Richard B. Root

9.0k total citations · 4 hit papers
47 papers, 6.8k citations indexed

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Richard B. Root is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Insect Science and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Richard B. Root has authored 47 papers receiving a total of 6.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 23 papers in Insect Science and 22 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Richard B. Root's work include Plant and animal studies (23 papers), Insect-Plant Interactions and Control (16 papers) and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (15 papers). Richard B. Root is often cited by papers focused on Plant and animal studies (23 papers), Insect-Plant Interactions and Control (16 papers) and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (15 papers). Richard B. Root collaborates with scholars based in United States. Richard B. Root's co-authors include Jorma Tahvanainen, Walter P. Carson, G. David Maddox, Simon A. Levin, R. H. Whittaker, Peter Kareiva, Naomi Cappuccino, Paul Feeny, Gretchen A. Meyer and Matthew A. Parker and has published in prestigious journals such as Ecology, The American Naturalist and Oecologia.

In The Last Decade

Richard B. Root

46 papers receiving 5.7k 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.

Organization of a Plant‐Arthropod Association in Simple and Diverse Habitats: The Fauna of Collards (Brassica Oleracea)

1973 2.3k citations Richard B. Root Ecological Monographs profile →
The Niche Exploitation Pattern of the Blue‐Gray Gnatcatcher

1967 1.3k citations Richard B. Root Ecological Monographs profile →
The influence of vegetational diversity on the population ecology of a specialized herbivore, Phyllotreta cruciferae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)

1972 551 citations Jorma Tahvanainen, Richard B. Root Oecologia profile →
Niche, Habitat, and Ecotope

1973 498 citations Richard B. Root et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Richard B. Root United States	26	3.6k	2.8k	2.6k	2.5k	2.3k	47	6.8k
Warren G. Abrahamson United States	45	4.0k 1.1×	2.5k 0.9×	2.5k 0.9×	2.3k 0.9×	2.0k 0.9×	173	6.3k
Andreas Kruess Germany	18	3.9k 1.1×	3.4k 1.2×	2.3k 0.9×	1.9k 0.8×	2.1k 0.9×	20	7.2k
Charles Elton United Kingdom	16	2.6k 0.7×	3.3k 1.2×	1.4k 0.5×	3.4k 1.4×	1.5k 0.7×	30	7.5k
Michael B. Usher United Kingdom	42	2.0k 0.5×	2.6k 0.9×	1.1k 0.4×	3.2k 1.3×	1.3k 0.6×	136	6.9k
I. P. Woiwod United Kingdom	42	2.9k 0.8×	2.4k 0.8×	1.6k 0.6×	2.6k 1.1×	1.6k 0.7×	111	6.8k
Peter Stiling United States	44	3.0k 0.8×	1.9k 0.7×	3.4k 1.3×	2.0k 0.8×	2.7k 1.2×	145	6.9k
Robert J. Marquis United States	45	5.1k 1.4×	3.9k 1.4×	2.1k 0.8×	2.6k 1.1×	2.8k 1.2×	123	8.1k
Juha Tuomi Finland	46	3.1k 0.9×	2.6k 0.9×	905 0.3×	2.0k 0.8×	2.4k 1.0×	141	5.9k
Bernd Blossey United States	40	2.4k 0.7×	3.0k 1.0×	2.4k 0.9×	2.7k 1.1×	2.3k 1.0×	129	6.6k
Simon R. Leather United Kingdom	44	4.1k 1.1×	1.4k 0.5×	5.5k 2.1×	2.2k 0.9×	3.5k 1.5×	248	8.7k

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Root, Richard B., et al.. (2005). DISRUPTION OF WEED BIOLOGICAL CONTROL BY AN OPPORTUNISTIC MIRID PREDATOR. Ecological Applications. 15(3). 861–870. 28 indexed citations

