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Donald L. J. Quicke

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Ecology and Evolution
Thailand
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Ecology and Evolution 64 1896 1815 2 2 304 11995

Donald L. J. Quicke publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Donald L. J. Quicke between 1979 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Donald L. J. Quicke published across 48 years, from 1979 to 2026, averaging 11.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 167 publications in 2020. 11 of the 557 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
50 100 150
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1979 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 167. Peak 167 publications in 2020. 1979: 2 publications 1980: 2 publications 1981: 2 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 2 publications 1984: 3 publications 1985: 5 publications 1986: 3 publications 1987: 3 publications 1988: 8 publications 1989: 9 publications 1990: 3 publications 1991: 6 publications 1992: 7 publications 1993: 14 publications 1994: 5 publications 1995: 6 publications 1996: 3 publications 1997: 9 publications 1998: 12 publications 1999: 11 publications 2000: 16 publications 2001: 9 publications 2002: 11 publications 2003: 9 publications 2004: 12 publications 2005: 14 publications 2006: 9 publications 2007: 10 publications 2008: 4 publications 2009: 6 publications 2010: 8 publications 2011: 14 publications 2012: 8 publications 2013: 2 publications 2014: 4 publications 2015: 7 publications 2016: 8 publications 2017: 6 publications 2018: 10 publications 2019: 10 publications 2020: 167 publications 2021: 22 publications 2022: 44 publications 2023: 13 publications 2024: 8 publications 2025: 10 publications 2026: 1 publication
1979 2026

557 publications in total across all disciplines

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Donald L. J. Quicke: publications per year, 1979 to 2026
Year Publications
1979 2
1980 2
1981 2
1982 0
1983 2
1984 3
1985 5
1986 3
1987 3
1988 8
1989 9
1990 3
1991 6
1992 7
1993 14
1994 5
1995 6
1996 3
1997 9
1998 12
1999 11
2000 16
2001 9
2002 11
2003 9
2004 12
2005 14
2006 9
2007 10
2008 4
2009 6
2010 8
2011 14
2012 8
2013 2
2014 4
2015 7
2016 8
2017 6
2018 10
2019 10
2020 167
2021 22
2022 44
2023 13
2024 8
2025 10
2026 1
Total 557
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Donald L. J. Quicke 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 Donald L. J. Quicke sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 100 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 37–41 to 531+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 333. Most scientists, 333, have 97–101 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 531 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 302–306 publications, is where this scientist sits. 37–41 publications: 2 scientists 42–46 publications: 9 scientists 47–51 publications: 10 scientists 52–56 publications: 31 scientists 57–61 publications: 56 scientists 62–66 publications: 91 scientists 67–71 publications: 92 scientists 72–76 publications: 127 scientists 77–81 publications: 173 scientists 82–86 publications: 236 scientists 87–91 publications: 227 scientists 92–96 publications: 240 scientists 97–101 publications: 333 scientists 102–106 publications: 280 scientists 107–111 publications: 300 scientists 112–116 publications: 285 scientists 117–121 publications: 305 scientists 122–126 publications: 287 scientists 127–131 publications: 278 scientists 132–136 publications: 289 scientists 137–141 publications: 273 scientists 142–146 publications: 262 scientists 147–151 publications: 246 scientists 152–156 publications: 235 scientists 157–161 publications: 205 scientists 162–166 publications: 199 scientists 167–171 publications: 174 scientists 172–176 publications: 164 scientists 177–181 publications: 173 scientists 182–186 publications: 189 scientists 187–191 publications: 170 scientists 192–196 publications: 139 scientists 197–201 publications: 128 scientists 202–206 publications: 117 scientists 207–211 publications: 115 scientists 212–216 publications: 107 scientists 217–221 publications: 124 scientists 222–226 publications: 81 scientists 227–231 publications: 82 scientists 232–236 publications: 85 scientists 237–241 publications: 75 scientists 242–246 publications: 66 scientists 247–251 publications: 81 scientists 252–256 publications: 69 scientists 257–261 publications: 70 scientists 262–266 publications: 55 scientists 267–271 publications: 64 scientists 272–276 publications: 49 scientists 277–281 publications: 48 scientists 282–286 publications: 44 scientists 287–291 publications: 45 scientists 292–296 publications: 36 scientists 297–301 publications: 39 scientists 302–306 publications: 38 scientists 307–311 publications: 30 scientists 312–316 publications: 34 scientists 317–321 publications: 25 scientists 322–326 publications: 22 scientists 327–331 publications: 28 scientists 332–336 publications: 30 scientists 337–341 publications: 22 scientists 342–346 publications: 30 scientists 347–351 publications: 26 scientists 352–356 publications: 22 scientists 357–361 publications: 29 scientists 362–366 publications: 21 scientists 367–371 publications: 12 scientists 372–376 publications: 18 scientists 377–381 publications: 17 scientists 382–386 publications: 13 scientists 387–391 publications: 21 scientists 392–396 publications: 13 scientists 397–401 publications: 10 scientists 402–406 publications: 15 scientists 407–411 publications: 8 scientists 412–416 publications: 9 scientists 417–421 publications: 8 scientists 422–426 publications: 4 scientists 427–431 publications: 10 scientists 432–436 publications: 10 scientists 437–441 publications: 5 scientists 442–446 publications: 4 scientists 447–451 publications: 10 scientists 452–456 publications: 2 scientists 457–461 publications: 4 scientists 462–466 publications: 7 scientists 467–471 publications: 7 scientists 472–476 publications: 6 scientists 477–481 publications: 6 scientists 482–486 publications: 3 scientists 487–491 publications: 3 scientists 492–496 publications: 4 scientists 497–501 publications: 4 scientists 502–506 publications: 8 scientists 507–511 publications: 5 scientists 512–516 publications: 4 scientists 517–521 publications: 5 scientists 522–526 publications: 4 scientists 527–530 publications: 5 scientists 531+ publications: 100 scientists
37–41 publications 531+

