Catrin Westphal

21.5k total citations · 5 hit papers
76 papers, 5.4k citations indexed

About

Catrin Westphal is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Insect Science and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Catrin Westphal has authored 76 papers receiving a total of 5.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 64 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 42 papers in Insect Science and 40 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Catrin Westphal's work include Plant and animal studies (62 papers), Insect and Pesticide Research (32 papers) and Plant Parasitism and Resistance (30 papers). Catrin Westphal is often cited by papers focused on Plant and animal studies (62 papers), Insect and Pesticide Research (32 papers) and Plant Parasitism and Resistance (30 papers). Catrin Westphal collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Sweden and United Kingdom. Catrin Westphal's co-authors include Teja Tscharntke, Ingolf Steffan‐Dewenter, Ingo Graß, Péter Batáry, Riccardo Bommarco, Michał Woyciechowski, Hajnalka Szentgyörgyi, Josef Settele, Björn K. Klatt and Simon G. Potts and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Nature Communications and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Catrin Westphal

75 papers receiving 5.3k citations

Hit Papers

MEASURING BEE DIVERSITY IN DIFFERENT EUROPEAN HABITATS AN... 2003 2026 2010 2018 2008 2003 2015 2013 2021 200 400 600
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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. MEASURING BEE DIVERSITY IN DIFFERENT EUROPEAN HABITATS AND BIOGEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS
    2008 614 citations Catrin Westphal, Riccardo Bommarco et al. profile →
  2. Mass flowering crops enhance pollinator densities at a landscape scale
    2003 531 citations Catrin Westphal, Ingolf Steffan‐Dewenter et al. profile →
  3. Landscape simplification filters species traits and drives biotic homogenization
    2015 422 citations Christoph Scherber, Juliane Steckel et al. profile →
  4. Bee pollination improves crop quality, shelf life and commercial value
    2013 395 citations Catrin Westphal, Teja Tscharntke et al. profile →
  5. Beyond organic farming – harnessing biodiversity-friendly landscapes
    2021 350 citations Teja Tscharntke, Ingo Graß et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Catrin Westphal Germany 31 4.1k 2.9k 2.2k 1.5k 1.2k 76 5.4k
Maj Rundlöf Sweden 41 4.4k 1.1× 3.6k 1.3× 2.0k 0.9× 1.5k 1.0× 1.7k 1.4× 86 6.1k
Adam J. Vanbergen United Kingdom 32 3.9k 1.0× 3.2k 1.1× 1.6k 0.7× 1.3k 0.9× 1.8k 1.4× 63 5.6k
Andrea Holzschuh Germany 37 5.1k 1.3× 3.3k 1.2× 2.8k 1.2× 2.7k 1.8× 1.4k 1.1× 58 7.2k
Theodora Petanidou Greece 43 5.0k 1.2× 2.0k 0.7× 3.1k 1.4× 2.0k 1.4× 1.2k 1.0× 130 5.9k
Matthias Albrecht Switzerland 32 2.9k 0.7× 2.2k 0.7× 1.5k 0.7× 996 0.7× 949 0.8× 89 3.7k
Luísa G. Carvalheiro Brazil 32 2.7k 0.7× 1.6k 0.6× 1.4k 0.6× 1.0k 0.7× 815 0.7× 73 3.6k
Sarah S. Greenleaf United States 7 4.0k 1.0× 2.7k 0.9× 2.1k 0.9× 1.2k 0.8× 1.3k 1.0× 9 4.7k
Andreas Müller Switzerland 33 4.3k 1.0× 2.7k 0.9× 2.2k 1.0× 1.3k 0.9× 1.7k 1.3× 109 5.7k
Stuart P. M. Roberts United Kingdom 34 7.1k 1.8× 4.5k 1.6× 3.5k 1.5× 2.5k 1.7× 2.5k 2.0× 79 8.0k
Stacy M. Philpott United States 42 3.3k 0.8× 1.7k 0.6× 2.3k 1.0× 1.4k 0.9× 1.7k 1.4× 144 6.9k

