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Aaron D. Smith

Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Purdue University West Lafayette

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Mid career · publishing since 2004
Coleoptera Taxonomy and DistributionScarabaeidae Beetle Taxonomy and BiogeographyColeoptera: Cerambycidae studiesForest Insect Ecology and ManagementForest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies

Publications

102

Citations

950

Est. group size

~1

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

23

Publishing since 2004

Research summary
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This bibliographic record appears to combine two very different bodies of work: one focused on beetle taxonomy and systematics (especially darkling beetles, family Tenebrionidae, and related Coleoptera groups), including species descriptions, classification revisions, and biodiversity data standards; and another focused on space communications engineering, including autonomous networking, FPGA-based signal processing, and spacecraft testbeds. Given the mismatch in subject matter, this may reflect two distinct researchers sharing the same name rather than one person working across both fields. Prospective students should verify which body of work matches the specific advisor or lab they are considering.

Beetle taxonomy and systematics (Coleoptera, especially Tenebrionidae)Insect biodiversity informatics and morphological data standardsSpace communications and autonomous networkingOnboard/edge computing for spacecraft (FPGA, neuromorphic hardware)Phylogenetics and evolutionary morphology of insects

Publication output has fluctuated over the last decade, peaking around 2020-2021 (12-13 per year), dipping in 2022-2025, and rising again in 2026, without a clear steady growth or decline pattern.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 6.6/year recently
2017: 6 publications172018: 3 publications182019: 7 publications192020: 13 publications13202021: 12 publications212022: 8 publications222023: 11 publications232024: 3 publications242025: 4 publications252026: 7 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Annales Zoologici×11
  • The Catalogue of Life×7
  • ZooKeys×4
  • Zootaxa×4
  • Global Biodiversity Information Facility×4
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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