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Steve D. Wratten

Steve D. Wratten

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Plant Science and Agronomy
New Zealand
2022

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking National Ranking Publications Citations
Plant Science and Agronomy 90 276 1 462 34379

Steve D. Wratten publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Steve D. Wratten between 1971 and 2023, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Steve D. Wratten published across 53 years, from 1971 to 2023, averaging 9.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 30 publications in 2016. 12 of the 508 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1971 to 2023. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 30. Peak 30 publications in 2016. 1971: 1 publication 1972: 0 publications 1973: 1 publication 1974: 2 publications 1975: 2 publications 1976: 1 publication 1977: 1 publication 1978: 1 publication 1979: 3 publications 1980: 1 publication 1981: 4 publications 1982: 5 publications 1983: 1 publication 1984: 20 publications 1985: 7 publications 1986: 7 publications 1987: 3 publications 1988: 5 publications 1989: 1 publication 1990: 3 publications 1991: 10 publications 1992: 11 publications 1993: 9 publications 1994: 10 publications 1995: 11 publications 1996: 7 publications 1997: 12 publications 1998: 8 publications 1999: 11 publications 2000: 17 publications 2001: 6 publications 2002: 10 publications 2003: 11 publications 2004: 24 publications 2005: 20 publications 2006: 16 publications 2007: 22 publications 2008: 17 publications 2009: 11 publications 2010: 15 publications 2011: 15 publications 2012: 14 publications 2013: 19 publications 2014: 15 publications 2015: 12 publications 2016: 30 publications 2017: 20 publications 2018: 15 publications 2019: 14 publications 2020: 13 publications 2021: 2 publications 2022: 9 publications 2023: 3 publications
1971 2023

508 publications in total across all disciplines

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Steve D. Wratten: publications per year, 1971 to 2023
Year Publications
1971 1
1972 0
1973 1
1974 2
1975 2
1976 1
1977 1
1978 1
1979 3
1980 1
1981 4
1982 5
1983 1
1984 20
1985 7
1986 7
1987 3
1988 5
1989 1
1990 3
1991 10
1992 11
1993 9
1994 10
1995 11
1996 7
1997 12
1998 8
1999 11
2000 17
2001 6
2002 10
2003 11
2004 24
2005 20
2006 16
2007 22
2008 17
2009 11
2010 15
2011 15
2012 14
2013 19
2014 15
2015 12
2016 30
2017 20
2018 15
2019 14
2020 13
2021 2
2022 9
2023 3
Total 508
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Steve D. Wratten publication distribution in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Steve D. Wratten sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200 250
Bar chart with 88 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 36–40 to 467+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 255. Most scientists, 255, have 111–115 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 467 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 461–465 publications, is where this scientist sits. 36–40 publications: 2 scientists 41–45 publications: 7 scientists 46–50 publications: 40 scientists 51–55 publications: 58 scientists 56–60 publications: 60 scientists 61–65 publications: 107 scientists 66–70 publications: 130 scientists 71–75 publications: 153 scientists 76–80 publications: 191 scientists 81–85 publications: 199 scientists 86–90 publications: 206 scientists 91–95 publications: 218 scientists 96–100 publications: 226 scientists 101–105 publications: 227 scientists 106–110 publications: 247 scientists 111–115 publications: 255 scientists 116–120 publications: 253 scientists 121–125 publications: 233 scientists 126–130 publications: 219 scientists 131–135 publications: 201 scientists 136–140 publications: 194 scientists 141–145 publications: 176 scientists 146–150 publications: 157 scientists 151–155 publications: 147 scientists 156–160 publications: 151 scientists 161–165 publications: 159 scientists 166–170 publications: 137 scientists 171–175 publications: 128 scientists 176–180 publications: 126 scientists 181–185 publications: 98 scientists 186–190 publications: 114 scientists 191–195 publications: 100 scientists 196–200 publications: 90 scientists 201–205 publications: 71 scientists 206–210 publications: 98 scientists 211–215 publications: 70 scientists 216–220 publications: 86 scientists 221–225 publications: 61 scientists 226–230 publications: 58 scientists 231–235 publications: 53 scientists 236–240 publications: 64 scientists 241–245 publications: 39 scientists 246–250 publications: 46 scientists 251–255 publications: 51 scientists 256–260 publications: 36 scientists 261–265 publications: 44 scientists 266–270 publications: 35 scientists 271–275 publications: 30 scientists 276–280 publications: 33 scientists 281–285 publications: 35 scientists 286–290 publications: 36 scientists 291–295 publications: 26 scientists 296–300 publications: 26 scientists 301–305 publications: 31 scientists 306–310 publications: 30 scientists 311–315 publications: 21 scientists 316–320 publications: 29 scientists 321–325 publications: 14 scientists 326–330 publications: 15 scientists 331–335 publications: 15 scientists 336–340 publications: 17 scientists 341–345 publications: 15 scientists 346–350 publications: 12 scientists 351–355 publications: 17 scientists 356–360 publications: 18 scientists 361–365 publications: 12 scientists 366–370 publications: 11 scientists 371–375 publications: 6 scientists 376–380 publications: 6 scientists 381–385 publications: 11 scientists 386–390 publications: 9 scientists 391–395 publications: 10 scientists 396–400 publications: 8 scientists 401–405 publications: 4 scientists 406–410 publications: 9 scientists 411–415 publications: 11 scientists 416–420 publications: 4 scientists 421–425 publications: 7 scientists 426–430 publications: 4 scientists 431–435 publications: 3 scientists 436–440 publications: 5 scientists 441–445 publications: 8 scientists 446–450 publications: 6 scientists 451–455 publications: 7 scientists 456–460 publications: 5 scientists 461–465 publications: 6 scientists 466 publications: 2 scientists 467+ publications: 99 scientists
36–40 publications 467+

