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Ecology and Evolution 32 8049 7791 2673 2560 105 4404

Rafael Rodríguez publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Rafael Rodríguez between 1966 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Rafael Rodríguez published across 60 years, from 1966 to 2025, averaging 1.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 10 publications in 2013. 11 of the 116 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
2 4 6 8 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1966 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 10. Peak 10 publications in 2013. 1966: 1 publication 1967: 0 publications 1968: 0 publications 1969: 0 publications 1970: 0 publications 1971: 0 publications 1972: 0 publications 1973: 0 publications 1974: 0 publications 1975: 0 publications 1976: 0 publications 1977: 0 publications 1978: 0 publications 1979: 0 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 1 publication 1990: 0 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 1 publication 1994: 1 publication 1995: 0 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 1 publication 1999: 2 publications 2000: 1 publication 2001: 0 publications 2002: 0 publications 2003: 3 publications 2004: 5 publications 2005: 2 publications 2006: 2 publications 2007: 1 publication 2008: 2 publications 2009: 4 publications 2010: 0 publications 2011: 4 publications 2012: 7 publications 2013: 10 publications 2014: 4 publications 2015: 9 publications 2016: 3 publications 2017: 5 publications 2018: 8 publications 2019: 8 publications 2020: 5 publications 2021: 5 publications 2022: 5 publications 2023: 5 publications 2024: 6 publications 2025: 5 publications
1966 2025

116 publications in total across all disciplines

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Rafael Rodríguez: publications per year, 1966 to 2025
Year Publications
1966 1
1967 0
1968 0
1969 0
1970 0
1971 0
1972 0
1973 0
1974 0
1975 0
1976 0
1977 0
1978 0
1979 0
1980 0
1981 0
1982 0
1983 0
1984 0
1985 0
1986 0
1987 0
1988 0
1989 1
1990 0
1991 0
1992 0
1993 1
1994 1
1995 0
1996 0
1997 0
1998 1
1999 2
2000 1
2001 0
2002 0
2003 3
2004 5
2005 2
2006 2
2007 1
2008 2
2009 4
2010 0
2011 4
2012 7
2013 10
2014 4
2015 9
2016 3
2017 5
2018 8
2019 8
2020 5
2021 5
2022 5
2023 5
2024 6
2025 5
Total 116
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Rafael Rodríguez 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 Rafael Rodríguez sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 100 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 37–41 to 531+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 333. Most scientists, 333, have 97–101 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 531 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 102–106 publications, is where this scientist sits. 37–41 publications: 2 scientists 42–46 publications: 9 scientists 47–51 publications: 10 scientists 52–56 publications: 31 scientists 57–61 publications: 56 scientists 62–66 publications: 91 scientists 67–71 publications: 92 scientists 72–76 publications: 127 scientists 77–81 publications: 173 scientists 82–86 publications: 236 scientists 87–91 publications: 227 scientists 92–96 publications: 240 scientists 97–101 publications: 333 scientists 102–106 publications: 280 scientists 107–111 publications: 300 scientists 112–116 publications: 285 scientists 117–121 publications: 305 scientists 122–126 publications: 287 scientists 127–131 publications: 278 scientists 132–136 publications: 289 scientists 137–141 publications: 273 scientists 142–146 publications: 262 scientists 147–151 publications: 246 scientists 152–156 publications: 235 scientists 157–161 publications: 205 scientists 162–166 publications: 199 scientists 167–171 publications: 174 scientists 172–176 publications: 164 scientists 177–181 publications: 173 scientists 182–186 publications: 189 scientists 187–191 publications: 170 scientists 192–196 publications: 139 scientists 197–201 publications: 128 scientists 202–206 publications: 117 scientists 207–211 publications: 115 scientists 212–216 publications: 107 scientists 217–221 publications: 124 scientists 222–226 publications: 81 scientists 227–231 publications: 82 scientists 232–236 publications: 85 scientists 237–241 publications: 75 scientists 242–246 publications: 66 scientists 247–251 publications: 81 scientists 252–256 publications: 69 scientists 257–261 publications: 70 scientists 262–266 publications: 55 scientists 267–271 publications: 64 scientists 272–276 publications: 49 scientists 277–281 publications: 48 scientists 282–286 publications: 44 scientists 287–291 publications: 45 scientists 292–296 publications: 36 scientists 297–301 publications: 39 scientists 302–306 publications: 38 scientists 307–311 publications: 30 scientists 312–316 publications: 34 scientists 317–321 publications: 25 scientists 322–326 publications: 22 scientists 327–331 publications: 28 scientists 332–336 publications: 30 scientists 337–341 publications: 22 scientists 342–346 publications: 30 scientists 347–351 publications: 26 scientists 352–356 publications: 22 scientists 357–361 publications: 29 scientists 362–366 publications: 21 scientists 367–371 publications: 12 scientists 372–376 publications: 18 scientists 377–381 publications: 17 scientists 382–386 publications: 13 scientists 387–391 publications: 21 scientists 392–396 publications: 13 scientists 397–401 publications: 10 scientists 402–406 publications: 15 scientists 407–411 publications: 8 scientists 412–416 publications: 9 scientists 417–421 publications: 8 scientists 422–426 publications: 4 scientists 427–431 publications: 10 scientists 432–436 publications: 10 scientists 437–441 publications: 5 scientists 442–446 publications: 4 scientists 447–451 publications: 10 scientists 452–456 publications: 2 scientists 457–461 publications: 4 scientists 462–466 publications: 7 scientists 467–471 publications: 7 scientists 472–476 publications: 6 scientists 477–481 publications: 6 scientists 482–486 publications: 3 scientists 487–491 publications: 3 scientists 492–496 publications: 4 scientists 497–501 publications: 4 scientists 502–506 publications: 8 scientists 507–511 publications: 5 scientists 512–516 publications: 4 scientists 517–521 publications: 5 scientists 522–526 publications: 4 scientists 527–530 publications: 5 scientists 531+ publications: 100 scientists
37–41 publications 531+

