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Olin E. Rhodes

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
49
Citations
8638
World Ranking
4049
National Ranking
1414

Olin E. Rhodes publication distribution in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 201 publications — 74th percentile

74% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Olin E. Rhodes 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 Olin E. Rhodes sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 49 D-Index — 53rd percentile

53% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Olin E. Rhodes is affiliated with the University of Georgia in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science, with significant contributions to biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Rhodes' work encompasses various subfields, including ecology, molecular biology, genetics, pollution, and virology.

The scientist's main research topics include:

  • Wildlife ecology and conservation
  • Avian ecology and behavior
  • Rabies epidemiology and control
  • Gut microbiota and health
  • Genomics and phylogenetic studies
  • Wildlife-road interactions and conservation
  • Yersinia bacterium, plague, and ectoparasites research

Olin E. Rhodes has published extensively in scientific journals, with frequent appearances in the following venues:

  • Journal of Wildlife Management
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Applied Animal Behaviour Science
  • Scientific Reports

Some notable recent papers authored by Rhodes include:

  • "Co-occurrence of antibiotic, biocide, and heavy metal resistance genes in bacteria from metal and radionuclide contaminated soils at the Savannah River Site," 2020, Microbial Biotechnology
  • "Network structure of vertebrate scavenger assemblages at the global scale: drivers and ecosystem functioning implications," 2020, Ecography
  • "Functional traits driving species role in the structure of terrestrial vertebrate scavenger networks," 2021, Ecology
  • "Improved Microbial Community Characterization of 16S rRNA via Metagenome Hybridization Capture Enrichment," 2021, Frontiers in Microbiology
  • "Solving the sample size problem for resource selection functions," 2021, Methods in Ecology and Evolution

Rhodes collaborates frequently with several researchers, including:

  • James C. Beasley
  • Guha Dharmarajan
  • Travis L. DeVault
  • Richard B. Chipman
  • Amy T. Gilbert

Best Publications

  • Scavenging by vertebrates: behavioral, ecological, and evolutionary perspectives on an important energy transfer pathway in terrestrial ecosystems

    Travis L. DeVault;Olin E. Rhodes;John A. Shivik

  • Relative performance of Bayesian clustering software for inferring population substructure and individual assignment at low levels of population differentiation

    Emily K. Latch;Guha Dharmarajan;Jeffrey C. Glaubitz;Olin E. Rhodes

  • Population Dynamics in Ecological Space and Time

    Olin E. Rhodes;Ronald K. Chesser;Michael H. Smith

  • Factors influencing the acquisition of rodent carrion by vertebrate scavengers and decomposers

    Travis L DeVault;I Lehr Brisbin;Olin E Rhodes

  • Thirty polymorphic nuclear microsatellite loci from black walnut.

    K Woeste;R Burns;O Rhodes;C Michler

  • Effective Sizes for Subdivided Populations

    R K Chesser;O E Rhodes;D W Sugg;A Schnabel

  • Genetic homogeneity in Juglans nigra (Juglandaceae) at nuclear microsatellites

    Erin R. Victory;Jeffrey C. Glaubitz;Olin E. Rhodes;Keith E. Woeste

  • Abiotic and biotic factors modulate carrion fate and vertebrate scavenging communities

    Kelsey L. Turner;Erin F. Abernethy;L. Mike Conner;Olin E. Rhodes

  • Mesopredators dominate competition for carrion in an agricultural landscape

    Travis L. DeVault;Zachary H. Olson;James C. Beasley;Olin E. Rhodes;Olin E. Rhodes

  • A Hierarchical Analysis of Habitat Selection by Raccoons in Northern Indiana

    James C. Beasley;Travis L. Devault;Monica I. Retamosa;Olin E. Rhodes

  • Prospects for inferring pairwise relationships with single nucleotide polymorphisms

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  • Genetic variation across the historical range of the wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)

    Karen E. Mock;T. C. Theimer;O. E. Rhodes Jr.;D. L. Greenberg

  • Co-occurrence of antibiotic, biocide, and heavy metal resistance genes in bacteria from metal and radionuclide contaminated soils at the Savannah River Site.

    Jesse C. Thomas;Adelumola Oladeinde;Troy J. Kieran;John W. Finger

  • Species-wide phylogeography of North American mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus): cryptic glacial refugia and postglacial recolonization.

    Emily K. Latch;James R. Heffelfinger;Jennifer A. Fike;Olin E. Rhodes

  • Addressing ecological effects of radiation on populations and ecosystems to improve protection of the environment against radiation: Agreed statements from a Consensus Symposium

    Francois Bréchignac;Deborah Oughton;Claire Mays;Lawrence Barnthouse

  • Identification of vertebrate scavengers of small mammal carcasses in a forested landscape

    Travis L. DeVault;Olin E. Rhodes

  • Home-Range Attributes of Raccoons in a Fragmented Agricultural Region of Northern Indiana

    James C. Beasley;Travis L. Devault;Olin E. Rhodes

  • Assessing losses of genetic diversity due to translocation: long-term case histories in Merriam's turkey (Meleagris gallopavo merriami)

    Karen E. Mock;E.K. Latch;O.E. Rhodes

  • Scavenging in the Anthropocene: Human impact drives vertebrate scavenger species richness at a global scale.

    Esther Sebastián‐González;Jomar Magalhães Barbosa;Juan M. Pérez‐García;Juan M. Pérez‐García;Zebensui Morales‐Reyes

  • Carcass Type Affects Local Scavenger Guilds More than Habitat Connectivity

    Zachary H. Olson;James C. Beasley;Olin E. Rhodes

  • Microsatellite variation in the reintroduced Pennsylvania elk herd.

    Christen Lenney Williams;Thomas L. Serfass;Rawland Cogan;Olin E. Rhodes

  • Heterozygote deficiencies caused by a Wahlund effect: Dispelling unfounded expectations

    Guha Dharmarajan;William S. Beatty;Olin E. Rhodes

Frequent Co-Authors

James C. Beasley
James C. Beasley University of Georgia
Travis L. DeVault
Travis L. DeVault University of Georgia
Michael H. Smith
Michael H. Smith University of Georgia
Ronald K. Chesser
Ronald K. Chesser Texas Tech University
Travis C. Glenn
Travis C. Glenn University of Georgia
Loren M. Smith
Loren M. Smith Oklahoma State University
Robert K. Swihart
Robert K. Swihart Purdue University West Lafayette
Paul L. Leberg
Paul L. Leberg University of Louisiana at Lafayette
John C. Kilgo
John C. Kilgo US Forest Service
Kurt C. VerCauteren
Kurt C. VerCauteren United States Department of Agriculture

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