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 James B. Whitfield sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 159 publications — 57th percentile
57% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 533 publications or more.
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 James B. Whitfield sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 50 D-Index — 56th percentile
56% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 122 D-Index or more.
James B. Whitfield is affiliated with the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on agricultural and biological sciences, with significant contributions in insect science, ecology, evolution, behavior, systematics, and genetics.
Their work spans several interconnected subfields, including:
The main research topics covered in their publications include:
James B. Whitfield has authored papers published in a variety of venues, frequently contributing to the following journals:
Recent notable publications include:
Frequent collaborators in their research projects include:
James B. Whitfield has been recognized by professional scientific communities with honors such as:
John H. Werren;Stephen Richards;Christopher A. Desjardins;Oliver Niehuis
Mehrdad Hajibabaei;M. Alex Smith;Daniel H. Janzen;Josephine J. Rodriguez
M. Alex Smith;Josephine J. Rodriguez;James B. Whitfield;Andrew R. Deans
James B. Whitfield;Peter J. Lockhart
Daniel H. Janzen;Winnie Hallwachs;Patrick Blandin;John M. Burns
M. Alex Smith;Claudia Bertrand;Kate Crosby;Eldon S. Eveleigh
James Bryan Whitfield;Karl M. Kjer
James Bryan Whitfield
Eric Bapteste;Leo van Iersel;Axel Janke;Scot Kelchner
Patrick Mardulyn;James B. Whitfield
James B. Whitfield
Nicholas Murphy;Jonathan C. Banks;James B. Whitfield;Andrew D. Austin
James B. Whitfield;Sassan Asgari
Jose L. Fernandez-Triana;James B. Whitfield;Josephine J. Rodriguez;M. Alex Smith
Josephine J. Rodriguez;Jose L. Fernández-Triana;M. Alex Smith;Daniel H. Janzen
M. Alex Smith;J. L. Fernández-Triana;J. L. Fernández-Triana;E. Eveleigh;J. Gómez
D B Stoltz;J B Whitfield
James Bryan Whitfield
Erfan Sayyari;James B. Whitfield;Siavash Mirarab
James B. Whitfield;Sydney A. Cameron
R.A. Wharton;S.R. Shaw;M.J. Sharkey;D.B. Wahl
James B. Whitfield
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