Jay D. Evans

32.5k total citations · 3 hit papers
273 papers, 16.6k citations indexed

About

Jay D. Evans is a scholar working on Insect Science, Genetics and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Jay D. Evans has authored 273 papers receiving a total of 16.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 241 papers in Insect Science, 208 papers in Genetics and 187 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Jay D. Evans's work include Insect and Pesticide Research (230 papers), Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (206 papers) and Plant and animal studies (187 papers). Jay D. Evans is often cited by papers focused on Insect and Pesticide Research (230 papers), Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (206 papers) and Plant and animal studies (187 papers). Jay D. Evans collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Switzerland. Jay D. Evans's co-authors include Yanping Chen, Jeffery S. Pettis, Diana E. Wheeler, Ryan S. Schwarz, Dawn Lopez, Marla Spivak, Dennis vanEngelsdorp, Yan Ping Chen, Peter Neumann and Jeff Pettis and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nucleic Acids Research.

In The Last Decade

Jay D. Evans

256 papers receiving 16.2k citations

Hit Papers

Colony Collapse Disorder:... 2006 2026 2012 2019 2009 2006 2012 250 500 750
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. Colony Collapse Disorder: A Descriptive Study
    2009 995 citations Dennis vanEngelsdorp, Jay D. Evans et al. profile →
  2. Immune pathways and defence mechanisms in honey bees Apis mellifera
    2006 801 citations Jay D. Evans, Yanping Chen et al. profile →
  3. Pathogen Webs in Collapsing Honey Bee Colonies
    2012 353 citations Yanping Chen, Dawn Lopez et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Jay D. Evans 14.1k 11.5k 11.1k 1.6k 1.4k 273 16.6k
John H. Werren 16.9k 1.2× 5.7k 0.5× 5.6k 0.5× 3.1k 2.0× 2.8k 2.0× 226 21.9k
S. Bradleigh Vinson 9.5k 0.7× 4.2k 0.4× 6.0k 0.5× 3.5k 2.3× 1.8k 1.3× 385 12.5k
Jacobus J. Boomsma 8.3k 0.6× 12.5k 1.1× 11.3k 1.0× 1.1k 0.7× 657 0.5× 299 15.1k
Takema Fukatsu 14.1k 1.0× 3.0k 0.3× 3.6k 0.3× 3.7k 2.4× 1.9k 1.4× 288 16.8k
Ross H. Crozier 4.0k 0.3× 6.7k 0.6× 6.6k 0.6× 1.1k 0.7× 1.4k 1.0× 195 10.0k
Mark J. F. Brown 6.2k 0.4× 5.0k 0.4× 6.7k 0.6× 1.4k 0.9× 312 0.2× 189 8.7k
Gregory D. D. Hurst 8.7k 0.6× 3.3k 0.3× 3.1k 0.3× 1.5k 1.0× 1.4k 1.0× 191 12.0k
Angela E. Douglas 11.6k 0.8× 2.5k 0.2× 2.9k 0.3× 3.9k 2.5× 3.2k 2.3× 221 17.3k
Nathan Lo 3.3k 0.2× 4.0k 0.3× 3.6k 0.3× 834 0.5× 1.2k 0.9× 158 7.4k
Francis M. Jiggins 5.9k 0.4× 2.1k 0.2× 1.5k 0.1× 1.6k 1.0× 1.8k 1.3× 135 9.1k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

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Parys, Katherine A., Rena M. Schweizer, Ligia R. Benavides, et al.. (2025). Chromosome-level genome assembly of Protandrena ( Anthemurgus ) passiflorae (Hymenoptera: Andrenidae), a host-plant specialist bee. G3 Genes Genomes Genetics. 15(7).
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Ryabov, E. V., et al.. (2024). Susceptible and infectious states for both vector and host in a dynamic pathogen–vector–host system. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 291(2014). 20232293–20232293. 2 indexed citations
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Evans, Jay D., et al.. (2024). Deadly triangle: honey bees, mites, and viruses. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2. 2 indexed citations
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Huang, Wei-Fone, et al.. (2024). The effects of queen mandibular pheromone on Nosema (Vairimorpha) ceranae infections in caged honey bees. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology. 206. 108167–108167. 1 indexed citations
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Evans, Jay D., et al.. (2024). Bee cups 2.0: P-cups as single-use cages for honey bee (Hymenoptera: Apidae) experiments. Journal of Insect Science. 24(6). 1 indexed citations
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Disayathanoowat, Terd, et al.. (2024). Comparative toxicity of oral exposure to paraquat: Survival rates and gene expression in two honey bees species; Apis mellifera and Apis cerana. Environmental Pollution. 362. 125026–125026. 1 indexed citations
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Palmer‐Young, Evan C., et al.. (2023). High temperatures augment inhibition of parasites by a honey bee gut symbiont. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 89(10). e0102323–e0102323. 5 indexed citations
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Cook, Steven C., E. V. Ryabov, Christian Becker, et al.. (2023). Deformed wing virus of honey bees is inactivated by cold plasma ionized hydrogen peroxide. Frontiers in Insect Science. 3. 1216291–1216291. 1 indexed citations
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Strange, James P., Amber D. Tripodi, Quinn S. McFrederick, et al.. (2023). Comparative analysis of 3 pollen sterilization methods for feeding bumble bees. Journal of Economic Entomology. 116(3). 662–673. 8 indexed citations
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Graham, Jason R., Humberto Boncristiani, Ashley N. Mortensen, et al.. (2023). Widespread distribution of honey bee-associated pathogens in native bees and wasps: Trends in pathogen prevalence and co-occurrence. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology. 200. 107973–107973. 13 indexed citations
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Huang, Qiang, Sheina B. Sim, Scott M. Geib, et al.. (2022). Identification of sex chromosomes and primary sex ratio in the small hive beetle, a worldwide parasite of honey bees. GigaScience. 12. 3 indexed citations
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Palmer‐Young, Evan C., Thomas R. Raffel, & Jay D. Evans. (2021). Hot and sour: parasite adaptations to honeybee body temperature and pH. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 288(1964). 20211517–20211517. 8 indexed citations
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Evans, Jay D., et al.. (2021). Beeporter: Tools for high‐throughput analyses of pollinator‐virus infections. Molecular Ecology Resources. 22(3). 978–987. 10 indexed citations
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Tauber, James P., Ralf Einspanier, Jay D. Evans, & Dino P. McMahon. (2020). Co-incubation of dsRNA reduces proportion of viable spores of Ascosphaera apis , a honey bee fungal pathogen. Journal of Apicultural Research. 59(5). 791–799. 1 indexed citations
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Posada-Flórez, Francisco, et al.. (2020). Aberrant cocoons found on honey bee comb cells are found to be Osmia cornifrons (Radoszkowski) (Hymenoptera: Megachillidae). Journal of Apicultural Research. 59(5). 1000–1004.
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Palacios, Gustavo, Jeffrey Hui, P. Lan Quan, et al.. (2008). Genetic Analysis of Israel Acute Paralysis Virus: Distinct Clusters Are Circulating in the United States. Journal of Virology. 82(13). 6209–6217. 87 indexed citations

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