Lawrence E. Gilbert

10.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
146 papers, 6.9k citations indexed

About

Lawrence E. Gilbert is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Genetics and Insect Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Lawrence E. Gilbert has authored 146 papers receiving a total of 6.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 116 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 95 papers in Genetics and 74 papers in Insect Science. Recurrent topics in Lawrence E. Gilbert's work include Plant and animal studies (101 papers), Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (75 papers) and Insect and Pesticide Research (49 papers). Lawrence E. Gilbert is often cited by papers focused on Plant and animal studies (101 papers), Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (75 papers) and Insect and Pesticide Research (49 papers). Lawrence E. Gilbert collaborates with scholars based in United States, Argentina and Brazil. Lawrence E. Gilbert's co-authors include Carol L. Boggs, Michael C. Singer, Woodruff W. Benson, Patricia J. Folgarait, Marcus R. Kronforst, Lloyd W. Morrison, Paul R. Ehrlich, Peter H. Raven, Peter Bernhardt and Edward G. LeBrun and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Lawrence E. Gilbert

142 papers receiving 6.3k citations

Hit Papers

Male Contribution to Egg Production in Butterflies: Evide... 1972 2026 1990 2008 1979 1972 100 200 300 400
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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.

  1. Male Contribution to Egg Production in Butterflies: Evidence for Transfer of Nutrients at Mating
    1979 416 citations Lawrence E. Gilbert et al. Science profile →
  2. Pollen Feeding and Reproductive Biology of Heliconius Butterflies
    1972 321 citations Lawrence E. Gilbert Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Lawrence E. Gilbert United States 46 5.2k 4.0k 2.6k 1.4k 1.1k 146 6.9k
Sue W. Nicolson South Africa 45 5.4k 1.0× 2.5k 0.6× 3.9k 1.5× 2.2k 1.6× 908 0.8× 180 7.5k
Charles Mitter United States 46 4.0k 0.8× 3.2k 0.8× 2.0k 0.8× 954 0.7× 881 0.8× 82 6.1k
Manfred Ayasse Germany 44 5.3k 1.0× 2.6k 0.6× 3.0k 1.1× 2.4k 1.7× 920 0.8× 194 6.4k
Pat Willmer United Kingdom 43 5.8k 1.1× 2.3k 0.6× 2.7k 1.0× 2.9k 2.1× 1.9k 1.7× 89 7.4k
David W. Roubik Panama 52 7.8k 1.5× 4.0k 1.0× 5.8k 2.3× 2.8k 2.0× 874 0.8× 170 9.0k
J. Mark Scriber United States 40 3.2k 0.6× 1.9k 0.5× 2.8k 1.1× 1.9k 1.3× 950 0.8× 156 5.7k
Stewart H. Berlocher United States 29 2.9k 0.6× 2.7k 0.7× 2.3k 0.9× 670 0.5× 778 0.7× 63 5.8k
Stephen L. Buchmann United States 40 5.3k 1.0× 2.1k 0.5× 2.9k 1.1× 2.7k 1.9× 976 0.9× 131 6.1k
Lincoln P. Brower United States 50 4.9k 0.9× 2.3k 0.6× 2.1k 0.8× 991 0.7× 1.2k 1.0× 125 6.6k
Peter G. Kevan Canada 49 8.0k 1.5× 2.7k 0.7× 4.2k 1.6× 4.5k 3.1× 1.9k 1.7× 238 10.5k

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All Works

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Mazo‐Vargas, Anyi, et al.. (2024). Cis-regulatory modes of Ultrabithorax inactivation in butterfly forewings. eLife. 12. 1 indexed citations
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Chakraborty, Mahul, Andrew Dang, Kyle J. McCulloch, et al.. (2023). Sex-linked gene traffic underlies the acquisition of sexually dimorphic UV color vision in Heliconius butterflies. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 120(33). e2301411120–e2301411120. 10 indexed citations
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Plowes, Robert M., et al.. (2023). Evidence of plant-soil feedback in South Texas grasslands associated with invasive Guinea grass. NeoBiota. 81. 33–51. 2 indexed citations
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Rhodes, Aaron C., et al.. (2022). Guinea Grass Establishment in South Texas Is Driven by Disturbance History and Savanna Structure. Rangeland Ecology & Management. 83. 124–132. 6 indexed citations
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Hanly, Joseph J., Luca Livraghi, Christa Heryanto, et al.. (2022). A large deletion at the cortex locus eliminates butterfly wing patterning. G3 Genes Genomes Genetics. 12(4). 9 indexed citations
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LeBrun, Edward G., Melissa Jones, Robert M. Plowes, & Lawrence E. Gilbert. (2022). Pathogen-mediated natural and manipulated population collapse in an invasive social insect. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 119(14). e2114558119–e2114558119. 9 indexed citations
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Klein, P., et al.. (2018). Twittering Pupae of Papilionid and Nymphalid Butterflies (Lepidoptera): Novel Structures and Sounds. Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 111(6). 341–354. 4 indexed citations
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Chamberlain, Nicola, Ryan I. Hill, Durrell D. Kapan, Lawrence E. Gilbert, & Marcus R. Kronforst. (2009). Polymorphic Butterfly Reveals the Missing Link in Ecological Speciation. Science. 326(5954). 847–850. 119 indexed citations
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Kronforst, Marcus R. & Lawrence E. Gilbert. (2007). The population genetics of mimetic diversity in Heliconius butterflies. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 275(1634). 493–500. 20 indexed citations
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Kronforst, Marcus R., et al.. (2006). Linkage of butterfly mate preference and wing color preference cue at the genomic location of wingless. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 103(17). 6575–6580. 262 indexed citations
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Gilbert, Lawrence E., et al.. (2006). De novo Synthesis vs. Sequestration: Negatively Correlated Metabolic Traits and the Evolution of Host Plant Specialization in Cyanogenic Butterflies. Journal of Chemical Ecology. 33(1). 25–42. 77 indexed citations
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Folgarait, Patricia J., et al.. (2006). Development of <I>Pseudacteon nocens</I> (Diptera: Phoridae) on <I>Solenopsis invicta</I> and <I>Solenopsis richteri</I> Fire Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Journal of Economic Entomology. 99(2). 295–307. 21 indexed citations
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Folgarait, Patricia J., et al.. (2005). Rasgos morfológicos asociados a la viabilidad de pupas en parasitoides del género Pseudacteon (Diptera: Phoridae). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 64(3). 13–22. 2 indexed citations
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Folgarait, Patricia J., et al.. (2002). Developmental Rates and Host Specificity for <I>Pseudacteon</I> parasitoids (Diptera: Phoridae) of Fire Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Argentina. Journal of Economic Entomology. 95(6). 1151–1158. 44 indexed citations
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Mallet, James & Lawrence E. Gilbert. (1995). Why are there so many mimicry rings? Correlations between habitat, behaviour and mimicry in Heliconius butterflies. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 55(2). 159–180. 179 indexed citations
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Dudley, Robert, et al.. (1994). Wing decoupling in hovering flight of swallowtail butterflies (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae).. Tropical lepidoptera research. 5(2). 85–86. 5 indexed citations
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Gilbert, Lawrence E. & Peter H. Raven. (1975). Coevolution of animals and plants : Symposium V, First International Congress of Systematic and Evolutionary Biology, Boulder, Colorado, August, 1973. University of Texas Press eBooks. 8 indexed citations

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