Rufus Isaacs

20.7k total citations · 4 hit papers
246 papers, 9.0k citations indexed

About

Rufus Isaacs is a scholar working on Insect Science, Plant Science and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Rufus Isaacs has authored 246 papers receiving a total of 9.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 217 papers in Insect Science, 103 papers in Plant Science and 86 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Rufus Isaacs's work include Insect-Plant Interactions and Control (127 papers), Insect and Pesticide Research (111 papers) and Insect behavior and control techniques (89 papers). Rufus Isaacs is often cited by papers focused on Insect-Plant Interactions and Control (127 papers), Insect and Pesticide Research (111 papers) and Insect behavior and control techniques (89 papers). Rufus Isaacs collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Czechia. Rufus Isaacs's co-authors include Brett R. Blaauw, Steven Van Timmeren, Julianna K. Tuell, Jason Gibbs, Douglas A. Landis, John C. Wise, Cesar Rodriguez‐Saona, Anna K. Fiedler, Neal M. Williams and Vaughn M. Walton and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, PLoS ONE and Trends in Ecology & Evolution.

In The Last Decade

Rufus Isaacs

237 papers receiving 8.6k 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.

Flower plantings increase wild bee abundance and the pollination services provided to a pollination‐dependent crop

2014 465 citations Rufus Isaacs et al. profile →
From research to action: enhancing crop yield through wild pollinators

2014 388 citations Rufus Isaacs et al. profile →
Modeling the status, trends, and impacts of wild bee abundance in the United States

2015 368 citations Rufus Isaacs, Jason Gibbs et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
Perennial grasslands enhance biodiversity and multiple ecosystem services in bioenergy landscapes

2014 351 citations Rufus Isaacs, Douglas A. Landis et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Rufus Isaacs

