John S. LaPolla

1.3k total citations
54 papers, 967 citations indexed

About

John S. LaPolla is a scholar working on Genetics, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Insect Science. According to data from OpenAlex, John S. LaPolla has authored 54 papers receiving a total of 967 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 50 papers in Genetics, 46 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 24 papers in Insect Science. Recurrent topics in John S. LaPolla's work include Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (48 papers), Plant and animal studies (41 papers) and Fossil Insects in Amber (17 papers). John S. LaPolla is often cited by papers focused on Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (48 papers), Plant and animal studies (41 papers) and Fossil Insects in Amber (17 papers). John S. LaPolla collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and South Africa. John S. LaPolla's co-authors include Seán G. Brady, Steven O. Shattuck, Robert J. Kallal, G. M. Dlussky, Vincent Perrichot, Brian L. Fisher, Dietrich Gotzek, Ted R. Schultz, David H. Oi and Jeffrey Sosa‐Calvo and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Annual Review of Entomology and Virology.

In The Last Decade

John S. LaPolla

52 papers receiving 924 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
John S. LaPolla United States 18 811 786 332 177 78 54 967
Carlos Roberto Ferreira Brandão Brazil 20 880 1.1× 876 1.1× 255 0.8× 292 1.6× 46 0.6× 89 1.1k
Rodrigo M. Feitosa Brazil 18 831 1.0× 863 1.1× 220 0.7× 275 1.6× 57 0.7× 96 1.0k
Christian Rabeling United States 23 1.2k 1.5× 1.1k 1.5× 586 1.8× 102 0.6× 50 0.6× 50 1.5k
James P. Pitts United States 15 636 0.8× 821 1.0× 215 0.6× 51 0.3× 65 0.8× 93 1.0k
Alexander L. Wild United States 13 518 0.6× 587 0.7× 296 0.9× 110 0.6× 148 1.9× 23 816
Nitish Narula United States 7 534 0.7× 476 0.6× 115 0.3× 144 0.8× 97 1.2× 7 640
Jeffrey Sosa‐Calvo United States 15 601 0.7× 541 0.7× 278 0.8× 103 0.6× 18 0.2× 31 742
Francisco Hita Garcia Japan 18 660 0.8× 625 0.8× 92 0.3× 228 1.3× 131 1.7× 55 856
Alexander Radchenko Ukraine 16 1.1k 1.3× 1.0k 1.3× 243 0.7× 250 1.4× 43 0.6× 128 1.2k
Matthias Sanetra Germany 16 527 0.6× 420 0.5× 132 0.4× 82 0.5× 43 0.6× 27 621

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of John S. LaPolla

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Oufiero, Christopher E., et al.. (2023). Scale insect (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha) morphology is transformed under trophobiosis. Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 117(1). 49–63. 2 indexed citations
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LaPolla, John S., et al.. (2022). Distinguishing Symbiotic Partners of Acropyga Ants from Free-Living Soil Inhabitants. Neotropical Entomology. 51(4). 641–647. 2 indexed citations
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LaPolla, John S., et al.. (2020). Trophobiosis between a new species of Williamsrhizoecus (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Rhizoecidae) and Acropyga silvestrii (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Tanzania. Zootaxa. 4853(2). zootaxa.4853.2.9–zootaxa.4853.2.9. 4 indexed citations
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Matos‐Maraví, Pável, Ronald M. Clouse, Eli M. Sarnat, et al.. (2018). An ant genus-group (Prenolepis) illuminates the biogeography and drivers of insect diversification in the Indo-Pacific. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 123. 16–25. 24 indexed citations
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LaPolla, John S. & Phillip Barden. (2018). A new aneuretine ant from the Paleocene Paskapoo Formation of Canada. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica. 63. 4 indexed citations
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Williams, Jason L. & John S. LaPolla. (2016). Taxonomic revision and phylogeny of the ant genus Prenolepis (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Zootaxa. 4200(2). zootaxa.4200.2.1–zootaxa.4200.2.1. 11 indexed citations
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Valles, Steven M., David H. Oi, James J. Becnel, et al.. (2016). Isolation and characterization of Nylanderia fulva virus 1, a positive-sense, single-stranded RNA virus infecting the tawny crazy ant, Nylanderia fulva. Virology. 496. 244–254. 27 indexed citations
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Blaimer, Bonnie B., John S. LaPolla, Michael G. Branstetter, Michael W. Lloyd, & Seán G. Brady. (2016). Phylogenomics, biogeography and diversification of obligate mealybug-tending ants in the genus Acropyga. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 102. 20–29. 50 indexed citations
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LaPolla, John S., et al.. (2016). Nylanderia deceptrix sp. n., a new species of obligately socially parasitic formicine ant (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). ZooKeys. 552(552). 49–65. 5 indexed citations
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LaPolla, John S. & Brian L. Fisher. (2014). Then there were five: a reexamination of the ant genus Paratrechina (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). ZooKeys. 422(422). 35–48. 18 indexed citations
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LaPolla, John S. & Brian L. Fisher. (2014). Two new Paraparatrechina (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) species from the Seychelles, with notes on the hypogaeic weissi species-group. ZooKeys. 414(405). 139–155. 2 indexed citations
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Gotzek, Dietrich, Seán G. Brady, Robert J. Kallal, & John S. LaPolla. (2012). The Importance of Using Multiple Approaches for Identifying Emerging Invasive Species: The Case of the Rasberry Crazy Ant in the United States. PLoS ONE. 7(9). e45314–e45314. 59 indexed citations
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Sosa‐Calvo, Jeffrey, Ted R. Schultz, & John S. LaPolla. (2010). A review of the dacetine ants of Guyana lFormicidaec Myrmicinaer. Journal of Hymenoptera Research. 19(1). 12–43. 8 indexed citations
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Kjer, Karl M., Zuzana Swigoňová, John S. LaPolla, & Richard E. Broughton. (2007). Why weight?. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 43(3). 999–1004. 13 indexed citations
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LaPolla, John S.. (2006). Pheidole schultzei Forel, 1910. Transactions of the American Entomological Society. 132(3). 427–427. 2 indexed citations
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Kjer, Karl M., Ted R. Schultz, John S. LaPolla, & Joseph F. Bischoff. (2006). Phylogenetic position of the ant genus Acropyga Roger (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) and the evolution of trophophoresy. Insect Systematics & Evolution. 37(2). 197–212. 9 indexed citations
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LaPolla, John S.. (2005). Ancient trophophoresy: a fossil Acropyga (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Dominican amber.. Transactions of the American Entomological Society. 131. 21–28. 15 indexed citations
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LaPolla, John S.. (2004). Acropyga (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of the world. 33(3). 37 indexed citations
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LaPolla, John S., et al.. (1999). A PRELIMINARY REVIEW OF COLOMBIAN ANTS (HYMENOPTERA : FORMICIDAE) PRESERVED IN COPAL. Entomological News. 110(3). 162–172. 13 indexed citations

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