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Gordon W. Frankie

D-Index & Metrics

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
35
Citations
9240
World Ranking
7247
National Ranking
2439

Gordon W. Frankie publication distribution in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 99 publications — 18th percentile

18% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Gordon W. Frankie 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 Gordon W. Frankie sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 35 D-Index — 14th percentile

14% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Gordon W. Frankie is affiliated with the University of California, Berkeley in the United States. Their research primarily falls within the field of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a focus on several subfields including Plant Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Social Psychology, and Insect Science.

Their work covers a variety of topics related to plant and animal studies, including plant physiology and cultivation, horticultural and viticultural research, botany, ecology, taxonomy, animal and plant science education, plant parasitism and resistance, as well as insect-plant interactions and control.

Gordon W. Frankie has published research in the following venues:

  • Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society (2 publications)
  • Acta Horticulturae (1 publication)

Recent papers by this researcher include:

  • Native pollinators of avocado as affected by constructed pollinator habitat gardens in southern California, 2020, Acta Horticulturae
  • Hedgerow Gardens Provide Floral Resources for Diverse Insect Visitors to Avocado Flowers in Southern California, 2024, Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society
  • Hedgerow Gardens Provide Floral Resources for Diverse Insect Visitors to Avocado Fowers in Southern California, 2024, Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Gordon W. Frankie include:

  • Ben Faber
  • J. C. Pawelek
  • Marissa H. Chase
  • S. L. Witt
  • Rollin E. Coville

Best Publications

  • Comparative Phenological Studies of Trees in Tropical Wet and Dry Forests in the Lowlands of Costa Rica

    Gordon W. Frankie;Herbert G. Baker;Paul A. Opler

  • A new classification for plant phenology based on flowering patterns in lowland tropical rain forest trees at La Selva, Costa Rica

    L. E. Newstrom;G. W. Frankie;H. G. Baker

  • The city as a refuge for insect pollinators.

    Damon M. Hall;Gerardo R. Camilo;Rebecca K. Tonietto;Jeff Ollerton

  • COMPARATIVE PHENOLOGICAL STUDIES OF TREELET AND SHRUB SPECIES IN TROPICAL WET AND DRY FORESTS IN THE LOWLANDS OF COSTA RICA

    Paul A. Opler;Gordon W. Frankie;Herbert G. Baker

  • Rainfall as a factor in the release, timing, and synchronization of anthesis by tropical trees and shrubs

    Paul A. Opler;Gordon W. Frankie;Herbert G. Baker

  • Ecology of Urban Bees: A Review of Current Knowledge and Directions for Future Study

    Jennifer L. Hernandez;Gordon W. Frankie;Robbin W. Thorp

  • Detecting Insect Pollinator Declines on Regional and Global Scales

    Gretchen Lebuhn;Sam Droege;Edward F. Connor;Barbara Gemmill-Herren

  • Ecological Patterns of Bees and Their Host Ornamental Flowers in Two Northern California Cities

    Gordon W. Frankie;Robbin W. Thorp;Mary Schindler;Jennifer Hernandez

  • ECOLOGY OF INSECTS IN URBAN ENVIRONMENTS

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  • Reproductive biology of some Costa Rican Cordia species (Boraginaceae)

    Paul A. Opler;Herbert G. Baker;Gordon W. Frankie

  • Foraging behavior of solitary bees : Implications for outcrossing of a neotropical forest tree species

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  • Native bees are a rich natural resource in urban California gardens

    G Frankie;R Thorp;J Hernandez;M Rizzardi

  • The long and the short of it: a global analysis of hawkmoth pollination niches and interaction networks

    Steven D. Johnson;Marcela More;Felipe W. Amorim;William A. Haber

  • Nest site and habitat preferences of Centris bees in the Costa Rican dry forest

    Gordon W. Frankie;S. B. Vinson;Linda E. Newstrom;John F. Barthell

  • Plant Reproductive Characteristics during Secondary Succession in Neotropical Lowland Forest Ecosystems

    Paul A. Opler;Herbert G. Baker;Gordon W. Frankie

  • Urban Forests and Insect EcologyComplex interactions among trees, insects, and people

    Steve H. Dreistadt;Donald L. Dahlsten;Gordon W. Frankie

  • Phenological studies of shrub and treelet species in tropical cloud forests of Costa Rica

    Suzanne Koptur;William A. Haber;Gordon W. Frankie;Herbert G. Baker

  • Floral Lipid Chemistry of Byrsonima crassifolia (Malpigheaceae) and a Use of Floral Lipids by Centris Bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae)

    S. B. Vinson;H. J. Williams;G. W. Frankie;G. Shrum

  • Monitoring Solitary Bees in Modified Wildland Habitats: Implications for Bee Ecology and Conservation

    Gordon W. Frankie;Robbin W. Thorp;Linda E. Newstrom-Lloyd;Mark A. Rizzardi

  • Seasonality in Bees and Their Floral Resource Plants at a Constructed Urban Bee Habitat in Berkeley, California

    Victoria A. Wojcik;Gordon W. Frankie;Robbin W. Thorp;Jennifer L. Hernandez

  • Nesting-habitat preferences of selected Centris bee species in Costa Rican dry forest

    Gordon W. Frankie;Linda Newstrom;S. B. Vinson;John F. Barthell

  • Biodiversity Conservation in Costa Rica: Learning the Lessons in a Seasonal Dry Forest

    Gordon W. Frankie;Alfonso Mata;S. Bradleigh Vinson

  • Modification of a Community Garden to Attract Native Bee Pollinators in Urban San Luis Obispo, California

    Jamie C. Pawelek;Gordon W. Frankie;Robbin W. Thorp;Maggie Przybylski

  • Tropical forest phenology and pollinator plant coevolution

    Unknown

Frequent Co-Authors

S. Bradleigh Vinson
S. Bradleigh Vinson Texas A&M University
Robbin W. Thorp
Robbin W. Thorp University of California, Davis
Terry L. Griswold
Terry L. Griswold Utah State University
Herbert G. Baker
Herbert G. Baker University of California, Berkeley
Simon G. Potts
Simon G. Potts University of Reading
Edward F. Connor
Edward F. Connor San Francisco State University
Suzanne Koptur
Suzanne Koptur Florida International University
David W. Roubik
David W. Roubik Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
Murray S. Blum
Murray S. Blum University of Georgia
James H. Cane
James H. Cane Utah State University

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