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Sharon K. Collinge 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 Sharon K. Collinge sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 75 publications — 5th percentile

5% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Sharon K. Collinge 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 Sharon K. Collinge sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 35 D-Index — 14th percentile

14% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2016 - Fellow of the Ecological Society of America (ESA)

Overview

Sharon K. Collinge is affiliated with the University of Colorado Boulder in the United States and specializes in Environmental Science with a focus on several subfields including Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Genetics, and Insect Science. Their research addresses various scientific domains, often intersecting with ecological dynamics and wildlife management.

They have contributed to multiple topics within their field, including:

  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Rangeland and Wildlife Management
  • Plant and animal studies
  • Yersinia bacterium, plague, ectoparasites research
  • Bee Products Chemical Analysis
  • Vector-borne infectious diseases
  • Interdisciplinary Research and Collaboration

Collinge has recently published papers spanning from 2021 to 2025, which reflect ongoing engagement with ecological and environmental science issues:

  • "Application of modern coexistence theory to rare plant restoration provides early indication of restoration trajectories," 2022, Ecological Applications
  • "No evidence for enzootic plague within black-tailed prairie dog (Cynomys ludovicianus) populations," 2021, Integrative Zoology
  • "Allyship requires action," 2023, Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment
  • "Elevating the human dimension in ecology-a call for action," 2024, Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment
  • "Ecology for a social revolution: Re-defining the role of ecological and environmental science professionals and their responsibilities towards society," 2025, Research Ideas and Outcomes

Their work has appeared predominantly in the following publication venues:

  • Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment (3 publications)
  • Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America (2 publications)
  • Ecological Applications (1 publication)
  • Integrative Zoology (1 publication)
  • Research Ideas and Outcomes (1 publication)

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Collinge include Shahid Naeem, Florencia A. Yannelli, Anni Arponen, Carlos Alberto Arnillas, and Mariana C. Chiuffo, each with multiple joint publications.

Among professional recognitions, Collinge was awarded the title of Fellow of the Ecological Society of America (ESA) in 2016.

Best Publications

  • Ecological consequences of habitat fragmentation: implications for landscape architecture and planning

    Sharon K. Collinge

  • Human health effects of a changing global nitrogen cycle

    Alan R. Townsend;Robert W. Howarth;Fakhri A. Bazzaz;Mary S. Booth

  • BioTIME: A database of biodiversity time series for the Anthropocene

    Maria Dornelas;Laura H. Antão;Laura H. Antão;Faye Moyes;Amanda E. Bates;Amanda E. Bates

  • EFFECTS OF GRASSLAND FRAGMENTATION ON INSECT SPECIES LOSS, COLONIZATION, AND MOVEMENT PATTERNS

    Sharon K. Collinge

  • Ecology of Fragmented Landscapes

    Sharon K. Collinge;Richard T. T. Forman

  • Effects of Local Habitat Characteristics and Landscape Context on Grassland Butterfly Diversity

    Sharon K. Collinge;Kathleen L. Prudic;Jeffrey C. Oliver

  • PLANT RESISTANCE TO INSECT HERBIVORES: A FIELD TEST OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS HYPOTHESIS'

    Svata M. Louda;Sharon K. Collinge

  • A conceptual model of land conversion processes: predictions and evidence from a microlandscape experiment with grassland insects

    Sharon K. Collinge;Richard T. T. Forman

  • Nature conserved in changing landscapes with and without spatial planning

    Richard T.T Forman;Sharon K Collinge

  • The influences of patch shape and boundary contrast on insect response to fragmentation in California grasslands

    Sharon K. Collinge;Todd M. Palmer

  • Spatial arrangement of habitat patches and corridors: clues from ecological field experiments

    Sharon K Collinge

  • Landscape effects on black-tailed prairie dog colonies

    Whitney C. Johnson;Sharon K. Collinge

  • Disease ecology: community structure and pathogen dynamics.

    Sharon K. Collinge;Chris Ray

  • Landscape structure and plague occurrence in black-tailed prairie dogs on grasslands of the western USA

    Sharon K. Collinge;Whitney C. Johnson;Chris Ray;Randy Matchett

  • Early stage of host range expansion by a specialist herbivore, Euphydryas phaeton (Nymphalidae)

    M. Deane Bowers;Nancy E. Stamp;Sharon K. Collinge

  • Effects of genotype, habitat, and seasonal variation on iridoid glycoside content of Plantago lanceolata (Plantaginaceae) and the implications for insect herbivores

    M. Deane Bowers;Sharon K. Collinge;Susan E. Gamble;Johanna Schmitt

  • The ‘spatial solution’ to conserving biodiversity in landscapes and regions

    Richard T. T. Forman;Sharon K. Collinge

  • Fate of iridoid glycosides in different life stages of the Buckeye,Junonia coenia (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae)

    M. Deane Bowers;Sharon K. Collinge

  • Climate-driven spatial dynamics of plague among prairie dog colonies.

    T. Snäll;R. B. O’Hara;C. Ray;S. K. Collinge

  • The emergence of Nipah and Hendra virus: pathogen dynamics across a wildlife-livestock-human continuum.

    Peter Daszak;Raina K. Plowright;Jon H. Epstein;Juliet Pulliam

  • Exotic plant invasions of vernal pools in the Central Valley of California, USA

    Fritz Gerhardt;Sharon K. Collinge

  • Herbivory by leaf miners in response to experimental shading of a native crucifer

    S. K. Collinge;S. M. Louda

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael Kosoy
Michael Kosoy Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Svata M. Louda
Svata M. Louda University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Richard T. T. Forman
Richard T. T. Forman Harvard University
Kenneth L. Gage
Kenneth L. Gage Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Christoph F. J. Meyer
Christoph F. J. Meyer University of Salford
M. Deane Bowers
M. Deane Bowers University of Colorado Boulder
Brian Hjelle
Brian Hjelle University of New Mexico
Jörg Müller
Jörg Müller Heinz Sielmann Foundation
Steven Degraer
Steven Degraer Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences
Tim S. Doherty
Tim S. Doherty Deakin University

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