This scientist: 304 publications — 92nd percentile

92% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Ecology and Evolution scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 8,381 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
37–41 2
42–46 9
47–51 10
52–56 31
57–61 56
62–66 91
67–71 92
72–76 127
77–81 173
82–86 236
87–91 227
92–96 240
97–101 333
102–106 280
107–111 300
112–116 285
117–121 305
122–126 287
127–131 278
132–136 289
137–141 273
142–146 262
147–151 246
152–156 235
157–161 205
162–166 199
167–171 174
172–176 164
177–181 173
182–186 189
187–191 170
192–196 139
197–201 128
202–206 117
207–211 115
212–216 107
217–221 124
222–226 81
227–231 82
232–236 85
237–241 75
242–246 66
247–251 81
252–256 69
257–261 70
262–266 55
267–271 64
272–276 49
277–281 48
282–286 44
287–291 45
292–296 36
297–301 39
302–306 38 304
307–311 30
312–316 34
317–321 25
322–326 22
327–331 28
332–336 30
337–341 22
342–346 30
347–351 26
352–356 22
357–361 29
362–366 21
367–371 12
372–376 18
377–381 17
382–386 13
387–391 21
392–396 13
397–401 10
402–406 15
407–411 8
412–416 9
417–421 8
422–426 4
427–431 10
432–436 10
437–441 5
442–446 4
447–451 10
452–456 2
457–461 4
462–466 7
467–471 7
472–476 6
477–481 6
482–486 3
487–491 3
492–496 4
497–501 4
502–506 8
507–511 5
512–516 4
517–521 5
522–526 4
527–530 5
531+ 100
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Donald L. J. Quicke 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 Donald L. J. Quicke sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200 250
Bar chart with 92 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 121+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 280. Most scientists, 280, have 40 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 121 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 64 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 95 scientists 31 D-Index: 123 scientists 32 D-Index: 191 scientists 33 D-Index: 245 scientists 34 D-Index: 252 scientists 35 D-Index: 244 scientists 36 D-Index: 249 scientists 37 D-Index: 244 scientists 38 D-Index: 254 scientists 39 D-Index: 254 scientists 40 D-Index: 280 scientists 41 D-Index: 274 scientists 42 D-Index: 266 scientists 43 D-Index: 233 scientists 44 D-Index: 248 scientists 45 D-Index: 208 scientists 46 D-Index: 201 scientists 47 D-Index: 213 scientists 48 D-Index: 207 scientists 49 D-Index: 172 scientists 50 D-Index: 209 scientists 51 D-Index: 199 scientists 52 D-Index: 153 scientists 53 D-Index: 169 scientists 54 D-Index: 163 scientists 55 D-Index: 148 scientists 56 D-Index: 120 scientists 57 D-Index: 146 scientists 58 D-Index: 137 scientists 59 D-Index: 140 scientists 60 D-Index: 104 scientists 61 D-Index: 119 scientists 62 D-Index: 118 scientists 63 D-Index: 99 scientists 64 D-Index: 77 scientists 65 D-Index: 100 scientists 66 D-Index: 86 scientists 67 D-Index: 83 scientists 68 D-Index: 75 scientists 69 D-Index: 94 scientists 70 D-Index: 57 scientists 71 D-Index: 68 scientists 72 D-Index: 59 scientists 73 D-Index: 63 scientists 74 D-Index: 66 scientists 75 D-Index: 60 scientists 76 D-Index: 42 scientists 77 D-Index: 49 scientists 78 D-Index: 39 scientists 79 D-Index: 37 scientists 80 D-Index: 43 scientists 81 D-Index: 41 scientists 82 D-Index: 45 scientists 83 D-Index: 34 scientists 84 D-Index: 40 scientists 85 D-Index: 35 scientists 86 D-Index: 55 scientists 87 D-Index: 24 scientists 88 D-Index: 24 scientists 89 D-Index: 30 scientists 90 D-Index: 23 scientists 91 D-Index: 25 scientists 92 D-Index: 27 scientists 93 D-Index: 27 scientists 94 D-Index: 13 scientists 95 D-Index: 23 scientists 96 D-Index: 12 scientists 97 D-Index: 14 scientists 98 D-Index: 19 scientists 99 D-Index: 16 scientists 100 D-Index: 14 scientists 101 D-Index: 5 scientists 102 D-Index: 21 scientists 103 D-Index: 16 scientists 104 D-Index: 10 scientists 105 D-Index: 7 scientists 106 D-Index: 7 scientists 107 D-Index: 7 scientists 108 D-Index: 6 scientists 109 D-Index: 9 scientists 110 D-Index: 11 scientists 111 D-Index: 12 scientists 112 D-Index: 9 scientists 113 D-Index: 7 scientists 114 D-Index: 3 scientists 115 D-Index: 8 scientists 116 D-Index: 5 scientists 117 D-Index: 11 scientists 118 D-Index: 4 scientists 119 D-Index: 2 scientists 120 D-Index: 5 scientists 121+ D-Index: 100 scientists
30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 64 D-Index — 78th percentile

78% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Ecology and Evolution scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 8,381 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 95
31 123
32 191
33 245
34 252
35 244
36 249
37 244
38 254
39 254
40 280
41 274
42 266
43 233
44 248
45 208
46 201
47 213
48 207
49 172
50 209
51 199
52 153
53 169
54 163
55 148
56 120
57 146
58 137
59 140
60 104
61 119
62 118
63 99
64 77 64
65 100
66 86
67 83
68 75
69 94
70 57
71 68
72 59
73 63
74 66
75 60
76 42
77 49
78 39
79 37
80 43
81 41
82 45
83 34
84 40
85 35
86 55
87 24
88 24
89 30
90 23
91 25
92 27
93 27
94 13
95 23
96 12
97 14
98 19
99 16
100 14
101 5
102 21
103 16
104 10
105 7
106 7
107 7
108 6
109 9
110 11
111 12
112 9
113 7
114 3
115 8
116 5
117 11
118 4
119 2
120 5
121+ 100
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in Thailand Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in Thailand Leader Award

Overview

Donald L. J. Quicke is affiliated with Chulalongkorn University in Thailand and primarily conducts research in Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their work encompasses various subfields such as Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Insect Science, Genetics, Ecology, and Plant Science.

The scientist's research topics include Hymenoptera taxonomy and phylogeny, Insect-Plant Interactions and Control, Lepidoptera biology and taxonomy, Plant and animal studies, Forest Insect Ecology and Management, Insect behavior and control techniques, and Fossil Insects in Amber.

Donald L. J. Quicke has contributed to several publication venues with multiple articles, notably including:

  • ZooKeys (9 publications)
  • Zootaxa (8 publications)
  • Global Biodiversity Information Facility (8 publications)
  • CABI eBooks (6 publications)
  • Tropical Natural History (5 publications)

Frequent coauthors of Quicke include:

  • Buntikа А. Butcher (97 collaborations)
  • Scott Richard Shaw (29 collaborations)
  • Neveen S. Gadallah (26 collaborations)
  • Hassan Ghahari (26 collaborations)
  • Rachel A. Kruft Welton (24 collaborations)

The list of recent papers by Donald L. J. Quicke includes:

  • "Minimalist revision and description of 403 new species in 11 subfamilies of Costa Rican braconid parasitoid wasps, including host records for 219 species," 2021, ZooKeys
  • "Review of Venoms of Non-Polydnavirus Carrying Ichneumonoid Wasps," 2021, Biology
  • "Nocticolid cockroaches are the only known dinosaur age cave survivors," 2020, Gondwana Research
  • "Mitochondrial phylogenomics and mitogenome organization in the parasitoid wasp family Braconidae (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonoidea)," 2022, BMC Ecology and Evolution
  • "Recognition of the Trachypetidae stat.n. as a new extant family of Ichneumonoidea (Hymenoptera), based on molecular and morphological evidence," 2020, Systematic Entomology

In book publications, Quicke has contributed to CABI eBooks, including the title "Parasitoid Wasps of South East Asia" published in 2023.

