OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of Insect Physiology is 6. 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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Light pollution disrupts seasonal reproductive phenotypes and reduces lifespan in the West Nile vector, Culex pipiens	49
S6K1 acts through FOXO to regulate juvenile hormone biosynthesis in the red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum	34
A sperm-activating trypsin-like protease from the male reproductive tract of Spodoptera litura: Proteomic identification, sequence characterization, gene expression profile, RNAi and the effects of io	31
Oocyte resorption in termite queens: Seasonal dynamics and controlling factors	28
Sunflower pollen induces rapid excretion in bumble bees: Implications for host-pathogen interactions	27
The larval saliva of an endoparasitic wasp, Pteromalus puparum, suppresses host immunity	26
Editorial Board	22
Editorial 2025: Changes and the future of JIP	22
Effects of temperature and humidity on the survival and hatching response of diapausing and non-diapausing Aedes aegypti eggs	22
The female Euscepes postfasciatus refractory period is induced by the male but length is determined by the female	20
Two distinct aphid diapause strategies: slow development or development arrest	19
Hotter-is-not-better: A study on the thermal response of a winter active and nocturnal beetle	19
A CYP380C10 gene is required for waterproofing and water retention in the insect integument	19
Methoprene treatment increases activity, starvation and desiccation risk of Queensland fruit fly	19
Protein-rich trophallactic contents transferred from reproductives are crucial for termite soldier differentiation in Zootermopsis nevadensis	19
Interaction between females and males grapevine moth Lobesia botrana modifies further mating preference	18
Timing of the co-activation of antagonist muscles affects foreleg movements during mantis strikes	18
Proteomic profiling of bacterial and fungal induced immune priming in Galleria mellonella larvae	17
Establishment of a rapid, cost-effective, and accurate method for assessing insect sperm viability	17
Functional analysis of Ornithine decarboxylase in manipulating the wing dimorphism in Nilaparvata lugens (Stål) (Hemiptera: Delphacidae)	17
Cardiac performance in heat-stressed flies of heat-susceptible and heat-resistant Drosophila melanogaster	17
Time- and tissue-specific antimicrobial activity of the common bed bug in response to blood feeding and immune activation by bacterial injection	16
Seasonal changes in ultrastructure and gene expression in the fat body of worker honey bees	16
Activation of mating-related behavior by serotonin in males of the Japanese yellow hornet Vespa simillima	15
Evaluating resistance of the soybean block technology cultivars to the Neotropical brown stink bug, Euschistus heros (F.)	15

Editorial Board	15
Identification and functional characterization of insulin-like peptides in a pine beetle	15
Sex peptide receipt alters macronutrient utilization but not optimal yeast-sugar ratio in Drosophila melanogaster females	15
Hot and cold waves decrease sperm production and bias sex ratio in the parasitoid wasp Cotesia typhae (Hymenoptera, Braconidae)	14
Identification of biogenic amines involved in photoperiod-dependent caste-fate determination during the adult stage in a temperate paper wasp	14
Enterococcal symbionts of caterpillars facilitate the utilization of a suboptimal diet	14
Clinal variation in the temperature and photoperiodic control of reproductive diapause in Drosophila montana females	14
Signaling in cAMP-stimulated ecdysteroidogenesis in prothoracic glands of the silkworm, Bombyx mori	13
Editorial Board	13
Dying of thirst: Osmoregulation by a hawkmoth pollinator in response to variability in ambient humidity and nectar availability	12
Ovarian apoptosis is regulated by carbohydrate intake but not by protein intake in speckled cockroaches	12
Sex-specific effects of the microbiota on adult carbohydrate intake and body composition in a polyphagous fly	12
Dietary salt supplementation adversely affects thermal acclimation responses of flight ability in Drosophila melanogaster	12
Selective protein self-deprivation by Mormon crickets following fungal attack	12
Stress-derived reactive oxygen species enable hemocytes to release activator of growth blocking peptide (GBP) processing enzyme	12
Size constrains oxygen delivery capacity within but not between bumble bee castes	12
Autophagy in the retina affects photoreceptor synaptic plasticity and behavior	12
Sexual maturation and allometry of reproductive traits in large- and small-sized male honeybees	11
Band movement and thermoregulation in Schistocerca cancellata	11
Plasticity in moth mating behavior and ejaculate proteomic diversity induced by male competition	11
Probing behavior of the leafhopper analyzed through DC electropenetrography and microscopy	11
Does the presence of heavy metal and catechol contaminants in organic waste challenge the physiological performance of the bioconverter Hermetia illucens?	11
