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D-Index
68
Citations
21641
World Ranking
769
National Ranking
76

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Ecology
  • Botany
  • Genus

His scientific interests lie mostly in Ecology, Integrated pest management, Botany, Pest control and Biodiversity. Many of his studies involve connections with topics such as Agroforestry and Ecology. His Integrated pest management research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Ecological engineering, Environmental resource management, PEST analysis, Natural enemies and Organic farming.

His work in Botany addresses subjects such as Genetics, which are connected to disciplines such as Midgut, Plutella and Diamondback moth. His study focuses on the intersection of Biodiversity and fields such as Forestry with connections in the field of Habitat destruction. In his study, Pesticide is strongly linked to Disturbance, which falls under the umbrella field of Agriculture.

His most cited work include:

  • Habitat Management to Conserve Natural Enemies of Arthropod Pests in Agriculture (2105 citations)
  • Arthropod pest management in organic crops (456 citations)
  • Determining putative vectors of the Bogia Coconut Syndrome phytoplasma using loop-mediated isothermal amplification of single-insect feeding media. (422 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

His primary areas of investigation include Botany, Ecology, Biological pest control, PEST analysis and Agronomy. His studies deal with areas such as Phytoplasma and Horticulture as well as Botany. His Ecology study frequently links to related topics such as Zoology.

His Biological pest control study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Pest control, Bark beetle, Integrated pest management and Pinus radiata. His Integrated pest management research also works with subjects such as

  • Biodiversity together with Environmental planning,
  • Ecological engineering and related Agriculture. The study incorporates disciplines such as Agroforestry, Vegetation and Ecosystem services in addition to Habitat.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Botany (38.00%)
  • Ecology (38.00%)
  • Biological pest control (36.00%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2017-2021)?

  • Biological pest control (36.00%)
  • Agroforestry (26.80%)
  • Ecosystem services (22.80%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

Geoff M. Gurr mostly deals with Biological pest control, Agroforestry, Ecosystem services, Herbivore and PEST analysis. His Biological pest control research includes themes of Zoology, Bark beetle, Predation and Ophiostomatales. His work carried out in the field of Ecosystem services brings together such families of science as Biodiversity, Integrated pest management, Habitat, Agriculture and Environmental resource management.

His Herbivore study necessitates a more in-depth grasp of Ecology. His studies deal with areas such as Brassica and Genetic diversity as well as Ecology. His PEST analysis study incorporates themes from Braconidae, Plutella and Agronomy, Crop.

Between 2017 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Crop pests and predators exhibit inconsistent responses to surrounding landscape composition. (187 citations)
  • The role of silicon in plant biology: a paradigm shift in research approach (62 citations)
  • The role of silicon in plant biology: a paradigm shift in research approach (62 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Ecology
  • Botany
  • Genus

His primary scientific interests are in Ecosystem services, Agroforestry, Agriculture, Diamondback moth and Biodiversity. The various areas that he examines in his Ecosystem services study include Environmental resource management, Biological pest control and Habitat. His Habitat study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Woodland and Integrated pest management.

His Integrated pest management study is concerned with the larger field of Ecology. His Agroforestry research focuses on Landscape ecology and how it relates to Species richness and Pest control. His Agriculture research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Ecotoxicology and Environmental planning.

Best Publications

  • Habitat Management to Conserve Natural Enemies of Arthropod Pests in Agriculture

    Douglas A. Landis;Stephen D. Wratten;Geoff M. Gurr

  • Mechanism and consequences for avoidance of superparasitism in the solitary parasitoid Cotesia vestalis.

    Wen bin Chen;Wen bin Chen;Liette Vasseur;Liette Vasseur;Shuai qi Zhang;Shuai qi Zhang;Han fang Zhang;Han fang Zhang

  • Arthropod pest management in organic crops

    Geoff Zehnder;Geoff M Gurr;Stefan Kühne;Mark R Wade

  • Multi-function agricultural biodiversity: pest management and other benefits

    Geoff M. Gurr;Stephen D. Wratten;John Michael Luna

  • Habitat management to suppress pest populations: Progress and prospects

    Geoffrey Gurr;Stephen D Wratten;Douglas A. Landis;Minsheng You

  • Crop pests and predators exhibit inconsistent responses to surrounding landscape composition

