Olin E. Rhodes

7.7k citations

218 papers · 6.3k · 2 hit papers · h-index 40

Impact in

Ecology top 0.5%
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
- Avian ecology and behavior
- Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation
Genetics top 1%
- Genetic diversity and population structure

Papers in

Ecology 89
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation 60
- Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies 27
- Avian ecology and behavior 18
- Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation 7
Genetics 99
- Genetic diversity and population structure 99

Co-authors: Travis L. DeVault (37 shared papers)James C. Beasley (68 shared papers)Emily K. Latch (19 shared papers)Guha Dharmarajan (32 shared papers)Jeffrey C. Glaubitz (7 shared papers)John Anthony Shivik (1 shared paper)Zachary H. Olson (13 shared papers)Jennifer A. Fike (25 shared papers)
Journals: Journal of Wildlife Management (24 papers)Canadian Journal of Zoology (11 papers)Conservation Genetics (10 papers)PLoS ONE (9 papers)Journal of Mammalogy (7 papers)
Partner nations: United States India Spain

In The Last Decade

Olin E. Rhodes

213 papers receiving 5.9k citations

Olin E. Rhodes's Hit Papers

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Relative performance of Bayesian clustering software for inferring population substructure and individual assignment at low levels of population differentiation 2006 · 533 citations

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Paper score: A paper's citations measured against the top-1% bar of its own field and year: the square root of citations ÷ bar, so 1 means right at the bar and 2 means four times its citations. The bar blends the citation counts that enter the top 1% of the paper's subfields in its year (weighted 89.5%), of those subfields over all years (0.5%) and of its year across all fields (10%); a subfield and year with fewer than 400 papers takes its year's bar. Papers from 2026 are not scored yet: in an unfinished year, when a paper appeared matters more than how it is cited.

Hit paper: A paper cited at least 1.5× the top-1% bar of its field and year: a paper score of at least √1.5.

