Kenneth F. Raffa

24.6k total citations · 5 hit papers
331 papers, 18.1k citations indexed

About

Kenneth F. Raffa is a scholar working on Insect Science, Ecology and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Kenneth F. Raffa has authored 331 papers receiving a total of 18.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 245 papers in Insect Science, 244 papers in Ecology and 83 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Kenneth F. Raffa's work include Forest Insect Ecology and Management (236 papers), Insect and Pesticide Research (107 papers) and Insect-Plant Interactions and Control (103 papers). Kenneth F. Raffa is often cited by papers focused on Forest Insect Ecology and Management (236 papers), Insect and Pesticide Research (107 papers) and Insect-Plant Interactions and Control (103 papers). Kenneth F. Raffa collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and China. Kenneth F. Raffa's co-authors include Jo Handelsman, Brian H. Aukema, Kier D. Klepzig, A. A. Berryman, Allan L. Carroll, Nichole A. Broderick, Jeffrey A. Hicke, Eugene B. Smalley, Alan A. Berryman and Kimberly F. Wallin and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of the American Statistical Association.

In The Last Decade

Kenneth F. Raffa

321 papers receiving 17.1k citations

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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.

Cross-scale Drivers of Natural Disturbances Prone to Anthropogenic Amplification: The Dynamics of Bark Beetle Eruptions

2008 1.3k citations Kenneth F. Raffa, Brian H. Aukema et al. profile →
The interdependence of mechanisms underlying climate-driven vegetation mortality

2011 789 citations Nate G. McDowell, Rosie A. Fisher et al. profile →
Tree mortality from drought, insects, and their interactions in a changing climate

2015 648 citations William R. L. Anderegg, Jeffrey A. Hicke et al. New Phytologist profile →
INTERACTIONS AMONG SCOLYTID BARK BEETLES, THEIR ASSOCIATED FUNGI, AND LIVE HOST CONIFERS

1997 600 citations Kenneth F. Raffa et al. profile →
The Role of Host Plant Resistance in the Colonization Behavior and Ecology of Bark Beetles (Coleoptera: Scolytidae)

1983 516 citations Kenneth F. Raffa, A. A. Berryman profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kenneth F. Raffa United States	67	10.6k	10.1k	4.1k	3.6k	3.4k	331	18.1k
Richard L. Lindroth United States	61	3.8k 0.4×	4.4k 0.4×	3.0k 0.7×	4.5k 1.3×	6.3k 1.8×	232	14.3k
Matthew P. Ayres United States	47	3.4k 0.3×	5.5k 0.5×	3.2k 0.8×	2.6k 0.7×	1.6k 0.5×	163	9.8k
Markus Fischer Switzerland	68	2.4k 0.2×	5.0k 0.5×	3.1k 0.8×	8.7k 2.4×	7.0k 2.0×	286	19.0k
Mark Vellend Canada	52	1.5k 0.1×	7.1k 0.7×	3.3k 0.8×	5.6k 1.6×	2.7k 0.8×	132	16.2k
Peter W. Price United States	63	8.3k 0.8×	6.4k 0.6×	1.4k 0.4×	11.0k 3.1×	4.9k 1.4×	212	17.6k
Robert F. Denno United States	66	7.9k 0.7×	5.3k 0.5×	1.4k 0.3×	8.2k 2.3×	4.9k 1.4×	134	15.9k
John L. Maron United States	62	2.6k 0.2×	5.4k 0.5×	1.8k 0.4×	6.9k 1.9×	5.8k 1.7×	141	14.6k
Alain Roques France	41	3.4k 0.3×	4.8k 0.5×	1.3k 0.3×	3.6k 1.0×	1.6k 0.5×	199	8.6k
Julie L. Lockwood United States	49	1.5k 0.1×	6.5k 0.6×	2.2k 0.5×	3.2k 0.9×	2.6k 0.7×	212	12.7k
Franz Essl Austria	58	2.0k 0.2×	4.8k 0.5×	2.2k 0.5×	3.9k 1.1×	2.7k 0.8×	295	11.5k

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Hofstetter, Richard W., et al.. (2024). Oviposition behavior of the quasi-gregarious parasitoid, Ooencyrtus kuvanae (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae). Journal of Insect Science. 24(1). 1 indexed citations

Trowbridge, Amy M., Kenneth F. Raffa, Sharon M. Hood, et al.. (2021). Growth and defense characteristics of whitebark pine (Pinus albicaulis) and lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta var latifolia) in a high-elevation, disturbance-prone mixed-conifer forest in northwestern Montana, USA. Forest Ecology and Management. 493. 119286–119286. 10 indexed citations

