Brian D. Farrell

9.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
87 papers, 6.6k citations indexed

About

Brian D. Farrell is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Ecology and Insect Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Brian D. Farrell has authored 87 papers receiving a total of 6.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 66 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 42 papers in Ecology and 33 papers in Insect Science. Recurrent topics in Brian D. Farrell's work include Forest Insect Ecology and Management (37 papers), Plant and animal studies (36 papers) and Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution (19 papers). Brian D. Farrell is often cited by papers focused on Forest Insect Ecology and Management (37 papers), Plant and animal studies (36 papers) and Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution (19 papers). Brian D. Farrell collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and Norway. Brian D. Farrell's co-authors include Charles Mitter, Andrea S. Sequeira, Duane D. McKenna, Brian M. Wiegmann, Scott T. Kelley, Benjamin B. Normark, Bjarte H. Jordal, Adriana E. Marvaldi, Catherine R. Linnen and David E. Dussourd and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Brian D. Farrell

83 papers receiving 6.3k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

"Inordinate Fondness" Explained: Why Are There So Many Beetles?

1998 643 citations Brian D. Farrell profile →
The Phylogenetic Study of Adaptive Zones: Has Phytophagy Promoted Insect Diversification?

1988 533 citations Charles Mitter, Brian D. Farrell et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Brian D. Farrell United States	41	4.2k	2.4k	2.2k	1.9k	1.2k	87	6.6k
David K. Yeates Australia	38	3.2k 0.8×	2.4k 1.0×	1.2k 0.5×	1.7k 0.9×	686 0.6×	175	6.0k
Felix A. H. Sperling Canada	45	3.9k 0.9×	2.9k 1.2×	1.7k 0.8×	3.6k 1.9×	908 0.8×	184	7.4k
Francesco Frati Italy	32	4.8k 1.1×	3.3k 1.3×	2.8k 1.3×	3.3k 1.8×	1.2k 1.0×	136	9.4k
Stewart H. Berlocher United States	29	2.9k 0.7×	2.3k 1.0×	1.9k 0.9×	2.7k 1.5×	670 0.6×	63	5.8k
Michael Balke Germany	37	3.5k 0.8×	1.2k 0.5×	2.2k 1.0×	2.2k 1.2×	433 0.4×	203	6.0k
James M. Carpenter United States	43	6.0k 1.4×	1.9k 0.8×	885 0.4×	4.4k 2.4×	1.2k 1.0×	286	8.1k
Charles Mitter United States	46	4.0k 1.0×	2.0k 0.8×	956 0.4×	3.2k 1.7×	954 0.8×	82	6.1k
Daniel J. Funk United States	30	3.0k 0.7×	1.6k 0.7×	2.0k 0.9×	3.9k 2.1×	998 0.8×	50	7.0k
George Roderick United States	47	2.7k 0.7×	3.7k 1.5×	2.2k 1.0×	2.2k 1.2×	1.6k 1.4×	121	7.7k
Jesús Gómez‐Zurita Spain	27	2.4k 0.6×	967 0.4×	1.7k 0.8×	1.6k 0.8×	506 0.4×	80	4.8k

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Farrell, Brian D., et al.. (2025). Chromosome-level genome assembly of the white-spotted sawyer Monochamus scutellatus (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae). Scientific Data. 12(1). 2009–2009.

Farrell, Brian D., et al.. (2024). Once upon a fly: The biogeographical odyssey of Labrundinia (Chironomidae, Tanypodinae), an aquatic non-biting midge towards diversification. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 194. 108025–108025. 2 indexed citations

Li, Xuankun, Adriana E. Marvaldi, Rolf G. Oberprieler, et al.. (2024). The evolutionary history of the ancient weevil family Belidae (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea) reveals the marks of Gondwana breakup and major floristic turnovers, including the rise of angiosperms. eLife. 13. 2 indexed citations

Farrell, Brian D., et al.. (2022). An allometric prior enhances acoustic niche partitioning signal. Journal of The Royal Society Interface. 19(197). 20220421–20220421. 5 indexed citations

