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Sum of times cited: Google Scholar 2688
Average citations per item: Google Scholar 61.21
Quantified scientific research output (h-index): Google Scholar 23
(updated 02/04/2025)

Peer-reviewed journals (N=45)
2025 (3)
50. Integrating population genomics and historical occurrence data to assess the impact of land-use changes on Centris oil bees in the Brazilian Cerrado
Under review in Molecular Ecology
Paulo S., Theodorou P., Martins A., Aquiar A., Shibata A., Kahnt B.
49. A comparative population genomic approach reveals convergent genomic signatures associated with urban environments in European bumble bees
Under review in Nature Communications
Theodorou P. & Paxton R.
48. Semi-natural habitat, ecotones and landscape-scale management enhance the occupancy, richness and fitness of cavity-nesting Hymenoptera
Under review in Landscape Ecology
Wild C., Zelychenko J., Hopfenmüller S., Paxton R. Theodorou P.
47. Local floral resources and edge density within the urban ecosystem promote larger and less variable body size in the great banded furrow bee, Halictus scabiosae
Under review in BMC Ecology and Evolution
Baltz L., de Vastey J., Gardein H., Klaus F., Greil H., Paxton R., Theodorou, P.
46. Varroa destructor weakens the external immunity of honey bees (Apis mellifera) by impairing melittin production
Under review in Scientific Reports
Pusceddu M., Tragust S., Theodorou P., Ciabattini I., Navarro J., Corrias F., Atzei A., Angioni A., Floris I., Satta A.
45. Metabarcoding assessment of arthropod diversity on green roofs in the metropolitan city of Hamburg
Journal of Urban Ecology (2025), 11, juaf003
Nevermann S., Hoffmann H., Theodorou P., Peters I., Husemann M. Full text
Oikos (2025), e11177
Kahnt B., Etel A., Jarosch F., Schweiger O., Çelikgil A., Theodorou P. Full text
Basic and Applied Ecology (2025), 84, 29-39
Theodorou P., Osterman W.H.A, Mrozek J.H., Wild B.S., Beckmann M., Osterman J., Paxton R. Full text
2024 (2)
Journal of Applied Ecology (2024), 61, 2146–2156
Pluta P., Czechofsky K., Hass A., Frank L., Westerhoff A., Klingenberg H., Theodorou P., Westphal C., Paxton R. Full text
Landscape Ecology (2024), 39, 26
Satta A., Lezzeri M., Brundu G., Floris I., Palmieri N., Pantaleoni A., Theodorou P.*, Pusceddu M. Full text
*Corresponding author
2023 (6)
40. Global taxonomic, functional, and phylogenetic diversity of bees in apple orchards
Science of the Total Environment (2023), 901
Leclercq, N,........Theodorou P.,.......Vereecken, N.J. Full text
39. Mason bees and honey bees synergistically enhance fruit set in sweet cherry orchards
Ecology and Evolution (2023),13, e10289
Osterman J., Benton F., Hellström S., Luderer-Pflimpfl M., Pöpel-Eisenbrandt A., Wild B., Theodorou P., Ulbricht C., Paxton R. Full text
38. Trouble in the tropics: pathogen spillover is a threat for native stingless bees
Biological Conservation (2023), 284, 110150
Fleites Ayil F. A., Medina M., Luis A., Quezada-Euán J., Stolle E., Theodorou P., Tragust S., Paxton R. Full text
Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution (2023), 186
Kahnt B., Theodorou P., Grimm-Seyfarth A.and Onstein R.Full text
36. The effects of urbanisation on pollinators and pollination: A meta-analysis
Ecology Letters (2023), 00, 1– 14
Liang H., He Y., Theodorou P.* & Yang C. Full text
*Corresponding author
35. The degree of urbanisation reduces wild bee and butterfly diversity and alters the patterns of flower‑visitation in urban dry grasslands
Scientific Reports (2023), 13, 2702
Herrmann J., Buchholz S. & Theodorou P. Full text
2022 (6)
34. Bumble bee colony health and performance vary widely across the urban ecosystem
Journal of Animal Ecology (2022)
Theodorou P., Kühn O., Baltz L.M., Wild C., Rasti S.R., Bucksch C., Strohm E., Paxton R., Kurze C. Full text
