lowland calcareous grasslands in southern Britain

    Simon R. Mortimer;Simon R. Mortimer;John A. Hollier;Valerie K. Brown;Valerie K. Brown

  • Simple measures of climate, soil properties and plant traits predict national‐scale grassland soil carbon stocks

    Peter Manning;Franciska T. de Vries;Franciska T. de Vries;Jerry R. B. Tallowin;Roger Smith

  • Carbon addition alters vegetation composition on ex-arable fields

    René Eschen;René Eschen;Simon R. Mortimer;Clare S. Lawson;Andrew R. Edwards

  • Urban and agricultural soils: conflicts and trade-offs in the optimization of ecosystem services

    H. Setälä;R. D. Bardgett;K. Birkhofer;M. Brady

Frequent Co-Authors

Ben A. Woodcock
Ben A. Woodcock UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Katarina Hedlund
Katarina Hedlund Lund University
Richard D. Bardgett
Richard D. Bardgett Lancaster University
Wim H. van der Putten
Wim H. van der Putten Netherlands Institute of Ecology
Richard F. Pywell
Richard F. Pywell Natural Environment Research Council
James M. Bullock
James M. Bullock UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Simon G. Potts
Simon G. Potts University of Reading
T. Martijn Bezemer
T. Martijn Bezemer Leiden University
Franciska T. de Vries
Franciska T. de Vries University of Amsterdam
Jan Lepš
Jan Lepš University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice

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