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D-Index
34
Citations
4315
World Ranking
9461
National Ranking
3391

David W. Foltz publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Environmental Sciences in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where David W. Foltz sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 80 publications — 5th percentile

5% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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David W. Foltz D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where David W. Foltz sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 34 D-Index — 3rd percentile

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

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Overview

David W. Foltz is affiliated with Louisiana State University in the United States. This affiliation suggests an involvement in academic and research activities within this institution.

There are no recent papers listed for David W. Foltz. Likewise, no frequent co-authors, publication venues, book publications, main fields of study, subfields, or main topics of work are provided.

No awards or honors have been recorded for David W. Foltz, and they are currently living.

Best Publications

  • EVALUATING SIGNATURES OF GLACIAL REFUGIA FOR NORTH ATLANTIC BENTHIC MARINE TAXA

    Christine A. Maggs;Rita Castilho;David Foltz;Christy Henzler

  • Possible explanations of heterozygote deficiency in bivalve molluscs

    E. Zouros;D. W. Foltz

  • Decoupling of Molecular and Morphological Evolution in Deep Lineages of a Meiobenthic Harpacticoid Copepod

    Axayácatl Rocha-Olivares;John W. Fleeger;David W. Foltz

  • GENETIC EVIDENCE FOR LONG-TERM MONOGAMY IN A SMALL RODENT, PEROMYSCUS POLIONOTUS

    David W. Foltz

  • Genetic population structure of a species' complex of blue mussels (Mytilus spp.)

    S. K. Sarver;D. W. Foltz

  • NULL ALLELES AS A POSSIBLE CAUSE OF HETEROZYGOTE DEFICIENCIES IN THE OYSTER CRASSOSTREA VIRGINICA AND OTHER BIVALVES.

    David W. Foltz

  • DO BLACK-TAILED PRAIRIE DOGS MINIMIZE INBREEDING?

    F. Stephen Dobson;Ronald K. Chesser;John L. Hoogland;Derrick W. Sugg

  • Are meiofaunal species cosmopolitan? Morphological and molecular analysis of Xenotrichula intermedia (Gastrotricha: Chaetonotida)

    M. A. Todaro;J. W. Fleeger;Y. P. Hu;A. W. Hrincevich

  • Molecular phylogeny of the Valvatacea (Asteroidea: Echinodermata)

    Christopher L. Mah;David Foltz

  • Variance in male and female reproductive success in a harem-polygynous mammal, the black-tailed prairie dog (Sciuridae: Cynomys ludovicianus)

    John L. Hoogland;David W. Foltz

  • Phylogeography of two squid (Loligo pealei and L. plei) in the Gulf of Mexico and northwestern Atlantic Ocean

    S. W. Herke;D. W. Foltz

  • Analysis of the Mating System in the Black-Tailed Prairie Dog (Cynomys ludovicianus) by Likelihood of Paternity

    David W. Foltz;David W. Foltz;John L. Hoogland;John L. Hoogland

  • Breeding groups and gene dynamics in a socially structured population of prairie dogs

    F. Stephen Dobson;Ronald K. Chesser;John L. Hoogland;Derrick W. Sugg;Derrick W. Sugg

  • Sperm Competition in the Thirteen-Lined Ground Squirrel: Differential Fertilization Success Under Field Conditions

    D. W. Foltz;P. L. Schwagmeyer

  • GENETIC EVIDENCE OF OUTBREEDING IN THE BLACK-TAILED PRAIRIE DOG (CYNOMYS LUDOVICIANUS).

    David W. Foltz;John L. Hoogland

  • Genetic population structure and breeding systems in arionid slugs (Mollusca: Pulmonata)

    David W. Foltz;Howard Ochman;J. S. Jones;Stephen M. Evangelisti

  • Factors affecting the outcome of sperm competition in thirteen-lined ground squirrels

    P.L. Schwagmeyer;D.W. Foltz

  • Molecular phylogeny of the Forcipulatacea (Asteroidea: Echinodermata): systematics and biogeography

    Christopher Mah;David Foltz

  • Post-settlement viability in the American oyster (Crassostrea virginica): an overdominant phenotype

    E. Zouros;Shiva M. Singh;David W. Foltz;André L. Mallet

  • Population genetics and systematics of the Leptasterias hexactis (echinodermata : asteroidea) species complex

    K. E. Kwast;D. W. Foltz;W. B. Stickle

  • Genetic diversity and breeding systems in terrestrial slugs of the families Limacidae and Arionidae

    D. W. Foltz;H. Ochman;R. K. Selander

  • Genetics and taxonomy of ribbed mussels (Geukensia spp.)

    S. K. Sarver;M. C. Landrum;D. W. Foltz

  • Enzyme heterozygosity in the scallop Placopecten magellanicus (Gmelin) in relation to age and size

    D. W. Foltz;E. Zouros

  • Pleistocene speciation of sister taxa in a North Pacific clade of brooding sea stars (Leptasterias)

    D. W. Foltz;A. T. Nguyen;J. R. Kiger;Christopher L. Mah

  • Four new species of Cletocamptus Schmankewitsch, 1875, closely related to Cletocamptus deitersi (Richard, 1897) (Copepoda: Harpacticoida)

    Axayácatl Rocha-Olivares;Samuel Gómez;John Fleeger;David Foltz

  • THE INFLUENCE OF SOCIAL BREEDING GROUPS ON EFFECTIVE POPULATION SIZE IN BLACK-TAILED PRAIRIE DOGS

    F. Stephen Dobson;Ronald K. Chesser;John L. Hoogland;Derrick W. Sugg

  • Extensive allozyme monomorphism in a threatened species of freshwater mussel, Margaritifera hembeli Conrad (Bivalvia: Margaritiferidae)

    Jason P. Curole;Jason P. Curole;David W. Foltz;Kenneth M. Brown

  • Description of a new family, new genus, and two new species of deep-sea Forcipulatacea (Asteroidea), including the first known sea star from hydrothermal vent habitats

    Christopher Mah;Christopher Mah;Katrin Linse;Jonathan Copley;Leigh Marsh

  • Large scale patterns of genetic variation and differentiation in sugar maple from tropical Central America to temperate North America

    Yalma L. Vargas-Rodriguez;William J. Platt;Lowell E. Urbatsch;David W. Foltz

  • Global population divergence of the sea star Hippasteria phrygiana corresponds to the onset of the last glacial period of the Pleistocene

    D. W. Foltz;S. D. Fatland;M. Eléaume;K. Markello

  • Large scale patterns of genetic variation and differentiation in sugar maple from tropical Central America to temperate

    Yalma L. Vargas-Rodriguez;William J. Platt;Lowell E. Urbatsch

Frequent Co-Authors

John L. Hoogland
John L. Hoogland University of Maryland Center For Environmental Sciences
John W. Fleeger
John W. Fleeger Louisiana State University
Eleftherios Zouros
Eleftherios Zouros University of Crete
F. Stephen Dobson
F. Stephen Dobson Auburn University
Robert K. Selander
Robert K. Selander University of Rochester
Howard Ochman
Howard Ochman The University of Texas at Austin
Ronald K. Chesser
Ronald K. Chesser Texas Tech University
Greg W. Rouse
Greg W. Rouse University of California, San Diego
William J. Platt
William J. Platt Louisiana State University
Gregory A. Wray
Gregory A. Wray Duke University

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