David L. Roberts

15.7k citations
305 papers · 11.4k indexed · 1 hit paper · h-index 58
Topics
Geological and Geochemical Analysis (75 papers)Plant and animal studies (53 papers)Species Distribution and Climate Change (40 papers)

In The Last Decade

David L. Roberts

299 papers receiving 10.7k citations

Hit Papers

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Peers

David L. Roberts
Comparison fields: 5 of 195
  • Atmospheric Science 2.8k
  • Global and Planetary Change 2.6k
  • Geophysics 2.5k
  • Ecology 2.0k
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 1.5k
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Fields of papers citing papers by David L. Roberts

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of David L. Roberts

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of David L. Roberts. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of David L. Roberts based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with David L. Roberts. David L. Roberts is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Updating what we know about ocean acidification and key global challenges
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Vanda helvola, probably the most widespread species from the genus Vanda
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Ocean Acidification: Australian Impacts in the Global Context
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Vanda flavobrunnea, a new name for V. pumila; and two other enigmatic species from the genus Vanda
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The influence of geometric constraints on the colonisation, speciation and range expansion of orchids
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Fragmentation of tropical rainforests and its effect on orchid survival
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What have herbaria ever done for us? The role of herbaria in conservation assessments
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Permo-Triassic macro-plant fossils in the Fort Grey silcrete, East London
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About David L. Roberts

David L. Roberts is a scholar working on Ecological Modeling, Geophysics and Geology, having authored 305 papers that have together received 11.4k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Geological and Geochemical Analysis (75 papers), Plant and animal studies (53 papers) and Species Distribution and Climate Change (40 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Ecological Modeling (1.2k citations), Paleontology (1.4k citations) and Geophysics (2.5k citations). David L. Roberts has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, Norway and United States. Frequent co-authors include Margaret J. Woodage, Andrew R. Solow, Lucas Joppa, A. Slingo, Philip E. Dennison, Stuart L. Pimm, Zenobia Jacobs, Anna Siedlecka, Ivan Jarić and Amy Hinsley. Their work appears in journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

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