John Davison

10.7k citations

87 papers · 5.7k indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 43

Impact in

Insect Science top 0.2%
- Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies
Nature and Landscape Conservation top 0.5%
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies

Papers in ⓘ

Insect Science 32
- Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies 32
Nature and Landscape Conservation 27
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies 27

Co-authors: Maarja Öpik (45 shared papers)Martin Zobel (49 shared papers)Mari Moora (46 shared papers)Martti Vasar (34 shared papers)Alo Vanatoa (2 shared papers)Ülle Reier (2 shared papers)Teele Jairus (19 shared papers)Jesse M. Kalwij (1 shared paper)
Journals: New Phytologist (7 papers)PLoS ONE (7 papers)FEMS Microbiology Ecology (6 papers)Mycorrhiza (4 papers)Molecular Ecology (4 papers)
Partner nations: Estonia United Kingdom Germany

In The Last Decade

John Davison

85 papers receiving 5.6k citations

Hit Papers

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Ecological assembly rules in plant communities—approaches, patterns and prospects 2011 · 704 citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2011 Biological reviews/Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society
2010 New Phytologist

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1	The online database MaarjAM reveals global and ecosystemic distribution patterns in arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (Glomeromycota) New Phytologist ·Maarja Öpik, Alo Vanatoa, Elise Vanatoa, Mari Moora, John Davison, Jesse M. Kalwij, Ülle Reier, Martin Zobel Hit paper breakdown →	2010	851
2	Ecological assembly rules in plant communities—approaches, patterns and prospects Biological reviews/Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society ·Lars Götzenberger, Francesco de Bello, Kari Anne Bråthen, John Davison, Anne Dubuis, Antoine Guisan, Jan Lepš, Regina Lindborg, Mari Moora, Meelis Pärtel, Loïc Pellissier, Julien Pottier, Pascal Vittoz, Kristjan Zobel, Martin Zobel Hit paper breakdown →	2011	704
3	Species richness of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi: associations with grassland plant richness and biomass New Phytologist ·Inga Hiiesalu, Meelis Pärtel, John Davison, Pille Gerhold, Madis Metsis, Mari Moora, Maarja Öpik, Martti Vasar, Martin Zobel, Scott D. Wilson	2014	249
4	Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal communities in plant roots are not random assemblages FEMS Microbiology Ecology ·John Davison, Maarja Öpik, Tim J. Daniell, Mari Moora, Martin Zobel	2011	179
5	Fungal diversity regulates plant-soil feedbacks in temperate grassland Science Advances ·Marina Semchenko, Jonathan Leff, Yudi M. Lozano, Sirgi Saar, John Davison, Anna Wilkinson, Benjamin G. Jackson, William J. Pritchard, Jonathan R. De Long, Simon Oakley, Kelly E. Mason, Nick Ostle, Elizabeth M. Baggs, David Johnson, Noah Fierer, Richard D. Bardgett	2018	178
6	Communities of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi Detected in Forest Soil Are Spatially Heterogeneous but Do Not Vary throughout the Growing Season PLoS ONE ·John Davison, Maarja Öpik, Martin Zobel, Martti Vasar, Madis Metsis, Mari Moora	2012	149
7	DNA-based detection and identification of Glomeromycota: the virtual taxonomy of environmental sequences Botany ·Maarja Öpik, John Davison, Mari Moora, Martin Zobel	2013	141
8	Alien plants associate with widespread generalist arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal taxa: evidence from a continental-scale study using massively parallel 454 sequencing Journal of Biogeography ·Mari Moora, Silje Berger, John Davison, Maarja Öpik, Riccardo Bommarco, Helge Bruelheide, Ingolf Kühn, William E. Kunin, Madis Metsis, Agnès Rortais, Alo Vanatoa, Elise Vanatoa, Jane C. Stout, Merilin Truusa, Catrin Westphal, Martin Zobel, Gian‐Reto Walther	2011	130
9	Anthropogenic land use shapes the composition and phylogenetic structure of soil arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal communities FEMS Microbiology Ecology ·Mari Moora, John Davison, Maarja Öpik, Madis Metsis, Ülle Saks, Teele Jairus, Martti Vasar, Martin Zobel	2014	128
10	The composition of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal communities differs among the roots, spores and extraradical mycelia associated with five Mediterranean plant species Environmental Microbiology ·Sara Varela‐Cervero, Martti Vasar, John Davison, J. M. Barea, Maarja Öpik, Concepción Azcón‐Aguilar	2015	109
