F. A. Urquhart

1.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
15 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

F. A. Urquhart is a scholar working on Genetics, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Insect Science. According to data from OpenAlex, F. A. Urquhart has authored 15 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Genetics, 10 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 6 papers in Insect Science. Recurrent topics in F. A. Urquhart's work include Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy (9 papers), Plant and animal studies (7 papers) and Insect Pheromone Research and Control (4 papers). F. A. Urquhart is often cited by papers focused on Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy (9 papers), Plant and animal studies (7 papers) and Insect Pheromone Research and Control (4 papers). F. A. Urquhart collaborates with scholars based in Canada and United States. F. A. Urquhart's co-authors include P. A. Glick and has published in prestigious journals such as Canadian Journal of Zoology, Journal of Invertebrate Pathology and The Canadian Entomologist.

In The Last Decade

F. A. Urquhart

14 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Hit Papers

Migration and dispersal of insects in flight 1970 2026 1988 2007 1970 250 500 750
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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. Migration and dispersal of insects in flight
    1970 777 citations F. A. Urquhart, P. A. Glick Agricultural Meteorology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
F. A. Urquhart Canada 9 749 524 428 331 197 15 1.2k
P. A. Glick United States 7 436 0.6× 466 0.9× 229 0.5× 252 0.8× 129 0.7× 16 850
Shinzo Masaki 6 684 0.9× 659 1.3× 376 0.9× 654 2.0× 176 0.9× 8 1.4k
W. G. Wellington Canada 23 879 1.2× 821 1.6× 445 1.0× 576 1.7× 298 1.5× 68 1.6k
Allen M. Young United States 20 804 1.1× 407 0.8× 387 0.9× 150 0.5× 158 0.8× 92 1.1k
Yosiaki Itô Japan 21 769 1.0× 774 1.5× 533 1.2× 271 0.8× 122 0.6× 91 1.3k
H. J. Teskey Canada 11 1.2k 1.6× 1.1k 2.0× 237 0.6× 365 1.1× 75 0.4× 30 1.7k
G. E. Shewell Canada 8 1.1k 1.5× 928 1.8× 230 0.5× 338 1.0× 69 0.4× 29 1.5k
A. G. Gatehouse United Kingdom 23 500 0.7× 853 1.6× 409 1.0× 262 0.8× 117 0.6× 52 1.3k
Martin H. Muma United States 22 940 1.3× 1.1k 2.0× 297 0.7× 191 0.6× 79 0.4× 83 1.6k
Yoshitaka Tsubaki Japan 23 1.4k 1.8× 585 1.1× 653 1.5× 381 1.2× 387 2.0× 66 1.8k

Countries citing papers authored by F. A. Urquhart

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Fields of papers citing papers by F. A. Urquhart

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of F. A. Urquhart

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

All Works

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Urquhart, F. A.. (1976). ALAR POCKET OF THE MALE MONARCH BUTTERFLY (DANAUS P. PLEXIPPUS) (DANAIDAE: LEPIDOPTERA). The Canadian Entomologist. 108(7). 777–782. 1 indexed citations
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Urquhart, F. A.. (1970). MECHANISM OF CREMASTER WITHDRAWAL AND ATTACHMENT IN PENDANT RHOPALOCEROUS PUPAE (LEPIDOPTERA). The Canadian Entomologist. 102(12). 1579–1582. 6 indexed citations
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Urquhart, F. A. & P. A. Glick. (1970). Migration and dispersal of insects in flight. Agricultural Meteorology. 7. 263–264. 777 indexed citations breakdown →
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Urquhart, F. A., et al.. (1969). Microcauterization to maxillectomize lepidopterous larvae by fulguration. Canadian Journal of Zoology. 47(6). 1416–1417. 1 indexed citations
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Urquhart, F. A., et al.. (1966). Introducing the Insect. 2 indexed citations
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Urquhart, F. A.. (1966). Virus-caused epizootic as a factor in population fluctuations of the monarch butterfly. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology. 8(4). 492–495. 8 indexed citations
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Urquhart, F. A.. (1960). The Monarch Butterfly. University of Toronto Press eBooks. 187 indexed citations
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Urquhart, F. A.. (1954). A New Locality Record for the Termite in Ontario. The Canadian Entomologist. 86(12). 576–576. 3 indexed citations
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Urquhart, F. A., et al.. (1953). A Recently Introduced Species of European Grasshopper. The Canadian Entomologist. 85(2). 78–79. 11 indexed citations
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Urquhart, F. A.. (1953). The Introduction of the Termite into Ontario. The Canadian Entomologist. 85(8). 292–293. 12 indexed citations

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