Malcolm Luxton

2.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
57 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Malcolm Luxton is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Insect Science and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Malcolm Luxton has authored 57 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 49 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 20 papers in Insect Science and 12 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Malcolm Luxton's work include Study of Mite Species (47 papers), Collembola Taxonomy and Ecology Studies (22 papers) and Insect-Plant Interactions and Control (17 papers). Malcolm Luxton is often cited by papers focused on Study of Mite Species (47 papers), Collembola Taxonomy and Ecology Studies (22 papers) and Insect-Plant Interactions and Control (17 papers). Malcolm Luxton collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, India and Australia. Malcolm Luxton's co-authors include Henning Petersen, Maciej Skorupski, Nusret Ayyıldız, Chris Bishop and Matthew J. Colloff and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Animal Ecology, Journal of Applied Ecology and Oikos.

In The Last Decade

Malcolm Luxton

56 papers receiving 1.7k citations

Hit Papers

A Comparative Analysis of Soil Fauna Populations and Thei... 1982 2026 1996 2011 1982 250 500 750
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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. A Comparative Analysis of Soil Fauna Populations and Their Role in Decomposition Processes
    1982 972 citations Malcolm Luxton 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
Malcolm Luxton United Kingdom 18 1.3k 656 580 432 358 57 1.9k
J. A. Wallwork United Kingdom 16 938 0.7× 488 0.7× 472 0.8× 273 0.6× 292 0.8× 50 1.6k
Valerie M. Behan‐Pelletier Canada 27 1.6k 1.3× 730 1.1× 798 1.4× 213 0.5× 295 0.8× 87 2.1k
Henning Petersen Denmark 16 791 0.6× 622 0.9× 341 0.6× 598 1.4× 381 1.1× 25 1.6k
Cindy M. Hale United States 15 921 0.7× 951 1.4× 327 0.6× 641 1.5× 522 1.5× 23 1.7k
Henri M. André Belgium 15 695 0.6× 289 0.4× 367 0.6× 193 0.4× 186 0.5× 49 986
M. I. Dyer United States 21 476 0.4× 1.0k 1.6× 203 0.3× 285 0.7× 1.1k 3.0× 47 2.1k
Arne Fjellberg Norway 17 1.0k 0.8× 417 0.6× 161 0.3× 223 0.5× 137 0.4× 73 1.4k
Rod P. Blackshaw United Kingdom 24 464 0.4× 590 0.9× 778 1.3× 172 0.4× 154 0.4× 96 1.6k
Daniel L. Dindal United States 14 435 0.3× 274 0.4× 201 0.3× 244 0.6× 131 0.4× 30 882
Francisco Sánchez‐Piñero Spain 22 519 0.4× 884 1.3× 292 0.5× 67 0.2× 656 1.8× 60 1.7k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Malcolm Luxton

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Malcolm Luxton

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Luxton, Malcolm, et al.. (2020). Oribatid mites (Acari: Oribatida) of the Isle of Man revisited. Biodiversity Heritage Library (Smithsonian Institution). 27(2). 49–58. 1 indexed citations
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Skorupski, Maciej & Malcolm Luxton. (1998). Mesostigmatid mites (Acari: Parasitiformes) associated with yew ( Taxus baccata ) in England and Wales. Journal of Natural History. 32(3). 419–439. 12 indexed citations
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Luxton, Malcolm. (1990). The marine littoral mites of the New Zealand region. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand. 20(4). 367–418. 28 indexed citations
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Luxton, Malcolm. (1990). Local distribution and habitat of mites (Acari) on the sea coast of New Zealand. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand. 20(4). 419–426. 11 indexed citations
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Ayyıldız, Nusret & Malcolm Luxton. (1990). The genus Cosmochthonius Berlese, 1910, (Oribatida, Cosmochthoniidae). Acarologia. 31(3). 279–284. 4 indexed citations
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Luxton, Malcolm. (1988). The family Pterozetidae (Cryptostigmata: Eutegaeoidea) in New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Zoology. 15(3). 431–433. 1 indexed citations
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Luxton, Malcolm. (1988). Mites of the family compactozetidae cryptostigmata eutegaeoidea in new zealand. Zoologischer Anzeiger. 221. 303–313. 4 indexed citations
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Luxton, Malcolm, et al.. (1988). The distribution of Collembola on a coal shale heap. Pedobiologia. 31(3-4). 157–168.
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Luxton, Malcolm. (1987). Genera of the family Tegoribatidae Grandjean, 1954 (Acari: Cryptostigmata). New Zealand Journal of Zoology. 14(1). 141–142. 1 indexed citations
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Luxton, Malcolm. (1987). Mites of the family cryptognathidae oudemans 1902 prostigmata in the british isles uk. The Entomologist s monthly magazine. 123. 113–115. 11 indexed citations
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Luxton, Malcolm. (1987). New mites of the family Crotoniidae (Acari: Cryptostigmata) from northern Queensland.. Acarologia. 28(4). 381–388. 6 indexed citations
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Luxton, Malcolm. (1984). More marine littoral mites (Acari) from New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research. 18(3). 291–302. 6 indexed citations
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Luxton, Malcolm. (1982). Some new species of mites from New Zealand peat soils. New Zealand Journal of Zoology. 9(3). 325–332. 6 indexed citations
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Luxton, Malcolm. (1982). The Ecology of Some Soil Mites from Coal Shale Tips. Journal of Applied Ecology. 19(2). 427–427. 20 indexed citations
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Luxton, Malcolm, et al.. (1980). Effect of microbes on food selection by Lumbricus terrestris.. 17(3). 365–370. 36 indexed citations
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Luxton, Malcolm. (1975). Studies on the oribatid mites of a Danish beech wood soil. Pedobiologia. 15(3). 161–200. 58 indexed citations
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Luxton, Malcolm, et al.. (1969). A redescription of Cryptognathus cucurbita Berlese, 1916 (Acari: Prostigmata, Cryptognathidae). Acarologia. 11(2). 222–226. 11 indexed citations
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Luxton, Malcolm. (1968). A new genus and species of littoral mite (acari: Mesostigmata) from New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research. 2(3). 497–504. 4 indexed citations
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Luxton, Malcolm. (1967). Two new mites from the rocky shore of North Auckland. New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research. 1(1). 76–87. 24 indexed citations
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Luxton, Malcolm. (1966). Laboratory studies on the feeding habits of saltmarsh Acarina, with notes on their behaviour. Acarologia. 8(1). 163–175. 29 indexed citations

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