Sonja J. Scheffer

2.4k total citations
73 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

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Sonja J. Scheffer is a scholar working on Insect Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Sonja J. Scheffer has authored 73 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 58 papers in Insect Science, 33 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 29 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Sonja J. Scheffer's work include Insect-Plant Interactions and Control (44 papers), Forest Insect Ecology and Management (26 papers) and Plant and animal studies (21 papers). Sonja J. Scheffer is often cited by papers focused on Insect-Plant Interactions and Control (44 papers), Forest Insect Ecology and Management (26 papers) and Plant and animal studies (21 papers). Sonja J. Scheffer collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and Canada. Sonja J. Scheffer's co-authors include Matthew L. Lewis, Isaac S. Winkler, Brian M. Wiegmann, Gail E. Stratton, George W. Uetz, Douglas J. Futuyma, Mark C. Keese, Charles Mitter, R. C. Joshi and E. E. Grissell and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Sonja J. Scheffer

73 papers receiving 1.8k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Sonja J. Scheffer United States	27	1.2k	1.0k	508	487	400	73	1.8k
Anthony F. G. Dixon United Kingdom	25	1.4k 1.2×	1.1k 1.1×	670 1.3×	349 0.7×	592 1.5×	57	2.0k
Peter W. de Jong Netherlands	24	930 0.8×	680 0.7×	398 0.8×	328 0.7×	284 0.7×	63	1.4k
Nate B. Hardy United States	25	1.1k 1.0×	1.3k 1.3×	401 0.8×	385 0.8×	460 1.1×	60	2.1k
Andrew A. Forbes United States	20	849 0.7×	867 0.9×	224 0.4×	500 1.0×	457 1.1×	59	1.4k
Louis Bernard Klaczko Brazil	26	801 0.7×	580 0.6×	317 0.6×	217 0.4×	560 1.4×	63	1.5k
Astrid Cruaud France	27	865 0.7×	1.4k 1.4×	706 1.4×	287 0.6×	503 1.3×	62	2.0k
Paul J. Ode United States	27	1.7k 1.5×	1.2k 1.2×	931 1.8×	260 0.5×	499 1.2×	77	2.2k
Moshe Coll Israel	29	2.0k 1.7×	1.1k 1.1×	1.1k 2.2×	353 0.7×	255 0.6×	78	2.4k
David R. Gillespie Canada	33	2.2k 1.9×	1.3k 1.3×	1.2k 2.4×	358 0.7×	241 0.6×	107	2.6k
John J. Sloggett Netherlands	24	1.0k 0.9×	598 0.6×	357 0.7×	292 0.6×	307 0.8×	53	1.4k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Scheffer, Sonja J., et al.. (2024). Peruvian origin and global invasions of five continents by the highly damaging agricultural pest Liriomyza huidobrensis (Diptera: Agromyzidae). Evolutionary Applications. 17(10). e13702–e13702. 1 indexed citations

Scheffer, Sonja J., et al.. (2023). The phylogeny and divergence times of leaf-mining flies (Diptera: Agromyzidae) from anchored phylogenomics. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 184. 107778–107778. 3 indexed citations

Konstantinov, A. S., et al.. (2020). Moss-inhabiting flea beetles of the West Indies I: New species of Borinken Konstantinov and Konstantinova and Kiskeya Konstantinov and Chamorro-Lacayo (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae: Alticini)\nfrom Puerto Rico. Insecta mundi. 3 indexed citations

Scheffer, Sonja J., Kelvin J.A. Davies, Gary S. Taylor, et al.. (2017). Phylogenetics of Australasian gall flies (Diptera: Fergusoninidae): Evolutionary patterns of host-shifting and gall morphology. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 115. 140–160. 2 indexed citations

Weintraub, Phyllis G., Sonja J. Scheffer, Graciela Valladares, et al.. (2016). The Invasive Liriomyza huidobrensis (Diptera: Agromyzidae): Understanding Its Pest Status and Management Globally. Journal of Insect Science. 17(1). 45 indexed citations

