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Wendell L. Roelofs

Wendell L. Roelofs

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
84
Citations
19933
World Ranking
3393
National Ranking
1705

Wendell L. Roelofs publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 339 publications — 84th percentile

84% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Wendell L. Roelofs D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Wendell L. Roelofs sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 84 D-Index — 84th percentile

84% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 1985 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1985 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1983 - US President's National Medal of Science "For his fundamental contributions to basic and applied biology in the field of insect pheromones, their chemical composition and blends, their biosysnthesis, how insects perceive and respond to them, and their use in insect pest management.", Presented by President Reagan at a White House Ceremony on February 27, 1985.
  • 1982 - Wolf Prize in Agriculture for his fundamental chemical and biological research on pheromones and their practical use in insect control.

Overview

Wendell L. Roelofs is affiliated with Cornell University in the United States. Their scientific contributions focus primarily on basic and applied biology, with a notable specialization in the field of insect pheromones. This includes research into the chemical composition and blends of these pheromones, biosynthesis mechanisms, insect perception and behavioral responses, as well as the practical application of pheromones in insect pest management.

Wendell L. Roelofs has been recognized by several prestigious awards that reflect the impact and scope of their research. In 1982, they were honored with the Wolf Prize in Agriculture for chemical and biological research on pheromones and their practical implementation in insect control.

In 1983, they received the US President's National Medal of Science. The award citation highlighted fundamental contributions to the understanding of insect pheromones, including their chemical characterization, biosynthesis, insect perception, and applied usage in pest management. The medal was presented by President Reagan during a White House Ceremony on February 27, 1985.

Further recognition includes being named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and election as a Member of the National Academy of Sciences, both awarded in 1985.

Best Publications

  • Evolution of moth sex pheromones via ancestral genes

    Wendell L. Roelofs;Weitian Liu;Guixia Hao;Hongmei Jiao

  • A Δ9 desaturase gene with a different substrate specificity is responsible for the cuticular diene hydrocarbon polymorphism in Drosophila melanogaster

    Renaud Dallerac;Carole Labeur;Jean-Marc Jallon;Douglas C. Knipple

  • Fruit odor discrimination and sympatric host race formation in Rhagoletis

    Charles Linn;Jeffrey L. Feder;Satoshi Nojima;Hattie R. Dambroski

  • Sex pheromone production and perception in European corn borer moths is determined by both autosomal and sex-linked genes.

    Wendell Roelofs;Thomas Glover;Xian-Han Tang;Isabelle Sreng

  • Molecular genetics and evolution of pheromone biosynthesis in Lepidoptera

    Wendell L. Roelofs;Alejandro P. Rooney

  • Sex pheromone of the european corn borer,Ostrinia nubilalis (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae), in New York

    J. Kochansky;R. T. Cardé;J. Liebherr;W. L. Roelofs

  • Purification, Identification, Concentration and Bioactivity of (Z)-7-Dodecen-1-yl Acetate: Sex Pheromone of the Female Asian Elephant, Elephas maximus

    L. E. L. Rasmussen;T. D. Lee;A. Zhang;W. L. Roelofs

  • Gut bacteria mediate aggregation in the German cockroach

    Ayako Wada-Katsumata;Ludek Zurek;Godfrey Nalyanya;Wendell L. Roelofs

  • Two sex pheromone components of the tobacco budworm moth, Heliothis virescens.

    Wendell L. Roelofs;Ada S. Hill;Ring T. Carde;Thomas C. Baker

  • Insect pheromone in elephants.

    Rasmussen Le;Lee Td;Roelofs Wl;Zhang A

  • Biosynthesis of lepidopteran pheromones

    Wendell Roelofs;Louis Bjostad

  • Chemistry of sex attraction.

    Wendell L. Roelofs

  • Sex pheromone perception: electroantennogram responses of the red-banded leaf roller moth.

    W.L. Roelofs;A. Comeau

  • Structural organization of the Helicoverpa zea gene encoding the precursor protein for pheromone biosynthesis-activating neuropeptide and other neuropeptides

    Peter W. K. Ma;Douglas C. Knipple;Wendell L. Roelofs

  • Identification of a new blend of apple volatiles attractive to the apple maggot: Rhagoletis pomonella

    Aijun Zhang;Aijun Zhang;Charles Linn;Starker Wright;Ronald Prokopy

  • Pheromone Biosynthesis in Lepidopterans: Desaturation and Chain Shortening

    L.B. Bjostad;W.A. Wolf;W.L. Roelofs

  • Sex Pheromone of the Oriental Fruit Moth

    Wendell L. Roelofs;André Comeau;Robert Selle

  • Redundancy in a chemical signal: Behavioral responses of maleTrichoplusia ni to a 6-Component sex pheromone blend

    Linn Ce;Bjostad Lb;Du Jw;Roelofs Wl

  • Sex pheromone perception: Synergists and inhibitors for the red-banded leaf roller attractant

    W.L. Roelofs;A. Comeau

  • Three European corn borer populations in New York based on sex pheromones and voltinism

    W. L. Roelofs;J. W. Du;X. H. Tang;P. S. Robbins

Frequent Co-Authors

Charles E. Linn
Charles E. Linn Cornell University
Ring T. Cardé
Ring T. Cardé University of California, Riverside
Thomas C. Baker
Thomas C. Baker Pennsylvania State University
Alejandro P. Rooney
Alejandro P. Rooney National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research
Christer Löfstedt
Christer Löfstedt Lund University
Jeffrey L. Feder
Jeffrey L. Feder University of Notre Dame
Coby Schal
Coby Schal North Carolina State University
Peter E. A. Teal
Peter E. A. Teal United States Department of Agriculture
Bill S. Hansson
Bill S. Hansson Max Planck Society
Glenn D. Prestwich
Glenn D. Prestwich University of Utah

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