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D-Index
37
Citations
5841
World Ranking
6838
National Ranking
690

Tom M. Fayle 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 Tom M. Fayle sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 111 publications — 26th percentile

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

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

Tom M. Fayle 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 Tom M. Fayle sits on this spectrum.

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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.

Overview

Tom M. Fayle is affiliated with the Czech Academy of Sciences in the Czech Republic. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science, agricultural and biological sciences, as well as biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. This multidisciplinary approach is reflected in the diversity of their publications and areas of study.

The scientist has contributed extensively to subfields including ecology, evolution, behavior and systematics, genetics, nature and landscape conservation, ecological modeling, and insect science. Their work spans various topics such as plant and animal studies, ecology and vegetation dynamics, insect and arachnid ecology and behavior, species distribution in relation to climate change, conservation and biodiversity, insect and pesticide research, and lepidoptera biology and taxonomy.

Significant publications include:

  • "Integrated global assessment of the natural forest carbon potential" (2023, Nature)
  • "Late-spring frost risk between 1959 and 2017 decreased in North America but increased in Europe and Asia" (2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences)
  • "The number of tree species on Earth" (2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences)
  • "Co-limitation towards lower latitudes shapes global forest diversity gradients" (2022, Nature Ecology & Evolution)
  • "The Role of Evolution in Shaping Ecological Networks" (2020, Trends in Ecology & Evolution)

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Fayle include:

  • Kalsum M. Yusah
  • Peter B. Reich
  • Sergio de-Miguel
  • G.J. Nabuurs
  • Giorgio Alberti

The scientist publishes regularly in various venues, with the most frequent being Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Nature, Trends in Ecology & Evolution, and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. These platforms illustrate the broad dissemination of their scientific work across preprint servers and established journals.

Their research contributions encompass a range of topics essential to understanding environmental processes and biodiversity patterns, often involving complex ecological interactions and the impacts of climate dynamics on species. The combination of genetics and ecological modeling provides a framework for investigating evolutionary mechanisms affecting ecological networks and species distributions.

Best Publications

  • Establishing the evidence base for maintaining biodiversity and ecosystem function in the oil palm landscapes of South East Asia

    William A. Foster;Jake L. Snaddon;Edgar C. Turner;Tom M. Fayle;Tom M. Fayle

  • Integrated global assessment of the natural forest carbon potential

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  • Forests and Their Canopies: Achievements and Horizons in Canopy Science.

    Akihiro Nakamura;Roger L. Kitching;Min Cao;Thomas J. Creedy;Thomas J. Creedy

  • The database of the PREDICTS (Projecting Responses of Ecological Diversity In Changing Terrestrial Systems) project

    Lawrence N. Hudson;Tim Newbold;Tim Newbold;Sara Contu;Samantha L.L. Hill;Samantha L.L. Hill

  • The number of tree species on Earth

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  • The PREDICTS database: a global database of how local terrestrial biodiversity responds to human impacts

    Lawrence N Hudson;Tim Newbold;Tim Newbold;Sara Contu;Samantha L L Hill;Samantha L L Hill

  • Oil palm expansion into rain forest greatly reduces ant biodiversity in canopy, epiphytes and leaf-litter

    Tom M. Fayle;Edgar C. Turner;Jake L. Snaddon;Vun Khen Chey

  • Late-spring frost risk between 1959 and 2017 decreased in North America but increased in Europe and Asia.

    Constantin M. Zohner;Lidong Mo;Susanne S. Renner;Jens-Christian Svenning

  • Logging cuts the functional importance of invertebrates in tropical rainforest

    Robert M. Ewers;Michael J. W. Boyle;Rosalind A. Gleave;Nichola S. Plowman

  • GlobalAnts: a new database on the geography of ant traits (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

    Catherine L. Parr;Catherine L. Parr;Robert R. Dunn;Nathan J. Sanders;Michael D. Weiser

  • Why are there more arboreal ant species in primary than in secondary tropical forests

    Petr Klimes;Petr Klimes;Cliffson Idigel;Maling Rimandai;Tom M. Fayle;Tom M. Fayle

  • Functional structure of ant and termite assemblages in old growth forest, logged forest and oil palm plantation in Malaysian Borneo

    Sarah H. Luke;Sarah H. Luke;Tom M. Fayle;Tom M. Fayle;Paul Eggleton;Edgar C. Turner;Edgar C. Turner

  • Freshwater mussel abundance predicts biodiversity in UK lowland rivers

    David C. Aldridge;Tom M. Fayle;Nina Jackson

  • Co-limitation towards lower latitudes shapes global forest diversity gradients

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  • Ant-termite interactions: an important but under-explored ecological linkage.

    Jiri Tuma;Paul Eggleton;Tom M. Fayle;Tom M. Fayle

  • Oil Palm Research in Context: Identifying the Need for Biodiversity Assessment

    Edgar C. Turner;Jake L. Snaddon;Tom M. Fayle;William A. Foster

  • Midpoint attractors and species richness: Modelling the interaction between environmental drivers and geometric constraints.

    Robert K. Colwell;Robert K. Colwell;Robert K. Colwell;Nicholas J. Gotelli;Louise A. Ashton;Louise A. Ashton;Jan Beck;Jan Beck

  • The conservation value of South East Asia's highly degraded forests: evidence from leaf-litter ants

    Paul Woodcock;David P. Edwards;David P. Edwards;Tom M. Fayle;Tom M. Fayle;Rob J. Newton

  • Climate mediates the effects of disturbance on ant assemblage structure

    Heloise Gibb;Nathan J. Sanders;Nathan J. Sanders;Robert R. Dunn;Simon Watson

  • Trait-dependent declines of species following conversion of rain forest to oil palm plantations

    Michael J. M. Senior;Keith C. Hamer;Simon Bottrell;David P. Edwards;David P. Edwards

  • The Role of Evolution in Shaping Ecological Networks.

    Simon T. Segar;Simon T. Segar;Simon T. Segar;Tom M. Fayle;Tom M. Fayle;Tom M. Fayle;Diane S. Srivastava;Thomas M. Lewinsohn

  • Whole-ecosystem experimental manipulations of tropical forests

    Tom M. Fayle;Tom M. Fayle;Tom M. Fayle;Edgar C. Turner;Yves Basset;Yves Basset;Robert M. Ewers

  • Establishing the evidence base for maintaining biodiversity and ecosystem function in the oil palm landscapes of

    William A. Foster;Jake L. Snaddon;Edgar C. Turner;Tom M. Fayle

Frequent Co-Authors

Edgar C. Turner
Edgar C. Turner University of Cambridge
William A. Foster
William A. Foster University of Cambridge
Vojtech Novotny
Vojtech Novotny Czech Academy of Sciences
Paul Eggleton
Paul Eggleton Natural History Museum
Robert M. Ewers
Robert M. Ewers Imperial College London
Tim Diekötter
Tim Diekötter Kiel University
Alain Dejean
Alain Dejean Paul Sabatier University
Andy Purvis
Andy Purvis Natural History Museum
Tony R. Walker
Tony R. Walker Dalhousie University
Jérémy Bouyer
Jérémy Bouyer INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement

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