Rick Overson

1.3k total citations
27 papers, 308 citations indexed

About

Rick Overson is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Genetics and Insect Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Rick Overson has authored 27 papers receiving a total of 308 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 20 papers in Genetics and 10 papers in Insect Science. Recurrent topics in Rick Overson's work include Plant and animal studies (18 papers), Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (16 papers) and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (6 papers). Rick Overson is often cited by papers focused on Plant and animal studies (18 papers), Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (16 papers) and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (6 papers). Rick Overson collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and Argentina. Rick Overson's co-authors include Arianne Cease, Marion Le Gall, Krissa A. Skogen, Jennifer H. Fewell, Robert A. Raguso, Jeremie B. Fant, Rebecca M. Clark, C. Tate Holbrook, Juergen Gadau and Jürgen Gadau and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and New Phytologist.

In The Last Decade

Rick Overson

27 papers receiving 301 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Rick Overson United States 10 220 142 92 79 65 27 308
Caleb J. Wilson United States 4 227 1.0× 98 0.7× 79 0.9× 164 2.1× 55 0.8× 11 287
Shayla Salzman United States 12 251 1.1× 104 0.7× 81 0.9× 98 1.2× 29 0.4× 24 374
Anne Loiseau France 6 163 0.7× 156 1.1× 73 0.8× 73 0.9× 27 0.4× 9 283
Akira Yamawo Japan 13 309 1.4× 155 1.1× 230 2.5× 78 1.0× 99 1.5× 47 410
Paul A. Lenhart United States 9 132 0.6× 88 0.6× 87 0.9× 194 2.5× 32 0.5× 17 323
Mariana Cuautle Mexico 9 290 1.3× 206 1.5× 167 1.8× 98 1.2× 68 1.0× 27 332
M. L. Forister United States 5 187 0.8× 79 0.6× 88 1.0× 148 1.9× 84 1.3× 6 301
Jiří Hadrava Czechia 10 240 1.1× 59 0.4× 108 1.2× 158 2.0× 64 1.0× 32 304
Ikuo Kandori Japan 8 271 1.2× 76 0.5× 162 1.8× 108 1.4× 107 1.6× 19 312
Emily I. Jones United States 10 324 1.5× 211 1.5× 169 1.8× 101 1.3× 118 1.8× 12 487

Countries citing papers authored by Rick Overson

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Fields of papers citing papers by Rick Overson

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Rick Overson

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Rick Overson. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Rick Overson 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 Rick Overson. Rick Overson is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Cease, Arianne, et al.. (2025). Energetic constraints on multi-day flights in migratory locusts. Journal of Experimental Biology. 1 indexed citations
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Harrison, Jon F., et al.. (2024). Body mass and growth rates predict protein intake across animals. eLife. 13. 1 indexed citations
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Cease, Arianne, et al.. (2023). Field bands of marching locust juveniles show carbohydrate, not protein, limitation. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4. 100069–100069. 3 indexed citations
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Gall, Marion Le, Rick Overson, & Arianne Cease. (2023). Corrigendum: A global review on locusts (Orthoptera: Acrididae) and their interactions with livestock grazing practices. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. 11. 1 indexed citations
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Overson, Rick, Matthew G. Johnson, Norman A. Douglas, et al.. (2023). A phylogeny of the evening primrose family (Onagraceae) using a target enrichment approach with 303 nuclear loci. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 23(1). 66–66. 5 indexed citations
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Moore, Michael J., Norman A. Douglas, Warren L. Wagner, et al.. (2022). Target Enrichment and Extensive Population Sampling Help Untangle the Recent, Rapid Radiation of Oenothera Sect. Calylophus. Systematic Biology. 72(2). 249–263. 9 indexed citations
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Johnson, Matthew G., Rachel A. Levin, Rick Overson, et al.. (2022). Differential gene expression associated with a floral scent polymorphism in the evening primrose Oenothera harringtonii (Onagraceae). BMC Genomics. 23(1). 124–124. 7 indexed citations
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Gall, Marion Le, Rick Overson, & Arianne Cease. (2019). A Global Review on Locusts (Orthoptera: Acrididae) and Their Interactions With Livestock Grazing Practices. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. 7. 83 indexed citations
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Wagner, David L., Terry Harrison, Rick Overson, et al.. (2019). Phylogeny, host use, and diversification in the moth family Momphidae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea). PLoS ONE. 14(6). e0207833–e0207833. 9 indexed citations
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Overson, Rick, et al.. (2016). Herbivory as an important selective force in the evolution of floral traits and pollinator shifts. AoB Plants. 9(1). plw088–plw088. 25 indexed citations
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Overson, Rick, Jennifer H. Fewell, & Jürgen Gadau. (2016). Distribution and origin of intraspecific social variation in the California harvester ant Pogonomyrmex californicus. Insectes Sociaux. 63(4). 531–541. 16 indexed citations
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Overson, Rick & Brian L. Fisher. (2015). Taxonomic revision of the genus Prionopelta (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) in the Malagasy region. ZooKeys. 507(507). 115–150. 1 indexed citations
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Johnson, Robert A., Rick Overson, & Corrie S. Moreau. (2013). A New Species of Seed-harvester Ant, <i>Pogonomyrmex hoelldobleri</i> (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), from the Mohave and Sonoran Deserts of North America. Zootaxa. 3646(3). 201–27. 3 indexed citations
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Holbrook, C. Tate, et al.. (2013). Colony-size effects on task organization in the harvester ant Pogonomyrmex californicus. Insectes Sociaux. 60(2). 191–201. 19 indexed citations
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Overson, Rick, Juergen Gadau, Rebecca M. Clark, Stephen C. Pratt, & Jennifer H. Fewell. (2013). Behavioral transitions with the evolution of cooperative nest founding by harvester ant queens. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 68(1). 21–30. 25 indexed citations
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Overson, Rick. (2011). Causes and Consequences of Queen-Number Variation in the California Harvester Ant Pogonomyrmex californicus.. 6 indexed citations
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Holbrook, C. Tate, et al.. (2010). Social insects inspire human design. Biology Letters. 6(4). 431–433. 13 indexed citations

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