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44
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6074
World Ranking
5157
National Ranking
1757

James T. Cronin 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 T. Cronin sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 114 publications — 28th percentile

28% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

James T. Cronin 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 T. Cronin sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 44 D-Index — 41st percentile

41% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

James T. Cronin is affiliated with Louisiana State University in the United States. Their research spans various aspects of environmental and biological sciences, with a focus on ecology and agricultural biological sciences. The main fields of study include Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with subfields covering Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Plant Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, and Genetics.

The scientist's research addresses multiple topics, prominently featuring coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics, ecology and vegetation dynamics studies, and plant responses to water stress. Additional areas include plant and animal studies, evolution and genetic dynamics, plant parasitism and resistance, and animal ecology and behavior studies.

Frequent publication venues highlight the scientist's contributions to journals such as Ecology, Wetlands, Ecosphere, Scientific Reports, and Nature Communications. These outlets have hosted several of their works, indicating sustained research activity in these fields.

James T. Cronin's recent notable papers include:

  • "Plant genome size influences stress tolerance of invasive and native plants via plasticity" (2020, Ecosphere)
  • "Frequency of Occurrence and Population-Dynamic Consequences of Different Forms of Density-Dependent Emigration" (2020, The American Naturalist)
  • "A review of the causes and consequences of geographical variability in weed biological control successes" (2020, Biological Control)
  • "Intraspecific and biogeographical variation in foliar fungal communities and pathogen damage of native and invasive Phragmites australis" (2020, Global Ecology and Biogeography)
  • "Vegetation dieback in the Mississippi River Delta triggered by acute drought and chronic relative sea-level rise" (2024, Nature Communications)

They have collaborated frequently with several researchers, including Laura A. Meyerson, Rodrigo Díaz, Jérome Goddard, R. Shivaji, and Petr Pyšek, representing ongoing partnerships within their research network.

Best Publications

  • Methods for estimating long-distance dispersal

    Ran Nathan;Gad Perry;James T. Cronin;Allan E. Strand

  • THE MATRIX ENHANCES THE EFFECTIVENESS OF CORRIDORS AND STEPPING STONES

    Kristen A. Baum;Kyle J. Haynes;Forrest P. Dillemuth;James T. Cronin

  • Response of Native Insect Communities to Invasive Plants

    T.M. Bezemer;J.A. Harvey;J.T. Cronin

  • Host–parasitoid spatial ecology: a plea for a landscape-level synthesis

    James T Cronin;John D Reeve

  • Antagonisms, mutualisms and commensalisms affect outbreak dynamics of the southern pine beetle

    Richard W. Hofstetter;James T. Cronin;Kier D. Klepzig;John C. Moser

  • Interpatch movement and edge effects: The role of behavioral responses to the landscape matrix

    Kyle J. Haynes;James T. Cronin

  • Cosmopolitan Species As Models for Ecophysiological Responses to Global Change: The Common Reed Phragmites australis

    Franziska Eller;Hana Skálová;Joshua S. Caplan;Ganesh P. Bhattarai

  • Biogeography of a Plant Invasion: Plant–Herbivore Interactions

    James T. Cronin;Ganesh P. Bhattarai;Warwick J. Allen;Laura A. Meyerson

  • MATRIX COMPOSITION AFFECTS THE SPATIAL ECOLOGY OF A PRAIRIE PLANTHOPPER

    Kyle J. Haynes;James T. Cronin

  • Lineage overwhelms environmental conditions in determining rhizosphere bacterial community structure in a cosmopolitan invasive plant.

    Jennifer L. Bowen;Patrick J. Kearns;Jarrett E. K. Byrnes;Sara Wigginton

  • SPIDER EFFECTS ON PLANTHOPPER MORTALITY, DISPERSAL, AND SPATIAL POPULATION DYNAMICS

    James T. Cronin;Kyle J. Haynes;Forrest Dillemuth

  • MOVEMENT AND SPATIAL POPULATION STRUCTURE OF A PRAIRIE PLANTHOPPER

    James T. Cronin

  • Phragmites australis as a model organism for studying plant invasions

    Laura A. Meyerson;James T. Cronin;Petr Pyšek;Petr Pyšek;Petr Pyšek

  • The pattern and range of movement of a checkered beetle predator relative to its bark beetle prey

    James T. Cronin;John D. Reeve;Richard Wilkens;Peter Turchin

  • MATRIX HETEROGENEITY AND HOST–PARASITOID INTERACTIONS IN SPACE

    James T. Cronin

  • AN INVASIVE PLANT PROMOTES UNSTABLE HOST–PARASITOID PATCH DYNAMICS

    James T. Cronin;Kyle J. Haynes

  • Biogeography of a plant invasion: genetic variation and plasticity in latitudinal clines for traits related to herbivory

    Ganesh P. Bhattarai;Laura A. Meyerson;Jack Anderson;David Cummings

  • Size-limited predation on larval Rana areolata ( Anura: Ranidae) by two species of backswimmer (Insecta: Hemiptera: Notonectidae).

    J. T. Cronin;J. Travis

  • SUBSTANTIALLY SUBMAXIMAL OVIPOSITION RATES BY A MYMARID EGG PARASITOID IN THE LABORATORY AND FIELD

    James T. Cronin;Donald R. Strong

  • Host-parasitoid extinction and colonization in a fragmented prairie landscape.

    James T. Cronin

Frequent Co-Authors

Laura A. Meyerson
Laura A. Meyerson University of Rhode Island
Petr Pyšek
Petr Pyšek Czech Academy of Sciences
Warren G. Abrahamson
Warren G. Abrahamson Bucknell University
Donald R. Strong
Donald R. Strong University of California, Davis
Jerome Goddard
Jerome Goddard Mississippi State University
Hans Brix
Hans Brix Aarhus University
Dennis F. Whigham
Dennis F. Whigham Smithsonian Environmental Research Center
Jan Suda
Jan Suda Charles University
Karin M. Kettenring
Karin M. Kettenring Utah State University
Brian K. Sorrell
Brian K. Sorrell Aarhus University

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