11	Late-Quaternary biogeographic scenarios for the brown bear (Ursus arctos), a wild mammal model species Quaternary Science Reviews ·John Davison, Simon Y. W. Ho, Sarah Bray, Marju Korsten, Egle Tammeleht, Maris Hindrikson, Kjartan Østbye, Eivind Østbye, Stein‐Erik Lauritzen, Jeremy J. Austin, Alan Cooper, Urmas Saarma	2010	100
12	Plant functional groups associate with distinct arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal communities New Phytologist ·John Davison, David García de León, Martin Zobel, Mari Moora, C. Guillermo Bueno, Milagros Barceló, Maret Gerz, Daniela León, Yiming Meng, Valério D. Pillar, Siim‐Kaarel Sepp, Nadejda A. Soudzilovaskaia, Leho Tedersoo, Stijn Vaessen, Tanel Vahter, Bruna Raquel Winck, Maarja Öpik	2020	98
13	Plant species richness belowground: higher richness and new patterns revealed by next‐generation sequencing Molecular Ecology ·Inga Hiiesalu, Maarja Öpik, Madis Metsis, Liisa Lilje, John Davison, Martti Vasar, Mari Moora, Martin Zobel, Scott D. Wilson, Meelis Pärtel	2011	98
14	Europe‐wide biogeographical patterns in the diet of an ecologically and epidemiologically important mesopredator, the red fox Vulpes vulpes: a quantitative review Mammal Review ·Egle Soe, John Davison, Karmen Süld, Harri Valdmann, Leidi Laurimaa, Urmas Saarma	2017	88
15	Root-colonizing and soil-borne communities of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in a temperate forest understorey Botany ·Ülle Saks, John Davison, Maarja Öpik, Martti Vasar, Mari Moora, Martin Zobel	2013	86
16	Non‐random association patterns in a plant–mycorrhizal fungal network reveal host–symbiont specificity Molecular Ecology ·Siim‐Kaarel Sepp, John Davison, Teele Jairus, Martti Vasar, Mari Moora, Martin Zobel, Maarja Öpik	2018	84
17	Quantifying predation on folivorous insect larvae: the perspective of life-history evolution Biological Journal of the Linnean Society ·Triinu Remmel, John Davison, Toomas Tammaru	2011	83
18	The role of plant mycorrhizal type and status in modulating the relationship between plant and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal communities New Phytologist ·Lena Neuenkamp, Mari Moora, Maarja Öpik, John Davison, Maret Gerz, Minna K. Männistö, Teele Jairus, Martti Vasar, Martin Zobel	2018	83
19	Plant mycorrhizal status, but not type, shifts with latitude and elevation in Europe Global Ecology and Biogeography ·C. Guillermo Bueno, Mari Moora, Maret Gerz, John Davison, Maarja Öpik, Meelis Pärtel, Aveliina Helm, Argo Ronk, Ingolf Kühn, Martin Zobel	2017	81
20	Abundance of hedgehogs (Erinaceus europaeus) in relation to the density and distribution of badgers (Meles meles) Journal of Zoology ·Richard P. Young, John Davison, Iain D Trewby, Gavin Wilson, Richard J. Delahay, C. Patrick Doncaster	2006	80

About John Davison

John Davison is a scholar working on Insect Science, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecological Modeling, Plant Science and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, having authored 87 papers that have together received 5.7k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions (51 papers), Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies (32 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (27 papers), Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (16 papers), Plant and animal studies (15 papers), Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases (12 papers), Lichen and fungal ecology (8 papers) and Plant Parasitism and Resistance (8 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Insect Science (1.9k citations), Nature and Landscape Conservation (1.8k citations), Plant Science (3.6k citations), Ecological Modeling (395 citations) and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics (1.4k citations). John Davison has collaborated with scholars based in Estonia, United Kingdom and Germany. Frequent co-authors include Maarja Öpik, Martin Zobel, Mari Moora, Martti Vasar, Alo Vanatoa, Ülle Reier, Teele Jairus, Jesse M. Kalwij, Meelis Pärtel and Madis Metsis. Their work appears in journals such as New Phytologist, PLoS ONE, FEMS Microbiology Ecology, Mycorrhiza and Molecular Ecology.

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