2026 Richard S. Ostfeld: Ecology and Evolution Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Ecology and Evolution	98	301	282	124	116	292	41466

Richard S. Ostfeld 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 Richard S. Ostfeld sits on this spectrum.

37 publications 531+

This scientist: 292 publications — 91st percentile

91% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Richard S. Ostfeld 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 Richard S. Ostfeld sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 98 D-Index — 96th percentile

96% 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

2019 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
2014 - Fellow of the Ecological Society of America (ESA)
2013 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Richard S. Ostfeld is affiliated with the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies in the United States. Their research focuses primarily on infectious diseases, parasitology, and public health with an environmental and occupational health perspective. Their work spans several fields including Medicine, Agricultural and Biological Sciences, and Immunology and Microbiology.

The scientist's main topics of study include:

Viral Infections and Vectors
Vector-borne Infectious Diseases
Zoonotic Diseases and Public Health
Yersinia Bacterium, Plague, Ectoparasites Research
Mosquito-borne Diseases and Control
Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology
Insect and Pesticide Research

Frequent co-authors in their publications include:

Felicia Keesing
Stacy Mowry
Ilya R. Fischhoff
Jennifer Pendleton
Marissa Teator

Their research has appeared repeatedly in key publication venues such as:

Pathogens
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Ecosphere
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Therya

Notable recent papers include:

"Impacts of biodiversity and biodiversity loss on zoonotic diseases" (2021) published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
"Dilution effects in disease ecology" (2021) published in Ecology Letters
"Recent Progress in Lyme Disease and Remaining Challenges" (2021) published in Frontiers in Medicine
"Population fluctuations and synanthropy explain transmission risk in rodent-borne zoonoses" (2022) published in Nature Communications
"Viewing Emerging Human Infectious Epidemics through the Lens of Invasion Biology" (2021) published in BioScience

Richard S. Ostfeld has been recognized by several scientific organizations with fellowships including:

Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2019)
Fellow of the Ecological Society of America (ESA) (2014)
Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) (2013)

Best Publications

Climate Warming and Disease Risks for Terrestrial and Marine Biota

C. Drew Harvell;Charles E. Mitchell;Charles E. Mitchell;Jessica R. Ward;Sonia Altizer;Sonia Altizer

3500
Citations
Impacts of biodiversity on the emergence and transmission of infectious diseases

Felicia Keesing;Lisa K. Belden;Peter Daszak;Andrew P. Dobson

2346
Citations
Effects of species diversity on disease risk.

F. Keesing;R. D. Holt;R. S. Ostfeld

1758
Citations
Climate Change and Infectious Diseases: From Evidence to a Predictive Framework

Sonia Altizer;Richard S. Ostfeld;Pieter T. J. Johnson;Susan Kutz

1419
Citations
The ecology of infectious disease: Effects of host diversity and community composition on Lyme disease risk

Kathleen LoGiudice;Richard S. Ostfeld;Kenneth A. Schmidt;Felicia Keesing

1381
Citations
Spatial epidemiology: an emerging (or re-emerging) discipline

Richard S. Ostfeld;Gregory E. Glass;Felicia Keesing

999
Citations
Pulsed resources and community dynamics of consumers in terrestrial ecosystems

Richard S. Ostfeld;Felicia Keesing

926
Citations
Biodiversity and disease risk : The case of Lyme disease

Richard S. Ostfeld;Felicia Keesing

884
Citations
Effect of Forest Fragmentation on Lyme Disease Risk

Brian F. Allan;Felicia Keesing;Richard S. Ostfeld

821
Citations
BIODIVERSITY AND THE DILUTION EFFECT IN DISEASE ECOLOGY

Kenneth A. Schmidt;Richard S. Ostfeld

709
Citations
Emerging human infectious diseases and the links to global food production

Jason R. Rohr;Jason R. Rohr;Christopher B. Barrett;David J. Civitello;Meggan E. Craft

687
Citations
Climate, Deer, Rodents, and Acorns as Determinants of Variation in Lyme-Disease Risk

Richard S Ostfeld;Charles D Canham;Kelly Oggenfuss;Raymond J Winchcombe

602
Citations
Human health impacts of ecosystem alteration

Samuel S. Myers;Lynne Gaffikin;Christopher D. Golden;Richard S. Ostfeld

588
Citations
Biodiversity series: The function of biodiversity in the ecology of vector-borne zoonotic diseases

Richard S Ostfeld;Felicia Keesing

585
Citations
Of Mice and Mast Ecological connections in eastern deciduous forests

Richard S. Ostfeld;Clive G. Jones;Jerry O. Wolff

575
Citations
Chain reactions linking acorns to gypsy moth outbreaks and Lyme disease risk.

Clive G. Jones;Richard S. Ostfeld;Richard S. Ostfeld;Michele P. Richard;Michele P. Richard;Eric M. Schauber;Eric M. Schauber

575
Citations
Limiting Resources and Territoriality in Microtine Rodents

Richard S. Ostfeld

574
Citations
Effects of Host Diversity on Infectious Disease

Richard S. Ostfeld;Felicia Keesing

555
Citations
A call to ecologists: measuring, analyzing, and managing ecosystem services

Claire Kremen;Richard S. Ostfeld

509
Citations
The ecology of territoriality in small mammals

Richard S. Ostfeld

498
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Felicia Keesing Bard College

Kenneth A. Schmidt Texas Tech University

Charles D. Canham Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies

Clive G. Jones Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies

Shannon L. LaDeau Duke University

Valerie T. Eviner University of California, Davis

Robert D. Holt University of Florida

Laura D. Kramer University at Albany, State University of New York

Gene E. Likens University of Connecticut

Steward T. A. Pickett Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies

External Links

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