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Sanford D. Eigenbrode

Sanford D. Eigenbrode

D-Index & Metrics

Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
53
Citations
11700
World Ranking
1776
National Ranking
468

Sanford D. Eigenbrode publication distribution in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Sanford D. Eigenbrode sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 203 publications — 78th percentile

78% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 467 publications or more.

Sanford D. Eigenbrode D-index placement in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Plant Science and Agronomy scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Sanford D. Eigenbrode sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 53 D-Index — 73rd percentile

73% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 109 D-Index or more.

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Ecology
  • Botany
  • Agriculture

His primary areas of investigation include Botany, Plant virus, Plutella, Aphid and Virology. His research integrates issues of Food science and Wax in his study of Botany. His Plutella study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Spodoptera eridania and Crucifer.

His Aphid research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Luteovirus, Aphididae and Potato leafroll virus. His study in Potato leafroll virus is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Polerovirus and Horticulture. His work in Virology covers topics such as Host which are related to areas like Viral vector, Luteoviridae, Phenotype and Pathogen.

His most cited work include:

  • Volatiles from potato plants infected with potato leafroll virus attract and arrest the virus vector, Myzus persicae (Homoptera: Aphididae) (278 citations)
  • Leaf Epicuticular Waxes of the Eceriferum Mutants in Arabidopsis. (261 citations)
  • Plant viruses alter insect behavior to enhance their spread (235 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

Botany, Aphid, Agronomy, Ecology and Horticulture are his primary areas of study. Sanford D. Eigenbrode interconnects Hippodamia convergens, Coccinellidae and Wax in the investigation of issues within Botany. Sanford D. Eigenbrode combines subjects such as Acyrthosiphon pisum, Rhopalosiphum padi, Aphididae and Plant virus with his study of Aphid.

The study incorporates disciplines such as Pisum and Biological pest control in addition to Acyrthosiphon pisum. His work on Agronomy is being expanded to include thematically relevant topics such as PEST analysis. In his research, Polerovirus is intimately related to Potato leafroll virus, which falls under the overarching field of Myzus persicae.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Botany (31.91%)
  • Aphid (26.06%)
  • Agronomy (23.40%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2013-2021)?

  • Aphid (26.06%)
  • Agronomy (23.40%)
  • Ecology (17.55%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

His primary areas of study are Aphid, Agronomy, Ecology, Climate change and Plant virus. The various areas that he examines in his Aphid study include Rhopalosiphum padi, Acyrthosiphon pisum, Aphididae and Host. His Aphididae study necessitates a more in-depth grasp of Botany.

His work carried out in the field of Agronomy brings together such families of science as PEST analysis and Food quality. His Climate change research incorporates elements of Agroforestry, Environmental protection, Agriculture, Climate change and agriculture and Sustainability. Sanford D. Eigenbrode works mostly in the field of Plant virus, limiting it down to topics relating to Chemical ecology and, in certain cases, Disease ecology.

Between 2013 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • A global synthesis of the effects of diversified farming systems on arthropod diversity within fields and across agricultural landscapes (127 citations)
  • Insect-Borne Plant Pathogens and Their Vectors: Ecology, Evolution, and Complex Interactions. (91 citations)
  • Preference by a virus vector for infected plants is reversed after virus acquisition (68 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Ecology
  • Botany
  • Agriculture

Sanford D. Eigenbrode mainly focuses on Ecology, Aphid, Agronomy, Climate change and Myzus persicae. His Aphid research includes themes of Rhopalosiphum padi, Diaeretiella rapae and Aphididae. Horticulture covers he research in Rhopalosiphum padi.

His Myzus persicae research incorporates themes from Virology and Potato virus Y. As part of the same scientific family, he usually focuses on Virology, concentrating on Pathosystem and intersecting with Virus. Plant virus is closely connected to Transmission in his research, which is encompassed under the umbrella topic of Insect.

Best Publications

  • Effects of Plant Epicuticular Lipids on Insect Herbivores

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  • Volatiles from potato plants infected with potato leafroll virus attract and arrest the virus vector, Myzus persicae (Homoptera: Aphididae)

    Sanford D. Eigenbrode;Hongjian Ding;Patrick Shiel;Philip H. Berger

  • Transmission mechanisms shape pathogen effects on host-vector interactions: Evidence from plant viruses

    Kerry Mauck;Nilsa A. Bosque-Pérez;Sanford D. Eigenbrode;Consuelo M. De Moraes

  • Plant viruses alter insect behavior to enhance their spread

    Laura L Ingwell;Sanford D Eigenbrode;Nilsa A Bosque-Pérez

  • Complex responses of global insect pests to climate warming

    Philipp Lehmann;Philipp Lehmann;Philipp Lehmann;Tea Ammunét;Madeleine Barton;Andrea Battisti

  • A global synthesis of the effects of diversified farming systems on arthropod diversity within fields and across agricultural landscapes.

