Robert R. Kula

1.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
58 papers, 884 citations indexed

About

Robert R. Kula is a scholar working on Insect Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert R. Kula has authored 58 papers receiving a total of 884 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 53 papers in Insect Science, 47 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 24 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Robert R. Kula's work include Insect-Plant Interactions and Control (40 papers), Hymenoptera taxonomy and phylogeny (31 papers) and Forest Insect Ecology and Management (24 papers). Robert R. Kula is often cited by papers focused on Insect-Plant Interactions and Control (40 papers), Hymenoptera taxonomy and phylogeny (31 papers) and Forest Insect Ecology and Management (24 papers). Robert R. Kula collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Mexico. Robert R. Kula's co-authors include Michael W. Gates, Matthew L. Buffington, Seán G. Brady, James P. Pitts, Brant C. Faircloth, Bryan N. Danforth, Michael G. Branstetter, Bernardo F. Santos, David R. Smith and José Fernández-Triana and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Current Biology.

In The Last Decade

Robert R. Kula

50 papers receiving 845 citations

Hit Papers

Phylogenomic Insights into the Evolution of Stinging Wasp... 2017 2026 2020 2023 2017 2023 50 100 150 200 250
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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.

  1. Phylogenomic Insights into the Evolution of Stinging Wasps and the Origins of Ants and Bees
    2017 287 citations Michael G. Branstetter, Bryan N. Danforth et al. Current Biology profile →
  2. Key innovations and the diversification of Hymenoptera
    2023 90 citations Bonnie B. Blaimer, Bernardo F. Santos et al. Nature Communications profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Robert R. Kula United States 16 596 533 302 237 122 58 884
Hannes Baur Switzerland 15 505 0.8× 421 0.8× 252 0.8× 157 0.7× 118 1.0× 57 782
Glen R. Hood United States 20 656 1.1× 698 1.3× 321 1.1× 504 2.1× 93 0.8× 68 1.1k
Issei Ohshima Japan 15 559 0.9× 343 0.6× 355 1.2× 160 0.7× 140 1.1× 38 766
Viktor Markó Hungary 19 581 1.0× 683 1.3× 177 0.6× 171 0.7× 317 2.6× 60 941
Eugene Miliczky United States 15 428 0.7× 575 1.1× 117 0.4× 217 0.9× 234 1.9× 41 828
Karl N. Magnacca United States 14 455 0.8× 321 0.6× 275 0.9× 142 0.6× 119 1.0× 35 660
José Tormos Spain 17 641 1.1× 574 1.1× 353 1.2× 147 0.6× 143 1.2× 127 909
Gabriela Pérez‐Lachaud Mexico 22 734 1.2× 903 1.7× 521 1.7× 219 0.9× 189 1.5× 66 1.1k
Paul W. Schaefer United States 17 487 0.8× 736 1.4× 310 1.0× 276 1.2× 258 2.1× 82 1.0k
Marc E. Epstein United States 12 380 0.6× 331 0.6× 331 1.1× 121 0.5× 78 0.6× 34 640

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Robert R. Kula

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Penteado‐Dias, Angélica Maria, et al.. (2024). UCE-based phylogenomics of the lepidopteran endoparasitoid wasp subfamily Rogadinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) unveils a new Neotropical tribe. Invertebrate Systematics. 38(8). 1 indexed citations
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Rand, Tatyana A., Robert R. Kula, & John F. Gaskin. (2024). Evaluating the use of common grasses by the wheat stem sawfly (Hymenoptera: Cephidae) and its native parasitoids in rangeland and Conservation Reserve Program grasslands. Journal of Economic Entomology. 117(3). 858–864. 2 indexed citations
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Blaimer, Bonnie B., Bernardo F. Santos, Astrid Cruaud, et al.. (2023). Key innovations and the diversification of Hymenoptera. Nature Communications. 14(1). 1212–1212. 90 indexed citations breakdown →
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Quicke, Donаld L. J., Sergey А. Belokobylskij, Bernardo F. Santos, et al.. (2022). Mitochondrial phylogenomics and mitogenome organization in the parasitoid wasp family Braconidae (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonoidea). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 22(1). 46–46. 16 indexed citations
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Santos, Bernardo F., Alejandro Zaldívar‐Riverón, José Fernández-Triana, et al.. (2022). Phylogenomics of braconid wasps (Hymenoptera, Braconidae) sheds light on classification and the evolution of parasitoid life history traits. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 173. 107452–107452. 31 indexed citations
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Abram, Paul K., Xingeng Wang, Michelle T. Franklin, et al.. (2021). A Coordinated Sampling and Identification Methodology for Larval Parasitoids of Spotted-Wing Drosophila. Journal of Economic Entomology. 115(4). 922–942. 38 indexed citations
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Buffington, Matthew L., et al.. (2021). Deployment of Aggregation-Sex Pheromones of Longhorned Beetles (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) Facilitates the Discovery and Identification of their Parasitoids. Journal of Chemical Ecology. 47(1). 28–42. 3 indexed citations
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Kula, Robert R., et al.. (2020). Leaf Mining Insects and Their Parasitoids in the Old-Growth Forest of the Huron Mountains. The Great Lakes Entomologist. 52(2). 5 indexed citations
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Lake, Ellen C., Robert R. Kula, Michael W. Gates, & Melissa C. Smith. (2019). The First Pupal Parasitoids of Neomusotima conspurcatalis Warren (Lepidoptera: Crambidae), a Biological Control Agent of Lygodium microphyllum (Cav.) R. Br. (Polypodiales: Lygodiaceae) in Florida. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 121(2). 314–314. 2 indexed citations
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Kula, Robert R., et al.. (2018). Two new species of Anisocyrta Foerster (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Alysiinae) from China. Zootaxa. 4459(3). 575–582.
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Kula, Robert R., et al.. (2018). A network approach reveals parasitoid wasps to be generalized nectar foragers. Arthropod-Plant Interactions. 13(2). 239–251. 21 indexed citations
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Branstetter, Michael G., Bryan N. Danforth, James P. Pitts, et al.. (2017). Phylogenomic Insights into the Evolution of Stinging Wasps and the Origins of Ants and Bees. Current Biology. 27(7). 1019–1025. 287 indexed citations breakdown →
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Kula, Robert R., et al.. (2015). A new species in the newly recorded genus Trachyusa (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Alysiinae) from China. Zootaxa. 3931(4). 579–84. 2 indexed citations
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Duan, Jian J., Philip B. Taylor, Roger W. Fuester, Robert R. Kula, & Paul Marsh. (2013). Hymenopteran Parasitoids Attacking the Invasive Emerald Ash Borer (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) in Western and Central Pennsylvania. Florida Entomologist. 96(1). 166–172. 20 indexed citations
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Kula, Robert R.. (2009). Review of the New World Species of Coiba Marsh (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Doryctinae), Including Descriptions of Two New Species, New Distribution Records, and A Key to Species. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 111(1). 183–198. 5 indexed citations
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Kula, Robert R.. (2008). Taxonomic Status and Location of Type Specimens for Species of Coelinidea Viereck and Sarops Nixon (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Alysiinae) Described by Garland T. Riegel. Journal of Hymenoptera Research. 17. 138–156. 4 indexed citations
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Kula, Robert R.. (2003). Morphological Variation in Opius Wesmael lHymenopterac Braconidaer with an Emphasis on Nearctic Species in the Subgenus Gastrosema Fischer. Journal of Hymenoptera Research. 12(2). 278–302. 5 indexed citations

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