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Randall J. Mitchell

Randall J. Mitchell

D-Index & Metrics

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
42
Citations
10392
World Ranking
5445
National Ranking
1856

Randall J. Mitchell 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 Randall J. Mitchell sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 79 publications — 6th percentile

6% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Randall J. Mitchell 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 Randall J. Mitchell sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 42 D-Index — 35th percentile

35% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Randall J. Mitchell is affiliated with the University of Akron in the United States. Their research primarily falls within the field of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a focus on several related subfields and topics.

The scientist's work spans the subfields of Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Plant Science, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Insect Science, and Management Science and Operations Research. Their research topics include:

  • Plant and animal studies
  • Plant Parasitism and Resistance
  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Insect and Pesticide Research
  • Q Methodology Applications
  • Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change

Their publication record includes papers in various scientific journals, with frequent appearances in:

  • Ecology
  • American Journal of Botany
  • Journal of Evolutionary Biology
  • Biodiversity and Conservation
  • Ecosphere

Some recent papers published by Randall J. Mitchell are:

  • Selfing rates vary with floral display, pollinator visitation and plant density in natural populations of Mimulus ringens, 2021, Journal of Evolutionary Biology
  • Bumble bee species distributions and habitat associations in the Midwestern USA, a region of declining diversity, 2021, Biodiversity and Conservation
  • Among-individual variation in flowering phenology affects flowering synchrony and mating opportunity, 2023, American Journal of Botany
  • Bumble bee banquet: Genus- and species-level floral selection by Midwestern Bombus, 2023, Ecosphere
  • Edge effects and mating patterns in a bumblebee-pollinated plant, 2020, AoB Plants

Randall J. Mitchell has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including:

  • Kathryn L. Cottingham
  • Nicholas J. Gotelli
  • Joseph B. Yavitt
  • William K. Michener
  • Karen Abbott

Best Publications

  • Pollen limitation of plant reproduction: Ecological and evolutionary causes and consequences

    Tia-Lynn Ashman;Tiffany M Knight;Janette A Steets;Priyanga Amarasekare

  • Pollen Limitation of Plant Reproduction: Pattern and Process

    Tiffany M Knight;Janette A Steets;Jana C Vamosi;Susan J Mazer

  • Competition for Pollination Between an Invasive Species (Purple Loosestrife) and a Native Congener

    Beverly J. Brown;Randall J. Mitchell;Shirley A. Graham

  • Worldwide evidence of a unimodal relationship between productivity and plant species richness

    Lauchlan H. Fraser;Jason Pither;Anke Jentsch;Marcelo Sternberg

  • New frontiers in competition for pollination.

    Randall J. Mitchell;Rebecca J. Flanagan;Beverly J. Brown;Nickolas M. Waser;Nickolas M. Waser

  • Testing evolutionary and ecological hypotheses using path analysis and structural equation modelling

    R. J. Mitchell

  • Competition for pollination: effects of pollen of an invasive plant on seed set of a native congener.

    Beverly J. Brown;Randall J. Mitchell

  • Ecology and evolution of plant–pollinator interactions

    Randall J. Mitchell;Rebecca E. Irwin;Rebecca J. Flanagan;Jeffrey D. Karron

  • COMPONENTS OF PHENOTYPIC SELECTION: POLLEN EXPORT AND FLOWER COROLLA WIDTH IN IPOMOPSIS AGGREGATA.

    Diane R. Campbell;Diane R. Campbell;Nickolas M. Waser;Nickolas M. Waser;Mary V. Price;Mary V. Price;Elizabeth A. Lynch;Elizabeth A. Lynch

  • The influence of Mimulus ringens floral display size on pollinator visitation patterns

    R. J. Mitchell;J. D. Karron;K. G. Holmquist;J. M. Bell

  • INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION FOR POLLINATION LOWERS SEED PRODUCTION AND OUTCROSSING IN MIMULUS RINGENS

    John M. Bell;Jeffrey D. Karron;Randall J. Mitchell

  • Effects of experimental manipulation of inflorescence size on pollination and pre-dispersal seed predation in the hummingbird-pollinated plant Ipomopsis aggregata.

    A. K. Brody;R. J. Mitchell

  • Using path analysis to measure natural selection.

    S. M. Scheiner;R. J. Mitchell;H. S. Callahan

  • Plant Mating Systems Often Vary Widely Among Populations

    Michael R. Whitehead;Michael R. Whitehead;Robert Lanfear;Randall J. Mitchell;Jeffrey D. Karron

  • Effects of floral traits, pollinator visitation, and plant size on Ipomopsis aggregata fruit production

    Randall J. Mitchell

  • Adaptive significance of Ipomopsis aggregata nectar production: observation and experiment in the field

    Randall J. Mitchell;Randall J. Mitchell

  • The influence of floral display size on selfing rates in Mimulus ringens.

    J D Karron;R J Mitchell;K G Holmquist;J M Bell

  • Adaptive Significance of Ipomopsis Aggregata Nectar Production: Pollination Success of Single Flowers

    Randall J. Mitchell;Nickolas M. Waser

  • Reproductive success increases with local density of conspecifics in a desert mustard (Lesquerella fendleri).

    Julia Roll;Julia Roll;Randall J. Mitchell;Robert J. Cabin;Robert J. Cabin;Diane L. Marshall

  • HERITABILITY OF NECTAR TRAITS: WHY DO WE KNOW SO LITTLE?

    Randall J. Mitchell

  • Species concepts [6]

    Randall Mitchell;David Bleakly;Robert Cabin;Raymund Chan

Frequent Co-Authors

Lauchlan H. Fraser
Lauchlan H. Fraser Thompson Rivers University
Sandra Díaz
Sandra Díaz National University of Córdoba
Marcelo Cabido
Marcelo Cabido National Scientific and Technical Research Council
Gerhard E. Overbeck
Gerhard E. Overbeck Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
Anke Jentsch
Anke Jentsch University of Bayreuth
Peter Manning
Peter Manning University of Bergen
Marcelo Sternberg
Marcelo Sternberg Tel Aviv University
Edward W. Bork
Edward W. Bork University of Alberta
Hugh A. L. Henry
Hugh A. L. Henry University of Western Ontario
James F. Cahill
James F. Cahill University of Alberta

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