This scientist: 105 publications — 22nd percentile

22% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Ecology and Evolution scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 8,381 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
37–41 2
42–46 9
47–51 10
52–56 31
57–61 56
62–66 91
67–71 92
72–76 127
77–81 173
82–86 236
87–91 227
92–96 240
97–101 333
102–106 280 105
107–111 300
112–116 285
117–121 305
122–126 287
127–131 278
132–136 289
137–141 273
142–146 262
147–151 246
152–156 235
157–161 205
162–166 199
167–171 174
172–176 164
177–181 173
182–186 189
187–191 170
192–196 139
197–201 128
202–206 117
207–211 115
212–216 107
217–221 124
222–226 81
227–231 82
232–236 85
237–241 75
242–246 66
247–251 81
252–256 69
257–261 70
262–266 55
267–271 64
272–276 49
277–281 48
282–286 44
287–291 45
292–296 36
297–301 39
302–306 38
307–311 30
312–316 34
317–321 25
322–326 22
327–331 28
332–336 30
337–341 22
342–346 30
347–351 26
352–356 22
357–361 29
362–366 21
367–371 12
372–376 18
377–381 17
382–386 13
387–391 21
392–396 13
397–401 10
402–406 15
407–411 8
412–416 9
417–421 8
422–426 4
427–431 10
432–436 10
437–441 5
442–446 4
447–451 10
452–456 2
457–461 4
462–466 7
467–471 7
472–476 6
477–481 6
482–486 3
487–491 3
492–496 4
497–501 4
502–506 8
507–511 5
512–516 4
517–521 5
522–526 4
527–530 5
531+ 100
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Rafael Rodríguez 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 Rafael Rodríguez sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200 250
Bar chart with 92 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 121+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 280. Most scientists, 280, have 40 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 121 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 32 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 95 scientists 31 D-Index: 123 scientists 32 D-Index: 191 scientists 33 D-Index: 245 scientists 34 D-Index: 252 scientists 35 D-Index: 244 scientists 36 D-Index: 249 scientists 37 D-Index: 244 scientists 38 D-Index: 254 scientists 39 D-Index: 254 scientists 40 D-Index: 280 scientists 41 D-Index: 274 scientists 42 D-Index: 266 scientists 43 D-Index: 233 scientists 44 D-Index: 248 scientists 45 D-Index: 208 scientists 46 D-Index: 201 scientists 47 D-Index: 213 scientists 48 D-Index: 207 scientists 49 D-Index: 172 scientists 50 D-Index: 209 scientists 51 D-Index: 199 scientists 52 D-Index: 153 scientists 53 D-Index: 169 scientists 54 D-Index: 163 scientists 55 D-Index: 148 scientists 56 D-Index: 120 scientists 57 D-Index: 146 scientists 58 D-Index: 137 scientists 59 D-Index: 140 scientists 60 D-Index: 104 scientists 61 D-Index: 119 scientists 62 D-Index: 118 scientists 63 D-Index: 99 scientists 64 D-Index: 77 scientists 65 D-Index: 100 scientists 66 D-Index: 86 scientists 67 D-Index: 83 scientists 68 D-Index: 75 scientists 69 D-Index: 94 scientists 70 D-Index: 57 scientists 71 D-Index: 68 scientists 72 D-Index: 59 scientists 73 D-Index: 63 scientists 74 D-Index: 66 scientists 75 D-Index: 60 scientists 76 D-Index: 42 scientists 77 D-Index: 49 scientists 78 D-Index: 39 scientists 79 D-Index: 37 scientists 80 D-Index: 43 scientists 81 D-Index: 41 scientists 82 D-Index: 45 scientists 83 D-Index: 34 scientists 84 D-Index: 40 scientists 85 D-Index: 35 scientists 86 D-Index: 55 scientists 87 D-Index: 24 scientists 88 D-Index: 24 scientists 89 D-Index: 30 scientists 90 D-Index: 23 scientists 91 D-Index: 25 scientists 92 D-Index: 27 scientists 93 D-Index: 27 scientists 94 D-Index: 13 scientists 95 D-Index: 23 scientists 96 D-Index: 12 scientists 97 D-Index: 14 scientists 98 D-Index: 19 scientists 99 D-Index: 16 scientists 100 D-Index: 14 scientists 101 D-Index: 5 scientists 102 D-Index: 21 scientists 103 D-Index: 16 scientists 104 D-Index: 10 scientists 105 D-Index: 7 scientists 106 D-Index: 7 scientists 107 D-Index: 7 scientists 108 D-Index: 6 scientists 109 D-Index: 9 scientists 110 D-Index: 11 scientists 111 D-Index: 12 scientists 112 D-Index: 9 scientists 113 D-Index: 7 scientists 114 D-Index: 3 scientists 115 D-Index: 8 scientists 116 D-Index: 5 scientists 117 D-Index: 11 scientists 118 D-Index: 4 scientists 119 D-Index: 2 scientists 120 D-Index: 5 scientists 121+ D-Index: 100 scientists
30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 32 D-Index — 5th percentile

5% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Ecology and Evolution scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 8,381 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 95
31 123
32 191 32
33 245
34 252
35 244
36 249
37 244
38 254
39 254
40 280
41 274
42 266
43 233
44 248
45 208
46 201
47 213
48 207
49 172
50 209
51 199
52 153
53 169
54 163
55 148
56 120
57 146
58 137
59 140
60 104
61 119
62 118
63 99
64 77
65 100
66 86
67 83
68 75
69 94
70 57
71 68
72 59
73 63
74 66
75 60
76 42
77 49
78 39
79 37
80 43
81 41
82 45
83 34
84 40
85 35
86 55
87 24
88 24
89 30
90 23
91 25
92 27
93 27
94 13
95 23
96 12
97 14
98 19
99 16
100 14
101 5
102 21
103 16
104 10
105 7
106 7
107 7
108 6
109 9
110 11
111 12
112 9
113 7
114 3
115 8
116 5
117 11
118 4
119 2
120 5
121+ 100
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Overview

Rafael Rodríguez is affiliated with the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in the United States. Their research focuses on fields related to Agricultural and Biological Sciences as well as Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Within these broad domains, Rodríguez has contributed extensively to subfields including Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Genetics, Insect Science, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, and Global and Planetary Change.

Their work encompasses a range of topics primarily centered on Animal Behavior and Reproduction, Plant and Animal Studies, and Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior. Additional areas of focus include Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research, Amphibian and Reptile Biology, Insect-Plant Interactions and Control, and Animal and Plant Science Education.

Among the recent papers authored or co-authored by Rodríguez are:

  • Evolutionary novelty in communication between the sexes (2021, Biology Letters)
  • Juvenile social experience and practice have a switch-like influence on adult mate preferences in an insect (2021, Evolution)
  • Combinatorial Signal Processing in an Insect (2020, The American Naturalist)
  • Back to the Basics of Mate Choice: The Evolutionary Importance of Darwin's Sense of Beauty (2020, The Quarterly Review of Biology)
  • Black widow spiders use path integration on their webs (2021, Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology)

Rodríguez frequently collaborates with several researchers, including:

  • Camille Desjonquères
  • Lauren A. Cirino
  • Clinton Sergi
  • Ignacio Escalante
  • Bretta Speck

Their publications are often found in specific scientific journals with multiple contributions to venues such as:

  • The American Naturalist
  • Animal Behaviour
  • Behaviour
  • Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • Biology Letters

The overall body of work reflects a concentration on understanding communication, mating behavior, and evolutionary biology within insects and other animal systems. Rodríguez's research contributions span experimental studies, signal processing in insect behavior, and ecological approaches to species interactions involving insects and arachnids.

Best Publications

  • The Behavioral Ecology of Insect Vibrational Communication

    Reginald B. Cocroft;Rafael L. Rodríguez

  • Ordinary least squares regression is indicated for studies of allometry

    Joseph T. Kilmer;Rafael L. Rodríguez

  • Contributions of natural and sexual selection to the evolution of premating reproductive isolation: a research agenda.

