# Higher tree species richness and diversity in urban areas than in forests: Implications for host availability for invasive tree pests and pathogens

*PRI Rank #17 · Topics and Trends in Most Cited Forest Insect Ecology and Management Papers, Class of 2026*

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| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Rank | #17 |
| 18m citations | 14 |
| Journal | Landscape and Urban Planning |
| Year | 2024 |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2024.105144 |
| Corresponding authors | Benno A. Augustinus |
| Institution | Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL, Switzerland |

**Ranking page:** [Topics and Trends in Most Cited Forest Insect Ecology and Management Papers, Class of 2026](https://pri.pepkio.com/top-papers/forest-insect-ecology-and-management/2026)

**Paper link:** [10.1016/j.landurbplan.2024.105144](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landurbplan.2024.105144)

## Topics

urban tree inventories · Swiss national forest inventory · tree species richness · invasive insects · invasive pathogens · quarantine pests · host availability · host suitability · forest composition · forest composition · non-native tree-feeding insects · Species establishment · invasibility · urban-forest comparison · ecosystem services · multivariate analyses

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Pepkio Research Index (PRI). Topics and Trends in Most Cited Forest Insect Ecology and Management Papers, Class of 2026. https://pri.pepkio.com/top-papers/forest-insect-ecology-and-management/2026. Accessed 2026-07-31.

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