33. Anthropogenic effects on the body size of two Neotropical orchid bees
BMC Ecology and Evolution (2022)
Garlin J., Theodorou P., Kathe E., Quezada-Euan J., Paxton R.J., Soro A. Full text
Biological Control (2022), 104963
Pantaleoni R., Pusceddu M., Tauber C, Theodorou P., Loru L. Full text
31. The effects of urbanisation on ecological interactions
Current Opinion in Insect Science (2022), 100922
Thedorou P. Full text
Journal of Applied Ecology (2022), 0 (1– 12)
Boff S., Conrad T., Raizer J., Wehrhahn M., Bayer M., Friedel A., Theodorou P., Schmitt T., Lupi D. Full text
29. Global urban environmental change drives adaptation in white clover
Science (2022), 375:1275-1281
Santangelo J.S.,Ness R.W., Cohan B., Fitzpatrick C.R.,..............., Theodorou P.,......., Johnson M.T.J. Full text
2021 (7)
Plants, People, Planet (2021), 1-12
Hornick T., Bastl M., Bohlmann S.,......., Steffan-Dewenter I., Panagiotis P., Treudler R., Werchan B., Werchan M., Wolke R., Dunker S. Full text
27. Honey bees increase social distancing when facing the ectoparasite Varroa destructor
Science Advances (2021), 7(44)
Michelina P., Alessandro C., Simona A., Emanuele S., Panagiotis T., Ignazio F., Alberto S. Full text
26. A brief history and popularity of methods and tools used to estimate micro-evolutionary forces
Ecology and Evolution (2021), 00:1-21
Kidner J., Theodorou P., Engler J.O., Taubert M., Husemann M.. Full text
Agricutlure Ecosystem and the Environment (2021), 315:107383
Osterman J., Theodorou P., Radzevičiūtė R., Schnitker P., Paxton R. Full text
24. Urbanisation is associated with shifts in bumblebee body size with cascading effects on pollination
Evolutionary Applications (2021), 14: 53– 68
Theodorou P., Baltz L., Paxton R.J., Soro A. Full text
23. Plant-pollinator networks in savannas of Burkina Faso, West Africa
Diversity (2021), 13(1)
Stein K., Coulibaly D., Balima L.H., Götze D., Linsenmair K.E., Porembski S., Stenchly K., Theodorou P. Full text
Agricutlure Ecosystems and the Environment (2021), 306, 107197
Radzevičiūtė R., Theodorou P.*, Schlegel M., Paxton R. Full text
*corresponding author
2020 (5)
21. Urban fragmentation leads to lower floral diversity, with knock-on impacts on bee biodiversity
Scientific Reports (2020), 10, 21756
Theodorou P., Herbst S., Kahnt B., Landaverde-González P., Baltz L., Osterman, Paxton R. Full text
Oecologia (2020), 194, 333-344
Escobedo-Kenefic N., Landaverde-González P., Theodorou P.*, Cardona E., Dardon M.J., Martínez O., Domínguez C.. Full text
*corresponding author
19. Urban areas as hotspots for bees and pollination but not a panacea for all insects
Nature Communications (2020), 11(1), 1-13
Theodorou P., Radzevičiūte R., Lentendu G., Kahnt B., Husemann M., Bleidorn C., Settele J., Schweiger O., Grosse I., Wubet T., Murray T.E., Paxton R. Full text
18. Population genetics of the European rabbit along a rural-to-urban gradient
Scientific Reports (2020), 10, 2448
Ziege M., Theodorou P., Jüngling H., Merker S., Plath M., Streit B., Lerp H. Full text
17. Propolis consumption reduces Nosema ceranae infection of European honey bees (Apis mellifera)
Insects (2020), 11(2), 124
Mura A., Pusceddu M., Theodorou P., Angioni A., Floris I., Paxton R., Satta A. Full text
2019 (4)
Molecular Ecology (2019), 28:4118– 4133
Kahnt B., Hattingh W.N., Theodorou P., Wieseke N., Glennon K.L., van der Niet T., Paxton R., Goodman-Cron G.V. Full text
Viruses (2019), 11(2)
Tehel A., Vu Q., Bigot D., Gogol-Döring A., Koch P., Jenkins C., Doublet V., Theodorou P., Paxton R. Full text
14. A roadmap for urban evolutionary ecology
Evolutionary Applications (2019), 12:384-398
Rivkin R., Santangelo J.S., Alberti M., ................., Diamond S.E.,......... Hendry A.,..... Losos J., MacIvor J.S.,.... McDonnell M., Miles L.S., Munshi-South J., Ness R.,....., Theodorou P., Thompson K.A.,.......Whitehead A., Winchell K.M., Johnson M.T.J. Full text
