Megan E. O’Rourke

4.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
40 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Megan E. O’Rourke is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Insect Science and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Megan E. O’Rourke has authored 40 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 19 papers in Insect Science and 15 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Megan E. O’Rourke's work include Plant and animal studies (17 papers), Insect-Plant Interactions and Control (13 papers) and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (7 papers). Megan E. O’Rourke is often cited by papers focused on Plant and animal studies (17 papers), Insect-Plant Interactions and Control (13 papers) and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (7 papers). Megan E. O’Rourke collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and Germany. Megan E. O’Rourke's co-authors include Rebecca Chaplin‐Kramer, Claire Kremen, Eleanor J. Blitzer, Marlin E. Rice, Matt Liebman, Gina M. Angelella, Matthew J. Petersen, Kaylene M. Young, Andrew H. Heggenstaller and Alison G. Power and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Megan E. O’Rourke

37 papers receiving 1.5k citations

Hit Papers

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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. A meta‐analysis of crop pest and natural enemy response to landscape complexity
    2011 755 citations Rebecca Chaplin‐Kramer, Megan E. O’Rourke et al. Ecology Letters profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Megan E. O’Rourke United States 18 848 747 602 343 226 40 1.5k
Arnaud Monty Belgium 20 312 0.4× 509 0.7× 485 0.8× 425 1.2× 181 0.8× 74 1.1k
Zdeňka Martinková Czechia 23 1.0k 1.2× 683 0.9× 798 1.3× 350 1.0× 496 2.2× 107 1.6k
Robbie D. Girling United Kingdom 19 591 0.7× 497 0.7× 441 0.7× 72 0.2× 93 0.4× 47 977
Mathilde Baude France 15 586 0.7× 1.0k 1.4× 608 1.0× 377 1.1× 96 0.4× 24 1.2k
Marc Rhainds Canada 21 805 0.9× 666 0.9× 416 0.7× 247 0.7× 473 2.1× 87 1.5k
Alberto T. Barrion Philippines 24 793 0.9× 752 1.0× 582 1.0× 98 0.3× 144 0.6× 84 1.7k
E. E. Mueller United States 8 518 0.6× 413 0.6× 357 0.6× 106 0.3× 99 0.4× 12 749
Radek Michalko Czechia 19 719 0.8× 592 0.8× 226 0.4× 229 0.7× 320 1.4× 63 1.3k
Paul Hanson Costa Rica 18 682 0.8× 999 1.3× 295 0.5× 220 0.6× 314 1.4× 109 1.4k
Arianne Cease United States 18 301 0.4× 415 0.6× 168 0.3× 315 0.9× 284 1.3× 48 939

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Megan E. O’Rourke

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All Works

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Poveda, Katja, Daniel S. Karp, Rebecca Chaplin‐Kramer, et al.. (2025). The Importance of Landscape Composition for Pest Control and Crop Yield: A Global Quantitative Synthesis. Ecology Letters. 28(11). e70250–e70250.
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Barney, Jacob N., et al.. (2024). Site Preparation and Planting Strategies to Improve Native Forb Establishment in Pasturelands. Agronomy. 14(11). 2676–2676.
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Angelella, Gina M., et al.. (2021). Honey bee hives decrease wild bee abundance, species richness, and fruit count on farms regardless of wildflower strips. Scientific Reports. 11(1). 55 indexed citations
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Graham, Michael W., R. Quinn Thomas, Danica Lombardozzi, & Megan E. O’Rourke. (2021). Modest capacity of no-till farming to offset emissions over 21st century. Environmental Research Letters. 16(5). 54055–54055. 8 indexed citations
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Tamburini, Giovanni, Giacomo Santoiemma, Megan E. O’Rourke, et al.. (2020). Species traits elucidate crop pest response to landscape composition: a global analysis. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 287(1937). 20202116–20202116. 42 indexed citations
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O’Rourke, Megan E., et al.. (2020). Coteaching in Higher Education. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(1). 15–29. 5 indexed citations
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Cullen, Carlie L., Megan E. O’Rourke, Loic Auderset, et al.. (2020). Kif3a deletion prevents primary cilia assembly on oligodendrocyte progenitor cells, reduces oligodendrogenesis and impairs fine motor function. Glia. 69(5). 1184–1203. 21 indexed citations
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Angelella, Gina M., et al.. (2019). Pollinator Refuge Establishment and Conservation Value: Impacts of Seedbed Preparations, Seed Mixtures, and Herbicides. HortScience. 54(3). 445–451. 9 indexed citations
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Varco, Jac J., et al.. (2019). Winter Cover Crop and Fall‐Applied Poultry Litter Effects on Winter Cover and Soil Nitrogen. Agronomy Journal. 111(6). 3301–3309. 2 indexed citations
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Angelella, Gina M. & Megan E. O’Rourke. (2017). Pollinator Habitat Establishment after Organic and No-till Seedbed Preparation Methods. HortScience. 52(10). 1349–1355. 8 indexed citations
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O’Rourke, Megan E. & Jessica D. Petersen. (2016). Reduced Tillage Impacts on Pumpkin Yield, Weed Pressure, Soil Moisture, and Soil Erosion. HortScience. 51(12). 1524–1528. 7 indexed citations
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O’Rourke, Megan E., Carlie L. Cullen, Loic Auderset, et al.. (2016). Evaluating Tissue-Specific Recombination in a Pdgfrα-CreERT2 Transgenic Mouse Line. PLoS ONE. 11(9). e0162858–e0162858. 18 indexed citations
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O’Rourke, Megan E., et al.. (2015). High Tunnels for Local Food Systems: Subsidies, Equity, and Profitability. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1–12. 5 indexed citations
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Young, Kaylene M., Megan E. O’Rourke, & Robert Gasperini. (2014). Adult myelination: wrapping up neuronal plasticity. Neural Regeneration Research. 9(13). 1261–1261. 29 indexed citations
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Chaplin‐Kramer, Rebecca, Megan E. O’Rourke, Eleanor J. Blitzer, & Claire Kremen. (2011). A meta‐analysis of crop pest and natural enemy response to landscape complexity. Ecology Letters. 14(9). 922–932. 755 indexed citations breakdown →
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O’Rourke, Megan E., Kaitlin Stack Whitney, & Alison G. Power. (2010). A multi-scale, landscape approach to predicting insect populations in agroecosystems. Ecological Applications. 21(5). 1782–1791. 59 indexed citations
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O’Rourke, Megan E., Thomas W. Sappington, & Shelby J. Fleischer. (2010). Managing resistance to Bt crops in a genetically variable insect herbivore, Ostrinia nubilalis. Ecological Applications. 20(5). 1228–1236. 29 indexed citations
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O’Rourke, Megan E. & Frank E. Kurczewski. (1984). Nest Usurpation Of Vespula Vulgaris By Dolichovespula arenaria With Successive Parasitism Of Dolichovespula arenaria By Dolichovespula arctica (Hymenoptera, Vespidae). Biodiversity Heritage Library (Smithsonian Institution). 6 indexed citations

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