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D-Index
40
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8351
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6016
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474

David Evans Walter 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 David Evans Walter sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 184 publications — 68th percentile

68% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

David Evans Walter 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 Evans Walter sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 40 D-Index — 29th percentile

29% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

David Evans Walter is affiliated with the University of the Sunshine Coast in Australia. Their research primarily focuses on Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with particular attention given to Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, as well as Insect Science. The scientist's work spans several interconnected subfields and topics related to mites, insects, and their ecological interactions.

The main fields of study associated with their research include:

  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences

The subfields emphasized in their publications are:

  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Insect Science
  • Ecology

Research topics covered in their work involve:

  • Study of Mite Species
  • Insect-Plant Interactions and Control
  • Forest Insect Ecology and Management
  • Fossil Insects in Amber
  • Hymenoptera Taxonomy and Phylogeny

David Evans Walter's recent scholarly contributions include publications in well-regarded venues such as the Annual Review of Entomology and Acarologia. Notable papers are:

  • "Phoresy and Mites: More Than Just a Free Ride" (2022), published in Annual Review of Entomology
  • "Oldest determined record of a mesostigmatic mite (Acari: Mesostigmata: Sejidae) in Cretaceous Burmese amber" (2021), published in Acarologia

The scientist frequently collaborates with other researchers including:

  • Owen D. Seeman
  • Omid Joharchi
  • Dmitry Vorontsov

Best Publications

  • Mites: Ecology, Evolution and Behaviour

    David Evans Walter;Heather Coreen Proctor

  • Animal biodiversity: An outline of higher-level classification and survey of taxonomic richness

    Zhi-Qiang Zhang;John Na Hooper;Rob Wm Van Soest;Andrzej Pisera

  • Arthropod regulation of micro- and mesobiota in below-ground detrital food webs

    J. C. Moore;D. E. Walter;H. W. Hunt

  • Living on leaves: mites, tomenta, and leaf domatia.

    David Evans Walter

  • Mites: Ecology, Evolution & Behaviour

    David Evans Walter;Heather C. Proctor

  • Superorder Parasitiformes Reuter, 1909. In : Zhang, Z.-Q. (Ed.) Animal biodiversity: An outline of higher-level classification and survey of taxonomic richness

    Frédéric Beaulieu;Ashley P. G. Dowling;Hans Klompen;Gilberto J. De Moraes

  • Potential Role of Nematophagous Microarthropods as Biotic Mortality Factors of Entomogenous Nematodes (Rhabditida: Steinernematidae, Heterorhabditidae)

    Nancy D. Epsky;David E. Walter;John L. Capinera

  • Simulation model for the effects of climate change on temperate grassland ecosystems

    H.W. Hunt;M.J. Trlica;E.F. Redente;J.C. Moore

  • Revision of the Australian ascidae (Acarina : Mesostigmata)

    R. B. Halliday;D. E. Walter;E. E. Lindquist

  • Trophic Behavior of "Mycophagous" Microarthropods

    David Evans Walter

  • Guilds or functional groups? An analysis of predatory arthropods from a shortgrass steppe soil

    D. E. Walter;H. W. Hunt;E. T. Elliot

  • Leaf Morphology and Predators: Effect of Leaf Domatia on the Abundance of Predatory Mites (Acari: Phytoseiidae)

    David Evans Walter;Dennis J. O'Dowd

  • Keys and the crisis in taxonomy: extinction or reinvention?

    David Evans Walter;Shaun Winterton

  • Leaves with Domatia Have More Mites

    David Evans Walter;Dennis J. O'Dowd

  • Species, guilds, and functional groups: taxonomy and behavior in nematophagous arthropods.

    David Evans Walter;Eeva K. Ikonen

  • Feeding behaviour and phylogeny: observations on early derivative Acari

    David Evans Walter;Heather C. Proctor

  • Mites in forest canopies: filling the size distribution shortfall?

    David Evans Walter;Valerie Behan-Pelletier

  • Biodiversity of oribatid mites (Acari: Oribatida) in tree canopies and litter.

    V. Behan-Pelletier;D. E. Walter

  • Consumption of nematodes by fungivorous mites, Tyrophagus spp. (Acarina: Astigmata: Acaridae).

    D. E. Walter;R. A. Hudgens;D. W. Freckman

  • Leaf Surface-Structure and the Distribution of Phytoseius Mites (Acarina, Phytoseiidae) in South-Eastern Australian Forests

    David Evans Walter

  • Acarology: Proceedings of the 10th International Congress

    R. B. Halliday;D. E. Walter;H. C. Proctor;R. A. Norton

Frequent Co-Authors

Valerie M. Behan-Pelletier
Valerie M. Behan-Pelletier Agriculture and Agriculture-Food Canada
Roy A. Norton
Roy A. Norton SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
Roger L. Kitching
Roger L. Kitching Griffith University
John C. Moore
John C. Moore Beijing Normal University
Mark S. Harvey
Mark S. Harvey Australian Museum
E.T. Elliott
E.T. Elliott Colorado State University
Gilberto J. de Moraes
Gilberto J. de Moraes Universidade de São Paulo
Hans Klompen
Hans Klompen The Ohio State University
Adriano B. Kury
Adriano B. Kury Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
William A. Shear
William A. Shear American Museum of Natural History

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