Thomas C. Ings

3.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
32 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

Thomas C. Ings is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Genetics and Insect Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas C. Ings has authored 32 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 15 papers in Genetics and 14 papers in Insect Science. Recurrent topics in Thomas C. Ings's work include Plant and animal studies (23 papers), Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (15 papers) and Insect and Pesticide Research (13 papers). Thomas C. Ings is often cited by papers focused on Plant and animal studies (23 papers), Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (15 papers) and Insect and Pesticide Research (13 papers). Thomas C. Ings collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Germany and Belgium. Thomas C. Ings's co-authors include Lars Chıttka, Nigel E. Raıne, Susan E. Hartley, E. J. Asteraki, José M. Montoya, Hannah M. Lewis, Carsten F. Dormann, François Edwards, Mark E. Ledger and Lee E. Brown and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, PLoS ONE and Current Biology.

In The Last Decade

Thomas C. Ings

32 papers receiving 1.9k citations

Hit Papers

Review: Ecological networks – beyond food webs 2008 2026 2014 2020 2008 200 400 600
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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. Review: Ecological networks – beyond food webs
    2008 630 citations Thomas C. Ings, José M. Montoya et al. Journal of Animal Ecology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Thomas C. Ings United Kingdom 21 1.4k 716 699 544 510 32 2.0k
Russell E. Naisbit Switzerland 19 1.5k 1.0× 488 0.7× 976 1.4× 511 0.9× 361 0.7× 30 2.0k
Graham J. Holloway United Kingdom 24 944 0.7× 641 0.9× 512 0.7× 306 0.6× 621 1.2× 114 2.1k
John F. Addicott Canada 24 1.5k 1.1× 759 1.1× 795 1.1× 724 1.3× 547 1.1× 48 2.3k
Martin Sorg Germany 9 1.3k 0.9× 811 1.1× 557 0.8× 659 1.2× 662 1.3× 18 2.5k
Mairi E. Knight United Kingdom 23 1.6k 1.1× 951 1.3× 1.1k 1.5× 864 1.6× 706 1.4× 43 2.6k
Gerard Driessen Netherlands 26 1.4k 1.0× 1.4k 2.0× 657 0.9× 289 0.5× 511 1.0× 35 2.3k
Thomas Hörren Germany 7 1.2k 0.9× 775 1.1× 533 0.8× 632 1.2× 682 1.3× 16 2.4k
Bruno Corbara France 29 1.5k 1.1× 454 0.6× 1.1k 1.6× 402 0.7× 367 0.7× 112 2.0k
F. J. Frank van Veen United Kingdom 25 1.7k 1.2× 1.0k 1.4× 490 0.7× 832 1.5× 894 1.8× 57 3.0k
Adam D. Kay United States 24 947 0.7× 492 0.7× 963 1.4× 362 0.7× 472 0.9× 50 1.8k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Thomas C. Ings

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All Works

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Boots, Bas, et al.. (2024). Impacts of pristine, aged and leachate of conventional and biodegradable plastics on plant growth and soil organic carbon. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 31(8). 11766–11780. 10 indexed citations
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Sandom, Christopher J., et al.. (2022). What evidence exists on the impacts of large herbivores on climate change? A systematic map protocol. Environmental Evidence. 11(1). 14–14. 4 indexed citations
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Maebe, Kevin, et al.. (2020). Winter activity unrelated to introgression in British bumblebee Bombus terrestris audax. Apidologie. 52(2). 315–327. 12 indexed citations
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Ings, Thomas C., et al.. (2020). Anthropogenic noise disrupts mate choice behaviors in femaleGryllus bimaculatus. Behavioral Ecology. 32(2). 201–210. 20 indexed citations
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Chıttka, Lars, et al.. (2018). Bumblebees Express Consistent, but Flexible, Speed-Accuracy Tactics Under Different Levels of Predation Threat. Frontiers in Psychology. 9. 1601–1601. 12 indexed citations
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Lihoreau, Mathieu, Thomas C. Ings, Lars Chıttka, & Andy M. Reynolds. (2016). Signatures of a globally optimal searching strategy in the three-dimensional foraging flights of bumblebees. Scientific Reports. 6(1). 30401–30401. 30 indexed citations
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Ings, Thomas C., et al.. (2013). Can bees simultaneously engage in adaptive foraging behaviour and attend to cryptic predators?. Animal Behaviour. 86(4). 859–866. 31 indexed citations
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Stelzer, Ralph J., et al.. (2010). Winter Active Bumblebees (Bombus terrestris) Achieve High Foraging Rates in Urban Britain. PLoS ONE. 5(3). e9559–e9559. 83 indexed citations
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López‐Vaamonde, Carlos, Nigel E. Raıne, R. Malcolm Brown, et al.. (2009). Lifetime reproductive success and longevity of queens in an annual social insect. Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 22(5). 983–996. 57 indexed citations
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Ings, Thomas C., et al.. (2009). A failed invasion? Commercially introduced pollinators in Southern France. Apidologie. 41(1). 1–13. 27 indexed citations
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Ings, Thomas C., José M. Montoya, Jordi Bascompte, et al.. (2008). Review: Ecological networks – beyond food webs. Journal of Animal Ecology. 78(1). 253–269. 630 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ings, Thomas C. & Lars Chıttka. (2008). Speed-Accuracy Tradeoffs and False Alarms in Bee Responses to Cryptic Predators. Current Biology. 18(19). 1520–1524. 145 indexed citations
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Ings, Thomas C.. (2007). Körpergrößen-beeinflußte Nektaraufnahme-Raten bei Hummeln (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Bombus terrestris). Entomologia Generalis. 30(2). 186–186. 8 indexed citations
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Ings, Thomas C., et al.. (2005). Bumblebees, humble pollinators or assiduous invaders? A population comparison of foraging performance in Bombus terrestris. Oecologia. 144(3). 508–516. 65 indexed citations
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Rasmont, Pierre, Thomas C. Ings, Georges Lognay, et al.. (2005). Analysis of Pollen and Nectar of <I>Arbutus unedo</I> as a Food Source for <I>Bombus terrestris</I> (Hymenoptera: Apidae). Journal of Economic Entomology. 98(3). 656–663. 46 indexed citations
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Ings, Thomas C., Nigel E. Raıne, & Lars Chıttka. (2005). Partnerwahl-Präferenzen bei der kommerziell importierten Hummel-Art Bombus terrestris in Großbritannien (Hymenoptera: Apidae). Entomologia Generalis. 28(3). 233–238. 25 indexed citations
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Atkinson, Philip W., Robert J. Fuller, Juliet A. Vickery, et al.. (2005). Influence of agricultural management, sward structure and food resources on grassland field use by birds in lowland England. Journal of Applied Ecology. 42(5). 932–942. 139 indexed citations
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Chıttka, Lars, Thomas C. Ings, & Nigel E. Raıne. (2004). Chance and adaptation in the evolution of island bumblebee behaviour. Population Ecology. 46(3). 243–251. 84 indexed citations
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Ings, Thomas C. & Susan E. Hartley. (1999). The effect of habitat structure on carabid communities during the regeneration of a native Scottish forest. Forest Ecology and Management. 119(1-3). 123–136. 78 indexed citations

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