Philip J. DeVries

5.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
97 papers, 3.9k citations indexed

About

Philip J. DeVries is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Genetics and Nature and Landscape Conservation. According to data from OpenAlex, Philip J. DeVries has authored 97 papers receiving a total of 3.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 74 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 67 papers in Genetics and 36 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation. Recurrent topics in Philip J. DeVries's work include Plant and animal studies (63 papers), Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy (51 papers) and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (34 papers). Philip J. DeVries is often cited by papers focused on Plant and animal studies (63 papers), Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy (51 papers) and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (34 papers). Philip J. DeVries collaborates with scholars based in United States, Brazil and United Kingdom. Philip J. DeVries's co-authors include Thomas R. Walla, Russell Lande, Carla M. Penz, Debra Murray, Harold F. Greeney, George T. Austin, Paul A. Opler, Daniel H. Janzen, Steinar Engen and Robert Dudley and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Ecology and The American Naturalist.

In The Last Decade

Philip J. DeVries

95 papers receiving 3.6k 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.

The butterflies of Costa Rica and their natural history

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Philip J. DeVries United States	33	2.9k	2.0k	1.5k	802	744	97	3.9k
Michael F. Braby Australia	24	1.9k 0.7×	1.6k 0.8×	649 0.4×	581 0.7×	582 0.8×	115	2.9k
Chris C. Nice United States	33	2.2k 0.8×	1.9k 1.0×	1.1k 0.7×	656 0.8×	975 1.3×	93	4.0k
Henk Wolda Panama	25	2.0k 0.7×	808 0.4×	1.4k 0.9×	612 0.8×	920 1.2×	47	3.8k
Leonardo Dapporto Italy	36	2.4k 0.8×	2.0k 1.0×	963 0.6×	864 1.1×	1.0k 1.4×	164	3.7k
Gunnar Brehm Germany	32	1.8k 0.6×	1.1k 0.6×	1.4k 0.9×	1.4k 1.7×	473 0.6×	66	3.1k
André Victor Lucci Freitas Brazil	40	4.5k 1.5×	3.9k 1.9×	1.7k 1.1×	1.3k 1.6×	1.2k 1.6×	298	5.9k
Axel Hochkirch Germany	31	1.8k 0.6×	1.2k 0.6×	1.2k 0.8×	837 1.0×	535 0.7×	116	4.0k
Roger L. H. Dennis United Kingdom	44	3.4k 1.2×	1.4k 0.7×	3.6k 2.3×	2.4k 3.0×	527 0.7×	133	5.2k
Peter J. Mayhew United Kingdom	31	2.4k 0.8×	897 0.4×	855 0.6×	274 0.3×	1.9k 2.6×	75	3.9k
Tiit Teder Estonia	26	2.1k 0.7×	919 0.5×	1.6k 1.1×	692 0.9×	916 1.2×	58	3.9k

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Matos‐Maraví, Pável, Niklas Wahlberg, André Victor Lucci Freitas, et al.. (2021). Mesoamerica is a cradle and the Atlantic Forest is a museum of Neotropical butterfly diversity: insights from the evolution and biogeography of Brassolini (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae). Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 133(3). 704–724. 26 indexed citations

Seraphim, Noemy, Lucas Augusto Kaminski, Philip J. DeVries, et al.. (2018). Molecular phylogeny and higher systematics of the metalmark butterflies (Lepidoptera: Riodinidae). Systematic Entomology. 43(2). 407–425. 40 indexed citations

Penz, Carla M., Mirna Martins Casagrande, Philip J. DeVries, & Thomas J. Simonsen. (2017). Documenting diversity in the Amazonian butterfly genus Bia (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae). Zootaxa. 4258(3). 201–237. 6 indexed citations

Fordyce, James A. & Philip J. DeVries. (2016). A tale of two communities: Neotropical butterfly assemblages show higher beta diversity in the canopy compared to the understory. Oecologia. 181(1). 235–243. 34 indexed citations

DeVries, Philip J., et al.. (2015). Diversity and composition of Arctiinae moth assemblages along elevational and spatial dimensions in Brazilian Atlantic Forest. Journal of Insect Conservation. 19(1). 129–140. 20 indexed citations

