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D-Index
58
Citations
13244
World Ranking
2543
National Ranking
904

Charles B. Fenster 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 Charles B. Fenster sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 135 publications — 43rd percentile

43% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Charles B. Fenster 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 Charles B. Fenster sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 58 D-Index — 70th percentile

70% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Charles B. Fenster is affiliated with South Dakota State University in the United States and has contributed extensively to research in the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, as well as Agricultural and Biological Sciences.

They have published predominantly in several notable scientific venues, with frequent publications in:

  • BioScience
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Evolution
  • Evolutionary Ecology
  • Nature

Their research spans multiple subfields including Genetics, Molecular Biology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Plant Science, and Nature and Landscape Conservation.

Main topics covered in their work include:

  • Plant and animal studies
  • Evolution and Genetic Dynamics
  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Genetic diversity and population structure
  • Plant Parasitism and Resistance
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • Insect and Pesticide Research

Some of the recent papers authored or coauthored by Fenster include:

  • Pollination-precision hypothesis: support from native honey bees and nectar bats (2022, New Phytologist)
  • Fitness effects of mutation in natural populations of Arabidopsis thaliana reveal a complex influence of local adaptation (2020, Evolution)
  • Mutation bias shapes gene evolution in Arabidopsis thaliana (2020, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory))
  • Reply to: Re-evaluating evidence for adaptive mutation rate variation (2023, Nature)
  • Multiple Sources of Introduction of North American Arabidopsis thaliana from across Eurasia (2021, Molecular Biology and Evolution)

Fenster has collaborated frequently with several coauthors, including:

  • James M. Verdier
  • Mao-Lun Weng
  • Matthew T. Rutter
  • Henning Nottebrock
  • Detlef Weigel

Best Publications

  • Pollination Syndromes and Floral Specialization

    Charles B. Fenster;W. Scott Armbruster;Paul Wilson;Michele R. Dudash

  • Predicting the probability of outbreeding depression

    Richard Frankham;Richard Frankham;Jonathan D. Ballou;Mark D. B. Eldridge;Robert C. Lacy

  • Genetic Management of Fragmented Animal and Plant Populations

    Richard Frankham;Richard Frankham;Jonathan D Ballou;Katherine Ralls;Mark D B Eldridge

  • Call for a Paradigm Shift in the Genetic Management of Fragmented Populations

    Katherine Ralls;Jonathan D. Ballou;Michele R. Dudash;Mark D. B. Eldridge

  • Implications of different species concepts for conserving biodiversity

    Richard Frankham;Richard Frankham;Jonathan D. Ballou;Michele R. Dudash;Mark D.B. Eldridge

  • GENE FLOW IN CHAMAECRISTA FASCICULATA (LEGUMINOSAE) I. GENE DISPERSAL.

    Charles B. Fenster

  • Inbreeding and Outbreeding Depression in Natural Populations of Chamaecrista fasciculata (Fabaceae)

    Charles B. Fenster;Laura F. Galloway

  • Population differentiation in an annual legume: local adaptation.

    Laura F. Galloway;Charles B. Fenster;Charles B. Fenster

  • Restoration of Endangered Species: Genetic considerations for plant population restoration and conservation

    Charles B. Fenster;Michelle R. Dudash

  • A model and lexicon for pollen fate

    David W. Inouye;David W. Inouye;Douglas E. Gill;Michele R. Dudash;Charles B. Fenster

  • POPULATION DIFFERENTIATION IN AN ANNUAL LEGUME: GENETIC ARCHITECTURE

    Charles B. Fenster;Laura F. Galloway

  • FIVE GENERATIONS OF ENFORCED SELFING AND OUTCROSSING IN MIMULUS GUTTATUS: INBREEDING DEPRESSION VARIATION AT THE POPULATION AND FAMILY LEVEL.

    Michele R. Dudash;David E. Carr;Charles B. Fenster

  • Genetics, Demography and Viability of Fragmented Populations: Inbreeding and outbreeding depression in fragmented populations

    Michele R. Dudash;Charles B. Fenster

  • Quantitative trait locus analyses and the study of evolutionary process.

    David L. Erickson;Charles B. Fenster;Hans K. Stenoien;Donald Price

  • Epistasis and its consequences for the evolution of natural populations

    Charles B. Fenster;Laura F. Galloway;Lin Chao

  • Nectar reward and advertisement in hummingbird-pollinated Silene virginica (Caryophyllaceae)

    Charles B. Fenster;George Cheely;Michele R. Dudash;Richard J. Reynolds

  • REPRODUCTIVE ASSURANCE AND THE EVOLUTION OF POLLINATION SPECIALIZATION

    Charles B. Fenster;Silvana Martén‐Rodríguez

  • QUANTIFYING GENE FLOW FROM SPATIAL GENETIC STRUCTURE DATA IN A METAPOPULATION OF CHAMAECRISTA FASCICULATA (LEGUMINOSAE)

    Charles B. Fenster;Xavier Vekemans;Olivier J. Hardy

  • GENE FLOW IN CHAMAECRISTA FASCICULATA (LEGUMINOSAE) II. GENE ESTABLISHMENT.

    Charles B. Fenster

  • Fine-Grained Analysis of Spontaneous Mutation Spectrum and Frequency in Arabidopsis thaliana.

    Mao Lun Weng;Claude Becker;Julia Hildebrandt;Manuela Neumann

  • Levels of genetic variation and covariation for Mimulus (Scrophulariaceae) floral traits

    David E Carr;Charles B Fenster

  • A Practical Guide for Genetic Management of Fragmented Animal and Plant Populations

    Richard Frankham;Richard Frankham;Jonathan D. Ballou;Katherine Ralls;Mark D. B. Eldridge

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard Frankham
Richard Frankham Macquarie University
Katherine Ralls
Katherine Ralls Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute
Jonathan D. Ballou
Jonathan D. Ballou Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute
Robert C. Lacy
Robert C. Lacy Chicago Zoological Society
Mark D. B. Eldridge
Mark D. B. Eldridge Australian Museum
Paul Sunnucks
Paul Sunnucks Monash University
Laura F. Galloway
Laura F. Galloway University of Virginia
Elizabeth A. Zimmer
Elizabeth A. Zimmer National Museum of Natural History
W. Scott Armbruster
W. Scott Armbruster University of Portsmouth
Detlef Weigel
Detlef Weigel Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology

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