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Plant Science and Agronomy

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33
Citations
4480
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5645
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Suzanne Koptur publication distribution in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Suzanne Koptur sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 119 publications — 39th percentile

39% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 467 publications or more.

Suzanne Koptur D-index placement in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Plant Science and Agronomy scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Suzanne Koptur sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 33 D-Index — 15th percentile

15% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 109 D-Index or more.

Overview

Suzanne Koptur is affiliated with Florida International University in the United States and conducts research primarily within the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Their work spans subfields such as Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Plant Science; Molecular Biology; Nature and Landscape Conservation; and Insect Science.

The scientist's research topics include plant and animal studies, plant parasitism and resistance, ecology and vegetation dynamics studies, botany, ecology, and taxonomy studies, insect-plant interactions and control, plant toxicity and pharmacological properties, as well as Lepidoptera biology and taxonomy.

Recent scholarly publications by Suzanne Koptur include:

  • "Weeds Enhance Pollinator Diversity and Fruit Yield in Mango" (2021, Insects)
  • "Weeds Enhance Insect Diversity and Abundance and May Improve Soil Conditions in Mango Cultivation of South Florida" (2023, Insects)
  • "Chemotaxonomic investigation of Apocynaceae for retronecine-type pyrrolizidine alkaloids using HPLC-MS/MS" (2021, Phytochemistry)
  • "Are Native Palms 'Pollinator Hogs'? A Field Experiment in Pine Rocklands of Southern Florida" (2020, Natural Areas Journal)
  • "A fishing expedition to discover the pollinators of several subtropical Apocynaceae" (2020, Applications in Plant Sciences)

Collaboration is an important aspect of Suzanne Koptur's work, with frequent co-authors including María Cleopatra Pimienta, Robert J. Marquis, Andrea Salas Primoli, Lea A. Barny, and Julia A. Tasca.

The scientist has published multiple papers in venues such as Natural Areas Journal, Insects, Plants, Castanea, and Phytochemistry, with Natural Areas Journal featuring the most frequent publications.

In addition to articles, Suzanne Koptur has contributed to book literature. Notably, one publication is titled "Caterpillars in the Middle," published by Springer International Publishing in 2022.

Best Publications

  • Extrafloral nectary-mediated interactions between insects and plants

    Suzanne Koptur

  • EXPERIMENTAL EVIDENCE FOR DEFENSE OF INGA (MIMOSOIDEAE) SAPLINGS BY ANTS

    Suzanne Koptur

  • The diversity, ecology and evolution of extrafloral nectaries: current perspectives and future challenges.

    Brigitte Marazzi;Judith L. Bronstein;Suzanne Koptur

  • Facultative mutualism between weedy vetches bearing extrafloral nectaries and weedy ants in California

    Suzanne Koptur

  • OUTCROSSING AND POLLINATOR LIMITATION OF FRUIT SET: BREEDING SYSTEMS OF NEOTROPICAL INGA TREES (FABACEAE: MIMOSOIDEAE).

    Suzanne Koptur

  • Alternative Defenses against Herbivores in Inga (Fabaceae: Mimosoideae) over an Elevational Gradient

    Suzanne Koptur

  • FLORAL VARIATION AND DISTYLY IN GUETTARDA SCABRA (RUBIACEAE)

    Jennifer H. Richards;Suzanne Koptur

  • Estimating aboveground biomass of broadleaved woody plants in the understory of Florida Keys pine forests

    J.P. Sah;M.S. Ross;S. Koptur;J.R. Snyder

  • Phenological studies of shrub and treelet species in tropical cloud forests of Costa Rica

    Suzanne Koptur;William A. Haber;Gordon W. Frankie;Herbert G. Baker

  • Floral and Extrafloral Nectars of Costa Rican Inga trees: A Comparison of their Constituents and Composition1

    Suzanne Koptur;Fairchild Tropi

  • EFFECTS OF FLORIVORY ON THE POLLINATION OF FLOWERS: AN EXPERIMENTAL FIELD STUDY WITH A PERENNIAL PLANT

    Yuria J. Cardel;Suzanne Koptur

  • Bee Populations, Forest Disturbance, and Africanization in Mexico1

    Christine E. Cairns;Christine E. Cairns;Rogel Villanueva‐Gutiérrez;Suzanne Koptur;David B. Bray

  • Ant protection of the nectaried fern Polypodium plebeium in central Mexico.

    Suzanne Koptur;Victor Rico-Gray;Mónica Palacios-Rios

  • Flowering phenology and floral biology of Inga (Fabaceae: Mimosoideae)

    Suzanne Koptur

  • Interactions among vetches bearing extrafloral nectaries, their biotic protective agents, and herbivores

    Suzanne Koptur;John H. Lawton

  • The diversity and evolution of pollination systems in large plant clades: apocynaceae as a case study

    Jeff Ollerton;Sigrid Liede-Schumann;Mary E. Endress;Ulrich Meve

  • Ants Like Flower Nectar

    W. A. Haber;G. W. Frankie;H. G. Baker;I. Baker

  • Breeding system and pollination of a narrowly endemic herb of the Lower Florida Keys: impacts of the urban-wildland interface.

    Hong Liu;Suzanne Koptur

  • When is local the best paradigm? Breeding history influences conservation reintroduction survival and population trajectories in times of extreme climate events

    Joyce Maschinski;Samuel J. Wright;Suzanne Koptur;Elena C. Pinto-Torres;Elena C. Pinto-Torres

  • Plants with extrafloral nectaries and ants in everglades habitats.

    Suzanne Koptur

  • Plant-Provided Food for Carnivorous Insects: Nectar as fuel for plant protectors

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  • Facultative ant-plant interactions : nectar sugar preferences of introduced pest ant species in South Florida

    Suzanne Koptur;Ni Truong

  • FACULTATIVE MUTUALISM BETWEEN WEEDY VETCHES BEARING EXTRAFLORAL NECTARIES AND WEEDY

    Ants In California;Suzanne Koptur

Frequent Co-Authors

Paulo S. Oliveira
Paulo S. Oliveira State University of Campinas
Ian M. Jones
Ian M. Jones University of Reading
Michael S. Ross
Michael S. Ross Florida International University
John H. Lawton
John H. Lawton Yorkshire Wildlife Trust
Herbert G. Baker
Herbert G. Baker University of California, Berkeley
Gordon W. Frankie
Gordon W. Frankie University of California, Berkeley
Andrew J. Beattie
Andrew J. Beattie Macquarie University
Steven F. Oberbauer
Steven F. Oberbauer Florida International University
Victor Rico-Gray
Victor Rico-Gray Universidad Veracruzana
Eric J. B. von Wettberg
Eric J. B. von Wettberg University of Vermont

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