Philip S. Corbet

6.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
147 papers, 5.1k citations indexed

About

Philip S. Corbet is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Ecology and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, Philip S. Corbet has authored 147 papers receiving a total of 5.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 60 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 46 papers in Ecology and 38 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in Philip S. Corbet's work include Mosquito-borne diseases and control (60 papers), Viral Infections and Vectors (38 papers) and Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology (32 papers). Philip S. Corbet is often cited by papers focused on Mosquito-borne diseases and control (60 papers), Viral Infections and Vectors (38 papers) and Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology (32 papers). Philip S. Corbet collaborates with scholars based in Uganda, United Kingdom and Canada. Philip S. Corbet's co-authors include Dave D. Chadee, A. J. Haddow, J. D. Gillett, Frank Suhling, Michelle Packer, Michael L. May, Ian F. Harvey, Maya Williams, Boudjéma Samraoui and Manuel Ferreras‐Romero and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Annual Review of Entomology.

In The Last Decade

Philip S. Corbet

146 papers receiving 4.3k citations

Hit Papers

Dragonflies. Behaviour and Ecology of Odonata 1999 2026 2008 2017 1999 250 500 750 1000
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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.

  1. Dragonflies. Behaviour and Ecology of Odonata
    1999 1.1k citations Philip S. Corbet profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Philip S. Corbet Uganda 32 2.6k 1.6k 1.6k 1.1k 1.1k 147 5.1k
William E. Bradshaw United States 37 2.1k 0.8× 788 0.5× 2.2k 1.4× 776 0.7× 605 0.6× 92 5.3k
Graham P. Wallis New Zealand 48 1.7k 0.7× 2.0k 1.2× 1.2k 0.8× 664 0.6× 319 0.3× 115 5.3k
Zvika Abramsky Israel 41 3.0k 1.2× 2.2k 1.4× 2.1k 1.3× 361 0.3× 316 0.3× 117 4.8k
James W. Petranka United States 38 2.9k 1.1× 2.4k 1.5× 2.5k 1.5× 1.3k 1.2× 321 0.3× 61 6.3k
Teiji Sota Japan 39 1.7k 0.7× 816 0.5× 2.6k 1.6× 357 0.3× 543 0.5× 205 4.8k
L. C. Birch Australia 20 2.1k 0.8× 1.3k 0.8× 1.6k 1.0× 467 0.4× 200 0.2× 30 4.4k
W. Ian Montgomery United Kingdom 38 3.0k 1.2× 939 0.6× 1.3k 0.8× 668 0.6× 178 0.2× 165 4.4k
Włodzimierz Jędrzejewski Poland 55 7.2k 2.8× 1.7k 1.0× 1.2k 0.7× 875 0.8× 208 0.2× 106 8.3k
Volker H. W. Rudolf United States 38 2.3k 0.9× 2.1k 1.3× 2.7k 1.7× 1.2k 1.0× 460 0.4× 89 5.8k
Georgy I. Shenbrot Israel 37 3.0k 1.2× 616 0.4× 1.4k 0.9× 353 0.3× 344 0.3× 155 4.5k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Corbet, Philip S.. (2003). Ecological perspectives of African odonata. 18. 167–172. 4 indexed citations
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Corbet, Philip S.. (2000). THE FIRST RECORDED ARRIVAL OFANAX JUNIUS, DRURY (ANISOPTERA: AESHNIDAE) IN EUROPE: A SCIENNTIST'S PERSPECTIVE. International Journal of Odonatology. 3(2). 153–162. 3 indexed citations
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Chadee, Dave D., et al.. (1995). Proportions of eggs laid by Aedes aegypti on different substrates within an ovitrap in Trinidad, West Indies. Medical and Veterinary Entomology. 9(1). 66–70. 35 indexed citations
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Chadee, Dave D. & Philip S. Corbet. (1990). Diel patterns of oviposition indoors of the mosquito,Aedes aegypti(L.) (Diptera: Culicidae) in Trinidad, W.I.: a preliminary study. Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology. 84(1). 79–84. 8 indexed citations
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Corbet, Philip S. & Dave D. Chadee. (1990). Incidence and diel pattern of oviposition outdoors of the mosquito,Aedes aegypti(L.) (Diptera: Culicidae) in Trinidad, W.I. in relation to solar aspect. Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology. 84(1). 63–78. 17 indexed citations
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Corbet, Philip S., et al.. (1989). Seasonal regulation in Pyrrhosoma nymphula (Sulzer) (Zygoptera: Coenagrionidae) 2. Effect of photoperiod on larval development in spring and summer. Odonatologica. 18(4). 333–348. 9 indexed citations
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Chadee, Dave D. & Philip S. Corbet. (1989). Diel pattern of oviposition in the laboratory of the mosquitoAedes albopictus(Skuse) (Diptera: Culicidae). Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology. 83(4). 423–429. 8 indexed citations
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Corbet, Philip S., et al.. (1987). Diel patterns of pupation and emergence, and protogyny, in Toxorhynchites brevipalpis brevipalpis (Theobald) (Diptera: Culicidae): a laboratory study. Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology. 81(4). 437–443. 7 indexed citations
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Corbet, Philip S.. (1986). Current topics in dragonfly biology. Vol. 2. 6(1). 1–32. 1 indexed citations
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Corbet, Philip S.. (1986). Bioregulators for pest control. Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment. 17(3-4). 297–299. 31 indexed citations
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Corbet, Philip S.. (1984). Orientation and reproductive condition of migrating dragonflies (Anisoptera). Odonatologica. 13(1). 81–88. 15 indexed citations
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Corbet, Philip S. & A. W. R. McCrae. (1981). Larvae of Hadrothemis Scabrifrons (Ris) in a Tree Cavity in East Africa (Anisoptera: Libellulidae). Odonatologica. 10(4). 311. 6 indexed citations
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Corbet, Philip S.. (1979). ODONATA. Memoirs of the Entomological Society of Canada. 111(S108). 308–311. 3 indexed citations
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Williams, Maya, John P. Woodall, & Philip S. Corbet. (1965). Nyando virus: A hitherto undescribed virus isolated fromAnopheles funestus giles collected in Kenya. Archives of Virology. 15(3). 422–427. 11 indexed citations
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Corbet, Philip S.. (1964). Observations on the swarming and mating of mosquitoes in Uganda. Proceedings of the Royal Entomological Society of London Series A General Entomology. 39(1-3). 15–22. 11 indexed citations
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Corbet, Philip S.. (1964). The ovarian condition of certain sylvan mosquitos in Uganda (Diptera, Culicidae). Bulletin of Entomological Research. 55(2). 367–382. 8 indexed citations
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Corbet, Philip S.. (1964). Autogeny and Oviposition in Arctic Mosquitoes. Nature. 203(4945). 669–669. 33 indexed citations
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Corbet, Philip S.. (1963). Observations on Toxorhynchites brevipalpis conradti Grünb. (Diptera, Culicidae) in Uganda. Bulletin of Entomological Research. 54(1). 9–17. 18 indexed citations
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Haddow, A. J. & Philip S. Corbet. (1961). ENTOMOLOGICAL STUDIES FROM A HIGH TOWER IN MPANGA FOREST, UGANDA. Transactions of the Royal Entomological Society of London. 113(11). 284–300. 54 indexed citations
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Marshall, A. J. & Philip S. Corbet. (1959). THE BREEDING BIOLOGY OF EQUATORIAL VERTEBRATES: REPRODUCTION OF THE BAT CHAEREPHON HINDEI THOMAS AT LATITUDE 0°26′N. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 132(4). 607–616. 28 indexed citations

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