Robert van den Bosch

3.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
39 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

Robert van den Bosch is a scholar working on Insect Science, Plant Science and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert van den Bosch has authored 39 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Insect Science, 13 papers in Plant Science and 7 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Robert van den Bosch's work include Insect-Plant Interactions and Control (13 papers), Forest Insect Ecology and Management (7 papers) and Insect behavior and control techniques (7 papers). Robert van den Bosch is often cited by papers focused on Insect-Plant Interactions and Control (13 papers), Forest Insect Ecology and Management (7 papers) and Insect behavior and control techniques (7 papers). Robert van den Bosch collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Switzerland. Robert van den Bosch's co-authors include Vernon M. Stern, K. S. Hagen, Ray F. Smith, Mary Louise Flint, Amos Albert, Fritz Oehl, Endre Laczkó, Marcel G. A. van der Heijden, Ewald Sieverding and Karl Stahr and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Ecology and Environmental Health Perspectives.

In The Last Decade

Robert van den Bosch

30 papers receiving 1.9k citations

Hit Papers

The integration of chemical and biological control of the... 1959 2026 1981 2003 1959 2010 250 500 750
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. The integration of chemical and biological control of the spotted alfalfa aphid: The integrated control concept
    1959 780 citations Vernon M. Stern, Ray F. Smith et al. Hilgardia profile →
  2. Soil type and land use intensity determine the composition of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal communities
    2010 420 citations Robert van den Bosch et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Robert van den Bosch United States 15 1.2k 1.1k 324 242 233 39 2.2k
Amadou Bâ France 23 344 0.3× 1.1k 0.9× 202 0.6× 79 0.3× 94 0.4× 76 1.3k
J.C. Sutton Canada 30 302 0.3× 3.1k 2.8× 645 2.0× 98 0.4× 293 1.3× 134 3.6k
Martin Bohn United States 34 464 0.4× 3.3k 3.0× 132 0.4× 88 0.4× 869 3.7× 109 4.1k
Sangsun Lee South Korea 12 328 0.3× 662 0.6× 110 0.3× 44 0.2× 75 0.3× 52 1.1k
César Fernández‐Quintanilla Spain 30 244 0.2× 2.1k 1.9× 262 0.8× 630 2.6× 91 0.4× 116 2.7k
Johann Baumgärtner Italy 24 905 0.8× 777 0.7× 381 1.2× 250 1.0× 171 0.7× 109 1.6k
Christian Nansen United States 29 1.5k 1.2× 1.6k 1.4× 420 1.3× 508 2.1× 390 1.7× 144 2.7k
P.A. O’Brien Australia 23 114 0.1× 1.4k 1.3× 158 0.5× 150 0.6× 541 2.3× 78 2.0k
Glen C. Rains United States 22 277 0.2× 754 0.7× 181 0.6× 89 0.4× 92 0.4× 110 1.4k
Françoise Lescourret France 35 545 0.5× 2.4k 2.2× 689 2.1× 417 1.7× 305 1.3× 150 3.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Robert van den Bosch

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Fields of papers citing papers by Robert van den Bosch

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Robert van den Bosch

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Allen, R. M., Robert van den Bosch, Youngmin Cho, et al.. (2025). Global earthquake detection and warning using Android phones. Science. 389(6757). 254–259. 2 indexed citations
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Mousavi, S. Mostafa, R. M. Allen, Robert van den Bosch, et al.. (2024). Gemini and physical world: large language models can estimate the intensity of earthquake shaking from multimodal social media posts. Geophysical Journal International. 240(2). 1281–1294. 5 indexed citations
3.
Albert, Amos & Robert van den Bosch. (2004). Comparison of Event-Triggered and Time-Triggered Concepts with Regard to Distributed Control Systems. 132 indexed citations
4.
Froines, John R. & Robert van den Bosch. (1991). The Pesticide Conspiracy. Journal of Public Health Policy. 12(3). 404–404. 1 indexed citations
5.
Bosch, Robert van den. (1978). The Pesticide Conspiracy. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 108 indexed citations
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Bosch, Robert van den. (1974). Boll Weevil Eradication. Science. 184(4133). 112–112.
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Bosch, Robert van den & Howard W. Hintz. (1973). DDT. BioScience. 23(4). 210–211. 1 indexed citations
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Bosch, Robert van den. (1970). Don't Overlook Berkeley. Science. 167(3925). 1561–1561. 1 indexed citations
9.
Leigh, Thomas F., Daniel Gonzalez‐Socoloske, & Robert van den Bosch. (1970). A Sampling Device for Estimating Absolute Insect Populations on Cotton1. Journal of Economic Entomology. 63(5). 1704–1706. 8 indexed citations
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Conway, Gordon, Donald L. Dahlsten, Steve Herman, et al.. (1969). DDT on Balance. Environment Science and Policy for Sustainable Development. 11(7). 2–5. 7 indexed citations
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Bosch, Robert van den. (1969). Fewer Pesticides—More Control. Science. 164(3879). 497–497.
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Bosch, Robert van den, et al.. (1967). The Interrelationship of the Aphid, Acyrthosiphon Pisum, and Its Parasite, Aphidius Smithi, in a Stable Environment. Ecology. 48(6). 993–1000. 13 indexed citations
13.
Bosch, Robert van den. (1965). Integrated Pest Control in California. Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. 21(3). 22–26. 1 indexed citations
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Stern, Vernon M., et al.. (1962). Candidate Materials to Replace Heptachlor as a Selective Control for the Egyptian Alfalfa Weevil in Southern California1. Journal of Economic Entomology. 55(5). 713–718. 1 indexed citations
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Bosch, Robert van den, Evert I. Schlinger, & K. S. Hagen. (1962). Initial Field Observations in California on Trioxys pallidus (Haliday) a Recently Introduced Parasite of the Walnut Aphid1. Journal of Economic Entomology. 55(6). 857–862. 13 indexed citations
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Bess, Henry A., Robert van den Bosch, & Frank H. Haramoto. (1961). Fruit Fly Parasites and Their Activities in Hawaii. ScholarSpace (University of Hawaii at Manoa). 98 indexed citations
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Stern, Vernon M., Ray F. Smith, Robert van den Bosch, & K. S. Hagen. (1959). The integration of chemical and biological control of the spotted alfalfa aphid: The integrated control concept. Hilgardia. 29(2). 81–101. 780 indexed citations breakdown →
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Bosch, Robert van den & E. J. Dietrick. (1959). The Interrelationships of Hypera Brunneipennis (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) and Bathyplectes Curculionis (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) in Southern California1. Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 52(5). 609–616. 16 indexed citations
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Bosch, Robert van den. (1953). Bathyplectes curculionis as a Parasite of Hypera brunneipennis. Journal of Economic Entomology. 46(1). 161–162. 1 indexed citations
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Bosch, Robert van den, Henry A. Bess, & Frank H. Haramoto. (1951). Status of Oriental Fruit Fly Parasites In Hawaii1. Journal of Economic Entomology. 44(5). 753–759. 17 indexed citations

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