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Judith L. Bronstein

Judith L. Bronstein

D-Index & Metrics

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
63
Citations
15911
World Ranking
1956
National Ranking
714

Judith L. Bronstein 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 Judith L. Bronstein sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 533+

This scientist: 181 publications — 67th percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 533 publications or more.

Judith L. Bronstein 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 Judith L. Bronstein sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 122+

This scientist: 63 D-Index — 77th percentile

77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 122 D-Index or more.

Overview

Judith L. Bronstein is affiliated with the University of Arizona in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a focus on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior, and Systematics, Plant Science, Genetics, Insect Science, and Nature and Landscape Conservation.

The main topics of Bronstein's work include plant and animal studies, insect and arachnid ecology and behavior, plant parasitism and resistance, ecology and vegetation dynamics studies, insect and pesticide research, insect-plant interactions and control, and animal behavior and reproduction.

Bronstein has contributed to several notable publications, with recent papers including:

  • Generalising indirect defence and resistance of plants, 2020, Ecology Letters
  • Our Current Understanding of Commensalism, 2020, Annual Review of Ecology Evolution and Systematics
  • Optimal Defense Theory in an ant-plant mutualism: Extrafloral nectar as an induced defence is maximized in the most valuable plant structures, 2020, Journal of Ecology
  • The ecology and evolution of human-wildlife cooperation, 2022, People and Nature
  • Safeguarding human-wildlife cooperation, 2022, Conservation Letters

The frequent publication venues for Bronstein's work include the Journal of Ecology, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, Ecology, Ecology Letters, and Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. These reflect the interdisciplinary focus and contributions across ecological and evolutionary sciences.

Bronstein collaborates regularly with several coauthors, including Rebecca E. Irwin, Goggy Davidowitz, Elinor M. Lichtenberg, Eduardo Soares Calixto, and Denise Lange. These collaborations highlight a network of researchers working on related subjects within ecological and biological sciences.

Best Publications

  • Conditional outcomes in mutualistic interactions

    Judith L. Bronstein

  • How context dependent are species interactions

    Scott A. Chamberlain;Judith L. Bronstein;Jennifer A. Rudgers

  • Our Current Understanding of Mutualism

    Judith L. Bronstein

  • Mutualisms in a changing world: an evolutionary perspective

    E. Toby Kiers;Todd M. Palmer;Anthony R. Ives;John F. Bruno

  • The evolution of plant–insect mutualisms

    Judith L. Bronstein;Ruben Alarcón;Monica Geber

  • The exploitation of mutualisms

    Judith L. Bronstein

  • Nectar Robbing: Ecological and Evolutionary Perspectives

    Rebecca E. Irwin;Judith L. Bronstein;Jessamyn S. Manson;Leif Richardson

  • The Contribution of Ant-Plant Protection Studies to Our Understanding of Mutualism'

    Judith L. Bronstein

  • The evolution of facilitation and mutualism

    Judith L. Bronstein

  • Interaction rewiring and the rapid turnover of plant-pollinator networks

    Paul J. CaraDonna;William K. Petry;William K. Petry;William K. Petry;Ross M. Brennan;Ross M. Brennan;James L. Cunningham;James L. Cunningham

  • Cheating and the evolutionary stability of mutualisms

    Régis Ferriere;Judith L. Bronstein;Sergio Rinaldi;Richard Law

  • Population Dynamics and Mutualism: Functional Responses of Benefits and Costs

    J. Nathaniel Holland;Donald L. DeAngelis;Judith L. Bronstein

  • The Costs of Mutualism

    Judith L. Bronstein

  • Synergy of multiple partners, including freeloaders, increases host fitness in a multispecies mutualism.

    Todd M. Palmer;Daniel F. Doak;Maureen L. Stanton;Judith L. Bronstein

  • The effects of invasive ants on prospective ant mutualists

    J. H. Ness;J. L. Bronstein

  • The value of a metaphor: Organizations and ecosystems

    Matthew M. Mars;Judith L. Bronstein;Robert F. Lusch

  • The Costs of Mutualism1

    Judith L. Bronstein

  • ANT BODY SIZE PREDICTS DISPERSAL DISTANCE OF ANT-ADAPTED SEEDS: IMPLICATIONS OF SMALL-ANT INVASIONS

    J. H. Ness;J. L. Bronstein;A. N. Andersen;J. N. Holland

  • Phenological shifts and the fate of mutualisms

    Nicole E. Rafferty;Paul J. CaraDonna;Paul J. CaraDonna;Judith L. Bronstein

  • The diversity, ecology and evolution of extrafloral nectaries: current perspectives and future challenges.

    Brigitte Marazzi;Judith L. Bronstein;Suzanne Koptur

  • Ecological Dynamics of Mutualist/Antagonist Communities

    Judith L. Bronstein;William G. Wilson;William F. Morris

  • PERSPECTIVE Mutualisms in a changing world: an evolutionary perspective

    E. Toby Kiers;Todd M. Palmer;Anthony R. Ives;John F. Bruno

Frequent Co-Authors

Rebecca E. Irwin
Rebecca E. Irwin North Carolina State University
Régis Ferrière
Régis Ferrière École Normale Supérieure
William F. Morris
William F. Morris Duke University
Martine Hossaert-McKey
Martine Hossaert-McKey Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Finn Kjellberg
Finn Kjellberg Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Redouan Bshary
Redouan Bshary University of Neuchâtel
Todd M. Palmer
Todd M. Palmer University of Florida
William G. Wilson
William G. Wilson Duke University
Frederico de Siqueira Neves
Frederico de Siqueira Neves Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
E. Toby Kiers
E. Toby Kiers Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

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