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D-Index
31
Citations
4590
World Ranking
8205
National Ranking
2720

David L. Pearson 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 L. Pearson sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 81 publications — 7th percentile

7% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

David L. Pearson 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 L. Pearson sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 31 D-Index — 3rd percentile

3% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 121 D-Index or more.

Overview

David L. Pearson is affiliated with Arizona State University in the United States and specializes in Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their research primarily addresses topics related to forest insect ecology and management, plant and animal studies, forest ecology and biodiversity studies, species distribution and climate change, wildlife ecology and conservation, Coleoptera taxonomy and distribution, and insect pest control strategies.

Their recent publications include:

  • The use of tiger beetles (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae) in adapting hotspot conservation to global, regional, and local scales, 2022, Journal of Insect Conservation
  • Biodiversity in the Anthropocene, 2020, Journal of Insect Conservation
  • Southern Hyliota (Hyliota australis), 2020, Birds of the World

David L. Pearson has collaborated with several co-authors across various studies. Frequent collaborators include Jürgen Wiesner, RUAN FELIPE DA SILVA, Rodrigo de Oliveira Brito, Ivan Carlos Fernandes Martins, and Lourival Dias Campos.

The scientist publishes predominantly in the Journal of Insect Conservation, with additional contributions to Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia and Birds of the World.

Their work spans several subfields, including ecology, ecology, evolution, behavior and systematics, insect science, ecological modeling, and plant science.

Best Publications

  • World‐Wide Species Richness Patterns of Tiger Beetles (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae): Indicator Taxon for Biodiversity and Conservation Studies

    David L. Pearson;Fabio Cassola

  • Selecting indicator taxa for the quantitative assessment of biodiversity.

    David L. Pearson

  • Tiger Beetles: The Evolution, Ecology, and Diversity of the Cicindelids

    David Pearson;Alfried P. Vogler

  • Biology of Tiger Beetles

    David L. Pearson

  • Vertical Stratification of Birds in a Tropical Dry Forest

    David L. Pearson

  • Recovery Plan for the Endangered Taxonomy Profession

    David L. Pearson;Andrew L. Hamilton;Terry L. Erwin

  • THE RELATION OF FOLIAGE COMPLEXITY TO ECOLOGICAL DIVERSITY OF THREE AMAZONIAN BIRD COMMUNITIES

    David L. Pearson

  • Two-year study of male orchid bee (hymenoptera: Apidae: Euglossini) attraction to chemical baits in lowland south-eastern Perú

    David L. Pearson;Robert L Dressler

  • Character Divergence and Convergence Among Tiger Beetles (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae)

    David L. Pearson;Elizabeth J. Mury

  • Evidence for food as a limiting resource in the life cycle of tiger beetles ( Coleoptera: Cicindelidae).

    David L. Pearson;C. B. Knisley

  • A Pantropical Comparison of Bird Community Structure on Six Lowland Forest Sites

    David L. Pearson

  • A test for the adequacy of bioindicator taxa: Are tiger beetles (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae) appropriate indicators for monitoring the degradation of tropical forests in Venezuela?

    Jon Paul Rodríguez;David L. Pearson;Roberto R. Barrera

  • Global patterns of species richness : Spatial models for conservation planning using bioindicator and precipitation data

    David L. Pearson;Steven S. Carroll

  • The influence of spatial scale on cross‐taxon congruence patterns and prediction accuracy of species richness

    David L. Pearson;Steven S. Carroll

  • Global patterns of tiger beetle species richness (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae): their use in conservation planning

    Fabio Cassola;David L. Pearson

  • SPATIAL MODELING OF BUTTERFLY SPECIES RICHNESS USING TIGER BEETLES (CICINDELIDAE) AS A BIOINDICATOR TAXON

    Steven S. Carroll;David L. Pearson

  • Why do male butterflies visit mud puddles

    Peter H. Adler;David L. Pearson

  • Detecting and modeling spatial and temporal dependence in conservation biology

    Steven S. Carroll;David L. Pearson

  • Seasonal patterns of lowland forest floor arthropod abundance in southeastern Peru.

    David L. Pearson;Janice A. Derr

  • A molecular phylogeny of the tiger beetles (Cicindelidae): congruence of mitochondrial and nuclear rDNA data sets.

    Alfried P. Vogler;Alfried P. Vogler;David L. Pearson

  • Global Patterns of Species Richness: Spatial Models for Conservation Planning Using Bioindicator and Precipitation Data

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Frequent Co-Authors

Bruce M. Psaty
Bruce M. Psaty University of Washington
Alfried P. Vogler
Alfried P. Vogler Imperial College London
Terry L. Erwin
Terry L. Erwin National Museum of Natural History
John Vandermeer
John Vandermeer University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Henry M. Wilbur
Henry M. Wilbur University of Virginia
Steven A. Juliano
Steven A. Juliano Illinois State University
Thomas D. Koepsell
Thomas D. Koepsell University of Washington
Robert J. Wilson
Robert J. Wilson University of St Andrews
Michael Von Korff
Michael Von Korff Kaiser Permanente
Jonathan Bennie
Jonathan Bennie University of Exeter

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