Luc Belzunces

12.1k total citations · 5 hit papers
107 papers, 7.7k citations indexed

About

Luc Belzunces is a scholar working on Insect Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Luc Belzunces has authored 107 papers receiving a total of 7.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 83 papers in Insect Science, 55 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 49 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Luc Belzunces's work include Insect and Pesticide Research (82 papers), Plant and animal studies (50 papers) and Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (49 papers). Luc Belzunces is often cited by papers focused on Insect and Pesticide Research (82 papers), Plant and animal studies (50 papers) and Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (49 papers). Luc Belzunces collaborates with scholars based in France, Morocco and United States. Luc Belzunces's co-authors include Séverine Suchail, Jean‐Luc Brunet, David Guez, Yves Le Conte, Cédric Alaux, Jean‐Marc Bonmatin, André Kretzschmar, Sylvie Tchamitchian, Marianne Cousin and Noa Simon‐Delso and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Journal of Hazardous Materials and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Luc Belzunces

106 papers receiving 7.4k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Effects of neonicotinoids and fipronil on non-target invertebrates

2014 690 citations Lennard Pisa, Luc Belzunces et al. Environmental Science and Pollution Research profile →
Influence of Pollen Nutrition on Honey Bee Health: Do Pollen Quality and Diversity Matter?

2013 657 citations Garance Di Pasquale, Yves Le Conte et al. PLoS ONE profile →
Interactions between Nosema microspores and a neonicotinoid weaken honeybees ( Apis mellifera )

2009 441 citations Cédric Alaux, Jean‐Luc Brunet et al. Environmental Microbiology profile →
Neonicotinoids, bee disorders and the sustainability of pollinator services

2013 384 citations J.P. van der Sluijs, Noa Simon‐Delso et al. profile →
Exposure to Sublethal Doses of Fipronil and Thiacloprid Highly Increases Mortality of Honeybees Previously Infected by Nosema ceranae

2011 345 citations Cyril Vidau, Marie Diogon et al. PLoS ONE profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Luc Belzunces France	46	6.3k	4.8k	4.1k	1.2k	657	107	7.7k
Michelle L. Hladik United States	38	2.3k 0.4×	1.1k 0.2×	802 0.2×	812 0.7×	1.5k 2.2×	126	5.1k
John D. Stark United States	47	5.3k 0.8×	1.2k 0.3×	605 0.1×	3.3k 2.8×	1.3k 2.0×	163	8.3k
Christy A. Morrissey Canada	30	3.2k 0.5×	1.7k 0.4×	1.2k 0.3×	886 0.8×	1.1k 1.6×	91	5.5k
Larry L. Jackson United States	36	1.6k 0.3×	1.1k 0.2×	1.4k 0.3×	547 0.5×	202 0.3×	128	3.9k
Chiara Giorio United Kingdom	28	2.0k 0.3×	1.2k 0.2×	896 0.2×	510 0.4×	640 1.0×	67	3.1k
Yanhui Lu China	36	4.1k 0.7×	1.3k 0.3×	618 0.2×	2.8k 2.4×	161 0.2×	297	6.7k
Markus Riederer Germany	50	998 0.2×	995 0.2×	486 0.1×	6.2k 5.3×	314 0.5×	132	8.0k
Jarmo K. Holopainen Finland	53	3.0k 0.5×	2.8k 0.6×	286 0.1×	5.7k 4.9×	930 1.4×	230	9.8k
Caroline Müller Germany	43	2.3k 0.4×	2.3k 0.5×	583 0.1×	4.4k 3.8×	125 0.2×	233	7.8k
Sergio Rasmann Switzerland	46	2.5k 0.4×	2.9k 0.6×	478 0.1×	3.9k 3.3×	48 0.1×	160	6.9k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Luc Belzunces

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Cravedi, Jean‐Pierre, et al.. (2024). Potential Health Benefits of a Diet Rich in Organic Fruit and Vegetables versus a Diet Based on Conventional Produce: A Systematic Review. Nutrition Reviews. 83(3). e1101–e1114. 2 indexed citations

Vieux, Florent, et al.. (2023). Environmental impact and nutritional quality of adult diet in France based on fruit and vegetable intakes. European Journal of Nutrition. 63(1). 195–207. 4 indexed citations

