2026 Joel G. Kingsolver: Ecology and Evolution Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Ecology and Evolution	82	747	708	272	252	198	25398

Research.com Recognitions

2016 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
2000 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
1998 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Joel G. Kingsolver is affiliated with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the United States. Their work spans multiple areas within Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a strong focus on insect ecology and behavior, physiological adaptations, and species responses to climate change.

Their recent publications include:

Scientists' warning on climate change and insects, 2022, Ecological Monographs
Ontogenetic variation in thermal sensitivity shapes insect ecological responses to climate change, 2020, Current Opinion in Insect Science
Evolution of Thermal Sensitivity in Changing and Variable Climates, 2021, Annual Review of Ecology Evolution and Systematics
Differing thermal sensitivities in a host-parasitoid interaction: High, fluctuating developmental temperatures produce dead wasps and giant caterpillars, 2021, Functional Ecology
Asymmetry of thermal sensitivity and the thermal risk of climate change, 2022, Global Ecology and Biogeography

Frequent co-authors working alongside Kingsolver include:

Lauren B. Buckley
Megan E. Moore
Anna L. Parker
Christina A. Hill
Katherine H. Malinski

They have published extensively in venues such as:

UNC Libraries
Functional Ecology
Ecology and Evolution
Journal of Experimental Biology
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Main fields of study for Kingsolver comprise Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences, while their subfields of study include:

Genetics
Ecology
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Insect Science
Ecological Modeling

The primary topics covered in their research are:

Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
Physiological and biochemical adaptations
Species Distribution and Climate Change
Plant and animal studies
Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research
Insect-Plant Interactions and Control
Animal Behavior and Reproduction

Joel G. Kingsolver has been recognized with several fellowships, including:

Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 2016
Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, 2000
Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 1998

Best Publications

The Strength of Phenotypic Selection in Natural Populations

J. G. Kingsolver;H. E. Hoekstra;J. M. Hoekstra;D. Berrigan

2095
Citations
Evolution of thermal sensitivity of ectotherm performance.

Raymond B. Huey;Joel G. Kingsolver

1528
Citations
Size, temperature, and fitness: Three rules

Joel G. Kingsolver;Raymond B. Huey

1040
Citations
Evolution of Resistance to High Temperature in Ectotherms

Raymond B. Huey;Joel G. Kingsolver

692
Citations
Constraints on the evolution of phenotypic plasticity: limits and costs of phenotype and plasticity

Courtney J Murren;Josh R. Auld;Hilary S Callahan;Cameron K Ghalambor

680
Citations
Biotic interactions and global change

Peter M. Kareiva;Joel G. Kingsolver;Raymond B. Huey

652
Citations
Complex life cycles and the responses of insects to climate change.

Joel G. Kingsolver;H. Arthur Woods;Lauren B. Buckley;Kristen A. Potter

593
Citations
Scientists' warning on climate change and insects

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588
Citations
BIOPHYSICS, PHYSIOLOGICAL ECOLOGY, AND CLIMATE CHANGE: Does Mechanism Matter?

Brian Helmuth;Joel G. Kingsolver;Emily Carrington

570
Citations
The Well‐Temperatured Biologist

Joel G Kingsolver

553
Citations
Strength and tempo of directional selection in the wild

H. E. Hoekstra;J. M. Hoekstra;D. Berrigan;S. N. Vignieri

496
Citations
Heat stress and the fitness consequences of climate change for terrestrial ectotherms

Joel G. Kingsolver;Sarah E. Diamond;Lauren B. Buckley

463
Citations
Empirical perspectives on species borders: from traditional biogeography to global change

Camille Parmesan;Steve Gaines;Laura Gonzalez;Dawn M. Kaufman

439
Citations
Evolutionary Analyses of Morphological and Physiological Plasticity in Thermally Variable Environments

Joel G. Kingsolver;Raymond B. Huey

422
Citations
INDIVIDUAL-LEVEL SELECTION AS A CAUSE OF COPE'S RULE OF PHYLETIC SIZE INCREASE

Joel G. Kingsolver;David W. Pfennig

397
Citations
Precipitation drives global variation in natural selection.

Adam M. Siepielski;Michael B. Morrissey;Mathieu Buoro;Stephanie M. Carlson

370
Citations
Patterns and Power of Phenotypic Selection in Nature

Joel G. Kingsolver;David W. Pfennig

313
Citations
THERMOREGULATORY STRATEGIES IN COLIAS BUTTERFLIES: THERMAL STRESS AND THE LIMITS TO ADAPTATION IN TEMPORALLY VARYING ENVIRONMENTS

Joel G. Kingsolver;Ward B. Watt

301
Citations
Thermoregulation and Flight in Colias Butterflies: Elevational Patterns and Mechanistic Limitations

Joel G. Kingsolver

295
Citations
Synthetic analyses of phenotypic selection in natural populations: lessons, limitations and future directions

Joel G. Kingsolver;Sarah E. Diamond;Adam M. Siepielski;Stephanie M. Carlson

293
Citations
A method for rapid measurement of heat or cold resistance of small insects

R. B. Huey;W. D. Crill;Joel G Kingsolver;K. E. Weber

277
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Lauren B. Buckley University of Washington

Sarah E. Diamond Case Western Reserve University

Gregory J. Ragland University of Colorado Denver

Raymond B. Huey University of Washington

David W. Pfennig University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Stephanie M. Carlson University of California, Berkeley

H. Arthur Woods University of Montana

Richard Gomulkiewicz Washington State University

Loeske E. B. Kruuk University of Edinburgh

M. A. R. Koehl University of California, Berkeley

External Links

Personal website of Joel G. Kingsolver

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