Tsai, Cheng‐Lung, et al.. (2022). History Does Not Repeat Itself; It Rhymes: Range Expansion and Outbreak of Plecia longiforceps (Diptera: Bibionidae) in East Asia. Journal of Integrated Pest Management. 13(1). 3 indexed citations

Chamorro, Maria Lourdes, Bruno A. S. de Medeiros, & Brian D. Farrell. (2021). First phylogenetic analysis of Dryophthorinae (Coleoptera, Curculionidae) based on structural alignment of ribosomal DNA reveals Cenozoic diversification. Ecology and Evolution. 11(5). 1984–1998. 7 indexed citations

Medeiros, Bruno A. S. de & Brian D. Farrell. (2020). Evaluating insect-host interactions as a driver of species divergence in palm flower weevils. Communications Biology. 3(1). 749–749. 14 indexed citations

Medeiros, Bruno A. S. de, et al.. (2019). Flower visitors of the licuri palm (Syagrus coronata): brood pollinators coexist with a diverse community of antagonists and mutualists. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 126(4). 666–687. 35 indexed citations

Medeiros, Bruno A. S. de & Brian D. Farrell. (2018). Whole-genome amplification in double-digest RADseq results in adequate libraries but fewer sequenced loci. PeerJ. 6. e5089–e5089. 32 indexed citations

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Farrell, Brian D., et al.. (2015). Phylogeny of world stag beetles (Coleoptera: Lucanidae) reveals a Gondwanan origin of Darwin’s stag beetle. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 86. 35–48. 75 indexed citations

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Engel, Michael S., et al.. (2014). THE FOSSIL INSECT COLLABORATIVE: AN NSF-FUNDED PALEONTOLOGY COLLECTIONS DIGITIZATION PROJECT. 2014 GSA Annual Meeting in Vancouver, British Columbia (19–22 October 2014). 1 indexed citations

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Archibald, S. Bruce, William H. Bossert, David R. Greenwood, & Brian D. Farrell. (2010). Seasonality, the latitudinal gradient of diversity, and Eocene insects. Paleobiology. 36(3). 374–398. 125 indexed citations

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McKenna, Duane D., Andrea S. Sequeira, Adriana E. Marvaldi, & Brian D. Farrell. (2009). Temporal lags and overlap in the diversification of weevils and flowering plants. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 106(17). 7083–7088. 257 indexed citations

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Morse, Geoffrey E. & Brian D. Farrell. (2005). Interspecific phylogeography of the Stator limbatus species complex: The geographic context of speciation and specialization. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 36(2). 201–213. 36 indexed citations

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McKenna, Duane D. & Brian D. Farrell. (2005). Molecular phylogenetics and evolution of host plant use in the Neotropical rolled leaf ‘hispine’ beetle genus Cephaloleia (Chevrolat) (Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 37(1). 117–131. 37 indexed citations

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Farrell, Brian D. & Andrea S. Sequeira. (2004). EVOLUTIONARY RATES IN THE ADAPTIVE RADIATION OF BEETLES ON PLANTS. Evolution. 58(9). 1984–2001. 105 indexed citations

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Marvaldi, Adriana E., Andrea S. Sequeira, Charles W. O’Brien, & Brian D. Farrell. (2002). Molecular and Morphological Phylogenetics of Weevils (Coleoptera, Curculionoidea): Do Niche Shifts Accompany Diversification?. Systematic Biology. 51(5). 761–785. 232 indexed citations

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Jordal, Bjarte H., Benjamin B. Normark, Brian D. Farrell, & Lawrence R. Kirkendall. (2002). Extraordinary haplotype diversity in haplodiploid inbreeders: phylogenetics and evolution of the bark beetle genus Coccotrypes. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 23(2). 171–188. 34 indexed citations

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Kelley, Scott T., Brian D. Farrell, & J. B. Mitton. (2000). Effects of specialization on genetic differentiation in sister species of bark beetles. Heredity. 84(2). 218–227. 76 indexed citations

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Mitter, Charles, Brian D. Farrell, & Douglas J. Futuyma. (1991). Phylogenetic studies of insect-plant interactions: Insights into the genesis of diversity. Trends in Ecology & Evolution. 6(9). 290–293. 184 indexed citations

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