Dave Goulson

48.0k total citations · 18 hit papers
329 papers, 31.7k citations indexed

About

Dave Goulson is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Insect Science and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Dave Goulson has authored 329 papers receiving a total of 31.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 263 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 227 papers in Insect Science and 151 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Dave Goulson's work include Plant and animal studies (247 papers), Insect and Pesticide Research (194 papers) and Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (130 papers). Dave Goulson is often cited by papers focused on Plant and animal studies (247 papers), Insect and Pesticide Research (194 papers) and Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (130 papers). Dave Goulson collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Spain. Dave Goulson's co-authors include Cristina Botías, Ben Darvill, Elizabeth Nicholls, Ellen L. Rotheray, William O. H. Hughes, Jane C. Stout, Gillian C. Lye, Thomas J. Wood, Penelope R. Whitehorn and Kirsty J. Park and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Dave Goulson

326 papers receiving 30.7k citations

Hit Papers

Bee declines driven by combined stress fr... 2003 2026 2010 2018 2015 2017 2013 2014 2012 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k 2.5k
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. Bee declines driven by combined stress from parasites, pesticides, and lack of flowers
    2015 2.8k citations Dave Goulson, Elizabeth Nicholls et al. profile →
  2. More than 75 percent decline over 27 years in total flying insect biomass in protected areas
    2017 2.2k citations Dave Goulson et al. profile →
  3. REVIEW: An overview of the environmental risks posed by neonicotinoid insecticides
    2013 1.4k citations Dave Goulson profile →
  4. Environmental fate and exposure; neonicotinoids and fipronil
    2014 1.0k citations Dave Goulson et al. profile →
  5. Neonicotinoid Pesticide Reduces Bumble Bee Colony Growth and Queen Production
    2012 961 citations Penelope R. Whitehorn, Dave Goulson et al. profile →
  6. Decline and Conservation of Bumble Bees
    2007 889 citations Dave Goulson, Ben Darvill et al. profile →
  7. Effects of neonicotinoids and fipronil on non-target invertebrates
    2014 690 citations Dave Goulson et al. profile →
  8. Effects of Introduced Bees on Native Ecosystems
    2003 571 citations Dave Goulson profile →
  9. Global assessment of agricultural system redesign for sustainable intensification
    2018 538 citations Lynn V. Dicks, Dave Goulson et al. profile →
  10. The environmental risks of neonicotinoid pesticides: a review of the evidence post 2013
    2017 462 citations Thomas J. Wood, Dave Goulson profile →
  11. Environmental Risks and Challenges Associated with Neonicotinoid Insecticides
    2018 433 citations Dave Goulson et al. Environmental Science & Technology profile →
  12. Neonicotinoids, bee disorders and the sustainability of pollinator services
    2013 384 citations Dave Goulson et al. profile →
  13. Are bee diseases linked to pesticides? — A brief review
    2016 382 citations Dave Goulson et al. profile →
  14. 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 →
  15. 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 →
  16. Research trends in ecosystem services provided by insects
    2017 251 citations Dave Goulson, Simon G. Potts et al. profile →
  17. The insect apocalypse, and why it matters
    2019 204 citations Dave Goulson Current Biology profile →
  18. Pesticides have negative effects on non-target organisms
    2025 65 citations Dave Goulson 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
Dave Goulson United Kingdom 85 22.8k 21.4k 13.1k 8.6k 3.9k 329 31.7k
Simon G. Potts United Kingdom 73 23.0k 1.0× 15.6k 0.7× 8.7k 0.7× 10.8k 1.3× 7.9k 2.0× 240 29.2k
Claire Kremen United States 75 23.6k 1.0× 16.3k 0.8× 8.5k 0.7× 12.6k 1.5× 8.3k 2.1× 173 36.8k
Alexandra‐Maria Klein Germany 59 16.7k 0.7× 11.3k 0.5× 5.5k 0.4× 8.2k 1.0× 6.3k 1.6× 211 22.8k
Anurag A. Agrawal United States 81 13.2k 0.6× 9.2k 0.4× 3.5k 0.3× 10.4k 1.2× 6.8k 1.7× 269 23.7k
Ingolf Steffan‐Dewenter Germany 88 26.1k 1.1× 16.7k 0.8× 8.4k 0.6× 12.9k 1.5× 12.8k 3.3× 303 35.9k
John N. Thompson United States 67 13.1k 0.6× 6.5k 0.3× 6.6k 0.5× 8.3k 1.0× 7.3k 1.9× 166 23.6k
Marcelo A. Aizen Argentina 57 14.1k 0.6× 6.8k 0.3× 4.2k 0.3× 7.6k 0.9× 6.4k 1.6× 192 16.9k
Jacobus C. Biesmeijer Netherlands 48 13.1k 0.6× 9.1k 0.4× 5.8k 0.4× 5.2k 0.6× 3.4k 0.9× 102 15.1k
Josef Settele Germany 62 12.1k 0.5× 7.4k 0.3× 5.1k 0.4× 4.9k 0.6× 6.1k 1.6× 229 19.7k
Daniel H. Janzen United States 93 20.9k 0.9× 8.0k 0.4× 8.9k 0.7× 9.4k 1.1× 12.5k 3.2× 419 39.2k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Dave Goulson

