Pat Willmer

9.9k total citations · 3 hit papers
89 papers, 7.4k citations indexed

About

Pat Willmer is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Genetics and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Pat Willmer has authored 89 papers receiving a total of 7.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 65 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 33 papers in Genetics and 30 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Pat Willmer's work include Plant and animal studies (57 papers), Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (33 papers) and Plant Parasitism and Resistance (30 papers). Pat Willmer is often cited by papers focused on Plant and animal studies (57 papers), Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (33 papers) and Plant Parasitism and Resistance (30 papers). Pat Willmer collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Egypt. Pat Willmer's co-authors include Graham N. Stone, Simon G. Potts, Amots Dafni, Gidi Ne’eman, Gavin Ballantyne, Ian A. Johnston, Stuart P. M. Roberts, Chris O’Toole, Sarah A. Corbet and David M. Unwin and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Pat Willmer

88 papers receiving 7.0k citations

Hit Papers

LINKING BEES AND FLOWERS: HOW DO FLORAL COMMUNITIES STRUC... 2000 2026 2008 2017 2003 2000 2011 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. LINKING BEES AND FLOWERS: HOW DO FLORAL COMMUNITIES STRUCTURE POLLINATOR COMMUNITIES?
    2003 590 citations Simon G. Potts, Amots Dafni et al. Ecology profile →
  2. Environmental Physiology of Animals
    2000 564 citations Pat Willmer, Graham N. Stone et al. profile →
  3. Pollination and Floral Ecology
    2011 327 citations Pat Willmer Princeton University Press eBooks profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Pat Willmer United Kingdom 43 5.8k 2.9k 2.7k 2.3k 1.9k 89 7.4k
Peter G. Kevan Canada 49 8.0k 1.4× 4.5k 1.5× 4.2k 1.6× 2.7k 1.2× 1.9k 1.0× 238 10.5k
Sara Via United States 40 5.6k 1.0× 2.5k 0.8× 3.6k 1.4× 4.4k 1.9× 1.9k 1.0× 62 10.8k
J. Mark Scriber United States 40 3.2k 0.6× 1.9k 0.7× 2.8k 1.0× 1.9k 0.8× 950 0.5× 156 5.7k
Sue W. Nicolson South Africa 45 5.4k 0.9× 2.2k 0.8× 3.9k 1.5× 2.5k 1.1× 908 0.5× 180 7.5k
Lawrence E. Gilbert United States 46 5.2k 0.9× 1.4k 0.5× 2.6k 1.0× 4.0k 1.8× 1.1k 0.6× 146 6.9k
Elizabeth A. Bernays United States 53 6.1k 1.1× 3.7k 1.3× 6.3k 2.3× 1.9k 0.8× 1.9k 1.0× 175 10.9k
Graham N. Stone United Kingdom 51 7.1k 1.2× 2.0k 0.7× 4.5k 1.7× 2.2k 1.0× 1.6k 0.8× 197 9.6k
Lincoln P. Brower United States 50 4.9k 0.8× 991 0.3× 2.1k 0.8× 2.3k 1.0× 1.2k 0.6× 125 6.6k
Simon R. Leather United Kingdom 44 4.1k 0.7× 3.5k 1.2× 5.5k 2.0× 1.2k 0.5× 1.4k 0.7× 248 8.7k
Alois Honěk Czechia 35 2.9k 0.5× 2.5k 0.9× 4.3k 1.6× 1.0k 0.5× 878 0.5× 182 6.5k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Pat Willmer

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Pat Willmer

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Ballantyne, Gavin, Katherine C. R. Baldock, Luke Rendell, & Pat Willmer. (2017). Pollinator importance networks illustrate the crucial value of bees in a highly speciose plant community. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 8389–8389. 82 indexed citations
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Willmer, Pat. (2011). Pollination and Floral Ecology. Princeton University Press eBooks. 352 indexed citations
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Willmer, Pat. (2011). Pollination and Floral Ecology. Princeton University Press eBooks. 327 indexed citations breakdown →
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Willmer, Pat, et al.. (2009). Bidirectional Flower Color and Shape Changes Allow a Second Opportunity for Pollination. Current Biology. 19(11). 919–923. 46 indexed citations
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Potts, Simon G., et al.. (2006). Plant-pollinator biodiversity and pollination services in a complex Mediterranean landscape. Biological Conservation. 129(4). 519–529. 174 indexed citations
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Potts, Simon G., Pat Willmer, Amots Dafni, & Gidi Ne’eman. (2001). THE UTILITY OF FUNDAMENTAL ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH OF PLANT-POLLINATOR INTERACTIONS AS THE BASIS FOR LANDSCAPE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES. Acta Horticulturae. 141–144. 6 indexed citations
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Willmer, Pat & David Norman. (1999). Oxford animal biology series. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 18 indexed citations
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Stone, Graham N., Pat Willmer, & J. A. Rowe. (1998). PARTITIONING OF POLLINATORS DURING FLOWERING IN AN AFRICANACACIACOMMUNITY. Ecology. 79(8). 2808–2827. 135 indexed citations
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Willmer, Pat & Graham N. Stone. (1997). Temperature and water relations in desert bees. Journal of Thermal Biology. 22(6). 453–465. 47 indexed citations
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Gilbert, Francis, et al.. (1996). Spatial variation in selection in a plant-pollinator system in the wadis of Sinai, Egypt. Oecologia. 108(3). 479–487. 40 indexed citations
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Willmer, Pat. (1995). Water relations of terrestrial arthropods. Trends in Ecology & Evolution. 10(4). 173–173. 460 indexed citations
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Willmer, Pat & Peter W. H. Holland. (1991). Modern approaches to metazoan relationships. Journal of Zoology. 224(4). 689–694. 10 indexed citations
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Willmer, Pat, et al.. (1989). The roles of colour change and behaviour in the hygrothermal balance of a littoral isopod, Ligia oceanica. Oecologia. 78(3). 349–356. 8 indexed citations
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Hunter, Mark D. & Pat Willmer. (1989). The potential for interspecific competition between two abundant defoliators on oak: leaf damage and habitat quality. Ecological Entomology. 14(3). 267–277. 56 indexed citations
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Willmer, Pat. (1988). The role of insect water balance in pollination ecology: Xylocopa and Calotropis. Oecologia. 76(3). 430–438. 51 indexed citations
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Willmer, Pat. (1982). Thermoregulatory mechanisms in Sarcophaga. Oecologia. 53(3). 382–385. 23 indexed citations
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Corbet, Sarah A. & Pat Willmer. (1981). The nectar of Justicia and Columnea: Composition and concentration in a humid tropical climate. Oecologia. 51(3). 412–418. 42 indexed citations
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Willmer, Pat & David M. Unwin. (1981). Field analyses of insect heat budgets: Reflectance, size and heating rates. Oecologia. 50(2). 250–255. 175 indexed citations
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Corbet, Sarah A., Sean Perrin, Peter Lancashire, et al.. (1980). Diel changes in plankton and water chemistry in Wicken brickpit. Hydrobiologia. 74(3). 249–271. 4 indexed citations

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