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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
43
Citations
9209
World Ranking
5242
National Ranking
1790

Amy L. Toth publication distribution in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 98 publications — 17th percentile

17% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 531 publications or more.

Amy L. Toth D-index placement in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Ecology and Evolution scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Amy L. Toth sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 43 D-Index — 38th percentile

38% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Amy L. Toth is affiliated with Iowa State University in the United States. Their research spans various aspects of agricultural and biological sciences, with a focus on insect science and molecular biology. The main areas of study include ecology, evolution, behavior, genetics, and plant science.

They have contributed to the understanding of insect behavior, plant and animal interactions, and insect resistance through their work. Their scientific interests primarily cover topics such as:

  • Plant and animal studies
  • Insect and arachnid ecology and behavior
  • Insect and pesticide research
  • Plant parasitism and resistance
  • Animal behavior and reproduction
  • Insect resistance and genetics
  • Insect-plant interactions and control

Toth's recent publications reflect these research interests. Selected papers include:

  • "Honey bee virus causes context-dependent changes in host social behavior" (2020), published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Diversified Farming in a Monoculture Landscape: Effects on Honey Bee Health and Wild Bee Communities" (2020), published in Environmental Entomology
  • "Honey Bee (Hymenoptera: Apidea) Pollen Forage in a Highly Cultivated Agroecosystem: Limited Diet Diversity and Its Relationship to Virus Resistance" (2020), published in Journal of Economic Entomology
  • "Sociality sculpts similar patterns of molecular evolution in two independently evolved lineages of eusocial bees" (2021), published in Communications Biology
  • "The Importance of Time and Place: Nutrient Composition and Utilization of Seasonal Pollens by European Honey Bees (Apis mellifera L.)" (2021), published in Insects

Their work has appeared frequently in publication venues such as:

  • Environmental Entomology
  • Current Opinion in Insect Science
  • Journal of Economic Entomology
  • Insects
  • Ecological Entomology

Amy L. Toth has also collaborated with several researchers multiple times, indicating sustained partnerships in their research field. Key frequent co-authors include:

  • Adam G. Dolezal
  • Matthew E. O'Neal
  • Ashley L. St. Clair
  • Ge Zhang
  • Kate Borchardt

Best Publications

  • Insights into social insects from the genome of the honeybee Apis mellifera

    George M. Weinstock;Gene E. Robinson;Richard A. Gibbs;Kim C. Worley

  • RNA Viruses in Hymenopteran Pollinators: Evidence of Inter-Taxa Virus Transmission via Pollen and Potential Impact on Non-Apis Hymenopteran Species

    Rajwinder Singh;Abby L. Levitt;Edwin G. Rajotte;Edward C. Holmes

  • Genetic and genomic analyses of the division of labour in insect societies

    Chris R. Smith;Amy L. Toth;Andrew V. Suarez;Gene E. Robinson

  • Worker nutrition and division of labour in honeybees

    Amy L. Toth;Gene E. Robinson

  • Evo-devo and the evolution of social behavior.

    Amy L. Toth;Gene E. Robinson

  • Wasp Gene Expression Supports an Evolutionary Link Between Maternal Behavior and Eusociality

    Amy L. Toth;Kranthi Varala;Thomas C. Newman;Fernando E. Miguez

  • Nutritional status influences socially regulated foraging ontogeny in honey bees.

    Amy L. Toth;Sara Kantarovich;Adam F. Meisel;Gene E. Robinson

  • Regulation of behavioral maturation by a primer pheromone produced by adult worker honey bees

    Isabelle Leoncini;Yves Le Conte;Guy Costagliola;Erika Plettner

  • Feedbacks between nutrition and disease in honey bee health

    Adam G .Dolezal;Amy L Toth

  • Comparative transcriptomics of convergent evolution: Different genes but conserved pathways underlie caste phenotypes across lineages of eusocial insects

    Ali J. Berens;James H. Hunt;Amy L. Toth

  • Climbing the social ladder: the molecular evolution of sociality

    Sandra M. Rehan;Amy L. Toth

  • Carbohydrate metabolism genes and pathways in insects: insights from the honey bee genome.

    T Kunieda;T Fujiyuki;Robert Kucharski;Sylvain Foret

  • Genome, transcriptome and methylome sequencing of a primitively eusocial wasp reveal a greatly reduced DNA methylation system in a social insect.

    Daniel S. Standage;Ali J. Berens;Karl M. Glastad;Andrew J. Severin

  • Brain transcriptomic analysis in paper wasps identifies genes associated with behaviour across social insect lineages

    Amy L. Toth;Amy L. Toth;Kranthi Varala;Michael T. Henshaw;Sandra L. Rodriguez-Zas

  • Polistes paper wasps: a model genus for the study of social dominance hierarchies

    J. M. Jandt;E. A. Tibbetts;A. L. Toth

  • Native habitat mitigates feast–famine conditions faced by honey bees in an agricultural landscape

    Adam G. Dolezal;Ashley L. St. Clair;Ge Zhang;Amy L. Toth

  • Honey Bee Viruses in Wild Bees: Viral Prevalence, Loads, and Experimental Inoculation.

    Adam G. Dolezal;Stephen D. Hendrix;Nicole A. Scavo;Jimena Carrillo-Tripp

  • Interacting stressors matter: diet quality and virus infection in honeybee health

    Adam G. Dolezal;Jimena Carrillo-Tripp;Timothy M. Judd;W. Allen Miller

  • In vivo and in vitro infection dynamics of honey bee viruses

    Jimena Carrillo-Tripp;Adam Gregory Dolezal;Michael J. Goblirsch;W. Allen Miller

  • Molecular Evolution of Insect Sociality: An Eco-Evo-Devo Perspective.

    Amy L Toth;Sandra M Rehan

  • Lipid stores, ovary development, and brain gene expression in Polistes metricus females

    A. L. Toth;K. B. J. Bilof;K. B. J. Bilof;M. T. Henshaw;J. H. Hunt

  • Epigenetics in social insects: a new direction for understanding the evolution of castes.

    Susan A. Weiner;Amy L. Toth

Frequent Co-Authors

Gene E. Robinson
Gene E. Robinson University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Matthew E. O'Neal
Matthew E. O'Neal Iowa State University
W. Allen Miller
W. Allen Miller Iowa State University
Sandra M. Rehan
Sandra M. Rehan York University
Elizabeth A. Tibbetts
Elizabeth A. Tibbetts University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Gro V. Amdam
Gro V. Amdam Arizona State University
Christina M. Grozinger
Christina M. Grozinger Pennsylvania State University
Robert L. Jeanne
Robert L. Jeanne University of Wisconsin–Madison
Diane M. Debinski
Diane M. Debinski Montana State University
Sandra L. Rodriguez-Zas
Sandra L. Rodriguez-Zas University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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