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David A. Grimaldi

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
67
Citations
15243
World Ranking
8254
National Ranking
3732

David A. Grimaldi publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 297 publications — 78th percentile

78% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

David A. Grimaldi D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where David A. Grimaldi sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 67 D-Index — 59th percentile

59% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

David A. Grimaldi is a researcher affiliated with the American Museum of Natural History in the United States. Their work primarily falls within the broad area of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with significant contributions in subfields including Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Insect Science, Genetics, Plant Science, and Paleontology.

The scientist's research focuses on several key topics such as:

  • Fossil Insects in Amber
  • Insect behavior and control techniques
  • Plant and animal studies
  • Insect-Plant Interactions and Control
  • Insect Pest Control Strategies
  • Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
  • Scarabaeidae Beetle Taxonomy and Biogeography

Coauthors frequently collaborating with David A. Grimaldi include Steven R. Davis, Hukam Singh, Lance E. Jones, Alba Sánchez-García, and Hannah M. Wood.

The scientist's publications appear repeatedly in the following venues:

  • American Museum Novitates
  • Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History
  • Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society
  • Global Biodiversity Information Facility
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Recent papers by David A. Grimaldi include:

  • Insects with 100 million-year-old dinosaur feathers are not ectoparasites, 2021, Nature Communications
  • Flowers of Apocynaceae in amber from the early Eocene of India, 2021, American Journal of Botany

Other relevant recent publications across their broader research network include:

  • X-ray computed tomography, 2021, Nature Reviews Methods Primers
  • Amber and the Cretaceous Resinous Interval, 2023, Earth-Science Reviews
  • Transcriptomes reveal expression of hemoglobins throughout insects and other Hexapoda, 2020, PLoS ONE

Best Publications

  • Episodic radiations in the fly tree of life

    Brian M. Wiegmann;Michelle D. Trautwein;Isaac S. Winkler;Norman B. Barr

  • Fossiliferous Cretaceous Amber from Myanmar (Burma): Its Rediscovery, Biotic Diversity, and Paleontological Significance

    David A. Grimaldi;Michael S. Engel;Paul C. Nascimbene

  • The Co-Radiations of Pollinating Insects and Angiosperms in the Cretaceous

    David A. Grimaldi

  • DNA sequences from a fossil termite in Oligo-Miocene amber and their phylogenetic implications

    Rob DeSalle;John Gatesy;Ward Wheeler;David Grimaldi

  • Termites (Isoptera): Their Phylogeny, Classification, and Rise to Ecological Dominance

    Michael S. Engel;David A. Grimaldi;Kumar Krishna

  • Biogeographic and evolutionary implications of a diverse paleobiota in amber from the early Eocene of India.

    Jes Rust;Hukam Singh;Rajendra S. Rana;Tom McCann

  • A formicine in New Jersey cretaceous amber (Hymenoptera: formicidae) and early evolution of the ants.

    David A. Grimaldi;Donat Agosti

  • New and rediscovered primitive ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Cretaceous amber from New Jersey, and their phylogenetic relationships

    David A. Grimaldi;Donat Agosti;James M. Carpenter

  • New and rediscovered primitive ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) in Cretaceous amber from New Jersey, and their phylogenetic relationships. American Museum novitates ; no. 3208

    David A. Grimaldi;Donat. Agosti;James M. Carpenter

  • Insects from the Santana formation, Lower Cretaceous, of Brazil

    D. A. Grimaldi;D. C. Darling;M. J. Sharkey

  • FOSSIL MUSHROOMS FROM MIOCENE AND CRETACEOUS AMBERS AND THE EVOLUTION OF HOMOBASIDIOMYCETES

    David S. Hibbett;David Grimaldi;Michael J. Donoghue

  • The preparation of fragile Cretaceous ambers for conservation and study of organismal inclusions

    David Grimaldi;Paul C. Nascimbene;Henry Silverstein

  • Competition in Natural Populations of Mycophagous Drosophila

    David Grimaldi;John Jaenike

  • The oldest fossil bee: Apoid history, evolutionary stasis, and antiquity of social behavior.

    Charles D. Michener;David A. Grimaldi

  • Mid-Cretaceous amber fossils illuminate the past diversity of tropical lizards

    Juan D. Daza;Edward L. Stanley;Edward L. Stanley;Philipp Wagner;Aaron M. Bauer

  • Remarkable fly (Diptera) diversity in a patch of Costa Rican cloud forest: Why inventory is a vital science

    Art Borkent;Brian V. Brown;Peter H. Adler;Dalton De Souza Amorim

  • GENETIC VARIATION FOR HOST PREFERENCE WITHIN AND AMONG POPULATIONS OF DROSOPHILA TRIPUNCTATA.

    John Jaenike;David Grimaldi

  • Why Descriptive Science Still Matters

    David A. Grimaldi;Michael S. Engel

  • Fossiliferous Cretaceous amber from Myanmar (Burma) : its rediscovery, biotic diversity, and paleontological significance. American Museum novitates ; no. 3361

    David A. Grimaldi;Michael S. Engel;Paul C. Nascimbene

  • Insects from the Santana Formation, Lower Cretaceous, of Brazil. Bulletin of the AMNH ; no. 195

    David A. Grimaldi;John G. Maisey;William P. McCafferty;Frank Louis. Carle

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael S. Engel
Michael S. Engel University of Kansas
James M. Carpenter
James M. Carpenter American Museum of Natural History
Rob DeSalle
Rob DeSalle American Museum of Natural History
Thomas Pape
Thomas Pape University of Copenhagen
John Jaenike
John Jaenike University of Rochester
Charles D. Michener
Charles D. Michener University of Kansas
John O. Stireman
John O. Stireman Wright State University
Jochen Heinrichs
Jochen Heinrichs Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
William L. Crepet
William L. Crepet Cornell University
Sergio Ibáñez-Bernal
Sergio Ibáñez-Bernal Instituto de Ecología

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