Robert S. Copeland

2.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
84 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Robert S. Copeland is a scholar working on Insect Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert S. Copeland has authored 84 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 50 papers in Insect Science, 46 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 16 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Robert S. Copeland's work include Plant and animal studies (27 papers), Insect behavior and control techniques (21 papers) and Insect-Plant Interactions and Control (19 papers). Robert S. Copeland is often cited by papers focused on Plant and animal studies (27 papers), Insect behavior and control techniques (21 papers) and Insect-Plant Interactions and Control (19 papers). Robert S. Copeland collaborates with scholars based in Kenya, United States and South Africa. Robert S. Copeland's co-authors include George B. Craig, Paul Reiter, Charles B. Pumpuni, Penelope A. Phillips‐Howard, Marc De Meyer, Robert A. Wharton, Sławomir A. Lux, Ian White, Quentin Luke and Maxwell Kelvin Billah and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, PLoS ONE and Oecologia.

In The Last Decade

Robert S. Copeland

82 papers receiving 1.8k citations

Hit Papers

Aedes albopictus in North America: Probable Introduction ... 1987 2026 2000 2013 1987 100 200 300
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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. Aedes albopictus in North America: Probable Introduction in Used Tires from Northern Asia
    1987 374 citations Robert S. Copeland et al. 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 S. Copeland Kenya 22 1.1k 665 557 448 355 84 1.9k
Philip Agnew France 26 814 0.8× 920 1.4× 325 0.6× 541 1.2× 377 1.1× 37 2.0k
David E. Gorla Argentina 30 1.2k 1.1× 899 1.4× 186 0.3× 364 0.8× 191 0.5× 105 2.3k
Tock H. Chua Malaysia 21 497 0.5× 831 1.2× 523 0.9× 253 0.6× 198 0.6× 79 1.7k
David Damiens France 24 1.0k 1.0× 918 1.4× 484 0.9× 315 0.7× 87 0.2× 56 1.7k
Rosemary Susan Lees United Kingdom 25 1.3k 1.2× 1.4k 2.0× 248 0.4× 501 1.1× 85 0.2× 61 2.2k
Todd Livdahl United States 20 396 0.4× 844 1.3× 247 0.4× 347 0.8× 208 0.6× 38 1.2k
Sébastien Gourbière France 26 716 0.7× 702 1.1× 144 0.3× 129 0.3× 237 0.7× 52 1.7k
R. P. Lane United Kingdom 21 573 0.5× 989 1.5× 362 0.6× 248 0.6× 251 0.7× 60 1.9k
Matthew P. Daugherty United States 20 823 0.8× 278 0.4× 285 0.5× 927 2.1× 148 0.4× 64 1.5k
Lincoln Suesdek Brazil 24 406 0.4× 875 1.3× 166 0.3× 155 0.3× 188 0.5× 60 1.5k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Robert S. Copeland

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All Works

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Chipabika, Gilson, Fathiya M. Khamis, Patrick Chiza Chikoti, et al.. (2023). Abundance, diversity and richness of natural enemies of the fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), in Zambia. Frontiers in Insect Science. 3. 1091084–1091084. 6 indexed citations
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Winkler, Isaac S., Ashley H. Kirk‐Spriggs, Keith M. Bayless, et al.. (2022). Phylogenetic resolution of the fly superfamily Ephydroidea–Molecular systematics of the enigmatic and diverse relatives of Drosophilidae. PLoS ONE. 17(10). e0274292–e0274292. 9 indexed citations
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Bossert, Silas, Thomas J. Wood, Sébastien Patiny, et al.. (2021). Phylogeny, biogeography and diversification of the mining bee family Andrenidae. Systematic Entomology. 47(2). 283–302. 51 indexed citations
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Bossert, Silas, Robert S. Copeland, Michael G. Branstetter, et al.. (2020). Phylogenomic and Morphological Reevaluation of the Bee Tribes Biastini, Neolarrini, and Townsendiellini (Hymenoptera: Apidae) With Description of Three New Species ofSchwarzia. Insect Systematics and Diversity. 4(6). 17 indexed citations
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Olmi, Massimo, Robert S. Copeland, & Simon van Noort. (2019). Dryinidae of the Afrotropical region (Hymenoptera, Chrysidoidea). Zootaxa. 4630(1). zootaxa.4630.1.1–zootaxa.4630.1.1. 43 indexed citations
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Tanga, Chrysantus M., Henlay J. O. Magara, Monica A. Ayieko, et al.. (2018). A new edible cricket species from Africa of the genus Scapsipedus . Zootaxa. 4486(3). 393–392. 19 indexed citations
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Mikó, István, Robert S. Copeland, James P. Balhoff, Matthew Yoder, & Andrew Deans. (2014). Folding Wings like a Cockroach: A Review of Transverse Wing Folding Ensign Wasps (Hymenoptera: Evaniidae: Afrevania and Trissevania). PLoS ONE. 9(5). e94056–e94056. 33 indexed citations
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White, Ian, Robert S. Copeland, & D. L. Hancock. (2003). Revision of the afrotropical genus Trirhithrum Bezzi (Diptera: Tephritidae). 18. 71–137. 14 indexed citations
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Wharton, Robert A., Russell H. Messing, Robert S. Copeland, et al.. (2000). Parasitoids of medfly,Ceratitis capitata, and related tephritids in Kenyan coffee: a predominantly koinobiont assemblage. Bulletin of Entomological Research. 90(6). 517–526. 78 indexed citations
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Coleman, Russell E., James F. Barth, Michael J. Turell, et al.. (2000). Development and Evaluation of a Dipstick Assay for Detection ofPlasmodium falciparumandP. vivaxsporozoites in Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae). Journal of Medical Entomology. 37(4). 581–587. 9 indexed citations
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Copeland, Robert S., Katherine A. Taylor, A J Oloo, et al.. (1996). Plasmodium falciparum circumsporozoite vaccine immunogenicity and efficacy trial with natural challenge quantitation in an area of endemic human malaria of Kenya. Vaccine. 14(8). 817–827. 27 indexed citations
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Polhemus, John T. & Robert S. Copeland. (1996). A new genus of Microveliinae from treeholes in Kenya (Heteroptera: Veliidae). Biodiversity Heritage Library (Smithsonian Institution). 3 indexed citations
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Taylor, Katherine A., Susan M. Paskewitz, Robert S. Copeland, et al.. (1993). Comparison of Two Ribosomal Dna-Based Methods for Differentiating Members of the Anopheles gambiae Complex (Diptera: Culicidae). Journal of Medical Entomology. 30(2). 457–461. 7 indexed citations
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Copeland, Robert S., et al.. (1992). Ookinete Rates in Afrotropical Anopheline Mosquitoes as a Measure of Human Malaria Infectiousness. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 47(1). 41–46. 19 indexed citations
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Copeland, Robert S., et al.. (1990). Anopheles gambiae complex egg-stage survival in dry soil from larval development sites in western Kenya.. PubMed. 6(1). 105–9. 60 indexed citations
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Copeland, Robert S.. (1989). The Insects of Treeholes of Northern Indiana With Special Reference to Megaselia Scalaris (Diptera: Phoridae) and Spilomyia Longicornis (Diptera: Syrphidae). The Great Lakes Entomologist. 22(3). 4. 6 indexed citations

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