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Lawrence E. Gilbert 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 Lawrence E. Gilbert sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 156 publications — 56th percentile

56% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Lawrence E. Gilbert 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 Lawrence E. Gilbert sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 56 D-Index — 67th percentile

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

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2003 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1962 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Lawrence E. Gilbert is affiliated with The University of Texas at Austin in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields within agricultural and biological sciences and environmental science, with a focus on plant science, insect science, ecology, evolution, behavior, systematics, and nature and landscape conservation.

The scholar's main topics of work include ecology and vegetation dynamics studies, plant and animal studies, biological control of invasive species, plant parasitism and resistance, rangeland and wildlife management, neurobiology and insect physiology research, and insect and arachnid ecology and behavior.

Their frequent coauthors include Robert M. Plowes, Aaron C. Rhodes, Colin R. Morrison, Dino J. Martins, and Joseph J. Hanly.

They have published extensively in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Rangeland Ecology & Management, Florida Entomologist, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, and NeoBiota.

Representative recent publications encapsulate the breadth of their research interests:

  • "The dilemma of Guinea grass (Megathyrsus maximus): a valued pasture grass and a highly invasive species," 2021, Biological Invasions
  • "Rampant Nuclear Transfer and Substitutions of Plastid Genes in Passiflora," 2020, Genome Biology and Evolution
  • "A large deletion at the cortex locus eliminates butterfly wing patterning," 2022, G3 Genes Genomes Genetics
  • "Targeted Grazing of an Invasive Grass Improves Outcomes for Native Plant Communities and Wildlife Habitat," 2020, Rangeland Ecology & Management
  • "Sex-linked gene traffic underlies the acquisition of sexually dimorphic UV color vision in Heliconius butterflies," 2023, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Regarding recognition, this researcher has been named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) twice, first in 1962 and again in 2003.

Best Publications

  • Butterfly genome reveals promiscuous exchange of mimicry adaptations among species

    Kanchon K. Dasmahapatra;James R. Walters;Adriana D. Briscoe

  • Male contribution to egg production in butterflies: evidence for transfer of nutrients at mating.

    Carol L. Boggs;Lawrence E. Gilbert

  • Pollen Feeding and Reproductive Biology of Heliconius Butterflies

    Lawrence E. Gilbert

  • Coevolution of Animals and Plants.

    Peter Bernhardt;Lawrence E. Gilbert;Peter H. Raven

  • Ecological consequences of a coevolved mutualism between butterflies and plants

    Lawrence E. Gilbert

  • COEVOLUTION OF PLANTS AND HERBIVORES: PASSION FLOWER BUTTERFLIES.

    Woodruff W. Benson;Keith S. Brown;Lawrence E. Gilbert

  • Linkage of butterfly mate preference and wing color preference cue at the genomic location of wingless

    Marcus R. Kronforst;Laura G. Young;Durrell D. Kapan;Durrell D. Kapan;Camille McNeely;Camille McNeely

  • Why are there so many mimicry rings? Correlations between habitat, behaviour and mimicry in Heliconius butterflies

    James Mallet;Lawrence E. Gilbert

  • Ovarian Dynamics in Heliconiine Butterflies: Programmed Senescence versus Eternal Youth.

    Helen Dunlap-Pianka;Carol L. Boggs;Lawrence E. Gilbert

  • Population Structure and Dynamics of the Tropical Butterfly Heliconius ethilla

    Paul R. Ehrlich;Lawrence E. Gilbert

  • Checkerspot butterflies: a historical perspective.

    Paul R. Ehrlich;Raymond R. White;Michael C. Singer;Stephen W. McKechnie

  • Postmating female odor in Heliconius butterflies: a male-contributed antiaphrodisiac?

    Lawrence E. Gilbert

  • Invasion of red imported fire ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): microgeography of competitive replacement

    Sanford D. Porter;Bill Van Eimeren;Lawrence E. Gilbert

  • Butterfly-Plant Coevolution: Has Passiflora adenopoda Won the Selectional Race with Heliconiine Butterflies?

    Lawrence E. Gilbert

  • Insects as selective agents on plant vegetative morphology: egg mimicry reduces egg laying by butterflies.

    Kathy S. Williams;Lawrence E. Gilbert

  • Phylogenetic Relationships and Chromosome Number Evolution in Passiflora

    A. Katie Hansen;Lawrence E. Gilbert;Beryl B. Simpson;Stephen R. Downie

  • Polymorphic butterfly reveals the missing link in ecological speciation.

    Nicola L. Chamberlain;Ryan I. Hill;Durrell D. Kapan;Lawrence E. Gilbert

  • Dispersal and Gene Flow in a Butterfly Species

    Lawrence E. Gilbert;Michael C. Singer

  • Flies suppress fire ants

    M. R. Orr;S. H. Seike;W. W. Benson;L. E. Gilbert

  • MULTILOCUS ANALYSES OF ADMIXTURE AND INTROGRESSION AMONG HYBRIDIZING HELICONIUS BUTTERFLIES

    Marcus R. Kronforst;Laura G. Young;Lauren M. Blume;Lawrence E. Gilbert

Frequent Co-Authors

Marcus R. Kronforst
Marcus R. Kronforst University of Chicago
Sanford D. Porter
Sanford D. Porter Agricultural Research Service
Robert K. Jansen
Robert K. Jansen The University of Texas at Austin
Carol L. Boggs
Carol L. Boggs University of South Carolina
Stefan Schulz
Stefan Schulz Technische Universität Braunschweig
Robert D. Reed
Robert D. Reed Cornell University
Michael C. Singer
Michael C. Singer Plymouth University
Paul R. Ehrlich
Paul R. Ehrlich Stanford University
John T. Longino
John T. Longino University of Utah
Camilo Salazar
Camilo Salazar Universidad del Rosario

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