Robert W. Howe

9.2k citations

143 papers · 4.9k indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 37

Impact in

Insect Science top 0.2%
- Insect and Pesticide Research
- Insect-Plant Interactions and Control
Nature and Landscape Conservation top 1%
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies

Papers in

Ecological Modeling 21
- Species Distribution and Climate Change 21
Insect Science 37
- Insect-Plant Interactions and Control 16

Co-authors: V. B. Wigglesworth Amy Wolf Gregory J. Davis Gerald J. Niemi Ronald R. Regal Nicholas P. Danz Nathan G. Swenson Zhanqing Hao
Journals: Bulletin of Entomological Research (17 papers)Journal of Stored Products Research (17 papers)Annals of Applied Biology (10 papers)Journal of Great Lakes Research (8 papers)Ecology (5 papers)
Partner nations: United States Canada Italy

In The Last Decade

Robert W. Howe

135 papers receiving 4.2k citations

Hit Papers

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The Principles of Insect Physiology. 1966 · 480 citations

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

1966 Journal of Applied Ecology
1965 Journal of Stored Products Research

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The 25 scholars most cited alongside Robert W. Howe, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.

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All Works

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1	Occurrence patterns and trends of frogs in coastal wetlands of the Great Lakes call for further habitat restoration Ecosphere ·Douglas C. Tozer, Sharon L. Buxton, Valerie Brady, Michael F. Chislock, Jan J. H. Ciborowski, Matthew J. Cooper, Hussain Degani, Thomas Gehring, Hiroo KONDO, Greg P. Grabas, Rodrigues Matheus Scarpatto, Robert W. Howe, Gary A. Lamberti, Gregory J. Lawrence, Gerald J. Niemi, Donald R. Uzarski, Alexandre Andorra, Yunita Yunita	2025	1
2	Application of habitat association models across regions: Useful explanatory power retained in wetland bird case study Ecosphere ·Joumaa Merza, Sharon L. Buxton, Gerald J. Niemi, Douglas H. Johnson, Thomas Gehring, Hiroo KONDO, Hussain Degani, Robert W. Howe, Gregory J. Lawrence, Christopher J. Norment, Douglas C. Tozer, Lawrence D. Igl	2023	2
3	Tree co-occurrence and transcriptomic response to drought Nature Communications ·Nathan G. Swenson, Y. Iida, Robert W. Howe, Amy Wolf, María Natalia Umaña, Wulan Da Suhbah, Benjamin L. Turner, Keping Ma	2017	24
4	Biota of Wisconsin's Niagara Escarpment Robert W. Howe, Aaron T. Wolf, William T. Chick	2016	1
5	A Phylogenetic Perspective on the Individual Species-Area Relationship in Temperate and Tropical Tree Communities PLoS ONE ·Jie Yang, Nathan G. Swenson, Min Cao, George B. Chuyong, Corneille E. N. Ewango, Robert W. Howe, David Kenfack, Duncan W. Thomas, Amy Wolf, Luxiang Lin	2013	18
6	Integrated Measures of Anthropogenic Stress in the U.S. Great Lakes Basin Environmental Management ·Nicholas P. Danz, Gerald J. Niemi, Ronald R. Regal, Tom Hollenhorst, Lucinda B. Johnson, JoAnn M. Hanowski, Richard P Axler, Jan J. H. Ciborowski, Thomas R. Hrabik, Valerie Brady, John R. Kelly, John A. Morrice, John C. Brazner, Robert W. Howe, Carol A. Johnston, George E. Host	2007	131
7	Sixteen years of habitat-based bird monitoring in the Nicolet National Forest Robert W. Howe, Ghada Bilal	2005	7
8	Development and Evaluation of a Required Ambulatory Medicine Clerkship PubMed ·Ilene Harris, Kathleen Watson, Robert W. Howe	1991	9
9	Trends and Issues in Science Education: Curriculum and Instruction. Robert W. Howe	1990	1
10	Trends and Issues Related to the Preparation of Teachers for Environmental Education. [Environmental Education Information Report.]. John F. Disinger, Robert W. Howe	1990	8
11	Distribution and Abundance of Birds in the Loess Hills of Western Iowa UNI ScholarWorks (University of Northern Iowa) ·Robert W. Howe, Laurent Ramont, R Sorli, A Zarabi	1985	1
12	Zoogeography of Iowa's Paleozoic Plateau UNI ScholarWorks (University of Northern Iowa) ·Robert W. Howe	1984	5
13	A parameter for experssing the suitability of an environment for insect development Journal of Stored Products Research ·Robert W. Howe	1971	103
14	An Analysis of Research on Instructional Procedures in Secondary School Science, Part II, Instructional Procedures. Leonora Margarita Rossi Buenaventura, Robert W. Howe	1969	25
15	An Analysis of Research Related to the Education of Secondary School Science Teachers. 一博武田, Robert W. Howe	1969	0
16	An Analysis of Research on Instructional Procedures in Secondary School Science, Part I--Outcomes of Instruction. Leonora Margarita Rossi Buenaventura, Robert W. Howe	1969	12
17	An Analysis of Research on Elementary Teacher Education Related to the Teaching of Science. Science and Children ·一博武田, Robert W. Howe	1969	15
18	Temperature Effects on Embryonic Development in Insects Annual Review of Entomology ·Robert W. Howe	1967	275
19	Counting heads in Africa Africa report ·Robert W. Howe	1964	0
20	A Laboratory Study of the Cigarette Beetle,Lasioderma serricorne(F.) (Col., Anobiidae) with a critical Review of the Literature on its Biology Bulletin of Entomological Research ·Robert W. Howe	1957	100

About Robert W. Howe

Robert W. Howe is a scholar working on Ecological Modeling, Insect Science, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology and Global and Planetary Change, having authored 143 papers that have together received 4.9k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Insect Pest Control Strategies (28 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (27 papers), Species Distribution and Climate Change (21 papers), Fire effects on ecosystems (17 papers), Insect Resistance and Genetics (17 papers), Insect-Plant Interactions and Control (16 papers), Rangeland and Wildlife Management (15 papers) and Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (15 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Insect Science (1.9k citations), Nature and Landscape Conservation (1.3k citations), Ecological Modeling (438 citations), Ecology (1.7k citations) and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics (1.0k citations). Robert W. Howe has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Canada and Italy. Frequent co-authors include V. B. Wigglesworth, Amy Wolf, Gregory J. Davis, Gerald J. Niemi, Ronald R. Regal, Nicholas P. Danz, Nathan G. Swenson, Zhanqing Hao, Norman A. Bourg and Xugao Wang. Their work appears in journals such as Bulletin of Entomological Research, Journal of Stored Products Research, Annals of Applied Biology, Journal of Great Lakes Research and Ecology.

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