P. J. Grubb

17.3k total citations · 4 hit papers
156 papers, 12.8k citations indexed

About

P. J. Grubb is a scholar working on Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, P. J. Grubb has authored 156 papers receiving a total of 12.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 78 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation, 69 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 50 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in P. J. Grubb's work include Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (71 papers), Plant and animal studies (35 papers) and Botany and Plant Ecology Studies (22 papers). P. J. Grubb is often cited by papers focused on Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (71 papers), Plant and animal studies (35 papers) and Botany and Plant Ecology Studies (22 papers). P. J. Grubb collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Australia and United States. P. J. Grubb's co-authors include David A. Coomes, Lawren Sack, Peter J. Edwards, Daniel J. Metcalfe, Mark Rees, Teodoro Marañón, T. C. Whitmore, I. M. Turner, H. Ellenberg and David F. R. P. Burslem and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

P. J. Grubb

154 papers receiving 11.0k citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

THE MAINTENANCE OF SPECIES‐RICHNESS IN PLANT COMMUNITIES: THE IMPORTANCE OF THE REGENERATION NICHE

1977 3.5k citations P. J. Grubb profile →
IMPACTS OF ROOT COMPETITION IN FORESTS AND WOODLANDS: A THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK AND REVIEW OF EXPERIMENTS

2000 535 citations David A. Coomes, P. J. Grubb profile →
Control of Forest Growth and Distribution on Wet Tropical Mountains: with Special Reference to Mineral Nutrition

1977 499 citations P. J. Grubb profile →
Ecology of Tropical and Subtropical Vegetation.

1972 455 citations P. J. Grubb et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
P. J. Grubb United Kingdom	52	8.4k	4.9k	4.2k	3.5k	3.2k	156	12.8k
Dieter Mueller‐Dombois United States	33	5.6k 0.7×	3.2k 0.6×	3.5k 0.8×	3.9k 1.1×	2.3k 0.7×	113	11.1k
Marcelo Cabido Argentina	46	6.7k 0.8×	3.8k 0.8×	2.7k 0.6×	3.2k 0.9×	2.9k 0.9×	118	10.1k
Imanuel Noy‐Meir Israel	39	6.3k 0.7×	2.8k 0.6×	2.5k 0.6×	4.5k 1.3×	3.4k 1.0×	96	11.3k
Byron B. Lamont Australia	60	10.5k 1.2×	6.2k 1.3×	7.0k 1.7×	4.2k 1.2×	6.3k 1.9×	280	16.9k
Paul A. Keddy Canada	64	8.2k 1.0×	4.5k 0.9×	4.1k 1.0×	6.7k 1.9×	2.0k 0.6×	136	13.1k
Heinz Ellenberg Germany	17	6.0k 0.7×	3.6k 0.7×	5.2k 1.2×	3.9k 1.1×	2.2k 0.7×	40	11.9k
Peter Poschlod Germany	53	7.6k 0.9×	4.6k 0.9×	5.5k 1.3×	4.0k 1.1×	2.0k 0.6×	229	11.8k
S. J. McNaughton United States	64	8.0k 1.0×	3.3k 0.7×	3.6k 0.9×	8.0k 2.3×	3.4k 1.0×	128	15.6k
Julie S. Denslow United States	42	6.3k 0.7×	3.5k 0.7×	2.0k 0.5×	2.5k 0.7×	2.8k 0.9×	78	9.0k
Regino Zamora Spain	55	6.9k 0.8×	4.2k 0.8×	3.7k 0.9×	3.3k 0.9×	3.6k 1.1×	195	11.3k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of P. J. Grubb

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20 of 20 papers shown

Grubb, P. J., Frida I. Piper, & Peter J. Bellingham. (2017). Problems with bioclimatic definitions of vegetation types. New Zealand Journal of Botany. 55(3). 373–377. 1 indexed citations