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Dave Goulson. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Dave Goulson 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 Dave Goulson. Dave Goulson 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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Glauser, Gaétan, et al.. (2025). High prevalence of veterinary drugs in bird's nests. The Science of The Total Environment. 964. 178439–178439. 5 indexed citations
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Nicholls, Elizabeth, Leah Salm, María Clara Castellanos, et al.. (2025). Understanding Pollination in Urban Food Production: The Importance of Data Validation and Participant Feedback for Citizen Science Project Design. Plants People Planet. 8(1). 157–175.
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Nicholls, Elizabeth, et al.. (2022). Sown wildflowers between vines increase beneficial insect abundance and richness in a British vineyard. Agricultural and Forest Entomology. 25(1). 139–151. 9 indexed citations
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Harris, Ciaran, et al.. (2020). Gone with the wind: effects of wind on honey bee visit rate and foraging behaviour. Animal Behaviour. 161. 23–31. 55 indexed citations
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Goulson, Dave. (2019). The insect apocalypse, and why it matters. Current Biology. 29(19). R967–R971. 204 indexed citations breakdown →
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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
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Nicholls, Elizabeth, Robert Fowler, Jeremy E. Niven, James Gilbert, & Dave Goulson. (2017). Larval exposure to field-realistic concentrations of clothianidin has no effect on development rate, over-winter survival or adult metabolic rate in a solitary bee, Osmia bicornis. PeerJ. 5. e3417–e3417. 37 indexed citations
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Goulson, Dave, et al.. (2017). Effects of chronic exposure to clothianidin on the earthworm Lumbricus terrestris. PeerJ. 5. e3177–e3177. 10 indexed citations
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Wood, Thomas J. & Dave Goulson. (2017). The Environmental Risks of neonicotinoid pesticides: a review of the evidence post-2013. bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory). 23 indexed citations
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Wood, Thomas J., J. M. Holland, & Dave Goulson. (2016). Diet characterisation of solitary bees on farmland: dietary specialisation predicts rarity. Biodiversity and Conservation. 25(13). 2655–2671. 38 indexed citations
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Brown, Mark J. F., Lynn V. Dicks, Robert J. Paxton, et al.. (2016). A horizon scan of future threats and opportunities for pollinators and pollination. PeerJ. 4. e2249–e2249. 147 indexed citations
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Joshi, Girish P., Frances Chung, Mary Ann Vann, et al.. (2010). Society for Ambulatory Anesthesia Consensus Statement on Perioperative Blood Glucose Management in Diabetic Patients Undergoing Ambulatory Surgery. Anesthesia & Analgesia. 111(6). 1378–1387. 167 indexed citations
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Whitehorn, Penelope R., Matthew C. Tinsley, Mark J. F. Brown, Ben Darvill, & Dave Goulson. (2009). Impacts of inbreeding on bumblebee colony fitness under field conditions. BMC Evolutionary Biology. 9(1). 152–152. 62 indexed citations
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Goulson, Dave. (2006). The demise of the bumblebee in Britain. Stirling Online Research Repository (University of Stirling). 53(6). 294–299. 4 indexed citations
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Goulson, Dave. (2005). Risks of increased weed problems associated with introduction of non-native bee species. Stirling Online Research Repository (University of Stirling). 3(2). 11–13. 4 indexed citations
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Goulson, Dave, et al.. (2000). Spatial and temporal distributions of predatory Carabidae in a winter wheat field.. Aspects of applied biology. 55–60. 10 indexed citations
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Goulson, Dave, J. M. Holland, N. D. Boatman, et al.. (2000). Botanical changes in beetle banks.. Aspects of applied biology. 373–380. 1 indexed citations
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Goulson, Dave, et al.. (2000). The contribution of beetle banks to farmland biodiversity.. Aspects of applied biology. 62(62). 31–38. 11 indexed citations
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Goulson, Dave, et al.. (1995). Resistance or covert infection: baculovirus studies re-examined. Functional Ecology. 1 indexed citations

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