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56
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2834
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1004

John Jaenike 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 John Jaenike sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 139 publications — 45th percentile

45% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

John Jaenike 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 John Jaenike sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 56 D-Index — 67th percentile

67% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

John Jaenike is affiliated with the University of Rochester in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a focus on several subfields including Insect Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Genetics, Infectious Diseases, and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis.

The scientist's work concentrates on multiple main topics, such as Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences, Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution, Fossil Insects in Amber, Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy, Entomopathogenic Microorganisms in Pest Control, Insect behavior and control techniques, and Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment.

Among recent publications, the following papers illustrate the scope of their research activity:

  • Multiple origins of obligate nematode and insect symbionts by a clade of bacteria closely related to plant pathogens, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Temperature is a common climatic descriptor of lachryphagous activity period in Phortica variegata (Diptera: Drosophilidae) from multiple geographical locations, 2020, Parasites & Vectors
  • The Encyclopedia of North American Drosophilids (Volume 1). Drosophilids of the Midwest and Northeast., 2020, Digital Commons - Michigan Tech (Michigan Technological University)
  • The Encyclopedia of North American Drosophilids (Volume 2). Drosophilids of the Southeast., 2020, Digital Commons - Michigan Tech (Michigan Technological University)

John Jaenike has frequently published in venues such as:

  • Digital Commons - Michigan Tech (Michigan Technological University)
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Parasites & Vectors

Frequent collaborators include:

  • Thomas Werner
  • Tessa E. Steenwinkel
  • Vincent G. Martinson
  • Ryan M.R. Gawryluk
  • Brent E. Gowen

Best Publications

  • Host Specialization in Phytophagous Insects

    John Jaenike

  • On optimal oviposition behavior in phytophagous insects

    John Jaenike

  • Adaptation via Symbiosis: Recent Spread of a Drosophila Defensive Symbiont

    John Jaenike;Robert Unckless;Sarah N. Cockburn;Lisa M. Boelio

  • Sex Chromosome Meiotic Drive

    John Jaenike

  • Genetic Variation for Habitat Preference: Evidence and Explanations

    John Jaenike;Robert D. Holt

  • Asymmetrical reinforcement and Wolbachia infection in Drosophila.

    John Jaenike;Kelly A Dyer;Kelly A Dyer;Chad Cornish;Miranda S Minhas

  • Wolbachia and the evolution of reproductive isolation between Drosophila recens and Drosophila subquinaria

    D. DeWayne Shoemaker;Vaishali Katju;John Jaenike

  • Induction of host preference in Drosophila melanogaster.

    John Jaenike

  • ENVIRONMENTAL MODIFICATION OF OVIPOSITION BEHAVIOR IN DROSOPHILA

    John Jaenike

  • Criteria for Ascertaining the Existence of Host Races

    John Jaenike

  • Population genetics of beneficial heritable symbionts.

    John Jaenike

  • SPONTANEOUS EMERGENCE OF A NEW WOLBACHIA PHENOTYPE

    John Jaenike

  • Competition in Natural Populations of Mycophagous Drosophila

    David Grimaldi;John Jaenike

  • Genetic structure and epidemiology of Ascaris populations: patterns of host affiliation in Guatemala.

    T. J. C. Anderson;M. E. Romero-Abal;J. Jaenike

  • Evolutionarily Stable Infection by a Male-Killing Endosymbiont in Drosophila Innubila: Molecular Evidence from the Host and Parasite Genomes

    Kelly A. Dyer;John Jaenike

  • The mushroom habitat as an ecological arena for global exchange of Wolbachia

    Julie K. Stahlhut;Christopher A. Desjardins;Michael E. Clark;Laura Baldo

  • INFECTION SUCCESS IN NOVEL HOSTS: AN EXPERIMENTAL AND PHYLOGENETIC STUDY OF DROSOPHILA-PARASITIC NEMATODES

    Steve J. Perlman;John Jaenike

  • Interspecific transmission of endosymbiotic Spiroplasma by mites.

    John Jaenike;Michal Polak;Anna Fiskin;Mada Helou

  • Chromosome-wide linkage disequilibrium as a consequence of meiotic drive

    Kelly A. Dyer;Brian Charlesworth;John Jaenike

  • Community structure of the gut microbiota in sympatric species of wild Drosophila

    Vincent G. Martinson;Angela E. Douglas;John Jaenike

  • Host specificity, evolutionary relationships and macrogeographic differentiation among Ascaris populations from humans and pigs

    T. J. C. Anderson;J. Jaenike

  • Evolution and Ecology of Parthenogenesis in Earthworms

    John Jaenike;Robert K. Selander

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert K. Selander
Robert K. Selander University of Rochester
Tim J. Anderson
Tim J. Anderson Texas Biomedical Research Institute
DeWayne Shoemaker
DeWayne Shoemaker University of Tennessee at Knoxville
David A. Grimaldi
David A. Grimaldi American Museum of Natural History
Christoph Vorburger
Christoph Vorburger Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology
Kostas Bourtzis
Kostas Bourtzis International Atomic Energy Agency
John H. Werren
John H. Werren University of Rochester
Domenico Otranto
Domenico Otranto University of Bari Aldo Moro
Riccardo Paolo Lia
Riccardo Paolo Lia University of Bari Aldo Moro
Guadalupe Miró
Guadalupe Miró Complutense University of Madrid

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