2026 C. Alex Buerkle: Ecology and Evolution Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Ecology and Evolution	50	3773	3637	1321	1259	97	12145

C. Alex Buerkle publication distribution in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Ecology and Evolution in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where C. Alex Buerkle sits on this spectrum.

37 publications 531+

This scientist: 97 publications — 16th percentile

16% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

C. Alex Buerkle 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 C. Alex Buerkle sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 50 D-Index — 56th percentile

56% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 121 D-Index or more.

Overview

C. Alex Buerkle is affiliated with the University of Wyoming in the United States. Their research spans multiple areas within agricultural and biological sciences as well as biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. The scientist has contributed extensively to studies involving genetics, plant science, ecology, evolution, behavior, systematics, and insect science.

Their work particularly focuses on topics such as mycorrhizal fungi and plant interactions, genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock, genetic mapping and diversity in plants and animals, genetic diversity and population structure, plant taxonomy and phylogenetics, gut microbiota and health, and microbial community ecology and physiology.

Some of the recent publications by C. Alex Buerkle include:

Comparative Analysis of Core Microbiome Assignments: Implications for Ecological Synthesis (2023, mSystems)
A suite of rare microbes interacts with a dominant, heritable, fungal endophyte to influence plant trait expression (2021, The ISME Journal)
Dynamics of disease characteristics and clinical management of critically ill COVID-19 patients over the time course of the pandemic: an analysis of the prospective, international, multicentre RISC-19-ICU registry (2022, Critical Care)
Whole-Genome Duplication and Host Genotype Affect Rhizosphere Microbial Communities (2022, mSystems)
Caterpillars on a phytochemical landscape: The case of alfalfa and the Melissa blue butterfly (2020, Ecology and Evolution)

Regular collaboration is a feature of Buerkle's research activities. Frequent coauthors include Joshua G. Harrison, Philippe Guerci, Gordon Custer, Maya Gans, and Francisco Dini-Andreote. This network of colleagues reflects interdisciplinary cooperation across multiple biological and ecological fields.

C. Alex Buerkle publishes frequently in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), mSystems, Ecology and Evolution, The ISME Journal, and Critical Care. These platforms highlight the breadth of their research interests from molecular systems biology to ecological studies and clinical investigations.

Best Publications

Hybridization and speciation

R. Abbott;D. Albach;S. Ansell;J. W. Arntzen

2464
Citations
Genotyping‐by‐sequencing in ecological and conservation genomics

Shawn R. Narum;C. Alex Buerkle;John W. Davey;Michael R. Miller

650
Citations
The genetic architecture of divergence between threespine stickleback species

Catherine L. Peichel;Kirsten S. Nereng;Kenneth A. Ohgi;Bonnie L. E. Cole

630
Citations
Genome‐wide association genetics of an adaptive trait in lodgepole pine

Thomas L. Parchman;Zachariah Gompert;Joann Mudge;Faye D. Schilkey

520
Citations
Transcriptome sequencing in an ecologically important tree species: assembly, annotation, and marker discovery

Thomas L Parchman;Katherine S Geist;Johan A Grahnen;Craig W Benkman

499
Citations
The likelihood of homoploid hybrid speciation

C A Buerkle;R J Morris;M A Asmussen;L H Rieseberg

467
Citations
Stick Insect Genomes Reveal Natural Selection’s Role in Parallel Speciation

Víctor Soria-Carrasco;Zachariah Gompert;Aaron A. Comeault;Timothy E. Farkas

461
Citations
introgress: a software package for mapping components of isolation in hybrids.

Zachariah Gompert;C. Alex Buerkle

324
Citations
A powerful regression-based method for admixture mapping of isolation across the genome of hybrids.

Zachariah Gompert;C. Alex Buerkle

257
Citations
Maximum‐likelihood estimation of a hybrid index based on molecular markers

C. Alex Buerkle

252
Citations
Population genomics based on low coverage sequencing: how low should we go?

C. Alex Buerkle;Zachariah Gompert

240
Citations
Admixture and the organization of genetic diversity in a butterfly species complex revealed through common and rare genetic variants.

Zachariah Gompert;Lauren K. Lucas;Lauren K. Lucas;C. Alex Buerkle;Matthew L. Forister

237
Citations
Bayesian estimation of genomic clines.

Zachariah Gompert;C. Alex Buerkle

221
Citations
THE VARIABLE GENOMIC ARCHITECTURE OF ISOLATION BETWEEN HYBRIDIZING SPECIES OF HOUSE MICE

Katherine C. Teeter;Lisa M. Thibodeau;Zachariah Gompert;C. Alex Buerkle

219
Citations
Analysis of Population Genomic Data from Hybrid Zones

Zachariah Gompert;Elizabeth G. Mandeville;C. Alex Buerkle

209
Citations
Admixture as the basis for genetic mapping

C. Alex Buerkle;Christian Lexer;Christian Lexer

201
Citations
Genomic regions with a history of divergent selection affect fitness of hybrids between two butterfly species.

Zachariah Gompert;Lauren K. Lucas;Chris C. Nice;James A. Fordyce

201
Citations
Variable patterns of introgression in two sculpin hybrid zones suggest that genomic isolation differs among populations

A. W. Nolte;Z. Gompert;C. A. Buerkle

185
Citations
A road map for molecular ecology.

Rose L. Andrew;Louis Bernatchez;Aurélie Bonin;C. Alex. Buerkle

158
Citations
Genomics of isolation in hybrids.

Zachariah Gompert;Thomas L. Parchman;C. Alex Buerkle

155
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Zachariah Gompert Utah State University

Thomas L. Parchman University of Nevada Reno

Chris C. Nice Texas State University

Matthew L. Forister University of Nevada Reno

James A. Fordyce University of Tennessee at Knoxville

Christian Lexer University of Vienna

Loren H. Rieseberg University of British Columbia

Patrik Nosil University of Sheffield

Jeffrey L. Feder University of Notre Dame

Craig W. Benkman University of Wyoming

External Links

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