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Leonardo Dapporto

Leonardo Dapporto

D-Index & Metrics

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
41
Citations
5340
World Ranking
5927
National Ranking
113

Leonardo Dapporto 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 Leonardo Dapporto sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 185 publications — 68th percentile

68% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Leonardo Dapporto 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 Leonardo Dapporto sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 41 D-Index — 32nd percentile

32% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Leonardo Dapporto is affiliated with the University of Florence in Italy and has contributed extensively to research in several intersecting fields. Their work primarily spans Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Environmental Science.

The subfields of study Dapporto specializes in include Genetics, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Ecological Modeling, Nature and Landscape Conservation, and Insect Science. These areas reflect a focus on understanding biological diversity and evolutionary processes, particularly in insects.

Dapporto's research topics encompass a broad range of studies related to plants and animals, with a notable emphasis on Lepidoptera biology and taxonomy. Additional key areas of study include species distribution and climate change, ecology and vegetation dynamics, genetic diversity and population structure, as well as insect and arachnid ecology and behavior, and insect and pesticide research.

The scientist has published several papers, of which recent notable works include:

  • High resolution DNA barcode library for European butterflies reveals continental patterns of mitochondrial genetic diversity (2021, Communications Biology)
  • A new comprehensive trait database of European and Maghreb butterflies, Papilionoidea (2020, Scientific Data)
  • The atlas of mitochondrial genetic diversity for Western Palaearctic butterflies (2022, Global Ecology and Biogeography)
  • The Pleistocene species pump past its prime: Evidence from European butterfly sister species (2021, Molecular Ecology)
  • How long is 3 km for a butterfly? Ecological constraints and functional traits explain high mitochondrial genetic diversity between Sicily and the Italian Peninsula (2020, Journal of Animal Ecology)

Dapporto frequently collaborates with several researchers, including Roger Vila, Vlad Dincă, Gerard Talavera, Alessandro Cini, and Lorenzo Pasquali. Their work is often published in journals such as Molecular Ecology, Journal of Insect Biodiversity, Insect Conservation and Diversity, Systematic Entomology, and Global Ecology and Biogeography.

Best Publications

  • Role of social wasps in Saccharomyces cerevisiae ecology and evolution

    Irene Stefanini;Leonardo Dapporto;Jean-Luc Legras;Jean-Luc Legras;Antonio Calabretta

  • The taxonomic level order as a possible tool for rapid assessment of Arthropod diversity in agricultural landscapes

    M. Biaggini;R. Consorti;L. Dapporto;M. Dellacasa

  • The generalism-specialism debate: the role of generalists in the life and death of species

    Roger L. H. Dennis;Roger L. H. Dennis;Leonardo Dapporto;Simone Fattorini;Simone Fattorini;Laurence M. Cook

  • Social wasps are a Saccharomyces mating nest.

    Irene Stefanini;Leonardo Dapporto;Luisa Berná;Mario Polsinelli

  • Dominulin A and B : Two new antibacterial peptides identified on the cuticle and in the venom of the social paper wasp Polistes dominulus using MALDI-TOF, MALDI-TOF/TOF, and ESI-ion trap

    Stefano Turillazzi;Guido Mastrobuoni;Francesca R. Dani;Gloriano Moneti

  • A new comprehensive trait database of European and Maghreb butterflies, Papilionoidea.

    Joseph Middleton-Welling;Leonardo Dapporto;Enrique García-Barros;Martin Wiemers

  • The generalist―specialist continuum: Testing predictions for distribution and trends in British butterflies

    Leonardo Dapporto;Roger L.H. Dennis;Roger L.H. Dennis

  • Corridors and barriers in biodiversity conservation: a novel resource-based habitat perspective for butterflies

    Roger L. H. Dennis;Roger L. H. Dennis;Leonardo Dapporto;John W. Dover;Tim G. Shreeve

  • High resolution DNA barcode library for European butterflies reveals continental patterns of mitochondrial genetic diversity

    Vlad Dincă;Vlad Dincă;Leonardo Dapporto;Panu Somervuo;Raluca Vodă

  • On status badges and quality signals in the paper wasp Polistes dominulus: body size, facial colour patterns and hierarchical rank

    R Cervo;L Dapporto;L Beani;J.E Strassmann

  • A combined genetic‐morphometric analysis unravels the complex biogeographical history of Polyommatus icarus and Polyommatus celina Common Blue butterflies

    Vlad Dincă;Vlad Dincă;Leonardo Dapporto;Roger Vila

  • Reproductive isolation and patterns of genetic differentiation in a cryptic butterfly species complex

    Vlad Dincă;Vlad Dincă;Christer Wiklund;Vladimir A. Lukhtanov;Vladimir A. Lukhtanov;U. Kodandaramaiah

  • Speciation in Mediterranean refugia and post‐glacial expansion of Zerynthia polyxena (Lepidoptera, Papilionidae)

    Leonardo Dapporto

  • Why do cryptic species tend not to co-occur? A case study on two cryptic pairs of butterflies.

    Raluca Vodă;Leonardo Dapporto;Vlad Dincă;Roger Vila

  • recluster: an unbiased clustering procedure for beta‐diversity turnover

    Leonardo Dapporto;Matteo Ramazzotti;Simone Fattorini;Gerard Talavera

  • Integrating three comprehensive data sets shows that mitochondrial DNA variation is linked to species traits and paleogeographic events in European butterflies.

    Leonardo Dapporto;Alessandro Cini;Alessandro Cini;Raluca Vodă;Vlad Dincă

  • Beyond Odor Discrimination: Demonstrating Individual Recognition by Scent in Lemur Catta

    Elisabetta Palagi;Leonardo Dapporto

  • Recognition of social parasites as nest-mates: adoption of colony-specific host cuticular odours by the paper wasp parasite Polistes sulcifer

    Matthew F. Sledge;Francesca R. Dani;Rita Cervo;Leonardo Dapporto

  • Cryptic matters: overlooked species generate most butterfly beta‐diversity

    Raluca Vodă;Leonardo Dapporto;Vlad Dincă;Vlad Dincă;Vlad Dincă;Roger Vila

  • Rank and epicuticular hydrocarbons in different populations of the paper wasp Polistes dominulus (Christ) (Hymenoptera, Vespidae)

    L. Dapporto;L. Dapporto;P. Theodora;C. Spacchini;G. Pieraccini

Frequent Co-Authors

Stefano Turillazzi
Stefano Turillazzi University of Florence
Roger Vila
Roger Vila Spanish National Research Council
Tim G. Shreeve
Tim G. Shreeve Oxford Brookes University
Simone Fattorini
Simone Fattorini University of L'Aquila
Elisabetta Palagi
Elisabetta Palagi University of Pisa
Rita Cervo
Rita Cervo University of Florence
Duccio Cavalieri
Duccio Cavalieri University of Florence
Francesca Romana Dani
Francesca Romana Dani University of Florence
Paul D. N. Hebert
Paul D. N. Hebert University of Guelph
Paolo Capretti
Paolo Capretti University of Florence

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