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D-Index
42
Citations
9411
World Ranking
5468
National Ranking
1869

James D. Ellis 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 James D. Ellis sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 216 publications — 78th percentile

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

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

James D. Ellis 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 James D. Ellis sits on this spectrum.

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: 42 D-Index — 35th percentile

35% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Best Publications

  • Varroa destructor feeds primarily on honey bee fat body tissue and not hemolymph.

    Samuel D. Ramsey;Ronald Ochoa;Gary Bauchan;Connor Gulbronson

  • Standard methods for varroa research

    Vincent Dietemann;Francesco Nazzi;Stephen J Martin;Denis L Anderson

  • The COLOSS BEEBOOK Volume I, Standard methods for Apis mellifera research: Introduction

    Vincent Dietemann;James D Ellis;Peter Neumann

  • A national survey of managed honey bee 2015–2016 annual colony losses in the USA

    Kelly Kulhanek;Nathalie Steinhauer;Karen Rennich;Dewey M Caron

  • The worldwide health status of honey bees

    James D Ellis;Pamela A Munn

  • Miscellaneous standard methods for Apis mellifera research

    Hannelie Human;Robert Brodschneider;Vincent Dietemann;Galen Dively

  • Colony losses, managed colony population decline, and Colony Collapse Disorder in the United States

    James D. Ellis;Jay D. Evans;Jeff Pettis

  • Crop production in the USA is frequently limited by a lack of pollinators.

    J R Reilly;D R Artz;D Biddinger;K Bobiwash;K Bobiwash

  • Large-scale field application of RNAi technology reducing Israeli acute paralysis virus disease in honey bees (Apis mellifera, Hymenoptera: Apidae).

    Wayne Hunter;James Ellis;Dennis vanEngelsdorp;Jerry Hayes

  • Standard methods for wax moth research

    James D Ellis;Jason R Graham;Ashley Mortensen

  • A national survey of managed honey bee 2014–2015 annual colony losses in the USA

    Nicola Seitz;Kirsten S. Traynor;Nathalie Steinhauer;Karen Rennich

  • Gene expression in honey bee (Apis mellifera) larvae exposed to pesticides and Varroa mites (Varroa destructor)

    Aleš Gregorc;Jay D. Evans;Mike Scharf;James D. Ellis

  • Standard methods for Apis mellifera anatomy and dissection

    Norman L Carreck;Michael Andree;Colin S Brent;Diana Cox-Foster

  • Cell death localization in situ in laboratory reared honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) larvae treated with pesticides

    Ales Gregorc;James D. Ellis

  • Integrated Crop Pollination: Combining strategies to ensure stable and sustainable yields of pollination-dependent crops

    Rufus Isaacs;Neal Williams;James Ellis;Theresa L. Pitts-Singer

  • Integrated Pest Management Control of Varroa destructor (Acari: Varroidae), the Most Damaging Pest of (Apis mellifera L. (Hymenoptera: Apidae)) Colonies.

    Cameron J Jack;James D Ellis

  • Honey Bee Exposure to Pesticides: A Four-Year Nationwide Study

    Nancy Ostiguy;Frank A. Drummond;Kate Aronstein;Brian Eitzer

  • Standard methods for small hive beetle research

    Peter Neumann;Jay D Evans;Jeff S Pettis;Christian W W Pirk

  • Frequently encountered pesticides can cause multiple disorders in developing worker honey bees.

    Hudson V.V. Tomé;Hudson V.V. Tomé;Daniel R. Schmehl;Ashlyn E. Wedde;Raquel S.M. Godoy

  • Protocol for the in vitro rearing of honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) workers

    Daniel R Schmehl;Hudson V V Tomé;Ashley N Mortensen;Gustavo Ferreira Martins

  • Longevity and reproductive success of Aethina tumida (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae) fed different natural diets.

    James D. Ellis;Peter Neumann;Randall Hepburn;Patti J. Elzen

  • The small hive beetle (Aethina tumida Murray, Coleoptera: Nitidulidae): distribution, biology and control of an invasive species

    Peter Neumann;James D Ellis

  • The COLOSS BEEBOOK Volume II: Standard methods for Apis mellifera pest and pathogen research

    Vincent Dietemann;James D. Ellis;Peter Neumann

  • The COLOSS BEEBOOK Volume I: Standard Methods for Apis mellifera Research

    Vincent Dietemann;James D. Ellis;Peter Neumann

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter J. Neumann
Peter J. Neumann University of Bern
Rebecca T. Kimball
Rebecca T. Kimball University of Florida
Edward L. Braun
Edward L. Braun University of Florida
Jay D. Evans
Jay D. Evans Agricultural Research Service
Dennis vanEngelsdorp
Dennis vanEngelsdorp University of Maryland, College Park
Jeffery S. Pettis
Jeffery S. Pettis Independent Scientist / Consultant, US
David R. Tarpy
David R. Tarpy North Carolina State University
Christian Walter Werner Pirk
Christian Walter Werner Pirk University of Pretoria
Peter E. A. Teal
Peter E. A. Teal United States Department of Agriculture
Rufus Isaacs
Rufus Isaacs Michigan State University

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