Leellen F. Solter

5.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
82 papers, 3.3k citations indexed

About

Leellen F. Solter is a scholar working on Insect Science, Parasitology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Leellen F. Solter has authored 82 papers receiving a total of 3.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 71 papers in Insect Science, 29 papers in Parasitology and 20 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Leellen F. Solter's work include Insect and Pesticide Research (38 papers), Insect-Plant Interactions and Control (33 papers) and Parasitic Infections and Diagnostics (28 papers). Leellen F. Solter is often cited by papers focused on Insect and Pesticide Research (38 papers), Insect-Plant Interactions and Control (33 papers) and Parasitic Infections and Diagnostics (28 papers). Leellen F. Solter collaborates with scholars based in United States, Bulgaria and Germany. Leellen F. Solter's co-authors include Sydney A. Cameron, Jeffrey D. Lozier, Terry Griswold, James P. Strange, Nils Cordes, Jonathan B. Koch, Wei-Fone Huang, Joseph V. Maddox, Michael L. McManus and James J. Becnel and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Applied and Environmental Microbiology and PLoS Pathogens.

In The Last Decade

Leellen F. Solter

78 papers receiving 3.2k citations

Hit Papers

align trajectories

What are hit papers?

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.

Patterns of widespread decline in North American bumble bees

2011 1.2k citations Sydney A. Cameron, Leellen F. Solter et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Leellen F. Solter United States	24	2.5k	1.9k	1.2k	772	606	82	3.3k
Brian M. Wiegmann United States	37	2.2k 0.9×	3.1k 1.7×	1.1k 0.9×	510 0.7×	227 0.4×	99	4.6k
Allen L. Szalanski United States	28	1.5k 0.6×	1.3k 0.7×	1.2k 1.0×	758 1.0×	217 0.4×	133	2.7k
Olivier Duron France	36	3.1k 1.2×	635 0.3×	492 0.4×	423 0.5×	1.5k 2.5×	90	4.2k
Noah K. Whiteman United States	33	1.2k 0.5×	1.1k 0.6×	697 0.6×	1.4k 1.8×	645 1.1×	85	3.7k
Claude Rispe France	29	1.6k 0.6×	1.2k 0.6×	911 0.8×	814 1.1×	118 0.2×	88	2.8k
Martha S. Hunter United States	33	5.5k 2.2×	1.5k 0.8×	910 0.8×	1.2k 1.6×	238 0.4×	93	6.0k
Markus Riegler Australia	34	4.5k 1.8×	697 0.4×	608 0.5×	911 1.2×	90 0.1×	128	5.2k
Johannes A. J. Breeuwer Netherlands	35	4.3k 1.7×	1.2k 0.6×	1.1k 0.9×	621 0.8×	138 0.2×	70	5.4k
Wenjun Bu China	30	1.1k 0.4×	1.6k 0.8×	680 0.6×	695 0.9×	76 0.1×	220	2.9k
Shu‐Jun Wei China	29	1.7k 0.7×	1.2k 0.6×	1.0k 0.9×	731 0.9×	114 0.2×	158	3.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Leellen F. Solter

Since Specialization

Citations

This map shows the geographic impact of Leellen F. Solter's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by Leellen F. Solter with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Leellen F. Solter more than expected).

Fields of papers citing papers by Leellen F. Solter

Since Specialization

Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Leellen F. Solter. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Leellen F. Solter. The network helps show where Leellen F. Solter may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Leellen F. Solter

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Leellen F. Solter. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Leellen F. Solter based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Leellen F. Solter. Leellen F. Solter is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

Sort: Min cites: Since: Top N: Style:

20 of 20 papers shown

Pilarska, Daniela, et al.. (2014). Review of the genus Endoreticulatus (Microsporidia, Encephalitozoonidae) with description of a new species isolated from the grasshopper Poecilimon thoracicus (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae) and transfer of Microsporidium itiiti Malone to the genus. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology. 124. 23–30. 9 indexed citations

Pilarska, Daniela, et al.. (2013). Bioassays for detection of the entomopathogenic fungus Entomophaga maimaiga (Entomophtorales: Entomophtoraceae) in soil from different sites in Bulgaria. 65(2). 173–177. 7 indexed citations

Solter, Leellen F., et al.. (2013). Nosema apis and nosema ceranae; a comparative study in the honey bee host. American bee journal. 153(3). 277–278. 2 indexed citations

Contarini, Mario, Daniela Pilarska, Пламен Пиларски, et al.. (2013). Survey of pathogens and parasitoids in late instar lymantria dispar larval populations in sardinia, Italy. Bulletin of insectology. 66(1). 51–58. 7 indexed citations

