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Richard H. Jr. Adams
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Federal Grant PI
High Impact
Assistant Professor
Also affiliated: World Bank (2000–2011); Georgia College & State University (2022); International Food Policy Research Institute (1983–1998); The University of Texas at Arlington (2014–2020); Zagazig University (1996); University of Arkansas System (2025); The Ohio State University (1986); World Bank Group (2001–2011); Florida Atlantic University (2020–2021); Ibero-American University Puebla (2010)
Center for Agricultural Data Analytics
41 h-index
109 pubs
7,742 cited
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Biography and Research Information
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Richard H. Jr. Adams is a researcher at the Center for Agricultural Data Analytics at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville. His research has focused on the economic impact of international remittances on developing countries, examining their effects on poverty reduction, household expenditure, investment, and rural asset accumulation. Adams has investigated these themes in various regions, including Guatemala, Pakistan, Ghana, and Egypt. His work has also explored the determinants and economic uses of these financial flows.
Beyond his economic research, Adams's scholarly work includes studies on the phylogenetic architecture of biodiversity, particularly through grants from the National Science Foundation (NSF). He has received $399,831 for the STAR project, which aims to model the evolutionary relationships and patterns within biodiversity. His academic profile is marked by a high citation count of 7,742 and an h-index of 41, reflecting a significant body of published work.
Adams collaborates with several researchers at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, including Jenniffer Roa Lozano, Mataya Duncan, Allen L. Szalanski, and Mahamad Sayab Miya, with whom he has co-authored multiple publications. He maintains an active lab website to share his research activities and findings.
Metrics
- h-index: 41
- Publications: 109
- Citations: 7,742
Positions
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Assistant Professor publications 2023–2026University of Arkansas at Fayetteville Institution web page
Selected Publications
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Chromosome-scale genome assembly of the rice stink bug (Hemiptera: Oebalus pugnax ) illuminates genome structure and gene family evolution in Pentatomidae (2026)
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Learning the Structural Diversity of Olfactory Receptors: A Genomic Case Study in Two Longhorn Beetles (Cerambycidae: Lamiinae) (2026)
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AdmixLD: fast genome-scale inference of ancestry disequilibrium in hybrid zones (2026)
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Concatenation, Conflict, and Complexity: Genealogical Heterogeneity Mimics Substitutional Heterogeneity for Nucleotide Model Selection (2026)
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Discriminating models of trait evolution (2026)
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Rediscovery of the greater chestnut weevil highlights the power of digital platforms in biodiversity research and conservation (2025)
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Estimation of genome-wide coupling in rattlesnake hybrids provides insight into the process of speciation and its progress (2025)
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Robust regression rescues poor phylogenetic decisions (2025)
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250 Million Years of Convergent Evolution and Functional Divergence of Glycoside Hydrolase Family 28 Genes in Xylophagous Beetles (Cerambycidae and Buprestidae): Insights Into Horizontal Gene Transfer, Gene Dynamics, Synteny and Adaptive Divergence (2025)
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Genomic architecture of the pole borer, Neandra brunnea (Cerambycidae: Parandrinae) , sheds light on the evolution of wood-feeding in longhorn beetles (2025)
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Discriminating models of trait evolution (2025)
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Were bed bugs the first urban pest insect? Genome-wide patterns of bed bug demography mirror global human expansion (2025)
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Unique physiological and regulatory activity drives divergent toxin and non-toxin gene expression in rattlesnake accessory venom glands (2025)
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Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Flood-Irrigated Rice as Affected by Phosphorus Fertilizer Source (2025)
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Insights into longhorn beetle (Cerambycidae) evolution from comparative analyses of the red-headed ash borer ( Neoclytus acuminatus acuminatus ) genome (2025)
Federal Grants 1 $399,831 total
NSF
PI
Aug 2025 - Jul 2028
STAR: Modeling the phylogenetic architecture of biodiversity
Collaboration Network
Top Collaborators
