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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
38
Citations
5258
World Ranking
6667
National Ranking
2256

Steven D. Frank publication distribution in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 110 publications — 25th percentile

25% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Steven D. Frank 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 Steven D. Frank sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 38 D-Index — 23rd percentile

23% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Steven D. Frank is affiliated with North Carolina State University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the intersection of agricultural and biological sciences, with significant contributions to environmental science as well.

The scientist's recent publications demonstrate a specialized interest in insect science, plant science, ecology, evolution, behavior, and systematics. Among the notable topics covered are plant and animal studies, ecology and vegetation dynamics, and various aspects of insect pest control strategies.

Key research areas include:

  • Insect science
  • Plant science
  • Ecology, evolution, behavior, and systematics
  • Nature and landscape conservation
  • Ecology

The main topics within their work are:

  • Plant and animal studies
  • Ecology and vegetation dynamics studies
  • Research on scale insects
  • Insect pest control strategies
  • Forest insect ecology and management
  • Insect-plant interactions and control
  • Insect resistance and genetics

Some of the most recent peer-reviewed papers include:

  • Neonicotinoids pose undocumented threats to food webs, 2020, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Can Cities Activate Sleeper Species and Predict Future Forest Pests? A Case Study of Scale Insects, 2020, published in Insects
  • Review of the direct and indirect effects of warming and drought on scale insect pests of forest systems, 2020, published in Forestry An International Journal of Forest Research

Frequent collaborators include:

  • Annemarie Nagle
  • Kristi M. Backe
  • Caleb J. Wilson
  • Michael G. Just
  • Adam G. Dale

The scientist has contributed in well-established publication venues, notably:

  • Arthropod Management Tests
  • Urban Ecosystems
  • Journal of Integrated Pest Management
  • Environmental Entomology
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Best Publications

  • Biological control of arthropod pests using banker plant systems: Past progress and future directions

    Steven D. Frank

  • Genotypically diverse cultivar mixtures for insect pest management and increased crop yields

    John F. Tooker;Steven D. Frank

  • Urban Warming Drives Insect Pest Abundance on Street Trees

    Emily K. Meineke;Robert R. Dunn;Joseph O. Sexton;Steven D. Frank

  • Physiological thermal limits predict differential responses of bees to urban heat-island effects.

    April L. Hamblin;Elsa Youngsteadt;Margarita M. López-Uribe;Steven D. Frank

  • Do cities simulate climate change? A comparison of herbivore response to urban and global warming

    Elsa Youngsteadt;Adam G. Dale;Adam J. Terando;Adam J. Terando;Robert R. Dunn

  • Warming and drought combine to increase pest insect fitness on urban trees.

    Adam G. Dale;Steven D. Frank

  • Biology, Ecology, and Management of Nonnative Ambrosia Beetles (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) in Ornamental Plant Nurseries

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  • Wild bee abundance declines with urban warming, regardless of floral density

    April L. Hamblin;Elsa Youngsteadt;Steven D. Frank

  • Urban warming trumps natural enemy regulation of herbivorous pests

    Adam G. Dale;Steven D. Frank

  • Effect of Conservation Strips on the Abundance and Distribution of Natural Enemies and Predation of Agrotis ipsilon (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) on Golf Course Fairways

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  • Non-Native Ambrosia Beetles as Opportunistic Exploiters of Living but Weakened Trees

    Christopher M. Ranger;Peter B. Schultz;Steven D. Frank;Juang H. Chong

  • The effects of urban warming on herbivore abundance and street tree condition.

    Adam G. Dale;Steven D. Frank

  • Getting ahead of the curve: cities as surrogates for global change.

    Eleanor C. Lahr;Robert R. Dunn;Steven D. Frank

  • Early pest development and loss of biological control are associated with urban warming.

    Emily K. Meineke;Robert R. Dunn;Steven D. Frank

  • Urban stress is associated with variation in microbial species composition-but not richness-in Manhattan.

    Aspen T Reese;Amy Savage;Elsa Youngsteadt;Krista L McGuire

  • Video analysis to determine how habitat strata affects predator diversity and predation of Epiphyas postvittana (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) in a vineyard

    Steven D. Frank;Stephen D. Wratten;Harpinder S. Sandhu;Paula M. Shrewsbury

  • Foraging Ecology of Bison in Aspen Boreal Habitats

    Unknown

  • Pollen increases fitness and abundance of Orius insidiosus Say (Heteroptera: Anthocoridae) on banker plants

    Sarah K. Wong;Steven D. Frank

  • Urbanization Increases Pathogen Pressure on Feral and Managed Honey Bees

    Elsa Youngsteadt;R. Holden Appler;Margarita M. López-Uribe;David R. Tarpy

  • Responses of arthropod populations to warming depend on latitude: evidence from urban heat islands

    Elsa Youngsteadt;Andrew F. Ernst;Robert Roberdeau Dunn;Robert Roberdeau Dunn;Steven D. Frank

  • Habitat and species identity, not diversity, predict the extent of refuse consumption by urban arthropods

    Elsa Youngsteadt;Ryanna C. Henderson;Amy M. Savage;Andrew F. Ernst

  • Urban warming reduces aboveground carbon storage

    Emily Meineke;Elsa Youngsteadt;Robert R. Dunn;Steven D. Frank

  • Supplementary material from "Physiological thermal limits predict differential responses of bees to urban heat-island effects"

    April L. Hamblin;Elsa Youngsteadt;Margarita M. López-Uribe;Steven D. Frank

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert R. Dunn
Robert R. Dunn North Carolina State University
David R. Tarpy
David R. Tarpy North Carolina State University
Robert F. Denno
Robert F. Denno University of Maryland, College Park
Nick M. Haddad
Nick M. Haddad Michigan State University
Patrick C. Tobin
Patrick C. Tobin University of Washington
Krista L. McGuire
Krista L. McGuire University of Oregon
Alain Roques
Alain Roques INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Christopher E. Moorman
Christopher E. Moorman North Carolina State University
Stephen D. Wratten
Stephen D. Wratten Lincoln University
Sarah E. Diamond
Sarah E. Diamond Case Western Reserve University

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