John M. Leavengood

497 total citations · 1 hit paper
29 papers, 376 citations indexed

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John M. Leavengood is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Ecology and Insect Science. According to data from OpenAlex, John M. Leavengood has authored 29 papers receiving a total of 376 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 15 papers in Ecology and 12 papers in Insect Science. Recurrent topics in John M. Leavengood's work include Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution (15 papers), Forest Insect Ecology and Management (15 papers) and Coleoptera: Cerambycidae studies (11 papers). John M. Leavengood is often cited by papers focused on Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution (15 papers), Forest Insect Ecology and Management (15 papers) and Coleoptera: Cerambycidae studies (11 papers). John M. Leavengood collaborates with scholars based in United States, Mexico and Australia. John M. Leavengood's co-authors include Eric G. Chapman, Jinpeng Liu, Fan Song, Pei Jiang, Xuguo Zhou, Wanzhi Cai, Hu Li, Stephen L. Cameron, Nicole L. Gunter and B. H. Garner and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, Annals of the Entomological Society of America and Zootaxa.

In The Last Decade

John M. Leavengood

22 papers receiving 361 citations

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Mitochondrial phylogenomics of Hemiptera reveals adaptive innovations driving the diversification of true bugs

2017 247 citations John M. Leavengood, Eric G. Chapman et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
John M. Leavengood United States	7	256	167	113	110	84	29	376
Andy Austin Australia	10	209 0.8×	165 1.0×	80 0.7×	86 0.8×	59 0.7×	16	343
Milada Holecová Slovakia	9	145 0.6×	142 0.9×	171 1.5×	152 1.4×	92 1.1×	54	363
Jimeng Hua China	9	240 0.9×	176 1.1×	186 1.6×	234 2.1×	89 1.1×	12	477
Sergio Castrezana United States	11	165 0.6×	272 1.6×	79 0.7×	43 0.4×	83 1.0×	17	459
Laurence Beaudoin‐Ollivier France	12	111 0.4×	146 0.9×	99 0.9×	33 0.3×	110 1.3×	28	289
Bruno P. Le Rü France	10	109 0.4×	226 1.4×	153 1.4×	125 1.1×	46 0.5×	18	354
Shayla Salzman United States	12	251 1.0×	98 0.6×	81 0.7×	72 0.7×	41 0.5×	24	374
Rui‐E Nie China	9	263 1.0×	114 0.7×	44 0.4×	108 1.0×	125 1.5×	33	366
Jéssica P. Gillung United States	12	511 2.0×	166 1.0×	74 0.7×	82 0.7×	52 0.6×	21	636
Floyd W. Shockley United States	10	278 1.1×	153 0.9×	104 0.9×	57 0.5×	114 1.4×	37	433

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Leavengood, John M., et al.. (2025). Distributional records of false click beetles (Coleoptera: Eucnemidae) from western North Carolina. Insecta mundi. 1–4–1–4. 1 indexed citations

Chapman, Eric G., John M. Leavengood, & Julian R. Dupuis. (2025). The Cleridae and Thanerocleridae of eastern North America, with illustrated keys, updated distributions, and special emphasis on the Kentucky fauna. Zootaxa. 5639(1). 1–88.

Leavengood, John M.. (2025). Living a lie: The truth behind Isohydnocera curtipennis (Newman) and other historically confused species of Phyllobaenus Dejean, with the description of the new genus Neohydnocera (Coleoptera: Cleridae: Clerinae: Hydnocerini: Hydnocerina). Insecta mundi. 1–17–1–17.

Leavengood, John M., et al.. (2024). Studies in the New World tribe Anisoscelini Laporte, 1832 (Heteroptera: Coreidae: Coreinae): updated distributions, nomenclatural changes, and keys to the genera of the tribe and the species of Anisoscelis Latreille, 1829 and Bitta Osuna, 1984. Zootaxa. 5415(2). 241–268. 1 indexed citations

Cruz, Manuel Pérez de la, et al.. (2024). Diversity and Seasonality of Cleridae (Coleoptera) in the Tropical Rainforest of the Sierra El Madrigal in Tabasco, Mexico. The Coleopterists Bulletin. 78(1).

Gil-Santana, Hélcio R., et al.. (2022). A new species of Chryxus Champion, with taxonomic notes on other species of the genus (Hemiptera, Heteroptera, Reduviidae, Chryxinae). ZooKeys. 1104. 159–175. 2 indexed citations

Leavengood, John M., et al.. (2022). Description of the new genus Tarsobaenus and three new species from Costa Rica (Coleoptera: Cleridae: Clerinae: Hydnocerini). Zootaxa. 5138(2). 167–176. 2 indexed citations

Cruz, Manuel Pérez de la, et al.. (2021). Preliminary Survey of the Checkered Beetles (Coleoptera: Cleridae) of Tamaulipas, Mexico. The Coleopterists Bulletin. 75(3). 1 indexed citations

Leavengood, John M., et al.. (2020). Phyllobaenus inusitatotibialis, a New Species from Southern Arizona (Coleoptera: Cleridae: Hydnocerinae: Hydnocerini). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 122(3). 673–673. 4 indexed citations

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Leavengood, John M.. (2020). Phyllobaenus thomasi and P. turnbowi, two new species from Mexico and Belize (Coleoptera: Cleridae: Hydnocerinae: Hydnocerini). Publication Server of Goethe University Frankfurt am Main (Goethe University Frankfurt). 1 indexed citations

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Leavengood, John M.. (2020). Forty New Country Records for Twenty-Two New World Coreidae and Two Alydidae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 122(2). 326–326. 2 indexed citations

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Leavengood, John M., et al.. (2015). A checklist of the New World species of Tillinae (Coleoptera: Cleridae), with an illustrated key to genera and new country records. Zootaxa. 4059(1). 1–39. 9 indexed citations

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Leavengood, John M.. (2015). On the distribution of some African species of Diplocladus Fairmaire and Strotocera Schenkling (Coleoptera: Cleridae: Tillinae). Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research).

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Flores‐Palacios, Alejandro, et al.. (2015). Faunistic Composition of Cleridae (Coleoptera) in El Limón de Cuauchichinola, Morelos, Mexico. Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 108(5). 771–776. 14 indexed citations

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Dunford, James C., et al.. (2014). Checklist of medically important Hymenoptera of Afghanistan. Nematropica. 2014. 2 indexed citations

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Leavengood, John M. & B. H. Garner. (2014). Nomenclatural notes on some checkered beetle (Coleoptera: Cleridae) types of the Natural History Museum, London (BMNH). Zootaxa. 3760(3). 301–35. 7 indexed citations

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Gunter, Nicole L., et al.. (2013). A molecular phylogeny of the checkered beetles and a description of Epiclininae a new subfamily (Coleoptera: Cleroidea: Cleridae). QUT ePrints (Queensland University of Technology). 4 indexed citations

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Gunter, Nicole L., et al.. (2013). A molecular phylogeny of the checkered beetles and a description of E piclininae a new subfamily ( C oleoptera: C leroidea: C leridae). Systematic Entomology. 38(3). 626–636. 37 indexed citations

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Leavengood, John M., et al.. (2012). Notes on the Identification, Distribution, and Natural History ofPhyllobaenus Corticinus(Gorham, 1883) (Coleoptera: Cleridae: Hydnocerinae), Including the First Report from the United States. The Coleopterists Bulletin. 66(4). 351–356. 5 indexed citations

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Leavengood, John M. & David Serrano. (2005). A distributional checklist of the leaf-cutting bees (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae) of Florida. Insecta mundi. 19(3). 173–176. 6 indexed citations

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