M. C. Birch

2.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
59 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

M. C. Birch is a scholar working on Insect Science, Ecology and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, M. C. Birch has authored 59 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 48 papers in Insect Science, 34 papers in Ecology and 26 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in M. C. Birch's work include Forest Insect Ecology and Management (33 papers), Insect and Pesticide Research (23 papers) and Insect Pheromone Research and Control (20 papers). M. C. Birch is often cited by papers focused on Forest Insect Ecology and Management (33 papers), Insect and Pesticide Research (23 papers) and Insect Pheromone Research and Control (20 papers). M. C. Birch collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Belgium. M. C. Birch's co-authors include T. L. Payne, Catherine E. Kennedy, T. D. Paine, Douglas M. Light, David L. Wood, Pavel Švihra, Guy M. Poppy, Tristram D. Wyatt, Thomas C. Baker and Robin T. Aplin and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Annual Review of Entomology.

In The Last Decade

M. C. Birch

59 papers receiving 2.0k citations

Hit Papers

Mechanisms in Insect Olfaction 1986 2026 1999 2012 1986 100 200 300 400
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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. Mechanisms in Insect Olfaction
    1986 439 citations T. L. Payne, M. C. Birch et al. profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
M. C. Birch United States 28 1.7k 1.0k 829 771 337 59 2.3k
T. L. Payne United States 26 1.8k 1.0× 1.3k 1.3× 528 0.6× 519 0.7× 368 1.1× 85 2.2k
Jan Löfqvist Sweden 30 2.1k 1.2× 727 0.7× 849 1.0× 931 1.2× 564 1.7× 70 2.6k
G. G. Grant Canada 24 1.4k 0.8× 750 0.7× 432 0.5× 506 0.7× 158 0.5× 88 1.7k
A. K. Minks Netherlands 21 2.4k 1.3× 321 0.3× 552 0.7× 886 1.1× 290 0.9× 54 2.7k
Sadao Wakamura Japan 24 1.5k 0.9× 757 0.7× 496 0.6× 640 0.8× 156 0.5× 141 1.9k
Olle Anderbrant Sweden 29 1.9k 1.1× 1.1k 1.1× 518 0.6× 682 0.9× 282 0.8× 122 2.4k
G. P. Waldbauer United States 25 1.3k 0.7× 314 0.3× 578 0.7× 1.0k 1.3× 240 0.7× 100 2.0k
V. G. Dethier United States 21 1.0k 0.6× 283 0.3× 388 0.5× 781 1.0× 456 1.4× 36 1.6k
Sadahiro Tatsuki Japan 28 1.5k 0.9× 198 0.2× 777 0.9× 624 0.8× 533 1.6× 110 2.0k
William E. Conner United States 25 722 0.4× 391 0.4× 702 0.8× 1.5k 2.0× 180 0.5× 56 2.2k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Goulson, Dave, M. C. Birch, & Tristram D. Wyatt. (1993). Paternal investment in relation to size in the deathwatch beetle,Xestobium rufovillosum (Coleoptera: Anobiidae), and evidence for female selection for large mates. Journal of Insect Behavior. 6(5). 539–547. 15 indexed citations
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Wyatt, Tristram D. & M. C. Birch. (1992). Evolution of good taste. Nature. 360(6400). 120–120. 1 indexed citations
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Payne, T. L., et al.. (1990). Olfactory-based behavioral interactions among five species in the southern pine bark beetle group. Journal of Chemical Ecology. 16(12). 3317–3331. 25 indexed citations
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White, Peter & M. C. Birch. (1987). Female sex pheromone of the common furniture beetleAnobium punctatum (Coleoptera: Anobiidae): Extraction, identification, and bioassays. Journal of Chemical Ecology. 13(7). 1695–1706. 32 indexed citations
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Haynes, Kenneth F. & M. C. Birch. (1984). The periodicity of pheromone release and male responsiveness in the artichoke plume moth, Platyptilia carduidactyla. Physiological Entomology. 9(3). 287–295. 29 indexed citations
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Light, Douglas M., M. C. Birch, & T. D. Paine. (1983). Laboratory study of intraspecific and interspecific competition within and between two sympatric bark beetle species, Ips pini and I. paraconfusus1. Zeitschrift für Angewandte Entomologie. 96(1-5). 233–241. 40 indexed citations
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Birch, M. C., Jeffrey C. Miller, & T. D. Paine. (1982). Evaluation of two attempts to trap defined populations ofScolytus multistriatus. Journal of Chemical Ecology. 8(1). 125–136. 6 indexed citations
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Light, Douglas M. & M. C. Birch. (1982). Bark beetle enantiomeric chemoreception: Greater sensitivity to allomone than pheromone. Die Naturwissenschaften. 69(5). 243–245. 10 indexed citations
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Birch, M. C., T. D. Paine, & Jeffrey C. Miller. (1981). Effectiveness of pheromone mass-trapping of the smaller European elm bark beetle.. California Agriculture. 35(1). 6–7. 9 indexed citations
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Paine, T. D., M. C. Birch, & Pavel Švihra. (1981). Niche breadth and resource partitioning by four sympatric species of bark beetles (Coleoptera: Scolytidae). Oecologia. 48(1). 1–6. 87 indexed citations
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Light, Douglas M. & M. C. Birch. (1979). Electrophysiological basis for the behavioural response of male and female Trichoplusia ni to synthetic female pheromone. Journal of Insect Physiology. 25(2). 161–167. 30 indexed citations
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Birch, M. C.. (1978). Chemical Communication in Pine Bark Beetles. American Scientist. 66(4). 409–419. 57 indexed citations
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Birch, M. C., et al.. (1978). Insect flotsam: an unstudied marine resource. Ecological Entomology. 3(2). 87–97. 19 indexed citations
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Ehler, L. E., et al.. (1978). Attraction ofCarpophilus Spp. (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae) to volatile compounds present in figs. Journal of Chemical Ecology. 4(6). 701–707. 28 indexed citations
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Birch, M. C., et al.. (1977). Pheromone traps to suppress populations of the smaller European elm bark beetle. California Agriculture. 31(11). 4–7. 3 indexed citations
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Birch, M. C.. (1977). Response of both sexes of Trichoplusia ni (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) to virgin females and to synthetic pheromone. Ecological Entomology. 2(2). 99–104. 50 indexed citations
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Birch, M. C. & Douglas M. Light. (1977). Inhibition of the attractant pheromone response inIps pini andI. paraconfusus (Coleoptera: Scolytidae): Field evaluation of ipsenol and linalool. Journal of Chemical Ecology. 3(3). 257–267. 26 indexed citations
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Birch, M. C.. (1974). Seasonal Variation in Pheromone-Associated Behavior and Physiology of Ips pini1, 2. Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 67(1). 58–60. 17 indexed citations
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Young, J. Christopher, Robert G. Brownlee, J. Otto Rodin, et al.. (1973). Identification of linalool produced by two species of bark beetles of the genus Ips. Journal of Insect Physiology. 19(8). 1615–1622. 27 indexed citations
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Birch, M. C.. (1971). Intrinsic Limitations in the Use of Electroantennograms to Bioassay Male Pheromones in Lepidoptera. Nature. 233(5314). 57–58. 31 indexed citations

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