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D-Index
53
Citations
30371
World Ranking
3201
National Ranking
1131

Rachael Winfree 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 Rachael Winfree sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 95 publications — 15th percentile

15% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Rachael Winfree 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 Rachael Winfree sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 53 D-Index — 62nd percentile

62% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2021 - Fellow of the Ecological Society of America (ESA)

Overview

Rachael Winfree is affiliated with Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on agricultural and biological sciences, with a significant portion of work in environmental science. The subfields of study in which they have contributed prominently include ecology, evolution, behavior and systematics, insect science, nature and landscape conservation, plant science, and genetics.

The scientist's research topics cover a range of subjects, notably plant and animal studies, ecology and vegetation dynamics, insect and pesticide research, plant parasitism and resistance, insect and arachnid ecology and behavior, insect-plant interactions and control, and wildlife ecology and conservation.

Rachael Winfree has published extensively in well-regarded scientific venues. Frequent publication outlets include:

  • Global Ecology and Biogeography
  • Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • Nature Ecology & Evolution
  • Ecology
  • Ecology Letters

Their recent papers illustrate a focus on pollination, species diversity, ecosystem function, and conservation. Notable works include:

  • "Crop production in the USA is frequently limited by a lack of pollinators" (2020, Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences)
  • "Seeing through the static: the temporal dimension of plant-animal mutualistic interactions" (2020, Ecology Letters)
  • "Wild insect diversity increases inter-annual stability in global crop pollinator communities" (2021, Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences)
  • "Species loss drives ecosystem function in experiments, but in nature the importance of species loss depends on dominance" (2020, Global Ecology and Biogeography)
  • "Forest-associated bee species persist amid forest loss and regrowth in eastern North America" (2021, Biological Conservation)

Frequent collaborators in their work include James R. Reilly, Mark A. Genung, Dylan T. Simpson, Neal M. Williams, and Tina Harrison.

In 2021, Rachael Winfree was recognized as a Fellow of the Ecological Society of America (ESA).

Best Publications

  • How many flowering plants are pollinated by animals

    Jeff Ollerton;Rachael Winfree;Sam Tarrant;Sam Tarrant

  • Wild Pollinators Enhance Fruit Set of Crops Regardless of Honey Bee Abundance

    Lucas A Garibaldi;Ingolf Steffan-Dewenter;Rachael Winfree;Marcelo A Aizen

  • Bee foraging ranges and their relationship to body size.

    Sarah S. Greenleaf;Neal M. Williams;Rachael Winfree;Claire Kremen

  • Pollination and other ecosystem services produced by mobile organisms: a conceptual framework for the effects of land-use change.

    Claire Kremen;Neal M. Williams;Marcelo A. Aizen;Barbara Gemmill-Herren

  • A global quantitative synthesis of local and landscape effects on wild bee pollinators in agroecosystems

    Christina M. Kennedy;Eric Lonsdorf;Maile C. Neel;Neal M. Williams

  • A meta‐analysis of bees' responses to anthropogenic disturbance

    Rachel Winfree;Ramiro Aguilar;Diego P. Vazquez;Gretchen LeBuhn

  • Stability of pollination services decreases with isolation from natural areas despite honey bee visits

    Lucas A. Garibaldi;Lucas A. Garibaldi;Ingolf Steffan-Dewenter;Claire Kremen;Juan M. Morales

  • Delivery of crop pollination services is an insufficient argument for wild pollinator conservation

    David Kleijn;Rachael Winfree;Ignasi Bartomeus;Luísa G. Carvalheiro;Luísa G. Carvalheiro

  • Non-bee insects are important contributors to global crop pollination

    Romina Rader;Ignasi Bartomeus;Lucas A. Garibaldi;Michael P.D. Garratt

  • Native Pollinators in Anthropogenic Habitats

    Rachael Winfree;Ignasi Bartomeus;Daniel P. Cariveau

  • Native bees provide insurance against ongoing honey bee losses

    Rachael Winfree;Neal M. Williams;Jonathan Dushoff;Claire Kremen

  • A conceptual guide to measuring species diversity

    Michael Roswell;Michael Roswell;Jonathan Dushoff;Rachael Winfree

  • Abundance of common species, not species richness, drives delivery of a real‐world ecosystem service

    Rachael Winfree;Jeremy W. Fox;Neal M. Williams;James R. Reilly

  • Climate-associated phenological advances in bee pollinators and bee-pollinated plants.

    Ignasi Bartomeus;John S. Ascher;David Wagner;Bryan N. Danforth

  • Historical changes in northeastern US bee pollinators related to shared ecological traits

    Ignasi Bartomeus;John S. Ascher;John S. Ascher;Jason Gibbs;Bryan N. Danforth

  • From research to action: Enhancing crop yield through wild pollinators

    Lucas A Garibaldi;Luísa G Carvalheiro;Luísa G Carvalheiro;Sara D Leonhardt;Marcelo A Aizen

  • Effect of human disturbance on bee communities in a forested ecosystem.

    Rachael Winfree;Terry Griswold;Claire Kremen

  • Wild bee pollinators provide the majority of crop visitation across land‐use gradients in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, USA

    Rachael Winfree;Rachael Winfree;Neal M. Williams;Hannah Gaines;John S. Ascher

  • Modelling pollination services across agricultural landscapes

    Eric Lonsdorf;Claire Kremen;Taylor Ricketts;Rachael Winfree

  • The conservation and restoration of wild bees

    Rachael Winfree

Frequent Co-Authors

Neal M. Williams
Neal M. Williams University of California, Davis
Claire Kremen
Claire Kremen University of British Columbia
Ignasi Bartomeus
Ignasi Bartomeus Spanish National Research Council
Jason Gibbs
Jason Gibbs University of Manitoba
Luísa G. Carvalheiro
Luísa G. Carvalheiro Universidade Federal de Goiás
Rufus Isaacs
Rufus Isaacs Michigan State University
Simon G. Potts
Simon G. Potts University of Reading
John S. Ascher
John S. Ascher National University of Singapore
Maj Rundlöf
Maj Rundlöf Lund University
Bryan N. Danforth
Bryan N. Danforth Cornell University

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