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H. Charles J. Godfray

H. Charles J. Godfray

D-Index & Metrics

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
86
Citations
49930
World Ranking
559
National Ranking
83

H. Charles J. Godfray publication distribution in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 178 publications — 65th percentile

65% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

H. Charles J. Godfray 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 H. Charles J. Godfray sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 86 D-Index — 93rd percentile

93% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 121 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2012 - Member of Academia Europaea
  • 2009 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Ecology
  • Gene
  • Genetics

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Ecology, Host, Natural resource economics, Ecology and Agricultural economics. Ecology is a component of his Abundance, Insect, Interspecific competition, Food web and Community structure studies. The various areas that he examines in his Host study include Mutualism, Acyrthosiphon pisum and Hamiltonella defensa.

His Acyrthosiphon pisum research includes themes of Facultative, Parasitoid and Aphid. H. Charles J. Godfray interconnects Sustainability and Food security in the investigation of issues within Natural resource economics. His Agricultural economics research incorporates themes from Food prices, Per capita and Food systems.

His most cited work include:

  • Options for keeping the food system within environmental limits (604 citations)
  • Food security and sustainable intensification (461 citations)
  • Identification of 100 fundamental ecological questions (450 citations)

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

H. Charles J. Godfray mainly focuses on Ecology, Aphid, Host, Acyrthosiphon pisum and Parasitoid. His Ecology and Competition, Food web, Ecology, Interspecific competition and Biodiversity investigations all form part of his Ecology research activities. His research investigates the connection between Aphid and topics such as Aphididae that intersect with problems in Predation.

His Host study combines topics in areas such as Population density and Insect. His Acyrthosiphon pisum research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Intraspecific competition, Megoura viciae, Ecological speciation, Hamiltonella defensa and Genetic variation. His Parasitoid research incorporates elements of Symbiotic bacteria, Resistance and Parasitism.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Ecology (49.43%)
  • Aphid (30.11%)
  • Host (20.45%)

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

  • Aphid (30.11%)
  • Gene drive (5.11%)
  • Host (20.45%)

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

His primary areas of investigation include Aphid, Gene drive, Host, Evolutionary biology and Zoology. His Aphid research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Facultative, Acyrthosiphon pisum, Symbiosis and Genetics. H. Charles J. Godfray has included themes like Insect and Reproductive isolation in his Host study.

His work in Zoology addresses subjects such as Fecundity, which are connected to disciplines such as Sexual selection, Aphididae, Sex ratio and Hamiltonella defensa. Spatial heterogeneity is a primary field of his research addressed under Ecology. His research brings together the fields of Microbiome and Ecology.

Between 2017 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Options for keeping the food system within environmental limits (604 citations)
  • Meat consumption, health, and the environment (283 citations)
  • Managing nitrogen to restore water quality in China (163 citations)

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

  • Ecology
  • Gene
  • Genetics

H. Charles J. Godfray spends much of his time researching Consumption, Sustainable development, Sustainability, Natural resource economics and Gene drive. His Consumption study overlaps with Production, Agricultural economics, Livestock, Population growth and Per capita. His Sustainability study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Land use, Environmental impact assessment and Food systems.

His Natural resource economics research includes elements of Agriculture, Agricultural land, Conservation agriculture and Natural capital. His Gene drive research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Ecology, Seasonality, Vector and Malaria. His research integrates issues of Spatial heterogeneity, CRISPR, Environmental exposure and Scale in his study of Malaria.

