Joseph S. Elkinton

9.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
207 papers, 6.5k citations indexed

About

Joseph S. Elkinton is a scholar working on Insect Science, Ecology and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Joseph S. Elkinton has authored 207 papers receiving a total of 6.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 156 papers in Insect Science, 108 papers in Ecology and 72 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Joseph S. Elkinton's work include Insect-Plant Interactions and Control (98 papers), Forest Insect Ecology and Management (93 papers) and Plant and animal studies (46 papers). Joseph S. Elkinton is often cited by papers focused on Insect-Plant Interactions and Control (98 papers), Forest Insect Ecology and Management (93 papers) and Plant and animal studies (46 papers). Joseph S. Elkinton collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and China. Joseph S. Elkinton's co-authors include Andrew M. Liebhold, Ring T. Cardé, Greg Dwyer, George H. Boettner, John P. Buonaccorsi, John Murlis, Evan L. Preisser, Ann E. Hajek, Roy G. Van Driesche and Juli R. Gould and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Ecology.

In The Last Decade

Joseph S. Elkinton

204 papers receiving 6.1k citations

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Joseph S. Elkinton United States	41	3.8k	3.2k	2.0k	1.2k	1.1k	207	6.5k
Jason W. Chapman United Kingdom	45	2.4k 0.6×	2.2k 0.7×	2.3k 1.2×	751 0.6×	1.3k 1.2×	139	6.1k
Judith H. Myers Canada	46	4.1k 1.1×	2.5k 0.8×	2.6k 1.3×	1.8k 1.5×	1.0k 0.9×	161	7.7k
Graham N. Stone United Kingdom	51	4.5k 1.2×	2.3k 0.7×	7.1k 3.5×	1.6k 1.3×	2.2k 2.0×	197	9.6k
Robert W. Howe United States	37	1.9k 0.5×	1.7k 0.5×	1.0k 0.5×	1.3k 1.1×	472 0.4×	143	4.9k
L. Philip Lounibos United States	50	2.6k 0.7×	962 0.3×	1.4k 0.7×	631 0.5×	664 0.6×	161	9.2k
Brian D. Farrell United States	41	2.4k 0.6×	2.2k 0.7×	4.2k 2.1×	1.1k 0.9×	1.9k 1.7×	87	6.6k
Pat Willmer United Kingdom	43	2.7k 0.7×	1.2k 0.4×	5.8k 2.9×	1.9k 1.6×	2.3k 2.1×	89	7.4k
Felix A. H. Sperling Canada	45	2.9k 0.8×	1.7k 0.5×	3.9k 1.9×	712 0.6×	3.6k 3.3×	184	7.4k
Donаld L. J. Quicke United Kingdom	48	3.7k 1.0×	1.4k 0.4×	5.7k 2.8×	446 0.4×	2.4k 2.2×	317	7.8k
Teiji Sota Japan	39	1.4k 0.4×	1.7k 0.5×	2.6k 1.3×	816 0.7×	1.9k 1.7×	205	4.8k

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Andersen, Jeremy C. & Joseph S. Elkinton. (2023). Climate suitability analyses compare the distributions of invasive knotweeds in Europe and North America with the source localities of their introduced biological control agents. Ecology and Evolution. 13(9). e10494–e10494. 1 indexed citations

King, David I., et al.. (2023). Crop-specific effectiveness of birds as agents of pest control. Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment. 348. 108395–108395. 8 indexed citations

Petrice, Toby R., Therese M. Poland, Leah S. Bauer, et al.. (2023). Postrelease assessment of Oobius agrili (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) establishment and persistence in Michigan and the Northeastern United States. Journal of Economic Entomology. 116(4). 1165–1170. 2 indexed citations

Andersen, Jeremy C., et al.. (2023). Establishment and postrelease recovery of Laricobius nigrinus and Laricobius osakensis (Coleoptera: Derodontidae), released for biological control of Adelges tsugae (Hemiptera: Adelgidae), in the Northeastern United States. Environmental Entomology. 52(5). 769–778. 2 indexed citations

Mayfield, Albert E., Tonya D. Bittner, Joseph S. Elkinton, et al.. (2023). Biological control of hemlock woolly adelgid in North America: History, status, and outlook. Biological Control. 185. 105308–105308. 11 indexed citations

Andersen, Jeremy C., et al.. (2023). Seasonal differences in the timing of flight between the invasive winter moth and native Bruce spanworm promotes reproductive isolation. Environmental Entomology. 52(4). 740–749.