Scheffer, Sonja J., Matthew L. Lewis, Stephen D. Gaimari, & Stuart R. Reitz. (2014). Molecular Survey for the Invasive Leafminer Pest Liriomyza huidobrensis (Diptera: Agromyzidae) in California Uncovers Only the Native Pest Liriomyza langei. Journal of Economic Entomology. 107(5). 1959–1964. 12 indexed citations

Pratt, Paul D., Matthew F. Purcell, Min B. Rayamajhi, et al.. (2013). The release and unsuccessful establishment of the Melaleuca biological control agent Fergusonina turneri and its mutualistic nematode Fergusobia quinquenerviae. BioControl. 58(4). 553–561. 6 indexed citations

Scheffer, Sonja J., et al.. (2013). Reproductive Isolation between Host Races of Phytomyza glabricola on Ilex coriacea and I. glabra. PLoS ONE. 8(9). e73976–e73976. 5 indexed citations

Nelson, Leigh A., Sonja J. Scheffer, & David K. Yeates. (2011). Three new species of Fergusonina Malloch gall-flies (Diptera: Fergusoninidae) from terminal leaf bud galls on Eucalyptus (Myrtaceae) in south-eastern Australia. Zootaxa. 3112(1). 6 indexed citations

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Rung, Alessandra, Douglass R. Miller, & Sonja J. Scheffer. (2009). Polymerase Chain Reaction-Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism Method to Distinguish Three Mealybug Groups Within the Planococcus citri–P. minor Species Complex (Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Pseudococcidae). Journal of Economic Entomology. 102(1). 8–12. 11 indexed citations

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Winkler, Isaac S., Alessandra Rung, & Sonja J. Scheffer. (2009). Hennig’s orphans revisited: Testing morphological hypotheses in the “Opomyzoidea” (Diptera: Schizophora). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 54(3). 746–762. 17 indexed citations

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Scheffer, Sonja J., Isaac S. Winkler, & Brian M. Wiegmann. (2007). Phylogenetic relationships within the leaf-mining flies (Diptera: Agromyzidae) inferred from sequence data from multiple genes. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 42(3). 756–775. 55 indexed citations

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Ye, Weimin, Robin M. Giblin-davis, Kerrie Davies, et al.. (2007). Molecular phylogenetics and the evolution of host plant associations in the nematode genus Fergusobia (Tylenchida: Fergusobiinae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 45(1). 123–141. 76 indexed citations

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Scheffer, Sonja J., Robin M. Giblin-davis, Gary S. Taylor, et al.. (2004). Phylogenetic Relationships, Species Limits, and Host Specificity of Gall-Forming Fergusonina Flies (Diptera: Fergusoninidae) Feeding on Melaleuca (Myrtaceae). Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 97(6). 1216–1221. 34 indexed citations

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Scheffer, Sonja J. & E. E. Grissell. (2003). Tracing the geographical origin of Megastigmus transvaalensis (Hymenoptera: Torymidae): an African wasp feeding on a South American plant in North America. Molecular Ecology. 12(2). 415–421. 60 indexed citations

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Scheffer, Sonja J., et al.. (2001). Polymerase Chain Reaction-Restriction Fragment-Length Polymorphism Method to Distinguish Liriomyza huidobrensis from L. langei (Diptera: Agromyzidae) Applied to Three Recent Leafminer Invasions. Journal of Economic Entomology. 94(5). 1177–1182. 47 indexed citations

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Scheffer, Sonja J.. (2000). Molecular Evidence of Cryptic Species within the Liriomyza huidobrensis (Diptera: Agromyzidae). Journal of Economic Entomology. 93(4). 1146–1151. 76 indexed citations

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Scheffer, Sonja J. & Brian M. Wiegmann. (2000). Molecular Phylogenetics of the Holly Leafminers (Diptera: Agromyzidae: Phytomyza): Species Limits, Speciation, and Dietary Specialization. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 17(2). 244–255. 72 indexed citations

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Levitan, Max & Sonja J. Scheffer. (1993). Studies of linkage in populations. X. Altitude and autosomal gene arrangements inDrosophila robusta. Genetics Research. 61(1). 9–20. 7 indexed citations

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Scheffer, Sonja J.. (1992). Transfer of a larval Mantispid during copulation of its spider host. Journal of Insect Behavior. 5(6). 797–800. 15 indexed citations

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