Ultrasensitive detection by maxillary palp neurons allows non-host recognition without consumption of harmful allelochemicals	11
Wolbachia infection modifies phloem feeding behavior but not plant virus transmission by a hemipteran host	10
The lectin Orysata induces phosphatase-mediated and carbohydrate-independent aggregation of insect cells	10
Odor composition of field versus laboratory desert locust populations	10
Mating success at elevated temperature is associated to thermal adaptation in a set of recombinant inbred lines of Drosophila melanogaster	9
Spectral sensitivities of the orchid bee Euglossa dilemma	9
Farnesol, a component of plant-derived honeybee-collected resins, shows JH-like effects in Apis mellifera workers	9
Age-related changes in the reproductive potential of the Queensland fruit fly	9
Prolonged diapause in Mormon crickets: Embryonic responses to three measures of time	9
Immunity and physiological changes in adult honey bees (Apis mellifera) infected with Nosema ceranae: The natural colony environment	9
Effects of temperature, fungal infection and weight on intermoult duration and survival of starving earwig larvae	9
Microbial colonization promotes model cockroach gut tissue growth and development	8
Egg size-dependent embryonic development in the desert locust, Schistocerca gregaria	8
Editorial Board	8
The closer the better: Sensory tools and host-association in blood-sucking insects	8
Faeces’ odours attract gregarious locust hoppers	8
Schistocerca neuropeptides – An update	8
Gas exchange and dive behaviour in the diving beetle Platynectes decempunctatus (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae)	8
Serotonin- and eicosanoid-dependent rapid hemocyte aggregation in the hemolymph is the first step in nodule formation in Bombyx mori larvae	8
Physiological trade-offs in male social insects: Interactions among infection, immunity, fertility, size, and age in honey bee drones	8
Differential expression of fibroin-related genes in middle silk glands is induced by dietary differences in a strain-dependent manner in Bombyx mori	8
Winter warm-up frequency and the degree of temperature fluctuations affect survival outcomes of spotted-wing drosophila winter morphotypes	7
Recording central neurophysiological output from mosquito larvae for neuropharmacological and insecticide resistance studies	7
The proximate sources of genetic variation in body size plasticity: The relative contributions of feeding behaviour and development in Drosophila melanogaster	7
Characterization of trehalose metabolic genes and corresponding enzymatic activities during diapause of Sitodiplosis mosellana	7
Acclimation, duration and intensity of cold exposure determine the rate of cold stress accumulation and mortality in Drosophila suzukii	7
Proteomic analysis of summer and winter Apis mellifera workers shows reduced protein abundance in winter samples	7
Paternal and maternal effects in a mosquito: A bridge for life history transition	7

The relationship between body size and flight power output in the mango stem borer (Batocera rufomaculata)	7
Fat enough for the winter? Does nutritional status affect diapause?	7
Effect of brief exposures of anesthesia on thermotolerance and metabolic rate of the spotted-wing fly, Drosophila suzukii: Differences between sexes?	6
Nutritional quality regulates postnatal wing morph in pea aphids	6
The role of the neuropeptide [His7]-corazonin on phase-related characteristics in the Central American locust	6
Roles of neural communication between the brain and thoracic ganglia in the selection and regulation of the cricket escape behavior	6
Potential trade-offs between reproduction and migratory flight in Spodoptera frugiperda	6
Editorial Board	6
“A comparison of thermal stress response between Drosophila melanogaster and Drosophila pseudoobscura reveals differences between species and sexes”	6
Temperature and age, individually and interactively, shape the size, weight, and body composition of adult female mosquitoes	6
PKG acts in the adult corpora cardiaca to regulate nutrient stress-responsivity through adipokinetic hormone	6
An experimental setup for decoupling optical invariants in honeybees’ altitude control	6
The Nasonov gland pheromone as a potential source of death cue in Apis cerana	6
Editorial Board	6
An improved method to assess the encapsulation response in arthropods	6
The effects of diet and semiochemical exposure on male Bactrocera dorsalis (Hendel) (Diptera: Tephritidae) metabolic rate at a range of temperatures	6
Evidence of plasticity, but not evolutionary divergence, in the thermal limits of a highly successful urban butterfly	6
Varroa destructor exacerbates the negative effect of cold contributing to honey bee mortality	6
Photoprotective egg pigmentation reduces negative carryover effects of ultraviolet radiation on stink bug nymph survival	6
A potential role for the interaction of Wolbachia surface proteins with the Drosophila microtubulin in maintenance of endosymbiosis and affecting spermiogenesis	6
Central role of squid gene during oocyte development in the Hemiptera Rhodnius prolixus	6