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Bethan V. Purse publication distribution in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Ecology and Evolution in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Bethan V. Purse sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 124 publications — 35th percentile

35% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 531 publications or more.

Bethan V. Purse D-index placement in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Ecology and Evolution scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Bethan V. Purse sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 41 D-Index — 32nd percentile

32% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Bethan V. Purse is affiliated with the University of Glasgow in the United Kingdom. Their research spans several fields, primarily Medicine and Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a strong focus on subfields such as Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Infectious Diseases, Agronomy and Crop Science, Plant Science, and Ecology.

Their work covers key topics including Viral Infections and Vectors, Zoonotic diseases and public health, Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology, Mosquito-borne diseases and control, Vector-borne infectious diseases, Plant Pathogens and Resistance, and Vector-Borne Animal Diseases.

Among their recent publications are:

  • Operationalising the "One Health" approach in India: facilitators of and barriers to effective cross-sector convergence for zoonoses prevention and control (2021), published in BMC Public Health
  • Predicting disease risk areas through co-production of spatial models: The example of Kyasanur Forest Disease in India's forest landscapes (2020), published in PLoS neglected tropical diseases
  • Evolutionary trait-based approaches for predicting future global impacts of plant pathogens in the genus Phytophthora (2020), published in Journal of Applied Ecology
  • EFSA methodology for assessing candidate priority pests under EU Regulation 2016/2031 (2025), published in EFSA Supporting Publications
  • A novel approach for predicting risk of vector-borne disease establishment in marginal temperate environments under climate change: West Nile virus in the UK (2021), published in Journal of The Royal Society Interface

Frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • PLoS neglected tropical diseases
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Parasites & Vectors
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of Applied Ecology

They often collaborate with several researchers including Festus A. Asaaga, Stefanie Schäfer, Abi Tamim Vanak, Mujeeb Rahman, and Richard Hassall. These collaborations reflect a broad network within related fields of study and disease research.

Best Publications

  • Climate change and the recent emergence of bluetongue in Europe.

    Bethan V. Purse;Phillip S. Mellor;David J. Rogers;Alan R. Samuel

  • Global Data for Ecology and Epidemiology: A Novel Algorithm for Temporal Fourier Processing MODIS Data

    Jörn P. W. Scharlemann;David Benz;Simon I. Hay;Simon I. Hay;Bethan V. Purse

  • Culicoides biting midges, arboviruses and public health in Europe.

    Simon Carpenter;Martin H. Groschup;Claire Garros;Maria Luiza Felippe-Bauer

  • Bionomics of Temperate and Tropical Culicoides Midges: Knowledge Gaps and Consequences for Transmission of Culicoides-Borne Viruses

    B.V. Purse;S. Carpenter;G.J. Venter;G. Bellis

  • Global trade networks determine the distribution of invasive non-native species

    Daniel Chapman;Bethan V. Purse;Helen E. Roy;James M. Bullock

  • Modelling the effect of temperature on the seasonal population dynamics of temperate mosquitoes.

    D.A. Ewing;C.A. Cobbold;B.V. Purse;M.A. Nunn

  • Can the enemy release hypothesis explain the success of invasive alien predators and parasitoids

    H. E. Roy;L.-J. Lawson Handley;K. Schönrogge;R. L. Poland

  • DNA barcoding and surveillance sampling strategies for Culicoides biting midges (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) in southern India

    Lara E. Harrup;Swathi Laban;Bethan V. Purse;Yarabolu Krishnamohan Reddy

  • Invasion of bluetongue and other orbivirus infections into Europe: the role of biological and climatic processes.

    Bethan V. Purse;H.E. Brown;L. Harrup;L. Harrup;P.P.C. Mertens

  • Mapping the basic reproduction number (R0) for vector-borne diseases: A case study on bluetongue virus

    N.A. Hartemink;B.V. Purse;R. Meiswinkel;H.E. Brown

  • Prediction of bluetongue vector distribution in Europe and north Africa using satellite imagery.

    A.J Tatem;M Baylis;P.S Mellor;B.V Purse

  • Alien Pathogens on the Horizon: Opportunities for Predicting their Threat to Wildlife

    Helen E. Roy;Helen Hesketh;Bethan V. Purse;Jørgen Eilenberg

  • Modelling the distributions of Culicoides bluetongue virus vectors in Sicily in relation to satellite-derived climate variables

    B. V. Purse;A. J. Tatem;S. Caracappa;D. J. Rogers

  • Fast and flexible Bayesian species distribution modelling using Gaussian processes

    Nicholas Golding;Bethan V. Purse

  • Dispersal characteristics and management of a rare damselfly

    Bethan V. Purse;Graham W. Hopkins;Kieron J. Day;David J. Thompson

  • Erratum: Climate change and the recent emergence of bluetongue in Europe

    Bethan V. Purse;Phillip S. Mellor;David J. Rogers;Alan R. Samuel

  • Quantifying the wind dispersal of Culicoides species in Greece and Bulgaria.

    Els Ducheyne;R. De Deken;S. Bécu;B. Codina

  • Spatial distribution of Culicoides species in Portugal in relation to the transmission of African horse sickness and bluetongue viruses.

    R. Capela;B. V. Purse;I. Pena;E. J. Wittman

  • A new algorithm quantifies the roles of wind and midge flight activity in the bluetongue epizootic in northwest Europe

    Luigi Sedda;Heidi E. Brown;Bethan V. Purse;Laura Burgin

  • West Nile virus vector Culex modestus established in southern England.

    Nick Golding;Miles A. Nunn;Jolyon M. Medlock;Bethan V. Purse

  • Impacts of climate, host and landscape factors on Culicoides species in Scotland.

    Bethan V. Purse;D. Falconer;M.J. Sullivan;S. Carpenter

Frequent Co-Authors

Helen E. Roy
Helen E. Roy Anglia Ruskin University
Matthew Baylis
Matthew Baylis University of Liverpool
Richard Harrington
Richard Harrington Rothamsted Research
Owen T. Lewis
Owen T. Lewis University of Oxford
Andrew J. Tatem
Andrew J. Tatem University of Southampton
David J. Thompson
David J. Thompson University of Liverpool
Claire Garros
Claire Garros INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Alessandra Torina
Alessandra Torina Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale Della Sicilia
Santo Caracappa
Santo Caracappa University of Palermo
Ian Handel
Ian Handel University of Edinburgh

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