Laura E. Brettell

2.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
29 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

Laura E. Brettell is a scholar working on Insect Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Laura E. Brettell has authored 29 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Insect Science, 16 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 14 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Laura E. Brettell's work include Insect and Pesticide Research (19 papers), Plant and animal studies (16 papers) and Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (14 papers). Laura E. Brettell is often cited by papers focused on Insect and Pesticide Research (19 papers), Plant and animal studies (16 papers) and Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (14 papers). Laura E. Brettell collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Australia and United States. Laura E. Brettell's co-authors include Stephen J. Martin, Hongwei Liu, Brajesh K. Singh, Zhiguang Qiu, Declan C. Schroeder, Ethel M. Villalobos, Giles E. Budge, Michelle E. Powell, Andrea Highfield and Gideon Mordecai and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Applied and Environmental Microbiology and Current Biology.

In The Last Decade

Laura E. Brettell

27 papers receiving 2.0k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Global Honey Bee Viral Landscape Altered by a Parasitic Mite

2012 523 citations Stephen J. Martin, Laura E. Brettell et al. profile →
Microbiome-Mediated Stress Resistance in Plants

2020 459 citations Hongwei Liu, Laura E. Brettell et al. Trends in Plant Science profile →

Peers

Laura E. Brettell

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Vincent G. Martinson United States

Stefanie Kautz United States

Yijuan Xu China

Rosalind R. James United States

F. A. Drummond United States

Henrik H. De Fine Licht Denmark

Cynthia Scott‐Dupree Canada

Marie‐Claude Bon France

Allison K. Hansen United States

Yasmine Antonini Brazil

Vincent G. Martinson United States

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208 ×0.3

265 ×1.8

Citations per year, relative to Laura E. Brettell Laura E. Brettell (= 1×) peers Vincent G. Martinson

Countries citing papers authored by Laura E. Brettell

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Fields of papers citing papers by Laura E. Brettell

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Laura E. Brettell

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

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Brettell, Laura E., et al.. (2025). Mosquitoes Reared in Nearby Insectaries at the Same Institution Have Significantly Divergent Microbiomes. PubMed. 27(1). e70027–e70027. 1 indexed citations

Siozios, Stefanos, Pol Nadal‐Jimenez, Tal Azagi, et al.. (2024). Genome dynamics across the evolutionary transition to endosymbiosis. Current Biology. 34(24). 5659–5670.e7. 9 indexed citations

Hegde, Shivanand, Laura E. Brettell, Kayvan Etebari, et al.. (2024). Aedes aegypti gut transcriptomes respond differently to microbiome transplants from field‐caught or laboratory‐reared mosquitoes. Environmental Microbiology. 26(2). e16576–e16576. 3 indexed citations

Liu, Hongwei, Mark Hall, Laura E. Brettell, et al.. (2023). Microbial diversity in stingless bee gut is linked to host wing size and influenced by the environment. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology. 198. 107909–107909. 10 indexed citations

Kobel, Conrad, et al.. (2022). Co-flowering plants support diverse pollinator populations and facilitate pollinator visitation to sweet cherry crops. Basic and Applied Ecology. 63. 36–48. 18 indexed citations

Brettell, Laura E., et al.. (2022). The use of trap‐nests to support crop pollinators in agricultural areas. Ecological Research. 37(6). 768–779. 5 indexed citations

Morrow, Jennifer L., Laura E. Brettell, D. C. A. Shearman, et al.. (2021). Tephritid fruit flies have a large diversity of co-occurring RNA viruses. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology. 186. 107569–107569. 22 indexed citations

Hall, Mark, Laura E. Brettell, Hongwei Liu, et al.. (2020). Temporal changes in the microbiome of stingless bee foragers following colony relocation. FEMS Microbiology Ecology. 97(1). 21 indexed citations

Brettell, Laura E., Declan C. Schroeder, & Stephen J. Martin. (2020). RNAseq of Deformed Wing Virus and Other Honey Bee-Associated Viruses in Eight Insect Taxa with or without Varroa Infestation. Viruses. 12(11). 1229–1229. 23 indexed citations

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Liu, Hongwei, Laura E. Brettell, & Brajesh K. Singh. (2020). Linking the Phyllosphere Microbiome to Plant Health. Trends in Plant Science. 25(9). 841–844. 146 indexed citations

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Brettell, Laura E., et al.. (2020). Occurrence of honey bee-associated pathogens in Varroa-free pollinator communities. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology. 171. 107344–107344. 23 indexed citations

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Liu, Hongwei, Laura E. Brettell, Zhiguang Qiu, & Brajesh K. Singh. (2020). Microbiome-Mediated Stress Resistance in Plants. Trends in Plant Science. 25(8). 733–743. 459 indexed citations breakdown →

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Martin, Stephen J., et al.. (2019). Varroa destructor reproduction and cell re-capping in mite-resistant Apis mellifera populations. Apidologie. 51(3). 369–381. 43 indexed citations

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Brettell, Laura E., Declan C. Schroeder, & Stephen J. Martin. (2019). RNAseq Analysis Reveals Virus Diversity within Hawaiian Apiary Insect Communities. Viruses. 11(5). 397–397. 30 indexed citations

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Liu, Hongwei & Laura E. Brettell. (2019). Plant Defense by VOC-Induced Microbial Priming. Trends in Plant Science. 24(3). 187–189. 103 indexed citations

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Geystelen, Anneleen Van, Dries Cardoen, Lina De Smet, et al.. (2017). Covert deformed wing virus infections have long-term deleterious effects on honeybee foraging and survival. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 284(1848). 20162149–20162149. 111 indexed citations

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Brettell, Laura E., et al.. (2017). A Comparison of Deformed Wing Virus in Deformed and Asymptomatic Honey Bees. Insects. 8(1). 28–28. 50 indexed citations

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Villalobos, Ethel M., et al.. (2017). Evidence of Varroa-mediated deformed wing virus spillover in Hawaii. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology. 151. 126–130. 34 indexed citations

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Brettell, Laura E. & Stephen J. Martin. (2017). Oldest Varroa tolerant honey bee population provides insight into the origins of the global decline of honey bees. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 45953–45953. 37 indexed citations

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Mordecai, Gideon, Laura E. Brettell, Ethel M. Villalobos, et al.. (2016). Moku virus; a new Iflavirus found in wasps, honey bees and Varroa. Scientific Reports. 6(1). 34983–34983. 57 indexed citations

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