2026 Samuel M. Scheiner: 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	54	3057	2935	1076	1020	142	18606

Research.com Recognitions

2018 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Samuel M. Scheiner is a researcher affiliated with the National Science Foundation in the United States. Their work primarily spans the fields of Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a strong focus on ecology, evolutionary biology, and conservation.

The main research topics covered by Samuel M. Scheiner include:

Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
Plant and animal studies
Evolution and Genetic Dynamics
Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation
Animal Behavior and Reproduction
Species Distribution and Climate Change
Wildlife Ecology and Conservation

Key subfields in which the researcher has contributed are:

Global and Planetary Change
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Nature and Landscape Conservation
Ecology
Genetics

Their frequent publication venues include:

Evolution
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Ecology and Evolution
Biological Conservation
Ecological Monographs

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Samuel M. Scheiner are:

"Biodiversity and productivity in eastern US forests", 2024, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
"Severe limitations of the FEve metric of functional evenness and some alternative metrics", 2020, Ecology and Evolution
"The evolution of habitat construction with and without phenotypic plasticity", 2021, Evolution
"Protecting biodiversity via conservation networks: Taxonomic, functional, and phylogenetic considerations", 2023, Biological Conservation
"Do I build or do I move? Adaptation by habitat construction versus habitat choice", 2021, Evolution

Frequent co-authors include:

Gordon A. Fox
Jessica Gurevitch
Robert D. Holt
Michael Barfield
Michael R. Willig

Samuel M. Scheiner has contributed to book publications, including a notable title published by Oxford University Press:

"The Ecology of Plants", 2020

The researcher has been recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2018.

Best Publications

Genetics and Evolution of Phenotypic Plasticity

Samuel M. Scheiner

2220
Citations
Adaptive phenotypic plasticity: consensus and controversy.

Sara Via;Richard Gomulkiewicz;Gerdien De Jong;Samuel M. Scheiner

1738
Citations
Design and Analysis of Ecological Experiments

Sam Scheiner

1721
Citations
WHAT IS THE OBSERVED RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SPECIES RICHNESS AND PRODUCTIVITY

Gary G. Mittelbach;Christopher F. Steiner;Samuel M. Scheiner;Katherine L. Gross

1525
Citations
On the specification of structural equation models for ecological systems.

James B. Grace;T. Michael Anderson;Han Olff;Samuel M. Scheiner

1012
Citations
Phenotypic plasticity : functional and conceptual approaches

Thomas J. DeWitt;Samuel M. Scheiner

841
Citations
The ecology of plants

Jessica Gurevitch;Samuel M. Scheiner;Gordon A. Fox

763
Citations
Six types of species‐area curves

Samuel M. Scheiner

611
Citations
The genetics of phenotypic plasticity. V. Evolution of reaction norm shape

Sergey Gavrilets;Samuel M. Scheiner

360
Citations
Species Composition in Gaps and Structure of a Tropical Forest

Nicholas V. L. Brokaw;Samuel M. Scheiner

355
Citations
The genetics of phenotypic plasticity I. Heritability

Samuel M. Scheiner;Richard F. Lyman

341
Citations
Species richness, species-area curves and Simpson's paradox

Samuel M. Scheiner;Stephen B. Cox;Michael Willig;Gary G. Mittelbach

300
Citations
The genetics of phenotypic plasticity. II. Response to selection

Samuel M. Scheiner;Richard F. Lyman

285
Citations
Old and new challenges in using species diversity for assessing biodiversity

Alessandro Chiarucci;Giovanni Bacaro;Samuel M. Scheiner

272
Citations
Selection experiments and the study of phenotypic plasticity1

S. M. Scheiner

231
Citations
THE COMPARISON OF PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY AND GENETIC VARIATION IN POPULATIONS OF THE GRASS DANTHONIA SPICATA

Samuel M. Scheiner;Charles J. Goodnight

217
Citations
A general theory of ecology

Samuel M. Scheiner;Michael R. Willig

213
Citations
THE GENETICS OF PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY. VIII. THE COST OF PLASTICITY IN DAPHNIA PULEX

Samuel M. Scheiner;David Berrigan

212
Citations
Using path analysis to measure natural selection.

S. M. Scheiner;R. J. Mitchell;H. S. Callahan

211
Citations
The genetics of phenotypic plasticity. X. Variation versus uncertainty

Samuel M. Scheiner;Robert D. Holt

209
Citations
What is the observed relationship between species richness and productivity? Commentary. Author's reply

Robert J. Whittaker;Einar Heegaard;Gary G. Mittelbach;Samuel M. Scheiner

123
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael R. Willig University of Connecticut

Robert D. Holt University of Florida

Steven J. Presley University of Connecticut

Alessandro Chiarucci University of Bologna

Jean R. David Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS

Patricia Gibert Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

Gary G. Mittelbach Michigan State University

Giovanni Bacaro University of Trieste

José María Rey Benayas University of Alcalá

Susan J. Mazer University of California, Santa Barbara

External Links

Personal website of Samuel M. Scheiner

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