Rob W. Brooker

13.4k citations

92 papers · 6.9k indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 38

Nature and Landscape Conservation top 0.1%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics top 0.2%
Plant Science top 0.5%
Ecology top 0.5%
Global and Planetary Change top 1%

Co-authors: Zaal Kikvidze Ragan M. Callaway Christopher J. Lortie Richard Michalet Terry V. Callaghan Francisco I. Pugnaire Philippe Choler René van der Wal
Topics: Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (53 papers)Plant and animal studies (39 papers)Plant Parasitism and Resistance (16 papers)
Cited by: Nature and Landscape Conservation Ecological Modeling Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Journals: Nature Proceedings of the National Academy of SciencesSHILAP Revista de lepidopterología
Partner nations: United Kingdom United States Switzerland

In The Last Decade

Rob W. Brooker

90 papers receiving 6.6k citations

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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.

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 →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Crop mixtures: yield responses to climate and management and impacts on seed and soil chemical composition in a Scottish-based study 2024 ·Plant and Soil ·Rob W. Brooker,Robin J. Pakeman,Richard L. Hewison,Carolyn Mitchell,A. C. Newton,Roy Neilson,Sebastian Raubach,Paul D. Shaw,(unknown),Alison J. Karley	1
2	Plant diversity and ecological intensification in crop production systems 2023 ·Journal of Plant Ecology ·Rob W. Brooker,Cathy Hawes,Pietro P. M. Iannetta,Alison J. Karley,Delphine Renard	34
3	Active and adaptive plasticity in a changing climate 2022 ·Trends in Plant Science ·Rob W. Brooker,Lawrie K. Brown,Timothy George,Robin J. Pakeman,Sarah Jane Palmer,Luke Ramsay,Christian Schöb,Nick Schurch,M. J. Wilkinson	53
4	Facilitation and biodiversity–ecosystem function relationships in crop production systems and their role in sustainable farming 2021 ·Journal of Ecology ·Rob W. Brooker,Timothy George,(unknown),Alison J. Karley,A. C. Newton,Robin J. Pakeman,Christian Schöb	98
5	Temporal Differentiation of Resource Capture and Biomass Accumulation as a Driver of Yield Increase in Intercropping 2021 ·Frontiers in Plant Science ·Nadine Engbersen,Rob W. Brooker,Laura Stefan,Bjørn Studer,Christian Schöb	29
6	Climate change and drinking water from Scottish peatlands: Where increasing DOC is an issue? 2021 ·Journal of Environmental Management ·(unknown),Rob W. Brooker,Robin Matthews,Pete Smith	13
7	Scotland’s natural capital asset index: Tracking nature’s contribution to national wellbeing 2019 ·Ecological Indicators ·(unknown),(unknown),Rob W. Brooker,David A. Ewing,Robin J. Pakeman,(unknown),David O’Brien	15
8	Using species records and ecological attributes of bryophytes to develop an ecosystem health indicator 2019 ·Ecological Indicators ·Robin J. Pakeman,Rob W. Brooker,David O’Brien,David R. Genney	13
9	Root competition resulting from spatial variation in nutrient distribution elicits decreasing maize yield at high planting density 2018 ·Plant and Soil ·Hongbo Li,Xin Wang,Rob W. Brooker,Zed Rengel,Fusuo Zhang,W. J. Davies,Jianbo Shen	31
10	Severity of impacts of an introduced species corresponds with regional eco‐evolutionary experience 2018 ·Ecography ·Kimberley T. Davis,Ragan M. Callaway,Alex Fajardo,Aníbal Pauchard,Martín A. Núñez,Rob W. Brooker,Bruce D. Maxwell,Romina D. Dimarco,Duane A. Peltzer,Bill Mason,Seppo Ruotsalainen,Anne C.S. McIntosh,Robin J. Pakeman,(unknown),Michael J. Gundale	28
11	Evolution of facilitation requires diverse communities 2018 ·Nature Ecology & Evolution ·Christian Schöb,Rob W. Brooker,Debra Zuppinger‐Dingley	42
12	Tiny niches and translocations: The challenge of identifying suitable recipient sites for small and immobile species 2017 ·Journal of Applied Ecology ·Rob W. Brooker,Mark Brewer,Andrea J. Britton,Antonia Eastwood,Christopher J. Ellis,Alessandro Gimona,Laura Poggio,David R. Genney	19
13	Facilitation and sustainable agriculture: a mechanistic approach to reconciling crop production and conservation 2015 ·Functional Ecology ·Rob W. Brooker,Alison J. Karley,A. C. Newton,Robin J. Pakeman,Christian Schöb	106
14	A New Hammer to Crack an Old Nut: Interspecific Competitive Resource Capture by Plants Is Regulated by Nutrient Supply, Not Climate 2012 ·PLoS ONE ·Clare J. Trinder,Rob W. Brooker,(unknown),David Robinson	21
15	Importance versus intensity of ecological effects: why context matters 2011 ·Trends in Ecology & Evolution ·Zaal Kikvidze,Maki Suzuki,Rob W. Brooker	49
16	Towards a more exact definition of the importance of competition – a reply to Freckleton et al. (2009) 2010 ·Journal of Ecology ·Zaal Kikvidze,Rob W. Brooker	16
17	INCREASING LITTER SPECIES RICHNESS REDUCES VARIABILITY IN A TERRESTRIAL DECOMPOSER SYSTEM 2008 ·Ecology ·Aidan M. Keith,René van der Wal,Rob W. Brooker,Graham H. R. Osler,Stephen J. Chapman,David F. R. P. Burslem,David A. Elston	35
18	Plant–plant interactions and environmental change 2006 ·New Phytologist ·Rob W. Brooker	418
19	Mosses and the struggle for light in a nitrogen-polluted world 2004 ·Oecologia ·René van der Wal,Imogen S. K. Pearce,Rob W. Brooker	121
20	Positive interactions among alpine plants increase with stressbreakdown → 2002 ·Nature ·Ragan M. Callaway,Rob W. Brooker,Philippe Choler,Zaal Kikvidze,Christopher J. Lortie,Richard Michalet,Leonardo Paolini,Francisco I. Pugnaire,Beth A. Newingham,Erik T. Aschehoug,Cristina Armas,David Kikodze,Bradley J. Cook	1472

About Rob W. Brooker

Rob W. Brooker is a scholar working on Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Ecological Modeling, having authored 92 papers that have together received 6.9k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (53 papers), Plant and animal studies (39 papers) and Plant Parasitism and Resistance (16 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Nature and Landscape Conservation (4.1k citations), Ecological Modeling (1.0k citations) and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics (2.8k citations). Rob W. Brooker has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Switzerland. Frequent 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. Their work appears in journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

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