Duan, Jian J., Toby R. Petrice, Leah S. Bauer, et al.. (2023). Successful establishment, spread, and impact of the introduced parasitoid Spathius galinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) on emerald ash borer (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) populations in postinvasion forests in Michigan. Journal of Economic Entomology. 116(5). 1518–1528. 4 indexed citations

Bittner, Tonya D., Albert E. Mayfield, J. P. Parkman, et al.. (2023). Overwintering diapause and survival of western Leucotaraxis argenticollis, a promising biological control agent for Adelges tsugae, in the eastern United States. Biological Control. 182. 105233–105233. 4 indexed citations

Elkinton, Joseph S., et al.. (2021). High Rainfall May Induce Fungal Attack of Hemlock Woolly Adelgid (Hemiptera: Adelgidae) Leading to Regional Decline. Environmental Entomology. 51(1). 286–293. 5 indexed citations

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Liebhold, Andrew M., Ann E. Hajek, Jonathan A. Walter, et al.. (2021). Historical change in the outbreak dynamics of an invading forest insect. Biological Invasions. 24(3). 879–889. 9 indexed citations

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Plotkin, Audrey Barker, et al.. (2021). Defoliated trees die below a critical threshold of stored carbon. Functional Ecology. 35(10). 2156–2167. 28 indexed citations

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Blackburn, Laura, Joseph S. Elkinton, Nathan P. Havill, et al.. (2020). Predicting the invasion range for a highly polyphagous and widespread forest herbivore. NeoBiota. 59. 1–20. 4 indexed citations

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Griffin, Brian P., et al.. (2020). The Reliability of Genitalia Morphology to Monitor the Spread of the Invasive Winter Moth (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) in Eastern North America. Environmental Entomology. 49(6). 1492–1498. 4 indexed citations

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Salom, Scott M., Joseph S. Elkinton, Nathan P. Havill, et al.. (2019). A response to “Media representation of hemlock woolly adelgid management risks: a case study of science communication and invasive species control,” published in biological invasions online on September 18, 2018. Biological Invasions. 21(6). 2009–2017.

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Broadley, Hannah J., et al.. (2016). The phylogenetic relationship and cross-infection of nucleopolyhedroviruses between the invasive winter moth (Operophtera brumata) and its native congener, Bruce spanworm (O. bruceata). Journal of Invertebrate Pathology. 143. 61–68. 6 indexed citations

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Fitzpatrick, Matthew C., Evan L. Preisser, Adam Porter, Joseph S. Elkinton, & Aaron M. Ellison. (2011). Modeling range dynamics in heterogeneous landscapes: invasion of the hemlock woolly adelgid in eastern North America. Ecological Applications. 22(2). 472–486. 64 indexed citations

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Porter, Adam, et al.. (2005). Adaptation during biological invasions and the case of Adelges tsugae. Evolutionary ecology research. 7(6). 887–900. 54 indexed citations

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Hajek, Ann E., Joseph S. Elkinton, & Richard A. Humber. (1997). Entomopathogenic hyphomycetes associated with gypsy moth larvae. Mycologia. 89(6). 825–829. 7 indexed citations

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Hajek, Ann E., Richard A. Humber, Joseph S. Elkinton, et al.. (1990). Classical biological control of North American gypsy moth by Japanese Entomophaga maimaiga: 80 years after the initial introductions.. 1 indexed citations

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Elkinton, Joseph S., David L. Wood, & Lloyd E. Browne. (1981). Feeding and boring behavior of the bark beetle,Ips paraconfusus, in extracts of ponderosa pine phloem. Journal of Chemical Ecology. 7(1). 209–220. 13 indexed citations

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