Ruth C. Plymale

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Professor and JD Patterson Chair of Biology

Ouachita Baptist University

Also affiliated: Pennsylvania State University (2007); Cornell University (2008–2014)

8 h-index 26 pubs 458 cited

Research Areas

Biomedical Subjects

Links

ORCID Lab Website

OverviewAI-generated summary

Ruth C. Plymale's research investigates host-pathogen interactions, particularly focusing on entomopathogenic microbes and their impact on insect populations and agricultural systems. Her work has explored how environmental factors, such as weather, influence the efficacy of fungal entomopathogens like *Entomophaga maimaiga* on gypsy moth populations. Additionally, she has studied the effects of plant-mediated alterations on insect susceptibility to baculoviruses, examining how cotton plants respond to entomopathogen performance. Plymale is also involved in educational research, contributing to the development of course-based research experiences for undergraduate students, as seen in her work with the SEA-PHAGES program and synthetic biology initiatives. Her scholarship metrics include an h-index of 8 with 26 publications and 458 citations. She has collaborated with researchers from Ouachita Baptist University and the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville.

Metrics

h-index: 8
Publications: 26
Citations: 458

Positions

Professor and JD Patterson Chair of Biology publications 2013–2026

Ouachita Baptist University Department of Biology ORCID

Selected Publications

Writing Microbiology Resource Announcements (MRA) (2026)

QUBES DOI OpenAlex
Cluster DW Annotation Report (2026)

QUBES DOI OpenAlex
Quantifying Resilience in Single-Host/Single-Virus Infections (2025)

Applied Microbiology DOI OpenAlex
Quantifying Resilience in Single-Host/Single-Virus Infections (2025)

Preprints.org DOI OpenAlex
An inclusive Research and Education Community (iREC) model to facilitate undergraduate science education reform (2024)

Frontiers in Education 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
An Adapted Optical Density-Based Microplate Assay for Characterizing Actinobacteriophage Infection (2023)

Journal of Visualized Experiments 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
Complete Genome Sequences of Chop, DelRio, and GrandSlam, Three Gordonia Phages Isolated from Soil in Central Arkansas (2023)

Microbiology Resource Announcements DOI OpenAlex
From genetics to biotechnology: Synthetic biology as a flexible course‐embedded research experience (2022)

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education 9 citations DOI OpenAlex
Complete Genome Sequences of Four Putatively Antibiotic-Producing Bacteria Isolated from Soil in Arkansas, USA (2022)

Scholarly Commons - Ouachita Research, Creative Work, and Archives (Ouachita Baptist University) OpenAlex
Instructional Models for Course-Based Research Experience (CRE) Teaching (2022)

CBE—Life Sciences Education 25 citations DOI OpenAlex
Mass Spectrometry as a Tool to Enhance “-omics” Education (2018)

Journal of Microbiology and Biology Education 3 citations DOI OpenAlex
Genome Sequences of Four Cluster P Mycobacteriophages (2018)

Genome Announcements 3 citations DOI OpenAlex
Comparative Genomics of Cluster O Mycobacteriophages (2015)

PLoS ONE 26 citations DOI OpenAlex
Impact ofEntomophaga maimaiga(Entomophthorales: Entomophthoraceae) on Outbreak Gypsy Moth Populations (Lepidoptera: Erebidae): The Role of Weather (2014)

Environmental Entomology 45 citations DOI OpenAlex
Emergent fungal entomopathogen does not alter density dependence in a viral competitor (2013)

Ecology 37 citations DOI OpenAlex