Grubb, P. J., Ignacio M. Barberis, Jennie N. Bee, et al.. (2008). Monocot Leaves are Eaten Less than Dicot Leaves in Tropical Lowland Rain Forests: Correlations with Toughness and Leaf Presentation. Annals of Botany. 101(9). 1379–1389. 42 indexed citations

Dominy, Nathaniel J., P. J. Grubb, Peter W. Lucas, et al.. (2008). In Tropical Lowland Rain Forests Monocots have Tougher Leaves than Dicots, and Include a New Kind of Tough Leaf. Annals of Botany. 101(9). 1363–1377. 37 indexed citations

Pedreschi, Remo, et al.. (2006). Developments in light steel composites in floors and roofs. View. 84(21). 44–50. 4 indexed citations

Rees, Mark, et al.. (2006). Seed Dormancy and Delayed Flowering in Monocarpic Plants: Selective Interactions in a Stochastic Environment. The American Naturalist. 168(2). E53–E71. 66 indexed citations

Lawson, R. Mark, Raymond Ogden, Remo Pedreschi, P. J. Grubb, & Sunday O. Popoola. (2005). Developments in pre-fabricated systems in light steel and modular construction. The Structural engineer. 83(6). 28–35. 46 indexed citations

Grubb, P. J.. (2004). Controversial scientific names of African mammals. African Zoology. 39(1). 91–109. 5 indexed citations

Bloor, Juliette & P. J. Grubb. (2004). Morphological plasticity of shade‐tolerant tropical rainforest tree seedlings exposed to light changes. Functional Ecology. 18(3). 337–348. 58 indexed citations

Sack, Lawren & P. J. Grubb. (2002). The combined impacts of deep shade and drought on the growth and biomass allocation of shade-tolerant woody seedlings. Oecologia. 131(2). 175–185. 186 indexed citations

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Grubb, P. J., et al.. (2002). Range-extension of black-fronted duiker (Cephalophus nigrifronsGray 1871, Artiodactyla Bovidae): first records from Nigeria. Tropical Zoology. 15(1). 89–95. 3 indexed citations

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Grubb, P. J., Colin P. Groves, Joseph P. Dudley, & Jeheskel Shoshani. (2000). Living African elephants belong to two species: Loxodonta africana (Blumenbach, 1797) and Loxodonta cyclotis (Matschie, 1900). DigitalCommons - WayneState (Wayne State University). 2(4). 1–4. 75 indexed citations

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Brown, V. K., John H. Lawton, & P. J. Grubb. (1991). Herbivory and the evolution of leaf size and shape. Discussion. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 333(1267). 265–272. 29 indexed citations

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Grubb, P. J.. (1989). The systematic status of the suni (Neotragus moschatus) in Malawi. 13. 21–27. 1 indexed citations

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Groves, Colin P. & P. J. Grubb. (1986). Elephant taxonomy. Pachyderm. 7. 18–18. 1 indexed citations

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Grubb, P. J. & Colin P. Groves. (1983). Notes on the taxonomy of the deer mammalia cervidae of the philippines. Zoologischer Anzeiger. 210. 119–144. 13 indexed citations

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Groves, Colin P. & P. J. Grubb. (1982). THE SPECIES OF MUNTJAC (GENUS MUNTIACUS) IN BORNEO: UNRECOGNISED SYMPATRY IN TROPICAL DEER. Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS). 56(17). 203–216. 13 indexed citations

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Grubb, P. J.. (1979). Observations of Achaea species (Lep., Noctuidae) swarming in the Accra district, Ghana.. The Entomologist s monthly magazine. 115. 125–130. 1 indexed citations

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Grubb, P. J.. (1971). Ecology of terrestrial decapod crustaceans on Aldabra. Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences. 260(836). 411–416. 33 indexed citations

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Grubb, P. J.. (1971). The growth, ecology and population structure of giant tortoises on Aldabra. Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences. 260(836). 327–372. 86 indexed citations

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Grubb, P. J.. (1971). Interpretation of the ‘Massenerhebung’ Effect on Tropical Mountains. Nature. 229(5279). 44–45. 156 indexed citations

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