David M. Plotkin
Impact in
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- Plant and animal studies
- Ecological Modeling top 5%
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
Papers in
- Genetics 22
- Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy 19
- Genetic diversity and population structure 3
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- Plant and animal studies 12
- Co-authors
- Akito Y. Kawahara (25 shared papers)Jesse R. Barber (4 shared papers)Jesse W. Breinholt (5 shared papers)Caroline Storer (5 shared papers)Emmanuel F. A. Toussaint (3 shared papers)Marianne Espeland (2 shared papers)Paul B. Frandsen (6 shared papers)Christoph Mayer (1 shared paper)
- Journals
- Systematic Entomology (4 papers)PeerJ (2 papers)Wellcome Open Research (2 papers)Genome Biology and Evolution (2 papers)Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2 papers)
- Partner nations
- United StatesGermanyCanada
In The Last Decade
David M. Plotkin
28 papers receiving 785 citations
David M. Plotkin's Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 64
- Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 456
- Ecological Modeling 86
- Genetics 448
- Insect Science 175
- Developmental Biology 20
Countries citing papers authored by David M. Plotkin
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Fields of papers citing papers by David M. Plotkin
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Co-authors
The 25 scholars most cited alongside David M. Plotkin, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.
All Works
Showing the 20 most-cited of 30 papers — load more, or switch the sort, to bring in the rest.
| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phylogenomics reveals the evolutionary timing and pattern of butterflies and moths Hit paper breakdown → | 2019 | 329 |
| 2 | A global phylogeny of butterflies reveals their evolutionary history, ancestral hosts and biogeographic origins Hit paper breakdown → | 2023 | 98 |
| 3 | 2016 | 57 | |
| 4 | 2017 | 48 | |
| 5 | 2022 | 40 | |
| 6 | 2018 | 36 | |
| 7 | 2013 | 24 | |
| 8 | 2022 | 23 | |
| 9 | 2016 | 21 | |
| 10 | 2022 | 20 | |
| 11 | 2024 | 16 | |
| 12 | 2023 | 14 | |
| 13 | 2015 | 12 | |
| 14 | 2021 | 9 | |
| 15 | 2016 | 8 | |
| 16 | 2021 | 7 | |
| 17 | 2019 | 7 | |
| 18 | 2023 | 6 | |
| 19 | 2023 | 4 | |
| 20 | On the taxonomy of the erythrina moths Agathodes and Terastia (Crambidae: Spilomelinae): Two different patterns of haplotype divergence and a new species of Terastia | 2015 | 4 |
About David M. Plotkin
David M. Plotkin is a scholar working on Genetics, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Insect Science, Ecological Modeling and Nature and Landscape Conservation, having authored 30 papers that have together received 797 indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy (19 papers), Plant and animal studies (12 papers), Species Distribution and Climate Change (5 papers), Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (3 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (3 papers), Biological Control of Invasive Species (3 papers), Insect-Plant Interactions and Control (3 papers) and Genetic diversity and population structure (3 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics (456 citations), Ecological Modeling (86 citations), Genetics (448 citations), Insect Science (175 citations) and Developmental Biology (20 citations). David M. Plotkin has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Germany and Canada. Frequent co-authors include Akito Y. Kawahara, Jesse R. Barber, Jesse W. Breinholt, Caroline Storer, Emmanuel F. A. Toussaint, Marianne Espeland, Paul B. Frandsen, Christoph Mayer, Ralph S. Peters and Xin Yu Zhou. Their work appears in journals such as Systematic Entomology, PeerJ, Wellcome Open Research, Genome Biology and Evolution and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
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