About

I work as the “Technical Specialist - Honey Bees” within the NSW Dept. of Primary Industries and Regional Development (NSW DPIRD). I'm also a part-time Masters by Research student with University of New England's Animal Genetics and Breeding Unit (UNE AGBU). I am a leader in honey bee genetics research, development and extension. I co-managed Australia’s first National Honey Bee Genetic Improvement Program (Plan Bee) and reference population to use contemporary breeding technologies. For the past 17 years I've immersed myself in US bee research lab (e.g. UC Davis, UMN, WSU) and field work, US/AU commercial queen breeding and honey production seasonal labour, AU research, development and extension while employed in the public and private sectors, and independent contracting to provide queen bee artificial insemination services and training internationally. My ultimate goal is to implement Plan Bee Breeding Manual (2nd Edition) standardized selection tools for honey bee production and Varroa tolerance traits in order to increase beekeeping business viability, queen breeding sector entrants, and food security through a transparent, NSW DPIRD and UNE AGBU-based RD&E platform in collaboration with industry and research partners.

Research interests

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Total publications
8
Total citations
67
Citations per publication
8.38
Average publications per year
0.57
Average coauthors
4.25
Publications years
2011-2024 (14 years)
h-index
4
i10-index
3
m-index
0.29
o-index
9
g-index
8
w-index
1
Metrics description
h-index
A scientist has an h-index if h of his N publications are cited at least h times each, while the remaining (N - h) publications are cited no more than h times each.
i10-index
The number of the author's publications that received at least 10 links each.
m-index
The researcher's m-index is numerically equal to the ratio of his h-index to the number of years that have passed since the first publication.
o-index
The geometric mean of the h-index and the number of citations of the most cited article of the scientist.
g-index
For a given set of articles, sorted in descending order of the number of citations that these articles received, the g-index is the largest number such that the g most cited articles received (in total) at least g2 citations.
w-index
If w articles of a researcher have at least 10w citations each and other publications are less than 10(w+1) citations, then the researcher's w-index is equal to w.

Top-100

Fields of science

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Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 2, 25%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
2 publications, 25%
Cell Biology, 1, 12.5%
Cell Biology
1 publication, 12.5%
Genetics, 1, 12.5%
Genetics
1 publication, 12.5%
Microbiology (medical), 1, 12.5%
Microbiology (medical)
1 publication, 12.5%
Infectious Diseases, 1, 12.5%
Infectious Diseases
1 publication, 12.5%
General Immunology and Microbiology, 1, 12.5%
General Immunology and Microbiology
1 publication, 12.5%
Food Science, 1, 12.5%
Food Science
1 publication, 12.5%
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, 1, 12.5%
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
1 publication, 12.5%
Pollution, 1, 12.5%
Pollution
1 publication, 12.5%
Animal Science and Zoology, 1, 12.5%
Animal Science and Zoology
1 publication, 12.5%
Nutrition and Dietetics, 1, 12.5%
Nutrition and Dietetics
1 publication, 12.5%
Physiology, 1, 12.5%
Physiology
1 publication, 12.5%
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, 1, 12.5%
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
1 publication, 12.5%
Ecology, 1, 12.5%
Ecology
1 publication, 12.5%
Ecological Modeling, 1, 12.5%
Ecological Modeling
1 publication, 12.5%
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Journals

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Apidologie
1 publication, 12.5%
Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology
1 publication, 12.5%
Frontiers in Nutrition
1 publication, 12.5%
Microbiology spectrum
1 publication, 12.5%
Human and Ecological Risk Assessment (HERA)
1 publication, 12.5%
Basic and Applied Ecology
1 publication, 12.5%
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Citing journals

