B. N. K. Davis

2.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
50 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

B. N. K. Davis is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Ecology and Insect Science. According to data from OpenAlex, B. N. K. Davis has authored 50 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 12 papers in Ecology and 12 papers in Insect Science. Recurrent topics in B. N. K. Davis's work include Insect and Pesticide Research (7 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (6 papers) and Botany and Plant Ecology Studies (5 papers). B. N. K. Davis is often cited by papers focused on Insect and Pesticide Research (7 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (6 papers) and Botany and Plant Ecology Studies (5 papers). B. N. K. Davis collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Japan. B. N. K. Davis's co-authors include Geremy Cliff, Sheldon F. Dudley, K. H. Lakhani, T. J. Yates, J. A. Wallwork, A.J. Frost, R. Plant, M.C. French, N. W. Moore and D. J. Jefferies and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Environmental Pollution and Soil Biology and Biochemistry.

In The Last Decade

B. N. K. Davis

47 papers receiving 1.7k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Earthworms: Their Ecology and relationships with soils and land use

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Peers

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W.A.M. Didden Netherlands

Veikko Huhta Finland

Václav Pižl Czechia

P. Mora France

P. Ineson United Kingdom

Pierre Margerie France

Josef Rusek Czechia

Nobuhiro Kaneko Japan

Thibaud Decaëns France

Pierre-Armand Roger

W.A.M. Didden Netherlands

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666 ×1.1

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811 ×1.5

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295 ×0.7

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456 ×1.2

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Fields of papers citing papers by B. N. K. Davis

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of B. N. K. Davis

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Davis, B. N. K., et al.. (2025). Flutriafol Drench Provides Season-Long Protection of Boxwood Plantings Preinfected by Calonectria pseudonaviculata in the Mid-Atlantic. Plant Disease. 109(9). 1839–1842.

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Davis, B. N. K., et al.. (2015). Isthmus. Places. 4 indexed citations

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Davis, B. N. K.. (2013). Landscapes and Instruments. Landscape Journal. 32(2). 293–308. 4 indexed citations

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Davis, B. N. K., et al.. (1994). The Effects of Hedges on Spray Deposition and on the Biological Impact of Pesticide Spray Drift. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 27(3). 281–293. 36 indexed citations

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Davis, B. N. K., K. H. Lakhani, & T. J. Yates. (1991). The hazards of insecticides to butterflies of field margins. Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment. 36(3-4). 151–161. 31 indexed citations

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Davis, B. N. K.. (1991). Environmental impact of pesticide drift.. 1 indexed citations

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Davis, B. N. K., et al.. (1990). Buffer zone widths for honeybees from ground and aerial spraying of insecticides. Environmental Pollution. 63(3). 247–259. 38 indexed citations

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Cliff, Geremy, Sheldon F. Dudley, & B. N. K. Davis. (1990). Sharks caught in the protective gill nets off Natal, South Africa. 3. The shortfin mako sharkIsurus oxyrinchus(Rafinesque). South African Journal of Marine Science. 9(1). 115–126. 58 indexed citations

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Davis, B. N. K.. (1989). The European distribution of insects on stinging nettles,Urtica dioicaL.: A field survey. Bolletino di zoologia. 56(4). 321–326. 15 indexed citations

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Cliff, Geremy, Sheldon F. Dudley, & B. N. K. Davis. (1988). Sharks caught in the protective gill nets off Natal, South Africa. 1. The sandbar sharkCarcharhinus plumbeus(Nardo). South African Journal of Marine Science. 7(1). 255–265. 43 indexed citations

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Davis, B. N. K.. (1986). The insect fauna of common rock-rose Helianthemum chamaecistus Mill. around Stamford, Lincolnshire. 111(976). 9–15. 1 indexed citations

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Davis, B. N. K., et al.. (1986). Insects on isolated colonies of common rock‐rose Helianthemum chamaecistus. Ecological Entomology. 11(3). 267–281. 7 indexed citations

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Davis, B. N. K.. (1983). Insects on Nettles. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 18 indexed citations

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Lakhani, K. H. & B. N. K. Davis. (1982). Multiple Regression Models of the Distribution of Helianthemum chamaecistus In Relation to Aspect and Slope at Barnack, England. Journal of Applied Ecology. 19(2). 621–621. 16 indexed citations

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Davis, B. N. K.. (1982). Regional variation in quarries.. NERC Open Research Archive (Natural Environment Research Council). 1 indexed citations

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Davis, B. N. K.. (1977). The Hieracium flora of chalk and limestone quarries in England. 3 indexed citations

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Davis, B. N. K.. (1976). Wildlife, urbanisation and industry. Biological Conservation. 10(4). 249–291. 41 indexed citations

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Davis, B. N. K.. (1968). The soil macrofauna and organochlorine insecticide residues at twelve agricultural sites near Huntingdon. Annals of Applied Biology. 61(1). 29–45. 35 indexed citations

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Davis, B. N. K. & R. B. Harrison. (1966). Organochlorine Insecticide Residues in Soil Invertebrates. Nature. 211(5056). 1424–1425. 17 indexed citations

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Davis, B. N. K.. (1963). A Study of Micro-Arthropod Communities in Mineral Soils Near Corby, Northants. Journal of Animal Ecology. 32(1). 49–49. 59 indexed citations

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