OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of Insect Physiology is 7. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2020-04-01 to 2024-04-01.)

Article	Citations
CRISPR/Cas9 in lepidopteran insects: Progress, application and prospects	29
Effect of diet lipids and omega-6:3 ratio on honey bee brood development, adult survival and body composition	27
Artificial light at night alters the seasonal responses of biting mosquitoes	24
Body size allometry impacts flight-related morphology and metabolic rates in the solitary bee Megachile rotundata	23
Predator-induced stress responses in insects: A review	23
CRISPR/Cas9 mediated knockout of Amyellow-y gene results in melanization defect of the cuticle in adult Apis mellifera	22
Structural and transcriptional evidence of mechanotransduction in the Drosophila suzukii ovipositor	22
Two insulin receptors coordinate oogenesis and oviposition via two pathways in the green lacewing, Chrysopa pallens	20
Chemosensory reception in the stingless bee Tetragonisca angustula	19
CRISPR/Cas9 mediated disruption of the white gene leads to pigmentation deficiency and copulation failure in Drosophila suzukii	19
Low temperatures impact species distributions of jumping spiders across a desert elevational cline	19
When does diet matter? The roles of larval and adult nutrition in regulating adult size traits in Drosophila melanogaster	19
Increasing thermal stress with flight distance in stingless bees (Melipona subnitida) in the Brazilian tropical dry forest: Implications for constraint on foraging range	18
Amino acid quality modifies the quantitative availability of protein for reproduction in Drosophila melanogaster	17
Enterococcal symbionts of caterpillars facilitate the utilization of a suboptimal diet	17
The desert locust, Schistocerca gregaria, plastically manipulates egg size by regulating both egg numbers and production rate according to population density	16
Concerted evolution of body mass, cell size and metabolic rate among carabid beetles	15
Neurophysiological and behavioral responses of blacklegged ticks to host odors	14
B-vitamin nutrition in the pea aphid-Buchnera symbiosis	14
The transcriptome of anal papillae of Aedes aegypti reveals their importance in xenobiotic detoxification and adds significant knowledge on ion, water and ammonia transport mechanisms	14
Oocyte resorption in termite queens: Seasonal dynamics and controlling factors	14
Effects of advanced age on olfactory response of male and female Queensland fruit fly, Bactrocera tryoni (Froggatt) (Diptera: Tephritidae)	14
Evaluating resistance of the soybean block technology cultivars to the Neotropical brown stink bug, Euschistus heros (F.)	13
Proteomic profiling of bacterial and fungal induced immune priming in Galleria mellonella larvae	13
Behavioral and physiological effects of Viola spp. cyclotides on Myzus persicae (Sulz.)	13