This scientist: 462 publications — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 467 publications or more.

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Number of Plant Science and Agronomy scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 6,494 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
36–40 2
41–45 7
46–50 40
51–55 58
56–60 60
61–65 107
66–70 130
71–75 153
76–80 191
81–85 199
86–90 206
91–95 218
96–100 226
101–105 227
106–110 247
111–115 255
116–120 253
121–125 233
126–130 219
131–135 201
136–140 194
141–145 176
146–150 157
151–155 147
156–160 151
161–165 159
166–170 137
171–175 128
176–180 126
181–185 98
186–190 114
191–195 100
196–200 90
201–205 71
206–210 98
211–215 70
216–220 86
221–225 61
226–230 58
231–235 53
236–240 64
241–245 39
246–250 46
251–255 51
256–260 36
261–265 44
266–270 35
271–275 30
276–280 33
281–285 35
286–290 36
291–295 26
296–300 26
301–305 31
306–310 30
311–315 21
316–320 29
321–325 14
326–330 15
331–335 15
336–340 17
341–345 15
346–350 12
351–355 17
356–360 18
361–365 12
366–370 11
371–375 6
376–380 6
381–385 11
386–390 9
391–395 10
396–400 8
401–405 4
406–410 9
411–415 11
416–420 4
421–425 7
426–430 4
431–435 3
436–440 5
441–445 8
446–450 6
451–455 7
456–460 5
461–465 6 462
466 2
467+ 99
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Steve D. Wratten D-index placement in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Plant Science and Agronomy scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Steve D. Wratten sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200 250
Bar chart with 80 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 109+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 288. Most scientists, 288, have 34 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 109 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 90 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 200 scientists 31 D-Index: 236 scientists 32 D-Index: 253 scientists 33 D-Index: 283 scientists 34 D-Index: 288 scientists 35 D-Index: 240 scientists 36 D-Index: 246 scientists 37 D-Index: 243 scientists 38 D-Index: 247 scientists 39 D-Index: 229 scientists 40 D-Index: 232 scientists 41 D-Index: 230 scientists 42 D-Index: 228 scientists 43 D-Index: 219 scientists 44 D-Index: 193 scientists 45 D-Index: 164 scientists 46 D-Index: 158 scientists 47 D-Index: 143 scientists 48 D-Index: 131 scientists 49 D-Index: 127 scientists 50 D-Index: 122 scientists 51 D-Index: 122 scientists 52 D-Index: 110 scientists 53 D-Index: 102 scientists 54 D-Index: 98 scientists 55 D-Index: 79 scientists 56 D-Index: 85 scientists 57 D-Index: 88 scientists 58 D-Index: 91 scientists 59 D-Index: 62 scientists 60 D-Index: 61 scientists 61 D-Index: 59 scientists 62 D-Index: 54 scientists 63 D-Index: 61 scientists 64 D-Index: 59 scientists 65 D-Index: 58 scientists 66 D-Index: 41 scientists 67 D-Index: 49 scientists 68 D-Index: 39 scientists 69 D-Index: 32 scientists 70 D-Index: 40 scientists 71 D-Index: 47 scientists 72 D-Index: 38 scientists 73 D-Index: 28 scientists 74 D-Index: 29 scientists 75 D-Index: 28 scientists 76 D-Index: 22 scientists 77 D-Index: 21 scientists 78 D-Index: 25 scientists 79 D-Index: 26 scientists 80 D-Index: 19 scientists 81 D-Index: 16 scientists 82 D-Index: 12 scientists 83 D-Index: 16 scientists 84 D-Index: 14 scientists 85 D-Index: 11 scientists 86 D-Index: 17 scientists 87 D-Index: 13 scientists 88 D-Index: 10 scientists 89 D-Index: 12 scientists 90 D-Index: 18 scientists 91 D-Index: 16 scientists 92 D-Index: 16 scientists 93 D-Index: 17 scientists 94 D-Index: 12 scientists 95 D-Index: 8 scientists 96 D-Index: 9 scientists 97 D-Index: 9 scientists 98 D-Index: 11 scientists 99 D-Index: 12 scientists 100 D-Index: 5 scientists 101 D-Index: 8 scientists 102 D-Index: 4 scientists 103 D-Index: 11 scientists 104 D-Index: 5 scientists 105 D-Index: 9 scientists 106 D-Index: 7 scientists 107 D-Index: 4 scientists 108 D-Index: 8 scientists 109+ D-Index: 99 scientists
30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 90 D-Index — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 109 D-Index or more.

