Dennis J. O’Dowd

6.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
78 papers, 4.5k citations indexed

About

Dennis J. O’Dowd is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Genetics and Insect Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Dennis J. O’Dowd has authored 78 papers receiving a total of 4.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 53 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 30 papers in Genetics and 23 papers in Insect Science. Recurrent topics in Dennis J. O’Dowd's work include Plant and animal studies (46 papers), Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (29 papers) and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (19 papers). Dennis J. O’Dowd is often cited by papers focused on Plant and animal studies (46 papers), Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (29 papers) and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (19 papers). Dennis J. O’Dowd collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United States and Malaysia. Dennis J. O’Dowd's co-authors include P. S. Lake, Peter T. Green, Peter R. Atsatt, Mary F. Willson, Mark E. Hay, David Evans Walter, A. Malcolm Gill, Ralph Mac Nally, P. S. Lake and Gail A. Baker and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Trends in Ecology & Evolution and Ecology.

In The Last Decade

Dennis J. O’Dowd

76 papers receiving 4.1k citations

Hit Papers

Invasional ‘meltdown’ on an oceanic island 1976 2026 1992 2009 2003 1976 100 200 300 400 500
What are hit papers?

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.

  1. Invasional ‘meltdown’ on an oceanic island
    2003 537 citations Dennis J. O’Dowd, Peter T. Green et al. Ecology Letters profile →
  2. Plant Defense Guilds
    1976 468 citations Dennis J. O’Dowd et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Dennis J. O’Dowd Australia 36 2.8k 1.6k 1.5k 1.5k 1.4k 78 4.5k
Douglas W. Tallamy United States 37 2.4k 0.8× 1.5k 1.0× 1.1k 0.7× 1.2k 0.8× 963 0.7× 95 4.3k
Nora Underwood United States 25 1.7k 0.6× 1.1k 0.7× 1.3k 0.9× 1.1k 0.8× 704 0.5× 64 3.3k
Karen Goodell United States 18 1.9k 0.7× 1.2k 0.8× 1.3k 0.9× 1.1k 0.7× 655 0.5× 40 3.3k
Deborah L. Finke United States 27 2.1k 0.8× 2.2k 1.4× 1.2k 0.8× 1.5k 1.0× 584 0.4× 63 4.3k
Ruth A. Hufbauer United States 36 2.0k 0.7× 1.6k 1.0× 1.5k 1.0× 1.4k 0.9× 1.2k 0.8× 115 4.8k
Anthony Joern United States 41 2.4k 0.8× 1.2k 0.7× 2.4k 1.6× 1.9k 1.3× 691 0.5× 108 4.7k
Pamela O’Neil United States 13 1.4k 0.5× 705 0.4× 1.3k 0.9× 1.5k 1.0× 767 0.5× 15 3.5k
Robert J. Cabin United States 20 1.6k 0.6× 739 0.5× 1.9k 1.2× 1.9k 1.3× 824 0.6× 34 4.4k
Juha Tuomi Finland 46 3.1k 1.1× 905 0.6× 2.6k 1.7× 2.0k 1.3× 694 0.5× 141 5.9k
Gina M. Wimp United States 25 1.7k 0.6× 817 0.5× 1.3k 0.9× 1.1k 0.8× 770 0.5× 52 3.2k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Dennis J. O’Dowd