    Elinor M. Lichtenberg;Elinor M. Lichtenberg;Christina M. Kennedy;Claire Kremen;Péter Batáry

  • Resistance of diamondback moth (Lepidoptera : Plutellidae) to Bacillus thuringiensis subspecies in the field

    A. M. Shelton;J. L. Robertson;J. D. Tang;C. Perez

  • Leaf Epicuticular Waxes of the Eceriferum Mutants in Arabidopsis.

    Matthew A. Jenks;Hillary A. Tuttle;Sanford D. Eigenbrode;Kenneth A. Feldmann

  • Insect-Borne Plant Pathogens and Their Vectors: Ecology, Evolution, and Complex Interactions.

    Sanford D. Eigenbrode;Nilsa A. Bosque-Pérez;Thomas S. Davis

  • Feeding and growth of Plutella xylostella and Spodoptera eridania on Brassica juncea with varying glucosinolate concentrations and myrosinase activities.

    Qun Li;Sanford D. Eigenbrode;G. R. Stringam;M. R. Thiagarajah

  • The influence of virus-induced changes in plants on aphid vectors: insights from luteovirus pathosystems

    Nilsa A. Bosque-Pérez;Sanford D. Eigenbrode

  • Volatile Cues Influence the Response of Rhopalosiphum padi (Homoptera: Aphididae) to Barley Yellow Dwarf Virus–Infected Transgenic and Untransformed Wheat

    Edgardo S. Jiménez-Martínez;Nilsa A. Bosque-Pérez;Philip H. Berger;Robert S. Zemetra

  • Insecticide Resistance of Diamondback Moth (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae) in North America

    A. M. Shelton;J. A. Wyman;N. L. Cushing;K. Apfelbeck

  • Intraguild predation and successful invasion by introduced ladybird beetles

    William E. Snyder;Garrett M. Clevenger;Sanford D. Eigenbrode

  • Cuticular waxes of Arabidopsis

    Matthew A. Jenks;Sanford D. Eigenbrode;Bertrand Lemieux

  • Comparative Analysis of Two Rearing Procedures for Diamondback Moth (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae)

    A. M. Shelton;R. J. Cooley;M. K. Kroening;W. T. Wilsey

  • The effects of plant epicuticular waxy blooms on attachment and effectiveness of predatory insects

    S.D Eigenbrode

  • Preference by a virus vector for infected plants is reversed after virus acquisition

    Dheivasigamani Rajabaskar;Nilsa A. Bosque-Pérez;Sanford D. Eigenbrode

  • Behavior of neonate diamondback moth larvae [Plutella xylostella (L.)] on leaves and on extracted leaf waxes of resistant and susceptible cabbages.

    Sanford D. Eigenbrode;Karl E. Espelie;Anthony M. Shelton

  • Mobility of three generalist predators is greater on cabbage with glossy leaf wax than on cabbage with a wax bloom

    S.D. Eigenbrode;T. Castagnola;M.-B. Roux;L. Steljes

  • Rhopalosiphum padi (Hemiptera: Aphididae) Responses to Volatile Cues from Barley Yellow Dwarf Virus-Infected Wheat

    Karla J. Medina-Ortega;Karla J. Medina-Ortega;Nilsa A. Bosque-Pérez;Esther Ngumbi;Esther Ngumbi;Edgardo S. Jiménez-Martínez;Edgardo S. Jiménez-Martínez

  • Ultraviolet-B radiation alters phenolic salicylate and flavonoid composition of Populus trichocarpa leaves.

    Jeffrey M. Warren;John H. Bassman;John K. Fellman;D. Scott Mattinson

  • Attachment to Plant Surface Waxes by an Insect Predator

    Sanford D. Eigenbrode;Reinhard Jetter

Frequent Co-Authors

Nilsa A. Bosque-Pérez
Nilsa A. Bosque-Pérez University of Idaho
William E. Snyder
William E. Snyder University of Georgia
Lisette P. Waits
Lisette P. Waits University of Idaho
David W. Crowder
David W. Crowder Washington State University
John T. Trumble
John T. Trumble University of California, Riverside
Bryan Finegan
Bryan Finegan Tropical Agricultural Research and Higher Education Center
John T. Abatzoglou
John T. Abatzoglou University of California, Merced
Urs Schaffner
Urs Schaffner CAB International
Claudio O. Stöckle
Claudio O. Stöckle Washington State University
David R. Huggins
David R. Huggins Washington State University

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