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Researcher · Nature Conservation Agency · Latvia

Valdis Pilāts

Valdis Pilāts publishes mostly in Ecology, Insect Science and Genetics, on topics such as Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies, Ecology and biodiversity studies and Forensic Entomology and Diptera Studies.

ORCID 0000-0001-8218-9836 OpenAlex
World rank
#3,757,760
of 7,710,434 ranked researchers
Rank in Latvia
#805
of 4,070
Works
17
Citations
154
Citations per work
9.1
h-index
6
i10-index 4Top 86% in Ecology
Valdis Pilāts

What does Valdis Pilāts research?

Valdis Pilāts's work is mostly in Environmental Science (54%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (16%), Earth and Planetary Sciences (9%).

Physical Sciences: 11 works · 63.5% of their workEnvironmental Science: 9 works · 54.5% of their workEcology: 9 works · 54.5% of their workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 works · 9.0% of their workAtmospheric Science: 1 works · 4.5% of their workPaleontology: 1 works · 4.5% of their workLife Sciences: 3 works · 20.4% of their workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 3 works · 15.9% of their workInsect Science: 2 works · 11.4% of their workPlant Science: 1 works · 4.5% of their workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 works · 4.5% of their workGenetics: 1 works · 4.5% of their workEverything else: 3 works · 16.1% of their workTHEIR WORKValdis Pilāts17works
Life Sciences20%Physical Sciences64%

Their six largest subfields, inside their fields and domains; the grey slice is everything else they publish. The interactive view splits every one of their works down to single topics.

The fields and subfields, with their numbers
    1. Environmental Science954.5%
    2. Earth and Planetary Sciences29.0%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences315.9%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology14.5%
  3. Everything else316.1%
  1. 1Ecology55% of their works
  2. 2Insect Science11% of their works
  3. 3Genetics4% of their works
  4. 4Plant Science4% of their works
  5. 5Paleontology4% of their works
  6. 6Atmospheric Science4% of their works

Research topics

Which keywords describe Valdis Pilāts's research?

The keywords of their largest research topics: Invasive Species, Population Dynamics, Predator-Prey Interactions, Island Ecosystems, Rodent Eradication, Biodiversity, Beaver Dams and Ecosystem Engineering.

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 20 words, with their numbers
  1. Invasive Species183 topics
  2. Population Dynamics173 topics
  3. Predator-Prey Interactions142 topics
  4. Island Ecosystems121 topic
  5. Rodent Eradication121 topic
  6. Biodiversity62 topics
  7. Beaver Dams51 topic
  8. Ecosystem Engineering51 topic
  9. Decomposition41 topic
  10. Forensic Entomology41 topic
  11. Animal Movement31 topic
  12. Occupancy Rates31 topic
  13. Anthropogenic Noise21 topic
  14. Mammal Evolution21 topic
  15. Marine Mammals21 topic
  16. Phylogenetic Comparative Analysis21 topic
  17. Endophyte Symbiosis11 topic
  18. Grass-Fungal Interaction11 topic
  19. Parasitism11 topic
  20. Snails11 topic

Where does Valdis Pilāts work?

Valdis Pilāts's main affiliation in the publication record is Nature Conservation Agency, Latvia.

How many publications and citations does Valdis Pilāts have?

OpenAlex counts 17 works and 154 citations for Valdis Pilāts, an h-index of 6, ranking #3,757,760 of 7,710,434 researchers worldwide on the quality 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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