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Michael D. Greenfield

Michael D. Greenfield

D-Index & Metrics

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
45
Citations
8420
World Ranking
4825
National Ranking
211

Michael D. Greenfield 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 Michael D. Greenfield sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 132 publications — 41st percentile

41% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Michael D. Greenfield 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 Michael D. Greenfield sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 45 D-Index — 44th percentile

44% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Michael D. Greenfield is affiliated with François Rabelais University in France. Their research primarily spans the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences as well as Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Within these areas, Greenfield's work focuses on multiple subfields such as Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Developmental Biology, Ecology, Plant Science, and Genetics.

The main topics covered in Greenfield's publications include Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior, Animal Behavior and Reproduction, Marine Animal Studies, Plant and Biological Electrophysiology Studies, Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior, Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology, and Neural Dynamics and Brain Function.

Greenfield has authored several papers in diverse journals. Notable recent publications include:

  • "Synchrony and rhythm interaction: from the brain to behavioural ecology" (2021), published in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • "Rhythm interaction in animal groups: selective attention in communication networks" (2021), published in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • "Coordinated rhythms in animal species, including humans: Entrainment from bushcricket chorusing to the philharmonic orchestra" (2023), published in Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Greenfield include Nicolas Mathevon, Julie Thévenet, Léo Papet, Zilca Campos, and Nicolas Boyer.

Greenfield's scientific contributions have been featured mainly in the following publication venues:

  • Peer Community in Evolutionary Biology
  • Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews
  • Communications Biology

Best Publications

  • Signalers and Receivers: Mechanisms and Evolution of Arthropod Communication

    Michael D. Greenfield

  • Cooperation and Conflict in the Evolution of Signal Interactions

    Michael D. Greenfield

  • Synchronous and Alternating Choruses in Insects and Anurans: Common Mechanisms and Diverse Functions

    Michael D. Greenfield

  • Katydid synchronous chorusing is an evolutionarily stable outcome of female choice

    Michael D. Greenfield;Igor Roizen

  • Symposium: Insect Behavioral Ecology--'80: Moth Sex Pheromones: An Evolutionary Perspective

    Michael D. Greenfield

  • Katydids and Bush-Crickets: Reproductive Behavior and Evolution of the Tettigoniidae

    Michael D. Greenfield;T Gwynne Darryl

  • Precedence effects and the evolution of chorusing

    Michael D. Greenfield;Michael K. Tourtellot;W. Andrew Snedden

  • Ultrasonic mate calling in the lesser wax moth

    Hayward G. Spangler;Michael D. Greenfield;Alex Takessian

  • Interspecific acoustic interactions among katydids Neoconocephalus: inhibition-induced shifts in diel periodicity

    Michael D. Greenfield

  • Mechanisms and Evolution of Communal Sexual Displays in Arthropods and Anurans

    Michael D. Greenfield

  • Genotype–environment interaction and the reliability of mating signals

    Michael D. Greenfield;Rafael L. Rodriguez

  • Ultrasonic communication and sexual selection in wax moths : female choice based on energy and asynchrony of male signals

    Yikweon Jang;Michael D. Greenfield

  • Flashing males win mate success

    Marc A. Branham;Michael D. Greenfield

  • GENETIC VARIANCE OF SEXUALLY SELECTED TRAITS IN WAXMOTHS: MAINTENANCE BY GENOTYPE X ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION

    Feng-You Jia;Michael D. Greenfield;Robert D. Collins

  • Frogs Have Rules: Selective Attention Algorithms Regulate Chorusing in Physalaemus pustulosus (Leptodactylidae)

    Michael D. Greenfield;A. Stanley Rand

  • ABSOLUTE VERSUS RELATIVE MEASUREMENTS OF SEXUAL SELECTION: ASSESSING THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF ULTRASONIC SIGNAL CHARACTERS TO MATE ATTRACTION IN LESSER WAX MOTHS, ACHROIA GRISELLA (LEPIDOPTERA: PYRALIDAE)

    Yikweon Jang;Michael D. Greenfield

  • The question of paternal investment in Lepidoptera: male-contributed proteins in Plodia interpunctella

    Michael D. Greenfield

  • Reproductive Behaviour of the Lesser Waxmoth, Achroia Grisella (Pyralidae: Galleriinae): Signalling, Pair Formation, Male Interactions, and Mate Guarding

    Michael D. Greenfield;James A. Coffelt

  • Females prefer leading males: relative call timing and sexual selection in katydid choruses.

    W.Andy Snedden;Michael D Greenfield

  • Genetic variance and phenotypic plasticity in a component of female mate choice in an ultrasonic moth.

    Rafael L. Rodríguez;Michael D. Greenfield

  • When are good genes good? Variable outcomes of female choice in wax moths

    Feng-You Jia;Michael D. Greenfield

  • Energetic cost of sexual attractiveness: ultrasonic advertisement in wax moths.

    Klaus Reinhold;Klaus Reinhold;Michael D. Greenfield;Yikweon Jang;Alberto Broce

  • Alternative mating strategies in a desert grasshopper: evidence of density-dependence

    Michael D. Greenfield;Todd E. Shelly

Frequent Co-Authors

Todd E. Shelly
Todd E. Shelly United States Department of Agriculture
Rafael Rodríguez
Rafael Rodríguez University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
Brigitte Courtois
Brigitte Courtois University of Montpellier
Jérôme Casas
Jérôme Casas François Rabelais University
Klaus Reinhold
Klaus Reinhold Bielefeld University
Thomas C. Baker
Thomas C. Baker Pennsylvania State University
Claudio R. Lazzari
Claudio R. Lazzari François Rabelais University
Björn Martin Siemers
Björn Martin Siemers Max Planck Society
Reginald B. Cocroft
Reginald B. Cocroft University of Missouri
A. Stanley Rand
A. Stanley Rand Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute

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