Penz, Carla M., et al.. (2014). Revised species definitions and nomenclature of the rose colored Cithaerias butterflies (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae, Satyrinae). Zootaxa. 3873(5). 541–59. 6 indexed citations

Grøtan, Vidar, Russell Lande, Steinar Engen, Bernt‐Erik Sæther, & Philip J. DeVries. (2012). Seasonal cycles of species diversity and similarity in a tropical butterfly community. Journal of Animal Ecology. 81(3). 714–723. 88 indexed citations

Casagrande, Mirna Martins, Carla M. Penz, & Philip J. DeVries. (2009). Description of early stages of Chorinea liCursis (fabricius) (rioDiniDae). Tropical lepidoptera research. 19(2). 89–93. 2 indexed citations

Greeney, Harold F., Philip J. DeVries, Carla M. Penz, et al.. (2009). The early stages and natural history of Antirrhea adoptiva porphyrosticta (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Morphinae) in eastern Ecuador. Journal of insect science. 9. 2 indexed citations

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Jost, Lou, Philip J. DeVries, Thomas R. Walla, et al.. (2009). Partitioning diversity for conservation analyses. Diversity and Distributions. 16(1). 65–76. 229 indexed citations

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Greeney, Harold F., Philip J. DeVries, Carla M. Penz, et al.. (2009). The Early Stages and Natural History ofAntirrhea Adoptive Porphyrosticta(Watkins, 1928) in Eastern Ecuador (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Morphinae). Journal of Insect Science. 9(30). 1–10. 10 indexed citations

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Greeney, Harold F., Tomasz W. Pyrcz, Philip J. DeVries, & Lee A. Dyer. (2009). The Early Stages ofPedaliodes poesia(Hewitson, 1862) in Eastern Ecuador (Lepidoptera: Satyrinae: Pronophilina). Journal of Insect Science. 9(38). 1–9. 10 indexed citations

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Travassos, Mark A., Philip J. DeVries, & Naomi E. Pierce. (2008). A novel organ and mechanism for larval sound production in butterfly caterpillars: Eurybia elvina (Lepidoptera: Riodinidae).. Tropical lepidoptera research. 18(1). 20–23. 3 indexed citations

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Youngsteadt, Elsa & Philip J. DeVries. (2005). The Effects of Ants on the Entomophagous Butterfly Caterpillar Feniseca tarquinius, and the Putative Role of Chemical Camouflage in the Feniseca–Ant Interaction. Journal of Chemical Ecology. 31(9). 2091–2109. 12 indexed citations

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DeVries, Philip J., Carla M. Penz, & Thomas R. Walla. (1999). The biology of Batesia hypochlora in an Ecuadorian Rainforest (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae).. Tropical lepidoptera research. 10(2). 43–46. 4 indexed citations

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DeVries, Philip J., Debra Murray, & Russell Lande. (1997). Species diversity in vertical, horizontal, and temporal dimensions of a fruit-feeding butterfly community in an Ecuadorian rainforest. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 62(3). 343–364. 304 indexed citations

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DeVries, Philip J. & Jason P. W.‏ Hall. (1996). Two new species of Costa Rican butterflies (Lepidoptera: Riodinidae).. Tropical lepidoptera research. 7(1). 87–90. 5 indexed citations

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Jones, Tappey H., Philip J. DeVries, & Pierre Escoubas. (1991). Chemistry of venom alkaloids in the antMegalomyrmex foreli (Myrmicinae) from Costa Rica. Journal of Chemical Ecology. 17(12). 2507–2518. 25 indexed citations

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DeVries, Philip J.. (1986). Hostplant records and natural history notes on Costa Rican butterflies (Papilionidae, Pieridae & Nymphalidae). Journal of Research on the Lepidoptera. 24(4). 290–333. 32 indexed citations

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DeVries, Philip J.. (1982). case of Perrhybris lypera (Pieridae) and the Lauraceae: host-plant record or assumption?. Journal of The Lepidopterists Society. 36(3). 229–230. 2 indexed citations

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