Paul Feeny

11.4k total citations · 3 hit papers
54 papers, 6.4k citations indexed

About

Paul Feeny is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Insect Science and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Paul Feeny has authored 54 papers receiving a total of 6.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 30 papers in Insect Science and 28 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Paul Feeny's work include Plant and animal studies (28 papers), Insect-Plant Interactions and Control (25 papers) and Plant Parasitism and Resistance (14 papers). Paul Feeny is often cited by papers focused on Plant and animal studies (28 papers), Insect-Plant Interactions and Control (25 papers) and Plant Parasitism and Resistance (14 papers). Paul Feeny collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Japan. Paul Feeny's co-authors include R. H. Whittaker, Frank Slansky, J. Mark Scriber, C.F. Wilkinson, Robert I. Krieger, May R. Berenbaum, Maureen Carter, Daniel H. Janzen, Richard B. Root and Mark D. Rausher and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Ecology.

In The Last Decade

Paul Feeny

54 papers receiving 5.3k 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.

Seasonal Changes in Oak Leaf Tannins and Nutrients as a Cause of Spring Feeding by Winter Moth Caterpillars

1970 1.5k citations Paul Feeny Ecology profile →
Allelochemics: Chemical Interactions between Species

1971 846 citations Paul Feeny et al. Science profile →
Stabilization of the Rate of Nitrogen Accumulation by Larvae of the Cabbage Butterfly on Wild and Cultivated Food Plants

1977 456 citations Frank Slansky, Paul Feeny Ecological Monographs profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Paul Feeny United States	32	3.2k	2.8k	2.8k	1.5k	1.4k	54	6.4k
M. Deane Bowers United States	46	3.3k 1.0×	3.2k 1.1×	2.5k 0.9×	933 0.6×	1.1k 0.8×	133	5.8k
Erkki Haukioja Finland	56	3.5k 1.1×	3.4k 1.2×	2.3k 0.8×	3.0k 2.0×	3.2k 2.4×	140	8.8k
Peter G. L. Klinkhamer Netherlands	45	3.5k 1.1×	4.0k 1.4×	1.4k 0.5×	930 0.6×	2.0k 1.5×	135	6.7k
Barbara Ekbom Sweden	41	1.9k 0.6×	2.4k 0.9×	2.9k 1.0×	953 0.6×	926 0.7×	119	5.0k
D. H. Janzen United States	9	1.9k 0.6×	1.1k 0.4×	1.1k 0.4×	1.3k 0.8×	1.1k 0.8×	17	4.1k
Svaťa M. Louda United States	35	2.3k 0.7×	2.3k 0.8×	2.2k 0.8×	1.2k 0.8×	2.0k 1.5×	86	4.6k
Lee A. Dyer United States	40	3.4k 1.1×	1.8k 0.6×	2.2k 0.8×	1.2k 0.8×	1.5k 1.1×	156	5.6k
Colin M. Orians United States	43	1.8k 0.6×	2.5k 0.9×	1.4k 0.5×	1.0k 0.7×	1.1k 0.8×	128	4.9k
John T. Trumble United States	44	1.6k 0.5×	4.5k 1.6×	4.3k 1.6×	691 0.5×	464 0.3×	250	7.4k
Yan B. Linhart United States	42	3.6k 1.1×	3.1k 1.1×	578 0.2×	1.6k 1.1×	2.5k 1.8×	107	6.8k

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Traw, M. Brian & Paul Feeny. (2008). GLUCOSINOLATES AND TRICHOMES TRACK TISSUE VALUE IN TWO SYMPATRIC MUSTARDS. Ecology. 89(3). 763–772. 32 indexed citations

Ômura, Hisashi, Keiichi Honda, & Paul Feeny. (2006). From Terpenoids to Aliphatic Acids: Further Evidence for Late-Instar Switch in Osmeterial Defense as a Characteristic Trait of Swallowtail Butterflies in the Tribe Papilionini. Journal of Chemical Ecology. 32(9). 1999–2012. 23 indexed citations

Feeny, Paul, et al.. (2004). Effects of contact chemistry and host plant experience in the oviposition behaviour of the eastern black swallowtail butterfly. Animal Behaviour. 69(1). 107–115. 15 indexed citations

