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Lisa K. Belden

Lisa K. Belden

D-Index & Metrics

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
43
Citations
9688
World Ranking
5230
National Ranking
1786

Lisa K. Belden 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 Lisa K. Belden sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 116 publications — 30th percentile

30% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Lisa K. Belden 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 Lisa K. Belden sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 43 D-Index — 38th percentile

38% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Lisa K. Belden is affiliated with Virginia Tech in the United States and has contributed extensively to the fields of Environmental Science, Agricultural and Biological Sciences, and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their body of research covers various subfields including Ecology, Insect Science, Microbiology, Genetics, and Global and Planetary Change.

Their work engages deeply with several main topics such as Amphibian and Reptile Biology, Gut microbiota and health, Parasite Biology and Host Interactions, Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences, Plant and animal studies, Reproductive tract infections research, and Evolution and Genetic Dynamics.

Frequently publishing in venues such as PeerJ, Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, FEMS Microbiology Ecology, PLoS ONE, and Parasitology, Lisa K. Belden's research output reflects a multidisciplinary approach focused on ecological and microbiological interactions.

Among the recent papers authored, notable examples include:

  • Systematic review of modelling assumptions and empirical evidence: Does parasite transmission increase nonlinearly with host density? (2020, Methods in Ecology and Evolution)
  • Assessing age, breeding stage, and mating activity as drivers of variation in the reproductive microbiome of female tree swallows (2021, Ecology and Evolution)
  • Seasonal changes and the unexpected impact of environmental disturbance on skin bacteria of individual amphibians in a natural habitat (2020, FEMS Microbiology Ecology)
  • Colonization order of bacterial isolates on treefrog embryos impacts microbiome structure in tadpoles (2023, Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences)
  • Comparative genomics of Lactobacillaceae from the gut of honey bees, Apis mellifera, from the Eastern United States (2022, G3 Genes Genomes Genetics)

Collaborations are an important part of their research, with frequent coauthors including David C. Haak, Jenifer B. Walke, Daniel Medina, Korin Rex Jones, and Myra C. Hughey.

Best Publications

  • Impacts of biodiversity on the emergence and transmission of infectious diseases

    Felicia Keesing;Lisa K. Belden;Peter Daszak;Andrew P. Dobson

  • Complex causes of amphibian population declines

    Joseph M. Kiesecker;Andrew R. Blaustein;Lisa K. Belden

  • Amphibian Breeding and Climate Change

    Andrew R. Blaustein;Lisa K. Belden;Deanna H. Olson;David M. Green

  • Amphibian skin may select for rare environmental microbes

    Jenifer B Walke;Matthew H Becker;Stephen C Loftus;Leanna L House

  • Effects of Ultraviolet Radiation on Amphibians: Field Experiments

    Andrew R. Blaustein;Joseph M. Kiesecker;Douglas P. Chivers;D. Grant Hokit

  • Amphibian defenses against ultraviolet-B radiation.

    Andrew R. Blaustein;Lisa K. Belden

  • Antifungal isolates database of amphibian skin-associated bacteria and function against emerging fungal pathogens

    Douglas C. Woodhams;Ross A. Alford;Rachael E. Antwis;Holly Archer

  • Skin bacterial diversity of Panamanian frogs is associated with host susceptibility and presence of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis

    Eria A Rebollar;Myra C Hughey;Daniel Medina;Reid N Harris

  • Ecophysiology meets conservation: understanding the role of disease in amphibian population declines

    Andrew R. Blaustein;Stephanie S. Gervasi;Pieter T. J. Johnson;Jason T. Hoverman

  • Composition of symbiotic bacteria predicts survival in Panamanian golden frogs infected with a lethal fungus

    Matthew H. Becker;Jenifer B. Walke;Shawna Cikanek;Anna E. Savage

  • Infectious diseases in wildlife: the community ecology context

    Lisa K. Belden;Reid N. Harris

  • The effect of captivity on the cutaneous bacterial community of the critically endangered Panamanian golden frog (Atelopus zeteki)

    Matthew H. Becker;Corinne L. Richards-Zawacki;Brian Gratwicke;Lisa K. Belden

  • Using “omics” and integrated multi-omics approaches to guide probiotic selection to mitigate chytridiomycosis and other emerging infectious diseases

    Eria A. Rebollar;Rachael E. Antwis;Rachael E. Antwis;Rachael E. Antwis;Matthew H. Becker;Lisa K. Belden

  • More than Skin Deep: Functional Genomic Basis for Resistance to Amphibian Chytridiomycosis

    Amy R. Ellison;Tate Tunstall;Graziella V. DiRenzo;Myra C. Hughey

  • Panamanian frog species host unique skin bacterial communities.

    Lisa K. Belden;Lisa K. Belden;Myra C. Hughey;Eria A. Rebollar;Thomas P. Umile

  • Phylogenetic distribution of symbiotic bacteria from Panamanian amphibians that inhibit growth of the lethal fungal pathogen Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis

    Matthew H. Becker;Jenifer B. Walke;Lindsey Murrill;Douglas C. Woodhams

  • Glucocorticosteroid Hormone Treatment of Larval Treefrogs Increases Infection by Alaria Sp. Trematode Cercariae

    L. K. Belden;J. M. Kiesecker;J. M. Kiesecker

  • IDENTIFICATION OF THE NATURAL BACTERIAL MICROFLORA ON THE SKIN OF EASTERN NEWTS, BULLFROG TADPOLES AND REDBACK SALAMANDERS

    Courtney E. Culp;Joseph O. Falkinham;Lisa K. Belden

  • Community Structure and Function of Amphibian Skin Microbes: An Experiment with Bullfrogs Exposed to a Chytrid Fungus.

    Jenifer B. Walke;Matthew H. Becker;Stephen C. Loftus;Leanna L. House

  • Community richness of amphibian skin bacteria correlates with bioclimate at the global scale

    Jordan G. Kueneman;Molly C. Bletz;Valerie J. McKenzie;C. Guilherme Becker

  • Exposure of red-legged frog embryos to ambient UV-B radiation in the field negatively affects larval growth and development.

    Lisa K. Belden;Andrew R. Blaustein

  • Growth, survival and behaviour of larval long‐toed salamanders (Ambystoma macrodactylum) exposed to ambient levels of UV‐B radiation

    L. K. Belden;E. L. Wildy;A. R. Blaustein

Frequent Co-Authors

Andrew R. Blaustein
Andrew R. Blaustein Oregon State University
Joseph M. Kiesecker
Joseph M. Kiesecker The Nature Conservancy
Reid N. Harris
Reid N. Harris James Madison University
Ignacio T. Moore
Ignacio T. Moore Virginia Tech
William A. Hopkins
William A. Hopkins Virginia Tech
Douglas P. Chivers
Douglas P. Chivers University of Saskatchewan
Douglas C. Woodhams
Douglas C. Woodhams University of Massachusetts Boston
Ernest F. Benfield
Ernest F. Benfield Virginia Tech
Adolfo Marco
Adolfo Marco Spanish National Research Council
Louise A. Rollins-Smith
Louise A. Rollins-Smith Vanderbilt University

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