Melanie Bateman

1.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
11 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Melanie Bateman is a scholar working on Insect Science, Plant Science and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Melanie Bateman has authored 11 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Insect Science, 7 papers in Plant Science and 5 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Melanie Bateman's work include Insect Pest Control Strategies (6 papers), Insect Resistance and Genetics (5 papers) and Entomopathogenic Microorganisms in Pest Control (4 papers). Melanie Bateman is often cited by papers focused on Insect Pest Control Strategies (6 papers), Insect Resistance and Genetics (5 papers) and Entomopathogenic Microorganisms in Pest Control (4 papers). Melanie Bateman collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, United Kingdom and Kenya. Melanie Bateman's co-authors include Roger Day, Matthew J.W. Cock, Thomas A. Kursar, Phyllis D. Coley, Noah Phiri, Silvia Silvestri, Victor Attuquaye Clottey, Corin F. Pratt, Birgitta Oppong-Mensah and Sean T. Murphy and has published in prestigious journals such as Oikos, Agronomy for Sustainable Development and Journal of Economic Entomology.

In The Last Decade

Melanie Bateman

10 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Fall Armyworm: Impacts and Implications for Africa

2017 690 citations Roger Day, P.W. Abrahams et al. Outlooks on Pest Management profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Melanie Bateman Switzerland	7	696	682	670	135	73	11	1.1k
Timothy Leslie United States	15	617 0.9×	642 0.9×	521 0.8×	231 1.7×	51 0.7×	22	1.1k
Xusong Zheng China	19	628 0.9×	774 1.1×	324 0.5×	274 2.0×	56 0.8×	79	1.1k
Jaime Molina-Ochoa Mexico	18	590 0.8×	939 1.4×	712 1.1×	120 0.9×	23 0.3×	50	1.2k
Diane E. Stanley-Horn Canada	8	815 1.2×	512 0.8×	799 1.2×	121 0.9×	42 0.6×	9	1.1k
B. Merle Shepard United States	18	674 1.0×	1.0k 1.5×	379 0.6×	328 2.4×	78 1.1×	82	1.3k
Victor Attuquaye Clottey Ghana	12	649 0.9×	754 1.1×	709 1.1×	53 0.4×	76 1.0×	32	1.1k
Carmencita C. Bernal Philippines	18	545 0.8×	531 0.8×	204 0.3×	136 1.0×	39 0.5×	38	787
Yelitza C. Colmenárez Brazil	9	508 0.7×	561 0.8×	587 0.9×	52 0.4×	56 0.8×	25	855
Qiu-lin WU China	17	465 0.7×	864 1.3×	810 1.2×	94 0.7×	21 0.3×	26	1.2k
Larry Antilla United States	16	825 1.2×	1000 1.5×	1.2k 1.7×	107 0.8×	35 0.5×	38	1.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Melanie Bateman

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Melanie Bateman

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Melanie Bateman. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Melanie Bateman 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 Melanie Bateman. Melanie Bateman is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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11 of 11 papers shown

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Ayuya, Oscar Ingasia, et al.. (2025). Gendered risk perceptions and structural barriers to sustainable pest management: evidence from Uganda’s tomato value chain. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems. 9.

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Kansiime, Monica K., et al.. (2025). Reducing pesticide risks through social and behavior change communication: a case study of the Ukulima True campaign in Kenya. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems. 9. 1 indexed citations

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Bateman, Melanie, et al.. (2024). Strengthening emergency pest prevention, preparedness and response: The potential role of the private sector. Outlook on Agriculture. 53(3). 216–225. 1 indexed citations

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Bateman, Melanie, Roger Day, Ivan Rwomushana, et al.. (2023). Assessing Biopesticides for Managing Fall Armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) in Africa. 1 indexed citations

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Babendreier, D., Stefan Toepfer, Melanie Bateman, & Marc Kenis. (2022). Potential Management Options for the Invasive Moth Spodoptera frugiperda in Europe. Journal of Economic Entomology. 115(6). 1772–1782. 11 indexed citations

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Bateman, Melanie, Roger Day, Ivan Rwomushana, et al.. (2021). Updated assessment of potential biopesticide options for managing fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) in Africa. Journal of Applied Entomology. 145(5). 384–393. 33 indexed citations

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Toepfer, Stefan, et al.. (2019). Efficacy of homemade botanical insecticides based on traditional knowledge. A review. Agronomy for Sustainable Development. 39(4). 98 indexed citations

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Bateman, Melanie, Roger Day, Belinda Luke, et al.. (2018). Assessment of potential biopesticide options for managing fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) in Africa. Journal of Applied Entomology. 142(9). 805–819. 108 indexed citations

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Day, Roger, P.W. Abrahams, Melanie Bateman, et al.. (2017). Fall Armyworm: Impacts and Implications for Africa. Outlooks on Pest Management. 28(5). 196–201. 690 indexed citations breakdown →

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Bateman, Melanie. (2006). Impact of Plant Suitability, Biogeography, and Ecological Factors on Associations between the Specialist Herbivore Heliothis subflexa G. (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) and the Species in its Host Genus, Physalis L. (Solanaceae), in West-Central Mexico. NCSU Libraries Repository (North Carolina State University Libraries). 9 indexed citations

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Coley, Phyllis D., Melanie Bateman, & Thomas A. Kursar. (2006). The effects of plant quality on caterpillar growth and defense against natural enemies. Oikos. 115(2). 219–228. 159 indexed citations

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