Rob W. Brooker

13.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
92 papers, 6.9k citations indexed

About

Rob W. Brooker is a scholar working on Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Rob W. Brooker has authored 92 papers receiving a total of 6.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 53 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation, 46 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 41 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Rob W. Brooker's work include Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (53 papers), Plant and animal studies (39 papers) and Plant Parasitism and Resistance (16 papers). Rob W. Brooker is often cited by papers focused on Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (53 papers), Plant and animal studies (39 papers) and Plant Parasitism and Resistance (16 papers). Rob W. Brooker collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Switzerland. Rob W. Brooker's co-authors include Zaal Kikvidze, Ragan M. Callaway, Christopher J. Lortie, Richard Michalet, Terry V. Callaghan, Francisco I. Pugnaire, Philippe Choler, René van der Wal, Erik T. Aschehoug and Christian Schöb and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Rob W. Brooker

90 papers receiving 6.6k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

Positive interactions among alpine plants increase with stress

2002 1.5k citations Ragan M. Callaway, Rob W. Brooker et al. Nature profile →
The Balance between Positive and Negative Plant Interactions and Its Relationship to Environmental Gradients: A Model

1998 511 citations Rob W. Brooker et al. profile →

Peers

Rob W. Brooker

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Cristina Armas Spain

Dana M. Blumenthal United States

Daniel C. Laughlin United States

Brian J. Wilsey United States

Jason D. Fridley United States

Roy Turkington Canada

Robin J. Pakeman United Kingdom

Helge Bruelheide Germany

Jennifer L. Funk United States

Anke Jentsch Germany

Cristina Armas Spain

Rob W. Brooker

3.6k ×0.9

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2.2k ×0.8

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1.4k ×0.7

ECOLO

1.5k ×1.2

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Countries citing papers authored by Rob W. Brooker

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Fields of papers citing papers by Rob W. Brooker

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Rob W. Brooker

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Brooker, Rob W., Robin J. Pakeman, Richard L. Hewison, et al.. (2024). Crop mixtures: yield responses to climate and management and impacts on seed and soil chemical composition in a Scottish-based study. Plant and Soil. 1 indexed citations

Brooker, Rob W., Cathy Hawes, Pietro P. M. Iannetta, Alison J. Karley, & Delphine Renard. (2023). Plant diversity and ecological intensification in crop production systems. Journal of Plant Ecology. 16(6). 34 indexed citations

Brooker, Rob W., Lawrie K. Brown, Timothy George, et al.. (2022). Active and adaptive plasticity in a changing climate. Trends in Plant Science. 27(7). 717–728. 53 indexed citations

Brooker, Rob W., Timothy George, Alison J. Karley, et al.. (2021). Facilitation and biodiversity–ecosystem function relationships in crop production systems and their role in sustainable farming. Journal of Ecology. 109(5). 2054–2067. 98 indexed citations

Engbersen, Nadine, Rob W. Brooker, Laura Stefan, Bjørn Studer, & Christian Schöb. (2021). Temporal Differentiation of Resource Capture and Biomass Accumulation as a Driver of Yield Increase in Intercropping. Frontiers in Plant Science. 12. 668803–668803. 29 indexed citations

Brooker, Rob W., et al.. (2021). Climate change and drinking water from Scottish peatlands: Where increasing DOC is an issue?. Journal of Environmental Management. 300. 113688–113688. 13 indexed citations

Brooker, Rob W., et al.. (2019). Scotland’s natural capital asset index: Tracking nature’s contribution to national wellbeing. Ecological Indicators. 107. 105645–105645. 15 indexed citations

Pakeman, Robin J., Rob W. Brooker, David O’Brien, & David R. Genney. (2019). Using species records and ecological attributes of bryophytes to develop an ecosystem health indicator. Ecological Indicators. 104. 127–136. 13 indexed citations

Li, Hongbo, Xin Wang, Rob W. Brooker, et al.. (2018). Root competition resulting from spatial variation in nutrient distribution elicits decreasing maize yield at high planting density. Plant and Soil. 439(1-2). 219–232. 31 indexed citations

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Davis, Kimberley T., Ragan M. Callaway, Alex Fajardo, et al.. (2018). Severity of impacts of an introduced species corresponds with regional eco‐evolutionary experience. Ecography. 42(1). 12–22. 28 indexed citations

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Schöb, Christian, Rob W. Brooker, & Debra Zuppinger‐Dingley. (2018). Evolution of facilitation requires diverse communities. Nature Ecology & Evolution. 2(9). 1381–1385. 42 indexed citations

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Brooker, Rob W., Mark Brewer, Andrea J. Britton, et al.. (2017). Tiny niches and translocations: The challenge of identifying suitable recipient sites for small and immobile species. Journal of Applied Ecology. 55(2). 621–630. 19 indexed citations

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Brooker, Rob W., Alison J. Karley, A. C. Newton, Robin J. Pakeman, & Christian Schöb. (2015). Facilitation and sustainable agriculture: a mechanistic approach to reconciling crop production and conservation. Functional Ecology. 30(1). 98–107. 106 indexed citations

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Trinder, Clare J., et al.. (2012). A New Hammer to Crack an Old Nut: Interspecific Competitive Resource Capture by Plants Is Regulated by Nutrient Supply, Not Climate. PLoS ONE. 7(1). e29413–e29413. 21 indexed citations

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Kikvidze, Zaal, Maki Suzuki, & Rob W. Brooker. (2011). Importance versus intensity of ecological effects: why context matters. Trends in Ecology & Evolution. 26(8). 383–388. 49 indexed citations

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Kikvidze, Zaal & Rob W. Brooker. (2010). Towards a more exact definition of the importance of competition – a reply to Freckleton et al. (2009). Journal of Ecology. 98(4). 719–724. 16 indexed citations

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Keith, Aidan M., René van der Wal, Rob W. Brooker, et al.. (2008). INCREASING LITTER SPECIES RICHNESS REDUCES VARIABILITY IN A TERRESTRIAL DECOMPOSER SYSTEM. Ecology. 89(9). 2657–2664. 35 indexed citations

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Brooker, Rob W.. (2006). Plant–plant interactions and environmental change. New Phytologist. 171(2). 271–284. 418 indexed citations

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Wal, René van der, Imogen S. K. Pearce, & Rob W. Brooker. (2004). Mosses and the struggle for light in a nitrogen-polluted world. Oecologia. 142(2). 159–168. 121 indexed citations

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Callaway, Ragan M., Rob W. Brooker, Philippe Choler, et al.. (2002). Positive interactions among alpine plants increase with stress. Nature. 417(6891). 844–848. 1472 indexed citations breakdown →

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