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Jeffery K. Tomberlin

Jeffery K. Tomberlin

D-Index & Metrics

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
69
Citations
19548
World Ranking
1426
National Ranking
525

Jeffery K. Tomberlin 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 Jeffery K. Tomberlin sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 289 publications — 90th percentile

90% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Jeffery K. Tomberlin 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 Jeffery K. Tomberlin sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 69 D-Index — 83rd percentile

83% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Jeffery K. Tomberlin is affiliated with Texas A&M University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a significant concentration in Insect Science. The scientist's work spans several subfields, including Social Psychology, Genetics, Pollution, and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics.

Their research centers on topics related to insect utilization and effects, animal and plant science education, insect and arachnid ecology and behavior, forensic entomology and diptera studies, insect and pesticide research, insect behavior and control techniques, and insect symbiosis and bacterial influences.

Jeffery K. Tomberlin has frequently published in the following venues:

  • Journal of Insects as Food and Feed
  • Journal of Medical Entomology
  • Insects
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of Economic Entomology

Their recent publications include:

  • Black soldier fly from pest to 'crown jewel' of the insects as feed industry: an historical perspective, 2020, Journal of Insects as Food and Feed
  • Rethinking organic wastes bioconversion: Evaluating the potential of the black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens (L.)) (Diptera: Stratiomyidae) (BSF), 2020, Waste Management
  • Rearing substrate impacts growth and macronutrient composition of Hermetia illucens (L.) (Diptera: Stratiomyidae) larvae produced at an industrial scale, 2020, Scientific Reports
  • Reducing greenhouse gas emissions and enhancing carbon and nitrogen conversion in food wastes by the black soldier fly, 2020, Journal of Environmental Management
  • Global population genetic structure and demographic trajectories of the black soldier fly, Hermetia illucens, 2021, BMC Biology

Frequent collaborators of this scientist include:

  • Jonathan A. Cammack
  • Heather R. Jordan
  • Aaron M. Tarone
  • Chelsea D. Miranda
  • Ziniu Yu

Best Publications

  • Ability of Black Soldier Fly (Diptera: Stratiomyidae) Larvae to Recycle Food Waste

    Trinh T. X. Nguyen;Jeffery K. Tomberlin;Sherah Vanlaerhoven

  • Rearing Methods for the Black Soldier Fly (Diptera: Stratiomyidae)

    D. Craig Sheppard;Jeffery K. Tomberlin;John A. Joyce;Barbara C. Kiser

  • Fly Prepupae as a Feedstuff for Rainbow Trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss

    Sophie St-Hilaire;Craig Sheppard;Jeffery K Tomberlin;Stephen Irving

  • Fish offal recycling by the black soldier fly produces a foodstuff high in omega-3 fatty acids

    Sophie St-Hilaire;Katie Cranfill;Mark A. McGuire;Erin E. Mosley

  • Microbial volatile emissions as insect semiochemicals.

    Thomas Seth Davis;Tawni L. Crippen;Richard W. Hofstetter;Jeffery K. Tomberlin

  • Selected Life-History Traits of Black Soldier Flies (Diptera: Stratiomyidae) Reared on Three Artificial Diets

    Jeffery K. Tomberlin;D. Craig Sheppard;John A. Joyce

  • Sensory Analysis of Rainbow Trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss, Fed Enriched Black Soldier Fly Prepupae, Hermetia illucens

    Wendy M. Sealey;T. Gibson Gaylord;Frederic T. Barrows;Jeffery K. Tomberlin

  • Development of the Black Soldier Fly (Diptera: Stratiomyidae) in Relation to Temperature

    Jeffery K. Tomberlin;Peter H. Adler;Heidi M. Myers

  • A roadmap for bridging basic and applied research in forensic entomology

    J. K. Tomberlin;R. Mohr;M. E. Benbow;A. M. Tarone

  • Rethinking organic wastes bioconversion: Evaluating the potential of the black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens (L.)) (Diptera: Stratiomyidae) (BSF).

    K.C. Surendra;Jeffery K. Tomberlin;Arnold van Huis;Jonathan A. Cammack

  • The potential use of bacterial community succession in forensics as described by high throughput metagenomic sequencing

    Jennifer L. Pechal;Jennifer L. Pechal;Tawni L. Crippen;M. Eric Benbow;Aaron M. Tarone

  • Development of black soldier fly (Diptera: Stratiomyidae) larvae fed dairy manure.

    Heidi M. Myers;Jeffery K. Tomberlin;Barry D. Lambert;David Kattes

  • Black Soldier Fly (Diptera: Stratiomyidae) Larvae Reduce Escherichia coli in Dairy Manure

    Qiaolin Liu;Jeffery K. Tomberlin;Jeff A. Brady;Michelle R. Sanford

  • Influence of Resources on Hermetia illucens (Diptera: Stratiomyidae) Larval Development

    Trinh T. X. Nguyen;Jeffery K. Tomberlin;Sherah Vanlaerhoven

  • Insects of Forensic Importance

    Jason H. Byrd;Jeffery K. Tomberlin

  • Factors Influencing Mating and Oviposition of Black Soldier Flies (Diptera: Stratiomyidae) in a Colony

    Jeffery K. Tomberlin;D. Craig Sheppard

  • The Impact of Diet Protein and Carbohydrate on Select Life-History Traits of The Black Soldier Fly Hermetia illucens (L.) (Diptera: Stratiomyidae)

    Jonathan A. Cammack;Jeffery K. Tomberlin

  • Developmental and Waste Reduction Plasticity of Three Black Soldier Fly Strains (Diptera: Stratiomyidae) Raised on Different Livestock Manures

    Fen Zhou;Jeffery K. Tomberlin;Longyu Zheng;Ziniu Yu

  • Carrion ecology, evolution, and their applications

    M. Eric Benbow;Jeffery K. Tomberlin;Aaron M. Tarone

  • Genomic landscape and genetic manipulation of the black soldier fly Hermetia illucens, a natural waste recycler.

    Shuai Zhan;Gangqi Fang;Minmin Cai;Zongqing Kou

  • Microbial community functional change during vertebrate carrion decomposition.

    Jennifer L. Pechal;Jennifer L. Pechal;Tawni L. Crippen;Aaron M. Tarone;Andrew J. Lewis

Frequent Co-Authors

M. Eric Benbow
M. Eric Benbow Michigan State University
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Kabkaew L. Sukontason Chiang Mai University
Kom Sukontason
Kom Sukontason Chiang Mai University
Thomas K. Wood
Thomas K. Wood Pennsylvania State University
Michael S. Strickland
Michael S. Strickland University of Idaho
Samir Kumar Khanal
Samir Kumar Khanal University of Hawaii at Manoa
Scot E. Dowd
Scot E. Dowd MR DNA (Molecular Research LP)
Qing Li
Qing Li Chinese Academy of Sciences
Pete D. Teel
Pete D. Teel Texas A&M University
Laura Gasco
Laura Gasco University of Turin

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