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Richard L. Lindroth publication distribution in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Richard L. Lindroth sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 268 publications — 89th percentile

89% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 467 publications or more.

Richard L. Lindroth D-index placement in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Plant Science and Agronomy scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Richard L. Lindroth sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 80 D-Index — 94th percentile

94% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 109 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2016 - Fellow of the Ecological Society of America (ESA)
  • 2006 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Richard L. Lindroth is affiliated with the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the United States. Their research primarily spans Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences, reflecting a broad engagement with ecological and biological systems.

The scientist's recent publications include studies focusing on plant growth, defense mechanisms, and genetic composition in forest tree species. Notable papers are:

  • "Coordinated resource allocation to plant growth-defense tradeoffs," 2021, New Phytologist
  • "Trait plasticity and trade-offs shape intra-specific variation in competitive response in a foundation tree species," 2020, New Phytologist
  • "Growth-defense trade-offs shape population genetic composition in an iconic forest tree species," 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Growing up aspen: ontogeny and trade-offs shape growth, defence and reproduction in a foundation species," 2020, Annals of Botany
  • "Spatial, genetic and biotic factors shape within-crown leaf trait variation and herbivore performance in a foundation tree species," 2020, Functional Ecology

Frequent co-authors in Lindroth's work include Clay J. Morrow, Kennedy F. Rubert-Nason, Thomas G. Whitham, Eric L. Kruger, and Ken Keefover-Ring. Collaboration with these researchers indicates a focus on ecological interactions and biological trade-offs.

The scientist publishes regularly in several venues. Frequent publication platforms include:

  • Journal of Chemical Ecology
  • Ecology and Evolution
  • New Phytologist
  • Annals of Botany
  • Oecologia

Main fields of study in Lindroth's research comprise Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Subfields with significant attention are Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology, Insect Science, Plant Science, and Global and Planetary Change.

Key topics covered in their research encompass:

  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Plant and animal studies
  • Insect-Plant Interactions and Control
  • Forest Insect Ecology and Management
  • Bioenergy crop production and management
  • Forest ecology and management
  • Forest Management and Policy

Richard L. Lindroth has been recognized by scientific societies with fellowships from the Ecological Society of America in 2016 and the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 2006.

Best Publications

  • Herbivory in global climate change research: direct effects of rising temperature on insect herbivores

    Jeffery S. Bale;Gregory J. Masters;Ian D. Hodkinson;Caroline Awmack

  • A framework for community and ecosystem genetics: from genes to ecosystems

    Thomas G. Whitham;Joseph K. Bailey;Joseph K. Bailey;Jennifer A. Schweitzer;Jennifer A. Schweitzer;Stephen M. Shuster

  • COMMUNITY AND ECOSYSTEM GENETICS: A CONSEQUENCE OF THE EXTENDED PHENOTYPE

    Thomas G. Whitham;William P. Young;Gregory D. Martinsen;Catherine A. Gehring

  • Responses of Diciduous Trees to Elevated Atmospheric CO2: Productivity, Phytochemistry, and Insect Performance

    Richard L. Lindroth;Karl K. Kinney;Cynthia L. Platz

  • Consequences of Climate Warming and Altered Precipitation Patterns for Plant-Insect and Multitrophic Interactions

    Mary A. Jamieson;Amy M. Trowbridge;Kenneth F. Raffa;Richard L. Lindroth

  • Genome-wide analysis of the structural genes regulating defense phenylpropanoid metabolism in Populus.

    Chung-Jui Tsai;Scott A Harding;Timothy J Tschaplinski;Richard L Lindroth

  • Altered performance of forest pests under atmospheres enriched by CO2 and O3.

    Kevin E. Percy;Caroline S. Awmack;Richard L. Lindroth;Mark E. Kubiske

  • Tropospheric O3 moderates responses of temperate hardwood forests to elevated CO2: a synthesis of molecular to ecosystem results from the Aspen FACE project

    D. F. Karnosky;D. R. Zak;K. S. Pregitzer;K. S. Pregitzer;C. S. Awmack

  • Phytochemical induction by herbivores

    Douglas W. Tallamy;Michael J. Raupp

  • Impacts of Elevated Atmospheric CO2 and O3 on Forests: Phytochemistry, Trophic Interactions, and Ecosystem Dynamics

    Richard L. Lindroth

  • Effects of genotype, nutrient availability, and defoliation on aspen phytochemistry and insect performance

    Tod L. Osier;Richard L. Lindroth

  • Intraspecific variation in aspen phytochemistry: effects on performance of gypsy moths and forest tent caterpillars

    Jocelyn D. C. Hemming;Richard L. Lindroth

  • Clonal variation in foliar chemistry of aspen: effects on gypsy moths and forest tent caterpillars.

    S.-Y. Hwang;Richard L. Lindroth

  • From Genes to Ecosystems: The Genetic Basis of Condensed Tannins and Their Role in Nutrient Regulation in a Populus Model System

    Jennifer A. Schweitzer;Michael D. Madritch;Joseph K. Bailey;Carri J. LeRoy

  • Plant phenolics as chemical defenses : effects of natural phenolics on survival and growth of prairie voles (Microtus ochrogaster)

    Richard L. Lindroth;George O. Batzli

  • Importance of species interactions to community heritability: a genetic basis to trophic-level interactions.

    Joseph K. Bailey;Stuart C. Wooley;Richard L. Lindroth;Thomas G. Whitham

  • CHEMICAL ECOLOGY OF THE TIGER SWALLOWTAIL: MEDIATION OF HOST USE BY PHENOLIC GLYCOSIDES'

    Richard L. Lindroth;J. Mark Scriber;M. T. Stephen Hsia

  • EFFECTS OF CO2 AND NO3− AVAILABILITY ON DECIDUOUS TREES: PHYTOCHEMISTRY AND INSECT PERFORMANCE

    Karl K. Kinney;Richard L. Lindroth;Steven M. Jung;Eric V. Nordheim

  • Coordinated resource allocation to plant growth–defense tradeoffs

    Russell K. Monson;Amy M. Trowbridge;Richard L. Lindroth;Manuel T. Lerdau

  • BEAVERS AS MOLECULAR GENETICISTS: A GENETIC BASIS TO THE FORAGING OF AN ECOSYSTEM ENGINEER

    Joseph K. Bailey;Jennifer A. Schweitzer;Brian J. Rehill;Richard L. Lindroth

  • Effects of CO2 and light on tree phytochemistry and insect performance

    Jep Agrell;Evan P. McDonald;Richard L. Lindroth

  • Altered genotypic and phenotypic frequencies of aphid populations under enriched CO2 and O3 atmospheres

    Edward B. Mondor;Michelle N. Tremblay;Caroline S. Awmack;Richard L. Lindroth

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas G. Whitham
Thomas G. Whitham Northern Arizona University
Joseph K. Bailey
Joseph K. Bailey University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Eric L. Kruger
Eric L. Kruger University of Wisconsin–Madison
Kenneth F. Raffa
Kenneth F. Raffa University of Wisconsin–Madison
Jennifer A. Schweitzer
Jennifer A. Schweitzer University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Peter B. Reich
Peter B. Reich University of Minnesota
Catherine A. Gehring
Catherine A. Gehring Northern Arizona University
George O. Batzli
George O. Batzli University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
James G. Bockheim
James G. Bockheim University of Wisconsin–Madison
Kurt S. Pregitzer
Kurt S. Pregitzer University of Idaho

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