Paris, Laurianne, Marie Diogon, Maryline Pioz, et al.. (2022). Toxicity of the Pesticides Imidacloprid, Difenoconazole and Glyphosate Alone and in Binary and Ternary Mixtures to Winter Honey Bees: Effects on Survival and Antioxidative Defenses. Toxics. 10(3). 104–104. 42 indexed citations

Liberti, Joanito, et al.. (2022). Mild chronic exposure to pesticides alters physiological markers of honey bee health without perturbing the core gut microbiota. Scientific Reports. 12(1). 4281–4281. 44 indexed citations

Brunet, Jean‐Luc, Luc Belzunces, Axel Decourtye, et al.. (2021). Pesticide risk assessment in honeybees: Toward the use of behavioral and reproductive performances as assessment endpoints. Chemosphere. 276. 130134–130134. 25 indexed citations

Provost, Bertille, Sylvie Tchamitchian, Marc Bonnet, et al.. (2016). Drone exposure to the systemic insecticide Fipronil indirectly impairs queen reproductive potential. Scientific Reports. 6(1). 31904–31904. 58 indexed citations

Pasquale, Garance Di, Cédric Alaux, Yves Le Conte, et al.. (2016). Variations in the Availability of Pollen Resources Affect Honey Bee Health. PLoS ONE. 11(9). e0162818–e0162818. 160 indexed citations

Pisa, Lennard, Luc Belzunces, Jean‐Marc Bonmatin, et al.. (2014). Effects of neonicotinoids and fipronil on non-target invertebrates. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 22(1). 68–102. 690 indexed citations breakdown →

Géret, Florence, Hélène Delatte, Nathalie Becker, et al.. (2013). Honeybee biomarkers as promising tools to monitor environmental quality. Environment International. 60. 31–41. 87 indexed citations

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Aufauvre, Julie, David G. Biron, Cyril Vidau, et al.. (2012). Parasite-insecticide interactions: a case study of Nosema ceranae and fipronil synergy on honeybee. Scientific Reports. 2(1). 326–326. 179 indexed citations

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Alaux, Cédric, Jean‐Luc Brunet, Claudia Dussaubat, et al.. (2009). Interactions between Nosema microspores and a neonicotinoid weaken honeybees ( Apis mellifera ). Environmental Microbiology. 12(3). 774–782. 441 indexed citations breakdown →

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Mathieu, Aurélie, Nathalie Bonvallot, Luc Belzunces, et al.. (2009). Elaboration of a toxicological reference value (TRV) for the reprotoxic effects of nonylphenol. Toxicology Letters. 189. S242–S242. 2 indexed citations

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Vidau, Cyril, et al.. (2009). Phenylpyrazole insecticides induce cytotoxicity by altering mechanisms involved in cellular energy supply in the human epithelial cell model Caco-2. Toxicology in Vitro. 23(4). 589–597. 73 indexed citations

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Capowiez, Yvan, et al.. (2003). Earthworm behaviour as a biomarker – a case study using imidacloprid. Pedobiologia. 47(5-6). 542–547. 45 indexed citations

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Vandame, Rémy, et al.. (2002). Parasitism in the social bee Apis mellifera: quantifying costs and benefits of behavioral resistance to Varroa destructor mites. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 3 indexed citations

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Guez, David, Séverine Suchail, Monique Gauthier, Ryszard Maleszka, & Luc Belzunces. (2001). Contrasting effects of Imidacloprid on habituation in 7-day and 8-day old honeybees. Neurobiology of Learning and Memory. 4 indexed citations

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Guez, David, Séverine Suchail, Monique Gauthier, Ryszard Maleszka, & Luc Belzunces. (2001). Contrasting Effects of Imidacloprid on Habituation in 7- and 8-Day-Old Honeybees (Apis mellifera). Neurobiology of Learning and Memory. 76(2). 183–191. 101 indexed citations

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Chalvet‐Monfray, Karine, Luc Belzunces, & Pierre Auger. (1998). A theoretical study of discriminating parameters in metabolic resistance to insecticides. HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe). 1 indexed citations

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Bellanger, Cécile, François Dauphin, Luc Belzunces, & Raymond Chichery. (1998). Parallel regional quantification of choline acetyltransferase and cholinesterase activity in the central nervous system of an invertebrate (Sepia officinalis). Brain Research Protocols. 3(1). 68–75. 5 indexed citations

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Gauthier, Monique, et al.. (1992). Modulatory effect of learning and memory on honey bee brain acetylcholinesterase activity. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part C Comparative Pharmacology. 103(1). 91–95. 26 indexed citations

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