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D-Index
90
Citations
29506
World Ranking
474
National Ranking
169

Kenneth F. Raffa 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 Kenneth F. Raffa sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 368 publications — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Kenneth F. Raffa 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 Kenneth F. Raffa sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 90 D-Index — 95th percentile

95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Kenneth F. Raffa is affiliated with the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a notable focus on ecology and insect science.

Their work covers multiple subfields, including ecology, insect science, global and planetary change, ecology, evolution, behavior and systematics, and nature and landscape conservation. Key topics of research include forest insect ecology and management, insect-plant interactions and control, forest ecology and biodiversity studies, insect and pesticide research, fire effects on ecosystems, ecology and vegetation dynamics studies, and plant responses to elevated CO2.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Kenneth F. Raffa include:

  • Approaches to Forecasting Damage by Invasive Forest Insects and Pathogens: A Cross-Assessment (2023, BioScience)
  • Combined drought and bark beetle attacks deplete non-structural carbohydrates and promote death of mature pine trees (2021, Plant Cell & Environment)

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Kenneth F. Raffa include:

  • Matthew P. Ayres
  • Patrick C. Tobin
  • Andrew M. Liebhold
  • Kamal J.K. Gandhi
  • Allan L. Carroll

Publication venues where Kenneth F. Raffa has frequently contributed include:

  • Ecology
  • Forest Ecology and Management
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Plant Cell & Environment
  • BioScience

Best Publications

  • Cross-scale Drivers of Natural Disturbances Prone to Anthropogenic Amplification: The Dynamics of Bark Beetle Eruptions

    Kenneth F. Raffa;Brian H. Aukema;Barbara J. Bentz;Allan L. Carroll

  • The interdependence of mechanisms underlying climate-driven vegetation mortality

    Nate G. McDowell;David J. Beerling;David D. Breshears;Rosie A. Fisher

  • INTERACTIONS AMONG SCOLYTID BARK BEETLES, THEIR ASSOCIATED FUNGI, AND LIVE HOST CONIFERS

    T. D. Paine;K. F. Raffa;T. C. Harrington

  • Tree mortality from drought, insects, and their interactions in a changing climate

    William R.L. Anderegg;Jeffrey A. Hicke;Rosie A. Fisher;Craig D. Allen

  • The role of host plant resistance in the colonization behavior and ecology of bark beetles (Coleoptera: Scolytidae)

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  • Census of the Bacterial Community of the Gypsy Moth Larval Midgut by Using Culturing and Culture-Independent Methods

    Nichole A. Broderick;Kenneth F. Raffa;Robert M. Goodman;Jo Handelsman

  • Effects of biotic disturbances on forest carbon cycling in the United States and Canada

    Jeffrey A. Hicke;Craig D. Allen;Ankur R. Desai;Michael C. Dietze

  • Rules of Engagement: Interspecies Interactions that Regulate Microbial Communities

    Ainslie E. F. Little;Courtney J. Robinson;S. Brook Peterson;Kenneth F. Raffa

  • Consequences of Climate Warming and Altered Precipitation Patterns for Plant-Insect and Multitrophic Interactions

    Mary A. Jamieson;Amy M. Trowbridge;Kenneth F. Raffa;Richard L. Lindroth

  • Bark Beetle Outbreaks in Europe : State of Knowledge and Ways Forward for Management

    Tomáš Hlásny;Louis König;Paal Krokene;Marcus Lindner

  • Efficacy of tree defense physiology varies with bark beetle population density: a basis for positive feedback in eruptive species

    Celia K. Boone;Celia K. Boone;Celia K. Boone;Brian H. Aukema;Brian H. Aukema;Brian H. Aukema;Joerg Bohlmann;Allan L. Carroll;Allan L. Carroll

  • Interaction of pre-attack and induced monoterpene concentrations in host conifer defense against bark beetle-fungal complexes.

    Kenneth F. Raffa;Eugene B. Smalley

  • Mountain pine beetles colonizing historical and naive host trees are associated with a bacterial community highly enriched in genes contributing to terpene metabolism.

    Aaron S. Adams;Frank O. Aylward;Frank O. Aylward;Sandye M. Adams;Nadir Erbilgin

  • Mixed messages across multiple trophic levels: the ecology of bark beetle chemical communication systems*

    Kenneth F. Raffa

  • Landscape level analysis of mountain pine beetle in British Columbia, Canada: spatiotemporal development and spatial synchrony within the present outbreak

    Brian H. Aukema;Allan L. Carroll;Jun Zhu;Kenneth F. Raffa

  • Physiological Differences Between Lodgepole Pines Resistant and Susceptible to the Mountain Pine Beetle and Associated Microorganisms

    Kenneth F. Raffa;Alan A. Berryman

  • INTERACTING SELECTIVE PRESSURES IN CONIFER-BARK BEETLE SYSTEMS: A BASIS FOR RECIPROCAL ADAPTATIONS?

    Kenneth F. Raffa;Alan A. Berryman

  • Movement of outbreak populations of mountain pine beetle: influences of spatiotemporal patterns and climate

    Brian H. Aukema;Allan L. Carroll;Yanbing Zheng;Jun Zhu

  • Bacteria in oral secretions of an endophytic insect inhibit antagonistic fungi

    Yasmin J. Cardoza;Kier D. Klepzig;Kenneth F. Raffa

  • PHYSIOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF LODGEPOLE PINE WOUND RESPONSES TO A FUNGAL SYMBIONT OF THE MOUNTAIN PINE BEETLE, DENDROCTONUS PONDEROSAE (COLEOPTERA: SCOLYTIDAE)

    K. F. Raffa;A. A. Berryman

  • Bacteria Associated with a Tree-Killing Insect Reduce Concentrations of Plant Defense Compounds

    Celia K. Boone;Ken K. Keefover-Ring;Ken K. Keefover-Ring;Abigail C. Mapes;Abigail C. Mapes;Aaron S. Adams

  • Interactions among conifer terpenoids and bark beetles across multiple levels of scale: An attempt to understand links between population patterns and physiological processes

    Kenneth F. Raffa;Briah H. Aukema;Briah H. Aukema;Nadir Erbilgin;Kier D. Klepzig

Frequent Co-Authors

Brian H. Aukema
Brian H. Aukema University of Minnesota
Kier D. Klepzig
Kier D. Klepzig Joseph W. Jones Ecological Research Center
Jo Handelsman
Jo Handelsman University of Wisconsin–Madison
Cameron R. Currie
Cameron R. Currie University of Wisconsin–Madison
Richard L. Lindroth
Richard L. Lindroth University of Wisconsin–Madison
Jeffrey A. Hicke
Jeffrey A. Hicke University of Idaho
Barbara J. Bentz
Barbara J. Bentz US Forest Service
Patrick C. Tobin
Patrick C. Tobin University of Washington
Brent H. McCown
Brent H. McCown University of Wisconsin–Madison
Patrick D. Schloss
Patrick D. Schloss University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

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