G. C. Varley

5.3k total citations · 4 hit papers
41 papers, 3.7k citations indexed

About

G. C. Varley is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Ecology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, G. C. Varley has authored 41 papers receiving a total of 3.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 5 papers in Ecology and 5 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in G. C. Varley's work include Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies (3 papers), Plant and animal studies (3 papers) and Insect behavior and control techniques (3 papers). G. C. Varley is often cited by papers focused on Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies (3 papers), Plant and animal studies (3 papers) and Insect behavior and control techniques (3 papers). G. C. Varley collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom and United States. G. C. Varley's co-authors include G. R. Gradwell, M. P. Hassell, Boris Uvarov, T. R. E. Southwood, P. J. den Boer, L. R. Taylor, Mark D. Hunter, R. W. Hiorns, M. S. Bartlett and Edward O. Wilson and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Biometrics.

In The Last Decade

G. C. Varley

38 papers receiving 2.9k citations

Hit Papers

New Inductive Population Model for Insect Parasites and i... 1960 2026 1982 2004 1969 1967 1960 1975 200 400 600
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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. New Inductive Population Model for Insect Parasites and its Bearing on Biological Control
    1969 727 citations G. C. Varley et al. Nature profile →
  2. Grasshoppers and Locusts
    1967 554 citations G. C. Varley et al. Journal of Animal Ecology profile →
  3. Key Factors in Population Studies
    1960 431 citations G. C. Varley, G. R. Gradwell Journal of Animal Ecology profile →
  4. Insect Population Ecology: An Analytical Approach.
    1975 355 citations G. C. Varley, G. R. Gradwell et al. Journal of Ecology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
G. C. Varley United Kingdom 19 1.4k 1.3k 1.2k 983 932 41 3.7k
L. C. Birch Australia 20 1.6k 1.1× 1.0k 0.8× 2.1k 1.7× 1.3k 1.3× 988 1.1× 30 4.4k
H. G. Andrewartha Australia 13 1.3k 0.9× 844 0.7× 1.9k 1.6× 1.0k 1.0× 611 0.7× 23 3.6k
Frederick E. Smith United States 12 1.1k 0.8× 509 0.4× 1.6k 1.3× 1.2k 1.3× 512 0.5× 30 3.4k
Monte Lloyd United States 23 1.4k 1.0× 659 0.5× 1.3k 1.1× 917 0.9× 560 0.6× 39 3.2k
H. C. J. Godfray United Kingdom 34 2.2k 1.5× 1.8k 1.4× 1.0k 0.8× 696 0.7× 1.1k 1.1× 62 3.7k
Bryan Shorrocks United Kingdom 27 2.4k 1.7× 1.6k 1.2× 2.0k 1.7× 1.6k 1.6× 932 1.0× 62 4.8k
J. P. Dempster United States 23 886 0.6× 785 0.6× 583 0.5× 595 0.6× 365 0.4× 43 1.9k
L. R. Taylor United States 8 692 0.5× 662 0.5× 929 0.8× 723 0.7× 282 0.3× 10 2.6k
T. Royama Canada 13 1.1k 0.8× 579 0.5× 2.0k 1.7× 1.1k 1.1× 457 0.5× 22 3.1k
Lia Hemerik Netherlands 38 1.5k 1.1× 1.5k 1.2× 1.2k 1.0× 960 1.0× 697 0.7× 142 4.3k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Hunter, Mark D., G. C. Varley, & G. R. Gradwell. (1997). Estimating the relative roles of top-down and bottom-up forces on insect herbivore populations: A classic study revisited. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 94(17). 9176–9181. 132 indexed citations
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Varley, G. C., et al.. (1979). Climatic signals in tree-ring chronologies for British oaks. Nature. 278(5701). 282–282.
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Varley, G. C.. (1977). Australian Journal of Ecology. Journal of Animal Ecology. 46(1). 334–334. 87 indexed citations
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Varley, G. C. & J. P. Dempster. (1976). Animal Population Ecology. Journal of Animal Ecology. 45(3). 967–967. 10 indexed citations
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Varley, G. C., M. S. Bartlett, & R. W. Hiorns. (1975). The Mathematical Theory of the Dynamics of Biological Populations. Journal of Animal Ecology. 44(2). 669–669. 108 indexed citations
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Varley, G. C., et al.. (1974). Insects: Studies in Population Management. Journal of Animal Ecology. 43(3). 910–910. 24 indexed citations
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Varley, G. C. & Edward O. Wilson. (1974). The Insect Societies. Journal of Animal Ecology. 43(1). 261–261. 55 indexed citations
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Varley, G. C., P. J. den Boer, & G. R. Gradwell. (1973). Dynamics of Populations.. Journal of Ecology. 61(1). 308–308. 260 indexed citations
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Varley, G. C. & G. R. Gradwell. (1970). Recent Advances in Insect Population Dynamics. Annual Review of Entomology. 15(1). 1–24. 164 indexed citations
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Varley, G. C.. (1970). The effects of natural predators and parasites on winter moth populations in England.. 7 indexed citations
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Varley, G. C., et al.. (1968). The Ecology of Insect Populations in Theory and Practice. Journal of Animal Ecology. 37(1). 275–275. 91 indexed citations
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Varley, G. C. & G. R. Gradwell. (1968). Population models for the winter moth.. 166 indexed citations
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Varley, G. C.. (1959). Density-Dependent Factors in Ecology. Nature. 183(4665). 911–911. 8 indexed citations
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Varley, G. C.. (1959). A Controversial Equation in Population Ecology. Nature. 184(4698). 1583–1583. 1 indexed citations
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Varley, G. C. & Roy L. Edwards. (1957). The Bearing of Parasite Behaviour on the Dynamics of Insect Host and Parasite Populations. Journal of Animal Ecology. 26(2). 471–471. 18 indexed citations
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Varley, G. C.. (1957). Ecology as an Experimental Science. Journal of Animal Ecology. 26(2). 251–251. 5 indexed citations
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Varley, G. C.. (1957). Ecology as an Experimental Science. Journal of Ecology. 45(3). 639–639. 9 indexed citations
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Varley, G. C., et al.. (1955). The mouth‐parts of the Down‐looker fly, Rhagio (=Leptis) scolopacea (L.) Diptera, Rhagionidae). Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 125(3-4). 779–794. 4 indexed citations
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Finney, D. J. & G. C. Varley. (1955). An Example of the Truncated Poisson Distribution. Biometrics. 11(3). 387–387. 35 indexed citations
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Varley, G. C. & Roy L. Edwards. (1953). An Olfactometer for observing the Behaviour of Small Animals. Nature. 171(4357). 789–790. 15 indexed citations

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