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D-Index
42
Citations
15686
World Ranking
5420
National Ranking
1845

Sonia E. Sultan 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 Sonia E. Sultan sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 71 publications — 3rd percentile

3% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Sonia E. Sultan 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 Sonia E. Sultan sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 42 D-Index — 35th percentile

35% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Sonia E. Sultan is affiliated with Wesleyan University in the United States and has contributed to multiple fields within biological and environmental sciences. Their research primarily spans areas including Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Agricultural and Biological Sciences, and Environmental Science.

The scientist's work covers several subfields such as Molecular Biology, Genetics, Plant Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, and Ecology. Their main research topics include Evolution and Genetic Dynamics, Plant and Animal Studies, Epigenetics and DNA Methylation, Genetic Syndromes and Imprinting, Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics, Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies, and Wildlife Ecology and Conservation.

Notable recent publications by Sonia E. Sultan include:

  • "Bridging the explanatory gaps: What can we learn from a biological agency perspective?", 2021, BioEssays
  • "Understanding 'Non-genetic' Inheritance: Insights from Molecular-Evolutionary Crosstalk", 2020, Trends in Ecology & Evolution
  • "Post-introduction evolution of a rapid life-history strategy in a newly invasive plant", 2022, Ecology
  • "Transgenerational effects of parent plant competition on offspring development in contrasting conditions", 2021, Ecology
  • "Niche construction and the environmental term of the price equation: How natural selection changes when organisms alter their environments", 2023, Evolution & Development

Sonia E. Sultan frequently publishes in venues such as Trends in Ecology & Evolution, Ecology, Evolution & Development, the Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society (JBNHS), and BioEssays.

The scientist collaborates regularly with several co-authors including Irene Adrian-Kalchhauser, Lisa N S Shama, Helen Spence-Jones, Stefano Tiso, and Claudia Isabelle Keller Valsecchi. These collaborations have resulted in multiple joint publications.

Best Publications

  • Developmental plasticity and human health.

    Patrick Bateson;David Barker;Timothy Clutton-Brock;Debal Deb

  • Phenotypic plasticity for plant development, function and life history.

    Sonia E Sultan

  • Evolutionary Implications of Phenotypic Plasticity in Plants

    S. E. Sultan

  • Ecological consequences of phenotypic plasticity.

    Benjamin G. Miner;Sonia E. Sultan;Steven G. Morgan;Dianna K. Padilla;Dianna K. Padilla

  • Metapopulation Structure Favors Plasticity over Local Adaptation

    Sonia E. Sultan;Hamish G. Spencer

  • The role of developmental plasticity in evolutionary innovation

    Armin P. Moczek;Sonia Sultan;Susan Foster;Ian Dworkin

  • The Evolution of Plant Ecophysiological Traits: Recent Advances and Future Directions

    David D. Ackerly;Susan A. Dudley;Sonia E. Sultan;Johanna Schmitt

  • Phenotypic plasticity and plant adaptation

    S. E. Sultan

  • Adaptive Transgenerational Plasticity in Plants: Case Studies, Mechanisms, and Implications for Natural Populations

    Jacob J. Herman;Sonia E. Sultan

  • Phenotypic plasticity in plants: a case study in ecological development.

    Sonia E. Sultan

  • Phenotypic plasticity for fitness components in Polygonum species of contrasting ecological breadth

    Sonia E. Sultan

  • Organism and Environment: Ecological Development, Niche Construction, and Adaptation

    Sonia E. Sultan

  • PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY IN POLYGONUM PERSICARIA. I. DIVERSITY AND UNIFORMITY IN GENOTYPIC NORMS OF REACTION TO LIGHT.

    S. E. Sultan;F. A. Bazzaz

  • HOW STABLE 'SHOULD' EPIGENETIC MODIFICATIONS BE? INSIGHTS FROM ADAPTIVE PLASTICITY AND BET HEDGING

    Jacob J. Herman;Hamish G. Spencer;Kathleen Donohue;Sonia E. Sultan

  • Development in context: the timely emergence of eco-devo

    Sonia E. Sultan

  • DNA methylation mediates genetic variation for adaptive transgenerational plasticity.

    Jacob J. Herman;Sonia E. Sultan

  • Dynamic phenotypic plasticity for root growth in Polygonum: a comparative study.

    Daniela L. Bell;Sonia E. Sultan

  • Promising directions in plant phenotypic plasticity

    Sonia E. Sultan

  • Phenotypic plasticity in Polygonum persicaria. II: Norms of reaction to soil moisture and the maintenance of genetic diversity

    S. E. Sultan;F. A. Bazzaz

  • Phenotypic Plasticity for Offspring Traits in Polygonum Persicaria

    S. E. Sultan

Frequent Co-Authors

Hamish G. Spencer
Hamish G. Spencer University of Otago
Armin P. Moczek
Armin P. Moczek Indiana University
Michael J. Donoghue
Michael J. Donoghue Yale University
Dianna K. Padilla
Dianna K. Padilla Stony Brook University
David D. Ackerly
David D. Ackerly University of California, Berkeley
David W. Pfennig
David W. Pfennig University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Franz J. Weissing
Franz J. Weissing University of Groningen
Sangtae Kim
Sangtae Kim Catholic University of Korea
James S. Coleman
James S. Coleman Rice University
Claude Desplan
Claude Desplan New York University

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