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Number of Plant Science and Agronomy scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 6,494 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 200
31 236
32 253
33 283
34 288
35 240
36 246
37 243
38 247
39 229
40 232
41 230
42 228
43 219
44 193
45 164
46 158
47 143
48 131
49 127
50 122
51 122
52 110
53 102
54 98
55 79
56 85
57 88
58 91
59 62
60 61
61 59
62 54
63 61
64 59
65 58
66 41
67 49
68 39
69 32
70 40
71 47
72 38
73 28
74 29
75 28
76 22
77 21
78 25
79 26
80 19
81 16
82 12
83 16
84 14
85 11
86 17
87 13
88 10
89 12
90 18 90
91 16
92 16
93 17
94 12
95 8
96 9
97 9
98 11
99 12
100 5
101 8
102 4
103 11
104 5
105 9
106 7
107 4
108 8
109+ 99
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2022 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in New Zealand Leader Award

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Ecology
  • Botany
  • Genus

Steve D. Wratten mainly focuses on Ecology, Botany, Biological pest control, Agronomy and Predation. His biological study deals with issues like Biological dispersal, which deal with fields such as Predator and Microclimate. His work investigates the relationship between Botany and topics such as Horticulture that intersect with problems in Betulaceae.

His research in Biological pest control tackles topics such as Natural enemies which are related to areas like Weed control, Aquatic organisms and Foraging. The Agronomy study combines topics in areas such as PEST analysis, Homoptera, Vineyard and Sitobion avenae. As a part of the same scientific study, Steve D. Wratten usually deals with the Agriculture, concentrating on Agroforestry and frequently concerns with Ecosystem services.

His most cited work include:

  • Creation of island' habitats in farmland to manipulate populations of beneficial arthropods : predator densities and species composition (462 citations)
  • Arthropod pest management in organic crops (456 citations)
  • Repellency of volatile oils from plants against three mosquito vectors. (312 citations)

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

Steve D. Wratten mostly deals with Ecology, Botany, Agronomy, Biological pest control and Aphid. His study in Biological dispersal extends to Ecology with its themes. In his study, Larva is strongly linked to Horticulture, which falls under the umbrella field of Botany.

As a member of one scientific family, Steve D. Wratten mostly works in the field of Biological pest control, focusing on PEST analysis and, on occasion, Integrated pest management. His studies in Aphid integrate themes in fields like Acyrthosiphon pisum, Homoptera, Sitobion avenae, Aphididae and Poaceae. Environmental planning and Biodiversity is closely connected to Environmental resource management in his research, which is encompassed under the umbrella topic of Agriculture.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Ecology (36.90%)
  • Botany (25.52%)
  • Agronomy (24.83%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2012-2020)?

  • Ecology (36.90%)
  • Agriculture (11.03%)
  • Ecosystem services (12.07%)

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

His main research concerns Ecology, Agriculture, Ecosystem services, Agronomy and Agroforestry. His research related to Habitat, Biological pest control, Predation, Ecosystem and Parasitism might be considered part of Ecology. His research in Biological pest control intersects with topics in PEST analysis and Aphid, Hoverfly.

Steve D. Wratten has researched Agriculture in several fields, including Biodiversity, Ecology, Crop yield and Pollination. His study in Ecosystem services is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Agricultural land, Food security, Environmental resource management and Environmental planning. His studies deal with areas such as Pest control and Agroecology as well as Agroforestry.

