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John J. Couture

Environmental Science · Purdue University West Lafayette

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Mid career · publishing since 2003
Remote Sensing in AgriculturePlant and animal studiesSpectroscopy and Chemometric AnalysesLeaf Properties and Growth MeasurementEcology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies

Publications

77

Citations

2,324

Est. group size

~8

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

24

Publishing since 2003

Research summary
AI-generated

John J. Couture studies how plants respond to insect pests, pathogens, and environmental stress, using both chemical analysis and remote sensing (hyperspectral imaging) to detect these changes in leaves and forest canopies. His work spans agricultural and forest systems, including invasive species like the spotted lanternfly, plant-insect interactions such as milkweed and monarch butterflies, and detecting tree diseases and pest damage from a distance. This research combines plant ecology, chemistry, and remote sensing technology to monitor plant health at scales ranging from individual leaves to whole forests.

Plant-insect interactions and herbivoryHyperspectral and remote sensing detection of plant stressForest and tree pest/pathogen monitoringPlant chemical traits and defense responsesMilkweed-monarch and pollinator ecology

Publication output has been relatively steady over the past decade, fluctuating between roughly 2 and 8 papers per year without a clear long-term increase or decline.

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

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 4.0/year recently
2017: 5 publications172018: 3 publications182019: 6 publications192020: 8 publications8202021: 5 publications212022: 6 publications222023: 7 publications232024: 2 publications242025: 4 publications252026: 1 publication26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Remote Sensing×4
  • Arthropod-Plant Interactions×3
  • Research Square×3
  • Methods in Ecology and Evolution×2
  • Journal of Chemical Ecology×2
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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