2006 Conservation Genetics
2003 Oikos

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1	Scavenging by vertebrates: behavioral, ecological, and evolutionary perspectives on an important energy transfer pathway in terrestrial ecosystems Oikos ·Travis L. DeVault, Olin E. Rhodes, John Anthony Shivik Hit paper breakdown →	2003	621
2	Relative performance of Bayesian clustering software for inferring population substructure and individual assignment at low levels of population differentiation Conservation Genetics ·Emily K. Latch, Guha Dharmarajan, Jeffrey C. Glaubitz, Olin E. Rhodes Hit paper breakdown →	2006	533
3	Factors influencing the acquisition of rodent carrion by vertebrate scavengers and decomposers Canadian Journal of Zoology ·Travis L. DeVault, I. Lehr Brisbin, Olin E. Rhodes	2004	181
4	Abiotic and biotic factors modulate carrion fate and vertebrate scavenging communities Ecology ·Kelsey L. Turner, Erin F. Abernethy, L. Mike Conner, Olin E. Rhodes, James C. Beasley	2017	134
5	Co‐occurrence of antibiotic, biocide, and heavy metal resistance genes in bacteria from metal and radionuclide contaminated soils at the Savannah River Site Microbial Biotechnology ·Jesse C. Thomas, Adelumola Oladeinde, Troy J. Kieran, John W. Finger, Natalia J. Bayona‐Vásquez, John C. Cartee, James C. Beasley, John C. Seaman	2020	124
6	Prospects for inferring pairwise relationships with single nucleotide polymorphisms Molecular Ecology ·Jeffrey C. Glaubitz, Olin E. Rhodes, J. Andrew DeWoody	2003	122
7	Effective sizes for subdivided populations. Genetics ·Ronald K. Chesser, Olin E. Rhodes, Derrick W. Sugg, Andrew Schnabel	1993	121
8	Using naturally shed feathers for individual identification, genetic parentage analyses, and population monitoring in an endangered Eastern imperial eagle (Aquila heliaca) population from Kazakhstan Molecular Ecology ·Jamie A. Rudnick, Todd E. Katzner, Evgeny A. Bragin, Olin E. Rhodes, J. Andrew DeWoody	2005	113
9	Mesopredators dominate competition for carrion in an agricultural landscape Basic and Applied Ecology ·Travis L. DeVault, Zachary H. Olson, James C. Beasley, Olin E. Rhodes	2011	110
10	Genetic homogeneity in Juglans nigra (Juglandaceae) at nuclear microsatellites American Journal of Botany ·Erin R. Victory, Jeffrey C. Glaubitz, Olin E. Rhodes, Keith Woeste	2006	103
11	Scavenging in the Anthropocene: Human impact drives vertebrate scavenger species richness at a global scale Global Change Biology ·Esther Sebastián‐González, Jomar M. Barbosa, Juan Manuel Pérez‐García, Zebensui Morales‐Reyes, Francisco Botella, Pedro P. Olea, Patricia Mateo‐Tomás, Marcos Moleón	2019	98
12	A Hierarchical Analysis of Habitat Selection by Raccoons in Northern Indiana Journal of Wildlife Management ·James C. Beasley, Travis L. DeVault, Mónica Retamosa Izaguirre, Olin E. Rhodes	2007	93
13	Species‐wide phylogeography of North American mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus): cryptic glacial refugia and postglacial recolonization Molecular Ecology ·Emily K. Latch, James R. Heffelfinger, Jennifer A. Fike, Olin E. Rhodes	2009	91
14	Identification of vertebrate scavengers of small mammal carcasses in a forested landscape ACTA THERIOLOGICA ·Travis L. DeVault, Olin E. Rhodes	2002	82
15	Addressing ecological effects of radiation on populations and ecosystems to improve protection of the environment against radiation: Agreed statements from a Consensus Symposium Journal of Environmental Radioactivity ·François Bréchignac, Deborah Helen Oughton, Claire Mays, Lawrence W Barnthouse, James C. Beasley, Andrea Bonisoli‐Alquati, Clare Bradshaw, Justin Emrys Brown	2016	81
16	Genetic variation across the historical range of the wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) Molecular Ecology ·Karen E. Mock, Tad C. Theimer, Olin E. Rhodes, David Greenberg, Paul Keim	2002	79
17	Effects of vulture exclusion on carrion consumption by facultative scavengers Ecology and Evolution ·Travis L. DeVault, James C. Beasley, Olin E. Rhodes, Jerrold L. Belant +1 other	2018	76
18	Carcass Type Affects Local Scavenger Guilds More than Habitat Connectivity PLoS ONE ·Zachary H. Olson, James C. Beasley, Olin E. Rhodes	2016	74
19	Home‐Range Attributes of Raccoons in a Fragmented Agricultural Region of Northern Indiana Journal of Wildlife Management ·James C. Beasley, Travis L. DeVault, Olin E. Rhodes	2007	73
20	Scavenger community response to the removal of a dominant scavenger Oikos ·Zachary H. Olson, James C. Beasley, Travis L. DeVault, Olin E. Rhodes	2011	72

About Olin E. Rhodes

Olin E. Rhodes is a scholar working on Ecology, Genetics, Parasitology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Virology, having authored 218 papers that have together received 6.3k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Genetic diversity and population structure (99 papers), Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (60 papers), Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies (27 papers), Avian ecology and behavior (18 papers), Animal Behavior and Reproduction (11 papers), Rabies epidemiology and control (7 papers), Forensic Entomology and Diptera Studies (7 papers) and Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation (7 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Ecology (2.6k citations), Genetics (2.4k citations), Insect Science (493 citations), Virology (118 citations) and Ecological Modeling (64 citations). Olin E. Rhodes has collaborated with scholars based in United States, India and Spain. Frequent co-authors include Travis L. DeVault, James C. Beasley, Emily K. Latch, Guha Dharmarajan, Jeffrey C. Glaubitz, John Anthony Shivik, Zachary H. Olson, Jennifer A. Fike, I. Lehr Brisbin and Ronald K. Chesser. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of Wildlife Management, Canadian Journal of Zoology, Conservation Genetics, PLoS ONE and Journal of Mammalogy.

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