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All Works

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Westphal, Catrin, et al.. (2025). Optimizing the design of flower areas to enhance their effectiveness in supporting ground‐active predators: A meta‐analysis across Europe. Journal of Applied Ecology. 62(10). 2701–2712. 1 indexed citations
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Hass, Annika L., Alexander Keller, Felipe Librán‐Embid, et al.. (2025). Floral resources in the surrounding landscape matrix augment plant species richness of bumblebee pollen loads in small, fragmented calcareous grasslands. Biological Conservation. 310. 111379–111379.
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Fijen, Thijs P. M., Maxime Eeraerts, Julia Osterman, et al.. (2025). Crop diversification for pollinator conservation. Landscape Ecology. 40(1). 5 indexed citations
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Gorris, Philipp, Örjan Bodin, David Giralt, et al.. (2025). Social-ecological perspective on European semi-natural grassland conservation and restoration: Key challenges and future pathways. Biological Conservation. 304. 111038–111038. 1 indexed citations
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Hass, Annika L., et al.. (2024). Organic farming and annual flower strips reduce parasite prevalence in honeybees and boost colony growth in agricultural landscapes. Journal of Applied Ecology. 61(9). 2146–2156. 5 indexed citations
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Ferrante, Marco, et al.. (2024). Stable pollinator communities in different white clover populations suggest potential win-win scenarios for crop yield and biodiversity. Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment. 378. 109295–109295. 3 indexed citations
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Graß, Ingo, et al.. (2023). Reduced macadamia nut quality is linked to wetter growing seasons but mitigated at higher elevations. Journal of Agriculture and Food Research. 12. 100569–100569. 11 indexed citations
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Ferrante, Marco, et al.. (2023). Hedgerows can increase predation rates in wheat fields in homogeneous agricultural landscapes. Journal of Environmental Management. 349. 119498–119498. 5 indexed citations
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Westphal, Catrin, et al.. (2023). Epauletted fruit bats prefer native plants and contribute to seed dispersal in a South African agricultural landscape. African Journal of Ecology. 61(2). 399–410. 1 indexed citations
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Graß, Ingo, et al.. (2023). Smart orchard design improves crop pollination. Journal of Applied Ecology. 60(4). 624–637. 15 indexed citations
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Liu, Yunhui, David Makowski, Teja Tscharntke, et al.. (2022). Pollination deficits and contributions of pollinators in apple production: A global meta‐analysis. Journal of Applied Ecology. 59(12). 2911–2921. 32 indexed citations
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Fabian, Yvonne, et al.. (2022). Ground-nesting bees prefer bare ground areas on calcareous grasslands. Global Ecology and Conservation. 39. e02289–e02289. 21 indexed citations
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Bänsch, Svenja, Teja Tscharntke, Doreen Gabriel, & Catrin Westphal. (2020). Crop pollination services: Complementary resource use by social vs solitary bees facing crops with contrasting flower supply. Journal of Applied Ecology. 58(3). 476–485. 35 indexed citations
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Graß, Ingo, Jacqueline Loos, Péter Batáry, et al.. (2019). Land‐sharing/‐sparing connectivity landscapes for ecosystem services and biodiversity conservation. People and Nature. 1(2). 262–272. 201 indexed citations
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Biagioni, Siria, et al.. (2018). Bee pollinators of faba bean (Vicia faba L.) differ in their foraging behaviour and pollination efficiency. Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment. 264. 24–33. 72 indexed citations
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Schrader, Julian, et al.. (2017). Woody habitats promote pollinators and complexity of plant–pollinator interactions in homegardens located in rice terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras. Paddy and Water Environment. 16(2). 253–263. 16 indexed citations
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Bartomeus, Ígnasi, Simon G. Potts, Ingolf Steffan‐Dewenter, et al.. (2014). Contribution of insect pollinators to crop yield and quality varies with agricultural intensification. PeerJ. 2. e328–e328. 211 indexed citations
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Steckel, Juliane, Catrin Westphal, Marcell K. Peters, et al.. (2014). Landscape composition and configuration differently affect trap-nesting bees, wasps and their antagonists. Biological Conservation. 172. 56–64. 107 indexed citations
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Moora, Mari, John Davison, Maarja Öpik, et al.. (2011). Alien plants associate with widespread generalist arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal taxa: evidence from a continental-scale study using massively parallel 454 sequencing. Journal of Biogeography. 38(7). 1305–1317. 130 indexed citations

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