James Pakaluk

670 total citations · 1 hit paper
19 papers, 577 citations indexed

About

James Pakaluk is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Ecology and Insect Science. According to data from OpenAlex, James Pakaluk has authored 19 papers receiving a total of 577 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 10 papers in Ecology and 7 papers in Insect Science. Recurrent topics in James Pakaluk's work include Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution (15 papers), Forest Insect Ecology and Management (10 papers) and Coleoptera: Cerambycidae studies (9 papers). James Pakaluk is often cited by papers focused on Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution (15 papers), Forest Insect Ecology and Management (10 papers) and Coleoptera: Cerambycidae studies (9 papers). James Pakaluk collaborates with scholars based in United States, Switzerland and Australia. James Pakaluk's co-authors include S A Slipinski, John F. Lawrence, Joseph V. McHugh, Charles W. O’Brien and Quentin D. Wheeler and has published in prestigious journals such as Annals of the Entomological Society of America, Revue suisse de zoologie and Revista de Biología Tropical.

In The Last Decade

James Pakaluk

19 papers receiving 520 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.

Biology, phylogeny, and classification of Coleoptera : papers celebrating the 80th birthday of Roy A. Crowson

1995 447 citations James Pakaluk, S A Slipinski Medical Entomology and Zoology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
James Pakaluk United States	8	508	264	170	128	117	19	577
C. A. M. Reid Australia	5	788 1.6×	451 1.7×	248 1.5×	174 1.4×	186 1.6×	6	919
Paul E. Skelley United States	12	432 0.9×	234 0.9×	250 1.5×	106 0.8×	189 1.6×	95	634
Cibele S. Ribeiro-Costa Brazil	12	308 0.6×	97 0.4×	119 0.7×	70 0.5×	197 1.7×	76	418
David C. Hawks United States	8	559 1.1×	196 0.7×	58 0.3×	212 1.7×	256 2.2×	16	682
Caroline S. Chaboo United States	13	500 1.0×	145 0.5×	219 1.3×	144 1.1×	198 1.7×	85	605
F. Hieke Germany	10	325 0.6×	235 0.9×	102 0.6×	118 0.9×	145 1.2×	30	508
Thierry Deuve France	11	398 0.8×	234 0.9×	116 0.7×	284 2.2×	89 0.8×	82	549
Dariusz Iwan Poland	14	632 1.2×	336 1.3×	188 1.1×	181 1.4×	168 1.4×	105	742
José Luís Navarrete-Heredia Mexico	8	226 0.4×	141 0.5×	97 0.6×	92 0.7×	97 0.8×	85	349
Santiago Zaragoza-Caballero Mexico	9	245 0.5×	105 0.4×	188 1.1×	79 0.6×	72 0.6×	44	314

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O’Brien, Charles W. & James Pakaluk. (1998). TWO NEW SPECIES OF ACYTHOPEUS PASCOE (COLEOPTERA : CURCULIONIDAE : BARIDINAE) FROM COCCINIA GRANDIS (L.) VOIGHT (CUCURBITACEAE) IN KENYA. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 100(4). 764–774. 4 indexed citations

McHugh, Joseph V. & James Pakaluk. (1997). Review of the larval stages of Epipocinae [Insecta: Coleoptera: Endomychidae]. Annales Zoologici. 47. 59–77. 9 indexed citations

Pakaluk, James. (1997). Acoptus suturalis LeConte (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Zygopinae), a potential vector of the chestnut blight fungus, Cryphonectria parasitica (Murrill) Barr, in the eastern United States. Biodiversity Heritage Library (Smithsonian Institution). 7 indexed citations

Pakaluk, James & S A Slipinski. (1995). Biology, phylogeny, and classification of Coleoptera : papers celebrating the 80th birthday of Roy A. Crowson. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 447 indexed citations breakdown →

Pakaluk, James & S A Slipinski. (1995). Crowsonius parensis, a new species of Neotropical Rhizophagidae from the nest of the stingless bee Trigona dallatorreana Friese [Hymenoptera: Apidae] [Coleoptera: Cucujoidea]. 6. 1 indexed citations

Pakaluk, James & S A Slipinski. (1995). Acritosomatinae, a new subfamily of Endomychidae for Acritosoma new genus based upon two new species from Mexico and Peru [Coleoptera: Cucujoidea]. 6. 4 indexed citations

Pakaluk, James. (1994). Review of the immature stages of Baridinae II: Madarini [Coleoptera: Curculionidae]. Annales Zoologici. 45(45). 1–14. 6 indexed citations

Pakaluk, James, S A Slipinski, & John F. Lawrence. (1994). Current classification and family-group names in Cucujoidea [Coleoptera]. 5(4). 223–268. 29 indexed citations

Pakaluk, James, et al.. (1994). Description of the Larva of an Unidentified Species of Ceratopus Schoenherr, with Comments on Plant Associations in Ceratopodinae (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). Biodiversity Heritage Library (Smithsonian Institution). 1 indexed citations

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Pakaluk, James. (1993). Review of the immature stages of Baridinae I: Nertinini (Coleoptera: Curculionidae).. 7. 165–170. 3 indexed citations

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Pakaluk, James & S A Slipinski. (1993). A new genus and two new species of Neotropical Rhizophagidae (Coleoptera) from Trigona (Hymenoptera: Apidae) nests, with a review of rhizophagid biology. The Coleopterists Bulletin. 47. 4 indexed citations

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Pakaluk, James. (1991). Phylogenetic placement of Phaenocephalus Wollaston (Coleoptera: Phaenocephalidae & Phalacridae). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 93(2). 317–321. 1 indexed citations

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Pakaluk, James & S A Slipinski. (1990). Review of Eupsilobiinae (Coleoptera: Endomychidae) with Descriptions of New Genera and Species from South America. Revue suisse de zoologie. 97. 705–728. 17 indexed citations

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Pakaluk, James. (1988). Review of the New World species of Pharaxonotha Reitter (Coleoptera: Languriidae). Revista de Biología Tropical. 36. 447–451. 13 indexed citations

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Pakaluk, James. (1987). Revision of the North American Rhymbomicrus Casey (Coleoptera: Endomychidae). Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 80(4). 456–461. 2 indexed citations

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Pakaluk, James & John F. Lawrence. (1986). PRIAMIMA, A NEW GENUS OF CORYLOPHIDAE (COLEOPTERA) FROM AUSTRALIA. Australian Journal of Entomology. 25(2). 81–84. 5 indexed citations

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Pakaluk, James. (1985). New Genus and Species of Corylophidae (Coleoptera) from Florida, with a Description of its Larva. Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 78(3). 406–409. 9 indexed citations

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Pakaluk, James. (1984). Natural history and evolution of Lycoperdina ferruginea (Coleoptera: Endomychidae) with descriptions of immature stages. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 86(2). 312–325. 11 indexed citations

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Wheeler, Quentin D. & James Pakaluk. (1983). Descriptions Of Larval Stenichnus (Cyrtoscydmus) - Stenichnus turbatus And Stenichnus conjux, With Notes On Their Natural history (Coleoptera, Scydmaenidae). Biodiversity Heritage Library (Smithsonian Institution). 4 indexed citations

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