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h-index: 14
Works: 61
Citations: 1,097

Most-cited papers

A phylogenetic analysis of the megadiverse Chalcidoidea (Hymenoptera)
J. Heraty, R. Burks, A. Cruaud, G. Gibson +23 more
2013Cladistics256 citations Open access
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A Molecular Phylogeny of the Chalcidoidea (Hymenoptera)
James B. Munro, J. Heraty, R. Burks, D. Hawks +4 more
2011PLoS ONE162 citations Open access
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From hell’s heart I stab at thee! A determined approach towards a monophyletic Pteromalidae and reclassification of Chalcidoidea (Hymenoptera)
R. Burks, M. Mitroiu, L. Fusu, J. Heraty +14 more
2022Journal of Hymenoptera Research92 citations Open access
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A hymenopterists' guide to the Hymenoptera Anatomy Ontology: Utility, clarification, and future directions
A. Deans, K. Seltmann, M. Yoder, I. Mikó +34 more
201275 citations Open access
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Advanced Techniques for Imaging Parasitic Hymenoptera (Insecta)
M. Buffington, R. Burks, L. McNeil
200567 citations Open access
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The Chalcidoidea bush of life: evolutionary history of a massive radiation of minute wasps
A. Cruaud, J. Rasplus, Jun-Xia Zhang, R. Burks +38 more
2023Cladistics51 citations Open access
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Combined molecular and morphological phylogeny of Eulophidae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea), with focus on the subfamily Entedoninae
R. Burks, J. Heraty, M. Gebiola, C. Hansson
2011Cladistics48 citations Open access
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First report of the Eucalyptus gall wasp, Ophelimus maskelli (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae), an invasive pest on Eucalyptus, from the Western Hemisphere.
R. Burks, Jason L. Mottern, R. Waterworth, T. Paine
2015Zootaxa30 citations
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A first phylogenomic hypothesis for Eulophidae (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea)
J. Rasplus, Bonnie B. Blaimer, S. Brady, R. Burks +13 more
2020Journal of Natural History26 citations Open access
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The identity and reinstatement of Homalodisca liturata ball and Phera lacerta fowler (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae)
R. Burks, R. Redak
200325 citations
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A reevaluation of the generic limits of Pnigalio Schrank ( Hymenoptera : Eulophidae ) based on molecular and morphological evidence
M. Gebiola, U. Bernardo, R. Burks
199925 citations
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First record of Closterocerus chamaeleon, parasitoid of the Eucalyptus Gall Wasp Ophelimus maskelli (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea, Eulophidae), in the New World
R. Burks, Jason L. Mottern, Nicole G. Pownall, R. Waterworth +1 more
2015ZooKeys19 citations Open access
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Ophelimus mediterraneus sp. n. (Hymenoptera, Eulophidae): a new Eucalyptus gall wasp in the Mediterranean region
N. Borowiec, J. La Salle, L. Brancaccio, M. Thaon +5 more
2019Bulletin of entomological research18 citations
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Subforaminal bridges in Hymenoptera (Insecta), with a focus on Chalcidoidea.
R. Burks, J. Heraty
2015Arthropod structure & development16 citations
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Formalizing Invertebrate Morphological Data: A Descriptive Model for Cuticle-Based Skeleto-Muscular Systems, an Ontology for Insect Anatomy, and their Potential Applications in Biodiversity Research and Informatics.
J. Girón, Sergei Tarasov, L. A. González-Montaña, N. Matentzoglu +11 more
2023Systematic Biology15 citations Open access
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A new lineage of Cretaceous jewel wasps (Chalcidoidea: Diversinitidae)
Michaela Haas, R. Burks, L. Krogmann
2018PeerJ13 citations Open access
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Small but not ephemeral: newly discovered species of Aphelinidae and Trichogrammatidae (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) from Eocene amber
R. Burks, J. Heraty, J. Pinto, D. Grimaldi
201513 citations
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Morphometric analysis of four species of Trichogramma Westwood (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae) attacking codling moth and other tortricid pests in North America
R. Burks, J. Heraty
200212 citations
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Complex diversity in a mainly tropical group of ant parasitoids: Revision of the Orasema stramineipes species group (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea: Eucharitidae).
R. Burks, J. Heraty, Chrysalyn Dominguez, Jason L. Mottern
2018Zootaxa10 citations Open access
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Doddifoenus wallacei , a new giant parasitoid wasp of the subfamily Leptofoeninae (Chalcidoidea: Pteromalidae), with a description of its mesosomal skeletal anatomy and a molecular characterization
L. Krogmann, R. Burks
200910 citations Open access
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Biting the bullet: revisionary notes on the Oraseminae of the Old World (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea, Eucharitidae)
R. Burks, J. Heraty, Jason L. Mottern, Chrysalyn Dominguez +1 more
20179 citations Open access
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Systematics of the parasitic wasp genus Oxyscelio Kieffer (Hymenoptera, Platygastridae s.l.), Part I: Indo-Malayan and Palearctic fauna
R. Burks, L. Masner, N. Johnson, A. Austin
2013ZooKeys9 citations Open access
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Phylogenetics of Pteromalidae and Eulophidae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) with a study of cranial bridges in Chalcidoidea
R. Burks
20099 citations
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First host record for Pteromalus cardui (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) on Urophora quadrifasciata (Diptera: Tephritidae) in spotted knapweed (Centaurea Biebersteinii, asteraceae) in Michigan, U.S.A.