Best Publications

  • Options for keeping the food system within environmental limits

    Marco Springmann;Michael Clark;Daniel Mason-D’Croz;Daniel Mason-D’Croz;Keith Wiebe

  • Sustainable Intensification in Agriculture: Premises and Policies

    Tara Garnett;M.C. Appleby;A. Balmford;I.J. Bateman

  • Analysis and valuation of the health and climate change cobenefits of dietary change

    Marco Springmann;H. Charles J. Godfray;Mike Rayner;Peter Scarborough

  • Managing nitrogen to restore water quality in China

    ChaoQing Yu;Xiao Huang;Han Chen;H. Charles J. Godfray

  • The dominant Anopheles vectors of human malaria in Africa, Europe and the Middle East: occurrence data, distribution maps and bionomic précis

    Marianne E. Sinka;Michael J Bangs;Sylvie Manguin;Maureen Coetzee;Maureen Coetzee

  • Identification of 100 fundamental ecological questions

    William J. Sutherland;Robert P. Freckleton;H. Charles J. Godfray;Steven R. Beissinger

  • Global assessment of agricultural system redesign for sustainable intensification

    Jules Pretty;Tim G. Benton;Zareen Pervez. Bharucha;Lynn V. Dicks

  • The future of the global food system

    H.Charles J Godfray;Ian R Crute;Lawrence Haddad;David Lawrence

  • Nexus approaches to global sustainable development

    Jianguo Liu;Vanessa Hull;H. Charles J. Godfray;David Tilman

  • The top 100 questions of importance to the future of global agriculture

    Jules N Pretty;William J Sutherland;Jacqueline Ashby;Jill Auburn

  • The identification of 100 ecological questions of high policy relevance in the UK

    William J. Sutherland;Susan Armstrong-Brown;Paul R. Armsworth;Brereton Tom

  • The Consequence of Tree Pests and Diseases for Ecosystem Services

    I. L. Boyd;P. H. Freer-Smith;C. A. Gilligan;H. C. J. Godfray

  • Global and Regional Health Effects of Future Food Production Under Climate Change: A Modelling Study

    Marco Springmann;Daniel Mason-D'Croz;Sherman Robinson;Tara Garnett

  • Sex increases the efficacy of natural selection in experimental yeast populations

    Matthew R. Goddard;Matthew R. Goddard;H. Charles J. Godfray;Austin Burt

  • Genetic diversity of the African malaria vector Anopheles gambiae.

    Alistair Miles;Alistair Miles;Nicholas J. Harding;Giordano Bottà;Giordano Bottà;Chris S. Clarkson;Chris S. Clarkson

  • A restatement of the natural science evidence base concerning neonicotinoid insecticides and insect pollinators

    H. Charles J. Godfray;Tjeerd Blacquière;Linda M. Field;Rosemary S. Hails

  • Toward a new generation of agricultural system data, models, and knowledge products: State of agricultural systems science

    James W. Jones;John M. Antle;Bruno Basso;Kenneth J. Boote

  • The importance of mosquito behavioural adaptations to malaria control in Africa.

    Michelle L. Gatton;Michelle L. Gatton;Nakul Chitnis;Nakul Chitnis;Thomas Churcher;Martin J. Donnelly

  • Unrelated facultative endosymbionts protect aphids against a fungal pathogen.

    Piotr Łukasik;Margriet van Asch;Huifang Guo;Julia Ferrari;Julia Ferrari

  • Impact of genetic manipulation on the fitness of Anopheles stephensi mosquitoes.

    Flaminia Catteruccia;H. Charles J. Godfray;Andrea Crisanti;Andrea Crisanti

  • Sustainable intensification in agriculture. Navigating a course through competing food system priorities

    Tara Garnett;H. Charles J. Godfray

Frequent Co-Authors

Austin Burt
Austin Burt Imperial College London
Simon I. Hay
Simon I. Hay University of Washington
Sherman Robinson
Sherman Robinson International Food Policy Research Institute
Angela R. McLean
Angela R. McLean University of Oxford
Mario Herrero
Mario Herrero Cornell University
Thomas W. Scott
Thomas W. Scott University of California, Davis
William J. Sutherland
William J. Sutherland University of Cambridge
Andrew J. Tatem
Andrew J. Tatem University of Southampton
Charles M. Mbogo
Charles M. Mbogo Wellcome Trust
Mike Rayner
Mike Rayner University of Oxford

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