David E. Bignell
Impact in
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- Plant and animal studies
- Animal Behavior and Reproduction
- Nature and Landscape Conservation top 0.5%
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
Papers in
- Genetics 58
- Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior 58
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- Plant and animal studies 52
- Animal Behavior and Reproduction 9
- Co-authors
- Paul Eggleton (22 shared papers)Nathan Lo (2 shared papers)Yves Roisin (1 shared paper)琢哉 安部 (1 shared paper)正彦 東 (1 shared paper)Patrick Lavelle (5 shared papers)John H. Lawton (5 shared papers)J. M. Anderson (10 shared papers)
- Journals
- Journal of Insect Physiology (5 papers)Insectes Sociaux (3 papers)Canadian Journal of Zoology (3 papers)Ecological Entomology (3 papers)Soil Biology and Biochemistry (3 papers)
- Partner nations
- United KingdomMalaysiaAustralia
In The Last Decade
David E. Bignell
75 papers receiving 7.2k citations
David E. Bignell's Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 135
- Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 4.4k
- Nature and Landscape Conservation 2.0k
- Insect Science 2.0k
- Genetics 3.9k
- Soil Science 1.1k
Countries citing papers authored by David E. Bignell
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Fields of papers citing papers by David E. Bignell
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Co-authors
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All Works
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| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soil function in a changing world: the role of invertebrate ecosystem engineers Hit paper breakdown → | 1997 | 902 |
| 2 | Biodiversity inventories, indicator taxa and effects of habitat modification in tropical forest Hit paper breakdown → | 1998 | 887 |
| 3 | Biology of Termites: a Modern Synthesis Hit paper breakdown → | 2010 | 776 |
| 4 | Termites: Evolution, Sociality, Symbioses, Ecology Hit paper breakdown → | 2000 | 627 |
| 5 | Interactions between Aboveground and Belowground Biodiversity in Terrestrial Ecosystems: Patterns, Mechanisms, and Feedbacks Hit paper breakdown → | 2000 | 586 |
| 6 | Biodiversity and ecosystem functioning in soil | 1997 | 411 |
| 7 | 2011 | 339 | |
| 8 | 2001 | 289 | |
| 9 | 1996 | 241 | |
| 10 | 2003 | 174 | |
| 11 | 1995 | 163 | |
| 12 | 2002 | 163 | |
| 13 | 2000 | 156 | |
| 14 | 2001 | 136 | |
| 15 | 1997 | 111 | |
| 16 | The Malmo platform for artificial intelligence experimentation | 2016 | 96 |
| 17 | 1980 | 96 | |
| 18 | 2001 | 93 | |
| 19 | A Handbook of Tropical Soil Biology: Sampling and Characterization of Below-ground Biodiversity | 2008 | 84 |
| 20 | 1995 | 80 |
About David E. Bignell
David E. Bignell is a scholar working on Genetics, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Insect Science, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Social Psychology, having authored 75 papers that have together received 7.8k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (58 papers), Plant and animal studies (52 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (15 papers), Insect Utilization and Effects (10 papers), Insect and Pesticide Research (10 papers), Animal Behavior and Reproduction (9 papers), Animal and Plant Science Education (6 papers) and Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (5 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics (4.4k citations), Nature and Landscape Conservation (2.0k citations), Insect Science (2.0k citations), Genetics (3.9k citations) and Soil Science (1.1k citations). David E. Bignell has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, Malaysia and Australia. Frequent co-authors include Paul Eggleton, Nathan Lo, Yves Roisin, 琢哉 安部, 正彦 東, Patrick Lavelle, John H. Lawton, J. M. Anderson, P. Ineson and Shivcharn S. Dhillion. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of Insect Physiology, Insectes Sociaux, Canadian Journal of Zoology, Ecological Entomology and Soil Biology and Biochemistry.
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