    Rebecca J. Safran;Elizabeth S.C. Scordato;Elizabeth S.C. Scordato;Laurel B. Symes;Rafael L. Rodríguez

  • Potential Geographical Distribution of the Mediterranean Fruit Fly, Ceratitis capitata (Diptera: Tephritidae), with Emphasis on Argentina and Australia

    M. Teresa Vera;Rafael Rodriguez;Diego F. Segura;Jorge L. Cladera

  • Mechanisms of assortative mating in speciation with gene flow: Connecting theory and empirical research

    Michael Kopp;Maria R Servedio;Tamra C Mendelson;Rebecca J Safran

  • Evidence that female preferences have shaped male signal evolution in a clade of specialized plant-feeding insects

    Rafael L Rodríguez;Karthik Ramaswamy;Reginald B Cocroft

  • Vibrational communication and reproductive isolation in the Enchenopa binotata species complex of treehoppers (Hemiptera: Membracidae).

    Rafael L. Rodríguez;Laura E. Sullivan;Reginald B. Cocroft

  • Genotype–environment interaction and the reliability of mating signals

    Michael D. Greenfield;Rafael L. Rodriguez

  • Sexual selection and static allometry: the importance of function

    William G. Eberhard;William G. Eberhard;William G. Eberhard;Rafael Lucas Rodríguez;Bernhard A. Huber;Bretta Speck

  • Host shifts and signal divergence: mating signals covary with host use in a complex of specialized plant‐feeding insects

    Reginald B. Cocroft;Rafael L. Rodríguez;Rafael L. Rodríguez;Randy E. Hunt

  • EXPERIENCE‐MEDIATED PLASTICITY IN MATE PREFERENCES: MATING ASSURANCE IN A VARIABLE ENVIRONMENT

    Kasey D. Fowler-Finn;Rafael L. Rodríguez

  • Pitfalls in understanding the functional significance of genital allometry

    William G. Eberhard;S. Rafael Lucas Rodriguez;M. Polihronakis

  • The evolution and evolutionary consequences of social plasticity in mate preferences

    Rafael Lucas Rodríguez;Darren Rebar;Kasey D. Fowler-Finn

  • Diversification under sexual selection: the relative roles of mate preference strength and the degree of divergence in mate preferences

    Rafael L. Rodríguez;Janette W. Boughman;David A. Gray;Eileen A. Hebets

  • Plant Host Specificity Among Flower-Feeding Neotropical Drosophila (Diptera: Drosophilidae)

    Sarah Bedichek Pipkin;Rafael L. Rodriguez;Jorge Leon

  • Genetic variance and phenotypic plasticity in a component of female mate choice in an ultrasonic moth.

    Rafael L. Rodríguez;Michael D. Greenfield

  • 7. Host Shifts, The Evolution Of Communication, And Speciation In The Enchenopa Binotata Species Complex Of Treehoppers

    Randy E. Hunt;Rafael L. Rodríguez;Reginald B. Cocroft

  • The evolution of experience-mediated plasticity in mate preferences.

    K. D. Fowler-Finn;R. L. Rodríguez

  • Males adjust signaling effort based on female mate-preference cues

    Rafael L. Rodríguez;Christina Haen;Reginald B. Cocroft;Kasey D. Fowler-Finn

  • Divergence in Female Duetting Signals in the Enchenopa binotata Species Complex of Treehoppers (Hemiptera: Membracidae)

    Rafael L. Rodríguez;Reginald B. Cocroft

  • Curves as traits: genetic and environmental variation in mate preference functions

    R. L. Rodríguez;A. C. Hallett;J. T. Kilmer;K. D. Fowler-Finn

  • Describing mate preference functions and other function-valued traits

    Joseph T. Kilmer;Kasey D. Fowler-Finn;David A. Gray;Gerlinde Höbel

  • DON'T FORGET THE BIOLOGY: A REPLY TO GREEN.

    William G. Eberhard;William G. Eberhard;B. A. Huber;R. L. Rodriguez

Frequent Co-Authors

Reginald B. Cocroft
Reginald B. Cocroft University of Missouri
William G. Eberhard
William G. Eberhard Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
Yolanda Picó
Yolanda Picó University of Valencia
Jordi Mañes
Jordi Mañes University of Valencia
Guillermina Font
Guillermina Font University of Valencia
Rebecca J. Safran
Rebecca J. Safran University of Colorado Boulder
Michael D. Greenfield
Michael D. Greenfield François Rabelais University
Eduardo Ros
Eduardo Ros University of Granada
Nelson B. Freimer
Nelson B. Freimer University of California, Los Angeles
Jaime Marian
Jaime Marian University of California, Los Angeles

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