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Michael A. Birkett

Michael A. Birkett

D-Index & Metrics

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
62
Citations
11754
World Ranking
2102
National Ranking
250

Michael A. Birkett 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 Michael A. Birkett sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 276 publications — 89th percentile

89% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Michael A. Birkett 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 Michael A. Birkett sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 62 D-Index — 76th percentile

76% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Michael A. Birkett is affiliated with Rothamsted Research in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with significant contributions across various subfields, including Insect Science, Plant Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Molecular Biology, and Genetics.

The scientist's key research topics cover several areas related to the interaction between insects and plants, pest control, and the ecological and behavioral aspects of insects and arachnids. These include:

  • Insect-Plant Interactions and Control
  • Insect and Pesticide Research
  • Insect Pest Control Strategies
  • Plant Parasitism and Resistance
  • Plant and animal studies
  • Allelopathy and phytotoxic interactions
  • Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior

Birkett has authored numerous publications, with frequent appearances in journals such as Pest Management Science, Journal of Chemical Ecology, Scientific Reports, Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases, and Journal of Applied Entomology.

Recent notable papers authored or co-authored highlight diverse aspects of plant and insect sciences. These include:

  • Review: Allelochemicals as multi-kingdom plant defence compounds: towards an integrated approach (2020, Pest Management Science)
  • Applying genetic technologies to combat infectious diseases in aquaculture (2022, Reviews in Aquaculture)
  • Harnessing microbial volatiles to replace pesticides and fertilizers (2020, Microbial Biotechnology)
  • Companion and Smart Plants: Scientific Background to Promote Conservation Biological Control (2022, Neotropical Entomology)
  • Enantiomeric Discrimination in Insects: The Role of OBPs and ORs (2022, Insects)

Birkett frequently collaborates with other researchers, including John C. Caulfield, József Vuts, David M. Withall, John A. Pickett, and Gareth Thomas.

Best Publications

  • New roles for cis-jasmone as an insect semiochemical and in plant defense.

    Michael A. Birkett;Colin A. M. Campbell;Keith Chamberlain;Emilio Guerrieri

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

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

  • Aphid alarm pheromone produced by transgenic plants affects aphid and parasitoid behavior

    Michael H. Beale;Michael A. Birkett;Toby J. A. Bruce;Keith Chamberlain

  • Achieving food security for one million sub-Saharan African poor through push–pull innovation by 2020

    Zeyaur R. Khan;Charles A. O. Midega;Jimmy O. Pittchar;Alice W. Murage

  • Maize landraces recruit egg and larval parasitoids in response to egg deposition by a herbivore

    Amanuel Tamiru;Toby J. A. Bruce;Christine M. Woodcock;John C. Caulfield

  • Identification of Human-Derived Volatile Chemicals that Interfere with Attraction of Aedes aegypti Mosquitoes

    James G. Logan;Michael A. Birkett;Suzanne J. Clark;Stephen Powers

  • Response of economically important aphids to components of Hemizygia petiolata essential oil

    Toby J. A. Bruce;Michael A. Birkett;James Blande;Antony M. Hooper

  • Exploiting semiochemicals in insect control

    Nicky Agelopoulos;Michael A Birkett;Alastair J Hick;Anthony M Hooper

  • cis-Jasmone induces Arabidopsis genes that affect the chemical ecology of multitrophic interactions with aphids and their parasitoids.

    Toby J. A. Bruce;Michaela C. Matthes;Keith Chamberlain;Christine M. Woodcock

  • Identification of Volatile Compounds Used in Host Location by the Black Bean Aphid, Aphis Fabae

    Ben Webster;Toby Bruce;Samuel Dufour;Claudia Birkemeyer

  • Repellent activity of catmint, Nepeta cataria, and iridoid nepetalactone isomers against Afro-tropical mosquitoes, ixodid ticks and red poultry mites.

    Michael A. Birkett;Ahmed Hassanali;Ahmed Hassanali;Solveig Hoglund;Jan Pettersson

  • Response of the seven-spot ladybird to an aphid alarm pheromone and an alarm pheromone inhibitor is mediated by paired olfactory cells.

    S. Al Abassi;M. A. Birkett;J. Pettersson;J. A. Pickett

  • The first crop plant genetically engineered to release an insect pheromone for defence.

    Toby J.A. Bruce;Gudbjorg I. Aradottir;Lesley E. Smart;Janet L. Martin

  • The role of volatile semiochemicals in mediating host location and selection by nuisance and disease-transmitting cattle flies.

    M. A. Birkett;N. G. Agelopoulos;K-M. V. Jensen;J. B. Jespersen

  • Volatiles from whitefly-infested plants elicit a host-locating response in the parasitoid, Encarsia formosa.

    M. A. Birkett;K. Chamberlain;E. Guerrieri;J. A. Pickett

  • Antennal electrophysiological responses of three parasitic wasps to caterpillar-induced volatiles from maize (Zea mays mays), cotton (Gossypium herbaceum), and cowpea (Vigna unguiculata).

    Sandrine Gouinguené;John A. Pickett;Lester J. Wadhams;Michael A. Birkett

  • Plasmodium-associated changes in human odor attract mosquitoes.

    Ailie Robinson;Annette O Busula;Annette O Busula;Mirjam A Voets;Khalid B Beshir

  • Ladybird beetle odour identified and found to be responsible for attraction between adults

    S. Al Abassi;M. A. Birkett;J. Pettersson;J. A. Pickett

  • Aphid sex pheromones: from discovery to commercial production

    Michael A Birkett;John A Pickett

  • Electroantennogram and behavioural responses of the malaria vector Anopheles gambiae to human‐specific sweat components

    C Costantini;M A Birkett;G Gibson;J Ziesmann

  • Revisiting the odorant-binding protein LUSH of Drosophila melanogaster: evidence for odour recognition and discrimination

    Jing-Jiang Zhou;Guo-An Zhang;Wensheng Huang;Michael A Birkett

Frequent Co-Authors

John A. Pickett
John A. Pickett Cardiff University
Christine M. Woodcock
Christine M. Woodcock Rothamsted Research
Lester J. Wadhams
Lester J. Wadhams Rothamsted Research
Toby J. A. Bruce
Toby J. A. Bruce Keele University
Keith Chamberlain
Keith Chamberlain Rothamsted Research
Stephen J. Powers
Stephen J. Powers Rothamsted Research
Miguel Borges
Miguel Borges Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation
Zeyaur R. Khan
Zeyaur R. Khan International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology
Miklós Tóth
Miklós Tóth Cornell University
Johnathan A. Napier
Johnathan A. Napier Rothamsted Research

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