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Dina M. Fonseca 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 Dina M. Fonseca sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 139 publications — 45th percentile

45% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Dina M. Fonseca 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 Dina M. Fonseca sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 53 D-Index — 62nd percentile

62% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Dina M. Fonseca is affiliated with Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey in the United States. Their research work spans several fields, primarily focused on medicine, immunology and microbiology, and agricultural and biological sciences.

Their subfields of study include parasitology, infectious diseases, public health, environmental and occupational health, insect science, and genetics. The major topics addressed in their research involve vector-borne infectious diseases, viral infections and vectors, mosquito-borne diseases and control, insect symbiosis and bacterial influences, Yersinia bacterium and plague with ectoparasites research, malaria research and control, and insect and pesticide research.

Dina M. Fonseca has co-authored frequently with several researchers, including Francisco C. Ferreira, James Occi, Julia González, Andrea Egizi, and Matthew L. Aardema.

Their publications have appeared repeatedly in several journals and venues. These include the Journal of Medical Entomology, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases, PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, and the SSRN Electronic Journal.

Selected recent papers authored or co-authored by Dina M. Fonseca include:

  • Moving eDNA surveys onto land: Strategies for active eDNA aggregation to detect invasive forest insects, 2020, Molecular Ecology Resources
  • First glimpse into the origin and spread of the Asian longhorned tick, Haemaphysalis longicornis, in the United States, 2020, Zoonoses and Public Health
  • The Enigmatic Culex pipiens (Diptera: Culicidae) Species Complex: Phylogenetic Challenges and Opportunities From a Notoriously Tricky Mosquito Group, 2021, Annals of the Entomological Society of America
  • Seasonal Dynamics of Tick Species in the Ecotone of Parks and Recreational Areas in Middlesex County (New Jersey, USA), 2023, Insects
  • Ticks (Acari: Ixodida) on synanthropic small and medium-sized mammals in areas of the northeastern United States infested with the Asian longhorned tick, Haemaphysalis longicornis, 2023, International Journal for Parasitology

Best Publications

  • "Bird biting" mosquitoes and human disease: a review of the role of Culex pipiens complex mosquitoes in epidemiology.

    Ary Farajollahi;Dina M. Fonseca;Laura D. Kramer;Laura D. Kramer;A. Marm Kilpatrick

  • Emerging vectors in the Culex pipiens complex.

    Dina M. Fonseca;Nusha Keyghobadi;Colin A. Malcolm;Ceylan Mehmet

  • RAPID ASSAYS FOR IDENTIFICATION OF MEMBERS OF THE CULEX (CULEX) PIPIENS COMPLEX, THEIR HYBRIDS, AND OTHER SIBLING SPECIES (DIPTERA: CULICIDAE)

    Julie L. Smith;Dina M. Fonseca

  • Making Mosquito Taxonomy Useful: A Stable Classification of Tribe Aedini that Balances Utility with Current Knowledge of Evolutionary Relationships

    Richard C. Wilkerson;Yvonne-Marie Linton;Dina M. Fonseca;Ted R. Schultz

  • Management of insecticide resistance in the major Aedes vectors of arboviruses: Advances and challenges.

    Isabelle Dusfour;John Vontas;John Vontas;Jean-Philippe David;David Weetman

  • Global phylogeographic limits of Hawaii's avian malaria

    Jon S Beadell;Farah Ishtiaq;Rita Covas;Martim Melo

  • Integrated Aedes management for the control of Aedes-borne diseases.

    David Roiz;Anne L. Wilson;Thomas W. Scott;Dina M. Fonseca

  • Invasion Biology of Aedes japonicus japonicus (Diptera: Culicidae)

    Michael G. Kaufman;Dina M. Fonseca

  • Multistate Infestation with the Exotic Disease–Vector Tick Haemaphysalis longicornis — United States, August 2017–September 2018

    C. Ben Beard;James Occi;Denise L. Bonilla;Andrea M. Egizi

  • Insecticide resistance status of United States populations of Aedes albopictus and mechanisms involved.

    Sébastien Marcombe;Ary Farajollahi;Sean P. Healy;Gary G. Clark

  • RAPID ASSAY TO IDENTIFY THE TWO GENETIC FORMS OF CULEX (CULEX) PIPIENS L. (DIPTERA: CULICIDAE) AND HYBRID POPULATIONS

    Carolyn M. Bahnck;Dina M. Fonseca

  • Comparative Host Feeding Patterns of the Asian Tiger Mosquito, Aedes albopictus, in Urban and Suburban Northeastern USA and Implications for Disease Transmission

    Ary Faraji;Andrea Egizi;Dina M. Fonseca;Isik Unlu

  • Area-wide management of Aedes albopictus. Part 2: gauging the efficacy of traditional integrated pest control measures against urban container mosquitoes.

    Dina M Fonseca;Isik Unlu;Isik Unlu;Taryn Crepeau;Ary Farajollahi

  • Larval Mosquito Habitat Utilization and Community Dynamics of Aedes albopictus and Aedes japonicus (Diptera: Culicidae)

    Kristen Bartlett-Healy;Isik Unlu;Isik Unlu;Peter Obenauer;Tony Hughes

  • Aedes (Finlaya) japonicus (Diptera: Culicidae), a newly recognized mosquito in the United States: analyses of genetic variation in the United States and putative source populations.

    Dina M. Fonseca;Scott Campbell;Wayne J. Crans;Motoyoshi Mogi

  • Moving eDNA surveys onto land: Strategies for active eDNA aggregation to detect invasive forest insects.

    Rafael E. Valentin;Dina M. Fonseca;Sydney Gable;Kathleen E. Kyle

  • Density-dependent dispersal of black fly neonates is mediated by flow

    Dina M. Fonseca;David D. Hart

  • Tracing the origin of US brown marmorated stink bugs, Halyomorpha halys

    Jiawu Xu;Dina M. Fonseca;George C. Hamilton;Kim A. Hoelmer

  • Evidence for regular ongoing introductions of mosquito disease vectors into the Galápagos Islands

    Arnaud Bataille;Arnaud Bataille;Arnaud Bataille;Andrew A. Cunningham;Andrew A. Cunningham;Virna Cedeño;Marilyn Cruz

  • Genetic Influences on Mosquito Feeding Behavior and the Emergence of Zoonotic Pathogens

    A. Marm Kilpatrick;Laura D. Kramer;Matthew J. Jones;Peter P. Marra

  • Bottlenecks and multiple introductions: population genetics of the vector of avian malaria in Hawaii.

    Dina M. Fonseca;Dennis A. Lapointe;Robert C. Fleischer

Frequent Co-Authors

Randy Gaugler
Randy Gaugler Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Laura D. Kramer
Laura D. Kramer University at Albany, State University of New York
Robert C. Fleischer
Robert C. Fleischer Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute
Richard C. Wilkerson
Richard C. Wilkerson Smithsonian Institution
David D. Hart
David D. Hart University of Maine
Julie L. Lockwood
Julie L. Lockwood Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
John Vontas
John Vontas Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas
Fabrice Chandre
Fabrice Chandre Institut de Recherche pour le Développement
Vincent Corbel
Vincent Corbel Institut de Recherche pour le Développement
Francis Schaffner
Francis Schaffner University of Zurich

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