Todd A. Castoe
The University of Texas at Arlington (US)
8 shared publications
- Single-Cell Heterogeneity in Snake Venom Expression Is Hardwired by Co-Option of Regulators from Progressively Activated Pathways
- Were bed bugs the first urban pest insect? Genome-wide patterns of bed bug demography mirror global human expansion
- Diverse Gene Regulatory Mechanisms Alter Rattlesnake Venom Gene Expression at Fine Evolutionary Scales
- A chromosome-level reference genome for the common bed bug, Cimex lectularius, with identification of sex chromosomes
- Disentangling a genome-wide mosaic of conflicting phylogenetic signals in Western Rattlesnakes
Showing 5 of 8 shared publications
Duane D. McKenna
University of Memphis (US)
8 shared publications
- The genome of the invasive and broadly polyphagous Diaprepes root weevil, Diaprepes abbreviatus (Coleoptera), reveals an arsenal of putative polysaccharide-degrading enzymes
- Comparative analyses of the banded alder borer ( Rosalia funebris ) and Asian longhorned beetle ( Anoplophora glabripennis ) genomes reveal significant differences in genome architecture and gene content among these and other Cerambycidae
- Functional and evolutionary insights into chemosensation and specialized herbivory from the genome of the red milkweed beetle, Tetraopes tetrophthalmus (Cerambycidae: Lamiinae)
- TraitTrainR: accelerating large-scale simulation under models of continuous trait evolution
- Insights into longhorn beetle (Cerambycidae) evolution from comparative analyses of the red-headed ash borer ( Neoclytus acuminatus acuminatus ) genome
Showing 5 of 8 shared publications
Michael DeGiorgio
Florida Atlantic University (US)
7 shared publications
- Robust Phylogenetic Regression
- A Tale of Too Many Trees: A Conundrum for Phylogenetic Regression
- Likelihood-Based Tests of Species Tree Hypotheses
- A tale of too many trees: a conundrum for phylogenetic regression
- Robust regression rescues poor phylogenetic decisions
Showing 5 of 7 shared publications
Jenniffer Roa Lozano
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
7 shared publications
In database
- A Tale of Too Many Trees: A Conundrum for Phylogenetic Regression
- A tale of too many trees: a conundrum for phylogenetic regression
- TraitTrainR: accelerating large-scale simulation under models of continuous trait evolution
- Concatenation, Conflict, and Complexity: Genealogical Heterogeneity Mimics Substitutional Heterogeneity for Nucleotide Model Selection
- Learning the Structural Diversity of Olfactory Receptors: A Genomic Case Study in Two Longhorn Beetles (Cerambycidae: Lamiinae)
Showing 5 of 7 shared publications
Raquel Assis
Florida Atlantic University (US)
6 shared publications
- Robust Phylogenetic Regression
- A Tale of Too Many Trees: A Conundrum for Phylogenetic Regression
- A tale of too many trees: a conundrum for phylogenetic regression
- Robust regression rescues poor phylogenetic decisions
- Discriminating models of trait evolution
Showing 5 of 6 shared publications
Mataya Duncan
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
6 shared publications
In database
- A Tale of Too Many Trees: A Conundrum for Phylogenetic Regression
- A tale of too many trees: a conundrum for phylogenetic regression
- Robust regression rescues poor phylogenetic decisions
- TraitTrainR: accelerating large-scale simulation under models of continuous trait evolution
- Learning the Structural Diversity of Olfactory Receptors: A Genomic Case Study in Two Longhorn Beetles (Cerambycidae: Lamiinae)
Showing 5 of 6 shared publications
Yannick Francioli
The University of Texas at Arlington (US)
6 shared publications
- Were bed bugs the first urban pest insect? Genome-wide patterns of bed bug demography mirror global human expansion
- Diverse Gene Regulatory Mechanisms Alter Rattlesnake Venom Gene Expression at Fine Evolutionary Scales
- A chromosome-level reference genome for the common bed bug, Cimex lectularius, with identification of sex chromosomes
- Disentangling a genome-wide mosaic of conflicting phylogenetic signals in Western Rattlesnakes
- Estimation of genome-wide coupling in rattlesnake hybrids provides insight into the process of speciation and its progress
Showing 5 of 6 shared publications
Stephen P. Mackessy
University of Northern Colorado (US)
5 shared publications
- Single-Cell Heterogeneity in Snake Venom Expression Is Hardwired by Co-Option of Regulators from Progressively Activated Pathways
- Diverse Gene Regulatory Mechanisms Alter Rattlesnake Venom Gene Expression at Fine Evolutionary Scales
- Disentangling a genome-wide mosaic of conflicting phylogenetic signals in Western Rattlesnakes
- Estimation of genome-wide coupling in rattlesnake hybrids provides insight into the process of speciation and its progress
- Unique physiological and regulatory activity drives divergent toxin and non-toxin gene expression in rattlesnake accessory venom glands
Terrence Sylvester
University of Memphis (US)
5 shared publications
- The genome of the invasive and broadly polyphagous Diaprepes root weevil, Diaprepes abbreviatus (Coleoptera), reveals an arsenal of putative polysaccharide-degrading enzymes
