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James P. Pitts publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by James P. Pitts between 1971 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. James P. Pitts published across 55 years, from 1971 to 2025, averaging 2.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 11 publications in 2020. 4 of the 138 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
2 4 6 8 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1971 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 11. Peak 11 publications in 2020. 1971: 1 publication 1972: 0 publications 1973: 0 publications 1974: 2 publications 1975: 2 publications 1976: 4 publications 1977: 2 publications 1978: 0 publications 1979: 0 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 1 publication 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 0 publications 2002: 4 publications 2003: 5 publications 2004: 5 publications 2005: 3 publications 2006: 4 publications 2007: 8 publications 2008: 1 publication 2009: 3 publications 2010: 6 publications 2011: 6 publications 2012: 6 publications 2013: 6 publications 2014: 5 publications 2015: 6 publications 2016: 6 publications 2017: 6 publications 2018: 7 publications 2019: 5 publications 2020: 11 publications 2021: 4 publications 2022: 11 publications 2023: 2 publications 2024: 1 publication 2025: 3 publications
1971 2025

138 publications in total across all disciplines

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James P. Pitts: publications per year, 1971 to 2025
Year Publications
1971 1
1972 0
1973 0
1974 2
1975 2
1976 4
1977 2
1978 0
1979 0
1980 0
1981 0
1982 0
1983 0
1984 0
1985 0
1986 1
1987 0
1988 0
1989 0
1990 0
1991 0
1992 0
1993 0
1994 0
1995 0
1996 0
1997 0
1998 0
1999 0
2000 2
2001 0
2002 4
2003 5
2004 5
2005 3
2006 4
2007 8
2008 1
2009 3
2010 6
2011 6
2012 6
2013 6
2014 5
2015 6
2016 6
2017 6
2018 7
2019 5
2020 11
2021 4
2022 11
2023 2
2024 1
2025 3
Total 138
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James P. Pitts publication distribution in Animal Science and Veterinary in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Animal Science and Veterinary in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where James P. Pitts sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
25 50 75 100
Bar chart with 84 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 29–33 to 442+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 109. Most scientists, 109, have 119–123 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 442 publications or more. 29–33 publications: 1 scientist 34–38 publications: 6 scientists 39–43 publications: 17 scientists 44–48 publications: 23 scientists 49–53 publications: 28 scientists 54–58 publications: 44 scientists 59–63 publications: 66 scientists 64–68 publications: 75 scientists 69–73 publications: 71 scientists 74–78 publications: 85 scientists 79–83 publications: 108 scientists 84–88 publications: 105 scientists 89–93 publications: 84 scientists 94–98 publications: 103 scientists 99–103 publications: 97 scientists 104–108 publications: 95 scientists 109–113 publications: 89 scientists 114–118 publications: 88 scientists 119–123 publications: 109 scientists 124–128 publications: 93 scientists 129–133 publications: 89 scientists 134–138 publications: 95 scientists 139–143 publications: 92 scientists 144–148 publications: 80 scientists 149–153 publications: 75 scientists 154–158 publications: 74 scientists 159–163 publications: 67 scientists 164–168 publications: 53 scientists 169–173 publications: 62 scientists 174–178 publications: 63 scientists 179–183 publications: 50 scientists 184–188 publications: 55 scientists 189–193 publications: 50 scientists 194–198 publications: 27 scientists 199–203 publications: 44 scientists 204–208 publications: 31 scientists 209–213 publications: 28 scientists 214–218 publications: 38 scientists 219–223 publications: 33 scientists 224–228 publications: 36 scientists 229–233 publications: 29 scientists 234–238 publications: 35 scientists 239–243 publications: 23 scientists 244–248 publications: 24 scientists 249–253 publications: 29 scientists 254–258 publications: 28 scientists 259–263 publications: 21 scientists 264–268 publications: 25 scientists 269–273 publications: 11 scientists 274–278 publications: 18 scientists 279–283 publications: 13 scientists 284–288 publications: 18 scientists 289–293 publications: 10 scientists 294–298 publications: 12 scientists 299–303 publications: 11 scientists 304–308 publications: 15 scientists 309–313 publications: 14 scientists 314–318 publications: 14 scientists 319–323 publications: 8 scientists 324–328 publications: 8 scientists 329–333 publications: 13 scientists 334–338 publications: 14 scientists 339–343 publications: 13 scientists 344–348 publications: 10 scientists 349–353 publications: 11 scientists 354–358 publications: 5 scientists 359–363 publications: 8 scientists 364–368 publications: 8 scientists 369–373 publications: 6 scientists 374–378 publications: 7 scientists 379–383 publications: 8 scientists 384–388 publications: 3 scientists 389–393 publications: 4 scientists 394–398 publications: 5 scientists 399–403 publications: 8 scientists 404–408 publications: 5 scientists 409–413 publications: 4 scientists 414–418 publications: 3 scientists 419–423 publications: 8 scientists 424–428 publications: 5 scientists 429–433 publications: 3 scientists 434–438 publications: 5 scientists 439–441 publications: 5 scientists 442+ publications: 99 scientists
29–33 publications 442+

The last bar groups every scientist with 442 publications or more.

