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DeWayne Shoemaker 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 DeWayne Shoemaker sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 86 publications — 10th percentile

10% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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DeWayne Shoemaker 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 DeWayne Shoemaker sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 46 D-Index — 46th percentile

46% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

DeWayne Shoemaker is affiliated with the University of Tennessee at Knoxville in the United States. Their research predominantly spans the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, as well as Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, contributing to a total of 27 publications across these areas.

The scientist's work covers several subfields, including Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Genetics; Insect Science; Plant Science; and Molecular Biology. Their research topics focus on Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior, Plant and animal studies, Animal Behavior and Reproduction, Insect and Pesticide Research, Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences, Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases, and Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by DeWayne Shoemaker include:

  • Evolution of a supergene that regulates a trans-species social polymorphism, 2020, Nature Ecology & Evolution
  • Development and Characterization of 20 Genomic SSR Markers for Ornamental Cultivars of Weigela, 2022, Plants
  • Direct and indirect genetic effects of a social supergene, 2022, Molecular Ecology
  • Prevalence and Genetic Diversity of a Microsporidian Parasite in the Black Imported Fire Ant and Its Social Parasitic Ant (Formicidae: Myrmicinae: Solenopsis) in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, 2023, Insects
  • Prevalence of a microsporidian parasite in different social forms of the red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta, in its native range in Argentina, 2025, Journal of Invertebrate Pathology

DeWayne Shoemaker has frequently published in journals such as Nature Ecology & Evolution, Molecular Ecology, Plants, Insects, and the Journal of Invertebrate Pathology.

Frequent collaborators in their research include Margaret Staton, Trinity P. Hamm, Sarah L. Boggess, Samuel V. Arsenault, and Oksana Riba-Grognuz.

Best Publications

  • Global Invasion History of the Fire Ant Solenopsis invicta

    Marina S. Ascunce;Marina S. Ascunce;Chin-Cheng Yang;Chin-Cheng Yang;Jane Oakey;Luis Calcaterra

  • A Y-like social chromosome causes alternative colony organization in fire ants

    John Wang;Yannick Wurm;Yannick Wurm;Yannick Wurm;Mingkwan Nipitwattanaphon;Oksana Riba-Grognuz;Oksana Riba-Grognuz

  • The genome of the fire ant Solenopsis invicta

    Yannick Wurm;John Wang;Oksana Riba-Grognuz;Miguel Corona

  • Wolbachia and the evolution of reproductive isolation between Drosophila recens and Drosophila subquinaria

    D. DeWayne Shoemaker;Vaishali Katju;John Jaenike

  • Relaxed selection is a precursor to the evolution of phenotypic plasticity

    Brendan G. Hunt;Lino Ometto;Yannick Wurm;DeWayne Shoemaker

  • Species Delimitation: A Case Study in a Problematic Ant Taxon

    Kenneth G. Ross;Dietrich Gotzek;Marina S. Ascunce;D. DeWayne Shoemaker

  • The role of citizen science in addressing grand challenges in food and agriculture research.

    S. F. Ryan;N. L. Adamson;C Athena Aktipis;L. K. Andersen

  • Assessing genetic structure with multiple classes of molecular markers: a case study involving the introduced fire ant Solenopsis invicta.

    K. G. Ross;D. D. Shoemaker;M. J. B. Krieger;C. J. Deheer

  • Wolbachia infections in native and introduced populations of fire ants (Solenopsis spp.).

    D. DeWayne Shoemaker;Kenneth G. Ross;L. Keller;E. L. Vargo

  • Gene discovery using massively parallel pyrosequencing to develop ESTs for the flesh fly Sarcophaga crassipalpis.

    Daniel A Hahn;Gregory J Ragland;D DeWayne Shoemaker;David L Denlinger

  • Hierarchical Analysis of Genetic Structure in Native Fire Ant Populations: Results From Three Classes of Molecular Markers

    Kenneth G. Ross;Michael J. B. Krieger;D. DeWayne Shoemaker;Edward L. Vargo

  • Decreased Diversity but Increased Substitution Rate in Host mtDNA as a Consequence of Wolbachia Endosymbiont Infection

    D. DeWayne Shoemaker;Kelly A. Dyer;Mike Ahrens;Kevin McAbee

  • The distribution of Wolbachia in fig wasps: correlations with host phylogeny, ecology and population structure

    D. DeWayne Shoemaker;Carlos A. Machado;Drude Molbo;John H. Werren

  • Evolution of a supergene that regulates a trans-species social polymorphism.

    Zheng Yan;Simon H. Martin;Dietrich Gotzek;Samuel V. Arsenault

  • Effects of social organization on gene flow in the fire ant Solenopsis invicta

    D. DeWayne Shoemaker;Kenneth G. Ross

  • Nuclear and mitochondrial genetic structure in two social forms of the fire ant Solenopsis invicta: insights into transitions to an alternate social organization

    Kenneth G Ross;D Dewayne Shoemaker

  • Evolution of gene expression in fire ants: the effects of developmental stage, caste, and species

    Lino Ometto;DeWayne Shoemaker;Kenneth G. Ross;Laurent Keller

  • Associations between mycophagous Drosophila and their Howardula nematode parasites: a worldwide phylogenetic shuffle.

    Steve J. Perlman;Greg S. Spicer;D. Dewayne Shoemaker;John Jaenike

  • Molecular phylogeny of fire ants of the Solenopsis saevissima species-group based on mtDNA sequences.

    D. DeWayne Shoemaker;Michael E. Ahrens;Kenneth G. Ross

  • Landscape corridors can increase invasion by an exotic species and reduce diversity of native species.

    Julian Resasco;Nick M. Haddad;John L. Orrock;DeWayne Shoemaker

  • Effects of Wolbachia on mtDNA variation in two fire ant species.

    D. Dewayne Shoemaker;Gwenn Keller;Kenneth G. Ross

  • Global invasion history of the tropical fire ant: a stowaway on the first global trade routes

    Dietrich Gotzek;Dietrich Gotzek;Heather J. Axen;Andrew V. Suarez;Sara Helms Cahan

Frequent Co-Authors

Kenneth G. Ross
Kenneth G. Ross University of Georgia
Laurent Keller
Laurent Keller University of Lausanne
John Wang
John Wang National University of Singapore
Christina M. Grozinger
Christina M. Grozinger Pennsylvania State University
John Jaenike
John Jaenike University of Rochester
Edward L. Vargo
Edward L. Vargo Texas A&M University
Andrew V. Suarez
Andrew V. Suarez University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Soojin V. Yi
Soojin V. Yi Georgia Institute of Technology
John H. Werren
John H. Werren University of Rochester

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