Cristina Botías

8.7k total citations · 4 hit papers
48 papers, 6.6k citations indexed

About

Cristina Botías is a scholar working on Insect Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Cristina Botías has authored 48 papers receiving a total of 6.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 48 papers in Insect Science, 43 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 37 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Cristina Botías's work include Insect and Pesticide Research (47 papers), Plant and animal studies (42 papers) and Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (36 papers). Cristina Botías is often cited by papers focused on Insect and Pesticide Research (47 papers), Plant and animal studies (42 papers) and Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (36 papers). Cristina Botías collaborates with scholars based in Spain, United Kingdom and United States. Cristina Botías's co-authors include Dave Goulson, Elizabeth Nicholls, Ellen L. Rotheray, Mariano Higes, Raquel Martín‐Hernández, Aránzazu Meana, Elizabeth M. Hill, Arthur David, Laura Barrios and Alaa Abdul‐Sada and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Environmental Science & Technology and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Cristina Botías

48 papers receiving 6.5k 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.

Bee declines driven by combined stress from parasites, pesticides, and lack of flowers

2015 2.8k citations Dave Goulson, Elizabeth Nicholls et al. profile →
How natural infection by Nosema ceranae causes honeybee colony collapse

2008 580 citations Mariano Higes, Raquel Martín‐Hernández et al. Environmental Microbiology profile →
Neonicotinoid Residues in Wildflowers, a Potential Route of Chronic Exposure for Bees

2015 351 citations Cristina Botías, Arthur David et al. Environmental Science & Technology profile →
Widespread contamination of wildflower and bee-collected pollen with complex mixtures of neonicotinoids and fungicides commonly applied to crops

2016 305 citations Arthur David, Cristina Botías et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Cristina Botías Spain	30	6.0k	5.5k	4.2k	981	240	48	6.6k
David R. Tarpy United States	46	7.1k 1.2×	6.8k 1.2×	6.5k 1.5×	456 0.5×	112 0.5×	139	7.8k
Dennis vanEngelsdorp United States	44	10.2k 1.7×	9.0k 1.6×	8.0k 1.9×	1.0k 1.0×	101 0.4×	76	10.7k
Jeffery S. Pettis United States	48	9.3k 1.6×	7.9k 1.4×	7.2k 1.7×	1.0k 1.1×	64 0.3×	113	9.9k
Koichi Goka Japan	30	2.6k 0.4×	2.2k 0.4×	1.7k 0.4×	600 0.6×	278 1.2×	122	3.8k
Christian W. W. Pirk South Africa	39	3.8k 0.6×	3.7k 0.7×	3.1k 0.7×	751 0.8×	145 0.6×	181	4.7k
Elizabeth Nicholls United Kingdom	17	3.4k 0.6×	3.5k 0.6×	2.3k 0.5×	905 0.9×	257 1.1×	28	4.2k
Axel Decourtye France	29	7.4k 1.2×	5.5k 1.0×	4.0k 1.0×	2.3k 2.4×	304 1.3×	54	8.3k
Ivan Meeus Belgium	35	2.6k 0.4×	2.5k 0.4×	1.7k 0.4×	645 0.7×	120 0.5×	90	3.1k
Quinn S. McFrederick United States	33	2.3k 0.4×	2.3k 0.4×	1.5k 0.3×	559 0.6×	141 0.6×	70	2.9k
Ellen L. Rotheray United Kingdom	12	2.9k 0.5×	3.1k 0.6×	2.0k 0.5×	740 0.8×	273 1.1×	19	3.5k

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20 of 20 papers shown

O’Connell, Darren P., Kevin Healy, James Wilton, Cristina Botías, & Julia C. Jones. (2025). A systematic meta-analysis of the efficacy of treatments for a global honey bee pathogen - the Varroa mite. The Science of The Total Environment. 963. 178228–178228. 4 indexed citations

Pérez‐Méndez, Néstor, et al.. (2023). Removing non‐crop flowers within orchards promotes the decline of pollinators, not their conservation: A comment on McDougall et al. (2021). Insect Conservation and Diversity. 16(5). 550–554. 1 indexed citations

Botías, Cristina, Raquel Martín‐Hernández, Mariano Higes, et al.. (2023). Biomarker responses and lethal dietary doses of tau-fluvalinate and coumaphos in honey bees: Implications for chronic acaricide toxicity. Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology. 105. 104330–104330. 5 indexed citations

Botías, Cristina, Raquel Martín‐Hernández, Mariano Higes, et al.. (2022). Evaluating the chronic effect of two varroacides using multiple biomarkers and an integrated biological response index. Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology. 94. 103920–103920. 8 indexed citations