J. Marshall, R. Burks, A. Storer
20049 citations
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Morphology and life history of an ant parasitoid, Psilocharis afra (Hymenoptera: Eucharitidae).
J. Heraty, R. Burks, Nokuthula Mbanyana, S. van Noort
2018Zootaxa8 citations Open access
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The Chalcidoidea bush of life – a massive radiation blurred by mutational saturation
A. Cruaud, J. Rasplus, Jun-Xia Zhang, R. Burks +38 more
2022bioRxiv7 citations Open access
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Systematics of the parasitic wasp genus Oxyscelio Kieffer (Hymenoptera, Platygastridae s.l.), part II: the Australian and southwest Pacific fauna
R. Burks, L. Masner, N. Johnson, A. Austin
2013ZooKeys6 citations Open access
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Taxonomic studies on some little known genera of Palearctic Eulophidae and Pteromalidae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea)
R. Burks
20126 citations
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Formation of family group names using the stem of -gaster, with special reference to names based on Miscogaster and Sphegigaster (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea: Pteromalidae)
R. Burks
20125 citations
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Redefining Ormyridae (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea) with establishment of subfamilies and description of new genera
S. van Noort, M. Mitroiu, R. Burks, G. Gibson +5 more
2024Systematic Entomology4 citations Open access
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Simultaneous Discovery and Taxonomic Placement of New Extant and Fossil Genera of Herbertiinae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea: Pteromalidae)
R. Burks, L. Krogmann, J. Heraty
2018Insect Systematics and Diversity4 citations Open access
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Revision of the Orasema festiva species group (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea: Eucharitidae).
R. Burks, Jason L. Mottern, J. Heraty
2015Zootaxa4 citations Open access
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Chinese species of egg-parasitoids of the genera Oxyscelio Kieffer, Heptascelio Kieffer and Platyscelio Kieffer (Hymenoptera: Platygastridae s.l., Scelioninae)
N. Johnson, R. Burks, A. Austin, Zai-fu Xu
2013Biodiversity Data Journal4 citations Open access
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NEW RECORDS OF EULOPHIDAE AND PTEROMALIDAE (HYMENOPTERA) FROM THE RUSSIAN FAR EAST
R. Burks
20134 citations
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Taxonomic description and phylogenetic placement of two new species of Spalangiopelta (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae: Ceinae) from Eocene Baltic amber
M. Moser, R. Burks, Jonah M. Ulmer, J. Heraty +2 more
2021PeerJ3 citations Open access
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Systematics of the parasitic wasp genus Oxyscelio Kieffer (Hymenoptera, Platygastridae s.l.), part III: African fauna
R. Burks, L. Masner, N. Johnson, A. Austin
2016ZooKeys3 citations Open access
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Dermatopelte Erdös & Novicky (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) newly recorded from the Nearctic region, with description of two new species
R. Burks
20043 citations Open access
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Insect pests and impact on late-season tomato in Arkansas.
P. Mcleod, R. Katayama, M. B. Sweeden, J. Burleigh +2 more
19963 citations
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First described fossil representatives of the parasitoid wasp taxa Asaphesinae n. n. and Eunotinae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea: Pteromalidae sensu lato) from Eocene Baltic amber
R. Burks, J. Heraty
20202 citations Open access
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Chrysolampine Wasps (Chalcidoidea: Perilampidae sensu lato) From Baltic Amber
R. Burks, L. Krogmann, J. Heraty
2019Insect Systematics and Diversity2 citations Open access
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Nomenclatural changes in Neotropical Eulophidae, Eupelmidae and Torymidae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) relating to parasitoids of Cecidoses eremita (Lepidoptera: Cecidosidae)
R. Burks, G. Gibson, J. La Salle
20052 citations
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Reproductive and electrophoretic comparisons of Trichogramma californicum Nagaraja and Nagarkatti with the T. Minutum complex (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae)
R. Burks, J. Pinto
20022 citations
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Nomenclatural spring cleaning: tidying Aphelinidae of taxa that do not spark joy, and a new species of Prococcobius Hayat (Aphelinidae: Coccophaginae)
Robert L. Kresslein, A. Polaszek, R. Burks, Jason L. Mottern +2 more
2025Journal of Natural History1 citations Open access
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Discovery and description of the first known fossil Signiphoridae (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea)
R. Burks, J. Woolley, Shroq O. Kesbeh, Devon S. Eldridge +2 more
20201 citations Open access
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Revision of Stenetra Masi, 1931 (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea: Pteromalidae).
E. Tselikh, R. Burks
2020Zootaxa1 citations Open access
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Redescription and phylogenetic placement of the Cretaceous wasp Parviformosus wohlrabeae (Hymenoptera: Proctotrupomorpha)
Michaela Haas, R. Burks, P. Janšta, L. Krogmann
2020Palaeontologia Electronica1 citations Open access
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Taxonomic revision of Bracalba Dodd (Hymenoptera, Platygastridae s.l.), a parasitoid wasp genus endemic to Australia
R. Burks, L. Masner, N. Johnson, A. Austin
2012ZooKeys1 citations Open access
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New species of Pteromalidae and Torymidae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) from California, with taxonomic notes
R. Burks, R. Redak
20041 citations
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First report of two eulophid genera (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea: Eulophidae) from India with the description of two new species.
A. P. Ranjith, R. Burks, E. B. Femi, D. Priyadarsanan
2023Zootaxa0 citations
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The Wish I Had Known Document as a learning aid and workplace time-saver
R. Burks
20210 citations Open access
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