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Thomas V. Pollet is affiliated with Northumbria University in the United Kingdom. Their research spans multiple disciplines, with a primary focus on psychology and social sciences. Within these fields, their work extensively covers subfields including parasitology, experimental and cognitive psychology, insect science, social psychology, and sociology and political science.

Their main research topics center on vector-borne infectious diseases, viral infections and vectors, and health disparities and outcomes. Additional areas of interest include evolutionary psychology and human behavior, insect symbiosis and bacterial influences, vector-borne animal diseases, and insect and pesticide research.

Pollet has published articles in several journals, often exploring the relationships between microbial communities, disease vectors, and their environments. Frequent publication venues include Body Image, Peer Community In Infections, Frontiers in Microbiology, Scientific Reports, and Parasites & Vectors.

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Pollet include:

  • "Update on the intricate tango between tick microbiomes and tick-borne pathogens," 2020, Parasite Immunology
  • "The scale affects our view on the identification and distribution of microbial communities in ticks," 2020, Parasites & Vectors
  • "Cryptosporidium parvum Infection Depletes Butyrate Producer Bacteria in Goat Kid Microbiome," 2020, Frontiers in Microbiology
  • "Detection of Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever virus in Hyalomma marginatum ticks, southern France, May 2022 and April 2023," 2024, Eurosurveillance
  • "Meteorological and climatic variables predict the phenology of Ixodes ricinus nymph activity in France, accounting for habitat heterogeneity," 2022, Scientific Reports

Throughout their career, Pollet has collaborated frequently with several coauthors, including Sara Moutailler, Tamsin K. Saxton, Laurence Vial, Jean-François Cosson, and Kristofor McCarty. These collaborations indicate an interdisciplinary approach encompassing parasitology, vector ecology, and related health research topics.

Best Publications

  • Political Extremism Predicts Belief in Conspiracy Theories

    Jan-Willem van Prooijen;André P. M. Krouwel;Thomas V. Pollet

  • Exploring variation in active network size: Constraints and ego characteristics

    Sam G. B. Roberts;Robin I. M. Dunbar;Thomas V. Pollet;Toon Kuppens

  • Use of Social Network Sites and Instant Messaging Does Not Lead to Increased Offline Social Network Size, or to Emotionally Closer Relationships with Offline Network Members

    Thomas V. Pollet;Sam G. B. Roberts;Robin I. M. Dunbar

  • Natural Selection on Male Wealth in Humans

    Daniel Nettle;Thomas V. Pollet

  • Interventions for children and adolescents with posttraumatic stress disorder: A meta-analysis of comparative outcome studies.

    Nexhmedin Morina;Rachel Koerssen;Thomas V. Pollet

  • Extraverts Have Larger Social Network Layers: But Do Not Feel Emotionally Closer to Individuals at Any Layer

    Thomas V. Pollet;Sam G. B. Roberts;Robin I. M. Dunbar

  • Reproductive behavior and personality traits of the Five Factor Model

    Markus Jokela;Alexandra Alvergne;Thomas V. Pollet;Virpi Lummaa

  • Prevalence of depression and posttraumatic stress disorder in adult civilian survivors of war who stay in war-afflicted regions. A systematic review and meta-analysis of epidemiological studies.

    Nexhmedin Morina;Nexhmedin Morina;Kimberly Stam;Thomas V. Pollet;Stefan Priebe

  • What Can Cross-Cultural Correlations Teach Us about Human Nature?

    Thomas V. Pollet;Joshua M. Tybur;Willem E. Frankenhuis;Ian J. Rickard

  • Human Height Is Positively Related to Interpersonal Dominance in Dyadic Interactions

    Gert Stulp;Abraham P. Buunk;Simon Verhulst;Thomas V. Pollet

  • Driving a hard bargain: sex ratio and male marriage success in a historical US population

    Thomas V Pollet;Daniel Nettle

  • Tall claims?: Sense and nonsense about the importance of height of US presidents

    Gert Stulp;Abraham P. Buunk;Simon Verhulst;Thomas V. Pollet

  • Evolution, situational affordances, and the HEXACO model of personality

    Reinout Everhard de Vries;Reinout Everhard de Vries;Joshua M. Tybur;Thomas V. Pollet;Mark van Vugt

  • Revisiting the Red Effect on Attractiveness and Sexual Receptivity: No effect of the color red on human mate preferences

    Leonard S. Peperkoorn;S. Craig Roberts;Thomas V. Pollet

  • The ‘strength of weak ties’ among female baboons: fitness-related benefits of social bonds

    Richard McFarland;Richard McFarland;Derek Murphy;Derek Murphy;David Lusseau;S. Peter Henzi;S. Peter Henzi

  • Lineage based differences in grandparental investment: Evidence from a large British cohort study

    Thomas V. Pollet;Mark Nelissen;Daniel Nettle

  • To remove or not to remove : the impact of outlier handling on significance testing in testosterone data

    Thomas V. Pollet;Leander van der Meij

  • Male facial width is associated with death by contact violence: narrow-faced males are more likely to die from contact violence

    Michael Stirrat;Gert Stulp;Thomas V. Pollet

  • Sex differences in risk taking behavior among Dutch cyclists

    Kelly D. Cobey;Gert Stulp;Freek Laan;Abraham P. Buunk

  • Genetic relatedness and sibling relationship characteristics in a modern society

    Thomas V. Pollet

Frequent Co-Authors

Abraham P. Buunk
Abraham P. Buunk University of Groningen
Daniel Nettle
Daniel Nettle Newcastle University
S. Craig Roberts
S. Craig Roberts University of Stirling
Robin I. M. Dunbar
Robin I. M. Dunbar University of Oxford
Reinout E. de Vries
Reinout E. de Vries Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Anthony C. Little
Anthony C. Little University of Bath
Joshua M. Tybur
Joshua M. Tybur Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Paul A. M. Van Lange
Paul A. M. Van Lange Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Ton G. G. Groothuis
Ton G. G. Groothuis University of Groningen
Markus Jokela
Markus Jokela University of Helsinki

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