Barry Bolton

5.2k total citations · 3 hit papers
74 papers, 4.2k citations indexed

About

Barry Bolton is a scholar working on Genetics, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Insect Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Barry Bolton has authored 74 papers receiving a total of 4.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 70 papers in Genetics, 56 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 12 papers in Insect Science. Recurrent topics in Barry Bolton's work include Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (70 papers), Plant and animal studies (48 papers) and Fossil Insects in Amber (27 papers). Barry Bolton is often cited by papers focused on Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (70 papers), Plant and animal studies (48 papers) and Fossil Insects in Amber (27 papers). Barry Bolton collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Colombia. Barry Bolton's co-authors include Allan Watt, Nigel E. Stork, Brian L. Fisher, Robert Belshaw, Peter Hammond, David E. Bignell, John H. Lawton, Nick Mawdsley, G. F. Bloemers and Paul Eggleton and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Applied Ecology and Biodiversity and Conservation.

In The Last Decade

Barry Bolton

72 papers receiving 3.6k 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.

  1. Biodiversity inventories, indicator taxa and effects of habitat modification in tropical forest
    1998 887 citations Barry Bolton et al. profile →
  2. A New General Catalogue of the Ants of the World
    1995 585 citations Barry Bolton Medical Entomology and Zoology profile →
  3. Synopsis and classification of Formicidae
    2003 548 citations Barry Bolton profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Barry Bolton United Kingdom 28 3.2k 3.2k 916 840 791 74 4.2k
Bernhard Seifert Germany 27 2.1k 0.6× 2.1k 0.7× 704 0.8× 363 0.4× 264 0.3× 107 2.9k
Benoît Guénard Hong Kong 27 1.8k 0.6× 1.8k 0.6× 526 0.6× 475 0.6× 620 0.8× 119 2.9k
Xím Cerdá Spain 37 3.7k 1.1× 3.3k 1.0× 1.1k 1.2× 182 0.2× 924 1.2× 126 4.3k
G. W. Elmes United Kingdom 36 2.8k 0.9× 2.6k 0.8× 797 0.9× 118 0.1× 651 0.8× 100 3.2k
Alejandro G. Farji‐Brener Argentina 28 2.0k 0.6× 1.9k 0.6× 692 0.8× 176 0.2× 768 1.0× 145 2.5k
Xavier Espadaler Spain 27 1.8k 0.6× 1.6k 0.5× 802 0.9× 219 0.3× 501 0.6× 188 2.4k
James K. Wetterer United States 27 1.6k 0.5× 1.7k 0.5× 744 0.8× 456 0.5× 271 0.3× 139 2.2k
Philip J. DeVries United States 33 2.9k 0.9× 2.0k 0.6× 744 0.8× 108 0.1× 1.5k 2.0× 97 3.9k
T. R. New Australia 33 2.7k 0.8× 1.3k 0.4× 1.4k 1.5× 308 0.4× 1.7k 2.2× 244 4.9k
Bruno Corbara France 29 1.5k 0.5× 1.1k 0.4× 454 0.5× 153 0.2× 402 0.5× 112 2.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Barry Bolton

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Fields of papers citing papers by Barry Bolton

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Barry Bolton

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Barry Bolton. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Barry Bolton 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 Barry Bolton. Barry Bolton is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Sharaf, Mostafa R., Barry Bolton, Mohamed Nasser, James K. Wetterer, & Abdulrahman S. Aldawood. (2024). A New Species and a New Record of the Ant Genus Crematogaster Lund, 1831 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Yemen. Annales Zoologici. 74(4).
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Déjean, Alain, Barry Bolton, Arthur Compin, et al.. (2015). How territoriality and host-tree taxa determine the structure of ant mosaics. Die Naturwissenschaften. 102(5-6). 33–33. 22 indexed citations
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Bolton, Barry & Brian L. Fisher. (2011). Taxonomy of Afrotropical and West Palaearctic ants of the ponerine genus Hypoponera Santschi (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Zootaxa. 2843(1). 40 indexed citations
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Bolton, Barry. (2007). Taxonomy of the dolichoderine ant genus Technomyrmex Mayr (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) based on the worker caste.. 35(1). 150–150. 77 indexed citations
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Billen, Johan, Fuminori Ito, & Barry Bolton. (2000). Femoral and tibial glands in the ant genus Strumigenys (Hymenoptera, Formicidae).. Belgian journal of zoology. 130(2). 111–115. 13 indexed citations
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Richard, Tristan, Jacques Guillot, & Barry Bolton. (1997). Immonological propreties of the lectin isolated from the phytopathogenic basidiomycete Rigidoporus lignosus. Cryptogamie Mycologie. 18(2). 115–123. 1 indexed citations
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Bolton, Barry. (1995). A New General Catalogue of the Ants of the World. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 585 indexed citations breakdown →
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Belshaw, Robert & Barry Bolton. (1994). A survey of the leaf litter ant fauna in Ghana, West Africa (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Journal of Hymenoptera Research. 3. 5–16. 35 indexed citations
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Bolton, Barry. (1994). Book Review Identification Guide to the Ant Genera of the World. Psyche A Journal of Entomology. 101(3-4). 203–208. 5 indexed citations
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Belshaw, Robert & Barry Bolton. (1993). The effect of forest disturbance on the leaf litter ant fauna in Ghana. Biodiversity and Conservation. 2(6). 656–666. 83 indexed citations
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Bolton, Barry, et al.. (1992). Pest control and crop establishment in sugar beet using an imidacloprid-based seed treatment. Aspects of applied biology. 32(32). 65–79. 3 indexed citations
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Urbani, C. Baroni, Barry Bolton, & Philip S. Ward. (1992). The internal phylogeny of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Systematic Entomology. 17(4). 301–329. 127 indexed citations
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Bolton, Barry. (1990). The higher classification of the ant subfamily Leptanillinae (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Systematic Entomology. 15(3). 267–282. 51 indexed citations
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Bolton, Barry. (1990). Abdominal characters and status of the cerapachyine ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Journal of Natural History. 24(1). 53–68. 42 indexed citations
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Ogata, Kazuo & Barry Bolton. (1989). A Taxonomic Note on the Ant Monomorium intrudens F. SMITH (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Japanese journal of entomology. 57(2). 459–460. 2 indexed citations
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Bolton, Barry. (1987). A review of the Solenopsis genus-group and revision of Afrotropical Monomorium Mayr (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). 54. 26 indexed citations
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Bolton, Barry. (1987). A Review Of The Solenopsis Genus-Group And Revision Of Afrotropical Monomorium Mayr (Hymenoptera: Formicidae).. Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research). 54(3). 263–452. 152 indexed citations
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Bolton, Barry. (1986). A taxonomic and biological review of the tetramoriine ant genus Rhoptromyrmex (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Systematic Entomology. 11(1). 1–17. 21 indexed citations
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Bolton, Barry. (1985). The ant genusTriglyphothrixForel a synonym ofTetramoriumMayr. (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Journal of Natural History. 19(2). 243–248. 19 indexed citations
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Bolton, Barry. (1975). A revision of the ant genus Leptogenys Roger (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the Ethiopian Region, with a review of the Malagasy species. 31. 237–305. 29 indexed citations

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