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D-Index
39
Citations
9487
World Ranking
6264
National Ranking
495

Markus Riegler 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 Markus Riegler sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 134 publications — 42nd percentile

42% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Markus Riegler 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 Markus Riegler sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 39 D-Index — 26th percentile

26% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Markus Riegler is a researcher affiliated with Western Sydney University in Australia, specializing primarily in Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their research output includes a substantial focus on insect science, ecology, evolution, behavior, systematics, plant science, genetics, and molecular biology.

The scientist's work encompasses several main topics, including:

  • Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences
  • Plant and animal studies
  • Insect-Plant Interactions and Control
  • Insect and Pesticide Research
  • Insect behavior and control techniques
  • Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
  • Entomopathogenic Microorganisms in Pest Control

Frequent coauthors of Markus Riegler include:

  • James M. Cook
  • Alihan Katlav
  • Jennifer L. Morrow
  • Robert Spooner-Hart
  • Uffe N. Nielsen

Publication venues where this scientist has frequently contributed include:

  • Journal of Invertebrate Pathology
  • Pest Management Science
  • Nature
  • Apidologie
  • Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences

Some recent papers authored or co-authored by Markus Riegler are:

  • The fate of carbon in a mature forest under carbon dioxide enrichment, 2020, Nature
  • Microbial competition for phosphorus limits the CO2 response of a mature forest, 2024, Nature
  • Tephritid fruit flies have a large diversity of co-occurring RNA viruses, 2021, Journal of Invertebrate Pathology
  • Temporal changes in the microbiome of stingless bee foragers following colony relocation, 2020, FEMS Microbiology Ecology
  • Occurrence of honey bee-associated pathogens in Varroa-free pollinator communities, 2020, Journal of Invertebrate Pathology

Best Publications

  • A Wolbachia Symbiont in Aedes aegypti Limits Infection with Dengue, Chikungunya, and Plasmodium

    Luciano A. Moreira;Iñaki Iturbe-Ormaetxe;Jason A. Jeffery;Guangjin Lu

  • Phylogenomics of the Reproductive Parasite Wolbachia pipientis wMel: A Streamlined Genome Overrun by Mobile Genetic Elements

    Martin Wu;Ling V. Sun;Jessica Vamathevan;Markus Riegler

  • Evidence for metabolic provisioning by a common invertebrate endosymbiont, Wolbachia pipientis, during periods of nutritional stress.

    Jeremy C. Brownlie;Bodil N. Cass;Markus Riegler;Joris J. Witsenburg

  • Gut symbiont enhances insecticide resistance in a significant pest, the oriental fruit fly Bactrocera dorsalis (Hendel).

    Daifeng Cheng;Zijun Guo;Markus Riegler;Zhiyong Xi;Zhiyong Xi

  • The fate of carbon in a mature forest under carbon dioxide enrichment

    Mingkai Jiang;Belinda E. Medlyn;John E. Drake;John E. Drake;Remko A. Duursma

  • Evidence for a Global Wolbachia Replacement in Drosophila melanogaster

    Markus Riegler;Manpreet Sidhu;Wolfgang J Miller;Scott Leslie O'Neill

  • Permanent genetic resources added to molecular ecology resources database 1 May 2009-31 July 2009

    Glenn R. Almany;Maurício P. De Arruda;Wolfgang Arthofer

  • Impacts of recent climate change on terrestrial flora and fauna: Some emerging Australian examples

    Ary A. Hoffmann;Paul D. Rymer;Margaret Byrne;Katinka X. Ruthrof

  • Distribution, Expression, and Motif Variability of Ankyrin Domain Genes in Wolbachia pipientis

    Inaki Iturbe-Ormaetxe;Gaelen Burke;Markus Riegler;Scott Leslie O'Neill

  • Wolbachia infections and superinfections in cytoplasmically incompatible populations of the European cherry fruit fly Rhagoletis cerasi (Diptera, Tephritidae)

    Markus Riegler;Christian Stauffer

  • Hidden Wolbachia diversity in field populations of the European cherry fruit fly, Rhagoletis cerasi (Diptera, Tephritidae).