Huang, Wei-Fone & Leellen F. Solter. (2013). Comparative development and tissue tropism of Nosema apis and Nosema ceranae. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology. 113(1). 35–41. 78 indexed citations

Wang, Chung-Hsiung, et al.. (2012). Nosema ceranae infection intensity highly correlates with temperature. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology. 111(3). 264–267. 53 indexed citations

Cameron, Sydney A., et al.. (2011). Survey of bumble bee (Bombus) pathogens and parasites in Illinois and selected areas of northern California and southern Oregon. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology. 107(3). 220–224. 35 indexed citations

Solter, Leellen F.. (2010). Managed pollinator CAP coordinated agricultural project: A national research and extension initiative to reverse pollinator decline. American bee journal. 150(12). 1147–1149. 4 indexed citations

Wang, Chih‐Yuan, Chih‐Yuan Wang, Leellen F. Solter, et al.. (2008). A new microsporidian species, Vairimorpha ocinarae n. sp., isolated from Ocinara lida Moore (Lepidoptera: Bombycidae) in Taiwan. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology. 100(2). 68–78. 5 indexed citations

10.

Solter, Leellen F., Chih‐Yuan Wang, Chih‐Yuan Wang, et al.. (2008). Morphological and molecular studies of a microsporidium (Nosema sp.) isolated from the thee spot grass yellow butterfly, Eurema blanda arsakia (Lepidoptera: Pieridae). Journal of Invertebrate Pathology. 100(2). 85–93. 20 indexed citations

11.

Solter, Leellen F., et al.. (2008). Phylogenetic characterization of Encephalitozoon romaleae (Microsporidia) from a grasshopper host: Relationship to Encephalitozoon spp. infecting humans. Infection Genetics and Evolution. 9(2). 189–195. 11 indexed citations

12.

Bruck, Denny J., et al.. (2008). Effects of a novel microsporidium on the black vine weevil, Otiorhynchus sulcatus (F.) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). Journal of Invertebrate Pathology. 98(3). 351–355. 3 indexed citations

13.

Solter, Leellen F., et al.. (2006). Effect of entomopathogenic nematodes on Plectrodera scalator (Fabricius) (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae). Journal of Invertebrate Pathology. 92(1). 55–57. 9 indexed citations

14.

Pilarska, Daniela, Miroslav Obornı́k, Jiří Vávra, et al.. (2006). Nosema chrysorrhoeae n. sp. (Microsporidia), isolated from browntail moth (Euproctis chrysorrhoea L.) (Lepidoptera, Lymantriidae) in Bulgaria: Characterization and phylogenetic relationships. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology. 91(2). 105–114. 11 indexed citations

15.

Wang, Chih‐Yuan, et al.. (2005). An Endoreticulatus species from Ocinara lida (Lepidoptera: Bombycidae) in Taiwan. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology. 89(2). 123–135. 14 indexed citations

16.

Solter, Leellen F., Joseph V. Maddox, & Charles R. Vossbrinck. (2005). Physiological host specificity: A model using the European corn borer, Ostrinia nubilalis (Hübner) (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) and microsporidia of row crop and other stalk-boring hosts. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology. 90(2). 127–130. 13 indexed citations

17.

Solter, Leellen F., et al.. (2004). Susceptibility of Asian longhorned beetle, Anoplophora glabripennis (Motchulsky) (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) to entomopathogenic nematodes. Biological Control. 30(2). 430–438. 19 indexed citations

18.

Medeiros, Jorge, et al.. (2004). A new isolate of the microsporidium Vairimorpha necatrix (Microsporidia, Burenellidae) recorded in the azores. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology. 85(1). 58–60. 2 indexed citations

19.

Pilarska, Daniela, et al.. (2002). Ultrastructure characteristic of a Nosema sp. [Microsporidia] from a Bulgarian population of Euproctis chrysorrhoea L.[Lepidoptera]. Acta Parasitologica. 47(1). 1–5. 4 indexed citations

20.

Kohler, Steven L., et al.. (2001). Studies on the life cycle and transmission of Cougourdella SP., a microsporidian parasite of Glossosoma Nigrior (Trichoptera: Glossosomatidae). The Great Lakes Entomologist. 34(1). 9–15. 3 indexed citations

Rankless uses publication and citation data sourced from OpenAlex, an open and comprehensive bibliographic database. While OpenAlex provides broad and valuable coverage of the global research landscape, it—like all bibliographic datasets—has inherent limitations. These include incomplete records, variations in author disambiguation, differences in journal indexing, and delays in data updates. As a result, some metrics and network relationships displayed in Rankless may not fully capture the entirety of a scholar's output or impact.

Explore authors with similar magnitude of impact