13. Resin foraging dynamics in Varroa destructor infested hives. A case of medication of kin?
Insect Science (2019), 26, 297-310
Pusceddu M., Piluzza G., Theodorou P., Buffa F., Ruiu L., Bullitta S., Floris I., Satta A. Full text
2018 (4)
12. Small and genetically highly structured populations in a long-legged bee, Rediviva longimanus, as inferred by pooled RAD-seq
BMC Evolutionary Biology (2018), 8:196
Kahnt B., Theodorou P., Soro A., Hollens H., Kuhlmann M., Pauw A., Paxton R. Full text
11. The effects of raw propolis on Varroa-infested honey bee (Apis mellifera) workers
Parasitology Research (2018), 117, 3527-3535.
Pusceddu M., Floris I., Mura A., Theodorou P., Cirotto G., Piluzza G., Bullitta S., Alberto A., Satta A. Full text
Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences (2018), 285, 20172806.
Theodorou P., Radzevičiūte R., Kahnt B., Soro A., Grosse I., Paxton R. Author URL
9. Hopper parasitoids do not significantly benefit from non-crop habitats in rice production landscapes
Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment (2018), 254, 224-232.
Sann C., Theodorou P., Heong K.L., Villareal S., Settele J., Vidal S., Westphal W. Full text
2017 (4)
Journal of Invertebrate Pathology (2017),146, 12-23
Radzevičiūtė R., Theodorou P., Husemann M., Japoshvili G., Kirkitadze G., Zhusupbaeva A., Paxton R. Full text
Journal of Applied Ecology (2017), 54, 1814-1824.
Landaverde-González P., Quezada-Euán J., Theodorou P., Murray T.E, Ayala R., Moo-Valle U., Husemann M., Vandame R., Paxton R. Full text.
Functional Ecology (2017), 31, 838-847
Theodorou P., Albig K., Radzevičiūtė R., Settele J., Schweiger O., Murray T.E., Paxton R.. Full text.
Conservation Genetics (2017), 18, 607-619
Soro A., Quezada-Euan J., Theodorou P., Moritz R.F.A., Paxton R. Full text.
2016 (1)
4. Pollination services enhanced with urbanisation despite increasing pollinator parasitism
Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences (2016), 283, 20160561.
Theodorou P., Radzevičiūtė R., Settele J., Schweiger O., Murray T.E, Paxton R. Full text.
2015 (1)
3. A sting in the spit: widespread cross-infection of multiple RNA viruses across wild and managed bees
Journal of Animal Ecology (2015), 84, 615-624
McMahon D.P., Fuerst Matthias A., Jessica C., Theodorou P., Mark B.; Paxton R. Full text.
2013 (1)
Journal of Fish Biology (2013), 82, 2141-2146
Theodorou, P. , Snorrason, S. S. and Ólafsdóttir, G. Á. Full text.
2012 (1)
Journal of Experimental Marine Biology & Ecology (2012), 413, 192-197
Theodorou, P. , Ólafsdóttir, G.Á. and Snorrason, S.S., Full text.
Other
Linear mixed-effects models to control for the variability of microsatellite loci when comparing genetic diversity
Theodorou P. and Soro A. (2016). http://popgen.nescent.org/LMM-Genetic-Diversity.html (Vignettes for Population Genetics in R http://popgen.nescent.org)
Baltz L. M., Osterman J., Benton F., Theodorou P., Mrozek J., Paxton R. (2020). Was summt und brummt in deutschen Apfelanlangen. Obstbau, 12, pp. 694-698.

