    Daniel S. Karp;Rebecca E Chaplin-Kramer;Timothy D. Meehan;Emily A. Martin

  • A heterozygous moth genome provides insights into herbivory and detoxification

    Minsheng You;Zhen Yue;Weiyi He;Xinhua Yang

  • The Influence of Food onCopidosoma koehleri(Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae), and the Use of Flowering Plants as a Habitat Management Tool to Enhance Biological Control of Potato Moth,Phthorimaea operculella(Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae)

    Lindsay R Baggen;Geoff M Gurr

  • Multi-country Evidence That Crop Diversification Promotes Ecological Intensification of Agriculture

    Geoff M. Gurr;Geoff M. Gurr;Zhongxian Lu;Xusong Zheng;Hongxing Xu

  • Ecological Engineering for Pest Management : Advances in Habitat Manipulation for Arthropods

    Geoff M Gurr;Steve D Wratten;Miguel A Altieri

  • Recent advances in conservation biological control of arthropods by arthropods

    Mattias Jonsson;Steve D. Wratten;Doug A. Landis;Geoff M. Gurr

  • Flowers in tri-trophic systems: mechanisms allowing selective exploitation by insect natural enemies for conservation biological control

    L. R. Baggen;G. M. Gurr;A. Meats

  • Trichomes of Lycopersicon species and their hybrids: effects on pests and natural enemies

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  • Silicon: Potential to Promote Direct and Indirect Effects on Plant Defense Against Arthropod Pests in Agriculture.

    Olivia L. Reynolds;Matthew P. Padula;Rensen Zeng;Geoff M. Gurr

  • The role of silicon in plant biology: a paradigm shift in research approach

    Adam Frew;Leslie A Weston;Olivia L Reynolds;Olivia L Reynolds;Geoff M Gurr;Geoff M Gurr

  • Gut Microbiota Mediate Insecticide Resistance in the Diamondback Moth, Plutella xylostella (L.).

    Xiaofeng Xia;Botong Sun;Geoff M. Gurr;Liette Vasseur

  • Increasing floral diversity for selective enhancement of biological control agents: A double-edged sward?

    I Blas Lavandero;Steve D. Wratten;Raphael K. Didham;Geoff Gurr

  • Using selective food plants to maximize biological control of vineyard pests

    Mahmuda Begum;Geoff M. Gurr;Steve D. Wratten;Peter R. Hedberg

  • DNA sequencing reveals the midgut microbiota of diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella (L.) and a possible relationship with insecticide resistance.

    Xiaofeng Xia;Xiaofeng Xia;Dandan Zheng;Huanzi Zhong;Bingcai Qin

  • Carbohydrate diet and reproductive performance of a fruit fly parasitoid, Diachasmimorpha tryoni

    Ashley Louisa Zamek;Ashley Louisa Zamek;Ashley Louisa Zamek;Olivia Louise Reynolds;Sarah Mansfield;Jessica Louise Micallef

  • Mechanisms for flowering plants to benefit arthropod natural enemies of insect pests: prospects for enhanced use in agriculture.

    Zhong-Xian Lu;Ping-Yang Zhu;Geoff M. Gurr;Xu-Song Zheng

  • Ecological Engineering for Pest Management

    Geoff M Gurr;Steve D Wratten;Miguel A Altieri

  • Determining putative vectors of the Bogia Coconut Syndrome phytoplasma using loop-mediated isothermal amplification of single-insect feeding media.

    Hengyu Lu;Bree A. L. Wilson;Gavin J. Ash;Gavin J. Ash;Sharon B. Woruba

Frequent Co-Authors

Steve D. Wratten
Steve D. Wratten Lincoln University
Philip C. Stevenson
Philip C. Stevenson Royal Botanic Gardens
Leslie A. Weston
Leslie A. Weston Charles Sturt University
Angus J. Carnegie
Angus J. Carnegie New South Wales Department of Primary Industries
Ragan M. Callaway
Ragan M. Callaway University of Montana
Stephen D. Wratten
Stephen D. Wratten Lincoln University
Carl J. Douglas
Carl J. Douglas University of British Columbia
Teja Tscharntke
Teja Tscharntke University of Göttingen
Nicolas Desneux
Nicolas Desneux INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Gábor L. Lövei
Gábor L. Lövei Aarhus University

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