    Wolfgang Arthofer;Wolfgang Arthofer;Markus Riegler;Daniela I Schneider;Martin Krammer

  • Male Development Time Influences the Strength of Wolbachia-Induced Cytoplasmic Incompatibility Expression in Drosophila melanogaster

    Ryuichi Yamada;Kevin Floate;Markus Riegler;Scott Leslie O'Neill

  • The Microbiome of Field-Caught and Laboratory-Adapted Australian Tephritid Fruit Fly Species with Different Host Plant Use and Specialisation

    Jennifer L Morrow;Marianne Frommer;Deborah C Shearman;Markus Riegler

  • Genomic evolution of the pathogenic Wolbachia strain, wMelPop.

    Megan Woolfit;Inaki Iturbe-Ormaetxe;Inaki Iturbe-Ormaetxe;Jeremy C Brownlie;Jeremy C Brownlie;Thomas Walker;Thomas Walker

  • Evidence for a recent horizontal transmission and spatial spread of Wolbachia from endemic Rhagoletis cerasi (Diptera: Tephritidae) to invasive Rhagoletis cingulata in Europe.

    Hannes Schuler;Coralie Bertheau;Scott P Egan;Jeffrey L Feder

  • Wolbachia Transfer from Rhagoletis cerasi to Drosophila simulans: Investigating the Outcomes of Host-Symbiont Coevolution

    Markus Riegler;Sylvain Charlat;Christian Stauffer;Hervé Merçot

  • Tropical tephritid fruit fly community with high incidence of shared Wolbachia strains as platform for horizontal transmission of endosymbionts

    J. L. Morrow;M. Frommer;D. C. A. Shearman;M. Riegler

  • The hitchhiker's guide to Europe: the infection dynamics of an ongoing Wolbachia invasion and mitochondrial selective sweep in Rhagoletis cerasi.

    Hannes Schuler;Hannes Schuler;Hannes Schuler;Kirsten Köppler;Sabine Daxböck-Horvath;Bilal Rasool;Bilal Rasool;Bilal Rasool

  • Evolutionary Dynamics of wAu-Like Wolbachia Variants in Neotropical Drosophila spp.

    Wolfgang J. Miller;Markus Riegler

  • Genetic evidence for natural hybridization between the Dutch elm disease pathogens Ophiostoma novo-ulmi ssp. novo-ulmi and O. novo-ulmi ssp. americana

    Heino Konrad;Thomas Kirisits;Markus Riegler;Erhard Halmschlager

  • Interactive direct and plant-mediated effects of elevated atmospheric [CO2 ] and temperature on a eucalypt-feeding insect herbivore.

    T. J. Murray;D. S. Ellsworth;D. T. Tissue;M. Riegler

  • Morphological and genetic identification of the three pine pests of the genus Tomicus (Coleoptera, Scolytidae) in Europe

    Bernhard Kohlmayr;Markus Riegler;Rudolf Wegensteiner;Christian Stauffer

  • Susceptibility of Queensland fruit fly, Bactrocera tryoni (Froggatt) (Diptera: Tephritidae), to entomopathogenic nematodes

    Eliza A. Langford;Uffe N. Nielsen;Scott N. Johnson;Markus Riegler

Frequent Co-Authors

James M. Cook
James M. Cook Western Sydney University
Christian Stauffer
Christian Stauffer BOKU University
Scott N. Johnson
Scott N. Johnson Western Sydney University
Scott Leslie O'Neill
Scott Leslie O'Neill Monash University
Ben D. Moore
Ben D. Moore Western Sydney University
Inaki Iturbe-Ormaetxe
Inaki Iturbe-Ormaetxe Monash University
Peter B. Reich
Peter B. Reich University of Minnesota
Teresa E. Gimeno
Teresa E. Gimeno Basque Centre for Climate Change
David S. Ellsworth
David S. Ellsworth Western Sydney University
Paul Holford
Paul Holford Western Sydney University

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