Barbara Smith

2.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
60 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Barbara Smith is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Plant Science and Nature and Landscape Conservation. According to data from OpenAlex, Barbara Smith has authored 60 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 19 papers in Plant Science and 17 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation. Recurrent topics in Barbara Smith's work include Plant and animal studies (23 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (15 papers) and Plant Parasitism and Resistance (10 papers). Barbara Smith is often cited by papers focused on Plant and animal studies (23 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (15 papers) and Plant Parasitism and Resistance (10 papers). Barbara Smith collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, India and Germany. Barbara Smith's co-authors include J. M. Holland, Kristine Vander Mijnsbrugge, Armin Bischoff, Nicholas J. Aebischer, Melissa Hutchison, Anna‐Camilla Moonen, Philippe Jeanneret, Martin H. Entling, Parthiba Basu and Liam M Crowley and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Journal of Ecology.

In The Last Decade

Barbara Smith

56 papers receiving 1.6k 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.

Structure, function and management of semi‐natural habitats for conservation biological control: a review of European studies

2016 234 citations J. M. Holland, Barbara Smith et al. profile →
Car harm: A global review of automobility's harm to people and the environment

2024 50 citations Barbara Smith, Alfred Gathorne‐Hardy et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Barbara Smith United Kingdom	18	834	655	602	544	460	60	1.7k
Camilla Winqvist Sweden	9	941 1.1×	689 1.1×	647 1.1×	731 1.3×	623 1.4×	13	2.0k
Ann‐Christin Weibull Sweden	7	942 1.1×	818 1.2×	773 1.3×	618 1.1×	606 1.3×	8	2.1k
Philippe Jeanneret Switzerland	25	903 1.1×	687 1.0×	760 1.3×	706 1.3×	494 1.1×	77	2.1k
Tobin D. Northfield United States	23	661 0.8×	269 0.4×	639 1.1×	761 1.4×	380 0.8×	67	1.7k
Anikó Kovács‐Hostyánszki Hungary	20	817 1.0×	441 0.7×	496 0.8×	527 1.0×	224 0.5×	49	1.4k
Duncan B. Westbury United Kingdom	21	920 1.1×	622 0.9×	785 1.3×	491 0.9×	311 0.7×	56	1.5k
Sarina Macfadyen Australia	27	785 0.9×	338 0.5×	958 1.6×	1.2k 2.2×	416 0.9×	68	2.2k
Lauren C. Ponisio United States	18	860 1.0×	517 0.8×	740 1.2×	381 0.7×	426 0.9×	35	1.8k
Linton Winder United Kingdom	24	644 0.8×	414 0.6×	717 1.2×	954 1.8×	440 1.0×	56	1.9k
Nicky Allsopp South Africa	23	1.1k 1.3×	1.3k 2.0×	1.2k 2.0×	390 0.7×	641 1.4×	52	2.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Barbara Smith

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Fields of papers citing papers by Barbara Smith

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Barbara Smith

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Barbara Smith. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Barbara Smith based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Barbara Smith. Barbara Smith is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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20 of 20 papers shown

Basu, Parthiba, et al.. (2025). Agroecological cashew cultivation increases pollinator abundance, diversity and flower visitation rates, with potential yield benefits. Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment. 396. 110006–110006.

Morton, Oscar, Sujithkumar Surendran Nair, David P. Edwards, et al.. (2025). India’s agroecology programme, ‘Zero Budget Natural Farming’, delivers biodiversity and economic benefits without lowering yields. Nature Ecology & Evolution. 9(11). 2057–2068. 1 indexed citations

Gathorne‐Hardy, Alfred, et al.. (2024). Local terrestrial biodiversity impacts in life cycle assessment: A case study of sedum roofs in London, UK. Journal of Industrial Ecology. 28(3). 496–511. 2 indexed citations

Gathorne‐Hardy, Alfred, et al.. (2024). Impacts of polycultural cropping on crop yields and biodiversity: A systematic map protocol. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 5(3).

Jaacks, Lindsay M., Nikhil Srinivasapura Venkateshmurthy, Sailesh Mohan, et al.. (2022). Impact of large-scale, government legislated and funded organic farming training on pesticide use in Andhra Pradesh, India: a cross-sectional study. The Lancet Planetary Health. 6(4). e310–e319. 11 indexed citations

Smith, Barbara, et al.. (2021). Seasonal dynamics of plant pollinator networks in agricultural landscapes: how important is connector species identity in the network?. Oecologia. 196(3). 825–837. 17 indexed citations

Wilkes, Martin, James Bennett, Susanne M. Charlesworth, et al.. (2020). Making Way for Trees? Changes in Land-Use, Habitats and Protected Areas in Great Britain under “Global Tree Restoration Potential”. Sustainability. 12(14). 5845–5845. 6 indexed citations

Falk, Steven, Richard Comont, Judith Conroy, et al.. (2019). Evaluating the ability of citizen scientists to identify bumblebee (Bombus) species. PLoS ONE. 14(6). e0218614–e0218614. 58 indexed citations

Wood, Thomas J., Jennifer A. Gill, J. M. Holland, et al.. (2013). Do legume-rich habitats provide improved farmland biodiversity resources and services in arable farmland?. Aspects of applied biology. 239–246. 7 indexed citations

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Iannetta, Pietro P. M., Graham S. Begg, Euan K. James, et al.. (2013). Sustainable intensification: a pivotal role for legume supported cropped systems.. Aspects of applied biology. 73–82. 2 indexed citations

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Finn, John A., Laura Kirwan, John Connolly, et al.. (2013). Four-species grass-clover mixtures demonstrate transgressive overyielding and weed suppression over 3 years and across 31 sites.. Aspects of applied biology. 271–276. 1 indexed citations

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Holland, J. M., S. R. Leather, N. D. Boatman, et al.. (2013). The influence of Environmental Stewardship (ES) summer foraging habitat on the territory selection of yellowhammer, Emberiza citrinella. Aspects of applied biology. 277–282. 1 indexed citations

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Holland, J. M., et al.. (2012). Agri-environment scheme enhancing ecosystem services: A demonstration of improved biological control in cereal crops. Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment. 155. 147–152. 54 indexed citations

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Morris, A.J., N. D. Boatman, John Holland, et al.. (2010). Development of an agri-environment option through research trials: Skylark Plots at Hope Farm.. Aspects of applied biology. 341–346. 3 indexed citations

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Jeanneret, Philippe, T. Walter, Simon Birrer, et al.. (2010). Evaluating the performance of the Swiss agri-environmental measures for biodiversity: methods, results and questions.. Aspects of applied biology. 35–42. 5 indexed citations

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Field, Rob H., Antony J. Morris, P. V. Grice, et al.. (2010). Evaluating the English Higher Level Stewardship scheme for farmland birds.. Aspects of applied biology. 59–68. 5 indexed citations

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Winder, Linton, Martin Lefley, & Barbara Smith. (1997). A key for freshwater invertebrates using fuzzy logic. Computer applications in the biosciences. 13(2). 169–174. 4 indexed citations

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Smith, Barbara. (1974). Education for management : its conception and implementation in the Faculty of Commerce at Birmingham mainly in the 1900s. In-house reproduction eBooks. 1 indexed citations

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Smith, Barbara, et al.. (1967). James Keir of the Lunar Society. Notes and Records the Royal Society Journal of the History of Science. 22(1). 144–154. 2 indexed citations

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Smith, Barbara. (1967). The Galtons of Birmingham: Quaker Gun Merchants and Bankers, 1702–1831. Business History. 9(2). 132–150. 12 indexed citations

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