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Number of Animal Science and Veterinary scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,155 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists
29–33 1
34–38 6
39–43 17
44–48 23
49–53 28
54–58 44
59–63 66
64–68 75
69–73 71
74–78 85
79–83 108
84–88 105
89–93 84
94–98 103
99–103 97
104–108 95
109–113 89
114–118 88
119–123 109
124–128 93
129–133 89
134–138 95
139–143 92
144–148 80
149–153 75
154–158 74
159–163 67
164–168 53
169–173 62
174–178 63
179–183 50
184–188 55
189–193 50
194–198 27
199–203 44
204–208 31
209–213 28
214–218 38
219–223 33
224–228 36
229–233 29
234–238 35
239–243 23
244–248 24
249–253 29
254–258 28
259–263 21
264–268 25
269–273 11
274–278 18
279–283 13
284–288 18
289–293 10
294–298 12
299–303 11
304–308 15
309–313 14
314–318 14
319–323 8
324–328 8
329–333 13
334–338 14
339–343 13
344–348 10
349–353 11
354–358 5
359–363 8
364–368 8
369–373 6
374–378 7
379–383 8
384–388 3
389–393 4
394–398 5
399–403 8
404–408 5
409–413 4
414–418 3
419–423 8
424–428 5
429–433 3
434–438 5
439–441 5
442+ 99
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James P. Pitts D-index placement in Animal Science and Veterinary in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Animal Science and Veterinary scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where James P. Pitts sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 58 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 20 to 77+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 158. Most scientists, 158, have 31 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 77 D-Index or more. 20 D-Index: 5 scientists 21 D-Index: 22 scientists 22 D-Index: 31 scientists 23 D-Index: 44 scientists 24 D-Index: 53 scientists 25 D-Index: 66 scientists 26 D-Index: 80 scientists 27 D-Index: 101 scientists 28 D-Index: 106 scientists 29 D-Index: 116 scientists 30 D-Index: 154 scientists 31 D-Index: 158 scientists 32 D-Index: 143 scientists 33 D-Index: 137 scientists 34 D-Index: 126 scientists 35 D-Index: 134 scientists 36 D-Index: 112 scientists 37 D-Index: 115 scientists 38 D-Index: 105 scientists 39 D-Index: 111 scientists 40 D-Index: 107 scientists 41 D-Index: 87 scientists 42 D-Index: 74 scientists 43 D-Index: 62 scientists 44 D-Index: 61 scientists 45 D-Index: 41 scientists 46 D-Index: 51 scientists 47 D-Index: 43 scientists 48 D-Index: 28 scientists 49 D-Index: 47 scientists 50 D-Index: 40 scientists 51 D-Index: 34 scientists 52 D-Index: 33 scientists 53 D-Index: 43 scientists 54 D-Index: 16 scientists 55 D-Index: 32 scientists 56 D-Index: 21 scientists 57 D-Index: 18 scientists 58 D-Index: 28 scientists 59 D-Index: 33 scientists 60 D-Index: 17 scientists 61 D-Index: 21 scientists 62 D-Index: 18 scientists 63 D-Index: 21 scientists 64 D-Index: 9 scientists 65 D-Index: 20 scientists 66 D-Index: 11 scientists 67 D-Index: 16 scientists 68 D-Index: 12 scientists 69 D-Index: 17 scientists 70 D-Index: 13 scientists 71 D-Index: 15 scientists 72 D-Index: 11 scientists 73 D-Index: 11 scientists 74 D-Index: 14 scientists 75 D-Index: 5 scientists 76 D-Index: 6 scientists 77+ D-Index: 100 scientists
20 D-Index 77+

The last bar groups every scientist with 77 D-Index or more.

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Number of Animal Science and Veterinary scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,155 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists
20 5
21 22
22 31
23 44
24 53
25 66
26 80
27 101
28 106
29 116
30 154
31 158
32 143
33 137
34 126
35 134
36 112
37 115
38 105
39 111
40 107
41 87
42 74
43 62
44 61
45 41
46 51
47 43
48 28
49 47
50 40
51 34
52 33
53 43
54 16
55 32
56 21
57 18
58 28
59 33
60 17
61 21
62 18
63 21
64 9
65 20
66 11
67 16
68 12
69 17
70 13
71 15
72 11
73 11
74 14
75 5
76 6
77+ 100
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Overview

James P. Pitts is affiliated with Utah State University in the United States. Their research primarily centers on Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a significant focus on Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. The research contributions span various subfields, including Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Genetics, and Insect Science.

The scientist's work covers multiple topics related to the study of plants and animals, insect and arachnid ecology and behavior, fossil insects in amber, and taxonomy and phylogeny of Hymenoptera. Additional areas of investigation include insect and pesticide research, animal and plant science education, and species distribution in relation to climate change.