Haribal, Meena & Paul Feeny. (2003). Combined Roles of Contact Stimulant and Deterrents in Assessment of Host-Plant Quality by Ovipositing Zebra Swallowtail Butterflies. Journal of Chemical Ecology. 29(3). 653–670. 24 indexed citations

Brooks, Janie S., Ernest H. Williams, & Paul Feeny. (1996). Quantification of contact oviposition stimulants for black swallowtail butterfly,Papilio polyxenes, on the leaf surfaces of wild carrot,Daucus carota. Journal of Chemical Ecology. 22(12). 2341–2357. 12 indexed citations

Nishida, Ritsuo, Jason D. Weintraub, Paul Feeny, & Hiroshi Fukami. (1993). Aristolochic acids fromThottea spp. (Aristolochiaceae) and the osmeterial secretions of Thottea-feeding troidine swallowtail larvae (Papilionidae). Journal of Chemical Ecology. 19(7). 1587–1594. 21 indexed citations

Baur, Robert, Paul Feeny, & Erich St�dler. (1993). Oviposition stimulants for the black swallowtail butterfly: Identification of electrophysiologically active compounds in carrot volatiles. Journal of Chemical Ecology. 19(5). 919–937. 42 indexed citations

Sachdev-Gupta, K., Paul Feeny, & Maureen Carter. (1993). Oviposition stimulants for the pipevine swallowtail butterfly,Battus philenor (Papilionidae), from anAristolochia host plant: Synergism between inositols, aristolochic acids and a monogalactosyl diglyceride. Chemoecology. 4(1). 19–28. 25 indexed citations

Papaj, Daniel R., et al.. (1992). d-(+)-Pinitol, an oviposition stimulant for the pipevine swallowtail butterfly,Battus philenor. Journal of Chemical Ecology. 18(5). 799–815. 31 indexed citations

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Miller, James S. & Paul Feeny. (1983). Effects of benzylisoquinoline alkaloids on the larvae of polyphagous Lepidoptera. Oecologia. 58(3). 332–339. 65 indexed citations

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Brown, Keith S., et al.. (1981). Troidine Swallowtails (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae) in Southeastern Brazil: Natural History and Foodplant Relationships. Journal of Research on the Lepidoptera. 19(4). 199–226. 33 indexed citations

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Scriber, J. Mark & Paul Feeny. (1979). Growth of Herbivorous Caterpillars in Relation to Feeding Specialization and to the Growth Form of Their Food Plants. Ecology. 60(4). 829–850. 253 indexed citations

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Feeny, Paul. (1977). Defensive Ecology of the Cruciferae. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. 64(2). 221–221. 121 indexed citations

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Slansky, Frank & Paul Feeny. (1977). Stabilization of the Rate of Nitrogen Accumulation by Larvae of the Cabbage Butterfly on Wild and Cultivated Food Plants. Ecological Monographs. 47(2). 209–228. 456 indexed citations breakdown →

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Feeny, Paul, et al.. (1970). Flea Beetles and Mustard Oils: Host Plant Specificity of Phyllotreta cruciferae and P. striolata Adults (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)1. Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 63(3). 832–841. 131 indexed citations

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Feeny, Paul, et al.. (1970). HABITAT SELECTION BY THE APHID PARASITEDIAERETIELLA RAPAE(HYMENOPTERA: BRACONIDAE) AND HYPERPARASITECHARIPS BRASSICAE(HYMENOPTERA: CYNIPIDAE). The Canadian Entomologist. 102(12). 1567–1578. 207 indexed citations

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Feeny, Paul. (1969). Plea of the Philatelist. Science. 166(3901). 44–44. 1 indexed citations

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Feeny, Paul. (1969). Spectrophotometric method for rapid determination of oak leaf condensed tannin. Analytical Chemistry. 41(10). 1347–1348. 5 indexed citations

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Feeny, Paul. (1968). Effect of oak leaf tannins on larval growth of the winter moth Operophtera brumata. Journal of Insect Physiology. 14(6). 805–817. 217 indexed citations

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Nisbet, Ian C. T., P. R. Evans, & Paul Feeny. (1961). MIGRATION FROM MOROCCO INTO SOUTHWEST SPAIN IN RELATION TO WEATHER. Ibis. 103a(3). 349–372. 20 indexed citations

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