Robert Bagchi

6.0k total citations · 3 hit papers
49 papers, 3.8k citations indexed

About

Robert Bagchi is a scholar working on Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert Bagchi has authored 49 papers receiving a total of 3.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 37 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation, 22 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 16 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Robert Bagchi's work include Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (36 papers), Plant and animal studies (22 papers) and Land Use and Ecosystem Services (8 papers). Robert Bagchi is often cited by papers focused on Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (36 papers), Plant and animal studies (22 papers) and Land Use and Ecosystem Services (8 papers). Robert Bagchi collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Switzerland. Robert Bagchi's co-authors include Andy Hector, Owen T. Lewis, Robert P. Freckleton, Lakshmi Narayan, Rachel E. Gallery, Sofia Gripenberg, Christopher D. Philipson, Jan Bengtsson, Henrik Andrén and Tord Snäll and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Nature Communications and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Robert Bagchi

45 papers receiving 3.8k 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.

Higher levels of multiple ecosystem services are found in forests with more tree species

2013 1.1k citations Lars Gamfeldt, Tord Snäll et al. Nature Communications profile →
Biodiversity and ecosystem multifunctionality

2007 940 citations Andy Hector, Robert Bagchi Nature profile →
Pathogens and insect herbivores drive rainforest plant diversity and composition

2014 480 citations Robert Bagchi, Rachel E. Gallery et al. Nature profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Robert Bagchi	2.3k	1.4k	1.1k	1.1k	797	49	3.8k
Zhanqing Hao	2.8k 1.2×	1.6k 1.1×	1.1k 1.0×	1.1k 1.0×	768 1.0×	162	4.1k
Mirijam Gaertner	2.0k 0.9×	1.1k 0.8×	1.4k 1.2×	943 0.9×	1.0k 1.3×	65	3.7k
Fons van der Plas	1.7k 0.7×	1.4k 0.9×	1.1k 1.0×	899 0.8×	836 1.0×	47	3.6k
Jane A. Catford	2.3k 1.0×	940 0.7×	1.9k 1.7×	1.2k 1.2×	911 1.1×	80	4.0k
Élise Buisson	2.4k 1.0×	1.3k 0.9×	1.4k 1.3×	1.2k 1.1×	1.1k 1.4×	128	4.1k
Michiel van Breugel	2.8k 1.2×	2.1k 1.4×	1.2k 1.1×	982 0.9×	547 0.7×	68	4.5k
Tsutom Hiura	1.4k 0.6×	1.3k 0.9×	812 0.7×	873 0.8×	1.0k 1.3×	136	3.2k
Alex Fajardo	2.7k 1.2×	2.0k 1.4×	808 0.7×	1.1k 1.0×	937 1.2×	91	4.1k
Lars A. Brudvig	2.7k 1.2×	1.5k 1.0×	1.8k 1.7×	1.3k 1.2×	756 0.9×	98	3.9k
Doria R. Gordon	2.0k 0.9×	1.3k 0.9×	1.7k 1.5×	998 0.9×	1.3k 1.6×	88	4.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Robert Bagchi

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Bagchi, Robert, et al.. (2025). Insect herbivores and soil fertility drive variation in density‐dependent seedling dynamics across a fragmented landscape. Journal of Ecology. 113(9). 2613–2624.

Ballesteros, Javier, et al.. (2025). High soil moisture triggers negative plant–soil feedbacks in a tropical forest. Functional Ecology. 39(6). 1469–1482. 3 indexed citations

Mickley, James, David L. Wagner, Leone M. Brown, et al.. (2025). Underrepresentation of dietary‐specialist larval Lepidoptera in small forest fragments: Testing alternative mechanisms. Journal of Animal Ecology. 94(4). 786–799. 2 indexed citations

Bagchi, Robert, et al.. (2025). Defoliation frequency outweighs timing as a driver of tree mortality related to drought-defoliation interaction. Forest Ecology and Management. 592. 122859–122859.

Comita, Liza S., et al.. (2024). Foliar disease incidence in a tropical seedling community is density dependent and varies along a regional precipitation gradient. Journal of Ecology. 112(3). 642–655. 5 indexed citations

Keßler, André, et al.. (2024). Phloem-feeding insects create parasitoid-free space for caterpillars. Current Biology. 34(16). 3665–3672.e3.

LaManna, Joseph A., Amy Wolf, Robert W. Howe, et al.. (2024). The unexpected influence of legacy conspecific density dependence. Ecology Letters. 27(6). e14449–e14449. 2 indexed citations

Jia, Shihong, Xugao Wang, Zhanqing Hao, & Robert Bagchi. (2022). The effects of natural enemies on herb diversity in a temperate forest depend on species traits and neighbouring tree composition. Journal of Ecology. 110(11). 2615–2627. 12 indexed citations

Byrnes, Jarrett E. K., Fabian Roger, & Robert Bagchi. (2022). Understandable multifunctionality measures using Hill numbers. Oikos. 2023(2). 24 indexed citations

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Jia, Shihong, Xugao Wang, Zuoqiang Yuan, et al.. (2020). Tree species traits affect which natural enemies drive the Janzen-Connell effect in a temperate forest. Nature Communications. 11(1). 286–286. 91 indexed citations

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Slade, Eleanor M., et al.. (2019). When Do More Species Maximize More Ecosystem Services?. Trends in Plant Science. 24(9). 790–793. 27 indexed citations

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Bagchi, Robert, Leone M. Brown, Chris S. Elphick, David L. Wagner, & Michael S. Singer. (2018). Anthropogenic fragmentation of landscapes: mechanisms for eroding the specificity of plant–herbivore interactions. Oecologia. 187(2). 521–533. 42 indexed citations

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Krishnadas, Meghna, et al.. (2018). Weaker plant-enemy interactions decrease tree seedling diversity with edge-effects in a fragmented tropical forest. Nature Communications. 9(1). 4523–4523. 38 indexed citations

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Zhang, Kai, Jie Li, Eben Goodale, et al.. (2014). Shifting Baselines on a Tropical Forest Frontier: Extirpations Drive Declines in Local Ecological Knowledge. PLoS ONE. 9(1). e86598–e86598. 74 indexed citations

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Bagchi, Robert, Rachel E. Gallery, Sofia Gripenberg, et al.. (2014). Pathogens and insect herbivores drive rainforest plant diversity and composition. Nature. 506(7486). 85–88. 480 indexed citations breakdown →

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Gamfeldt, Lars, Tord Snäll, Robert Bagchi, et al.. (2013). Higher levels of multiple ecosystem services are found in forests with more tree species. Nature Communications. 4(1). 1340–1340. 1060 indexed citations breakdown →

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Bagchi, Robert, Peter A. Henrys, Patrick Brown, et al.. (2011). Spatial patterns reveal negative density dependence and habitat associations in tropical trees. Ecology. 92(9). 1723–1729. 119 indexed citations

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Hautier, Yann, Philippe Saner, Christopher D. Philipson, et al.. (2010). Effects of Seed Predators of Different Body Size on Seed Mortality in Bornean Logged Forest. PLoS ONE. 5(7). e11651–e11651. 24 indexed citations

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Hector, Andy & Robert Bagchi. (2007). Biodiversity and ecosystem multifunctionality. Nature. 448(7150). 188–190. 940 indexed citations breakdown →

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Caporn, Simon J. M., J.A. Carroll, N. Cresswell, et al.. (2006). Phosphorus supply influences heathland responses to atmospheric nitrogen deposition. Environmental Pollution. 148(1). 191–200. 35 indexed citations

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