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Joseph S. Elkinton 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 Joseph S. Elkinton sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 242 publications — 84th percentile

84% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Joseph S. Elkinton 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 Joseph S. Elkinton sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 54 D-Index — 64th percentile

64% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Joseph S. Elkinton is affiliated with the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Environmental Science, with a focus on subfields such as Insect Science, Ecology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Genetics, and Plant Science.

Their work concentrates on several main topics, including Forest Insect Ecology and Management, Insect-Plant Interactions and Control, Plant and Animal Studies, Insect and Pesticide Research, Insect Behavior and Control Techniques, Species Distribution and Climate Change, and Biological Control of Invasive Species.

Elkinton has published extensively in journals such as Biological Control, Environmental Entomology, Insects, Journal of Economic Entomology, and BioControl. Notable recent papers include:

  • Defoliated trees die below a critical threshold of stored carbon (2021, Functional Ecology)
  • Significant suppression of invasive emerald ash borer by introduced parasitoids: potential for North American ash recovery (2021, Journal of Pest Science)
  • Life History and Rearing of Anastatus orientalis (Hymenoptera: Eupelmidae), an Egg Parasitoid of the Spotted Lanternfly (Hemiptera: Fulgoridae) (2020, Environmental Entomology)
  • Validating Morphometrics with DNA Barcoding to Reliably Separate Three Cryptic Species of Bombus Cresson (Hymenoptera: Apidae) (2020, Insects)
  • Rebound of Adelges tsugae spring generation following predation on overwintering generation ovisacs by the introduced predator Laricobius nigrinus in the eastern United States (2020, Biological Control)

Frequent co-authors include:

  • Jeremy C. Andersen
  • Jennifer L. Chandler
  • Jian J. Duan
  • Ryan S. Crandall
  • Nathan P. Havill

The publication venues where Joseph S. Elkinton has a notable presence are:

  • Biological Control
  • Environmental Entomology
  • Insects
  • Journal of Economic Entomology
  • BioControl

Their research addresses ecological and biological aspects of insects, particularly focusing on interactions between insects and plants, control of invasive species, and the ecological consequences of insect behavior and pest management strategies. This body of work contributes to understanding species distribution related to climate change and advancing biological control techniques in agricultural and forest ecosystems.

Best Publications

  • Odor plumes and how insects use them

    John Murtis;Joseph S. Elkinton;Ring T. Carde

  • POPULATION DYNAMICS OF GYPSY MOTH IN NORTH AMERICA

    J. S. Elkinton;A. M. Liebhold

  • Interactions Among Gypsy Moths, White-footed Mice, and Acorns

    Joseph S. Elkinton;William M. Healy;John P. Buonaccorsi;George H. Boettner

  • Effects of a Biological Control Introduction on Three Nontarget Native Species of Saturniid Moths

    George H. Boettner;Joseph S. Elkinton;Cynthia J. Boettner

  • Host heterogeneity in susceptibility and disease dynamics: tests of a mathematical model.

    Greg Dwyer;Joseph S. Elkinton;John P. Buonaccorsi

  • Observer bias and the detection of low-density populations.

    Matthew C. Fitzpatrick;Matthew C. Fitzpatrick;Evan L. Preisser;Aaron M. Ellison;Joseph S. Elkinton

  • What causes outbreaks of the gypsy moth in North America

    Andrew Liebhold;Joseph Elkinton;David Williams;Rose-Marie Muzika

  • Role of winter temperature and climate change on the survival and future range expansion of the hemlock woolly adelgid (Adelges tsugae) in eastern North America

    Annie Paradis;Joe Elkinton;Katharine Hayhoe;John Buonaccorsi

  • MEASURING AND TESTING FOR SPATIAL SYNCHRONY

    John P. Buonaccorsi;Joseph S. Elkinton;Scott R. Evans;Andrew M. Liebhold

  • Dissecting components of population‐level variation in seed production and the evolution of masting behavior

    Walter D. Koenig;Dave Kelly;Victoria L. Sork;Richard P. Duncan

  • Using simple models to predict virus epizootics in gypsy moth populations

    Greg Dwyer;Joseph S. Elkinton

  • Pheromone puff trajectory and upwind flight of male gypsy moths in a forest

    J. S. Elkinton;C. Schal;T. Onot;R. T. Cardé

  • Pathogen-Driven Outbreaks in Forest Defoliators Revisited: Building Models from Experimental Data.

    Greg Dwyer;Greg Dwyer;Jonathan Dushoff;Joseph S. Elkinton;Simon Asher Levin

  • Density-Dependent Suppression of Experimentally Created Gypsy Moth, Lymantria dispar (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae), Populations by Natural Enemies

    J. R. Gould;J. S. Elkinton;W. E. Wallner

  • Pathogenicity and virulence.

    Stephen R. Thomas;Joseph S. Elkinton

  • Biomodal patterns of mortality from nuclear polyhedrosis virus in gypsy moth (Lymantria dispar) populations

    S.A. Woods;J.S. Elkinton

  • EFFECTS OF SYNCHRONY WITH HOST PLANT ON POPULATIONS OF A SPRING-FEEDING LEPIDOPTERAN

    Alison F. Hunter;Joseph S. Elkinton

  • Within-population spatial synchrony in mast seeding of North American oaks

    Andrew Liebhold;Victoria Sork;Mikko Peltonen;Walter Koenig

  • Mysterious Origin of Entom haga malmalga in North America

    Ann E. Hajek;Richard A. Humber;Joseph S. Elkinton

  • Virus Transmission in Gypsy Moths is not a Simple Mass Action Process

    Vincent D'Amico;Joseph S. Elkinton;Greg Dwyer;John P. Burand

  • Marginal attack rate,k-values and density dependence in the analysis of contemporaneous mortality factors

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Frequent Co-Authors

Evan L. Preisser
Evan L. Preisser University of Rhode Island
Andrew M. Liebhold
Andrew M. Liebhold Czech University of Life Sciences Prague
Ann E. Hajek
Ann E. Hajek Cornell University
Matthew C. Fitzpatrick
Matthew C. Fitzpatrick University of Maryland Center For Environmental Sciences
Adalgisa Caccone
Adalgisa Caccone Yale University
Victoria L. Sork
Victoria L. Sork University of California, Los Angeles
Aaron M. Ellison
Aaron M. Ellison Harvard University
Ring T. Cardé
Ring T. Cardé University of California, Riverside
Walter D. Koenig
Walter D. Koenig University of California, Berkeley
Richard A. Humber
Richard A. Humber Agricultural Research Service

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