- Comparative analyses of the banded alder borer ( Rosalia funebris ) and Asian longhorned beetle ( Anoplophora glabripennis ) genomes reveal significant differences in genome architecture and gene content among these and other Cerambycidae
- Functional and evolutionary insights into chemosensation and specialized herbivory from the genome of the red milkweed beetle, Tetraopes tetrophthalmus (Cerambycidae: Lamiinae)
- Insights into longhorn beetle (Cerambycidae) evolution from comparative analyses of the red-headed ash borer ( Neoclytus acuminatus acuminatus ) genome
- Genomic architecture of the pole borer, Neandra brunnea (Cerambycidae: Parandrinae) , sheds light on the evolution of wood-feeding in longhorn beetles
Rongrong Shen
University of Memphis (US)
5 shared publications
- The genome of the invasive and broadly polyphagous Diaprepes root weevil, Diaprepes abbreviatus (Coleoptera), reveals an arsenal of putative polysaccharide-degrading enzymes
- Comparative analyses of the banded alder borer ( Rosalia funebris ) and Asian longhorned beetle ( Anoplophora glabripennis ) genomes reveal significant differences in genome architecture and gene content among these and other Cerambycidae
- Functional and evolutionary insights into chemosensation and specialized herbivory from the genome of the red milkweed beetle, Tetraopes tetrophthalmus (Cerambycidae: Lamiinae)
- Insights into longhorn beetle (Cerambycidae) evolution from comparative analyses of the red-headed ash borer ( Neoclytus acuminatus acuminatus ) genome
- Genomic architecture of the pole borer, Neandra brunnea (Cerambycidae: Parandrinae) , sheds light on the evolution of wood-feeding in longhorn beetles
Na Ra Shin
University of Memphis (US)
5 shared publications
- The genome of the invasive and broadly polyphagous Diaprepes root weevil, Diaprepes abbreviatus (Coleoptera), reveals an arsenal of putative polysaccharide-degrading enzymes
- Comparative analyses of the banded alder borer ( Rosalia funebris ) and Asian longhorned beetle ( Anoplophora glabripennis ) genomes reveal significant differences in genome architecture and gene content among these and other Cerambycidae
- Insights into longhorn beetle (Cerambycidae) evolution from comparative analyses of the red-headed ash borer ( Neoclytus acuminatus acuminatus ) genome
- Rediscovery of the greater chestnut weevil highlights the power of digital platforms in biodiversity research and conservation
- 250 Million Years of Convergent Evolution and Functional Divergence of Glycoside Hydrolase Family 28 Genes in Xylophagous Beetles (Cerambycidae and Buprestidae): Insights Into Horizontal Gene Transfer, Gene Dynamics, Synteny and Adaptive Divergence
Robert F. Mitchell
Pennsylvania State University (US)
5 shared publications
- Comparative analyses of the banded alder borer ( Rosalia funebris ) and Asian longhorned beetle ( Anoplophora glabripennis ) genomes reveal significant differences in genome architecture and gene content among these and other Cerambycidae
- Functional and evolutionary insights into chemosensation and specialized herbivory from the genome of the red milkweed beetle, Tetraopes tetrophthalmus (Cerambycidae: Lamiinae)
- Insights into longhorn beetle (Cerambycidae) evolution from comparative analyses of the red-headed ash borer ( Neoclytus acuminatus acuminatus ) genome
- Genomic architecture of the pole borer, Neandra brunnea (Cerambycidae: Parandrinae) , sheds light on the evolution of wood-feeding in longhorn beetles
- Learning the Structural Diversity of Olfactory Receptors: A Genomic Case Study in Two Longhorn Beetles (Cerambycidae: Lamiinae)
Siddharth S. Gopalan
The University of Texas at Arlington (US)
4 shared publications
- Single-Cell Heterogeneity in Snake Venom Expression Is Hardwired by Co-Option of Regulators from Progressively Activated Pathways
- Diverse Gene Regulatory Mechanisms Alter Rattlesnake Venom Gene Expression at Fine Evolutionary Scales
- Estimation of genome-wide coupling in rattlesnake hybrids provides insight into the process of speciation and its progress
- Unique physiological and regulatory activity drives divergent toxin and non-toxin gene expression in rattlesnake accessory venom glands
Blair W. Perry
University of California, Santa Cruz (US)
4 shared publications
- Single-Cell Heterogeneity in Snake Venom Expression Is Hardwired by Co-Option of Regulators from Progressively Activated Pathways
- Diverse Gene Regulatory Mechanisms Alter Rattlesnake Venom Gene Expression at Fine Evolutionary Scales
- Disentangling a genome-wide mosaic of conflicting phylogenetic signals in Western Rattlesnakes
- Unique physiological and regulatory activity drives divergent toxin and non-toxin gene expression in rattlesnake accessory venom glands
Anthony J. Saviola
University of Colorado Denver (US)
3 shared publications
- Single-Cell Heterogeneity in Snake Venom Expression Is Hardwired by Co-Option of Regulators from Progressively Activated Pathways
- Diverse Gene Regulatory Mechanisms Alter Rattlesnake Venom Gene Expression at Fine Evolutionary Scales
- Unique physiological and regulatory activity drives divergent toxin and non-toxin gene expression in rattlesnake accessory venom glands
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