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Joachim Ruther 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 Joachim Ruther sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 131 publications — 40th percentile

40% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Joachim Ruther 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 Joachim Ruther sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 41 D-Index — 32nd percentile

32% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Joachim Ruther is affiliated with the University of Regensburg in Germany and focuses their research on various aspects of insect biology and ecology. Their work predominantly falls within the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences as well as Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology.

Their research spans several subfields including Insect Science, Genetics, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Plant Science, and general Ecology. The scientist's main topics of work cover diverse areas such as Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior, Insect and Pesticide Research, Plant and Animal Studies, Insect-Plant Interactions and Control, Insect Symbiosis and Bacterial Influences, Plant Parasitism and Resistance, and Oil Palm Production and Sustainability.

Recent publications by Joachim Ruther showcase a focus on insect chemical communication, parasitic wasps, and insect physiology. Notable papers include:

  • Cuticular Hydrocarbons as Contact Sex Pheromone in the Parasitoid Wasp Urolepis rufipes, 2020, Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
  • Acetone application for administration of bioactive substances has no negative effects on longevity, fitness, and sexual communication in a parasitic wasp, 2021, PLoS ONE
  • Parasitic wasps do not lack lipogenesis, 2021, Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • Age-dependent release of and response to alarm pheromone in a ponerine ant, 2020, Journal of Experimental Biology
  • Similar Is Not the Same - Mate Recognition in a Parasitoid Wasp, 2021, Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution

Their collaborations involve several frequent co-authors including Tamara Pokorny, John E. Hofferberth, Jocelyn G. Millar, Abel Bernadou, and Yidong Wang. These partnerships often appear in publications focusing on insect behavior and chemical ecology.

Joachim Ruther's work has been published regularly in certain scientific venues. The most frequent venues for their publications include Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, and the Journal of Chemical Ecology.

Best Publications

  • Plant-plant signaling: ethylene synergizes volatile emission in Zea mays induced by exposure to (Z)-3-hexen-1-ol.

    Joachim Ruther;Sven Kleier

  • Rich in phenomena-lacking in terms. A classification of kairomones

    Joachim Ruther;Torsten Meiners;Johannes L. M. Steidle

  • Behavioural and genetic analyses of Nasonia shed light on the evolution of sex pheromones

    Oliver Niehuis;Jan Buellesbach;Jan Buellesbach;Joshua D. Gibson;Daniela Pothmann

  • Retention index database for identification of general green leaf volatiles in plants by coupled capillary gas chromatography-mass spectrometry.

    J Ruther

  • Characterization of a female-produced courtship pheromone in the parasitoid Nasonia vitripennis.

    Sven Steiner;Nadin Hermann;Joachim Ruther

  • Mate finding in the forest cockchafer, Melolontha hippocastani, mediated by volatiles from plants and females

    J. Ruther;Andreas Reinecke;K. Thiemann;T. Tolasch

  • A male sex pheromone in a parasitic wasp and control of the behavioral response by the female's mating status

    Joachim Ruther;Lina M. Stahl;Sven Steiner;Leif A. Garbe

  • Nestmate recognition in social wasps: manipulation of hydrocarbon profiles induces aggression in the European hornet

    Joachim Ruther;Stefan Sieben;Burkhard Schricker

  • Covariation and phenotypic integration in chemical communication displays: biosynthetic constraints and eco-evolutionary implications

    Robert R. Junker;Jonas Kuppler;Luisa Amo;James D. Blande

  • Quantity matters: male sex pheromone signals mate quality in the parasitic wasp Nasonia vitripennis.

    Joachim Ruther;Michael Matschke;Leif-Alexander Garbe;Sven Steiner

  • Plant volatiles in the sexual communication of Melolontha hippocastani: Response towards time-dependent bouquets and novel function of (Z)-3-hexen-1-ol as a sexual kairomone

    Joachim Ruther;Andreas Reinecke;Monika Hilker

  • The importance of carcass volatiles as attractants for the hide beetle Dermestes maculatus (De Geer)

    C. von Hoermann;J. Ruther;S. Reibe;B. Madea

  • Sublethal doses of imidacloprid disrupt sexual communication and host finding in a parasitoid wasp

    Lars Tappert;Tamara Pokorny;John Hofferberth;Joachim Ruther

  • The composition of carcass volatile profiles in relation to storage time and climate conditions.

    Julia Kasper;Julia Kasper;Roland Mumm;Joachim Ruther

  • Deciphering the signature of cuticular lipids with contact sex pheromone function in a parasitic wasp

    Stephan Kühbandner;Sergej Sperling;Kenji Mori;Joachim Ruther

  • Female-derived sex pheromone mediates courtship behaviour in the parasitoid Lariophagus distinguendus

    Joachim Ruther;Marion Homann;Johannes L.M. Steidle

  • How parasitoid females produce sexy sons: a causal link between oviposition preference, dietary lipids and mate choice in Nasonia

    Birgit Blaul;Joachim Ruther

  • Cuticular hydrocarbons as contact sex pheromone in the parasitoid Dibrachys cavus

    Joachim Ruther;Mathias Döring;Sven Steiner

  • Make love not war: a common arthropod defence compound as sex pheromone in the forest cockchafer Melolontha hippocastani

    Joachim Ruther;Andreas Reinecke;Till Tolasch;Monika Hilker

  • Female sex pheromone in immature insect males—a case of pre-emergence chemical mimicry?

    Sven Steiner;Johannes L.M. Steidle;Joachim Ruther

Frequent Co-Authors

Monika Hilker
Monika Hilker Freie Universität Berlin
Martin Kaltenpoth
Martin Kaltenpoth Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz
Erhard Strohm
Erhard Strohm University of Regensburg
Manfred Ayasse
Manfred Ayasse University of Ulm
Jocelyn G. Millar
Jocelyn G. Millar University of California, Riverside
Wittko Francke
Wittko Francke Universität Hamburg
Stefan Schulz
Stefan Schulz Technische Universität Braunschweig
Jürgen Heinze
Jürgen Heinze University of Regensburg
Jacintha Ellers
Jacintha Ellers Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Astrid T. Groot
Astrid T. Groot University of Amsterdam

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