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Jessica M. Rothman

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
39
Citations
7072
World Ranking
6321
National Ranking
2143

Jessica M. Rothman publication distribution in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 148 publications — 51st percentile

51% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Jessica M. Rothman 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 Jessica M. Rothman sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 39 D-Index — 26th percentile

26% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Jessica M. Rothman is affiliated with the City University of New York in the United States. Their research spans multiple disciplines with a focus on psychology and environmental science.

The primary fields of study for Rothman include:

  • Psychology (38 publications)
  • Environmental Science (27 publications)

Within these broader fields, their work further specializes in several subfields, such as:

  • Social Psychology (35 publications)
  • Ecology (15 publications)
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics (7 publications)
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health (6 publications)
  • Physiology (6 publications)

Rothman's main research topics include a variety of areas related to animal and ecological studies, with notable focus on:

  • Primate Behavior and Ecology (62 publications)
  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (22 publications)
  • Animal Behavior and Reproduction (12 publications)
  • Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior (12 publications)
  • Zoonotic diseases and public health (10 publications)
  • Diet and metabolism studies (10 publications)
  • Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies (10 publications)

Frequent publication venues highlight where Rothman's work often appears and include:

  • American Journal of Primatology (7 publications)
  • EcoHealth (2 publications)
  • Current Biology (2 publications)
  • Oryx (2 publications)
  • Journal of Animal Ecology (1 publication)

Their recent notable papers include:

  • "Eating Bushmeat Improves Food Security in a Biodiversity and Infectious Disease "Hotspot"" (2020, EcoHealth)
  • "Evolution of water conservation in humans" (2021, Current Biology)
  • "Zootherapy as a potential pathway for zoonotic spillover: a mixed-methods study of the use of animal products in medicinal and cultural practices in Nigeria" (2022, One Health Outlook)
  • "Stone tools improve diet quality in wild monkeys" (2022, Current Biology)
  • "The primate gut mycobiome-bacteriome interface is impacted by environmental and subsistence factors" (2022, npj Biofilms and Microbiomes)

Jessica M. Rothman frequently collaborates with other researchers, including:

  • Colin A. Chapman (9 joint publications)
  • Tony L. Goldberg (6 joint publications)
  • David Raubenheimer (6 joint publications)
  • Richard W. Wrangham (4 joint publications)
  • Simplicious J. Gessa (4 joint publications)

Best Publications

  • Averting biodiversity collapse in tropical forest protected areas

    William F. Laurance;William F. Laurance;D. Carolina Useche;Julio Rendeiro;Margareta Kalka

  • Nutritional Ecology of Entomophagy in Humans and Other Primates

    David Raubenheimer;Jessica M. Rothman

  • Methods in Primate Nutritional Ecology: A User’s Guide

    Jessica M. Rothman;Colin A. Chapman;Colin A. Chapman;Peter J. Van Soest

  • Nutritional geometry: gorillas prioritize non-protein energy while consuming surplus protein

    Jessica M. Rothman;David Raubenheimer;Colin A. Chapman;Colin A. Chapman

  • Nutritional quality of gorilla diets: consequences of age, sex, and season

    Jessica M. Rothman;Jessica M. Rothman;Ellen S. Dierenfeld;Harold F. Hintz;Alice N. Pell

  • Fallback Foods, Optimal Diets, and Nutritional Targets: Primate Responses to Varying Food Availability and Quality

    Joanna E. Lambert;Jessica M. Rothman

  • Nutritional contributions of insects to primate diets: implications for primate evolution.

    Jessica M. Rothman;David Raubenheimer;Margaret A.H. Bryer;Maressa Takahashi

  • Within-species differences in primate social structure: evolution of plasticity and phylogenetic constraints

    Colin A. Chapman;Colin A. Chapman;Jessica M. Rothman;Jessica M. Rothman

  • Understanding long‐term primate community dynamics: implications of forest change

    Colin A. Chapman;Thomas T. Struhsaker;Joseph P. Skorupa;Tamaini V. Snaith

  • Are Primates Ecosystem Engineers

    Colin A. Chapman;Colin A. Chapman;Tyler R. Bonnell;Jan F. Gogarten;Joanna E. Lambert

  • Nutritional composition of the diet of the gorilla (Gorilla beringei): a comparison between two montane habitats

    Jessica M. Rothman;Andrew J. Plumptre;Ellen S. Dierenfeld;Alice N. Pell

  • Decaying wood is a sodium source for mountain gorillas.

    Jessica M Rothman;Peter J Van Soest;Alice N Pell

  • Nutritional chemistry of foods eaten by gorillas in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda

    Jessica M. Rothman;Ellen S. Dierenfeld;Ellen S. Dierenfeld;Denis O. Molina;Andrea V. Shaw

  • Temporal variation selects for diet-microbe co-metabolic traits in the gut of Gorilla spp.

    Andres Gomez;Jessica M Rothman;Klara Petrzelkova;Carl J Yeoman

  • Geometry of nutrition in field studies: an illustration using wild primates

    David Raubenheimer;Gabriel E. Machovsky-Capuska;Colin A. Chapman;Colin A. Chapman;Jessica M. Rothman

  • Fecal Bacterial Diversity in a Wild Gorilla

    Julie C. Frey;Jessica M. Rothman;Alice N. Pell;John Bosco Nizeyi

  • 30 Days in the Life: Daily Nutrient Balancing in a Wild Chacma Baboon

    Caley A. Johnson;David Raubenheimer;Jessica M. Rothman;David Clarke

  • Tropical tree community shifts: Implications for wildlife conservation

    Colin A. Chapman;Colin A. Chapman;Lauren J. Chapman;Aerin L. Jacob;Jessica M. Rothman

  • Measuring physical traits of primates remotely: the use of parallel lasers

    Jessica M. Rothman;Colin A. Chapman;Colin A. Chapman;Dennis Twinomugisha;Michael D. Wasserman

  • Going, Going, Gone: A 15-Year History of the Decline of Primates in Forest Fragments near Kibale National Park, Uganda

    Colin A. Chapman;Ria Ghai;Aerin Jacob;Sam Mugume Koojo

  • Censusing large mammals in Kibale National Park: evaluation of the intensity of sampling required to determine change

    Fredrick Wanyama;Richard Muhabwe;Andrew J. Plumptre;Colin A. Chapman

Frequent Co-Authors

Colin A. Chapman
Colin A. Chapman Vancouver Island University
David Raubenheimer
David Raubenheimer University of Sydney
Alice N. Pell
Alice N. Pell Cornell University
Tony L. Goldberg
Tony L. Goldberg University of Wisconsin–Madison
Richard W. Wrangham
Richard W. Wrangham Harvard University
Joanna E. Lambert
Joanna E. Lambert University of Colorado Boulder
Dwight D. Bowman
Dwight D. Bowman Cornell University
Steven R. Leigh
Steven R. Leigh University of Colorado Boulder
Karen E. Nelson
Karen E. Nelson J. Craig Venter Institute
Harold F. Hintz
Harold F. Hintz Cornell University

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Stephen J. Simpson

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Peter M. Kappeler

German Primate Center

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David Modrý

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