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Apidologie
8 citations, 11.94%
Journal not defined, 3, 4.48%
Journal not defined
3 citations, 4.48%
Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology
3 citations, 4.48%
Insects
3 citations, 4.48%
Insectes Sociaux
3 citations, 4.48%
Journal of Economic Entomology
2 citations, 2.99%
Science of the Total Environment
2 citations, 2.99%
Royal Society Open Science
2 citations, 2.99%
FEMS Microbiology Ecology
2 citations, 2.99%
Journal of Experimental Biology
2 citations, 2.99%
Microbiology Australia
2 citations, 2.99%
Scientific Reports
2 citations, 2.99%
International Journal of Molecular Sciences
2 citations, 2.99%
Applied and Environmental Microbiology
2 citations, 2.99%
PLoS ONE
2 citations, 2.99%
Molecules
1 citation, 1.49%
Frontiers in Plant Science
1 citation, 1.49%
Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews
1 citation, 1.49%
Animal Behaviour
1 citation, 1.49%
Journal of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapeutics
1 citation, 1.49%
Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment
1 citation, 1.49%
Behavioral Ecology
1 citation, 1.49%
American Naturalist
1 citation, 1.49%
Cell Reports
1 citation, 1.49%
Ecological Indicators
1 citation, 1.49%
Current Opinion in Insect Science
1 citation, 1.49%
Die Naturwissenschaften
1 citation, 1.49%
Plants
1 citation, 1.49%
American Journal of Veterinary Research
1 citation, 1.49%
Microbiology spectrum
1 citation, 1.49%
Pathogens
1 citation, 1.49%
Palynology
1 citation, 1.49%
Applications in Plant Sciences
1 citation, 1.49%
Current Analytical Chemistry
1 citation, 1.49%
Annals of the Entomological Society of America
1 citation, 1.49%
Heliyon
1 citation, 1.49%
Journal of Insect Science
1 citation, 1.49%
Molecular Ecology
1 citation, 1.49%
Meditsinskiy sovet = Medical Council
1 citation, 1.49%
Environmental DNA
1 citation, 1.49%
Environmental and Sustainability Indicators
1 citation, 1.49%
Speaking of Forms of Life
1 citation, 1.49%
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Publishers

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Springer Nature
2 publications, 25%
Elsevier
1 publication, 12.5%
Taylor & Francis
1 publication, 12.5%
American Society for Microbiology
1 publication, 12.5%
Frontiers Media S.A.
1 publication, 12.5%
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Organizations from articles

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University of New England
4 publications, 50%
Organization not defined, 3, 37.5%
Organization not defined
3 publications, 37.5%
University of Sydney
3 publications, 37.5%
Lund University
1 publication, 12.5%
University of Technology Sydney
1 publication, 12.5%
University of Western Australia
1 publication, 12.5%
University of the Sunshine Coast
1 publication, 12.5%
University of California, Davis
1 publication, 12.5%
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Countries from articles

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Australia, 6, 75%
Australia
6 publications, 75%
Country not defined, 3, 37.5%
Country not defined
3 publications, 37.5%
USA, 2, 25%
USA
2 publications, 25%
Sweden, 1, 12.5%
Sweden
1 publication, 12.5%
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Citing organizations

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Organization not defined, 8, 11.94%
Organization not defined
8 citations, 11.94%
University of Sydney
6 citations, 8.96%
University of New England
5 citations, 7.46%
University of California, Davis
4 citations, 5.97%
Agricultural Research Service
4 citations, 5.97%
University of the Sunshine Coast
3 citations, 4.48%
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
2 citations, 2.99%
University of Western Australia
2 citations, 2.99%
Curtin University
2 citations, 2.99%
Macquarie University
2 citations, 2.99%
Stanford University
2 citations, 2.99%
Arizona State University
2 citations, 2.99%
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
2 citations, 2.99%
University of São Paulo
2 citations, 2.99%
University of Life Sciences in Lublin
2 citations, 2.99%
University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice
2 citations, 2.99%
Biology Centre of the Czech Academy of Sciences
2 citations, 2.99%
Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology
1 citation, 1.49%
ITMO University
1 citation, 1.49%
Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University
1 citation, 1.49%
University of Tyumen
1 citation, 1.49%
V. N. Orekhovich Research Institute of Biomedical Chemistry
1 citation, 1.49%
Institute of Forest Science of the Russian Academy of Sciences
1 citation, 1.49%
King Saud University
1 citation, 1.49%
King Faisal University
1 citation, 1.49%
University of Malakand
1 citation, 1.49%
Kerala Agricultural University
1 citation, 1.49%
Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University
1 citation, 1.49%
University of Tübingen
1 citation, 1.49%
Tata Institute of Fundamental Research
1 citation, 1.49%
Central University of Haryana
1 citation, 1.49%
Amity University, Noida
1 citation, 1.49%
Manipal Academy of Higher Education
1 citation, 1.49%
Free University of Berlin
1 citation, 1.49%
University of Malaysia Kelantan
1 citation, 1.49%
Australian National University
1 citation, 1.49%
China Agricultural University
1 citation, 1.49%
Shaanxi Normal University
1 citation, 1.49%
Hainan Normal University
1 citation, 1.49%
University of Technology Sydney
1 citation, 1.49%
Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra
1 citation, 1.49%
Aarhus University
1 citation, 1.49%
Cornell University
1 citation, 1.49%
Norwegian University of Life Sciences
1 citation, 1.49%
Universite Libre de Bruxelles
1 citation, 1.49%
University of Messina
1 citation, 1.49%
Magna Graecia University
1 citation, 1.49%
Pennsylvania State University
1 citation, 1.49%
Iowa State University
1 citation, 1.49%
La Trobe University
1 citation, 1.49%
Agriculture Victoria
1 citation, 1.49%
Chulalongkorn University
1 citation, 1.49%
Auburn University
1 citation, 1.49%
Sunchon National University
1 citation, 1.49%
University of California, San Diego
1 citation, 1.49%
University of Texas at Austin
1 citation, 1.49%
University of Cape Coast
1 citation, 1.49%
Jiangxi Agricultural University
1 citation, 1.49%
Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior
1 citation, 1.49%
University of Bristol
1 citation, 1.49%
Julius Maximilian University of Würzburg
1 citation, 1.49%
Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg
1 citation, 1.49%
University of Konstanz
1 citation, 1.49%
Federal Institute For Materials Research and Testing
1 citation, 1.49%
Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
1 citation, 1.49%
University of Graz
1 citation, 1.49%
University of Abomey-Calavi
1 citation, 1.49%
University of Wisconsin–Madison
1 citation, 1.49%
York University
1 citation, 1.49%
University of Florida
1 citation, 1.49%
University of La Laguna
1 citation, 1.49%
Mississippi State University
1 citation, 1.49%
University of Colorado Boulder
1 citation, 1.49%
Texas Tech University
1 citation, 1.49%
Minia University
1 citation, 1.49%
Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
1 citation, 1.49%
International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology
1 citation, 1.49%
Ss. Cyril and Methodius University of Skopje
1 citation, 1.49%
International University of Sarajevo
1 citation, 1.49%
Maria Curie-Skłodowska University
1 citation, 1.49%
Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin
1 citation, 1.49%
University of Szczecin
1 citation, 1.49%
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
1 citation, 1.49%
Universidad de Chile
1 citation, 1.49%
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
1 citation, 1.49%
Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazonia
1 citation, 1.49%
Centro de Investigación Científica de Yucatán
1 citation, 1.49%
Polytechnic Institute of Bragança
1 citation, 1.49%
University of Missouri
1 citation, 1.49%
Lesley University
1 citation, 1.49%
University of Oklahoma
1 citation, 1.49%
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
1 citation, 1.49%
University of Oregon
1 citation, 1.49%
Institute of Microbiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences
1 citation, 1.49%
Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences
1 citation, 1.49%
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Citing countries

