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Plant Science and Agronomy

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47
Citations
9858
World Ranking
2496
National Ranking
192

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Stephen D. Hopper publication distribution in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Stephen D. Hopper sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 199 publications — 77th percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 467 publications or more.

Stephen D. Hopper D-index placement in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Plant Science and Agronomy scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Stephen D. Hopper sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 47 D-Index — 62nd percentile

62% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 109 D-Index or more.

Overview

Stephen D. Hopper is affiliated with the University of Western Australia in Australia. Their research focuses on environmental science and agricultural and biological sciences, with specific expertise in ecology, evolution, behavior and systematics, nature and landscape conservation, ecological modeling, ecology, and plant science.

The scientist's work extensively covers topics related to ecology and vegetation dynamics studies, species distribution and climate change, plant and animal studies, plant diversity and evolution, genetic diversity and population structure, rangeland and wildlife management, and wildlife ecology and conservation.

Frequent publication venues for Stephen D. Hopper include:

  • Biological Journal of the Linnean Society
  • Pacific Conservation Biology
  • Plant and Soil
  • Nuytsia-The journal of the Western Australian Herbarium
  • Australian Journal of Botany

Notable recent papers by the scientist include:

  • OCBIL theory examined: reassessing evolution, ecology and conservation in the world's ancient, climatically buffered and infertile landscapes, 2020, Biological Journal of the Linnean Society
  • Traits related to efficient acquisition and use of phosphorus promote diversification in Proteaceae in phosphorus-impoverished landscapes, 2021, Plant and Soil
  • Rarity or decline: Key concepts for the Red List of Australian eucalypts, 2020, Biological Conservation
  • The Noongar of south-western Australia: a case study of long-term biodiversity conservation in a matrix of old and young landscapes, 2020, Biological Journal of the Linnean Society
  • A Merningar Bardok family's Noongar oral history of Two Peoples Bay Nature Reserve and surrounds, 2024, Pacific Conservation Biology

Stephen D. Hopper has collaborated with several frequent co-authors including:

  • Lynette Knapp
  • Alison Lullfitz
  • Margaret Byrne
  • Peggy L. Fiedler
  • Shandell Cummings

Best Publications

  • Refugia: identifying and understanding safe havens for biodiversity under climate change

    Gunnar Keppel;K. Van Niel;Grant Wardell-Johnson;C. Yates

  • The Southwest Australian Floristic Region: Evolution and Conservation of a Global Hot Spot of Biodiversity

    Stephen D. Hopper;Paul Gioia

  • OCBIL theory: towards an integrated understanding of the evolution, ecology and conservation of biodiversity on old, climatically buffered, infertile landscapes

    Stephen D. Hopper;Stephen D. Hopper

  • Plant mineral nutrition in ancient landscapes: high plant species diversity on infertile soils is linked to functional diversity for nutritional strategies

    Hans Lambers;Mark C. Brundrett;John A. Raven;John A. Raven;Stephen D. Hopper;Stephen D. Hopper

  • BIOGEOGRAPHICAL ASPECTS OF SPECIATION IN THE SOUTHWEST AUSTRALIAN FLORA

    Stephen D. Hopper

  • Plant mineral nutrition in ancient landscapes: high plant species diversity on infertile soils is linked to functional diversity for nutritional strategies

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    Stephen D Hopper

  • Little evidence for fire-adapted plant traits in Mediterranean climate regions

    S. Don Bradshaw;Kingsley W. Dixon;Stephen D. Hopper;Stephen D. Hopper;Hans Lambers

  • Genetic diversity and the insular population structure of the rare granite rock species, Eucalyptus caesia Benth

    G. F. Moran;Stephen D. Hopper

  • Biodiversity hotspots and Ocbil theory

    Stephen D. Hopper;Fernando A. O. Silveira;Peggy L. Fiedler

  • Phosphorus-mobilization ecosystem engineering: the roles of cluster roots and carboxylate exudation in young P-limited ecosystems

    Hans Lambers;John G. Bishop;Stephen D. Hopper;Stephen D. Hopper;Etienne Laliberté

  • A phylogenetic analysis of Diurideae (Orchidaceae) based on plastid DNA sequence data

    Paul J. Kores;Mia Molvray;Peter H. Weston;Stephen D. Hopper

  • Do mycorrhizal symbioses cause rarity in orchids

    Ryan D. Phillips;Ryan D. Phillips;Matthew D. Barrett;Kingsley W. Dixon;Stephen D. Hopper;Stephen D. Hopper

  • Variation in plant diversity in mediterranean-climate ecosystems: The role of climatic and topographical stability

    Richard M. Cowling;Alastair J. Potts;Peter L. Bradshaw;Jonathan Colville

  • Novel Consequences of Bird Pollination for Plant Mating

    Siegfried L. Krauss;Siegfried L. Krauss;Ryan D. Phillips;Jeffrey D. Karron;Steven D. Johnson

  • Threat syndromes and conservation of the Australian flora

    M.A. Burgman;D. Keith;Stephen Hopper;D. Widyatmoko

  • Western Australia's endangered flora and other plants under consideration for declaration

    Stephen D. Hopper

  • A Method for Setting the Size of Plant Conservation Target Areas

    Mark A. Burgman;Hugh P. Possingham;A. Jasmyn J. Lynch;David A. Keith

  • Isolated with persistence or dynamically connected? Genetic patterns in a common granite outcrop endemic

    S.L. Tapper;M. Byrne;C.J. Yates;G. Keppel;G. Keppel

  • The Banksia Atlas

    Anne Taylor;Stephen D Hopper;Australia.;Western Australia.

  • Granite outcrops as ancient islands in old landscapes: evidence from the phylogeography and population genetics of Eucalyptus caesia (Myrtaceae) in Western Australia

    Margaret Byrne;Stephen D. Hopper;Stephen D. Hopper

  • The Role of Botanic Gardens in the Science and Practice of Ecological Restoration

    Kate A. Hardwick;Peggy Fiedler;Lyndon C. Lee;Bruce Pavlik

Frequent Co-Authors

Ryan D. Phillips
Ryan D. Phillips La Trobe University
Kingsley W. Dixon
Kingsley W. Dixon Curtin University
Margaret Byrne
Margaret Byrne University of Western Australia
Siegfried L. Krauss
Siegfried L. Krauss University of Western Australia
Colin J. Yates
Colin J. Yates Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Hans Lambers
Hans Lambers University of Western Australia
Gunnar Keppel
Gunnar Keppel University of South Australia
Grant Wardell-Johnson
Grant Wardell-Johnson Curtin University
David J. Merritt
David J. Merritt University of Western Australia
Mark W. Chase
Mark W. Chase Royal Botanic Gardens

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