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Rebecca E. Irwin

D-Index & Metrics

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
61
Citations
18467
World Ranking
2144
National Ranking
774

Rebecca E. Irwin publication distribution in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 179 publications — 66th percentile

66% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Rebecca E. Irwin 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 Rebecca E. Irwin sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 61 D-Index — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Rebecca E. Irwin is affiliated with North Carolina State University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with an emphasis on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Insect Science, Plant Science, Genetics, and Nature and Landscape Conservation.

The scientist's work covers several main topics, including Plant and animal studies, Insect and Pesticide Research, Plant Parasitism and Resistance, Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior, Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies, Species Distribution and Climate Change, and Animal and Plant Science Education.

Rebecca E. Irwin has contributed articles to multiple publication venues, with the most frequent being:

  • Ecology
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • American Journal of Botany
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

The scientist has collaborated extensively with several coauthors, including:

  • Lynn S. Adler
  • David W. Inouye
  • Brian D. Inouye
  • Judith L. Bronstein
  • Aimée T. Classen

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Rebecca E. Irwin include:

  • "Winters are changing: snow effects on Arctic and alpine tundra ecosystems" (2022), published in Arctic Science
  • "Towards a U.S. national program for monitoring native bees" (2020), published in Biological Conservation
  • "Bee phenology is predicted by climatic variation and functional traits" (2020), published in Ecology Letters
  • "Floral traits affecting the transmission of beneficial and pathogenic pollinator-associated microbes" (2020), published in Current Opinion in Insect Science
  • "Flowering plant composition shapes pathogen infection intensity and reproduction in bumble bee colonies" (2020), published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Best Publications

  • Regime Shifts, Resilience, and Biodiversity in Ecosystem Management

    Carl Folke;Steve Carpenter;Brian Walker;Marten Scheffer

  • Direct and ecological costs of resistance to herbivory

    Sharon Y. Strauss;Jennifer A. Rudgers;Jennifer A. Lau;Rebecca E. Irwin

  • Ecological and Evolutionary Consequences of Multispecies Plant-Animal Interactions

    Sharon Y. Strauss;Rebecca E. Irwin

  • Florivory: the intersection of pollination and herbivory.

    Andrew C. McCall;Rebecca E. Irwin

  • Nectar Robbing: Ecological and Evolutionary Perspectives

    Rebecca E. Irwin;Judith L. Bronstein;Jessamyn S. Manson;Leif Richardson

  • Ecology and evolution of plant–pollinator interactions

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

  • Correlations among traits associated with herbivore resistance and pollination: implications for pollination and nectar robbing in a distylous plant

    Rebecca E. Irwin;Rebecca E. Irwin;Lynn S. Adler;Lynn S. Adler

  • Secondary metabolites in floral nectar reduce parasite infections in bumblebees

    Leif L. Richardson;Lynn S. Adler;Anne S. Leonard;Jonathan Andicoechea

  • The impact of floral larceny on individuals, populations, and communities

    Rebecca E. Irwin;Alison K. Brody;Alison K. Brody;Nickolas M. Waser;Nickolas M. Waser

  • THE ROLE OF HERBIVORES IN THE MAINTENANCE OF A FLOWER COLOR POLYMORPHISM IN WILD RADISH

    Rebecca E. Irwin;Sharon Y. Strauss;Shonna Storz;Aimee Emerson

  • The dual role of floral traits: Pollinator attraction and plant defense

    Rebecca E. Irwin;Rebecca E. Irwin;Lynn S. Adler;Alison K. Brody;Alison K. Brody

  • TEMPORAL AND SPATIAL VARIATION IN POLLINATION OF A MONTANE HERB: A SEVEN-YEAR STUDY

    Mary V. Price;Mary V. Price;Nickolas M. Waser;Nickolas M. Waser;Rebecca E. Irwin;Rebecca E. Irwin;Diane R. Campbell;Diane R. Campbell

  • Direct and indirect effects of pollinators and seed predators to selection on plant and floral traits

    Daniel Cariveau;Rebecca E. Irwin;Rebecca E. Irwin;Alison K. Brody;Alison K. Brody;Lucero Sevillano Garcia-Mayeya

  • Optimal defence theory and flower petal colour predict variation in the secondary chemistry of wild radish

    Sharon Y. Strauss;Rebecca E. Irwin;Virginia M. Lambrix;Virginia M. Lambrix

  • Arranging the bouquet of disease: floral traits and the transmission of plant and animal pathogens.

    Scott H. McArt;Hauke Koch;Hauke Koch;Rebecca E. Irwin;Lynn S. Adler

  • Linking economic activities to the distribution of exotic plants

    Brad W. Taylor;Rebecca E. Irwin

  • ECOLOGICAL COSTS AND BENEFITS OF DEFENSES IN NECTAR

    Lynn S. Adler;Lynn S. Adler;Rebecca E. Irwin;Rebecca E. Irwin

  • THE EVOLUTION OF PLUMAGE DICHROMATISM IN THE NEW WORLD BLACKBIRDS: SOCIAL SELECTION ON FEMALE BRIGHTNESS?

    Rebecca E. Irwin

  • Interannual bumble bee abundance is driven by indirect climate effects on floral resource phenology.

    Jane E. Ogilvie;Jane E. Ogilvie;Sean R. Griffin;Sean R. Griffin;Zachariah J. Gezon;Zachariah J. Gezon;Zachariah J. Gezon;Brian D. Inouye;Brian D. Inouye

  • Chemistry of floral rewards: intra‐ and interspecific variability of nectar and pollen secondary metabolites across taxa

    Evan C. Palmer‐Young;Iain W. Farrell;Lynn S. Adler;Nelson J. Milano

  • Linking pollinator visitation rate and pollen receipt.

    E. Cayenne Engel;E. Cayenne Engel;Rebecca E. Irwin;Rebecca E. Irwin

  • NECTAR‐ROBBING BUMBLE BEES REDUCE THE FITNESS OF IPOMOPSIS AGGREGATA (POLEMONIACEAE)

    Rebecca E. Irwin;Alison K. Brody

Frequent Co-Authors

Lynn S. Adler
Lynn S. Adler University of Massachusetts Amherst
David W. Inouye
David W. Inouye University of Maryland, College Park
Philip C. Stevenson
Philip C. Stevenson Royal Botanic Gardens
Judith L. Bronstein
Judith L. Bronstein University of Arizona
Brian D. Inouye
Brian D. Inouye Florida State University
Laura A. Burkle
Laura A. Burkle Montana State University
Sharon Y. Strauss
Sharon Y. Strauss University of California, Davis
Nickolas M. Waser
Nickolas M. Waser University of California, Riverside
Jay D. Evans
Jay D. Evans Agricultural Research Service
Candace Galen
Candace Galen University of Missouri

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