Frequent co-authors with whom James P. Pitts has collaborated include Cecília Waichert, Frank E. Kurczewski, Juanita Rodríguez, Rick C. West, and Kevin A. Williams.

Publication venues where they have frequently contributed include:

  • Zootaxa
  • Global Biodiversity Information Facility
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Austral Entomology
  • Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington

Recent papers authored or co-authored by James P. Pitts are:

  • Twenty two years later: An updated checklist of Neotropical spider wasps (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae), 2022, Zootaxa
  • New and unusual host records for North American and South American spider wasps (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae), 2020, Zootaxa
  • Systematics and convergent evolution in three Australian genera of Pepsinae spider wasps (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae), 2021, Austral Entomology
  • Systematic revision of the North American velvet ant genus Invreiella Suárez (Hymenoptera: Mutillidae) with description of eleven new species, 2020, Zootaxa
  • Keys to Nearctic Velvet Ants of the Genus Dasymutilla Ashmead (Hymenoptera: Mutillidae), with Notes on Taxonomic Changes since Krombein (1979), 2020, Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington

Best Publications

  • Molecular phylogenetics of Vespoidea indicate paraphyly of the superfamily and novel relationships of its component families and subfamilies

    Erik M. Pilgrim;Carol D. Von Dohlen;James P. Pitts

  • Cladistic analysis of the fire ants of the Solenopsis saevissima species-group (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

    James P. Pitts;Joseph V. McHugh;Kenneth G. Ross

  • Preliminary morphological analysis of relationships between the spider wasp subfamilies (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae): revisiting an old problem

    James P. Pitts;Marius S. Wasbauer;Carol D. Von Dohlen

  • North American velvet ants form one of the world’s largest known Müllerian mimicry complexes

    Joseph S. Wilson;Joshua P. Jahner;Matthew L. Forister;Erica S. Sheehan

  • A Molecular Method for Associating the Dimorphic Sexes of Velvet Ants (Hymenoptera: Mutillidae)

    Erik M. Pilgrim;James P. Pitts

  • Revision of the Fire Ants of the Solenopsis saevissima Species-Group (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

    James P. Pitts;Gabriela P. Camacho;Dietrich Gotzek;Joseph V. Mchugh

  • Taxonomic contributions to Ageniella Banks, 1912 (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae) from Brazil

    Cecilia Waichert;Wesley Dondoni Colombo;Carol D. Von Dohlen;James P. Pitts

  • Review of the Neotropical spider wasp subgenus Anoplius ( Dicranoplius ) Haupt (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae), new comb.

    James P. Pitts;Cecilia Waichert;Emily Sadler

  • Revision of the bee group Anthophora (Micranthophora) (Hymenoptera: Apidae), with notes on potential conservation concerns and a molecular phylogeny of the genus.

    Michael C. Orr;James P. Pitts;Terry Griswold

  • Molecular phylogeny and systematics of spider wasps (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae): redefining subfamily boundaries and the origin of the family

    Cecilia Waichert;Juanita Rodriguez;Marius S. Wasbauer;Carol D. von Dohlen

  • An extraordinary new genus and species of spider wasps (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Pompilidae) from Southeast Asia

    Akira Shimizu;Raymond Wahis;Anthony C. Harris;James P. Pitts

  • Taxonomic utility of niche models in validating species concepts: A case study in Anthophora ( Heliophila ) (Hymenoptera: Apidae)

    Michael C. Orr;Jonathan B. Koch;Terry L. Griswold;James P. Pitts

  • Re-examination of Australian and Oriental species of Minagenia Banks, 1934 (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae), with a new record for the genus in Australia and a new species description.

    Brenna L. Decker;James P. Pitts;David Yuan;Juanita Rodriguez

  • Association and description of the male of Aplochares imitator (Smith) (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae)

    James P. Pitts;Emily Sadler

  • Schusterphotopsis , a new genus of Sphaeropthalminae (Hymenoptera: Mutillidae) from California, with notes on the closely related genera Acrophotopsis Schuster and Dilophotopsis Schuster

    James P. Pitts

  • Hosts, Nesting Behavior, and Ecology of Some North American Spider Wasps (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae), II

    Frank E. Kurczewski;Glavis B. Edwards;James P. Pitts

  • Revision of Velvet Ant Genus Dilophotopsis Schuster (Hymenoptera: Mutillidae) by Using Molecular and Morphological Data, with Implications for Desert Biogeography

    Joseph S. Wilson;James P. Pitts

  • Eocene and not Cretaceous origin of spider wasps: Fossil evidence from amber

    Juanita Rodriguez;Cecilia Waichert;Carol D. Von Dohlen;George Poinar

  • A new bee species that excavates sandstone nests.

    Michael C. Orr;Terry Griswold;James P. Pitts;Frank D. Parker

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