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USA, 16, 23.88%
USA
16 citations, 23.88%
Country not defined, 11, 16.42%
Country not defined
11 citations, 16.42%
Australia, 10, 14.93%
Australia
10 citations, 14.93%
Germany, 5, 7.46%
Germany
5 citations, 7.46%
China, 5, 7.46%
China
5 citations, 7.46%
Russia, 3, 4.48%
Russia
3 citations, 4.48%
Brazil, 3, 4.48%
Brazil
3 citations, 4.48%
India, 3, 4.48%
India
3 citations, 4.48%
Poland, 3, 4.48%
Poland
3 citations, 4.48%
Israel, 2, 2.99%
Israel
2 citations, 2.99%
Canada, 2, 2.99%
Canada
2 citations, 2.99%
Mexico, 2, 2.99%
Mexico
2 citations, 2.99%
Saudi Arabia, 2, 2.99%
Saudi Arabia
2 citations, 2.99%
Czech Republic, 2, 2.99%
Czech Republic
2 citations, 2.99%
France, 1, 1.49%
France
1 citation, 1.49%
Portugal, 1, 1.49%
Portugal
1 citation, 1.49%
Austria, 1, 1.49%
Austria
1 citation, 1.49%
Belgium, 1, 1.49%
Belgium
1 citation, 1.49%
Benin, 1, 1.49%
Benin
1 citation, 1.49%
Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1, 1.49%
Bosnia and Herzegovina
1 citation, 1.49%
United Kingdom, 1, 1.49%
United Kingdom
1 citation, 1.49%
Ghana, 1, 1.49%
Ghana
1 citation, 1.49%
Denmark, 1, 1.49%
Denmark
1 citation, 1.49%
Egypt, 1, 1.49%
Egypt
1 citation, 1.49%
Spain, 1, 1.49%
Spain
1 citation, 1.49%
Italy, 1, 1.49%
Italy
1 citation, 1.49%
Kenya, 1, 1.49%
Kenya
1 citation, 1.49%
Malaysia, 1, 1.49%
Malaysia
1 citation, 1.49%
Norway, 1, 1.49%
Norway
1 citation, 1.49%
Pakistan, 1, 1.49%
Pakistan
1 citation, 1.49%
Republic of Korea, 1, 1.49%
Republic of Korea
1 citation, 1.49%
North Macedonia, 1, 1.49%
North Macedonia
1 citation, 1.49%
Thailand, 1, 1.49%
Thailand
1 citation, 1.49%
Turkey, 1, 1.49%
Turkey
1 citation, 1.49%
Chile, 1, 1.49%
Chile
1 citation, 1.49%
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