David Mifsud

1.8k total citations
145 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

David Mifsud is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Insect Science and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, David Mifsud has authored 145 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 107 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 77 papers in Insect Science and 40 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in David Mifsud's work include Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution (36 papers), Insect-Plant Interactions and Control (34 papers) and Hymenoptera taxonomy and phylogeny (33 papers). David Mifsud is often cited by papers focused on Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution (36 papers), Insect-Plant Interactions and Control (34 papers) and Hymenoptera taxonomy and phylogeny (33 papers). David Mifsud collaborates with scholars based in Malta, Italy and United States. David Mifsud's co-authors include Carmelo Rapisarda, John H. Martin, Daniel Burckhardt, N. Vovlas, Claude Farrugia, Francesco Porcelli, Pablo Castillo, Blanca B. Landa, Milena Popova and Daniela Antonová and has published in prestigious journals such as Food Chemistry, Sustainability and Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology.

In The Last Decade

David Mifsud

128 papers receiving 984 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
David Mifsud Malta 16 669 527 481 271 167 145 1.2k
Pedro Luis Valverde Mexico 17 386 0.6× 789 1.5× 627 1.3× 250 0.9× 176 1.1× 54 1.2k
Marina Regina Frizzas Brazil 14 558 0.8× 370 0.7× 417 0.9× 235 0.9× 129 0.8× 59 1.1k
Thomas Seth Davis United States 13 428 0.6× 261 0.5× 261 0.5× 204 0.8× 117 0.7× 34 776
Manpreet K. Dhami New Zealand 18 268 0.4× 383 0.7× 563 1.2× 191 0.7× 100 0.6× 47 1.1k
F. P. Baxendale United States 19 806 1.2× 362 0.7× 799 1.7× 132 0.5× 85 0.5× 96 1.3k
Charles Martins de Oliveira Brazil 18 736 1.1× 293 0.6× 707 1.5× 187 0.7× 126 0.8× 86 1.3k
Alberto Pantoja United States 12 579 0.9× 593 1.1× 404 0.8× 110 0.4× 343 2.1× 66 1.2k
Luc Legal France 19 415 0.6× 418 0.8× 196 0.4× 202 0.7× 484 2.9× 50 1.1k
Richard S. Cowles United States 23 1.3k 1.9× 327 0.6× 751 1.6× 427 1.6× 103 0.6× 66 1.6k
Francisca Ruano Spain 18 425 0.6× 542 1.0× 202 0.4× 223 0.8× 346 2.1× 70 977

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Fields of papers citing papers by David Mifsud

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of David Mifsud

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

All Works

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Alberoni, Daniele, et al.. (2025). Gut microbiome of Vespa orientalis: functional insights and potential honey bee pathogen dynamics. Animal Microbiome. 7(1). 95–95.
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Uzunov, Aleksandar, et al.. (2024). Apis florea in Europe: first report of the dwarf honey bee in Malta. Journal of Apicultural Research. 63(5). 1122–1125. 1 indexed citations
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Cavalleri, Adriano, et al.. (2023). The Terebrantia (Insecta: Thysanoptera) of the Maltese Islands. Diversity. 15(4). 514–514. 1 indexed citations
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Zucca, Paolo, Anna Granato, Franco Mutinelli, et al.. (2023). The oriental hornet ( Vespa orientalis ) as a potential vector of honey bee's pathogens and a threat for public health in North‐East Italy. Veterinary Medicine and Science. 10(1). e1310–e1310. 8 indexed citations
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Mifsud, David, et al.. (2023). The Intranidal Myrmecophiles of the Maltese Islands with Notes on Messor Nests as Repositories of Biodiversity. Insects. 14(1). 45–45. 3 indexed citations
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Passeri, Valentina, David Mifsud, Vitale Stanzione, et al.. (2023). The Ancient Olive Trees (Olea europaea L.) of the Maltese Islands: A Rich and Unexplored Patrimony to Enhance Oliviculture. Plants. 12(10). 1988–1988. 10 indexed citations
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Mifsud, David, et al.. (2022). First record of Myrmecophilus quadrispinus (Perkins, 1899) (Orthoptera: Myrmecophilidae) in the Western Palaearctic. Zootaxa. 5168(5). 595–596. 1 indexed citations
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Mifsud, David, et al.. (2021). The Gasteruptiidae of the Maltese Islands, with the description of a new species of Gasteruption Latreille, 1796 from Malta and Italy (Hymenoptera: Evanioidea). HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe). 9. 37–44. 2 indexed citations
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Mifsud, David, et al.. (2020). Application of ATR-FT-MIR for Tracing the Geographical Origin of Honey Produced in the Maltese Islands. Foods. 9(6). 710–710. 17 indexed citations
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Mifsud, David, et al.. (2019). New records of Auchenorrhyncha (Insecta : Hemiptera) from the Maltese archipelago with an updated checklist. OAR@UM (University of Malta). 1 indexed citations
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Mifsud, David. (2016). A second Palaearctic record of Monoxia obesula (Coleoptera Chrysomelidae Galerucinae).. Bulletin of insectology. 69(1). 159–160. 1 indexed citations
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Mifsud, David, et al.. (2015). Mudpuppy ( Necturus maculosus maculosus ) spatial distribution, breeding water depth, and use of artificial spawning habitat in the Detroit River. Herpetological conservation and biology. 10(3). 926–934. 8 indexed citations
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Porta‐Puglia, A. & David Mifsud. (2006). First record of powdery scab caused by Spongospora subterranea subsp. subterranea on potato in Malta.. Journal of Plant Pathology. 88(2). 1 indexed citations
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Porta‐Puglia, A. & David Mifsud. (2006). First record of Colletotrichum acutatum on strawberry in Malta. Journal of Plant Pathology. 88(2). 228–228. 2 indexed citations
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Porta‐Puglia, A. & David Mifsud. (2005). First record of Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. radicis-lycopersici in Malta.. Journal of Plant Pathology. 87(2). 3 indexed citations
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Porta‐Puglia, A., et al.. (2005). A severe outbreak of crown and root rot of tomato caused by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. radicis-lycopersici in Malta.. Phytopathologia Mediterranea. 44(3). 319–321. 2 indexed citations
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Porta‐Puglia, A. & David Mifsud. (2005). First record of Verticillium dahliae on olive in Malta.. Journal of Plant Pathology. 87(2). 2 indexed citations

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