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D-Index
29
Citations
2988
World Ranking
2592
National Ranking
24

Arja Kaitala publication distribution in Animal Science and Veterinary in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Animal Science and Veterinary in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Arja Kaitala sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 92 publications — 22nd percentile

22% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Arja Kaitala D-index placement in Animal Science and Veterinary in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Animal Science and Veterinary scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Arja Kaitala sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 29 D-Index — 20th percentile

20% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 77 D-Index or more.

Overview

Arja Kaitala is affiliated with the University of Oulu in Finland. Their research primarily focuses on the intersections of agricultural and biological sciences, biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and environmental science. A significant component of their work explores ecology, evolution, behavior, and systematics, with additional attention to genetics, global and planetary change, insect science, and aspects of health, toxicology, and mutagenesis.

The scientist's work extensively covers topics related to animal behavior and reproduction, insect and arachnid ecology and behavior, plant and animal studies, and the impact of light on the environment and health. Additional research interests include land use and ecosystem services, urban green space and health, and neurobiology and insect physiology research.

Kaitala's recent publications include several papers centered around the effects of artificial light and behavioral ecology in insects, particularly glow-worms. Noteworthy papers include:

  • Reproduction under light pollution: maladaptive response to spatial variation in artificial light in a glow-worm (2020), published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • The duration of artificial light defines sexual signalling in the common glow-worm (2021), Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology
  • High road mortality during female-biased larval dispersal in an iconic beetle (2021), Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology
  • Sexual selection for bright females prevails under light pollution (2020), Current Zoology
  • Female Sexual Signaling in a Capital Breeder, the European Glow-Worm Lampyris noctiluca (2021), Journal of Insect Behavior

Their frequent co-authors include Topi K. Lehtonen, Juhani Hopkins, Christina Elgert, Ulrika Candolin, and Anna-Maria Borshagovski. These collaborations have contributed to several publications predominantly within journals such as Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, Current Zoology, Journal of Insect Behavior, and Ecology and Evolution.

This profile indicates a scientific career deeply engaged in understanding ecological and evolutionary processes, with a particular emphasis on how environmental factors like artificial light affect insect behavior and reproduction. Their body of work contributes to broader discussions in environmental science, insect ecology, and behavioral biology.

Best Publications

  • Polyandry and its effect on female reproduction in the green-veined white butterfly ( Pieris napi L.)

    Christer Wiklund;Arja Kaitala;Virpi Lindfors;Johan Abenius

  • A theory of partial migration

    Arja Kaitala;Veijo Kaitala;Per Lundberg

  • Sexual selection for large male size in a polyandrous butterfly: the effect of body size on male versus female reproductive success in Pieris napi

    Christer Wiklund;Arja Kaitala

  • Female Mate Choice and Mating Costs in the Polyandrous Butterfly Pieris napi (Lepidoptera: Pieridae)

    Arja Kaitala;Christer Wiklund

  • Polyandrous female butterflies forage for matings

    Arja Kaitala;Christer Wiklund

  • Phenotypic plasticity in reproductive behaviour of waterstriders : trade-offs between reproduction and longevity during food stress

    A. Kaitala

  • The evolution of repeated mating under sexual conflict

    Roger Härdling;A Kaitala

  • Dynamic life-history strategy of the waterstrider Gerris thoracicus as an adaptation to food and habitat variation

    Arja Kaitala

  • Decoupling of reproductive rates and parental expenditure in a polyandrous butterfly

    Christer Wiklund;Arja Kaitala;Nina Wedell

  • Genital variation within and between three closely related Euxoa moth species: testing the lock-and-key hypothesis

    M. Mutanen;A. Kaitala;M. Mönkkönen

  • Fennoscandian distribution of an important parasite of cervids, the deer ked ( Lipoptena cervi ), revisited

    Panu Välimäki;Knut Madslien;Jonas Malmsten;Laura Härkönen

  • Natural variation in female mating frequency in a polyandrous butterfly: effects of size and age.

    Jonas Bergström;Christer Wiklund;Arja Kaitala

  • Genital variation in a dimorphic moth Selenia tetralunaria (Lepidoptera, Geometridae)

    Marko Mutanen;Arja Kaitala

  • Predicting range expansion of an ectoparasite – the effect of spring and summer temperatures on deer ked Lipoptena cervi (Diptera: Hippoboscidae) performance along a latitudinal gradient

    Laura Härkönen;Sauli Härkönen;Arja Kaitala;Sirpa Kaunisto

  • Wing muscle dimorphism: two reproductive pathways of the waterstrider Gerris thoracicus in relation to habitat instability

    Arja Kaitala

  • Experiments on the ectoparasitic deer ked that often attacks humans; preferences for body parts, colour and temperature

    R. Kortet;L. Härkönen;P. Hokkanen;S. Härkönen

  • I'm sexy and I glow it: female ornamentation in a nocturnal capital breeder

    Juhani Hopkins;Gautier Baudry;Ulrika Candolin;Arja Kaitala

  • Oviposition on the back of conspecifics : an unusual reproductive tactic in a coreid bug

    Arja Kaitala

  • Experiments with Elasmucha grisea L. (Heteroptera: Acanthosomatidae): does a female parent bug lay as many eggs as she can defend?

    Johanna Mappes;Arja Kaitala

  • Wing dimorphism, territoriality and mating frequency of the waterstrider Aquarius remigis (Say)

    A. Kaitala;H. Dingle

  • Evolutionarily stable dispersal of a waterstrider in a temporally and spatially heterogeneous environment

    Veijo Kaitala;Arja Kaitala;Wayne M. Getz

Frequent Co-Authors

Hannu Ylönen
Hannu Ylönen University of Jyväskylä
Raine Kortet
Raine Kortet University of Eastern Finland
Johanna Mappes
Johanna Mappes University of Helsinki
Veijo Kaitala
Veijo Kaitala University of Helsinki
Christer Wiklund
Christer Wiklund Stockholm University
Marko Mutanen
Marko Mutanen University of Oulu
Pekka Niemelä
Pekka Niemelä University of Turku
Xavier Espadaler
Xavier Espadaler Autonomous University of Barcelona
Jari Oksanen
Jari Oksanen University of Oulu
Tapani Repo
Tapani Repo Natural Resources Institute Finland

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