2026 Norman C. Ellstrand: Biology and Biochemistry Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Biology and Biochemistry	70	6853	6320	3161	2838	156	29889

Norman C. Ellstrand publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Norman C. Ellstrand sits on this spectrum.

47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 156 publications — 30th percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Norman C. Ellstrand D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Norman C. Ellstrand sits on this spectrum.

40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 70 D-Index — 65th percentile

65% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

2010 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
2000 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Norman C. Ellstrand is affiliated with the University of California, Riverside in the United States. Their research primarily falls within the Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with specific focus on subfields such as Insect Science, Plant Science, Epidemiology, and Soil Science.

The main topics of their work include:

Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences
Trypanosoma species research and implications
Insect and Pesticide Research
Composting and Vermicomposting Techniques
Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity
Plant Disease Management Techniques

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Norman C. Ellstrand include:

"Big Baby, Little Mother: Tsetse Flies Are Exceptions to the Juvenile Small Size Principle" (2020) published in BioEssays
"Two Food Waste By-Products Selectively Stimulate Beneficial Resident Citrus Host-Associated Microbes in a Zero-Runoff Indoor Plant Production System" (2020) published in Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
"Supplementary Material" (2025) published in OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)

Frequent co-authors in their research work include:

Lee R. Haines
G. A. Vale
Antoine M. G. Barreaux
John W. Hargrove
Sinéad English

The venues in which they have frequently published are:

BioEssays
Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)

Norman C. Ellstrand has been recognized with awards including:

Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation (2010)
Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) (2000)

Best Publications

The Population Biology of Invasive Species

Ann K. Sakai;Fred W. Allendorf;Jodie S. Holt;David M. Lodge

5847
Citations
POPULATION GENETIC CONSEQUENCES OF SMALL POPULATION SIZE: Implications for Plant Conservation

Norman C. Ellstrand;Diane R. Elam

3414
Citations
Hybridization as a stimulus for the evolution of invasiveness in plants

Norman C. Ellstrand;Kristina A. Schierenbeck

2368
Citations
Gene Flow and Introgression from Domesticated Plants into Their Wild Relatives

Norman C. Ellstrand;Honor C. Prentice;James F. Hancock

1428
Citations
Patterns of Genotypic Diversity in Clonal Plant Species

Norman C. Ellstrand;Mikeal L. Roose

1306
Citations
What Can Molecular and Morphological Markers Tell Us About Plant Hybridization

L. H. Rieseberg;N. C. Ellstrand;Mike Arnold

859
Citations
Gene flow by pollen: implications for plant conservation genetics

Norman C. Ellstrand

667
Citations
Dangerous Liaisons?: When Cultivated Plants Mate with Their Wild Relatives

Norman Carl Ellstrand

587
Citations
Distribution of spontaneous plant hybrids.

Norman C. Ellstrand;Richard Whitkus;Loren H. Rieseberg

555
Citations
Current knowledge of gene flow in plants: implications for transgene flow

Norman C. Ellstrand

405
Citations
Hybridization as an avenue of escape for engineered genes.

Norman C. Ellstrand;Carol A. Hoffman

381
Citations
Hybridization and the evolution of invasiveness in plants and other organisms

Kristina A. Schierenbeck;Kristina A. Schierenbeck;Norman C. Ellstrand

362
Citations
When Transgenes Wander, Should We Worry?

Norman C. Ellstrand

361
Citations
The Genomic Signature of Crop-Wild Introgression in Maize

Matthew B. Hufford;Pesach Lubinksy;Tanja Pyhäjärvi;Michael T. Devengenzo

359
Citations
Is gene flow the most important evolutionary force in plants

Norman C. Ellstrand

308
Citations
Crop-to-weed gene flow in the genus Sorghum (Poaceae): Spontaneous interspecific hybridization between johnsongrass, Sorghum halepense, and crop sorghum, S. bicolor

Paul E. Arriola;Norman C. Ellstrand

294
Citations
Sexual Selection in Raphanus sativus: Experimental Data on Nonrandom Fertilization, Maternal Choice, and Consequences of Multiple Paternity

Diane L. Marshall;Norman C. Ellstrand

293
Citations
Multiple Paternity within the Fruits of the Wild Radish, Raphanus sativus

Norman C. Ellstrand

286
Citations
Nonlocal transplantation and outbreeding depression in the subshrub Lotus scoparius (Fabaceae).

Arlee M. Montalvo;Arlee M. Montalvo;Norman C. Ellstrand

281
Citations
Interpopulation Gene Flow by Pollen in Wild Radish, Raphanus sativus

Norman C. Ellstrand;Diane L. Marshall

265
Citations