James B. Whitfield

6.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
129 papers, 4.3k citations indexed

About

James B. Whitfield is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Insect Science and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, James B. Whitfield has authored 129 papers receiving a total of 4.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 111 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 98 papers in Insect Science and 38 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in James B. Whitfield's work include Hymenoptera taxonomy and phylogeny (83 papers), Insect-Plant Interactions and Control (80 papers) and Plant and animal studies (42 papers). James B. Whitfield is often cited by papers focused on Hymenoptera taxonomy and phylogeny (83 papers), Insect-Plant Interactions and Control (80 papers) and Plant and animal studies (42 papers). James B. Whitfield collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Australia. James B. Whitfield's co-authors include Daniel H. Janzen, Peter J. Lockhart, M. Alex Smith, Josephine Rodriguez, Paul D. N. Hebert, Winnie Hallwachs, Karl M. Kjer, Mehrdad Hajibabaei, Andrew Deans and Jonathan C. Banks and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

James B. Whitfield

122 papers receiving 4.1k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

  1. Extreme diversity of tropical parasitoid wasps exposed by iterative integration of natural history, DNA barcoding, morphology, and collections
    2008 478 citations M. Alex Smith, James B. Whitfield et al. profile →

Peers

James B. Whitfield
Brian M. Wiegmann United States
J. L. Nieves‐Aldrey Spain
Mark Dowton Australia
Christian Stauffer Austria
Patrick Mardulyn Belgium
Daniel Rubinoff United States
John Trueman Australia
Corrie S. Moreau United States
Karen Meusemann Germany
Wenjun Bu China
Brian M. Wiegmann United States
James B. Whitfield
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Co-authorship network of co-authors of James B. Whitfield

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All Works

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Koptur, Suzanne, et al.. (2024). Pierid Butterflies, Legume Hostplants, and Parasitoids in Urban Areas of Southern Florida. Insects. 15(2). 123–123.
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Robin, Stéphanie, Marc Ravallec, James B. Whitfield, et al.. (2019). Evidence for an ichnovirus machinery in parasitoids of coleopteran larvae. Virus Research. 263. 189–206. 6 indexed citations
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Bapteste, Éric, Leo van Iersel, Axel Janke, et al.. (2013). Networks: expanding evolutionary thinking. Trends in Genetics. 29(8). 439–441. 127 indexed citations
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Whitfield, James B. & Peter J. Lockhart. (2007). Deciphering ancient rapid radiations. Trends in Ecology & Evolution. 22(5). 258–265. 360 indexed citations
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Figueroa, José Isaac, Alejandro Valerio, Víctor López‐Martínez, James B. Whitfield, & Michael J. Sharkey. (2003). Two new species of Epsilogaster Whitfield & Mason (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) from Mexico and Costa Rica. The Pan-Pacific Entomologist. 79. 198–206. 3 indexed citations
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Whitfield, James B., et al.. (2003). A molecular phylogeny of the subfamily Rogadinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) based on the D2 variable region of 28S ribosomal RNA. Acta Entomologica Sinica. 46(2). 10 indexed citations
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Whitfield, James B. & Sassan Asgari. (2003). Virus or not? Phylogenetics of polydnaviruses and their wasp carriers. Journal of Insect Physiology. 49(5). 397–405. 94 indexed citations
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Chen, Xue‐Xin, James B. Whitfield, & He Junhua. (2002). Discovery of the genus Microtypus Ratzeburg (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) in China, with records of three species.. Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society. 75(4). 333–334. 1 indexed citations
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Whitfield, James B., Robert J. Marquis, & Josiane Le Corff. (1999). Host associations of braconid parasitoids (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) reared from Lepidoptera feeding on oaks (Quercus spp.) in the Missouri Ozarks. Entomological News. 110(4). 225–230. 10 indexed citations
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Whitfield, James B., et al.. (1999). Systematics of the world genera of Cardiochilinae (Hymenoptera:Braconidae). Invertebrate taxonomy. 13(6). 917–976. 24 indexed citations
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Whitfield, James B. & S. A. Cameron. (1998). Hierarchical analysis of variation in the mitochondrial 16S rRNA gene among Hymenoptera. Molecular Biology and Evolution. 15(12). 1728–1743. 78 indexed citations
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Cameron, Sydney A., et al.. (1997). Crop storage of pollen and its functional significance in the solitary bee, Melissodes rustica (Hymenoptera: Apidae). Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society. 70(4). 353–358. 4 indexed citations
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Whitfield, James B., et al.. (1996). Hansonia, a new genus of cardiochiline Braconidae (Hymenoptera) from Costa Rica, with notes on its biology. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 98(3). 592–596. 7 indexed citations
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Cameron, Sydney A., et al.. (1996). Nesting biology and foraging patterns of the solitary bee Melissodes rustica (Hymenoptera: Apidae) in northwest Arkansas. Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society. 69(4). 260–273. 18 indexed citations
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Stoltz, Don & James B. Whitfield. (1992). Viruses and virus-like entities in the parasitic Hymenoptera. Journal of Hymenoptera Research. 1. 125–139. 78 indexed citations
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Whitfield, James B.. (1992). Phylogeny of the non-aculeate Apocrita and the evolution of parasitism in the Hymenoptera. Journal of Hymenoptera Research. 1. 3–14. 49 indexed citations
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Whitfield, James B.. (1988). Taxonomic notes on Rhyssalini and Rhysipolini (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) with first Nearctic records of three genera.. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 90(4). 471–473. 7 indexed citations

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