Raffa, Kenneth F., et al.. (2018). Tolerance of Plant Monoterpenes and Diterpene Acids by Four Species of Lymantriidae (Lepidoptera) Exhibiting a Range of Feeding Specificities. The Great Lakes Entomologist. 37(3 & 4). 6 indexed citations

Rieske, Lynne K. & Kenneth F. Raffa. (2017). Use of a Monitoring System to Evaluate Pesticide Efficacy and Residual Activity Against Two Pine Root Weevils, <i>Hylobius Pales</i> and <i>Pachylobius Picivorus</i> (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), in Christmas Tree Farms. The Great Lakes Entomologist. 23(4). 1 indexed citations

Anderegg, William R. L., Jeffrey A. Hicke, Rosie A. Fisher, et al.. (2015). Tree mortality from drought, insects, and their interactions in a changing climate. New Phytologist. 208(3). 674–683. 648 indexed citations breakdown →

Raffa, Kenneth F., Erinn N. Powell, & Philip A. Townsend. (2012). Temperature-driven range expansion of an irruptive insect heightened by weakly coevolved plant defenses. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 110(6). 2193–2198. 161 indexed citations

Adams, Aaron S., Garret Suen, Lynne Goodwin, et al.. (2011). Cellulose-degrading bacteria associated with the invasive woodwasp Sirex noctilio. The ISME Journal. 5(8). 1323–1331. 129 indexed citations

Coyle, David R., William J. Mattson, & Kenneth F. Raffa. (2010). Laboratory Performance of Two Polyphagous Invasive Weevils on the Predominant Woody Plant Species of a Northern Hardwood Community. Environmental Entomology. 39(4). 1242–1248. 8 indexed citations

Raffa, Kenneth F., Brian H. Aukema, Barbara Bentz, et al.. (2009). A Literal Use of “Forest Health” Safeguards against Misuse and Misapplication. Journal of Forestry. 107(5). 276–277. 15 indexed citations

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Allen, Heather K., Karen A. Cloud-Hansen, Changhui Guan, et al.. (2009). Resident Microbiota of the Gypsy Moth Midgut Harbors Antibiotic Resistance Determinants. DNA and Cell Biology. 28(3). 109–117. 67 indexed citations

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Raffa, Kenneth F., et al.. (2008). EValUatiOn OF gyPcHEK and its carriEr On VariOUs lEPidOPtEra sPEciEs UndEr laBOratOry cOnditiOns. The Great Lakes Entomologist. 41. 27–39. 1 indexed citations

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Rasmussen, Jakob Gulddahl, Jesper Möller, Brian H. Aukema, Kenneth F. Raffa, & Jun Zhu. (2007). Continuous Time Modelling of Dynamical Spatial Lattice Data Observed at Sparsely Distributed Times. Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series B (Statistical Methodology). 69(4). 701–713. 6 indexed citations

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Broderick, Nichole A., Kenneth F. Raffa, & Jo Handelsman. (2006). Midgut bacteria required for Bacillus thuringiensis insecticidal activity. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 103(41). 15196–15199. 352 indexed citations

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Cardoza, Yasmin J., Susan M. Paskewitz, & Kenneth F. Raffa. (2006). Travelling through time and space on wings of beetles : A tripartite insect-fungi-nematode association. Symbiosis. 41(2). 71–79. 34 indexed citations

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Hofstetter, Richard W. & Kenneth F. Raffa. (1997). New host record for Ooencyrtus kuvanae (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae). Entomological News. 108(1). 63–65. 6 indexed citations

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Klepzig, Kier D., Eugene B. Smalley, & Kenneth F. Raffa. (1995). Dendroctonus Valens and Hylastes Porculus (Coleoptera: Scolytidae): Vectors of Pathogenic Fungi (Ophiostomatales) Associated With Red Pine Decline Disease.. The Great Lakes Entomologist. 28(1). 81–87. 28 indexed citations

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Rieske, Lynne K. & Kenneth F. Raffa. (1993). Use of ethanol- and turpentine-baited flight traps to monitor Pissodes weevils (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in Christmas tree plantations. The Great Lakes Entomologist. 26(2). 155–160. 7 indexed citations

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Wagner, Michael R. & Kenneth F. Raffa. (1993). Sawfly life history adaptations to woody plants. 87 indexed citations

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Raffa, Kenneth F., et al.. (1988). Collection Method For New york Weevilc Ithycerus noveboracensisc Adults. Entomological News. 99. 164–166.

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Raffa, Kenneth F. & A. A. Berryman. (1986). コントルタマツ(マツ科)林分とかかわり合うDendroctonus ponderosae(キクイムシ科)の一つの力学的コンピュータモデル及び森林経営者に対するその意義. Scientia Forestalis. 32(3). 789–805. 7 indexed citations

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