M. V. Brian

5.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
79 papers, 4.2k citations indexed

About

M. V. Brian is a scholar working on Genetics, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, M. V. Brian has authored 79 papers receiving a total of 4.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 55 papers in Genetics, 54 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 12 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in M. V. Brian's work include Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (54 papers), Plant and animal studies (43 papers) and Animal Behavior and Reproduction (16 papers). M. V. Brian is often cited by papers focused on Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (54 papers), Plant and animal studies (43 papers) and Animal Behavior and Reproduction (16 papers). M. V. Brian collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Australia. M. V. Brian's co-authors include William A. Sands, Anne D. Brian, Andrew Kelly, Charles Elton, G. W. Elmes, Andrew J. Beattie, David Stradling, Luc Passera, Rheinallt M. Jones and Salom Gnana Thanga Vincent and has published in prestigious journals such as Biometrics, Evolution and Annual Review of Entomology.

In The Last Decade

M. V. Brian

78 papers receiving 3.6k citations

Hit Papers

Caste and ecology in the social insects 1979 2026 1994 2010 1979 500 1000 1.5k
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.

  1. Caste and ecology in the social insects
    1979 1.5k citations M. V. Brian Animal Behaviour 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. V. Brian United Kingdom 33 3.5k 3.4k 1.4k 414 322 79 4.2k
Timothy Prout United States 36 2.3k 0.7× 2.2k 0.6× 906 0.7× 299 0.7× 621 1.9× 57 3.8k
J. M. Cherrett United Kingdom 30 1.6k 0.5× 1.6k 0.5× 1.1k 0.8× 310 0.7× 393 1.2× 58 2.5k
Wyatt W. Anderson United States 33 1.8k 0.5× 1.7k 0.5× 733 0.5× 469 1.1× 544 1.7× 100 3.5k
John Alcock United States 37 3.0k 0.9× 4.9k 1.4× 2.1k 1.5× 837 2.0× 1.0k 3.2× 177 6.3k
Susan E. Riechert United States 40 3.1k 0.9× 3.5k 1.0× 1.2k 0.8× 680 1.6× 1.1k 3.3× 76 5.4k
Peter Nonacs United States 33 2.8k 0.8× 3.1k 0.9× 1.3k 0.9× 179 0.4× 331 1.0× 93 3.6k
Diana E. Wheeler United States 38 3.9k 1.1× 3.5k 1.0× 2.7k 1.9× 148 0.4× 407 1.3× 78 5.1k
Orley R. Taylor United States 32 1.8k 0.5× 2.3k 0.7× 1.4k 1.0× 392 0.9× 421 1.3× 79 3.1k
Blaine J. Cole United States 29 1.7k 0.5× 1.8k 0.5× 618 0.4× 248 0.6× 250 0.8× 55 2.3k
Lincoln P. Brower United States 50 2.3k 0.7× 4.9k 1.4× 2.1k 1.5× 1.2k 2.8× 1.2k 3.9× 125 6.6k

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Fields of papers citing papers by M. V. Brian

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of M. V. Brian

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Elmes, G. W. & M. V. Brian. (1991). The importance of the egg-mass to the activity of normal queens and microgynes ofMyrmica rubra L. (Hym. Formicidae). Insectes Sociaux. 38(1). 51–62. 9 indexed citations
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Brian, M. V.. (1988). Queen selection by worker groups of the ant Myrmica rubra L.. Animal Behaviour. 36(3). 914–925. 5 indexed citations
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Brian, M. V.. (1986). The importance of daylength and queens for larval care by young workers of the ant Myrmica rubra L.. Physiological Entomology. 11(3). 239–249. 7 indexed citations
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Brian, M. V., et al.. (1984). THE DISTRIBUTION AND ECOLOGICAL-BIOLOGICAL FEATURES OF CREPIDULA ONYX IN HONG KONG. 海洋学报(英文版). 4 indexed citations
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Brian, M. V., Ralph T. Clarke, & Rheinallt M. Jones. (1981). A Numerical Model of an Ant Society. Journal of Animal Ecology. 50(2). 387–387. 19 indexed citations
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Brian, M. V.. (1980). SOCIAL CONTROL OVER SEX AND CASTE IN BEES, WASPS AND ANTS. Biological reviews/Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society. 55(4). 379–415. 45 indexed citations
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Brian, M. V., et al.. (1977). DRUGS, RITUALS AND ALTERED STATES OF CONSCIOUSNESS. A.A. Balkema eBooks. 29 indexed citations
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Brian, M. V.. (1975). CASTE DETERMINATION THROUGH A QUEEN INFLUENCE ON DIAPAUSE IN LARVAE OF THE ANT MYRMICA RUBRA. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata. 18(4). 429–442. 25 indexed citations
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Brian, M. V.. (1974). Caste differentiation in Myrmica rubra: The rôle of hormones. Journal of Insect Physiology. 20(7). 1351–1365. 19 indexed citations
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Brian, M. V.. (1970). Measuring population and energy flow in ants and termites. NERC Open Research Archive (Natural Environment Research Council). 231–234. 1 indexed citations
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Waloff, N. & M. V. Brian. (1967). Social Insect Populations. Journal of Animal Ecology. 36(2). 465–465. 1 indexed citations
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Brian, M. V., G. W. Elmes, & Andrew Kelly. (1967). Populations of the Ant Tetramorium caespitum Latreille. Journal of Animal Ecology. 36(2). 337–337. 37 indexed citations
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Brian, M. V.. (1965). Studies of caste differentiation inMyrmica rubra L.. Insectes Sociaux. 12(4). 347–362. 8 indexed citations
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Brian, M. V., et al.. (1960). The influence of the queen on brood rearing in ants of the genus Myrmica. Journal of Insect Physiology. 5(2). 81–94. 38 indexed citations
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Brian, M. V., et al.. (1959). The simultaneous growth of interacting systems. Acta Biotheoretica. 13(2-3). 131–144. 7 indexed citations
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Brian, M. V.. (1956). Exploitation and Interference in Interspecies Competition. Journal of Animal Ecology. 25(2). 339–339. 31 indexed citations
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Brian, M. V.. (1956). Group Form and Causes of Working Inefficiency in the Ant Myrmica rubra L.. Physiological Zoology. 29(3). 173–194. 31 indexed citations
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Brian, M. V.. (1955). Food Collection by a Scottish Ant Community. Journal of Animal Ecology. 24(2). 336–336. 46 indexed citations
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Brian, M. V.. (1953). Brood-Rearing in Relation to Worker Number in the Ant Myrmica. Physiological Zoology. 26(4). 355–366. 40 indexed citations

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