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D-Index
51
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11623
World Ranking
3599
National Ranking
1260

Kevin J. Rice 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 Kevin J. Rice sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 91 publications — 13th percentile

13% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Kevin J. Rice 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 Kevin J. Rice sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 51 D-Index — 58th percentile

58% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Kevin J. Rice is affiliated with the University of California, Davis in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a focus on several related subfields including Plant Science, Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Global and Planetary Change, and Molecular Biology.

Their work covers multiple topics, notably:

  • Rangeland and Wildlife Management
  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Forest Management and Policy
  • Insect Resistance and Genetics
  • Insect Pest Control Strategies
  • Agricultural pest management studies

Kevin J. Rice has published research in a range of scientific journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Arid Land Research and Management
  • American Journal of Entomology
  • Journal of Economic Entomology

Selected recent papers include:

  • Living on leftovers: biomass management in annual grasslands may shift functional group dominance (2024), Arid Land Research and Management
  • Efficacy of Insecticidal Net in Controlling Fall Armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) Population and Damage on Maize (Zea mays L.) in Sierra Leone (2025), American Journal of Entomology
  • Understanding apple growers' perspectives on the sterile insect technique for codling moth (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) management in Virginia: implications for adoption and outreach (2025), Journal of Economic Entomology

The scientist has collaborated with various co-authors during their research activities. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Andrew R. Dyer
  • Valerie T. Eviner
  • Carolyn M. Malmström
  • Alusaine Edward Samura
  • Vandi Amara

Best Publications

  • Evolution and Ecology of Species Range Limits

    Jason P. Sexton;Patrick J. McIntyre;Amy L. Angert;Kevin J. Rice

  • ''How Local Is Local?''—A Review of Practical and Conceptual Issues in the Genetics of Restoration

    John K. McKay;Caroline E. Christian;Susan Harrison;Kevin J. Rice

  • SPATIAL HETEROGENEITY EXPLAINS THE SCALE DEPENDENCE OF THE NATIVE-EXOTIC DIVERSITY RELATIONSHIP

    Kendi F. Davies;Peter Chesson;Susan Harrison;Brian D. Inouye

  • Managing microevolution: restoration in the face of global change

    Kevin J. Rice;Nancy C. Emery

  • Restoration Biology: A Population Biology Perspective

    Arlee M. Montalvo;Susan L. Williams;Kevin J. Rice;Stephen L. Buchmann

  • Effects of Competition on Resource Availability and Growth of a California Bunchgrass

    Andrew R. Dyer;Kevin J. Rice

  • Competition for soil water between annual plants and blue oak (Quercus douglasii) seedlings.

    D. R. Gordon;J. M. Menke;K. J. Rice

  • Invasive California poppies (Eschscholzia californica Cham.) grow larger than native individuals under reduced competition

    Elizabeth A. Leger;Kevin J. Rice

  • Local adaptation, patterns of selection, and gene flow in the Californian serpentine sunflower (Helianthus exilis).

    Julianno B. M. Sambatti;Kevin J. Rice

  • Ecological genetics of Bromus tectorum. II. Intraspecific variation in phenotypic plasticity.

    Kevin J. Rice;Richard N. Mack

  • Gene flow increases fitness at the warm edge of a species' range

    Jason P. Sexton;Sharon Y. Strauss;Kevin J. Rice

  • Ecological genetics of Bromus tectorum : III. The demography of reciprocally sown populations.

    Kevin J. Rice;Richard N. Mack

  • LOCAL ADAPTATION IN TWO SUBSPECIES OF AN ANNUAL PLANT: IMPLICATIONS FOR MIGRATION AND GENE FLOW.

    Eric S. Nagy;Kevin J. Rice

  • CHAPTER 10 – Impacts of Seed Banks on Grassland Community Structure and Population Dynamics

    Kevin J. Rice

  • Pollen-limited reproduction in blue oak: implications for wind pollination in fragmented populations

    Eric E. Knapp;Michael A. Goedde;Kevin J. Rice

  • Patterns of tree dieback in Queensland, Australia: the importance of drought stress and the role of resistance to cavitation.

    Kevin J. Rice;Steven L. Matzner;William Byer;Joel R. Brown

  • TESTING LIFE HISTORY CORRELATES OF INVASIVENESS USING CONGENERIC PLANT SPECIES

    John D. Gerlach;Kevin J. Rice

  • INTRASPECIFIC AND DIFFUSE COMPETITION: THE RESPONSE OF NASSELLA PULCHRA IN A CALIFORNIA GRASSLAND

    Andrew R. Dyer;Kevin J. Rice

  • The role of adaptive trans-generational plasticity in biological invasions of plants.

    Andrew R. Dyer;Cynthia S. Brown;Erin K. Espeland;John K. McKay

  • Assessing the speed and predictability of local adaptation in invasive California poppies (Eschscholzia californica)

    E. A. Leger;K. J. Rice

Frequent Co-Authors

Eric E. Knapp
Eric E. Knapp US Forest Service
Doria R. Gordon
Doria R. Gordon University of Florida
Maureen L. Stanton
Maureen L. Stanton University of California, Davis
Susan Harrison
Susan Harrison University of California, Davis
Sharon Y. Strauss
Sharon Y. Strauss University of California, Davis
Richard N. Mack
Richard N. Mack Washington State University
Andrew M. Latimer
Andrew M. Latimer University of California, Davis
James H. Richards
James H. Richards University of California, Davis
Kent J. Bradford
Kent J. Bradford University of California, Davis
Justin O. Borevitz
Justin O. Borevitz Australian National University

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