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Lucy Gilbert

D-Index & Metrics

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
38
Citations
5310
World Ranking
6662
National Ranking
680

Lucy Gilbert 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 Lucy Gilbert sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 85 publications — 9th percentile

9% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Lucy Gilbert 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 Lucy Gilbert sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 38 D-Index — 23rd percentile

23% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Lucy Gilbert is affiliated with the University of Glasgow in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans across medicine, immunology and microbiology, and agricultural and biological sciences, with a distinct focus on infectious diseases and parasitology.

The scientist's work often intersects with ecology, evolution, and public health, addressing complex topics such as vector-borne infectious diseases and viral infections transmitted by vectors. Their research also touches on mosquito-borne diseases and insect science, highlighting a broad engagement with insect and pesticide research as well as ecological biodiversity.

Notable recent publications authored or co-authored by Lucy Gilbert include:

  • The Impacts of Climate Change on Ticks and Tick-Borne Disease Risk (2021), published in Annual Review of Entomology
  • Can common mycorrhizal fungal networks be managed to enhance ecosystem functionality? (2021), published in Plants People Planet
  • No net effect of host density on tick-borne disease hazard due to opposing roles of vector amplification and pathogen dilution (2022), published in Ecology and Evolution
  • Experimental evidence for opposing effects of high deer density on tick-borne pathogen prevalence and hazard (2021), published in Parasites & Vectors
  • Emergence of Lyme Disease on Treeless Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom (2021), published in Emerging Infectious Diseases

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Lucy Gilbert include:

  • Caroline Millins
  • Sara Gandy
  • Elizabeth Kilbride
  • Roman Biek
  • David Johnson

Lucy Gilbert has contributed multiple publications to several frequent venues, including:

  • Parasites & Vectors
  • Emerging Infectious Diseases
  • International Journal of Gynecological Cancer
  • Annual Review of Entomology
  • Plants People Planet

The scientist's research concentrates on the following topics:

  • Vector-borne infectious diseases
  • Viral infections and vectors
  • Vector-borne animal diseases
  • Mosquito-borne diseases and control
  • Insect and pesticide research
  • Mycorrhizal fungi and plant interactions
  • Forest ecology and biodiversity studies

Best Publications

  • Underground signals carried through common mycelial networks warn neighbouring plants of aphid attack

    Zdenka Babikova;Lucy Gilbert;Toby J. A. Bruce;Michael Birkett

  • Plant communities affect arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal diversity and community composition in grassland microcosms

    David Johnson;David Johnson;Philippe J. Vandenkoornhuyse;Jonathan R. Leake;Lucy Gilbert

  • A unified approach to model selection using the likelihood ratio test

    Fraser Lewis;Adam Butler;Lucy Gilbert

  • Altitudinal patterns of tick and host abundance: a potential role for climate change in regulating tick-borne diseases?

    Lucy Gilbert

  • The Impacts of Climate Change on Ticks and Tick-Borne Disease Risk

    Lucy Gilbert

  • Interplant signalling through hyphal networks

    David Johnson;Lucy Gilbert

  • The effect of deer management on the abundance of Ixodes ricinus in Scotland

    Lucy Gilbert;G.L. Maffey;S.L. Ramsay;A.J. Hester

  • Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and aphids interact by changing host plant quality and volatile emission

    Zdenka Babikova;Zdenka Babikova;Zdenka Babikova;Lucy Gilbert;Toby Bruce;Sarah Y. Dewhirst

  • Disease persistence and apparent competition in a three-host community: an empirical and analytical study of large-scale, wild populations

    Lucy Gilbert;Rachel Norman;M Karen Laurenson;Hugh W Reid

  • Climate of origin affects tick (Ixodes ricinus) host-seeking behavior in response to temperature: Implications for resilience to climate change?

    Lucy Gilbert;Jennifer Aungier;Joseph L. Tomkins

  • The role of deer as vehicles to move ticks, Ixodes ricinus, between contrasting habitats

    Francisco Ruiz-Fons;Lucy Gilbert

  • Environmental determinants of Ixodes ricinus ticks and the incidence of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato, the agent of Lyme borreliosis, in Scotland.

    Marianne James;Alan S Bowman;Ken J Forbes;F Lewis

  • Sex-specific patterns of yolk androgen allocation depend on maternal diet in the zebra finch

    Alison N. Rutstein;Lucy Gilbert;Peter J. B. Slater;Jeff A. Graves

  • Mate attractiveness and primary resource allocation in the zebra finch

    A.N. Rutstein;Lucy Gilbert;P.J.B. Slater;J.A. Graves

  • Identifying disease reservoirs in complex systems: mountain hares as reservoirs of ticks and louping-ill virus, pathogens of red grouse

    M.K. Laurenson;M.K. Laurenson;R.A. Norman;Lucy Gilbert;H.W. Reid

  • Louping ill virus in the UK: a review of the hosts, transmission and ecological consequences of control

    Lucy Gilbert

  • Modelling the seasonality of Lyme disease risk and the potential impacts of a warming climate within the heterogeneous landscapes of Scotland.

    Sen Li;Lucy Gilbert;Paula A. Harrison;Mark D. A. Rounsevell

  • Maternal effects due to male attractiveness affect offspring development in the zebra finch.

    Lucy Gilbert;K.A Williamson;N. Hazon;J.A Graves

  • Role of small mammals in the persistence of Louping‐ill virus: field survey and tick co‐feeding studies

    L. Gilbert;L. D. Jones;Peter John Hudson;E. A. Gould

  • Culling wildlife hosts to control disease: mountain hares, red grouse and louping ill virus

    Annabel Harrison;Annabel Harrison;Scott Newey;Lucy Gilbert;Daniel T Haydon

  • Lyme Disease Risks in Europe under Multiple Uncertain Drivers of Change

    Sen Li;Lucy Gilbert;Sophie O. Vanwambeke;Jianjun Yu

  • Sex-biased investment in yolk androgens depends on female quality and laying order in zebra finches (Taeniopygia guttata)

    Lucy Gilbert;Alison N. Rutstein;Neil Hazon;Jefferson A. Graves

Frequent Co-Authors

Jakob Zscheischler
Jakob Zscheischler Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
Peter J. Hudson
Peter J. Hudson Pennsylvania State University
Jeff A. Graves
Jeff A. Graves University of St Andrews
Toby J. A. Bruce
Toby J. A. Bruce Keele University
John A. Pickett
John A. Pickett Cardiff University
Wim Thiery
Wim Thiery Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Kathryn E. Arnold
Kathryn E. Arnold University of York
George J. Gunn
George J. Gunn Scotland's Rural College
Matty P. Berg
Matty P. Berg Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Jaco Vangronsveld
Jaco Vangronsveld Hasselt University

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