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Daniel R. Papaj 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 Daniel R. Papaj sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 156 publications — 56th percentile

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

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

Daniel R. Papaj 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 Daniel R. Papaj sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 54 D-Index — 64th percentile

64% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Daniel R. Papaj is affiliated with the University of Arizona in the United States. Their research spans several interconnected fields within agricultural and biological sciences, with a focus on ecology, evolution, and behavior.

The scientist's primary fields of study include:

  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Their research also extends into subfields such as:

  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Genetics
  • Plant Science
  • Insect Science
  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience

Key topics addressed in their work include:

  • Plant and animal studies
  • Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
  • Plant Parasitism and Resistance
  • Insect and Pesticide Research
  • Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research
  • Animal Behavior and Reproduction
  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies

Daniel R. Papaj has contributed to multiple academic journals, frequently publishing in:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
  • Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology
  • Animal Behaviour
  • Evolution

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Papaj include:

  • "Why study plasticity in multiple traits? New hypotheses for how phenotypically plastic traits interact during development and selection" (2022) - Evolution
  • "The Sensory and Cognitive Ecology of Nectar Robbing" (2021) - Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
  • "Learning of bimodal vs. unimodal signals in restrained bumble bees" (2020) - Journal of Experimental Biology
  • "Sex differences in the foraging behavior of a generalist hawkmoth" (2021) - Insect Science
  • "Sensory bias and signal detection trade-offs maintain intersexual floral mimicry" (2020) - Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences

The scientist has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Minjung Baek
  • Avery L. Russell
  • Stephen L. Buchmann
  • Judith L. Bronstein
  • Noah Giebink

Best Publications

  • Complex signal function: developing a framework of testable hypotheses

    Eileen A. Hebets;Daniel R. Papaj

  • ECOLOGICAL AND EVOLUTIONARY ASPECTS OF LEARNING IN PHYTOPHAGOUS INSECTS

    Daniel R. Papaj;Ronald J. Prokopy

  • Insect learning: ecological and evolutionary perspectives.

    D. R. Papaj;A. C. Lewis

  • Ovarian Dynamics and Host Use

    Daniel R. Papaj

  • Host marking behavior in phytophagous insects and parasitoids

    César R. Nufio;Daniel R. Papaj

  • Flower Choice and Learning in Foraging Bumblebees: Effects of Variation in Nectar Volume and Concentration

    Jonathan Cnaani;Jonathan Cnaani;James D. Thomson;Daniel R. Papaj

  • Insect Learning: Ecology and Evolutinary Perspectives

    Daniel Richard Papaj;Alcinda C. Lewis

  • A variable-response model for parasitoid foraging behavior.

    L.E.M. Vet;W.J. Lewis;D.R. Papaj;J.C. van Lenteren

  • Variations in parasitoid foraging behavior : essential element of a sound biological control theory

    W. J. Lewis;Louise E. M. Vet;J. H. Tumlinson;J. C. Van Lenteren

  • 3 – Individual Variation in Host Location by Phytophagous Insects*

    Daniel R. Papaj;Mark D. Rausher

  • Sex differences in movement between natural feeding and mating sites and tradeoffs between food consumption, mating success and predator evasion in Mediterranean fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae).

    J. Hendrichs;B. I. Katsoyannos;D. R. Papaj;R. J. Prokopy

  • Multimodal signals enhance decision making in foraging bumble-bees.

    Ipek G. Kulahci;Anna Dornhaus;Daniel R. Papaj

  • Aposematic coloration, luminance contrast, and the benefits of conspicuousness

    Kathleen L. Prudic;Ana K. Skemp;Daniel R. Papaj

  • Odor learning and foraging success in the parasitoid,Leptopilina heterotoma.

    Daniel R. Papaj;Louise E. M. Vet

  • Flowers help bees cope with uncertainty: signal detection and the function of floral complexity

    Anne S. Leonard;Anna Dornhaus;Daniel R. Papaj

  • Flower choice copying in bumblebees

    Bradley D Worden;Daniel R Papaj

  • ‘X’ marks the spot: The possible benefits of nectar guides to bees and plants

    Anne S. Leonard;Daniel R. Papaj

  • Effects of age, diet, female density, and the host resource on egg load in Anastrepha ludens and Anastrepha obliqua (Diptera: Tephritidae).

    Martı́n Aluja;Francisco Dı́az-Fleischer;Daniel R Papaj;Gloria Lagunes

  • PEAK SHIFT DISCRIMINATION LEARNING AS A MECHANISM OF SIGNAL EVOLUTION

    Spencer K. Lynn;Jonathan Cnaani;Daniel R. Papaj

  • Learning in two contexts: the effects of interference and body size in bumblebees.

    Bradley D. Worden;Ana K. Skemp;Daniel R. Papaj

  • A variable-response model for parasitoid foraging behaviour

    L.E.M. Vet;W.J. Lewis;D.R. Papaj;J.C. van Lenteren

Frequent Co-Authors

Ronald J. Prokopy
Ronald J. Prokopy University of Massachusetts Amherst
Louise E. M. Vet
Louise E. M. Vet Wageningen University & Research
Anna Dornhaus
Anna Dornhaus University of Arizona
Mark D. Rausher
Mark D. Rausher Duke University
Stephen L. Buchmann
Stephen L. Buchmann University of Arizona
Bernard D. Roitberg
Bernard D. Roitberg Simon Fraser University
W. J. Lewis
W. J. Lewis Agricultural Research Service
Martin Aluja
Martin Aluja Instituto de Ecología
Wulfila Gronenberg
Wulfila Gronenberg University of Arizona
James H. Tumlinson
James H. Tumlinson Pennsylvania State University

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