W.J. Bell

1.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
28 papers, 868 citations indexed

About

W.J. Bell is a scholar working on Insect Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, W.J. Bell has authored 28 papers receiving a total of 868 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Insect Science, 8 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 7 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in W.J. Bell's work include Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (7 papers), Plant and animal studies (6 papers) and Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology (5 papers). W.J. Bell is often cited by papers focused on Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (7 papers), Plant and animal studies (6 papers) and Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology (5 papers). W.J. Bell collaborates with scholars based in United States, Ghana and Italy. W.J. Bell's co-authors include Edward M. Barrows, Charles D. Michener, Jonathan A. Newman, Robert D. Collins, Coby Schal, David Kaufman, Michael K. Tourtellot, Ring T. Cardé, Michael Κ. Rust and Joshua Elliott and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Biomaterials and Annual Review of Entomology.

In The Last Decade

W.J. Bell

27 papers receiving 797 citations

Hit Papers

Searching Behavior Patterns in Insects 1990 2026 2002 2014 1990 100 200 300
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. Searching Behavior Patterns in Insects
    1990 350 citations W.J. Bell Annual Review of Entomology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
W.J. Bell United States 14 419 323 309 140 108 28 868
M. Anderson United Kingdom 15 276 0.7× 412 1.3× 204 0.7× 90 0.6× 195 1.8× 37 872
P. E. Lake Italy 23 172 0.4× 116 0.4× 474 1.5× 132 0.9× 108 1.0× 52 1.6k
Pablo E. Schilman Argentina 20 330 0.8× 392 1.2× 405 1.3× 255 1.8× 107 1.0× 46 921
M. J. W. Copland United Kingdom 21 427 1.0× 956 3.0× 193 0.6× 115 0.8× 436 4.0× 62 1.2k
J. Lai‐Fook Canada 14 200 0.5× 286 0.9× 263 0.9× 90 0.6× 87 0.8× 36 725
Isaac González‐Santoyo Mexico 10 243 0.6× 421 1.3× 172 0.6× 117 0.8× 108 1.0× 25 823
Bart Boerjan Belgium 16 184 0.4× 221 0.7× 298 1.0× 97 0.7× 70 0.6× 23 853
Makio Takeda Japan 14 205 0.5× 451 1.4× 390 1.3× 109 0.8× 123 1.1× 26 909
Veronika Michalková United States 18 171 0.4× 508 1.6× 196 0.6× 145 1.0× 71 0.7× 36 842
Kenneth C. Welch Canada 22 600 1.4× 143 0.4× 205 0.7× 670 4.8× 52 0.5× 55 1.3k

Countries citing papers authored by W.J. Bell

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Fields of papers citing papers by W.J. Bell

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of W.J. Bell

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of W.J. Bell. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of W.J. Bell 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 W.J. Bell. W.J. Bell 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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Calafiore, Riccardo, Giuseppe Basta, Briannan Bintz, et al.. (2007). Formulating the alginate–polyornithine biocapsule for prolonged stability: Evaluation of composition and manufacturing technique. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A. 83A(1). 216–224. 47 indexed citations
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Bintz, Briannan, et al.. (2006). Intraperitoneal stability of alginate–polyornithine microcapsules in rats: An FTIR and SEM analysis. Biomaterials. 27(19). 3570–3579. 25 indexed citations
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Collins, Robert D. & W.J. Bell. (1996). Enhancement of resource finding efficiency by visual stimuli in Musca domestica (Diptera: Muscidae). 14 indexed citations
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Collins, Robert D., Michael K. Tourtellot, & W.J. Bell. (1995). Defining stops in search pathways. Journal of Neuroscience Methods. 60(1-2). 95–98. 11 indexed citations
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Collins, Robert D., et al.. (1994). Innate control of local search behaviour in the house fly, Musca domestica. Physiological Entomology. 19(3). 165–172. 17 indexed citations
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Newman, Jonathan A. & W.J. Bell. (1992). Searching Behaviour, The Behavioural Ecology of Finding Resources. Journal of Animal Ecology. 61(2). 503–503. 59 indexed citations
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Bell, W.J., et al.. (1991). The use of visual information by house flies, Musca domestica (Diptera: Muscidae), foraging in resource patches. Journal of Comparative Physiology A. 168(3). 15 indexed citations
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Bell, W.J.. (1990). Searching Behavior Patterns In Insects. Annual Review of Entomology. 35(1). 447–467. 12 indexed citations
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Schal, Coby & W.J. Bell. (1985). Calling behavior in female cockroaches (Dictyoptera:Blattaria). Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society. 58(2). 261–268. 27 indexed citations
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Elliott, Joshua, W.J. Bell, & Ring T. Cardé. (1985). Chemical Ecology of Insects. Journal of Animal Ecology. 54(3). 1029–1029. 26 indexed citations
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Jones, Susan & W.J. Bell. (1982). Cell-mediated immune-type response of the american cockroach. Developmental & Comparative Immunology. 6(1). 35–42. 9 indexed citations
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Bell, W.J., et al.. (1979). Comparison of male agonistic behavior in five species of cockroaches. Insectes Sociaux. 26(3). 252–263. 22 indexed citations
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Barrows, Edward M., W.J. Bell, & Charles D. Michener. (1975). Individual odor differences and their social functions in insects.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 72(7). 2824–2828. 92 indexed citations
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Bell, W.J., et al.. (1974). Comparison of pyrantel pamoate syrup and pyrvinium pamoate syrup in the treatment of enterobiasis in Egypt.. PubMed. 77(11). 270–1. 1 indexed citations
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Bell, W.J., et al.. (1972). Cockroach aggregation pheromones: analysis of aggregation tendency and species specificity (Orthoptera: Blattidae). Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society. 45(4). 414–421. 50 indexed citations
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Bell, W.J.. (1962). Percutaneous multiple puncture inoculation of freeze-dried BCG. British Journal of Diseases of the Chest. 56(1). 11–16. 2 indexed citations
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Bell, W.J., et al.. (1961). Prolonged out-patient chemotherapy of pulmonary tuberculosis in West Africans following short-term hospital treatment. Tubercle. 42(2). 159–168. 3 indexed citations
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Bell, W.J., et al.. (1960). Prednisolone in the treatment of acute extensive pulmonary tuberculosis in West Africans. Tubercle. 41(5). 341–351. 8 indexed citations

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