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Felix A. H. Sperling

Felix A. H. Sperling

D-Index & Metrics

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
57
Citations
11044
World Ranking
2732
National Ranking
175

Felix A. H. Sperling 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 Felix A. H. Sperling sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 190 publications — 71st percentile

71% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Felix A. H. Sperling 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 Felix A. H. Sperling sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 57 D-Index — 69th percentile

69% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Felix A. H. Sperling is affiliated with the University of Alberta in Canada. Their research focuses primarily on the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Environmental Science.

The scientist's academic work covers a range of subfields, including Genetics, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Insect Science, Ecology, and Ecological Modeling. Their research topics are diverse, with significant attention to plant and animal studies, Lepidoptera biology and taxonomy, genetic diversity and population structure, forest insect ecology and management, insect-plant interactions and control, species distribution and climate change, and ecology and vegetation dynamics studies.

Among their recent papers are:

  • Genome-wide macroevolutionary signatures of key innovations in butterflies colonizing new host plants, 2021, Nature Communications
  • Chromosome-level genome assembly reveals genomic architecture of northern range expansion in the mountain pine beetle, Dendroctonus ponderosae Hopkins (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), 2021, Molecular Ecology Resources
  • A comprehensive phylogeny and revised taxonomy illuminate the origin and diversification of the global radiation of Papilio (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae), 2023, Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution
  • Gene flow and climate-associated genetic variation in a vagile habitat specialist, 2020, Molecular Ecology
  • Continent-wide population genomic structure and phylogeography of North America's most destructive conifer defoliator, the spruce budworm (Choristoneura fumiferana), 2020, Ecology and Evolution

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Sperling include:

  • Julian R. Dupuis
  • Zachary G. MacDonald
  • Président Sortant
  • Gail S. Anderson
  • Kevin D. Floate

Typical publication venues for Felix A. H. Sperling encompass:

  • The Canadian Entomologist
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution
  • Molecular Ecology
  • Evolutionary Applications

Best Publications

  • The current state of insect molecular systematics: a thriving Tower of Babel.

    Michael S. Caterino;Soowon Cho;Felix A. H. Sperling

  • Molecular Systematics, 2nd ed.

    Felix Sperling

  • A DNA-based approach to the identification of insect species used for postmortem interval estimation

    Felix A. H. Sperling;Gail S. Anderson;Donal A. Hickey

  • Synergistic effects of combining morphological and molecular data in resolving the phylogeny of butterflies and skippers

    Niklas Wahlberg;Michael F Braby;Andrew V.Z Brower;Rienk de Jong

  • Multi‐locus species delimitation in closely related animals and fungi: one marker is not enough

    Julian R. Dupuis;Amanda D. Roe;Felix A. H. Sperling

  • Papilio phylogeny based on mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase I and II genes.

    Michael S. Caterino;Felix A.H. Sperling

  • Draft genome of the mountain pine beetle, Dendroctonus ponderosae Hopkins, a major forest pest

    Christopher I. Keeling;Macaire M. S. Yuen;Nancy Y. Liao;Roderick T. Docking

  • Patterns of evolution of mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase I and II DNA and implications for DNA barcoding.

    Amanda D. Roe;Felix A.H. Sperling

  • DNA-based identification of forensically important Chrysomyinae (Diptera: Calliphoridae).

    Jeffrey D. Wells;Felix A.H. Sperling

  • What causes latitudinal gradients in species diversity? Evolutionary processes and ecological constraints on swallowtail biodiversity

    Fabien L. Condamine;Felix A. H. Sperling;Niklas Wahlberg;Jean‐Yves Rasplus

  • Molecular phylogeny, historical biogeography, and divergence time estimates for swallowtail butterflies of the genus Papilio (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae)

    Evgueni V. Zakharov;Michael S. Caterino;Felix A.H. Sperling

  • DNA-based identification and molecular systematics of forensically important Sarcophagidae (Diptera).

    Jeffrey D. Wells;Thomas Pape;Felix A. H. Sperling

  • Mitochondrial DNA sequence variation in the spruce budworm species complex (Choristoneura: Lepidoptera).

    F. A. H. Sperling;D. A. Hickey

  • A Partitioned Likelihood Analysis of Swallowtail Butterfly Phylogeny (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae)

    Michael S. Caterino;Robert D. Reed;May M. Kuo;Felix A. H. Sperling

  • Sex-linked genes and species differences in Lepidoptera

    Felix A.H. Sperling

  • Molecular phylogeny of Chrysomya albiceps and C. rufifacies (Diptera: Calliphoridae)

    Jeffrey D. Wells;Felix A. H. Sperling

  • Phylogeny, historical biogeography, and taxonomic ranking of Parnassiinae (Lepidoptera, Papilionidae) based on morphology and seven genes.

    Vazrick Nazari;Evgueni V. Zakharov;Felix A.H. Sperling

  • Population structure and species boundary delimitation of cryptic Dioryctria moths: an integrative approach.

    Amanda D. Roe;Felix A. H. Sperling

  • MITOCHONDRIAL DNA VARIATION WITHIN AND BETWEEN SPECIES OF THE PAPILIO MACHAON GROUP OF SWALLOWTAIL BUTTERFLIES.

    Felix A. H. Sperling;Richard G. Harrison

  • Multilocus species identification and fungal DNA barcoding: insights from blue stain fungal symbionts of the mountain pine beetle.

    Amanda D. Roe;Adrianne V. Rice;Sean E. Bromilow;Janice E. K. Cooke

Frequent Co-Authors

Fabien L. Condamine
Fabien L. Condamine University of Montpellier
Roger C. Levesque
Roger C. Levesque Université Laval
Richard C. Hamelin
Richard C. Hamelin University of British Columbia
Janice E. K. Cooke
Janice E. K. Cooke University of Alberta
John R. Spence
John R. Spence University of Alberta
David W. Coltman
David W. Coltman University of Western Ontario
David W. Langor
David W. Langor Natural Resources Canada
Anthony I. Cognato
Anthony I. Cognato Michigan State University
Niklas Wahlberg
Niklas Wahlberg Lund University
Scott E. Nielsen
Scott E. Nielsen University of Alberta

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