Deborah K. Letourneau

9.3k total citations · 3 hit papers
65 papers, 4.8k citations indexed

About

Deborah K. Letourneau is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Insect Science and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Deborah K. Letourneau has authored 65 papers receiving a total of 4.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 38 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 33 papers in Insect Science and 26 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Deborah K. Letourneau's work include Plant and animal studies (36 papers), Insect-Plant Interactions and Control (22 papers) and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (19 papers). Deborah K. Letourneau is often cited by papers focused on Plant and animal studies (36 papers), Insect-Plant Interactions and Control (22 papers) and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (19 papers). Deborah K. Letourneau collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Colombia. Deborah K. Letourneau's co-authors include Lee A. Dyer, Miguel A. Altieri, Julie A. Jedlicka, Carol Shennan, Pedro Barbosa, Carlo R. Moreno, D. H. Janzen, Laurie E. Drinkwater, A.H.C. van Bruggen and F. Workneh 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

Deborah K. Letourneau

63 papers receiving 4.5k citations

Hit Papers

Does plant diversity benefit a... 1982 2026 1996 2011 2010 2017 1982 200 400 600

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Deborah K. Letourneau United States 31 2.3k 2.2k 2.2k 971 861 65 4.8k
Jennifer A. Lau United States 30 2.4k 1.0× 1.9k 0.9× 674 0.3× 1.5k 1.5× 1.1k 1.3× 77 4.5k
Stig Larsson Sweden 43 2.2k 1.0× 2.8k 1.3× 2.5k 1.2× 1.6k 1.7× 2.5k 2.9× 102 6.3k
Barbara Ekbom Sweden 41 2.4k 1.0× 1.9k 0.9× 2.9k 1.3× 926 1.0× 953 1.1× 119 5.0k
Anna‐Camilla Moonen Italy 26 1.8k 0.8× 1.2k 0.5× 1.2k 0.6× 756 0.8× 539 0.6× 51 3.5k
Heinz Müller‐Schärer Switzerland 40 2.8k 1.2× 2.6k 1.2× 1.5k 0.7× 2.7k 2.8× 1.6k 1.9× 151 6.1k
Robert C. Venette United States 36 2.1k 0.9× 1.1k 0.5× 2.5k 1.1× 397 0.4× 1.6k 1.9× 119 4.6k
Sergio Rasmann Switzerland 46 3.9k 1.7× 2.9k 1.3× 2.5k 1.2× 1.5k 1.6× 1.2k 1.4× 160 6.9k
Alan C. Gange United Kingdom 53 5.2k 2.3× 3.1k 1.4× 2.1k 1.0× 1.7k 1.8× 1.1k 1.3× 169 8.2k
Jonathan G. Lundgren United States 42 2.4k 1.0× 1.8k 0.8× 3.7k 1.7× 335 0.3× 960 1.1× 134 5.6k
Arjen Biere Netherlands 45 3.6k 1.6× 3.0k 1.3× 1.4k 0.6× 1.6k 1.7× 811 0.9× 120 6.0k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Isbell, Forest, Paul R. Adler, Nico Eisenhauer, et al.. (2017). Benefits of increasing plant diversity in sustainable agroecosystems. Journal of Ecology. 105(4). 871–879. 401 indexed citations breakdown →
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Macfadyen, Sarina, Jason M. Tylianakis, Deborah K. Letourneau, et al.. (2015). The role of food retailers in improving resilience in global food supply. Global Food Security. 7. 1–8. 60 indexed citations
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Cornelisse, Tara M., et al.. (2013). The Implications of Habitat Management on the Population Viability of the Endangered Ohlone Tiger Beetle (Cicindela ohlone) Metapopulation. PLoS ONE. 8(8). e71005–e71005. 9 indexed citations
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Letourneau, Deborah K., Inge Armbrecht, Beatriz Salguero Rivera, et al.. (2010). Does plant diversity benefit agroecosystems? A synthetic review. Ecological Applications. 21(1). 9–21. 617 indexed citations breakdown →
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Dyer, Lee A., et al.. (2010). Herbivores on a dominant understory shrub increase local plant diversity in rain forest communities. Ecology. 91(12). 3707–3718. 43 indexed citations
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Letourneau, Deborah K., et al.. (2009). Plant fitness assessment for wild relatives of insect resistant crops. PubMed. 8(1). 45–55. 8 indexed citations
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Dyer, Lee A., et al.. (2004). ECOLOGICAL CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES OF VARIATION IN DEFENSIVE CHEMISTRY OF A NEOTROPICAL SHRUB. Ecology. 85(10). 2795–2803. 62 indexed citations
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Dyer, Lee A., Craig D. Dodson, John O. Stireman, et al.. (2003). Synergistic Effects of Three Piper Amides on Generalist and Specialist Herbivores. Journal of Chemical Ecology. 29(11). 2499–2514. 106 indexed citations
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Letourneau, Deborah K., et al.. (2001). Genetically Engineered Organisms : Assessing Environmental and Human Health Effects. CRC Press eBooks. 81 indexed citations
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Dyer, Lee A., et al.. (2001). Trade-offs in Antiherbivore Defenses in Piper cenocladum: Ant Mutualists Versus Plant Secondary Metabolites. Journal of Chemical Ecology. 27(3). 581–592. 78 indexed citations
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Dodson, Craig D., et al.. (2000). Cenocladamide, a dihydropyridone alkaloid from Piper cenocladum. Phytochemistry. 53(1). 51–54. 47 indexed citations
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Letourneau, Deborah K. & David A. Andow. (1999). Natural-Enemy Food Webs. Ecological Applications. 9(2). 363–364. 3 indexed citations
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Letourneau, Deborah K.. (1998). Ants, Stem-Borers, and Fungal Pathogens: Experimental Tests of a Fitness Advantage in Piper Ant-Plants. Ecology. 79(2). 593–593. 27 indexed citations
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Drinkwater, Laurie E., Deborah K. Letourneau, F. Workneh, A.H.C. van Bruggen, & Carol Shennan. (1995). Fundamental Differences Between Conventional and Organic Tomato Agroecosystems in California. Ecological Applications. 5(4). 1098–1112. 369 indexed citations
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Letourneau, Deborah K.. (1990). Mechanisms of predator accumulation in a mixed crop system. Ecological Entomology. 15(1). 63–69. 17 indexed citations
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Fox, Laurel R., Deborah K. Letourneau, J. Eisenbach, & Saskya van Nouhuys. (1990). Parasitism rates and sex ratios of a parasitoid wasp: effects of herbivore and plant quality. Oecologia. 83(3). 414–419. 90 indexed citations
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Letourneau, Deborah K.. (1990). Code of Ant-Plant Mutualism Broken by Parasite. Science. 248(4952). 215–217. 61 indexed citations
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Letourneau, Deborah K. & Laurel R. Fox. (1989). Effects of experimental design and nitrogen on cabbage butterfly oviposition. Oecologia. 80(2). 211–214. 17 indexed citations
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Altieri, Miguel A., Deborah K. Letourneau, & Stephen J. Risch. (1984). Vegetation diversity and insect pest outbreaks. Critical Reviews in Plant Sciences. 2(2). 131–169. 86 indexed citations

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