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David A. Moeller

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
34
Citations
4726
World Ranking
7598
National Ranking
2555

David A. Moeller publication distribution in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

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This scientist: 72 publications — 4th percentile

4% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

David A. Moeller 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 David A. Moeller sits on this spectrum.

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11% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

David A. Moeller is affiliated with the University of Minnesota in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a focus on understanding ecological and evolutionary processes in plant species and their environments.

Their work extensively covers subfields such as Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Ecological Modeling, Genetics, and Ecology. These disciplines frame Moeller's contributions to topics including Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies, Plant and Animal Studies, Species Distribution and Climate Change, Genetic Diversity and Population Structure, Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation, Evolution and Genetic Dynamics, and Seed Germination and Physiology.

Research output includes multiple publications in well-recognized venues, highlighting the depth and range of their investigations. Frequent publication outlets include bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), American Journal of Botany, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), New Phytologist, and Evolution.

Selected recent papers authored or coauthored by Moeller include the following:

  • "Pleiotropy facilitates local adaptation to distant optima in common ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia)" (2020), published in PLoS Genetics
  • "Deep learning detects invasive plant species across complex landscapes using Worldview-2 and Planetscope satellite imagery" (2022), published in Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation
  • "Predicting range expansion of invasive species: Pitfalls and best practices for obtaining biologically realistic projections" (2020), published in Diversity and Distributions
  • "Microbes, mutualism, and range margins: testing the fitness consequences of soil microbial communities across and beyond a native plant's range" (2020), published in New Phytologist
  • "Improving predictions of range expansion for invasive species using joint species distribution models and surrogate co-occurring species" (2021), published in Journal of Biogeography

Frequent collaborators working alongside Moeller include Ryan D. Briscoe Runquist, Thomas A. Lake, John W. Benning, Amanda J. Gorton, and Lauren L. Sullivan. This indicates ongoing research partnerships contributing to diverse ecological and biological questions.

Best Publications

  • Plant mating systems in a changing world.

    Christopher G. Eckert;Susan Kalisz;Monica A. Geber;Risa Sargent

  • Facilitative interactions among plants via shared pollinators

    David A. Moeller

  • Correlated evolution of mating system and floral display traits in flowering plants and its implications for the distribution of mating system variation.

    Carol Goodwillie;Risa D. Sargent;Christopher G. Eckert;Elizabeth Elle

  • Ecological context of the evolution of self-pollination in Clarkia xantiana: population size, plant communities, and reproductive assurance.

    David A. Moeller;Monica A. Geber

  • ANALYSIS OF INBREEDING DEPRESSION IN MIXED-MATING PLANTS PROVIDES EVIDENCE FOR SELECTIVE INTERFERENCE AND STABLE MIXED MATING

    Alice A. Winn;Elizabeth Elle;Susan Kalisz;Pierre-Olivier Cheptou

  • GEOGRAPHIC STRUCTURE OF POLLINATOR COMMUNITIES, REPRODUCTIVE ASSURANCE, AND THE EVOLUTION OF SELF‐POLLINATION

    David A. Moeller

  • Pollinator community structure and sources of spatial variation in plant–pollinator interactions in Clarkia xantiana ssp. xantiana

    David A. Moeller

  • Reduced pollinator service and elevated pollen limitation at the geographic range limit of an annual plant

    David A. Moeller;Monica A. Geber;Vincent M. Eckhart;Peter Tiffin

  • Molecular evolution of plant immune system genes

    Peter Tiffin;David A. Moeller

  • The Geography of Demography: Long-Term Demographic Studies and Species Distribution Models Reveal a Species Border Limited by Adaptation

    V. M. Eckhart;M. A. Geber;W. F. Morris;E. S. Fabio

  • Global biogeography of mating system variation in seed plants.

    David A. Moeller;Ryan D. Briscoe Runquist;Annika M. Moe;Monica A. Geber

  • Correlations among Fertility Components Can Maintain Mixed Mating in Plants

    Mark O. Johnston;Emmanuelle Porcher;Pierre-Olivier Cheptou;Christopher G. Eckert

  • Context Dependence of Local Adaptation to Abiotic and Biotic Environments: A Quantitative and Qualitative Synthesis

    Ryan D. Briscoe Runquist;Amanda J. Gorton;Jeremy B. Yoder;Jeremy B. Yoder;Nicholas J. Deacon

  • Seed predation increases from the Arctic to the Equator and from high to low elevations

    A. L. Hargreaves;A. L. Hargreaves;Esteban Suárez;Klaus Mehltreter;Isla Myers-Smith

  • Rapid evolution of reproductive isolation between incipient outcrossing and selfing Clarkia species.

    Ryan D. Briscoe Runquist;Eric Chu;Justin L. Iverson;Jason C. Kopp

  • Genetic relationships among Native American maize accessions of the Great Plains assessed by RAPDs

    David Moeller;B. A. Schaal

  • Little plant, big city: a test of adaptation to urban environments in common ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia)

    Amanda J. Gorton;David A. Moeller;Peter Tiffin

  • Population structure and its effects on patterns of nucleotide polymorphism in teosinte (Zea mays ssp. parviglumis)

    David A. Moeller;Maud I. Tenaillon;Peter Tiffin

  • Species distribution models throughout the invasion history of Palmer amaranth predict regions at risk of future invasion and reveal challenges with modeling rapidly shifting geographic ranges.

    Ryan D. Briscoe Runquist;Thomas Lake;Peter Tiffin;David A. Moeller

  • The ‘Hutchinsonian niche’ as an assemblage of demographic niches: implications for species geographic ranges

    Samuel Pironon;Samuel Pironon;Jesús Villellas;Jesús Villellas;Wilfried Thuiller;Vincent M. Eckhart

  • TEMPO AND MODE OF MATING SYSTEM EVOLUTION BETWEEN INCIPIENT CLARKIA SPECIES

    James B. Pettengill;David A. Moeller

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter Tiffin
Peter Tiffin University of Minnesota
Monica A. Geber
Monica A. Geber Cornell University
Elizabeth Elle
Elizabeth Elle Simon Fraser University
Christopher G. Eckert
Christopher G. Eckert Queen's University
Susan Kalisz
Susan Kalisz University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Pierre-Olivier Cheptou
Pierre-Olivier Cheptou Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Richard H. Ree
Richard H. Ree Field Museum of Natural History
Jedediah F. Brodie
Jedediah F. Brodie University of Montana
Isla H. Myers-Smith
Isla H. Myers-Smith University of Edinburgh
John K. Kelly
John K. Kelly University of Kansas

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Pierre-Olivier Cheptou

Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS

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Spencer C. H. Barrett

University of Toronto

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Hans Jacquemyn

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Rein Brys

Rein Brys

Research Institute for Nature and Forest

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Tia-Lynn Ashman

Tia-Lynn Ashman

University of Pittsburgh

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Monica A. Geber

Monica A. Geber

Cornell University

Publications: 17

Christopher G. Eckert

Christopher G. Eckert

Queen's University

Publications: 16

Amy L. Angert

Amy L. Angert

University of British Columbia

Publications: 16

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Steven D. Johnson

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Publications: 16

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Susan Kalisz

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Publications: 15

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José M. Gómez

Spanish National Research Council

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Stephen I. Wright

University of Toronto

Publications: 13

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Peter Tiffin

University of Minnesota

Publications: 13

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