2026 Robert Poulin: 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	117	121	114	1	1	709	54117

Research.com Recognitions

2026 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in New Zealand Leader Award
2025 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in New Zealand Leader Award
2023 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in New Zealand Leader Award
2022 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in New Zealand Leader Award
2022 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in New Zealand Leader Award
2001 - Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand

Overview

Robert Poulin is affiliated with the University of Otago in New Zealand and specializes in Environmental Science, with a focus on Ecology, Parasitology, and Genetics. Their research covers subfields such as Insect Science and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics.

The main topics explored in their work include:

Parasite Biology and Host Interactions
Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences
Evolution and Genetic Dynamics
Bird parasitology and diseases
Parasites and Host Interactions
Helminth infection and control
Genetic diversity and population structure

Robert Poulin has published frequently in various scientific venues, particularly:

International Journal for Parasitology
Parasitology
Trends in Parasitology
Parasitology Research
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Frequent co-authors in their publications include:

Jerusha Bennett
Bronwen Presswell
Daniela de Angeli Dutra
Fátima Jorge
Antoine Filion

Notable recent papers by Robert Poulin include:

"Why ignoring parasites in fish ecology is a mistake," 2020, International Journal for Parasitology
"Collateral diseases: Aquaculture impacts on wildlife infections," 2020, Journal of Applied Ecology
"Network Analysis: Ten Years Shining Light on Host-Parasite Interactions," 2021, Trends in Parasitology
"Next-generation cophylogeny: unravelling eco-evolutionary processes," 2021, Trends in Ecology & Evolution
"Animal migrations and parasitism: reciprocal effects within a unified framework," 2021, Biological reviews/Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society

Robert Poulin was awarded the title of Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand in 2001.

Best Publications

Evolutionary Ecology of Parasites

Robert Poulin

2552
Citations
SPECIES RICHNESS OF PARASITE ASSEMBLAGES: Evolution and Patterns

Robert Poulin

1987
Citations
Parasites in food webs: the ultimate missing links

Kevin D. Lafferty;Stefano Allesina;Matias Arim;Cherie J. Briggs

1076
Citations
The diversity of parasites.

Robert Poulin;Serge Morand

822
Citations
Species abundance and asymmetric interaction strength in ecological networks

Diego P. Vázquez;Carlos J. Melián;Neal M. Williams;Nico Blüthgen

717
Citations
Evolutionary Ecology of Parasites: From individuals to communities

Robert Poulin

681
Citations
Sexual Inequalities in Helminth Infections: A Cost of Being a Male?

Robert Poulin

626
Citations
Adaptive changes in the behaviour of parasitized animals : a critical review

Robert Poulin

614
Citations
Nestedness versus modularity in ecological networks: two sides of the same coin?

Miguel A. Fortuna;Daniel B. Stouffer;Jens M. Olesen;Pedro Jordano

581
Citations
Parasite Manipulation of Host Behavior: An Update and Frequently Asked Questions

Robert Poulin

569
Citations
Parasite spillback: A neglected concept in invasion ecology?

D. W. Kelly;R. A. Paterson;C. R. Townsend;R. Poulin

555
Citations
Molecular ecology of parasites: elucidating ecological and microevolutionary processes

Charles D. Criscione;Robert Poulin;Michael S. Blouin

522
Citations
Global warming and temperature-mediated increases in cercarial emergence in trematode parasites.

R Poulin

520
Citations
Are there general laws in parasite ecology

R. Poulin

485
Citations
Parasitism, community structure and biodiversity in intertidal ecosystems.

K. N. Mouritsen;R. Poulin

427
Citations
The disparity between observed and uniform distributions: A new look at parasite aggregation

Robert Poulin

370
Citations
When parasites become prey: ecological and epidemiological significance of eating parasites

Pieter T.J. Johnson;Andrew P. Dobson;Kevin D. Lafferty;David J. Marcogliese

365
Citations
PHYLOGENY, ECOLOGY, AND THE RICHNESS OF PARASITE COMMUNITIES IN VERTEBRATES'

Robert Poulin

358
Citations
Host specificity in phylogenetic and geographic space.

Robert Poulin;Boris R. Krasnov;David Mouillot;David Mouillot

339
Citations
The ecological significance of manipulative parasites.

Thierry Lefèvre;Camille Lebarbenchon;Michel Gauthier-Clerc;Dorothée Missé

335
Citations
Evolutionary Ecology of Parasites: Second Edition

Robert Poulin

89
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Boris R. Krasnov Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

David Mouillot University of Montpellier

Georgy I. Shenbrot Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Clément Lagrue University of Alberta

Frédéric Thomas University of Montpellier

David W. Thieltges Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research

Kim N. Mouritsen Aarhus University

Irina S. Khokhlova Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Serge Morand Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS

Isabel Blasco-Costa Natural History Museum of Geneva

External Links

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