World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!

D-Index & Metrics

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
66
Citations
16603
World Ranking
1685
National Ranking
619

Overview

James P. Collins is affiliated with Arizona State University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the social sciences with a focus on education, molecular biology, genetics, social psychology, and clinical psychology.

Their recent publications include:

  • Core commitments for field trials of gene drive organisms, 2020, Science
  • Comment on "Amphibian fungal panzootic causes catastrophic and ongoing loss of biodiversity", 2020, Science
  • Undergraduate Biology Students Received Higher Grades During COVID-19 but Perceived Negative Effects on Learning, 2021, Frontiers in Education
  • Online biology degree program broadens access for women, first-generation to college, and low-income students, but grade disparities remain, 2020, PLoS ONE
  • COVID-19 and the abrupt shift to remote learning: Impact on grades and perceived learning for undergraduate biology students, 2021, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Frequent co-authors in their work include:

  • Sara E. Brownell
  • Chris Mead
  • Ariel D. Anbar
  • Paul C. LePore
  • K. Supriya

James P. Collins has contributed to multiple publication venues, predominantly:

  • Science (4 publications)
  • PLoS ONE (2 publications)
  • BioScience (2 publications)
  • Frontiers in Education (1 publication)
  • Evolution Education and Outreach (1 publication)

Their research covers a broad range of topics including:

  • CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
  • COVID-19 and Mental Health
  • Innovative Teaching Methods
  • Animal Genetics and Reproduction
  • Genetically Modified Organisms Research
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Animal and Plant Science Education

James P. Collins's work explores intersections of genetics and education, with particular attention to impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on learning outcomes and access to science education. Their contributions to studies on gene drive organisms and genetically modified organisms intersect with molecular biology and genetics fields.

Best Publications

  • Ecological Aspects of Amphibian Metamorphosis: Nonnormal distributions of competitive ability reflect selection for facultative metamorphosis.

    Henry M. Wilbur;James P. Collins

  • Global amphibian declines: sorting the hypotheses

    James P. Collins;and Andrew Storfer

  • Emerging infectious disease and the loss of biodiversity in a Neotropical amphibian community

    Karen R. Lips;Forrest Brem;Roberto Brenes;John D. Reeve

  • A New Urban Ecology

    James P. Collins;Ann Kinzig;Nancy B. Grimm;William F. Fagan

  • Amphibian Conservation Action Plan. Proceedings IUCN/SSC Amphibian Conservation Summit 2005.

    C. Gascon;J. P. Collins;R. D. Moore;D. R. Church

  • Regulating gene drives

    Kenneth A. Oye;Kevin Esvelt;Evan Appleton;Flaminia Catteruccia;Flaminia Catteruccia

  • Environmental certainty, trophic level, and resource availability in life history evolution

    Henry M. Wilbur;Donald W. Tinkle;James P. Collins

  • Extinction in Our Times: Global Amphibian Decline

    James P. Collins;Martha L. Crump;Thomas E. Lovejoy

  • The Novel and Endemic Pathogen Hypotheses: Competing Explanations for the Origin of Emerging Infectious Diseases of Wildlife

    Lara J. Rachowicz;Jean-Marc Hero;Jean-Marc Hero;Ross A. Alford;John W. Taylor

  • Confronting Amphibian Declines and Extinctions

    Joseph R. Mendelson;Karen R. Lips;Ronald W. Gagliardo;George B. Rabb

  • Site occupancy models in the analysis of environmental DNA presence/absence surveys: a case study of an emerging amphibian pathogen

    Benedikt R. Schmidt;Marc Kéry;Sylvain Ursenbacher;Oliver J. Hyman;Oliver J. Hyman

  • Isolation of a lethal virus from the endangered tiger salamander Ambystoma tigrinum stebbinsi

    James K. Jancovich;Elizabeth W. Davidson;J. Frank Morado;Bertram L. Jacobs

  • Amphibian decline and extinction: what we know and what we need to learn?

    James P Collins

  • Economic growth, urbanization, globalization, and the risks of emerging infectious diseases in China: A review

    Tong Wu;Charles Perrings;Ann Kinzig;James P. Collins

  • Intrapopulation Variation in the Body Size at Metamorphosis and Timing of Metamorphosis in the Bullfrog, Rana Catesbeiana

    James P. Collins

  • Effect of Food and Density on Development of Typical and Cannibalistic Salamander Larvae in Ambystoma tigrinum nebulosum

    James P. Collins;James E. Cheek

  • Move it or lose it? The ecological ethics of relocating species under climate change

    Ben A. Minteer;James P. Collins

  • INTRASPECIFIC RESERVOIRS: COMPLEX LIFE HISTORY AND THE PERSISTENCE OF A LETHAL RANAVIRUS

    Jesse L. Brunner;Danna M. Schock;Elizabeth W. Davidson;James P. Collins

  • Context‐dependent conservation responses to emerging wildlife diseases

    Kate E. Langwig;Jamie Voyles;Mark Q. Wilber;Winifred F. Frick

  • Amphibian Commerce as a Likely Source of Pathogen Pollution

    Angela M. Picco;James P. Collins

  • ENVIRONMENTAL CERTAINTY, TROPHIC LEVEL, AND RESOURCE AVAILABILITY IN LIFE HISTORY

    Henry M. Wilbur;Donald W. Tinkle;James P. Collins

Frequent Co-Authors

Andrew Storfer
Andrew Storfer Washington State University
Karen R. Lips
Karen R. Lips University of Maryland, College Park
Ross A. Alford
Ross A. Alford James Cook University
Cheryl J. Briggs
Cheryl J. Briggs University of California, Santa Barbara
Ann P. Kinzig
Ann P. Kinzig Arizona State University
Benjamin M. Bolker
Benjamin M. Bolker McMaster University
Sara E. Brownell
Sara E. Brownell Arizona State University
Ariel D. Anbar
Ariel D. Anbar Arizona State University
Bertram L. Jacobs
Bertram L. Jacobs Arizona State University
George M. Church
George M. Church Harvard University

If you think any of the details on this page are incorrect, let us know.

Report an issue

We appreciate your kind effort to assist us to improve this page, it would be helpful providing us with as much detail as possible in the text box below:

Related Online Degrees & Career Pathways

If you’re passionate about Ecology and Evolution, a variety of online degree options could broaden your skill set and career opportunities. Interdisciplinary programs offer flexibility to combine scientific study with foundational skills in communication, data analysis, and policymaking. For example, exploring an online interdisciplinary studies degree ranking affordable can help you discover cost-effective programs blending biology, environmental science, and more.

Graduates may also benefit from deeper contextual knowledge. Consider an online masters in history to examine how environmental change has influenced human societies over time. Those interested in information management can take advantage of the cost of mlis degree us (Master of Library and Information Science), enabling careers in digital archiving or scientific libraries.

Additionally, if communicating science is your goal, consider clinical pathways such as speech-language pathology. Programs like the asha accredited online slp master's programs offer flexibility while meeting professional standards. Online education can open doors to careers in research, teaching, policy, and public science education.

Best Scientists Citing James P. Collins

Trending Scientists