D. M. Hicks

1.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
16 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

D. M. Hicks is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Insect Science and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, D. M. Hicks has authored 16 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 7 papers in Insect Science and 6 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in D. M. Hicks's work include Plant and animal studies (7 papers), Insect and Pesticide Research (7 papers) and Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (5 papers). D. M. Hicks is often cited by papers focused on Plant and animal studies (7 papers), Insect and Pesticide Research (7 papers) and Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (5 papers). D. M. Hicks collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and France. D. M. Hicks's co-authors include Graham N. Stone, Mark A. Goddard, Katherine C. R. Baldock, William E. Kunin, Simon G. Potts, Jane Memmott, Anna Scott, Nadine Mitschunas, Lynne M. Osgathorpe and Ian P. Vaughan and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Journal of Ecology.

In The Last Decade

D. M. Hicks

13 papers receiving 1.1k citations

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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.

Where is the UK's pollinator biodiversity? The importance of urban areas for flower-visiting insects

2015 459 citations Katherine C. R. Baldock, Mark A. Goddard et al. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences profile →
A systems approach reveals urban pollinator hotspots and conservation opportunities

2019 345 citations Katherine C. R. Baldock, Mark A. Goddard et al. Nature Ecology & Evolution profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
D. M. Hicks United Kingdom	7	905	501	468	370	240	16	1.1k
Lynne M. Osgathorpe United Kingdom	6	914 1.0×	514 1.0×	456 1.0×	387 1.0×	228 0.9×	6	1.1k
Kevin C. Matteson United States	14	973 1.1×	608 1.2×	486 1.0×	364 1.0×	269 1.1×	20	1.4k
Mihail Garbuzov United Kingdom	14	613 0.7×	351 0.7×	361 0.8×	160 0.4×	205 0.9×	15	792
Weronika Banaszak‐Cibicka Poland	14	726 0.8×	320 0.6×	414 0.9×	263 0.7×	260 1.1×	25	836
Benoît Geslin France	17	952 1.1×	454 0.9×	597 1.3×	267 0.7×	335 1.4×	56	1.1k
Mathilde Baude France	15	1.0k 1.1×	608 1.2×	586 1.3×	377 1.0×	276 1.1×	24	1.2k
Jaret C. Daniels United States	16	690 0.8×	281 0.6×	389 0.8×	250 0.7×	305 1.3×	83	971
Steven Falk United Kingdom	8	493 0.5×	188 0.4×	292 0.6×	171 0.5×	124 0.5×	11	598
Brett R. Blaauw United States	17	1.4k 1.5×	754 1.5×	1.2k 2.6×	284 0.8×	254 1.1×	37	1.7k
Oswaldo Cruz‐Neto Brazil	13	436 0.5×	275 0.5×	174 0.4×	207 0.6×	118 0.5×	32	637

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of D. M. Hicks

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16 of 16 papers shown

Sing, Kong‐Wah, et al.. (2025). Tracking Biosecurity Through the Diversity and Network Structure of International Trade. Diversity. 17(3). 213–213.

Hicks, D. M.. (2022). Biological Flora of Britain and Ireland: Corylus avellana. Journal of Ecology. 110(12). 3053–3089. 4 indexed citations

Hicks, D. M., et al.. (2021). Deep learning object detection to estimate the nectar sugar mass of flowering vegetation. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2(3). 7 indexed citations

Xu, Xingyuan, Mengxi Tan, Bill Corcoran, et al.. (2020). 11 Tera-FLOP per Second Photonic Convolutional Accelerator for Deep Learning Optical Neural Networks. 1 indexed citations

Baldock, Katherine C. R., Mark A. Goddard, D. M. Hicks, et al.. (2019). A systems approach reveals urban pollinator hotspots and conservation opportunities. Nature Ecology & Evolution. 3(3). 363–373. 345 indexed citations breakdown →

Ouvrard, Pierre, D. M. Hicks, James A. Nicholls, et al.. (2016). Molecular taxonomic analysis of the plant associations of adult pollen beetles (Nitidulidae: Meligethinae), and the population structure of Brassicogethes aeneus. Genome. 59(12). 1101–1116. 15 indexed citations

Hicks, D. M., Pierre Ouvrard, Katherine C. R. Baldock, et al.. (2016). Food for Pollinators: Quantifying the Nectar and Pollen Resources of Urban Flower Meadows. PLoS ONE. 11(6). e0158117–e0158117. 262 indexed citations

Baldock, Katherine C. R., Mark A. Goddard, D. M. Hicks, et al.. (2015). Where is the UK's pollinator biodiversity? The importance of urban areas for flower-visiting insects. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 282(1803). 20142849–20142849. 459 indexed citations breakdown →

Hicks, D. M. & Timothy M. A. Utteridge. (2002). A New Species of Pittosporum (Pittosporaceae) from Anggi Lakes, New Guinea. Kew Bulletin. 57(4). 937–937. 1 indexed citations

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Hicks, D. M., et al.. (1998). The taxonomic status of Halcyon enigma on the Talaud islands, Indonesia. Biodiversity Heritage Library (Smithsonian Institution). 1 indexed citations

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Williams, David F., et al.. (1983). Auger-Applicator for Applying Small Amounts of Granular Pesticides1. Journal of Economic Entomology. 76(2). 395–397. 7 indexed citations

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Jouvenaz, D. P., William A. Banks, C. S. Lofgren, & D. M. Hicks. (1974). Antioxidants for Corncob Grit-Soybean Oil Bait Used to Control Imported Fire Ants. Insecta mundi. 1 indexed citations

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Jouvenaz, D. P., William A. Banks, C. S. Lofgren, & D. M. Hicks. (1974). Antioxidants for Corncob Grit-Soybean Oil Bait Used to Control Imported Fire Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Florida Entomologist. 57(3). 268–268. 1 indexed citations

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Banks, William A., et al.. (1973). Ploygyny in a Colony of the Fire Ant Solenopsis geminata1. Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 66(1). 234–235. 14 indexed citations

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Banks, William A., D. P. Jouvenaz, C. S. Lofgren, & D. M. Hicks. (1973). Evaluation of Coatings for Corncob Grit-Soybean Oil Bait Used to Control Imported Fire Ants13. Journal of Economic Entomology. 66(1). 241–244. 2 indexed citations

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Wojcik, Daniel P., et al.. (1972). A Simple Inexpensive Pitfall Trap for Collecting Arthropods. Florida Entomologist. 55(2). 115–115. 2 indexed citations

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