Panagiotis Theodorou

3.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
59 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Panagiotis Theodorou is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Insect Science and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Panagiotis Theodorou has authored 59 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 36 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 29 papers in Insect Science and 21 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Panagiotis Theodorou's work include Plant and animal studies (35 papers), Insect and Pesticide Research (27 papers) and Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (19 papers). Panagiotis Theodorou is often cited by papers focused on Plant and animal studies (35 papers), Insect and Pesticide Research (27 papers) and Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (19 papers). Panagiotis Theodorou collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United Kingdom and Italy. Panagiotis Theodorou's co-authors include Robert J. Paxton, Rita Radzevičiūtė, Tomás E. Murray, Josef Settele, Oliver Schweiger, Belinda Kahnt, Antonella Soro, Mark J. F. Brown, Martin Husemann and Dino P. McMahon and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Panagiotis Theodorou

53 papers receiving 1.9k 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.

Urban areas as hotspots for bees and pollination but not a panacea for all insects

2020 260 citations Panagiotis Theodorou, Rita Radzevičiūtė et al. profile →
The effects of urbanisation on ecological interactions

2022 106 citations Panagiotis Theodorou Current Opinion in Insect Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Panagiotis Theodorou Germany	23	1.3k	999	682	522	301	59	1.9k
Linda J. Thomson Australia	26	855 0.7×	1.4k 1.4×	205 0.3×	647 1.2×	194 0.6×	60	2.2k
Karen L. Bell Australia	21	503 0.4×	281 0.3×	302 0.4×	334 0.6×	85 0.3×	52	1.7k
J. A. Wightman India	19	405 0.3×	804 0.8×	213 0.3×	934 1.8×	317 1.1×	88	2.3k
Sandy M. Smith Canada	26	927 0.7×	2.0k 2.0×	554 0.8×	791 1.5×	359 1.2×	143	3.2k
J. Noordijk Netherlands	14	327 0.3×	316 0.3×	125 0.2×	141 0.3×	365 1.2×	57	823
Elizabeth G. King United States	21	275 0.2×	217 0.2×	449 0.7×	220 0.4×	134 0.4×	57	1.1k
Nils M. Andersen Denmark	17	637 0.5×	252 0.3×	298 0.4×	140 0.3×	63 0.2×	35	992
Steven P. Courtney United Kingdom	21	1.2k 0.9×	809 0.8×	304 0.4×	516 1.0×	663 2.2×	49	1.7k
William H. Settle Italy	13	578 0.4×	730 0.7×	118 0.2×	498 1.0×	169 0.6×	15	1.3k
Sarah Mansfield New Zealand	20	278 0.2×	685 0.7×	196 0.3×	365 0.7×	61 0.2×	84	1.3k

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Theodorou, Panagiotis, et al.. (2025). Protected areas do not outperform urban wastelands in supporting insect pollinators and pollination in central Germany. Basic and Applied Ecology. 84. 29–39. 1 indexed citations

Pusceddu, Michelina, Simon Tragust, Panagiotis Theodorou, et al.. (2025). Varroa destructor weakens the external immunity of western honey bees by impairing melittin production. Scientific Reports. 15(1). 30623–30623. 1 indexed citations

Klaus, Felix, et al.. (2025). Local floral resources and edge density within the urban ecosystem promote larger and less variable body size in the great banded furrow bee, Halictus scabiosae. BMC Ecology and Evolution. 25(1). 75–75.

Satta, Alberto, Giuseppe Brundu, Ignazio Floris, et al.. (2024). How seasonality, semi-natural habitat cover and compositional landscape heterogeneity affect pollen collection and development of Apis mellifera colonies in Mediterranean agro-sylvo-pastoral systems. Landscape Ecology. 39(2). 7 indexed citations

Hass, Annika L., et al.. (2024). Organic farming and annual flower strips reduce parasite prevalence in honeybees and boost colony growth in agricultural landscapes. Journal of Applied Ecology. 61(9). 2146–2156. 5 indexed citations

Galyfos, George, et al.. (2024). The effect of cilostazol on late outcomes after endovascular treatment for occlusive femoropopliteal disease. Journal of Vascular Surgery. 80(1). 279–287.

Sindakis, Stavros, et al.. (2023). Validation Analysis of Charitable Organizations and Media Monitoring Using an Evolutionary Model in China. Journal of the Knowledge Economy. 15(2). 5539–5570. 1 indexed citations

Sindakis, Stavros, et al.. (2023). Examining the Impact of Political Stability on Stock Price Crash Risk: Evidence from China. Journal of the Knowledge Economy. 15(2). 8179–8208. 1 indexed citations

Theodorou, Panagiotis. (2022). The effects of urbanisation on ecological interactions. Current Opinion in Insect Science. 52. 100922–100922. 106 indexed citations breakdown →

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Boff, Samuel, et al.. (2022). Low toxicity crop fungicide (fenbuconazole) impacts reproductive male quality signals leading to a reduction of mating success in a wild solitary bee. Journal of Applied Ecology. 59(6). 1596–1607. 18 indexed citations

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Kidner, Jonathan, Panagiotis Theodorou, Jan O. Engler, Martin Taubert, & Martin Husemann. (2021). A brief history and popularity of methods and tools used to estimate micro‐evolutionary forces. Ecology and Evolution. 11(20). 13723–13743. 4 indexed citations

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Pusceddu, Michelina, et al.. (2021). Honey bees increase social distancing when facing the ectoparasite Varroa destructor. Science Advances. 7(44). eabj1398–eabj1398. 26 indexed citations

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Stein, Katharina, Dethardt Goetze, K. Eduard Linsenmair, et al.. (2020). Plant-Pollinator Networks in Savannas of Burkina Faso, West Africa. Diversity. 13(1). 1–1. 13 indexed citations

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Radzevičiūtė, Rita, Panagiotis Theodorou, Martin Schlegel, & Robert J. Paxton. (2020). A two-part modelling approach reveals a positive effect of pollinator biodiversity in boosting the pollination of apple flowers. Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment. 306. 107197–107197. 11 indexed citations

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Pusceddu, Michelina, Giovanna Piluzza, Panagiotis Theodorou, et al.. (2017). Resin foraging dynamics in Varroa destructor‐infested hives: a case of medication of kin?. Insect Science. 26(2). 297–310. 22 indexed citations

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Θεοδώρου, Μάμας, Δάφνη Καϊτελίδου, Petros Galanis, et al.. (2011). Quality of life measurement in patients with hypertension in Cyprus.. PubMed. 52(5). 407–15. 51 indexed citations

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Abu-Omar, Yasir, Amit Patel, Ziad A. Ali, et al.. (2008). Valve failure following homograft aortic valve replacement: does implantation technique have an effect?. European Heart Journal. 29(11). 1454–1462. 7 indexed citations

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Ali, Ayyaz, et al.. (2005). Is routine use of stentless aortic prostheses justified in an elderly (aged > or =75 years) population?. PubMed. 14(1). 64–70; discussion 70. 2 indexed citations

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Lim, Eric, Ayyaz Ali, Panagiotis Theodorou, et al.. (2004). Intraoperative pleural lavage cytology is an independent prognostic indicator for staging non–small cell lung cancer. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 127(4). 1113–1118. 44 indexed citations

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Kofidis, Theo, Payam Akhyari, Una Martin, et al.. (2001). Artificial myocardial tissue (ATM) - A novel contractile engineered heart muscle. Technology and Health Care. 9(1). 65–66. 1 indexed citations

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