| A review of methods to estimate the abundance of terrestrial carnivores using field signs and observation GJ Wilson, RJ Delahay Wildlife Research 28 (2), 151-164, 2001 | 483 | 2001 |
| Reliable microsatellite genotyping of the Eurasian badger (Meles meles) using faecal DNA AC Frantz, LC Pope, PJ Carpenter, TJ Roper, GJ Wilson, RJ Delahay, ... Molecular Ecology 12 (6), 1649-1661, 2003 | 370 | 2003 |
| The status of tuberculosis in European wild mammals C Gortázar, RJ Delahay, RA Mcdonald, M Boadella, GJ Wilson, ... Mammal Review 42 (3), 193-206, 2012 | 251 | 2012 |
| Changes in the British badger population, 1988 to 1997 G Wilson, S Harris, G McLaren People's Trust for Endangered Species, 1997 | 157 | 1997 |
| Bacillus Calmette-Guérin vaccination reduces the severity and progression of tuberculosis in badgers MA Chambers, F Rogers, RJ Delahay, S Lesellier, R Ashford, D Dalley, ... Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 278 (1713), 1913-1920, 2011 | 152 | 2011 |
| Is Mycobacterium bovis in the environment important for the persistence of bovine tuberculosis? O Courtenay, LA Reilly, FP Sweeney, V Hibberd, S Bryan, A Ul-Hassan, ... Biology letters 2 (3), 460-462, 2006 | 152 | 2006 |
| A review of risk factors for bovine tuberculosis infection in cattle in the UK and Ireland JM Broughan, J Judge, E Ely, RJ Delahay, G Wilson, RS Clifton-Hadley, ... Epidemiology & Infection 144 (14), 2899-2926, 2016 | 139 | 2016 |
| Mating system of the Eurasian badger, Meles meles, in a high density population PJ Carpenter, LC Pope, C Greig, DA Dawson, LM Rogers, K Erven, ... Molecular Ecology 14 (1), 273-284, 2005 | 122 | 2005 |
| Abundance of hedgehogs (Erinaceus europaeus) in relation to the density and distribution of badgers (Meles meles) RP Young, J Davison, ID Trewby, GJ Wilson, RJ Delahay, CP Doncaster Journal of Zoology 269 (3), 349-356, 2006 | 120 | 2006 |
| Experimental evidence of competitive release in sympatric carnivores ID Trewby, GJ Wilson, RJ Delahay, N Walker, R Young, J Davison, ... Biology letters 4 (2), 170-172, 2008 | 117 | 2008 |
| Estimation of badger abundance using faecal DNA typing GJ Wilson, AC Frantz, LC Pope, TJ Roper, TA Burke, CL Cheeseman, ... Journal of Applied Ecology 40 (4), 658-666, 2003 | 100 | 2003 |
| Genetic evidence that culling increases badger movement: implications for the spread of bovine tuberculosis LC Pope, RK Butlin, GJ Wilson, R Woodroffe, K Erven, CM Conyers, ... Molecular Ecology 16 (23), 4919-4929, 2007 | 98 | 2007 |
| Using isolation‐by‐distance‐based approaches to assess the barrier effect of linear landscape elements on badger (Meles meles) dispersal AC Frantz, LC Pope, TR Etherington, GJ Wilson, T Burke Molecular Ecology 19 (8), 1663-1674, 2010 | 97 | 2010 |
| Reduced occupancy of hedgehogs (Erinaceus europaeus) in rural England and Wales: The influence of habitat and an asymmetric intra-guild predator BM Williams, PJ Baker, E Thomas, G Wilson, J Judge, RW Yarnell Scientific Reports 8 (1), 12156, 2018 | 78 | 2018 |
| Vaccination against tuberculosis in badgers and cattle: an overview of the challenges, developments and current research priorities in Great Britain MA Chambers, SP Carter, GJ Wilson, G Jones, E Brown, RG Hewinson, ... Veterinary Record 175 (4), 90-96, 2014 | 78 | 2014 |
| Density and abundance of badger social groups in England and Wales in 2011–2013 J Judge, GJ Wilson, R Macarthur, RJ Delahay, RA McDonald Scientific Reports 4 (1), 3809, 2014 | 70 | 2014 |
| Vaccinating badgers (Meles meles) against Mycobacterium bovis: the ecological considerations RJ Delahay, GJ Wilson, GC Smith, CL Cheeseman The Veterinary Journal 166 (1), 43-51, 2003 | 66 | 2003 |
| Impacts of removing badgers on localised counts of hedgehogs ID Trewby, R Young, RA McDonald, GJ Wilson, J Davison, N Walker, ... Plos one 9 (4), e95477, 2014 | 59 | 2014 |
| Advances and prospects for management of TB transmission between badgers and cattle GJ Wilson, SP Carter, RJ Delahay Veterinary microbiology 151 (1-2), 43-50, 2011 | 59 | 2011 |
| An evaluation of distance sampling to estimate badger (Meles meles) abundance TD Hounsome, RP Young, J Davison, RW Yarnell, ID Trewby, BT Garnett, ... Journal of Zoology 266 (1), 81-87, 2005 | 57 | 2005 |
Professor Graham C SmithLead Scientist, National Wildlife Management Centre, APHAVerified email at apha.gov.uk