Matthew S. Heard

6.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
63 papers, 4.8k citations indexed

About

Matthew S. Heard is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Insect Science and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Matthew S. Heard has authored 63 papers receiving a total of 4.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 26 papers in Insect Science and 24 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Matthew S. Heard's work include Plant and animal studies (27 papers), Insect and Pesticide Research (21 papers) and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (17 papers). Matthew S. Heard is often cited by papers focused on Plant and animal studies (27 papers), Insect and Pesticide Research (21 papers) and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (17 papers). Matthew S. Heard collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Italy and United States. Matthew S. Heard's co-authors include Richard F. Pywell, Ben A. Woodcock, James M. Bullock, John W. Redhead, David B. Roy, Claire Carvell, Andrew F. G. Bourke, Sarah Hulmes, P. Rothery and Lucy E. Ridding and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Matthew S. Heard

62 papers receiving 4.6k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Biodiversity and Resilience of Ecosystem Functions

2015 987 citations Tom H. Oliver, Matthew S. Heard et al. Trends in Ecology & Evolution profile →
Country-specific effects of neonicotinoid pesticides on honey bees and wild bees

2017 532 citations Ben A. Woodcock, James M. Bullock et al. Science profile →

Peers

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Klaus Birkhofer Germany

Douglas A. Landis United States

Adam J. Vanbergen United Kingdom

Rhett D. Harrison China

Eric V. Lonsdorf United States

Jennifer A. Rudgers United States

J. M. Holland United Kingdom

Izumi Washitani Japan

Christoph Scherber Germany

Claudio Gratton United States

Klaus Birkhofer Germany

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Countries citing papers authored by Matthew S. Heard

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Citations

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Fields of papers citing papers by Matthew S. Heard

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Matthew S. Heard

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Matthew S. Heard. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Matthew S. Heard based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Matthew S. Heard. Matthew S. Heard is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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20 of 20 papers shown

Hesketh, Helen, et al.. (2025). Comparative temporal response of toxicity for the neonicotinoid clothianidin and organophosphate dimethoate insecticides in two species of solitary bee (Osmia bicornis and Osmia cornuta). Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 291. 117812–117812. 1 indexed citations

Baker, D. James, Rebecca Wheeler, Amy Binner, et al.. (2025). Aligning strategic and participatory approaches to agri‐environment scheme design and implementation to enhance nature recovery outcomes. People and Nature. 7(2). 329–345. 3 indexed citations

Tanentzap, Andrew J., et al.. (2023). Trade-offs between passive and trophic rewilding for biodiversity and ecosystem functioning. Biological Conservation. 281. 110005–110005. 8 indexed citations

Woodcock, Ben A., Lucy E. Ridding, M. Glória Pereira, et al.. (2020). Neonicotinoid use on cereals and sugar beet is linked to continued low exposure risk in honeybees. Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment. 308. 107205–107205. 13 indexed citations

Woodcock, Ben A., Lucy E. Ridding, Stephen N. Freeman, et al.. (2018). Neonicotinoid residues in UK honey despite European Union moratorium. PLoS ONE. 13(1). e0189681–e0189681. 31 indexed citations

Woodcock, Ben A., James M. Bullock, Richard F. Shore, et al.. (2017). Country-specific effects of neonicotinoid pesticides on honey bees and wild bees. Science. 356(6345). 1393–1395. 532 indexed citations breakdown →

Robinson, Alex, Helen Hesketh, Elma Lahive, et al.. (2017). Comparing bee species responses to chemical mixtures: Common response patterns?. PLoS ONE. 12(6). e0176289–e0176289. 58 indexed citations

Heard, Matthew S., Jan Baas, J.L.C.M. Dorne, et al.. (2016). Comparative toxicity of pesticides and environmental contaminants in bees: Are honey bees a useful proxy for wild bee species?. The Science of The Total Environment. 578. 357–365. 110 indexed citations

Spurgeon, David J., Helen Hesketh, Elma Lahive, et al.. (2016). Chronic oral lethal and sub‐lethal toxicities of different binary mixtures of pesticides and contaminants in bees (Apis mellifera, Osmia bicornis and Bombus terrestris). EFSA Supporting Publications. 13(9). 38 indexed citations

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Hesketh, Helen, Alice A. Horton, A. G. Robinson, et al.. (2016). Extending standard testing period in honeybees to predict lifespan impacts of pesticides and heavy metals using dynamic energy budget modelling. Scientific Reports. 6(1). 37655–37655. 31 indexed citations

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Oliver, Tom H., Matthew S. Heard, Nick J. B. Isaac, et al.. (2015). Biodiversity and Resilience of Ecosystem Functions. Trends in Ecology & Evolution. 30(11). 673–684. 987 indexed citations breakdown →

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Dreier, Stephanie, John W. Redhead, Ian A. Warren, et al.. (2014). Fine‐scale spatial genetic structure of common and declining bumble bees across an agricultural landscape. Molecular Ecology. 23(14). 3384–3395. 46 indexed citations

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Carvell, Claire, Juliet L. Osborne, Andrew F. G. Bourke, et al.. (2011). Bumble bee species' responses to a targeted conservation measure depend on landscape context and habitat quality. Ecological Applications. 21(5). 1760–1771. 129 indexed citations

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Woodcock, Ben A., Duncan B. Westbury, Alex J. Brook, et al.. (2011). Effects of seed addition on beetle assemblages during the re‐creation of species‐rich lowland hay meadows. Insect Conservation and Diversity. 5(1). 19–26. 7 indexed citations

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Hinsley, Shelley A., John W. Redhead, Paul E. Bellamy, et al.. (2010). Testing agri‐environment delivery for farmland birds at the farm scale: the Hillesden experiment. Ibis. 152(3). 500–514. 21 indexed citations

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Bellamy, Paul E., P. J. Croxton, Matthew S. Heard, et al.. (2008). The impact of growing miscanthus for biomass on farmland bird populations. Biomass and Bioenergy. 33(2). 191–199. 83 indexed citations

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Brooks, David R., L. G. Firbank, David A. Bohan, et al.. (2007). The implications of genetically modified herbicide-tolerant crops for UK farmland biodiversity: a summary of the results of the Farm Scale Evaluations project. Rothamsted Repository (Rothamsted Repository). 2 indexed citations

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Perry, J. N., L. G. Firbank, G. T. Champion, et al.. (2004). Ban on triazine herbicides likely to reduce but not negate relative benefits of GMHT maize cropping. Nature. 428(6980). 313–316. 31 indexed citations

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Roy, David B., David A. Bohan, A. J. Haughton, et al.. (2003). Invertebrates and vegetation of field margins adjacent to crops subject to contrasting herbicide regimes in the Farm Scale Evaluations of genetically modified herbicide–tolerant crops. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 358(1439). 1879–1898. 101 indexed citations

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Woiwod, I. P., A. M. Dewar, Cathy Hawes, & Matthew S. Heard. (2000). Farm-scale trials for studying the effects of GM herbicide-tolerant crops on farmland biodiversity in the UK. Rothamsted Repository (Rothamsted Repository). 1 indexed citations

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