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Researcher · University of Malta · Malta

David Mifsud

David Mifsud publishes mostly in Insect Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Plant Science, on topics such as Insect behavior and control techniques, Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution and Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy.

ORCID 0000-0001-9562-1077 OpenAlex
World rank
#855,606
of 1,633,909 ranked researchers
Rank in Malta
#86
of 180
Works
39
Citations
38
Citations per work
1.0

What does David Mifsud research?

Insect Science: 33.3%Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 26.2%Plant Science: 19.0%Genetics: 11.9%other fields: 9.6%33%top field
Insect Science33.3%Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics26.2%Plant Science19.0%Genetics11.9%other fields9.6%

Shares of their own output, by the field each of their topics belongs to. The grey slice is everything not listed.

  1. 1Insect Science33% of their works
  2. 2Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics26% of their works
  3. 3Plant Science19% of their works
  4. 4Genetics12% of their works
  5. 5Food Science2% of their works
  6. 6Nature and Landscape Conservation2% of their works

Research topics

Which keywords describe David Mifsud's research?

The keywords of their largest research topics: Taxonomy, Biological Control, Phylogeny, Invasive Species, Biodiversity, DNA Barcoding, Evolution and Population Dynamics.

Size is their works in the topics tagged with each word, from their 8 largest topics. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 27 words, with their numbers
  1. Taxonomy134 topics
  2. Biological Control113 topics
  3. Phylogeny113 topics
  4. Invasive Species103 topics
  5. Biodiversity83 topics
  6. DNA Barcoding82 topics
  7. Evolution82 topics
  8. Population Dynamics82 topics
  9. Morphology72 topics
  10. Coleoptera62 topics
  11. Drosophila Suzukii51 topic
  12. Fruit Fly51 topic
  13. Host Plants52 topics
  14. Diversification41 topic
  15. Lepidoptera41 topic
  16. Molecular Phylogenetics41 topic
  17. beetles41 topic
  18. Herbivore-Induced Plant Volatiles31 topic
  19. Jasmonate Signaling31 topic
  20. Mealybug31 topic
  21. Scale Insects31 topic
  22. Cerambycidae21 topic
  23. Ecosystem Services21 topic
  24. Honey Bees21 topic
  25. Neonicotinoids21 topic
  26. Neotropical Region21 topic
  27. Pollinator Decline21 topic

Where does David Mifsud work?

David Mifsud's main affiliation in the publication record is University of Malta, Malta.

How many publications and citations does David Mifsud have?

Science Explorer counts 39 works and 38 citations for David Mifsud, ranking #855,606 of 1,633,909 researchers worldwide on the composite score.

Ranked on field-normalised excellence (50%), output (30%) and citations (20%). Counts come from OpenAlex author records, which occasionally merge different people who share a name or split one person into several.

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