Uriarte, María, Charles D. Canham, & Richard B. Root. (2002). A MODEL OF SIMULTANEOUS EVOLUTION OF COMPETITIVE ABILITY AND HERBIVORE RESISTANCE IN A PERENNIAL PLANT. Ecology. 83(10). 2649–2663. 27 indexed citations

Carson, Walter P. & Richard B. Root. (2000). HERBIVORY AND PLANT SPECIES COEXISTENCE: COMMUNITY REGULATION BY AN OUTBREAKING PHYTOPHAGOUS INSECT. Ecological Monographs. 70(1). 73–99. 230 indexed citations

Carson, Walter P. & Richard B. Root. (1999). Top-down effects of insect herbivores during early succession: influence on biomass and plant dominance. Oecologia. 121(2). 260–260. 107 indexed citations

Root, Richard B. & James H. Brown. (1996). Macroecology. Ecology. 77(4). 1311–1311. 1 indexed citations

Cain, Michael L., Walter P. Carson, & Richard B. Root. (1991). Long-term suppression of insect herbivores increases the production and growth of Solidago altissima rhizomes. Oecologia. 88(2). 251–257. 60 indexed citations

Maddox, G. David & Richard B. Root. (1987). Resistance to 16 diverse species of herbivorous insects within a population of goldenrod, Solidago altissima: genetic variation and heritability. Oecologia. 72(1). 8–14. 191 indexed citations

Parker, Matthew A. & Richard B. Root. (1981). Insect Herbivores Limit Habitat Distribution of a Native Composite, Machaeranthera Canescens. Ecology. 62(5). 1390–1392. 84 indexed citations

Root, Richard B., et al.. (1978). The Influence of Insecticides with Differing Specificity on the Structure of the Fauna Associated with Potatoes. The American Midland Naturalist. 99(2). 299–299. 11 indexed citations

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Tahvanainen, Jorma & Richard B. Root. (1972). The influence of vegetational diversity on the population ecology of a specialized herbivore, Phyllotreta cruciferae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Oecologia. 10(4). 321–346. 551 indexed citations breakdown →

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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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Tahvanainen, Jorma & Richard B. Root. (1970). The Invasion and Population Outbreak of Psylloides napi (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) on Yellow Rocket (Barbarea vulgaris) in New York1. Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 63(5). 1479–1480. 4 indexed citations

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Root, Richard B. & Jorma Tahvanainen. (1969). Role of Winter Cress, Barbarea vulgaris, as a Temporal Host in the Seasonal Development of the Crucifer Fauna1. Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 62(4). 852–855. 26 indexed citations

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Root, Richard B., et al.. (1969). Biotic Factors Involved in Crucifer Aphid Outbreaks Following Insecticide Application1. Journal of Economic Entomology. 62(1). 223–233. 19 indexed citations

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Root, Richard B., et al.. (1969). POPULATION INCREASE OF THE CABBAGE APHID, BREVICORYNE BRASSICAE, ON DIFFERENT HOST PLANTS. The Canadian Entomologist. 101(7). 768–773. 11 indexed citations

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Landahl, John T. & Richard B. Root. (1969). Differences in the Life Tables of Tropical and Temperate Milkweed Bugs, Genus Oncopeltus (Hemiptera:Lygaeidae). Ecology. 50(4). 734–737. 22 indexed citations

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Root, Richard B.. (1969). Interspecific Territoriality between Bewick's and House Wrens. The Auk. 86(1). 125–127. 4 indexed citations

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Root, Richard B., et al.. (1968). Emergence of Parasites Associated with the Cabbage Aphid During a Chemical-Control Program. Journal of Economic Entomology. 61(6). 1762–1763. 5 indexed citations

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Root, Richard B.. (1967). A Predator-Decoy Method for Capturing Insectivorous Birds. The Auk. 84(3). 423–424. 2 indexed citations

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Root, Richard B.. (1966). The avian response to a population outbreak of the tent caterpillar, Malacosoma constrictum (Stretch) (Lepidoptera: Lasiocampidae). Biodiversity Heritage Library (Smithsonian Institution). 5 indexed citations

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