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Ian Kaplan

Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Purdue University West Lafayette

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Established · publishing since 1975
Plant and animal studiesInsect-Plant Interactions and ControlInsect and Pesticide ResearchPlant Parasitism and ResistanceInsect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior

Publications

211

Citations

10,511

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

52

Publishing since 1975

Research summary
AI-generated

Ian Kaplan's research focuses on interactions between insects and plants in agricultural systems, particularly how pests, pollinators, and crop management practices (like intercropping and companion planting) affect crop yields in cucurbit crops such as cucumbers, squash, and watermelon. His work also examines wild and managed bee populations, pollinator conservation, and farmer decision-making around pesticide use. Note that the publication list includes some titles on unrelated topics (e.g., education in Afghanistan, medical case reports), which likely reflect name overlap with other authors rather than this PI's own work.

Insect-plant interactions and pest managementPollinator ecology and conservationCucurbit crop pest and pollinator dynamicsSustainable and companion-planting agricultural practicesPlant defense and herbivore interactions

Publication output grew from 2017 through a peak around 2021, then declined somewhat and has remained relatively steady at a lower level through 2026.

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

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 7.0/year recently
2017: 6 publications172018: 8 publications182019: 12 publications192020: 12 publications202021: 16 publications16212022: 8 publications222023: 6 publications232024: 8 publications242025: 7 publications252026: 6 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Figshare×23
  • Journal of Economic Entomology×5
  • Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment×3
  • Journal of Applied Ecology×3
  • Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences×3
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This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.

Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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