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D-Index
50
Citations
12938
World Ranking
3761
National Ranking
1319

Michael W. Palmer 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 W. Palmer sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 148 publications — 51st percentile

51% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Michael W. Palmer 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 W. Palmer sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 50 D-Index — 56th percentile

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

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

Overview

Michael W. Palmer is affiliated with Oklahoma State University in the United States. Their research contributions span fields related to Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Environmental Science, with specific focus on subfields such as Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Insect Science, Ecology, Pollution, and Nature and Landscape Conservation.

Their recent publications predominantly appear in the journal Zootaxa, with one publication in the Global Biodiversity Information Facility and another in Frontiers in Public Health. These publication venues reflect the areas of taxonomy, biodiversity, and health-related environmental studies.

Key topics that Michael W. Palmer has worked on include:

  • Insect-Plant Interactions and Control
  • Insect and Pesticide Research
  • Forest Insect Ecology and Management
  • Plant and animal studies
  • Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology
  • Invertebrate Taxonomy and Ecology
  • Smart Materials for Construction

Their recent academic output highlights research on insect species diversity, host plant interactions, and ecological observations. Selected papers include:

  • Metriocnemus erythranthei sp. nov. and Limnophyes viribus sp. nov. (Diptera: Chironomidae: Orthocladiinae): leafminers of monkeyflowers, speedwells, and other herbaceous plants, with new observations on the ecology and habitats of other leaf-mining Chironomidae (2023, Zootaxa)
  • Thirteen new species of Agromyzidae (Diptera) from the United States, with new host and distribution records for 32 additional species (2021, Zootaxa)
  • Pegomya disticha Griffiths and P. cedrica Huckett (Diptera: Anthomyiidae)-first documented case of insects trespassing the silica barrier of Common scouring-rush, Equisetum hyemale L. (2020, Zootaxa)
  • New larval host records, parasitoid records, and DNA barcoding data for North American leaf-mining leaf beetles (Coleoptera: Chrysomeloidea) (2024, Zootaxa)
  • Thirteen new species of Agromyzidae (Diptera) from the United States, with new host and distribution records for 32 additional species (2021, Global Biodiversity Information Facility)

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Michael W. Palmer include:

  • Charles S. Eiseman
  • Tracy S. Feldman
  • John Van Der Linden
  • Owen Lonsdale
  • Armin Namayandeh

The research engagement across these collaborative networks likely supports comprehensive studies in insect taxonomy, ecology, and biodiversity, especially within North American insect fauna.

Best Publications

  • PUTTING THINGS IN EVEN BETTER ORDER: THE ADVANTAGES OF CANONICAL CORRESPONDENCE ANALYSIS'

    Michael W. Palmer

  • The Estimation of Species Richness by Extrapolation

    Michael W. Palmer;Michael W. Palmer

  • EDAPHIC FACTORS AND THE LANDSCAPE-SCALE DISTRIBUTIONS OF TROPICAL RAIN FOREST TREES

    David B. Clark;Michael W. Palmer;Deborah A. Clark

  • Scale Dependence and the Species-Area Relationship

    Michael W. Palmer;Peter S. White

  • Fractal geometry: a tool for describing spatial patterns of plant communities

    Michael W. Palmer

  • VARIATION IN SPECIES RICHNESS: TOWARDS A UNIFICATION OF HYPOTHESES

    Michael W. Palmer;Michael W. Palmer

  • Quantitative tools for perfecting species lists

    Michael W. Palmer;Peter G. Earls;Bruce W. Hoagland;Peter S. White

  • Sustainable Biofuels Redux

    G. Philip Robertson;Virginia H. Dale;Otto C. Doering;Steven P. Hamburg

  • Estimating Species Richness: The Second‐Order Jackknife Reconsidered

    Michael W. Palmer

  • THE COEXISTENCE OF SPECIES IN FRACTAL LANDSCAPES

    Michael W. Palmer

  • Community terminal restriction fragment length polymorphisms reveal insights into the diversity and dynamics of leaf endophytic bacteria

    Tao Ding;Michael W Palmer;Ulrich Melcher

  • Scale dependence of vegetation‐environment correlations: A case study of a North Carolina piedmont woodland

    R. A. Reed;R. K. Peet;M. W. Palmer;P. S. White

  • Does diversity beget diversity? A case study of crops and weeds

    Michael W. Palmer

  • Standards for the writing of floras

    Michael W. Palmer;Gary L. Wade;Paul Neal

  • Small-scale environmental heterogeneity and the analysis of species distributions along gradients

    Michael W. Palmer;Philip M. Dixon

  • Sustainable agricultural development in sub-Saharan Africa: the case for a paradigm shift in land husbandry

    John Gowing;Michael Palmer

  • Plant virus biodiversity and ecology.

    Jonathan D Wren;Marilyn J Roossinck;Richard S Nelson;Kay Scheets

  • Effects of late growing‐season and late dormant‐season prescribed fire on herbaceous vegetation in restored pine‐grassland communities

    Jeffrey C. Sparks;Ronald E. Masters;David M. Engle;Michael W. Palmer

  • Height and stem diameter relationships for dicotyledonous trees and arborescent palms of Costa Rican tropical wet forest

    Paul M. Rich;Kaius Helenurm;Daniel Kearns;Suzanne R. Morse

  • Interactive Spatial Data Analysis.

    Michael W. Palmer;Trevor C. Bailey;Anthony C. Gatrell

  • EDAPHIC FACTORS AND THE LANDSCAPE-SCALE DISTRIBUTIONS OF

    David B. Clark;Michael W. Palmer;Deborah A. Clark

Frequent Co-Authors

Per Milberg
Per Milberg Linköping University
Peter S. White
Peter S. White University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
David M. Engle
David M. Engle Oklahoma State University
Marilyn J. Roossinck
Marilyn J. Roossinck Pennsylvania State University
Bruce A. Roe
Bruce A. Roe University of Oklahoma
Duccio Rocchini
Duccio Rocchini University of Bologna
Alessandro Chiarucci
Alessandro Chiarucci University of Bologna
Richard S. Nelson
Richard S. Nelson Oklahoma State University
Raina M. Maier
Raina M. Maier University of Arizona
Jason D. Fridley
Jason D. Fridley Clemson University

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