Andrew E. Whittington

822 total citations · 1 hit paper
30 papers, 500 citations indexed

About

Andrew E. Whittington is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Insect Science and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Andrew E. Whittington has authored 30 papers receiving a total of 500 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 11 papers in Insect Science and 7 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Andrew E. Whittington's work include Diptera species taxonomy and behavior (11 papers), Fossil Insects in Amber (8 papers) and Plant and animal studies (8 papers). Andrew E. Whittington is often cited by papers focused on Diptera species taxonomy and behavior (11 papers), Fossil Insects in Amber (8 papers) and Plant and animal studies (8 papers). Andrew E. Whittington collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, South Africa and Germany. Andrew E. Whittington's co-authors include Christopher N. Kaiser‐Bunbury, Jens M. Olesen, R. C. San Gabriel, Nico Blüthgen, Jeff Ollerton, Mudssar Ali, Shafqat Saeed, Asif Sajjad, Siro Masinde and Ulrich Meve and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, The Lancet and Journal of Applied Ecology.

In The Last Decade

Andrew E. Whittington

23 papers receiving 480 citations

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What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Ecosystem restoration strengthens pollination network resilience and function

2017 256 citations Christopher N. Kaiser‐Bunbury, Andrew E. Whittington et al. Nature profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Andrew E. Whittington United Kingdom	8	376	213	161	145	70	30	500
Chad T. Harvey Canada	7	302 0.8×	227 1.1×	375 2.3×	128 0.9×	86 1.2×	13	614
Desika Moodley Czechia	16	249 0.7×	205 1.0×	96 0.6×	235 1.6×	68 1.0×	22	530
Georgianne J. K. Griffiths United Kingdom	10	285 0.8×	186 0.9×	323 2.0×	187 1.3×	89 1.3×	13	566
Xu Rumei China	15	291 0.8×	192 0.9×	311 1.9×	137 0.9×	62 0.9×	32	553
Pedro Reyes‐Castillo Mexico	13	300 0.8×	86 0.4×	110 0.7×	127 0.9×	45 0.6×	66	487
Catherine T. Sahley United States	11	365 1.0×	245 1.2×	54 0.3×	155 1.1×	45 0.6×	15	525
Diego Carmona Mexico	6	405 1.1×	264 1.2×	212 1.3×	279 1.9×	49 0.7×	11	603
Gergely Várkonyi Finland	14	350 0.9×	146 0.7×	236 1.5×	109 0.8×	117 1.7×	33	580
Carol M. Frost Canada	11	237 0.6×	111 0.5×	119 0.7×	144 1.0×	59 0.8×	19	386
Jörg G. Stephan Sweden	14	214 0.6×	101 0.5×	269 1.7×	106 0.7×	131 1.9×	26	428

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Andrew E. Whittington

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20 of 20 papers shown

Heleno, Rúben, et al.. (2024). Insect seed‐predator networks respond positively to restoration on a tropical island. Journal of Applied Ecology. 61(11). 2727–2738. 1 indexed citations

Blagoderov, Vladimir, Jeff Ollerton, & Andrew E. Whittington. (2023). A new species of Lygistorrhina (Lygistorrhina) Skuse, 1890 (Diptera: Keroplatidae, Lygistorrhininae) with a key to the subgenus. Zootaxa. 5361(2). 151–158. 2 indexed citations

Dubois, Alain, Panakkool Thamban Aneesh, Aaron M. Bauer, et al.. (2022). The Linz Zoocode project. Second report of activities (2020).<br>Nomenclatural availability. 1. What is nomenclatural availability?. HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe). 28(1). 1 indexed citations

Dubois, Alain, Panakkool Thamban Aneesh, Aaron M. Bauer, et al.. (2022). The Linz Zoocode project. Third report of activities (2020).<br>Nomenclatural availability. 2. Work availability. HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe). 28(1).

Dubois, Alain, Panakkool Thamban Aneesh, Aaron M. Bauer, et al.. (2022). The Linz Zoocode project. Fourth report of activities (2021).<br>Nomenclatural availability. 3. Paper publication. HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe). 28(1).

Dubois, Alain, Panakkool Thamban Aneesh, Aaron M. Bauer, et al.. (2021). Optical discs in zoological nomenclature: problems and proposed solution. HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe). 24(1).

Bernard, Ernest C. & Andrew E. Whittington. (2021). Papers and New Species of Minor Insect Orders Published in Zootaxa, 2001–2020. Zootaxa. 4979(1). 232235–232235. 6 indexed citations

Whittington, Andrew E.. (2019). Effects of peri-mortem infection on the entomofauna of decomposing buried human remains – a metadata analysis. Science & Justice. 59(4). 452–458. 3 indexed citations

Kaiser‐Bunbury, Christopher N., et al.. (2017). Ecosystem restoration strengthens pollination network resilience and function. Nature. 542(7640). 223–227. 256 indexed citations breakdown →

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Ollerton, Jeff, Stefan Dötterl, Sigrid Liede‐Schumann, et al.. (2017). Diversity of Diptera families that pollinate Ceropegia (Apocynaceae) trap flowers: An update in light of new data and phylogenetic analyses. Flora. 234. 233–244. 24 indexed citations

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Whittington, Andrew E., et al.. (2015). A review of necrophagous insects colonising human and animal cadavers in south-east Queensland, Australia. Forensic Science International. 257. 149–154. 22 indexed citations

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Ali, Mudssar, Shafqat Saeed, Asif Sajjad, & Andrew E. Whittington. (2011). In search of the best pollinators for canola (Brassica napus L.) production in Pakistan. Applied Entomology and Zoology. 46(3). 353–361. 55 indexed citations

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Namaghi, Hussein Sadeghi, et al.. (2009). LACEWINGS (NEUROPTERA: CHRYSOPIDAE & HEMEROBIIDAE) FROM NORTH EASTERN AND EAST PROVINCES OF IRAN. Munis entomology & zoology. 4(2). 501–509. 4 indexed citations

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Ollerton, Jeff, Siro Masinde, Ulrich Meve, Mike D. Picker, & Andrew E. Whittington. (2009). Fly pollination in Ceropegia (Apocynaceae: Asclepiadoideae): biogeographic and phylogenetic perspectives. Annals of Botany. 103(9). 1501–1514. 61 indexed citations

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Whittington, Andrew E.. (2006). Extreme head morphology in Plastotephritinae (Diptera, Platystomatidae), with a proposition of classification of head structures in acalyptrate Diptera.. Bournemouth University Research Online (Bournemouth University).

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Whittington, Andrew E.. (2002). Resources in Scottish Neuropterology. 13 indexed citations

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Whittington, Andrew E., et al.. (2001). Bats in the belfry, bugs in the bed?. The Lancet. 357(9256). 604–604. 12 indexed citations

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Whittington, Andrew E.. (1998). Hoverflies (Diptera: Syrphidae) from Vumba, Eastern Highlands of Zimbabwe, with the description of a new species of Paragus. 39(1). 185–198. 4 indexed citations

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Whittington, Andrew E.. (1992). Revision of the Afrotropical species of Graptomyza Wiedemann (Diptera: Syrphidae: Volucellini). African Invertebrates. 33(1). 209–269. 9 indexed citations

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Cooper, Susan M., et al.. (1989). The diet of bushpigs in a sugarcane agro-ecosystem.. Bournemouth University Research Online (Bournemouth University). 2 indexed citations

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