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Stephen G. Weller 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 Stephen G. Weller sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 120 publications — 33rd percentile

33% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Stephen G. Weller 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 Stephen G. Weller sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 45 D-Index — 44th percentile

44% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2009 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Stephen G. Weller is affiliated with the University of California, Irvine in the United States. Their research primarily falls within the Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a focus on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Plant Science, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Genetics, and Molecular Biology.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics including Plant and animal studies, Plant Parasitism and Resistance, Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies, Genetic diversity and population structure, Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions, Fern and Epiphyte Biology, and Plant Diversity and Evolution.

Frequent publication venues for Weller include the American Journal of Botany, PhytoKeys, Atmospheric Environment X, Frontiers in Plant Science, and Pacific Science. Among these, the American Journal of Botany and PhytoKeys have featured multiple publications by Weller.

Notable recent papers include:

  • "Floral Scent Composition and Fine-Scale Timing in Two Moth-Pollinated Hawaiian Schiedea (Caryophyllaceae)," 2020, Frontiers in Plant Science
  • "Evaluating California dairy methane emission factors using short-term ground-level and airborne measurements," 2022, Atmospheric Environment X
  • "Variation in floral volatiles across time, sexes, and populations of wind-pollinated Schiedea globosa," 2022, American Journal of Botany
  • "Schiedea waiahuluensis (Caryophyllaceae), an enigmatic new species from Kaua'i, Hawaiian Islands and the first species discovered by a drone collection system," 2024, PhytoKeys
  • "Genetic potential for changes in breeding systems: Predicted and observed trait changes during artificial selection for male and female allocation in a gynodioecious species," 2022, American Journal of Botany

Frequent collaborators include Ann K. Sakai, Diane R. Campbell, John M. Powers, Warren L. Wagner, and Theresa M. Culley.

Weller has also contributed to book publications, including the title "Traffic Forecasting Accuracy Assessment Research" published by Transportation Research Board eBooks in 2020.

In recognition of their scientific contributions, Stephen G. Weller was named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2009.

Best Publications

  • The Population Biology of Invasive Species

    Ann K. Sakai;Fred W. Allendorf;Jodie S. Holt;David M. Lodge

  • The evolution of wind pollination in angiosperms

    Theresa M. Culley;Stephen G. Weller;Ann K. Sakai

  • Gender and Sexual Dimorphism in Flowering Plants: A review of Terminology, Biogeographic Patterns, Ecological Correlates, and Phylogenetic Approaches

    Ann K. Sakai;Stephen G. Weller

  • Effects of Long‐Term Ungulate Exclusion and Recent Alien Species Control on the Preservation and Restoration of a Hawaiian Tropical Dry Forest

    Robert J. Cabin;Stephen G. Weller;David H. Lorence;Tim W. Flynn

  • EVOLUTION OF GYNODIOECY AND MAINTENANCE OF FEMALES: THE ROLE OF INBREEDING DEPRESSION, OUTCROSSING RATES, AND RESOURCE ALLOCATION IN SCHIEDEA ADAMANTIS (CARYOPHYLLACEAE).

    Ann K. Sakai;Stephen G. Weller;Mei‐Ling Chen;Shian‐Yean Chou

  • Effects of light, alien grass, and native species additions on hawaiian dry forest restoration

    Robert J. Cabin;Stephen G. Weller;David H. Lorence;Susan Cordell

  • CRYPTIC SELF-INCOMPATIBILITY IN AMSINCKIA GRANDIFLORA

    Stephen G. Weller;Robert Orndufe

  • Global angiosperm family richness revisited: linking ecology and evolution to climate

    Bradford A. Hawkins;Miguel Á. Rodríguez;Stephen G. Weller

  • INBREEDING DEPRESSION IN SCHIEDEA GLOBOSA AND S. SALICARIA (CARYOPHYLLACEAE), SUBDIOECIOUS AND GYNODIOECIOUS HAWAIIAN SPECIES

    Ann K. Sakai;Keith Karoly;Stephen G. Weller

  • Effects of microsite, water, weeding, and direct seeding on the regeneration of native and alien species within a Hawaiian dry forest preserve

    Robert J Cabin;Stephen G Weller;David H Lorence;Susan Cordell

  • Genetic diversity does not affect the invasiveness of fountain grass (Pennisetum setaceum) in Arizona, California and Hawaii

    Jessica Poulin;Stephen G. Weller;Ann K. Sakai

  • Using Phylogenetic Approaches for the Analysis of Plant Breeding System Evolution

    Stephen G. Weller;Ann K. Sakai

  • Dioecy and the evolution of pollination systems in Schiedea and Alsinidendron (Caryophyllaceae: Alsinoideae) in the Hawaiian Islands

    Stephen G. Weller;Ann K. Sakai;Anne E. Rankin;Annette Golonka

  • INBREEDING DEPRESSION IN MORPHOLOGICAL AND PHYSIOLOGICAL TRAITS OF SCHIEDEA LYDGATEI (CARYOPHYLLACEAE) IN TWO ENVIRONMENTS.

    Joanna K. Norman;Ann K. Sarai;Stephen G. Weller;Todd E. Dawson

  • Establishment of Lithospermum caroliniense on Sand Dunes: The Role of Nutlet Mass

    Stephen G. Weller

  • A phylogenetic analysis of Schiedea and Alsinidendron (Caryophyllaceae: Alsinoideae): implications for the evolution of breeding systems

    Stephen G. Weller;Warren L. Wagner;Ann K. Sakai

  • Gamete Competition in Plants and Animals

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  • The relationship of rarity to plant reproductive biology

    Stephen G. Weller;Marlin L. Bowles;Christopher J. Whelan

  • Evolution of Dioecy in Schiedea (Caryophyllaceae: Alsinoideae) in the Hawaiian Islands: Biogeographical and Ecological Factors

    Stephen G. Weller;Ann K. Sakai;Warren L. Wagner;Derral R. Herbst

  • Ecological aspects of sex expression in subdioecious Schiedea globosa (Caryophyllaceae)

    Ann K. Sakai;Stephen G. Weller

  • ALLOZYME DIVERSITY AND GENETIC IDENTITY IN SCHIEDEA AND ALSINIDENDRON (CARYOPHYLLACEAE: ALSINOIDEAE) IN THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS.

    Stephen G. Weller;Ann K. Sakai;Christina Straub

Frequent Co-Authors

Warren L. Wagner
Warren L. Wagner Smithsonian Institution
Diane R. Campbell
Diane R. Campbell University of California, Irvine
John C. Avise
John C. Avise University of California, Irvine
Travis C. Glenn
Travis C. Glenn University of Georgia
Susan Cordell
Susan Cordell US Forest Service
Alex Guenther
Alex Guenther University of California, Irvine
Douglas E. Soltis
Douglas E. Soltis University of Florida
Pamela S. Soltis
Pamela S. Soltis University of Florida
Todd E. Dawson
Todd E. Dawson University of California, Berkeley
Julio Rozas
Julio Rozas University of Barcelona

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