Best Publications

  • History of Insects

    Alexander P. Rasnitsyn;Donald L. J. Quicke

  • Principles and Techniques of Contemporary Taxonomy

    Donald L. J. Quicke

  • A Molecular Phylogeny of the Aphidiinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae)

    Robert Belshaw;Donald L.J. Quicke

  • Noise and incongruence: interpreting results of the incongruence length difference test.

    K. Dolphin;R. Belshaw;C. D. L. Orme;D. L. J. Quicke;D. L. J. Quicke

  • Early tetrapod relationships revisited.

    Marcello Ruta;Michael I. Coates;Donald L. J. Quicke

  • A thousand and one wasps: a 28S rDNA and morphological phylogeny of the Ichneumonidae (Insecta: Hymenoptera) with an investigation into alignment parameter space and elision

    Donald L.J. Quicke;Nina M. Laurenne;Mike G. Fitton;Gavin R. Broad

  • Wolbachia and DNA Barcoding Insects: Patterns, Potential, and Problems

    M. Alex Smith;Claudia Bertrand;Kate Crosby;Eldon S. Eveleigh

  • Phylogeny of Eulophidae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea), with a reclassification of Eulophinae and the recognition that Elasmidae are derived eulophids

    N. Gauthier;N. Gauthier;J. Lasalle;D. L. J. Quicke;D. L. J. Quicke;D. L. J. Quicke;H. C. J. Godfray;H. C. J. Godfray

  • The Braconid and Ichneumonid Parasitoid Wasps: Biology, Systematics, Evolution and Ecology

    Donald L. J. Quicke

  • The Old World genera of braconine wasps (Hymenoptera: Braconidae)

    Donald L.J. Quicke

  • A phylogenetic reconstruction of the Ichneumonoidea (Hymenoptera) based on the D2 variable region of 28S ribosomal RNA

    Robert Belshaw;Mike Fitton;Elisabeth Herniou;Carmen Gimeno

  • Robustness of ancestral state estimates: evolution of life history strategy in ichneumonoid parasitoids.

    Robert Belshaw;Donald L. J. Quicke

  • Differential Staining Of Cobalt‐ And Nickel‐Filled Neurones Using Rubeanic Acid

    D. L. J. Quicke;R. C. Brace

  • Manganese and zinc in the ovipositors and mandibles of hymenopterous insects

    Donald L. J. Quicke;Paul Wyeth;James D. Fawke;Hasan H. Basibuyuk

  • Molecular detection of trophic links in a complex insect host-parasitoid food web.

    Jan Hrcek;Scott E. Miller;Donald L. J. Quicke;Donald L. J. Quicke;M. Alex Smith

  • A turbo-taxonomic study of Thai Aleiodes (Aleiodes) and Aleiodes (Arcaleiodes) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Rogadinae) based largely on COI barcoded specimens, with rapid descriptions of 179 new species

    Buntika Areekul Butcher;M. Alex Smith;Mike J. Sharkey;Donald L. J. Quicke

  • Ovipositor structure and relationships within the Hymenoptera, with special reference to the Ichneumonoidea

    D.L.J. Quicke;M.G. Fitton;J.R. Tunstead;S.N. Ingram

  • Molecular phylogeny and historical biogeography of the cosmopolitan parasitic wasp subfamily Doryctinae (Hymenoptera:Braconidae)

    Alejandro Zaldivar-Riverón;Sergey A. Belokobylskij;Sergey A. Belokobylskij;Virginia León-Regagnon;Rosa Briceño-G.

  • Host location and oviposition in a basal group of parasitic wasps: the subgenual organ, ovipositor apparatus, and associated structures in the Orussidae (Hymenoptera, Insecta)

    L. Vilhelmsen;Nunzio Isidoro;Roberto Romani;Hasan H. Basibuyuk

Frequent Co-Authors

Mark R Shaw
Mark R Shaw National Museum of Natural History
M. Alex Smith
M. Alex Smith University of Guelph
Paul D. N. Hebert
Paul D. N. Hebert University of Guelph
Andrew D. Austin
Andrew D. Austin University of Adelaide
Scott E. Miller
Scott E. Miller National Museum of Natural History
Andy Purvis
Andy Purvis Natural History Museum
Joaquín Hortal
Joaquín Hortal Spanish National Research Council
Daniel H. Janzen
Daniel H. Janzen University of Pennsylvania
Winnie Hallwachs
Winnie Hallwachs University of Pennsylvania
Mark Dowton
Mark Dowton University of Wollongong

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