2026 Anthony F. G. Dixon: Ecology and Evolution Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Ecology and Evolution	71	1328	1268	173	167	264	15390

Overview

Anthony F. G. Dixon is affiliated with the University of East Anglia in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans the Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a focus on Insect Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, and Plant Science.

The scientist's work concentrates on the interactions between insects and plants, including pest control and insect symbiosis, as well as broader ecological and evolutionary patterns. Main topics addressed in their research include:

Insect-Plant Interactions and Control
Plant and animal studies
Insect and Pesticide Research
Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences
Plant Parasitism and Resistance
Forest Insect Ecology and Management

Their publication record features a variety of research articles published in several peer-reviewed venues. Frequent publication sources include:

Ecology and Evolution
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
Scientific Reports
CrimRxiv
Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata

Noteworthy recent papers authored by Anthony F. G. Dixon include:

"Prey life-history influences the evolution of egg mass and indirectly reproductive investment in a group of free-living insect predators," published in 2021 in Ecology and Evolution
"Aphid colony duration does not limit the abundance of Harmonia axyridis in the Mediterranean area," published in 2020 in Scientific Reports
"Generation time ratio, rather than voracity, determines population dynamics of insect - natural enemy systems, contrary to classical Lotka-Volterra models," published in 2021 in EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
"Anti-social behaviour in the coronavirus pandemic," published in 2022 in CrimRxiv
"Spatial distribution of cereal aphids determines their abundance and population density in winter wheat stands," published in 2023 in Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata

Anthony F. G. Dixon collaborates frequently with several researchers, including:

Pavel Kindlmann
Zuzana Štípková
Jean-Louis Hemptinne
Émilie Lecompte
Arnaud Sentis

Best Publications

Insect Predator-Prey Dynamics: Ladybird Beetles and Biological Control

A. F. G. Dixon

805
Citations
ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION OF APHID-ANT INTERACTIONS

Bernhard Stadler;Anthony F.G. Dixon

538
Citations
Aphid Ecology An optimization approach

A. F. G. Dixon

501
Citations
Aphid ecology: life-cycles, polymorphism, and population regulation.

A. F. G. Dixon

357
Citations
Laboratory study of cannibalism and interspecific predation in ladybirds

B. K. Agarwala;A. F. G. Dixon

327
Citations
Proximate causes of Rensch's rule: does sexual size dimorphism in arthropods result from sex differences in development time?

Wolf U. Blanckenhorn;Anthony F. G. Dixon;Daphne J. Fairbairn;Matthias W. Foellmer

289
Citations
WHY THERE ARE SO FEW SPECIES OF APHIDS, ESPECIALLY IN THE TROPICS

A. F. G. Dixon;P. Kindlmann;J. Leps;J. Holman

282
Citations
Variations of microbial biomass and hydrolase activities in purple soil under different cropping modes as affected by ginger planting

Xu-Xi Wang;Fu-Zhong Wu;Wan-Qin Yang;Ao Wang

237
Citations
Parthenogenetic reproduction and the rate of increase in aphids

A.F.G. Dixon

232
Citations
Relationship between the minimum and maximum temperature thresholds for development in insects

Anthony F.G. Dixon;Alois Honěk;Petr Keil;Mohamed Ali A. Kotela

221
Citations
Ladybird-induced life–history changes in aphids

A. F. G. Dixon;B. K. Agarwala

203
Citations
Developmental rate isomorphy in insects and mites.

Vojtech Jarosik;Alois Honek;Anthony F. G. Dixon

197
Citations
Biology of aphids

A. F. G. Dixon

185
Citations
Costs of ant attendance for aphids

Bernhard Stadler;Anthony F. G. Dixon

183
Citations
Costs and benefits of prey specialization in a generalist insect predator

J. S. Rana;A. F. G. Dixon;V. Jarošík

178
Citations
Ant attendance in aphids: why different degrees of myrmecophily?

Bernhard Stadler;Anthony F. G. Dixon

170
Citations
Structure of Aphid Populations

A F G Dixon

151
Citations
Aphid growth and reproductive rates

S. R. Leather;A. F. G. Dixon

147
Citations
Phenol oxidising enzymes in the grain aphid's saliva

Anna Urbanska;W. Freddy Tjallingii;Anthony F. G. Dixon;Bogumil Leszczynski

143
Citations
Developmental Constraints in the Evolution of Reproductive Strategies: Telescoping of Generations in Parthenogenetic Aphids

P. Kindlmann;A. F. G. Dixon

140
Citations
The adaptive significance of autumn leaf colours

David M. Wilkinson;Thomas N. Sherratt;Denise M. Phillip;Stephen D. Wratten

114
Citations
Ecology and effectiveness of aphidophaga.

E. Niemczyk;A. F. G. Dixon

109
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Pavel Kindlmann Charles University

John A. Pickett Cardiff University

Christine M. Woodcock Rothamsted Research

Lester J. Wadhams Rothamsted Research

Edward W. Evans Utah State University

Vojtěch Jarošík Charles University

Richard Harrington Rothamsted Research

Petr Pyšek Czech Academy of Sciences

Rudolf Meier Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin

Helen E. Roy Anglia Ruskin University

External Links

Personal website of Anthony F. G. Dixon

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