Robert A. Raguso

12.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
166 papers, 9.4k citations indexed

About

Robert A. Raguso is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Plant Science and Insect Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert A. Raguso has authored 166 papers receiving a total of 9.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 155 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 98 papers in Plant Science and 47 papers in Insect Science. Recurrent topics in Robert A. Raguso's work include Plant and animal studies (151 papers), Plant Parasitism and Resistance (81 papers) and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (33 papers). Robert A. Raguso is often cited by papers focused on Plant and animal studies (151 papers), Plant Parasitism and Resistance (81 papers) and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (33 papers). Robert A. Raguso collaborates with scholars based in United States, Sweden and Argentina. Robert A. Raguso's co-authors include Eran Pichersky, Mark A. Willis, Joaquín Goyret, Rachel A. Levin, Lucinda A. McDade, Olle Pellmyr, Douglas M. Light, Tia‐Lynn Ashman, André Keßler and Cassie J. Majetic and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Communications and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Robert A. Raguso

162 papers receiving 9.1k 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.

Wake Up and Smell the Roses: The Ecology and Evolution of Floral Scent

2008 673 citations Robert A. Raguso Annual Review of Ecology Evolution and Systematics profile →
Why do plants produce so many terpenoid compounds?

2016 455 citations Eran Pichersky, Robert A. Raguso profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Robert A. Raguso United States	57	7.1k	5.2k	2.9k	2.7k	1.4k	166	9.4k
Florian P. Schiestl Switzerland	55	7.6k 1.1×	5.7k 1.1×	2.8k 1.0×	2.2k 0.8×	1.5k 1.0×	129	9.0k
Amots Dafni Israel	49	6.6k 0.9×	5.0k 1.0×	1.8k 0.6×	1.8k 0.7×	1.2k 0.9×	126	8.2k
Stefan Dötterl Germany	43	4.3k 0.6×	3.2k 0.6×	1.5k 0.5×	1.6k 0.6×	721 0.5×	178	5.2k
André Keßler United States	43	4.2k 0.6×	5.6k 1.1×	1.8k 0.6×	4.8k 1.8×	588 0.4×	107	8.6k
I. H. Williams United Kingdom	44	4.0k 0.6×	3.3k 0.6×	1.2k 0.4×	4.6k 1.7×	2.0k 1.4×	303	7.1k
Junji Takabayashi Japan	52	4.2k 0.6×	6.6k 1.3×	2.2k 0.8×	7.1k 2.6×	552 0.4×	232	10.4k
Manfred Ayasse Germany	44	5.3k 0.8×	2.4k 0.5×	1.0k 0.4×	3.0k 1.1×	2.6k 1.8×	194	6.4k
Ted C. J. Turlings Switzerland	75	7.4k 1.0×	13.2k 2.6×	4.7k 1.6×	14.8k 5.5×	1.2k 0.9×	261	20.7k
Gaétan Glauser Switzerland	53	2.1k 0.3×	5.2k 1.0×	2.9k 1.0×	3.2k 1.2×	700 0.5×	233	9.0k
Rayko Halitschke Germany	45	3.1k 0.4×	6.0k 1.2×	2.4k 0.8×	4.5k 1.7×	374 0.3×	89	8.5k

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Coates, Charlotte, et al.. (2025). The effects of floral microclimate on pollen viability and visitor behavior. Current Biology. 35(19). 4765–4781.e6. 1 indexed citations

Raguso, Robert A., et al.. (2023). Context and the functional use of information in insect sensory ecology. Current Opinion in Insect Science. 58. 101058–101058. 5 indexed citations

Salzman, Shayla, et al.. (2023). Cone humidity is a strong attractant in an obligate cycad pollination system. Current Biology. 33(9). 1654–1664.e4. 17 indexed citations

Raguso, Robert A.. (2023). Hidden worlds within flowers. Current Biology. 33(11). R506–R512. 3 indexed citations

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

Campbell, Diane R., et al.. (2022). Genetic and spatial variation in vegetative and floral traits across a hybrid zone. American Journal of Botany. 109(11). 1780–1793. 9 indexed citations

Eisen, Katherine E., Monica A. Geber, & Robert A. Raguso. (2021). Emission Rates of Species-Specific Volatiles Vary across Communities of Clarkia Species: Evidence for Multimodal Character Displacement. The American Naturalist. 199(6). 824–840. 8 indexed citations

Smith, Gordon P., Goggy Davidowitz, Robert A. Raguso, & Judith L. Bronstein. (2021). Proboscis curling in a pollinator causes extensive pollen movement and loss. Ecological Entomology. 47(2). 234–241. 5 indexed citations

Parra‐Tabla, Víctor, Conchita Alonso, Tia‐Lynn Ashman, et al.. (2020). Pollen transfer networks reveal alien species as main heterospecific pollen donors with fitness consequences for natives. Journal of Ecology. 109(2). 939–951. 25 indexed citations

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Kantsa, Aphrodite, Robert A. Raguso, Themistokles D. Lekkas, Olga‐Ioanna Kalantzi, & Theodora Petanidou. (2019). Floral volatiles and visitors: A meta‐network of associations in a natural community. Journal of Ecology. 107(6). 2574–2586. 42 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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Raguso, Robert A., et al.. (2013). Dramatic vestigialization of floral fragrance across a transition from outcrossing to selfing in Abronia umbellata (Nyctaginaceae). American Journal of Botany. 100(11). 2280–2292. 53 indexed citations

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Raguso, Robert A.. (2011). For Love of Eisner. Journal of Chemical Ecology. 37(5). 546–547.

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Artz, Derek R., Cristián Villagra, & Robert A. Raguso. (2010). Spatiotemporal variation in the reproductive ecology of two parapatric subspecies of Oenothera cespitosa (Onagraceae). American Journal of Botany. 97(9). 1498–1510. 30 indexed citations

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Raguso, Robert A.. (2008). Wake Up and Smell the Roses: The Ecology and Evolution of Floral Scent. Annual Review of Ecology Evolution and Systematics. 39(1). 549–569. 673 indexed citations breakdown →

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Raguso, Robert A., et al.. (2008). Geographic divergence in floral morphology and scent in Linanthus dichotomus (Polemoniaceae). American Journal of Botany. 95(12). 1652–1659. 37 indexed citations

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Levin, Rachel A., Lucinda A. McDade, & Robert A. Raguso. (2003). The Systematic Utility of Floral and Vegetative Fragrance in Two Genera of Nyctaginaceae. Systematic Biology. 52(3). 334–351. 55 indexed citations

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Levin, Rachel A., Lucinda A. McDade, & Robert A. Raguso. (2003). The Systematic Utility of Floral and Vegetative Fragrance in Two Genera of Nyctaginaceae. Systematic Biology. 52(3). 334–351.

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Raguso, Robert A., et al.. (1996). Electroantennogram responses ofHyles lineata (Sphingidae: Lepidoptera) to volatile compounds fromClarkia breweri (Onagraceae) and other moth-pollinated flowers. Journal of Chemical Ecology. 22(10). 1735–1766. 142 indexed citations

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Pichersky, Eran, Robert A. Raguso, Efraim Lewinsohn, & Rodney Croteau. (1994). Floral Scent Production in Clarkia (Onagraceae) (I. Localization and Developmental Modulation of Monoterpene Emission and Linalool Synthase Activity). PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 106(4). 1533–1540. 173 indexed citations

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