2026 Lynn V. Dicks: Environmental Sciences Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Environmental Sciences	61	2727	2604	212	204	241	16740

Overview

Lynn V. Dicks is affiliated with the University of East Anglia in the United Kingdom and has a research focus primarily within environmental science and agricultural and biological sciences. Their work spans numerous subfields including ecology, evolution, behavior and systematics, global and planetary change, plant science, and nature and landscape conservation.

Their recent publications include:

"A global-scale expert assessment of drivers and risks associated with pollinator decline" (2021, Nature Ecology & Evolution)
"Working landscapes need at least 20% native habitat" (2020, Conservation Letters)
"Eight problems with literature reviews and how to fix them" (2020, Nature Ecology & Evolution)
"A critical analysis of the potential for EU Common Agricultural Policy measures to support wild pollinators on farmland" (2020, Journal of Applied Ecology)
"Delivering Integrated Pest and Pollinator Management (IPPM)" (2020, Trends in Plant Science)

Their research topics cover a broad spectrum within plant and animal studies, ecology and vegetation dynamics, insect and pesticide research, species distribution and climate change, land use and ecosystem services, conservation, biodiversity and resource management, as well as plant parasitism and resistance.

Frequent co-authors include:

Павел Стоев
Davide Longato
Anna Sapundzhieva
William J. Sutherland
Mario V. Balzan

Publication venues where Lynn V. Dicks has contributed extensively include Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), Nature Ecology & Evolution, Insect Conservation and Diversity, People and Nature, and Research Ideas and Outcomes.

The researcher has contributed to book publications as well, with a notable chapter in "What Works in Conservation 2020," published by the Directory of Open Access Books (OAPEN Foundation) in 2020.

Best Publications

Safeguarding pollinators and their values to human well-being

Simon G Potts;Vera Lúcia Imperatriz-Fonseca;Hien T Ngo;Marcelo A Aizen

2089
Citations
The role of agri-environment schemes in conservation and environmental management

Péter Batáry;Lynn Vanessa Dicks;David Kleijn;William James Sutherland

1168
Citations
Global assessment of agricultural system redesign for sustainable intensification

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

912
Citations
Horizon scan of global conservation issues for 2011

William J. Sutherland;Rosalind Aveling;Thomas M. Brooks;Mick Clout

890
Citations
EU agricultural reform fails on biodiversity

G. Pe'er;L. V. Dicks;P. Visconti;R. Arlettaz

779
Citations
Summary for policymakers of the assessment report of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services on pollinators, pollination and food production

Simon G. Potts;Vera Imperatriz Fonseca;Hien T. Ngo;Jacobus C. Biesmeijer

497
Citations
A global-scale expert assessment of drivers and risks associated with pollinator decline.

Lynn V. Dicks;Lynn V. Dicks;Tom D. Breeze;Hien T. Ngo;Deepa Senapathi

476
Citations
Ecological intensification to mitigate impacts of conventional intensive land use on pollinators and pollination

Anikó Kovács-Hostyánszki;Anahí Espíndola;Adam J. Vanbergen;Josef Settele;Josef Settele

419
Citations
Providing foraging resources for bumblebees in intensively farmed landscapes

R.F. Pywell;E.A. Warman;C. Carvell;T.H. Sparks

328
Citations
How can higher-yield farming help to spare nature?

Ben Phalan;Rhys E. Green;Rhys E. Green;Lynn V. Dicks;Graziela Dotta

297
Citations
Compartmentalization in plant–insect flower visitor webs

L. V. Dicks;S. A. Corbet;R. F. Pywell

294
Citations
Organising evidence for environmental management decisions: A '4S' hierarchy

Lynn V. Dicks;Jessica C. Walsh;William J. Sutherland

287
Citations
Harnessing the biodiversity value of Central and Eastern European farmland

Laura M. E. Sutcliffe;Peter Batary;Urs Kormann;Andras Baldi

270
Citations
The potential for indirect effects between co-flowering plants via shared pollinators depends on resource abundance, accessibility and relatedness

Luísa Gigante Carvalheiro;Luísa Gigante Carvalheiro;Jacobus Christiaan Biesmeijer;Jacobus Christiaan Biesmeijer;Gita Benadi;Jochen Fründ

270
Citations
Ten policies for pollinators

Lynn V. Dicks;Blandina Viana;Riccardo Bommarco;Berry Brosi

257
Citations
The effect of scientific evidence on conservation practitioners’ management decisions

Jessica C. Walsh;Lynn V. Dicks;William J. Sutherland

252
Citations
Working landscapes need at least 20% native habitat

Lucas Alejandro Garibaldi;Facundo José Oddi;Fernando E. Miguez;Ignasi Bartomeus

243
Citations
Protecting an ecosystem service: approaches to understanding and mitigating threats to wild insect pollinators

Richard J. Gill;Katherine C R Baldock;Mark J F Brown;James E. Cresswell

225
Citations
Ecosystem Service Valuations of Mangrove Ecosystems to Inform Decision Making and Future Valuation Exercises

Nibedita Mukherjee;William J. Sutherland;Lynn Dicks;Jean Hugé

219
Citations
Eight problems with literature reviews and how to fix them

Neal R. Haddaway;Neal R. Haddaway;Alison Bethel;Lynn V. Dicks;Lynn V. Dicks;Julia Koricheva

217
Citations
A horizon scan of future threats and opportunities for pollinators and pollination

Mark J. F. Brown;Lynn V. Dicks;Robert J. Paxton;Katherine C R Baldock

201
Citations
How much flower-rich habitat is enough for wild pollinators? Answering a key policy question with incomplete knowledge.

Lynn V. Dicks;Mathilde Baude;Mathilde Baude;Stuart P. M. Roberts;James Phillips

187
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

William J. Sutherland University of Cambridge

Simon G. Potts University of Reading

Adam J. Vanbergen INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement

Mark Spalding University of Cambridge

Lucas A. Garibaldi National Scientific and Technical Research Council

James W. Pearce-Higgins British Trust for Ornithology

Jules Pretty University of Essex

Tatsuya Amano University of Queensland

Erica Fleishman Oregon State University

Josef Settele Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research

External Links

Personal website of Lynn V. Dicks Google Scholar page

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