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Ronald A. Van Den Bussche

Ronald A. Van Den Bussche

D-Index & Metrics

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
50
Citations
7267
World Ranking
3915
National Ranking
1364

Ronald A. Van Den Bussche 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 Ronald A. Van Den Bussche sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 161 publications — 58th percentile

58% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Ronald A. Van Den Bussche 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 Ronald A. Van Den Bussche sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 50 D-Index — 56th percentile

56% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Best Publications

  • Multiple Geographic Origins of Commensalism and Complex Dispersal History of Black Rats

    Ken P. Aplin;Hitoshi Suzuki;Alejandro A. Chinen;R. Terry Chesser

  • FASTER LIZARDS SIRE MORE OFFSPRING: SEXUAL SELECTION ON WHOLE-ANIMAL PERFORMANCE

    Jerry F. Husak;Stanley F. Fox;Matthew B. Lovern;Ronald A. Van Den Bussche

  • Microbat paraphyly and the convergent evolution of a key innovation in Old World rhinolophoid microbats

    Emma C. Teeling;Ole Madsen;Ronald A. Van Den Bussche;Wilfried W. de Jong

  • Molecular Phylogenetics of the Chiropteran Family Vespertilionidae

    Unknown

  • Major-histocompatibility-complex-associated variation in secondary sexual traits of white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus): evidence for good-genes advertisement.

    Stephen S. Ditchkoff;Robert L. Lochmiller;I Ronald E. Masters;Steven R. Hoofer

  • Molecular phylogeny and biogeography of North American isolates of Anaplasma marginale (Rickettsiaceae: Ehrlichieae).

    José de la Fuente;Ronald A Van Den Bussche;Katherine M Kocan

  • Demography, sociospatial behaviour and genetics of feral pigs (Sus scrofa) in a semi-arid environment

    Timothy M. Gabor;Eric C. Hellgren;Eric C. Hellgren;Ronald A. Van Den Bussche;Nova J. Silvy

  • Phylogeny and evolution of the Piroplasmida as inferred from 18S rRNA sequences.

    Justin B. Lack;Mason V. Reichard;Ronald A. Van Den Bussche

  • Present and potential future distribution of common vampire bats in the Americas and the associated risk to cattle.

    Unknown

  • Small mammals from the most radioactive sites near the chornobyl nuclear power plant

    Robert J. Baker;Meredith J. Hamilton;Ronald A. Van Den Bussche;Lara E. Wiggins

  • Historical Biogeography of the New-World Pupfish Genus Cyprinodon (Teleostei: Cyprinodontidae)

    Anthony A. Echelle;Evan W. Carson;Alice F. Echelle;R. A. Van Den Bussche

  • Concentrations and dose rate estimates of 134137cesium and 90strontium in small mammals at chornobyl, Ukraine

    Ronald K. Chesser;Derrick W. Sugg;Michael D. Lomakin;Ronald A. van den Bussche;Ronald A. van den Bussche

  • Phylogeography of New World isolates of Anaplasma marginale based on major surface protein sequences.

    José de la Fuente;Ronald A Van Den Bussche;Jose C Garcia-Garcia;Sergio D Rodrı́guez

  • RIBOSOMAL-DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL-DNA, CHROMOSOMAL, AND ALLOZYMIC STUDIES ON A CONTACT ZONE IN THE POCKET GOPHER, GEOMYS.

    Robert J. Baker;Scott K. Davis;Robert D. Bradley;Meredith J. Hamilton

  • PHYLOGENETIC RELATIONSHIPS AMONG RECENT CHIROPTERAN FAMILIES AND THE IMPORTANCE OF CHOOSING APPROPRIATE OUT-GROUP TAXA

    Unknown

  • Molecular phylogenetics of Myotis indicate familial-level divergence for the genus Cistugo (Chiroptera)

    Justin B. Lack;Zachary P. Roehrs;Craig E. Stanley;Manuel Ruedi

  • Hepatitis E virus genotype 3 in wild rats, United States.

    Unknown

  • Tribal phylogenetic relationships within Vespertilioninae (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) based on mitochondrial and nuclear sequence data

    Unknown

  • Evolutionary History of Bats: Molecular time scale of diversification of feeding strategy and morphology in New World Leaf-Nosed Bats (Phyllostomidae): a phylogenetic perspective

    Robert J. Baker;Olaf R. P. Bininda-Emonds;Hugo Mantilla-Meluk;Calvin A. Porter

  • The fitness advantage of a high‐performance weapon

    Jerry F. Husak;A. Kristopher Lappin;Ronald A. Van Den Bussche

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert J. Baker
Robert J. Baker Texas Tech University
Eric C. Hellgren
Eric C. Hellgren University of Florida
Katherine M. Kocan
Katherine M. Kocan Oklahoma State University
José de la Fuente
José de la Fuente University of Castilla-La Mancha
David M. Leslie
David M. Leslie Oklahoma State University
Ronald K. Chesser
Ronald K. Chesser Texas Tech University
Michael A. Mares
Michael A. Mares University of Oklahoma
Robert L. Lochmiller
Robert L. Lochmiller Oklahoma State University
Mason V. Reichard
Mason V. Reichard Oklahoma State University
Wesley C. Warren
Wesley C. Warren University of Missouri

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