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Volker H. W. Rudolf

Volker H. W. Rudolf

D-Index & Metrics

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
43
Citations
8577
World Ranking
5254
National Ranking
1796

Volker H. W. Rudolf 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 Volker H. W. Rudolf sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 90 publications — 12th percentile

12% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Volker H. W. Rudolf 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 Volker H. W. Rudolf sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 43 D-Index — 38th percentile

38% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Volker H. W. Rudolf is affiliated with Rice University in the United States. Their research spans a range of topics primarily within environmental and biological sciences, with a strong focus on ecology, species distribution, and climate change.

Their main fields of study include:

  • Environmental Science
  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences

More specific subfields of their work cover:

  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Nature and Landscape Conservation
  • Ecological Modeling
  • Ecology
  • Global and Planetary Change

The key topics addressed in Rudolf's research are:

  • Plant and animal studies
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Animal Behavior and Reproduction
  • Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
  • Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation
  • Evolution and Genetic Dynamics

Among recent published work, several papers demonstrate their contributions to the understanding of ecological and evolutionary dynamics, including:

  • "Climate warming promotes pesticide resistance through expanding overwintering range of a global pest" (2021, Nature Communications)
  • "Broadening the ecology of fear: non-lethal effects arise from diverse responses to predation and parasitism" (2021, Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences)
  • "Within-host priority effects and epidemic timing determine outbreak severity in co-infected populations" (2020, Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences)
  • "Bridging theory and experiments of priority effects" (2023, Trends in Ecology & Evolution)
  • "Priority Effects Determine How Dispersal Affects Biodiversity in Seasonal Metacommunities" (2023, The American Naturalist)

Frequent co-authors in Rudolf's work include:

  • Heng-Xing Zou
  • Zoey R. Neale
  • Chun-Sen Ma
  • Gang Ma
  • Xinyi Yan

Rudolf's publications appear most often in the following venues, reflecting their engagement in both preprint and peer-reviewed literature:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • The American Naturalist
  • Ecology
  • Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • Ecology Letters

Best Publications

  • Why intraspecific trait variation matters in community ecology

    Daniel I. Bolnick;Priyanga Amarasekare;Márcio S. Araújo;Reinhard Bürger

  • Phenology, ontogeny and the effects of climate change on the timing of species interactions

    Louie H. Yang;V. H. W. Rudolf

  • Thinking inside the box: community-level consequences of stage-structured populations.

    Tom E.X. Miller;Volker H.W. Rudolf

  • Species coexistence and pathogens with frequency-dependent transmission.

    Volker H. W. Rudolf;Janis Antonovics

  • Stage structure alters how complexity affects stability of ecological networks.

    V. H. W. Rudolf;Kevin D. Lafferty

  • Oviposition site selection in a complex and variable environment: the role of habitat quality and conspecific cues

    Volker H. W. Rudolf;Mark-Oliver Rödel

  • Climate warming promotes pesticide resistance through expanding overwintering range of a global pest

    Chun-Sen Ma;Wei Zhang;Yu Peng;Fei Zhao

  • Life-history evolution in uncertain environments: bet hedging in time.

    Henry M. Wilbur;Volker H. W. Rudolf

  • Extreme temperature events alter demographic rates, relative fitness, and community structure

    Gang Ma;Volker H. W. Rudolf;Chun‐sen Ma

  • THE INTERACTION OF CANNIBALISM AND OMNIVORY: CONSEQUENCES FOR COMMUNITY DYNAMICS

    Volker H. W. Rudolf

  • Crossing habitat boundaries: coupling dynamics of ecosystems through complex life cycles.

    Sebastian Schreiber;Volker H. W. Rudolf

  • The role of seasonal timing and phenological shifts for species coexistence

    Volker H. W. Rudolf

  • Ontogenetic functional diversity: Size structure of a keystone predator drives functioning of a complex ecosystem

    Volker H. W. Rudolf;Nick L. Rasmussen

  • CONSEQUENCES OF STAGE-STRUCTURED PREDATORS : CANNIBALISM, BEHAVIORAL EFFECTS, AND TROPHIC CASCADES

    Volker H. W. Rudolf

  • Eco-Evolutionary Dynamics Enable Coexistence via Neighbor-Dependent Selection

    David A. Vasseur;Priyanga Amarasekare;Volker H. W. Rudolf;Jonathan M. Levine

  • Population structure determines functional differences among species and ecosystem processes.

    Volker H. W. Rudolf;Nick L. Rasmussen

  • Disease transmission by cannibalism: rare event or common occurrence?

    Volker H.W Rudolf;Janis Antonovics

  • Phenotypic plasticity and optimal timing of metamorphosis under uncertain time constraints

    Volker H. W. Rudolf;Mark-Oliver Rödel

  • Stage-specific heat effects: timing and duration of heat waves alter demographic rates of a global insect pest

    Wei Zhang;Volker H. W. Rudolf;Chun-Sen Ma

  • The influence of size-specific indirect interactions in predator-prey systems.

    Volker H. W. Rudolf

  • Linking phenological shifts to species interactions through size-mediated priority effects

    Nick L. Rasmussen;Benjamin G. Van Allen;Volker H. W. Rudolf

Frequent Co-Authors

Janis Antonovics
Janis Antonovics University of Virginia
Mark-Oliver Rödel
Mark-Oliver Rödel Museum für Naturkunde
Meghan A. Duffy
Meghan A. Duffy University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Mike Boots
Mike Boots University of California, Berkeley
David A. Vasseur
David A. Vasseur Yale University
Sebastian J. Schreiber
Sebastian J. Schreiber University of California, Davis
Priyanga Amarasekare
Priyanga Amarasekare University of California, Los Angeles
Kevin D. Lafferty
Kevin D. Lafferty United States Geological Survey
Jonathan M. Levine
Jonathan M. Levine Princeton University
Michael Veith
Michael Veith University of Trier

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