Characterization of trehalose metabolic genes and corresponding enzymatic activities during diapause of Sitodiplosis mosellana	13
Gas chromatography – Mass spectrometry as a preferred method for quantification of insect hemolymph sugars	13
Warm periods in repeated cold stresses protect Drosophila against ionoregulatory collapse, chilling injury, and reproductive deficits	13
Cold tolerance, water balance, energetics, gas exchange, and diapause in overwintering brown marmorated stink bugs	12
The fatty acid elongase gene LmELO7 is required for hydrocarbon biosynthesis and cuticle permeability in the migratory locust, Locusta migratoria	12
Flubendiamide, the first phthalic acid diamide insecticide, impairs neuronal calcium signalling in the honey bee’s antennae	12
Pigment-dispersing factor is involved in photoperiodic control of reproduction in the brown-winged green bug, Plautia stali	12
Tyramine and its receptor TYR1 linked behavior QTL to reproductive physiology in honey bee workers (Apis mellifera)	12
Prior infection of Galleria mellonella with sublethal dose of Bt elicits immune priming responses but incurs metabolic changes	12
Pendimethalin-based herbicide impairs cellular immune response and haemocyte morphology in a beneficial ground beetle	12
Acclimation, duration and intensity of cold exposure determine the rate of cold stress accumulation and mortality in Drosophila suzukii	12
Roles of selenoprotein T and transglutaminase in active immunization against entomopathogenic fungi in the termite Reticulitermes chinensis	12
Volatile disease markers of American foulbrood-infected larvae in Apis mellifera	12
Determining the effects of nutrition on the reproductive physiology of male mosquitoes	12
Mating-induced changes in responses of female Queensland fruit fly to male pheromones and fruit: A mechanism for mating-induced sexual inhibition	12
A humoral factor, hemolymph proteinase 8, elicits a cellular defense response of nodule formation in Bombyx mori larvae in association with recognition by C-type lectins	11
Increased size and energy reserves in diapausing eggs of temperate Aedes aegypti populations	11
Leafhopper feeding behaviour on three grapevine cultivars with different susceptibilities to Flavescence dorée	11
Self-righting physiology of the ladybird beetle Coccinella septempunctata on surfaces with variable roughness	11
Nitric oxide effects on Rhodnius prolixus’s immune responses, gut microbiota and Trypanosoma cruzi development	11
Global gene expression changes induced by knockout of a protease gene cluster in Helicoverpa armigera with CRISPR/Cas9	11
Microbiome reduction prevents lipid accumulation during early diapause in the northern house mosquito, Culex pipiens pipiens	11
Feeding behavior of honey bees on dry sugar	10
The role of melatonin and Tryptophan-5-hydroxylase-1 in different abiotic stressors in Apis cerana cerana	10
Dung beetles show metabolic plasticity as pupae and smaller adult body size in response to increased temperature mean and variance	10
Schistocerca neuropeptides – An update	10
Band movement and thermoregulation in Schistocerca cancellata	10
Bloodmeal regulation in mosquitoes curtails dehydration-induced mortality, altering vectorial capacity	10
Power requirements for the hovering flight of insects with different sizes	10
Biosynthesis of aphid alarm pheromone is modulated in response to starvation stress under regulation by the insulin, glycolysis and isoprenoid pathways	10
Silencing Br-C impairs larval development and chitin synthesis in Lymantria dispar larvae	10
Metabolic responses to starvation and feeding contribute to the invasiveness of an emerging pest insect	10
Energy balance and metabolic changes in an overwintering wolf spider, Schizocosa stridulans	10
Immunity and physiological changes in adult honey bees (Apis mellifera) infected with Nosema ceranae: The natural colony environment	9
How to stand the heat? Post-stress nutrition and developmental stage determine insect response to a heat wave	9
Variation of attachment ability of Nezara viridula (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) during nymphal development and adult aging	9
Behavioural and physiological regulation of protein and carbohydrates in mealworm larvae: A geometric analysis	9
The impact of salinity on a saline water insect: Contrasting survival and energy budget	9
Vitellogenin expression corresponds with reproductive status and caste in a primitively eusocial bee	8
Characterization, expression patterns, and transcriptional responses of three core RNA interference pathway genes from Ostrinia nubilalis	8
Potential trade-offs between reproduction and migratory flight in Spodoptera frugiperda	8
Frequency tuning of swarming male mosquitoes (Aedes communis, Culicidae) and its neural mechanisms	8
Grandmaternal temperature effect on diapause induction in Trichogramma telengai (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae)	8
Effects of artificial light on growth, development, and dispersal of two North American fireflies (Coleoptera: Lampyridae)	8
Sunflower pollen induces rapid excretion in bumble bees: Implications for host-pathogen interactions	8
Aphid growth and reproduction on plants with altered sterol profiles: Novel insights using Arabidopsis mutant and overexpression lines	8
Yin and Yang of mitochondrial ROS in Drosophila	8
Cold tolerance of the drosophila pupal parasitoid Trichopria drosophilae	8
A comparison of the production of antimicrobial peptides and proteins by Galleria mellonella larvae in response to infection with two Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains differing in the profile of secrete	8
Co-existing locomotory activity and gene expression profiles in a kissing-bug vector of Chagas disease	7

Odor composition of field versus laboratory desert locust populations	7
Female immunity in response to sexually transmitted opportunistic bacteria in the common bedbug Cimex lectularius	7
Hatching rhythm and clock gene expression in the egg of the pea aphid, Acyrthosiphon pisum	7
Soft ticks perform evaporative cooling during blood-feeding	7
Silencing of ATP synthase β reduces phytoplasma multiplication in a leafhopper vector	7
Age-related changes in the reproductive potential of the Queensland fruit fly	7
Floral tea polyphenols can improve honey bee memory retention and olfactory sensitivity	7
Two ferritin genes (MdFerH and MdFerL) are involved in iron homeostasis, antioxidation and immune defense in housefly Musca domestica	7
Role of adenosine in functional recovery following anoxic coma in Locusta migratoria	7
Transstadial metabolic priming mediated by larval nutrition in female Aedes albopictus mosquitoes	7
A single mating is sufficient to induce persistent reduction of immune defense in mated female Drosophila melanogaster	7
Viscosity as a key factor in decision making of nectar feeding ants	7
Differences in olfactory sensitivity and odor detection correlate with foraging task specialization in honeybees Apis mellifera	7
The larval saliva of an endoparasitic wasp, Pteromalus puparum, suppresses host immunity	7