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54
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3108
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Stefano Allesina 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 Stefano Allesina sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 112 publications — 27th percentile

27% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Stefano Allesina 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 Stefano Allesina sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 54 D-Index — 64th percentile

64% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Stefano Allesina is affiliated with the University of Chicago in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on environmental and biological sciences, with significant contributions in the study of ecological and evolutionary dynamics.

The scientist's main fields of study include Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their subfields of study encompass Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Sociology and Political Science, Genetics, and Ecology.

Key topics addressed in their work cover Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies, Plant and Animal Studies, Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation, Evolution and Genetic Dynamics, Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies, Ecosystem Dynamics and Resilience, and Species Distribution and Climate Change.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Stefano Allesina include:

  • Zachary R. Miller
  • Carlos A. Serván
  • Paula Lemos-Costa
  • José A. Capitán
  • Pablo Lechón-Alonso

Allesina has published extensively in several venues. The most frequent publication platforms include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Ecology Letters
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • The American Naturalist
  • Ecology and Evolution

Recent publications by Stefano Allesina reflect diverse aspects of ecological research, such as:

  • "Tractable models of ecological assembly" (2021) in Ecology Letters
  • "Metapopulations with habitat modification" (2021) in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Ranking species based on sensitivity to perturbations under non-equilibrium community dynamics" (2022) in Ecology Letters
  • "No robust multispecies coexistence in a canonical model of plant-soil feedbacks" (2022) in Ecology Letters
  • "Local stability properties of complex, species-rich soil food webs with functional block structure" (2021) in Ecology and Evolution

Best Publications

  • Stability criteria for complex ecosystems

    Stefano Allesina;Si Tang

  • Parasites in food webs: the ultimate missing links

    Kevin D. Lafferty;Stefano Allesina;Matias Arim;Cherie J. Briggs

  • Beyond pairwise mechanisms of species coexistence in complex communities

    Jonathan M. Levine;Jordi Bascompte;Peter B. Adler;Stefano Allesina

  • Higher-order interactions stabilize dynamics in competitive network models

    Jacopo Grilli;György Barabás;Matthew J. Michalska-Smith;Stefano Allesina;Stefano Allesina

  • A competitive network theory of species diversity

    Stefano Allesina;Jonathan M. Levine

  • Modularity and stability in ecological communities

    Jacopo Grilli;Tim Rogers;Stefano Allesina;Stefano Allesina

  • The dimensionality of ecological networks

    Anna Eklöf;Ute Jacob;Jason Kopp;Jordi Bosch

  • The ghost of nestedness in ecological networks

    Phillip P. A. Staniczenko;Jason C. Kopp;Stefano Allesina

  • A general model for food web structure

    Stefano Allesina;David Alonso;Mercedes Pascual;Mercedes Pascual

  • The stability–complexity relationship at age 40: a random matrix perspective

    Stefano Allesina;Si Tang

  • Network structure, predator–prey modules, and stability in large food webs

    Stefano Allesina;Mercedes Pascual

  • Googling Food Webs: Can an Eigenvector Measure Species' Importance for Coextinctions?

    Stefano Allesina;Mercedes Pascual;Mercedes Pascual;Mercedes Pascual

  • Future impact: Predicting scientific success

    Daniel E. Acuna;Stefano Allesina;Konrad P. Kording

  • The Effect of Intra- and Interspecific Competition on Coexistence in Multispecies Communities.

    György Barabás;Matthew J. Michalska-Smith;Stefano Allesina

  • Feasibility and coexistence of large ecological communities.

    Jacopo Grilli;Matteo Adorisio;Samir Suweis;György Barabás

  • Who dominates whom in the ecosystem? Energy flow bottlenecks and cascading extinctions ☆

    Stefano Allesina;Antonio Bodini

  • Correlation between interaction strengths drives stability in large ecological networks.

    Si Tang;Samraat Pawar;Stefano Allesina

  • Food web models: a plea for groups

    Stefano Allesina;Mercedes Pascual

  • Predicting the stability of large structured food webs.

    Stefano Allesina;Jacopo Grilli;György Barabás;Si Tang

  • Operationalizing Network Theory for Ecosystem Service Assessments

    Laura E. Dee;Stefano Allesina;Aletta Bonn;Anna Eklöf

  • The Scientific Impact of Nations: Journal Placement and Citation Performance

    Matthew J. Smith;Cody Weinberger;Emilio M. Bruna;Stefano Allesina

Frequent Co-Authors

Mercedes Pascual
Mercedes Pascual University of Chicago
Daniel S. Maynard
Daniel S. Maynard University of Chicago
Jan E. Kammenga
Jan E. Kammenga Wageningen University & Research
Christopher J. Lortie
Christopher J. Lortie York University
J. Timothy Wootton
J. Timothy Wootton University of Chicago
Diego P. Vázquez
Diego P. Vázquez National University of Cuyo
Andrew P. Dobson
Andrew P. Dobson Princeton University
Scott D. Peacor
Scott D. Peacor Michigan State University
Jonathan M. Levine
Jonathan M. Levine Princeton University
Chung-I Wu
Chung-I Wu Sun Yat-sen University

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