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2580
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Patricia C. Wright 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 Patricia C. Wright sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 192 publications — 71st percentile

71% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Patricia C. Wright 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 Patricia C. Wright sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 58 D-Index — 70th percentile

70% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2004 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1989 - Fellow of the MacArthur Foundation

Overview

Patricia C. Wright is affiliated with Stony Brook University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Key subfields include social psychology, molecular biology, ecology, global and planetary change, and ecology, evolution, behavior, and systematics.

The scientist's main topics of research cover primate behavior and ecology, wildlife ecology and conservation, gut microbiota and health, amphibian and reptile biology, environmental DNA in biodiversity studies, identification and quantification in food, and HIV research and treatment.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Patricia C. Wright include Mariah E. Donohue, Cortni Borgerson, Amanda K. Rowe, Jeanne Mathilde Randriamanetsy, and Lovasoa J. Randriamanandaza.

Patricia C. Wright has contributed to several publications across multiple venues. The top venues where the scientist has published include the American Journal of Primatology, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), Nature, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), and Biological Conservation.

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Patricia C. Wright include:

  • The ghost fruits of Madagascar: Identifying dysfunctional seed dispersal in Madagascar's endemic flora, 2020, Biological Conservation
  • Evidence for early human arrival in Madagascar is robust: A response to Mitchell, 2020, The Journal of Island and Coastal Archaeology
  • Prevalence and factors associated with human Taenia solium taeniosis and cysticercosis in twelve remote villages of Ranomafana rainforest, Madagascar, 2022, PLoS neglected tropical diseases
  • Integrating Health Systems and Science to Respond to COVID-19 in a Model District of Rural Madagascar, 2021, Frontiers in Public Health
  • Exploratory analysis reveals arthropod consumption in 10 lemur species using DNA metabarcoding, 2021, American Journal of Primatology

Patricia C. Wright has been recognized with honors including the Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2004 and Fellow of the MacArthur Foundation in 1989.

Best Publications

  • Averting biodiversity collapse in tropical forest protected areas

    William F. Laurance;William F. Laurance;D. Carolina Useche;Julio Rendeiro;Margareta Kalka

  • Aligning Conservation Priorities Across Taxa in Madagascar with High-Resolution Planning Tools

    C. Kremen;A. Cameron;A. Cameron;A. Moilanen;S. J. Phillips

  • Lemur traits and Madagascar ecology: coping with an island environment.

    Patricia C. Wright

  • Averting Lemur Extinctions amid Madagascar's Political Crisis

    Christoph Schwitzer;Russell Mittermeier;Steig Johnson;Giuseppe Donati

  • Patterns of species change in anthropogenically disturbed forests of Madagascar

    Mitchell T. Irwin;Patricia C. Wright;Christopher Birkinshaw;Brian L. Fisher

  • Dental senescence in a long-lived primate links infant survival to rainfall

    Stephen J. King;Summer J. Arrigo-Nelson;Sharon T. Pochron;Gina M. Semprebon

  • Sexual selection and canine dimorphism in New World monkeys.

    R. F. Kay;J. M. Plavcan;K. E. Glander;P. C. Wright

  • Patterns of paternal care in primates

    Patricia C. Wright

  • The nocturnal primate niche in the New World

    Patricia C. Wright;Patricia C. Wright

  • Frugivory and Seed Dispersal by Four Species of Primates in Madagascar's Eastern Rain Forest1

    J. Lawrence Dew;Patricia Wright

  • Demography and life history of free-rangingPropithecus diadema edwardsi in ranomafana national park, madagascar

    Patricia C. Wright

  • Morphometrics and testicle size of rain forest lemur species from southeastern Madagascar

    Kenneth E. Glander;Patricia C. Wright;Patricia C. Wright;Patrick S. Daniels;Adina M. Merenlender

  • Early Holocene human presence in Madagascar evidenced by exploitation of avian megafauna

    James Hansford;James Hansford;Patricia C. Wright;Armand Rasoamiaramanana;Ventura R. Pérez

  • Home range, activity pattern, and agonistic encounters of a group of night monkeys (Aotus trivirgatus) in Peru.

    Patricia C. Wright

  • A New Species of Hapalemur (Primates) from South East Madagascar

    Bernhard Meier;Roland Albignac;André Peyriéras;Yves Rumpler

  • Global climate cycles and cyclones: consequences for rainfall patterns and lemur reproduction in southeastern Madagascar

    Amy E. Dunham;Elizabeth M. Erhart;Patricia C. Wright

  • The state of lemur conservation in south-eastern Madagascar: population and habitat assessments for diurnal and cathemeral lemurs using surveys, satellite imagery and GIS

    Mitchell T. Irwin;Steig E. Johnson;Patricia C. Wright

  • Impact of Predation Risk on the Behaviour of Propithecus Diadema Edwardsi in the Rain Forest of Madagascar

    Patricia C. Wright

  • Consumption of cyanogenic bamboo by a newly discovered species of bamboo lemur.

    Kenneth E. Glander;Patricia C. Wright;David S. Seigler;Voara Randrianasolo

  • Tarsiers : past, present, and future

    Patricia C. Wright;Elwyn L. Simons;Sharon Gursky

  • Supporting Online Material for Aligning Conservation Priorities Across Taxa in Madagascar with High- Resolution Planning Tools

    C. Kremen;A. Cameron;A. Moilanen;S. Phillips

Frequent Co-Authors

Jukka Jernvall
Jukka Jernvall University of Helsinki
Toni Lyn Morelli
Toni Lyn Morelli United States Geological Survey
Jonah Ratsimbazafy
Jonah Ratsimbazafy University of Antananarivo
Thomas R. Gillespie
Thomas R. Gillespie Emory University
Edward E. Louis
Edward E. Louis University of Leicester
Colin A. Chapman
Colin A. Chapman Vancouver Island University
Giuseppe Donati
Giuseppe Donati Oxford Brookes University
Elwyn L. Simons
Elwyn L. Simons Duke University
Russell A. Mittermeier
Russell A. Mittermeier Conservation International
Kenneth E. Glander
Kenneth E. Glander Duke University

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