Helen Spafford

954 total citations
52 papers, 663 citations indexed

About

Helen Spafford is a scholar working on Insect Science, Plant Science and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Helen Spafford has authored 52 papers receiving a total of 663 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 37 papers in Insect Science, 22 papers in Plant Science and 13 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Helen Spafford's work include Insect-Plant Interactions and Control (18 papers), Insect and Pesticide Research (15 papers) and Insect Resistance and Genetics (12 papers). Helen Spafford is often cited by papers focused on Insect-Plant Interactions and Control (18 papers), Insect and Pesticide Research (15 papers) and Insect Resistance and Genetics (12 papers). Helen Spafford collaborates with scholars based in Australia and United States. Helen Spafford's co-authors include Sasha C. Voss, Ian R. Dadour, Sonya Broughton, Philip Weinstein, Scott Carver, Andrew Storey, J. K. Scott, Peter J. Turner, Lisa J. Bird and Matthew C. I. Medeiros and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Hydrobiologia and PLoS neglected tropical diseases.

In The Last Decade

Helen Spafford

49 papers receiving 630 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Helen Spafford Australia 16 475 226 126 112 112 52 663
Cláudio José Von Zuben Brazil 19 624 1.3× 170 0.8× 193 1.5× 45 0.4× 210 1.9× 74 900
Michelle R. Sanford United States 18 632 1.3× 82 0.4× 149 1.2× 86 0.8× 90 0.8× 39 879
Samuel Pichon France 11 357 0.8× 168 0.7× 238 1.9× 81 0.7× 72 0.6× 11 571
Michela Barbuto Italy 11 283 0.6× 103 0.5× 145 1.2× 78 0.7× 321 2.9× 14 653
Aparna Telang United States 13 716 1.5× 357 1.6× 244 1.9× 121 1.1× 80 0.7× 17 980
Masashi Nomura Japan 17 600 1.3× 109 0.5× 321 2.5× 97 0.9× 40 0.4× 59 898
JR Stevens United Kingdom 10 373 0.8× 89 0.4× 111 0.9× 141 1.3× 72 0.6× 11 558
Valentina Mastrantonio Italy 16 226 0.5× 163 0.7× 81 0.6× 257 2.3× 70 0.6× 34 719
Pascal Milesi France 16 231 0.5× 213 0.9× 60 0.5× 219 2.0× 58 0.5× 35 661
K. P. Pruess United States 14 377 0.8× 157 0.7× 182 1.4× 111 1.0× 259 2.3× 37 670

Countries citing papers authored by Helen Spafford

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Fields of papers citing papers by Helen Spafford

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Helen Spafford

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

All Works

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Klinken, Rieks D. van, et al.. (2024). Field evaluation of female- and male-targeted traps for Ceratitis capitata (Diptera: Tephritidae). Journal of Economic Entomology. 117(4). 1459–1467. 1 indexed citations
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Spafford, Helen, et al.. (2023). Aedes albopictus microbiome derives from environmental sources and partitions across distinct host tissues. MicrobiologyOpen. 12(3). e1364–e1364. 7 indexed citations
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Spafford, Helen, et al.. (2020). The Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) microbiome varies spatially and with Ascogregarine infection. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 14(8). e0008615–e0008615. 18 indexed citations
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Elsensohn, Johanna E., Thomas P. Anderson, Jason R. Cryan, et al.. (2018). From Research to Policy: Scientists Speaking for Science. Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 112(2). 75–78. 3 indexed citations
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Spafford, Helen, et al.. (2018). Suppression of female melon fly, Zeugodacus cucurbitae, with cue‐lure and fipronil bait stations through horizontal insecticide transfer. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata. 166(2). 94–101. 4 indexed citations
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Grace, J. Kenneth, et al.. (2018). Roadside Survey of Ants on Oahu, Hawaii. Insects. 9(1). 21–21. 1 indexed citations
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Spafford, Helen, et al.. (2018). Trapping Male Melon Flies, Zeugodacus cucurbitae (Coquillett) (Diptera: Tephritidae), Using Mixtures of Zingerone and Cue-Lure in the Field. ScholarSpace (University of Hawaii at Manoa). 50. 67–75. 3 indexed citations
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Grace, J. Kenneth, et al.. (2017). Termite Species Distribution and Flight Periods on Oahu, Hawaii. Insects. 8(2). 58–58. 14 indexed citations
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Macfadyen, Sarina, D. C. Hardie, Laura L. Fagan, et al.. (2014). Reducing Insecticide Use in Broad-Acre Grains Production: An Australian Study. PLoS ONE. 9(2). e89119–e89119. 34 indexed citations
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Spafford, Helen, Michael Day, L. Morin, & J. E. Ireson. (2008). Factors influencing the release and establishment of weed biological control agents. UWA Profiles and Research Repository (University of Western Australia). 2 indexed citations
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Grice, A. C., John R. Clarkson, & Helen Spafford. (2008). Addressing the challenges of commercial weeds. Plant protection quarterly. 23(2). 58–64. 8 indexed citations
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Voss, Sasha C., Helen Spafford, & Ian R. Dadour. (2008). Host location and behavioural response patterns of the parasitoid, Tachinaephagus zealandicus Ashmead (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae), to host and host‐habitat odours. Ecological Entomology. 34(2). 204–213. 14 indexed citations
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Spafford, Helen, et al.. (2007). LABORATORY DETERMINATION OF EFFICACY OF A SANTALUM SPICATUM EXTRACT FOR MOSQUITO CONTROL. Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association. 23(3). 304–311. 4 indexed citations
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Turner, Peter, J. K. Scott, & Helen Spafford. (2006). Barrier to restoration: the decomposition rate of bridal creeper's root system. UWA Profiles and Research Repository (University of Western Australia). 827–830.

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