Manuel Berdoy

1.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
18 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Manuel Berdoy is a scholar working on Ecology, Small Animals and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Manuel Berdoy has authored 18 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Ecology, 6 papers in Small Animals and 5 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Manuel Berdoy's work include Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies (7 papers), Animal Behavior and Reproduction (4 papers) and Animal testing and alternatives (4 papers). Manuel Berdoy is often cited by papers focused on Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies (7 papers), Animal Behavior and Reproduction (4 papers) and Animal testing and alternatives (4 papers). Manuel Berdoy collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Portugal and Australia. Manuel Berdoy's co-authors include Joanne P. Webster, D. W. Macdonald, David W. Macdonald, Pete Smith, Philip Overend, Mario Cortina‐Borja, Michelle de Fraipont, Joseph I. Hoffman, Robert H. Smith and Hilary Hurd and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, PLoS Biology and Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Manuel Berdoy

17 papers receiving 1.0k citations

Hit Papers

Fatal attraction in rats infected withToxoplasma gondii 2000 2026 2008 2017 2000 100 200 300 400 500
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. Fatal attraction in rats infected withToxoplasma gondii
    2000 514 citations Manuel Berdoy, Joanne P. Webster et al. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences profile →

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Manuel Berdoy United Kingdom 13 402 240 233 177 155 18 1.1k
Alcides Pissinatti Brazil 17 194 0.5× 143 0.6× 222 1.0× 140 0.8× 72 0.5× 134 1.2k
Abdulaziz N. Alagaili Saudi Arabia 20 194 0.5× 77 0.3× 400 1.7× 366 2.1× 122 0.8× 83 1.8k
Stuart D. Armstrong United Kingdom 25 197 0.5× 336 1.4× 215 0.9× 265 1.5× 67 0.4× 55 2.0k
Cathy V. Williams United States 19 192 0.5× 49 0.2× 148 0.6× 176 1.0× 63 0.4× 43 1.0k
Yibayiri O. Sanogo United States 17 435 1.1× 72 0.3× 62 0.3× 287 1.6× 45 0.3× 27 1.0k
Ben J. Gonzales United States 17 170 0.4× 70 0.3× 151 0.6× 50 0.3× 92 0.6× 32 846
Angelique Todd Central African Republic 21 188 0.5× 54 0.2× 438 1.9× 161 0.9× 135 0.9× 45 1.2k
Mathias Franz Germany 20 138 0.3× 79 0.3× 389 1.7× 451 2.5× 106 0.7× 70 1.4k
Antoine Mudakikwa Rwanda 18 102 0.3× 103 0.4× 217 0.9× 130 0.7× 36 0.2× 43 875
Thomas Kariuki Kenya 21 717 1.8× 140 0.6× 427 1.8× 40 0.2× 150 1.0× 39 1.7k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Manuel Berdoy

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Manuel Berdoy

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All Works

18 of 18 papers shown
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Fry, Derek, Manuel Berdoy, Monica Forni, et al.. (2025). Teaching experimental design: outputs from the FELASA Working Group. Laboratory Animals. 59(5). 614–629. 1 indexed citations
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Karp, Natasha A., Manuel Berdoy, Kelly Gray, et al.. (2025). The Sex Inclusive Research Framework to address sex bias in preclinical research proposals. Nature Communications. 16(1). 3763–3763. 3 indexed citations
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Beausoleil, Ngaio J., Steven R. Belmain, Manuel Berdoy, et al.. (2022). An assessment of animal welfare impacts in wild Norway rat (Rattus norvegicus) management. Animal Welfare. 31(1). 51–68. 17 indexed citations
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Gyger, Marcel, Manuel Berdoy, Ismene Dontas, et al.. (2018). FELASA accreditation of education and training courses in laboratory animal science according to the Directive 2010/63/EU. Laboratory Animals. 53(2). 137–147. 9 indexed citations
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Sert, Nathalie Percie du, Simon T. Bate, Manuel Berdoy, et al.. (2017). The Experimental Design Assistant. PLoS Biology. 15(9). e2003779–e2003779. 69 indexed citations
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Cox, Ruth, Sandra E. Baker, David W. Macdonald, & Manuel Berdoy. (2004). Protecting egg prey from Carrion Crows: the potential of aversive conditioning. Applied Animal Behaviour Science. 87(3-4). 325–342. 23 indexed citations
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Webster, Joanne P., Joseph I. Hoffman, & Manuel Berdoy. (2003). Parasite infection, host resistance and mate choice: battle of the genders in a simultaneous hermaphrodite. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 270(1523). 1481–1485. 32 indexed citations
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Macdonald, David W., et al.. (2003). Free Female Choice in House Mice: Leaving Best for Last. Behaviour. 140(11-12). 1371–1388. 51 indexed citations
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Overend, Philip, et al.. (2002). The Design of Animal Experiments: Reducing the Use of Animals in Research Through Better Experimental Design. UCL Discovery (University College London). 80 indexed citations
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Webster, Joanne P., et al.. (2000). Predation of beetles (Tenebrio molitor) infected with tapeworms (Hymenolepis diminuta): a note of caution for the Manipulation Hypothesis. Parasitology. 120(3). 313–318. 26 indexed citations
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Berdoy, Manuel, Joanne P. Webster, & D. W. Macdonald. (2000). Fatal attraction in rats infected withToxoplasma gondii. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 267(1452). 1591–1594. 514 indexed citations breakdown →
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Berdoy, Manuel, Joanne P. Webster, & David W. Macdonald. (1995). Parasite-altered behaviour: is the effect of Toxoplasma gondii on Rattus norvegicus specific?. Parasitology. 111(4). 403–409. 90 indexed citations
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Berdoy, Manuel, Pete Smith, & David W. Macdonald. (1995). Stability of Social Status in Wild Rats: Age and the Role of Settled Dominance. Behaviour. 132(3-4). 193–212. 76 indexed citations
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Smith, Pete, Manuel Berdoy, & Robert H. Smith. (1994). Body weight and social dominance in anticoagulant-resistant rats. Crop Protection. 13(4). 311–315. 15 indexed citations
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Berdoy, Manuel. (1993). Defining bouts of behaviour: a three-process model. Animal Behaviour. 46(2). 387–396. 38 indexed citations
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Smith, Pete, Manuel Berdoy, Robert H. Smith, & David W. Macdonald. (1993). A New Aspect of Warfarin Resistance in Wild Rats: Benefits in the Absence of Poison. Functional Ecology. 7(2). 190–190. 15 indexed citations
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Berdoy, Manuel & Pete Smith. (1993). Arms race and rat race : adaptations against poisoning in the Brown Rat. Revue d Écologie (La Terre et La Vie). 48(2). 215–228. 9 indexed citations
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Berdoy, Manuel, et al.. (1990). An automatic recording system for identifying individual small animals. Animal Behaviour. 39(5). 998–1000. 1 indexed citations

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