Between 2012 and 2020, his most popular works were:

  • Global assessment of agricultural system redesign for sustainable intensification (158 citations)
  • Multi-country Evidence That Crop Diversification Promotes Ecological Intensification of Agriculture (152 citations)
  • Ecosystem services in agricultural and urban landscapes. (62 citations)

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

  • Ecology
  • Botany
  • Genus

Agriculture, Ecology, Ecosystem services, Agronomy and Biodiversity are his primary areas of study. Steve D. Wratten focuses mostly in the field of Agriculture, narrowing it down to matters related to Pollination and, in some cases, Weed control, Generalist and specialist species, Flowering plant and Agroecology. Ecology and Risk analysis are two areas of study in which Steve D. Wratten engages in interdisciplinary research.

The concepts of his Ecosystem services study are interwoven with issues in Agroforestry, Ecological systems theory, Environmental planning, Sustainable agriculture and Crop yield. As a part of the same scientific family, Steve D. Wratten mostly works in the field of Agronomy, focusing on Fagopyrum and, on occasion, Diplotaxis erucoides, Lobularia maritima, Alyssum and Hoverfly. Steve D. Wratten has included themes like Trophic level, Aphid and Biological pest control in his Parasitism study.

Best Publications

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

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

  • A global synthesis reveals biodiversity-mediated benefits for crop production

    Matteo Dainese;Emily A. Martin;Marcelo A. Aizen;Matthias Albrecht

  • Global assessment of agricultural system redesign for sustainable intensification

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

  • 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

  • When natural habitat fails to enhance biological pest control – Five hypotheses ☆

    Teja Tscharntke;Daniel S. Karp;Rebecca Chaplin-Kramer;Péter Batáry

  • Pollinator habitat enhancement: Benefits to other ecosystem services

    Stephen D. Wratten;Mark Gillespie;Mark Gillespie;Axel Decourtye;Eric Mader;Eric Mader

  • Repellency of volatile oils from plants against three mosquito vectors.

    Apiwat Tawatsin;Steve D. Wratten;R. Roderic Scott;Usavadee Thavara

  • Creation of island' habitats in farmland to manipulate populations of beneficial arthropods : predator densities and species composition

    M. B. Thomas;S. D. Wratten;N. W. Sotherton

  • Maximizing ecosystem services from conservation biological control: the role of habitat management.

    Anna K. Fiedler;Doug A. Landis;Steve D. Wratten

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

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

  • Biological control : measures of success

    Geoffrey Gurr;Steve D. Wratten

  • The future of farming: The value of ecosystem services in conventional and organic arable land. An experimental approach

    Harpinder S. Sandhu;Stephen D. Wratten;Ross Cullen;Brad Case

  • Consumer attitudes regarding environmentally sustainable wine: an exploratory study of the New Zealand marketplace

    Sharon L. Forbes;David A. Cohen;Ross Cullen;Stephen D. Wratten

  • Recent advances in conservation biological control of arthropods by arthropods

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

  • A review of methods, data, and models to assess changes in the value of ecosystem services from land degradation and restoration

    Katrine Grace Turner;Sharolyn Anderson;Mauricio Gonzales-Chang;Robert Costanza

  • IMPROVED FITNESS OF APHID PARASITOIDS RECEIVING RESOURCE SUBSIDIES

    Jason M. Tylianakis;Jason M. Tylianakis;Raphael K. Didham;Steve D. Wratten

  • Use of Phelia tanacetifolia Strips To Enhance Biological Control of Aphids by Overfly Larvae in Cereal Fields

    Janice M. Hickman;Stephen D. Wratten

  • A functional overview of conservation biological control

    Graham S. Begg;Samantha M. Cook;Richard Dye;Marco Ferrante

Frequent Co-Authors

Geoff M. Gurr
Geoff M. Gurr Charles Sturt University
Jason M. Tylianakis
Jason M. Tylianakis University of Canterbury
Mattias Jonsson
Mattias Jonsson Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Hermann M. Niemeyer
Hermann M. Niemeyer University of Chile
Raphael K. Didham
Raphael K. Didham University of Western Australia
Hannah L. Buckley
Hannah L. Buckley Auckland University of Technology
Penelope Greenslade
Penelope Greenslade Federation University Australia
Robert Costanza
Robert Costanza University College London
Felix L. Wäckers
Felix L. Wäckers Lancaster University
Teja Tscharntke
Teja Tscharntke University of Göttingen

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