John M. Pleasants

4.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
54 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

John M. Pleasants is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Insect Science and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, John M. Pleasants has authored 54 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 39 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 20 papers in Insect Science and 16 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in John M. Pleasants's work include Plant and animal studies (35 papers), Insect and Pesticide Research (14 papers) and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (12 papers). John M. Pleasants is often cited by papers focused on Plant and animal studies (35 papers), Insect and Pesticide Research (14 papers) and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (12 papers). John M. Pleasants collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Australia. John M. Pleasants's co-authors include Karen S. Oberhauser, Jonathan F. Wendel, Michael J. Zimmerman, Richard L. Hellmich, Heather R. Mattila, Diane E. Stanley-Horn, M. K. Sears, Galen P. Dively, Stephen J. Chaplin and Orley R. Taylor and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, PLoS ONE and Ecology.

In The Last Decade

John M. Pleasants

54 papers receiving 2.7k 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.

Milkweed loss in agricultural fields because of herbicide use: effect on the monarch butterfly population

2012 332 citations John M. Pleasants, Karen S. Oberhauser Insect Conservation and Diversity profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
John M. Pleasants United States	27	2.1k	1.4k	898	831	723	54	3.1k
James D. Ackerman Puerto Rico	39	4.5k 2.2×	2.7k 1.9×	1.9k 2.2×	654 0.8×	533 0.7×	132	4.9k
Andrea A. Cocucci Argentina	32	2.7k 1.3×	1.7k 1.2×	1.3k 1.4×	361 0.4×	633 0.9×	117	3.4k
John E. Losey United States	25	2.2k 1.1×	1.5k 1.1×	761 0.8×	2.6k 3.2×	732 1.0×	79	4.3k
Marlies Sazima Brazil	41	4.6k 2.2×	3.0k 2.1×	1.7k 1.9×	433 0.5×	388 0.5×	152	4.9k
Diana Pilson United States	17	906 0.4×	892 0.6×	659 0.7×	352 0.4×	745 1.0×	36	2.1k
Kristina A. Schierenbeck United States	17	1.2k 0.6×	1.1k 0.8×	838 0.9×	414 0.5×	812 1.1×	30	2.6k
Shoko Sakai Japan	26	2.0k 1.0×	1.0k 0.7×	1.1k 1.3×	418 0.5×	310 0.4×	77	2.7k
Lorne M. Wolfe United States	29	2.3k 1.1×	1.5k 1.1×	1.4k 1.5×	510 0.6×	682 0.9×	57	3.2k
Nancy E. Stamp United States	37	2.7k 1.3×	2.1k 1.5×	1.2k 1.3×	2.1k 2.5×	747 1.0×	116	4.9k
Leonardo Dapporto Italy	36	2.4k 1.1×	466 0.3×	963 1.1×	1.0k 1.2×	2.0k 2.8×	164	3.7k

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Pleasants, John M., Wayne E. Thogmartin, Karen S. Oberhauser, Orley R. Taylor, & Carl Stenoien. (2023). A comparison of summer, fall and winter estimates of monarch population size before and after milkweed eradication from crop fields in North America. Insect Conservation and Diversity. 17(1). 51–64. 7 indexed citations

Pleasants, John M.. (2023). Differences in δ ¹³ C and δ ¹⁵ N values for monarch butterflies raised on milkweeds from within and outside of crop fields: implications for inferences about natal origins. Isotopes in Environmental and Health Studies. 59(4-6). 476–489. 1 indexed citations

Hellmich, Richard L., Thomas W. Sappington, James S. Adelman, et al.. (2022). Monarch Butterfly Ecology, Behavior, and Vulnerabilities in North Central United States Agricultural Landscapes. BioScience. 72(12). 1176–1203. 10 indexed citations

Pleasants, Jacob, et al.. (2022). Cheating on Unproctored Online Exams: Prevalence, Mitigation Measures, and Effects on Exam Performance. Online Learning. 26(1). 10 indexed citations

Taylor, Orley R., David L. Gibo, Emily L. Weiser, et al.. (2019). Is the Timing, Pace, and Success of the Monarch Migration Associated With Sun Angle?. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. 7. 21 indexed citations

Pleasants, John M., Diane M. Debinski, Keith G. Bidne, et al.. (2018). Monarch Butterflies Show Differential Utilization of Nine Midwestern Milkweed Species. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. 6. 23 indexed citations

Thogmartin, Wayne E., Jay E. Diffendorfer, Laura López‐Hoffman, et al.. (2017). Density estimates of monarch butterflies overwintering in central Mexico. PeerJ. 5. e3221–e3221. 37 indexed citations

Semmens, Brice X., Darius J. Semmens, Wayne E. Thogmartin, et al.. (2016). Quasi-extinction risk and population targets for the Eastern, migratory population of monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus). Scientific Reports. 6(1). 23265–23265. 147 indexed citations

Pleasants, John M. & Karen S. Oberhauser. (2012). Milkweed loss in agricultural fields because of herbicide use: effect on the monarch butterfly population. Insect Conservation and Diversity. 6(2). 135–144. 332 indexed citations breakdown →

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Oberhauser, Karen S., Michelle Prysby, Heather R. Mattila, et al.. (2001). Temporal and spatial overlap between monarch larvae and corn pollen. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 98(21). 11913–11918. 171 indexed citations

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Sears, M. K., Richard L. Hellmich, Diane E. Stanley-Horn, et al.. (2001). Impact of Bt corn pollen on monarch butterfly populations: A risk assessment. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 98(21). 11937–11942. 326 indexed citations

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Shih, Ching‐Chun, et al.. (1998). Learning Strategies and Other Factors Influencing Achievement via Web Courses.. 178(6). 1441–1442. 31 indexed citations

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Ingebritsen, Thomas S., George Gardner Brown, & John M. Pleasants. (1997). Teaching Biology on the Internet.. WebNet. 3 indexed citations

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Jurik, Thomas W. & John M. Pleasants. (1990). The Effects of Light and Plant Size on Fate of Seedlings of the Prairie Compass Plant (Silphium laciniatum L.). Functional Ecology. 4(5). 661–661. 7 indexed citations

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Pleasants, John M.. (1989). Reversed Size Dimorphism Is Raptors: Can We Tell Which Sex Changed Size?. Oikos. 56(2). 287–287. 5 indexed citations

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Pleasants, John M.. (1988). Reversed Size Dimorphism in Raptors: Evidence for How It Evolved. Oikos. 52(1). 129–129. 17 indexed citations

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Pleasants, John M. & Nickolas M. Waser. (1985). Bumblebee Foraging at a "Hummingbird" Flower: Reward Economics and Floral Choice. The American Midland Naturalist. 114(2). 283–283. 32 indexed citations

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Pleasants, John M.. (1983). NECTAR PRODUCTION PATTERNS IN IPOMOPSIS AGGREGATA (POLEMONIACEAE). American Journal of Botany. 70(10). 1468–1475. 161 indexed citations

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Pleasants, John M. & Michael J. Zimmerman. (1983). The distribution of standing crop of nectar: what does it really tell us?. Oecologia. 57(3). 412–414. 40 indexed citations

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Pleasants, John M.. (1981). Bumblebee Response to Variation in Nectar Availability. Ecology. 62(6). 1648–1661. 147 indexed citations

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