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Suhr, Elissa L., Dennis J. O’Dowd, Andrew V. Suarez, et al.. (2019). Ant interceptions reveal roles of transport and commodity in identifying biosecurity risk pathways into Australia. NeoBiota. 53. 1–24. 25 indexed citations
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Green, Peter T., et al.. (2011). Invasional meltdown: Invader–invader mutualism facilitates a secondary invasion. Ecology. 92(9). 1758–1768. 160 indexed citations
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O’Dowd, Dennis J., et al.. (2010). Impacts of an invasive willow (Salix × rubens) on riparian bird assemblages in south-eastern Australia. Austral Ecology. 36(5). 511–520. 30 indexed citations
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Suhr, Elissa L., Dennis J. O’Dowd, Stephen W. McKechnie, & Duncan A. Mackay. (2010). Genetic structure, behaviour and invasion history of the Argentine ant supercolony in Australia. Evolutionary Applications. 4(3). 471–484. 20 indexed citations
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Krauss, Ken W., et al.. (2009). Land crabs as key drivers in tropical coastal forest recruitment. Biological reviews/Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society. 84(2). 203–223. 80 indexed citations
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O’Dowd, Dennis J., et al.. (2008). New mutualism for old: indirect disruption and direct facilitation of seed dispersal following Argentine ant invasion. Oecologia. 158(4). 709–716. 50 indexed citations
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Davis, Naomi E., Dennis J. O’Dowd, Peter T. Green, & Ralph Mac Nally. (2008). Effects of an Alien Ant Invasion on Abundance, Behavior, and Reproductive Success of Endemic Island Birds. Conservation Biology. 22(5). 1165–1176. 51 indexed citations
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Neville, Peter J., Dennis J. O’Dowd, & Alan L. Yen. (2008). Issues and implications for research on disturbed oceanic islands illustrated through an ant survey of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands. Journal of Insect Conservation. 12(3-4). 313–323. 6 indexed citations
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O’Dowd, Dennis J., Peter T. Green, & P. S. Lake. (2003). Invasional ‘meltdown’ on an oceanic island. Ecology Letters. 6(9). 812–817. 537 indexed citations breakdown →
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O’Dowd, Dennis J., et al.. (2003). Assessment of non-target impacts on Presto 01 ant bait on litter invertebrates in Christmas Island National Park, Indian Ocean. 13 indexed citations
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Walter, D. & Dennis J. O’Dowd. (1999). The good, the bad and the ugly: Which really inhabit leaf domatia?. Inorganic Chemistry. 2(22). 215–220. 1 indexed citations
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Green, Peter T., P. S. Lake, & Dennis J. O’Dowd. (1999). Monopolization of litter processing by a dominant land crab on a tropical oceanic island. Oecologia. 119(3). 435–444. 47 indexed citations
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Green, Peter T., Dennis J. O’Dowd, & P. S. Lake. (1997). Control of Seedling Recruitment by Land Crabs in Rain Forest on a Remote Oceanic Island. Ecology. 78(8). 2474–2474. 9 indexed citations
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Walter, D. E., Dennis J. O’Dowd, M. D. Lowman, & Nalini M. Nadkarni. (1995). Life on the forest phylloplane: hairs, little houses, and myriad mites.. Current Opinion in Anaesthesiology. 34(2). 325–351. 30 indexed citations
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O’Dowd, Dennis J., et al.. (1994). The forgotten arthropods: foliar mites in the forest canopy. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum - Nature. 36(1). 221–226. 35 indexed citations
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O’Dowd, Dennis J., et al.. (1994). Plants, mites and mutualism: leaf domatia and the abundance and reproduction of mites on Viburnum tinus (Caprifoliaceae). Oecologia. 97(3). 308–315. 99 indexed citations
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Schicha, E. & Dennis J. O’Dowd. (1993). NEW AUSTRALIAN SPECIES OF PHYTOSEIIDAE (ACARINA) FROM LEAF DOMATIA. Australian Journal of Entomology. 32(4). 297–305. 10 indexed citations
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Willson, Mary F. & Dennis J. O’Dowd. (1989). Fruit color polymorphism in a bird-dispersed shrub (Rhagodia parabolica) in Australia. Evolutionary Ecology. 3(1). 40–50. 41 indexed citations
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O’Dowd, Dennis J., et al.. (1989). The effect of nutrients and inflorescence damage by insects on fruit-set by Banksia spinulosa. Oecologia. 79(4). 482–488. 36 indexed citations
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O’Dowd, Dennis J. & E. A. Catchpole. (1983). Ants and extrafloral nectaries: no evidence for plant protection in Helichrysum spp. ? ant interactions. Oecologia. 59(2-3). 191–200. 92 indexed citations

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