Nicholls, Elizabeth, Sean A. Rands, Cristina Botías, & Natalie Hempel de Ibarra. (2022). Flower sharing and pollinator health: a behavioural perspective. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 377(1853). 20210157–20210157. 14 indexed citations

Martín‐Hernández, Raquel, et al.. (2022). Study of pyrethroid resistance mutations in populations of Varroa destructor across Spain. Research in Veterinary Science. 152. 34–37. 7 indexed citations

Botías, Cristina, Julia C. Jones, Tobias Pamminger, et al.. (2020). Multiple stressors interact to impair the performance of bumblebee Bombus terrestris colonies. Journal of Animal Ecology. 90(2). 415–431. 32 indexed citations

Nicholls, Elizabeth, Cristina Botías, Ellen L. Rotheray, et al.. (2018). Monitoring Neonicotinoid Exposure for Bees in Rural and Peri-urban Areas of the U.K. during the Transition from Pre- to Post-moratorium. Environmental Science & Technology. 52(16). 9391–9402. 31 indexed citations

Botías, Cristina & Francisco Sánchez‐Bayo. (2018). The role of pesticides in pollinator declines. Ecosistemas. 27(2). 34–41. 8 indexed citations

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Piiroinen, Saija, Cristina Botías, Elizabeth Nicholls, & Dave Goulson. (2016). No effect of low-level chronic neonicotinoid exposure on bumblebee learning and fecundity. PeerJ. 4. e1808–e1808. 25 indexed citations

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Botías, Cristina, Arthur David, Elizabeth M. Hill, & Dave Goulson. (2016). Contamination of wild plants near neonicotinoid seed-treated crops, and implications for non-target insects. The Science of The Total Environment. 566-567. 269–278. 186 indexed citations

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Botías, Cristina, Arthur David, Julia Horwood, et al.. (2015). Neonicotinoid Residues in Wildflowers, a Potential Route of Chronic Exposure for Bees. Environmental Science & Technology. 49(21). 12731–12740. 351 indexed citations breakdown →

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Antúnez, Karina, Encarna Garrido‐Bailón, Cristina Botías, et al.. (2012). Low prevalence of honeybee viruses in Spain during 2006 and 2007. Research in Veterinary Science. 93(3). 1441–1445. 32 indexed citations

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Dussaubat, Claudia, Jean‐Luc Brunet, Mariano Higes, et al.. (2012). Gut Pathology and Responses to the Microsporidium Nosema ceranae in the Honey Bee Apis mellifera. PLoS ONE. 7(5). e37017–e37017. 212 indexed citations

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Botías, Cristina, Raquel Martín‐Hernández, Laura Barrios, et al.. (2011). Nosema spp. parasitization decreases the effectiveness of acaricide strips (Apivar ^® ) in treating varroosis of honey bee ( Apis mellifera iberiensis ) colonies. Environmental Microbiology Reports. 4(1). 57–65. 26 indexed citations

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Botías, Cristina, Raquel Martín‐Hernández, Pilar Garcı́a, et al.. (2011). The effect of induced queen replacement on Nosema spp. infection in honey bee ( Apis mellifera iberiensis ) colonies. Environmental Microbiology. 14(4). 845–859. 54 indexed citations

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Martín‐Hernández, Raquel, Cristina Botías, Laura Barrios, et al.. (2011). Comparison of the energetic stress associated with experimental Nosema ceranae and Nosema apis infection of honeybees (Apis mellifera). Parasitology Research. 109(3). 605–612. 147 indexed citations

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Martín‐Hernández, Raquel, Cristina Botías, Amparo Martínez‐Salvador, et al.. (2011). Microsporidia infecting Apis mellifera : coexistence or competition. Is Nosema ceranae replacing Nosema apis ?. Environmental Microbiology. 14(8). 2127–2138. 126 indexed citations

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Higes, Mariano, Pilar Garcı́a, Cristina Botías, Aránzazu Meana, & Raquel Martín‐Hernández. (2010). The differential development of microsporidia infecting worker honey bee ( Apis mellifera ) at increasing incubation temperature. Environmental Microbiology Reports. 2(6). 745–748. 34 indexed citations

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Higes, Mariano, Raquel Martín‐Hernández, Encarna Garrido‐Bailón, et al.. (2008). Regurgitated pellets of Merops apiaster as fomites of infective Nosema ceranae (Microsporidia) spores. Environmental Microbiology. 10(5). 1374–1379. 46 indexed citations

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