2026 Ruth A. Hufbauer: Plant Science and Agronomy Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Plant Science and Agronomy	44	2991	2781	742	661	138	8553
Ecology and Evolution	45	4820	4651	1665	1595	145	8671

Overview

Ruth A. Hufbauer is affiliated with Colorado State University in the United States. Their research spans several interconnected fields, including Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Environmental Science, and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology.

The scientist's primary subfields of study include Insect Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Genetics, Ecology, and Nature and Landscape Conservation. Their main topics of work focus on Plant and Animal Studies, Forest Insect Ecology and Management, Evolution and Genetic Dynamics, Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies, Insect-Plant Interactions and Control, Animal Behavior and Reproduction, and Genetic Diversity and Population Structure.

Ruth A. Hufbauer has published important work in various scientific venues. Frequent publication sites are bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Evolutionary Applications, Ecological Entomology, Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, and Evolution Letters.

Recent notable papers include:

The roles of phenotypic plasticity and adaptation in morphology and performance of an invasive species in a novel environment (2021, Ecological Entomology)
Population demographic history and evolutionary rescue: Influence of a bottleneck event (2023, Evolutionary Applications)
Hybridization and range expansion in tamarisk beetles (Diorhabda spp.) introduced to North America for classical biological control (2021, Evolutionary Applications)
How density dependence, genetic erosion and the extinction vortex impact evolutionary rescue (2023, Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences)
Rapid and transient evolution of local adaptation to seasonal host fruits in an invasive pest fly (2022, Evolution Letters)

Throughout their career, Ruth A. Hufbauer has collaborated frequently with several researchers. Notable coauthors include Laure Olazcuaga, Eliza I. Clark, Brett A. Melbourne, Lily F. Durkee, and Amanda R. Stahlke, reflecting a diverse network of scientific partnerships.

Best Publications

Biotic interactions and plant invasions

Charles E. Mitchell;Anurag A. Agrawal;James D. Bever;Gregory S. Gilbert

948
Citations
Is There a Genetic Paradox of Biological Invasion

Arnaud Estoup;Virginie Ravigné;Ruth A. Hufbauer;Renaud Vitalis

424
Citations
Do invasive species perform better in their new ranges

John D. Parker;Mark E. Torchin;Ruth A. Hufbauer;Nathan P. Lemoine

346
Citations
Anthropogenically induced adaptation to invade (AIAI): contemporary adaptation to human-altered habitats within the native range can promote invasions

Ruth A. Hufbauer;Ruth A. Hufbauer;Benoît Facon;Virginie Ravigné;Julie Turgeon;Julie Turgeon

311
Citations
Enantiomeric-Dependent Phytotoxic and Antimicrobial Activity of (±)-Catechin. A Rhizosecreted Racemic Mixture from Spotted Knapweed

Harsh Pal Bais;Travis S. Walker;Frank R. Stermitz;Ruth A. Hufbauer

306
Citations
DIRECT AND INTERACTIVE EFFECTS OF ENEMIES AND MUTUALISTS ON PLANT PERFORMANCE: A META-ANALYSIS

William F. Morris;Ruth A. Hufbauer;Anurag A. Agrawal;James D. Bever

298
Citations
Indirect effects of parasites in invasions

Alison M. Dunn;Mark E. Torchin;Melanie J. Hatcher;Melanie J. Hatcher;Peter M. Kotanen

279
Citations
Three types of rescue can avert extinction in a changing environment

Ruth A. Hufbauer;Marianna Szűcs;Emily Kasyon;Courtney Youngberg

274
Citations
Microevolution in biological control: Mechanisms, patterns, and processes

Ruth A. Hufbauer;George K. Roderick

235
Citations
Inbreeding Depression Is Purged in the Invasive Insect Harmonia axyridis

Benoît Facon;Ruth A. Hufbauer;Ashraf Tayeh;Anne Loiseau

233
Citations
Inference of allelopathy is complicated by effects of activated carbon on plant growth.

Jennifer A. Lau;Jennifer A. Lau;Kenneth P. Puliafico;Joseph A. Kopshever;Heidi Steltzer

207
Citations
The biology of small, introduced populations, with special reference to biological control.

Xavier Fauvergue;Elodie Vercken;Thibaut Malausa;Ruth A. Hufbauer

203
Citations
A lack of evidence for an ecological role of the putative allelochemical (±)-catechin in spotted knapweed invasion success.

Amy C. Blair;Scott J. Nissen;Galen R. Brunk;Ruth A. Hufbauer

173
Citations
Rapid adaptive evolution in novel environments acts as an architect of population range expansion

M Szűcs;M L Vahsen;B A Melbourne;C Hoover

171
Citations
Deciphering the Routes of invasion of Drosophila suzukii by Means of ABC Random Forest.

Antoine Fraimout;Vincent Debat;Simon Fellous;Ruth A. Hufbauer;Ruth A. Hufbauer

170
Citations
New techniques and findings in the study of a candidate allelochemical implicated in invasion success

Amy C. Blair;Bradley D. Hanson;Galen R. Brunk;Robin A. Marrs

163
Citations
Applying molecular-based approaches to classical biological control of weeds

John F. Gaskin;Marie-Claude Bon;Matthew J.W. Cock;Massimo Cristofaro

157
Citations
Rapid trait evolution drives increased speed and variance in experimental range expansions.

Christopher Weiss-Lehman;Ruth A Hufbauer;Brett A Melbourne

155
Citations
INCREASED PLANT SIZE IN EXOTIC POPULATIONS: A COMMON‐GARDEN TEST WITH 14 INVASIVE SPECIES

Dana M. Blumenthal;Ruth A. Hufbauer

143
Citations
The roles of demography and genetics in the early stages of colonization.

Marianna Szűcs;Brett A. Melbourne;Ty Tuff;Ruth A. Hufbauer

140
Citations
The population genetics of a biological control introduction: mitochondrial DNA and microsatellie variation in native and introduced populations of Aphidus ervi, a parisitoid wasp.

R. A. Hufbauer;S. M. Bogdanowicz;R. G. Harrison

111
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Benoit Facon University of Montpellier

Arnaud Estoup University of Montpellier

Brett A. Melbourne University of Colorado Boulder

Mark E. Torchin Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute

Petr Pyšek Czech Academy of Sciences

Dana M. Blumenthal Agricultural Research Service

Sabrina Kumschick Stellenbosch University

Urs Schaffner CAB International

Wolfgang Nentwig University of Bern

Marc Kenis CAB International

External Links

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