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Laura A. Burkle publication distribution in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Laura A. Burkle sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 109 publications — 31st percentile

31% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 467 publications or more.

Laura A. Burkle D-index placement in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Plant Science and Agronomy scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Laura A. Burkle sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 33 D-Index — 15th percentile

15% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 109 D-Index or more.

Overview

Laura A. Burkle is affiliated with Montana State University in the United States. Their research spans multiple areas within agricultural and biological sciences and environmental science, with a particular focus on ecology, plant science, and insect science.

Their recent work includes papers published in renowned journals, covering topics such as pollinator declines, pollen limitation, and ecological synthesis of forest biodiversity. Notable recent publications are:

  • Widespread vulnerability of flowering plant seed production to pollinator declines, 2021, Science Advances
  • Land use and pollinator dependency drives global patterns of pollen limitation in the Anthropocene, 2020, Nature Communications
  • The effect of natural disturbances on forest biodiversity: an ecological synthesis, 2022, Biological Reviews
  • Seeing through the static: the temporal dimension of plant-animal mutualistic interactions, 2020, Ecology Letters
  • Temporal scale-dependence of plant-pollinator networks, 2020, Oikos

The scientist frequently collaborates with the following co-authors:

  • Justin B. Runyon
  • Tiffany M. Knight
  • Casey M. Delphia
  • Will Glenny
  • Julian Resasco

They have published multiple studies in several key publication venues including:

  • Basic and Applied Ecology
  • Nature Communications
  • Ecology Letters
  • Trends in Ecology & Evolution
  • Functional Ecology

The primary fields of study for Laura A. Burkle are:

  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences
  • Environmental Science

Within these fields, the subfields engaged in are:

  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Plant Science
  • Nature and Landscape Conservation
  • Insect Science
  • Genetics

The main topics addressed in their work include:

  • Plant and animal studies
  • Plant Parasitism and Resistance
  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Insect and Pesticide Research
  • Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Fire effects on ecosystems

Best Publications

  • Plant-Pollinator Interactions over 120 Years: Loss of Species, Co-Occurrence and Function

    Laura A. Burkle;Laura A. Burkle;John C. Marlin;Tiffany M. Knight

  • Analysing ecological networks of species interactions.

    Eva Delmas;Eva Delmas;Mathilde Besson;Mathilde Besson;Marie Hélène Brice;Marie Hélène Brice;Laura A Burkle

  • The future of plant-pollinator diversity: understanding interaction networks across time, space, and global change.

    Laura A. Burkle;Ruben Alarcón

  • Widespread vulnerability of flowering plant seed production to pollinator declines.

    James G. Rodger;James G. Rodger;Joanne M. Bennett;Joanne M. Bennett;Mialy Razanajatovo;Tiffany M. Knight;Tiffany M. Knight

  • The effect of natural disturbances on forest biodiversity: an ecological synthesis

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  • Land use and pollinator dependency drives global patterns of pollen limitation in the Anthropocene.

    Joanne M. Bennett;Joanne M. Bennett;Janette A. Steets;Jean H. Burns;Laura A. Burkle

  • Beyond biomass: measuring the effects of community‐level nitrogen enrichment on floral traits, pollinator visitation and plant reproduction

    Laura A. Burkle;Rebecca E. Irwin

  • Global change effects on plant-insect interactions: the role of phytochemistry.

    Mary A Jamieson;Laura A Burkle;Jessamyn S Manson;Justin B Runyon

  • Drought and leaf herbivory influence floral volatiles and pollinator attraction

    Laura A. Burkle;Justin B. Runyon

  • The effects of nutrient addition on floral characters and pollination in two subalpine plants, Ipomopsis aggregata and Linum lewisii

    Laura A. Burkle;Laura A. Burkle;Rebecca E. Irwin;Rebecca E. Irwin

  • Maintenance of temporal synchrony between syrphid flies and floral resources despite differential phenological responses to climate

    Amy M. Iler;David W. Inouye;David W. Inouye;Toke T. Høye;Abraham J. Miller-Rushing;Abraham J. Miller-Rushing

  • Wildfire disturbance and productivity as drivers of plant species diversity across spatial scales

    Laura A. Burkle;Jonathan A. Myers;R. Travis Belote

  • Seeing through the static: the temporal dimension of plant–animal mutualistic interactions

    Paul J CaraDonna;Laura A Burkle;Benjamin Schwarz;Julian Resasco

  • The importance of interannual variation and bottom–up nitrogen enrichment for plant–pollinator networks

    Laura Burkle;Rebecca Irwin

  • Predicting the effects of nectar robbing on plant reproduction: implications of pollen limitation and plant mating system.

    Laura A. Burkle;Rebecca E. Irwin;Daniel A. Newman

  • Phenological overlap of interacting species in a changing climate: an assessment of available approaches.

    Nicole E. Rafferty;Paul J. CaraDonna;Paul J. CaraDonna;Laura A. Burkle;Amy M. Iler;Amy M. Iler

  • Temporal scale‐dependence of plant–pollinator networks

    Benjamin Schwarz;Diego P. Vázquez;Diego P. Vázquez;Paul J. CaraDonna;Tiffany M. Knight;Tiffany M. Knight

  • Partitioning interaction turnover among alpine pollination networks: spatial, temporal, and environmental patterns

    Michael Peter Simanonok;Laura A. Burkle

  • Drought and increased CO2 alter floral visual and olfactory traits with context-dependent effects on pollinator visitation.

    William R. Glenny;Justin B. Runyon;Laura A. Burkle

  • Global change and the importance of fire for the ecology and evolution of insects

    Amanda M Koltz;Laura A Burkle;Yamina Pressler;Jane E Dell

  • GloPL, a global data base on pollen limitation of plant reproduction.

    J. M. Bennett;J. A. Steets;J. H. Burns;W. Durka

Frequent Co-Authors

Tiffany M. Knight
Tiffany M. Knight Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
R. Travis Belote
R. Travis Belote The Wilderness Society (United States)
Rebecca E. Irwin
Rebecca E. Irwin North Carolina State University
Jonathan Myers
Jonathan Myers VA Palo Alto Health Care System
Dominique Gravel
Dominique Gravel Université de Sherbrooke
Martin Burd
Martin Burd Monash University
Jana C. Vamosi
Jana C. Vamosi University of Calgary
Walter Durka
Walter Durka Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
Allan G. Ellis
Allan G. Ellis Stellenbosch University
Tia-Lynn Ashman
Tia-Lynn Ashman University of Pittsburgh

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