James P. Pitts

879 total citations
36 papers, 572 citations indexed

About

James P. Pitts is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Genetics and Insect Science. According to data from OpenAlex, James P. Pitts has authored 36 papers receiving a total of 572 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 28 papers in Genetics and 6 papers in Insect Science. Recurrent topics in James P. Pitts's work include Plant and animal studies (26 papers), Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (25 papers) and Fossil Insects in Amber (11 papers). James P. Pitts is often cited by papers focused on Plant and animal studies (26 papers), Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (25 papers) and Fossil Insects in Amber (11 papers). James P. Pitts collaborates with scholars based in United States, Philippines and Brazil. James P. Pitts's co-authors include Joseph S. Wilson, Erik M. Pilgrim, Carol D. von Dohlen, Joseph V. McHugh, Kenneth G. Ross, Kevin A. Williams, Matthew L. Forister, David Wahl, Gabriela P. Camacho and Dietrich Gotzek and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, PLoS ONE and Social Forces.

In The Last Decade

James P. Pitts

32 papers receiving 546 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
James P. Pitts United States 11 432 409 138 66 53 36 572
András Tartally Hungary 14 417 1.0× 385 0.9× 161 1.2× 54 0.8× 62 1.2× 52 581
Sabine S. Nooten Australia 11 327 0.8× 276 0.7× 144 1.0× 72 1.1× 68 1.3× 23 460
Enrico Schifani Italy 14 319 0.7× 389 1.0× 172 1.2× 52 0.8× 57 1.1× 73 495
Matthias Sanetra Germany 16 420 1.0× 527 1.3× 132 1.0× 43 0.7× 44 0.8× 27 621
Christina L. Boser United States 12 200 0.5× 305 0.7× 163 1.2× 51 0.8× 120 2.3× 20 422
Bálint Markó Romania 15 437 1.0× 494 1.2× 237 1.7× 24 0.4× 53 1.0× 45 578
Arne W. Lehmann Germany 19 606 1.4× 302 0.7× 85 0.6× 63 1.0× 69 1.3× 35 672
Andrei Sourakov United States 10 289 0.7× 308 0.8× 99 0.7× 99 1.5× 60 1.1× 57 465
Neil Rosser United Kingdom 13 464 1.1× 385 0.9× 104 0.8× 70 1.1× 65 1.2× 23 605
Steve Shattuck Australia 8 520 1.2× 532 1.3× 149 1.1× 55 0.8× 43 0.8× 17 621

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of James P. Pitts

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Murray, Elizabeth A., et al.. (2023). Phylogenomic inference of the higher classification of velvet ants (Hymenoptera: Mutillidae). Systematic Entomology. 48(3). 463–487. 11 indexed citations
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Wilson, Joseph S., et al.. (2020). Thistledown velvet ants in the Desert Mimicry Ring and the evolution of white coloration: Müllerian mimicry, camouflage and thermal ecology. Biology Letters. 16(7). 20200242–20200242. 10 indexed citations
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Pitts, James P., Gabriela P. Camacho, Dietrich Gotzek, Joseph V. McHugh, & Kenneth G. Ross. (2018). Revision of the Fire Ants of the Solenopsis saevissima Species-Group (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 120(2). 308–308. 27 indexed citations
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Vieira, Cecília Rodrigues, Cecília Waichert, Kevin A. Williams, & James P. Pitts. (2017). Evaluation of Malaise and Yellow Pan Trap Performance to Assess Velvet Ant (Hymenoptera: Mutillidae) Diversity in a Neotropical Savanna. Environmental Entomology. 46(2). 353–361. 4 indexed citations
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Vieira, Cecília Rodrigues, et al.. (2017). Spatial-temporal dynamics of neotropical velvet ant (Hymenoptera: Mutillidae) communities along a forest-savanna gradient. PLoS ONE. 12(10). e0187142–e0187142. 6 indexed citations
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Wilson, Joseph S., Kevin A. Williams, Matthew L. Forister, Carol D. von Dohlen, & James P. Pitts. (2012). Repeated evolution in overlapping mimicry rings among North American velvet ants. Nature Communications. 3(1). 1272–1272. 57 indexed citations
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Wilson, Joseph S., et al.. (2012). Testing the species limits of the tarantulas ( A raneae: T heraphosidae) endemic to C alifornia's S outhern C oast R anges, USA. Insect Conservation and Diversity. 6(3). 365–371. 18 indexed citations
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Rodríguez, Juanita, Carol D. von Dohlen, & James P. Pitts. (2010). THE GENUS PSORTHASPIS (HYMENOPTERA: POMPILIDAE) IN COLOMBIA. Caldasia. 32(2). 435–441. 3 indexed citations
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Wilson, Joseph S., Kevin A. Williams, David A. Tanner, & James P. Pitts. (2010). Nectaring by Nocturnal Velvet Ants (Hymenoptera: Mutillidae). The Southwestern Naturalist. 55(3). 441–443. 1 indexed citations
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Wilson, Joseph S., Kevin A. Williams, & James P. Pitts. (2010). Preliminary Assessment of Velvet Ant (Hymenoptera: Mutillidae) Diversity in the Deserts of Southern California. Western North American Naturalist. 70(2). 224–232. 2 indexed citations
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Pitts, James P., et al.. (2009). Velvet ants (Hymenoptera: Mutillidae) of the Algodones sand dunes of California, USA. Zootaxa. 2131(1). 5 indexed citations
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Pitts, James P., et al.. (2009). Velvet ants (Hymenoptera: Mutillidae) of the Algodones sand dunes of California, USA. Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research). 8 indexed citations
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Pilgrim, Erik M., Carol D. von Dohlen, & James P. Pitts. (2008). Molecular phylogenetics of Vespoidea indicate paraphyly of the superfamily and novel relationships of its component families and subfamilies. Zoologica Scripta. 37(5). 539–560. 106 indexed citations
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Calcaterra, Luis A., et al.. (2007). Survey of <I>Solenopsis</I> Fire Ants and Their Parasitoid Flies (Diptera: Phoridae: <I>Pseudacteon</I>) in Central Chile and Central Western Argentina. Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 100(4). 512–521. 14 indexed citations
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Pilgrim, Erik M. & James P. Pitts. (2006). A Molecular Method for Associating the Dimorphic Sexes of Velvet Ants (Hymenoptera: Mutillidae). Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society. 79(3). 222–230. 37 indexed citations
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Pitts, James P., Joseph V. McHugh, & Kenneth G. Ross. (2005). Cladistic analysis of the fire ants of the Solenopsis saevissima species‐group (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Zoologica Scripta. 34(5). 493–505. 79 indexed citations
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Pitts, James P.. (1977). The Community Service Voucher Program. Urban Affairs Quarterly. 13(2). 181–206. 1 indexed citations
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Pitts, James P.. (1975). The Politicalization of Black Students. Journal of Black Studies. 5(3). 277–319. 7 indexed citations

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