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

All Works

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Deciphering the underlying genetics of galling resistance to the blueberry stem gall wasp in northern highbush blueberry 2025 ·Horticulture Research ·Scott J. Teresi, Mélanie Body, Alexandra M. Fulton, Adrian E. Platts, Marivi Colle, Philip D. Fanning, (unknown), Rodrigo R. Amadeu, Juliana Benevenuto, Patricio Muńoz, Jack C. Schultz, Rufus Isaacs, Patrick P. Edger	0
2	Land-Use Legacies Affect Flower Visitation Network Structure After Forest Restoration 2025 ·Journal of Forestry ·(unknown), Nash E. Turley, Jason Gibbs, Rufus Isaacs, Lars A. Brudvig	1
3	Extreme heat affects blueberry pollen nutrition, bee health, and plant reproduction 2025 ·Scientific Reports ·(unknown), (unknown), Thomas D. Sharkey, Rufus Isaacs, James P. Santiago	0
4	Crop edge sampling and early life stage detection for improved monitoring of spotted-wing drosophila, Drosophila suzukii (Diptera: Drosophilidae), in berry crops 2025 ·Journal of Economic Entomology ·(unknown), Steven Van Timmeren, Arun Babu, Rufus Isaacs, Ashfaq A. Sial, Vaughn M. Walton, Hannah J. Burrack	0
5	Control of grape berry moth with plinazolin technology in concord grape, 2023 2024 ·Arthropod management tests ·(unknown), (unknown), Rufus Isaacs, John C. Wise	0
6	Extreme heat exposure of host plants indirectly reduces solitary bee fecundity and survival 2024 ·Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences ·(unknown), M. Barlass, (unknown), Rufus Isaacs	7
7	Reducing cluster rots in Michigan wine grapes using combined pathogen and vinegar fly control 2023 ·Crop Protection ·Kerri A. Neugebauer, (unknown), (unknown), Rufus Isaacs, Timothy D. Miles	3
8	Comparison of microscopy and metabarcoding to identify pollen used by the critically endangered rusty patched bumble bee, Bombus affinis 2022 ·Insect Conservation and Diversity ·Michael P. Simanonok, Deborah D. Iwanowicz, (unknown), Thomas J. Wood, Rufus Isaacs, Robert S. Cornman, Clint R. V. Otto	2
9	Monitoring of Spotted-Wing Drosophila (Diptera: Drosophilidae) Resistance Status Using a RAPID Method for Assessing Insecticide Sensitivity Across the United States 2022 ·Journal of Economic Entomology ·Rufus Isaacs, Steven Van Timmeren, (unknown), Frank G. Zalom, Fatemeh Ganjisaffar, Kelly A. Hamby, (unknown), Oscar E. Liburd, (unknown), Cesar Rodriguez‐Saona, Robert Holdcraft, Hannah J. Burrack, (unknown), Francis A. Drummond, (unknown), Srinivas Lanka, Ashfaq A. Sial	10
10	Improving Osmia lignaria and O. cornifrons (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae) retention with preferred nest materials and attractant spray 2022 ·Journal of Applied Entomology ·(unknown), Logan Rowe, Jason Gibbs, Theresa L. Pitts‐Singer, Rufus Isaacs	2
11	Large ecosystem-scale effects of restoration fail to mitigate impacts of land-use legacies in longleaf pine savannas 2021 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Lars A. Brudvig, Nash E. Turley, (unknown), Lukas Bell‐Dereske, (unknown), Ellen I. Damschen, Sarah E. Evans, Jason Gibbs, Philip G. Hahn, Rufus Isaacs, (unknown), John L. Orrock, (unknown), (unknown)	15
12	Identification of multiple odorant receptors essential for pyrethrum repellency in Drosophila melanogaster 2021 ·PLoS Genetics ·Qiang Wang, Peng Xu, Felipe Andreazza, (unknown), Yoshiko Nomura, (unknown), Lan Jiang, Mengli Chen, (unknown), Makoto Ihara, Kazuhiko Matsuda, Rufus Isaacs, Eugênio E. Oliveira, Yuzhe Du, Ke Dong	17
13	Field and Laboratory Testing of Feeding Stimulants to Enhance Insecticide Efficacy Against Spotted-Wing Drosophila, Drosophila suzukii (Matsumura) 2021 ·Journal of Economic Entomology ·Philip D. Fanning, Srinivas Lanka, Serhan Mermer, J. A. Collins, Steven Van Timmeren, Heather Andrews, Stephen P. Hesler, Gregory M. Loeb, Francis A. Drummond, Nik G. Wiman, Vaughn M. Walton, Ashfaq A. Sial, Rufus Isaacs	7
14	Flower traits associated with the visitation patterns of bees 2020 ·Oecologia ·Logan Rowe, (unknown), Christie A. Bahlai, Jason Gibbs, Douglas A. Landis, Rufus Isaacs	36
15	Use of Nest and Pollen Resources by Leafcutter Bees, Genus Megachile (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae) in Central Michigan 2019 ·The Great Lakes Entomologist ·(unknown), Logan Rowe, Kelsey K. Graham, Thomas J. Wood, Rufus Isaacs	9
16	Epeoloides pilosulus (Cresson) Rediscovered in Michigan, with Notes on the Distribution and Status of its Macropis hosts. 2019 ·The Great Lakes Entomologist ·Thomas J. Wood, (unknown), Kelsey K. Graham, Jason Gibbs, Rufus Isaacs	4
17	Damage Potential of Rose Chafer and Japanese Beetle (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) in Michigan Vineyards 2018 ·The Great Lakes Entomologist ·Rodrigo J. Mercader, Rufus Isaacs	5
18	Restoration increases bee abundance and richness but not pollination in remnant and post‐agricultural woodlands 2018 ·Ecosphere ·(unknown), Nash E. Turley, Jason Gibbs, Rufus Isaacs, Lars A. Brudvig	33
19	Phenophase-Dependent Growth Responses to Foliar Injury in Vitis labruscana Bailey var. Niagara during Vineyard Establishment 2004 ·American Journal of Enology and Viticulture ·Rodrigo J. Mercader, Rufus Isaacs	6
20	Effect of crown spacing on the yield of asparagus. 1960 ·(unknown), Rufus Isaacs	0

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