OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of Insect Physiology is 5. 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 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)

Article	Citations
S6K1 acts through FOXO to regulate juvenile hormone biosynthesis in the red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum	42
Lifespan after desiccation stress is genetically variable and partially associated to head traits in a set of recombinant lines in Drosophila melanogaster	32
The age of bright nights: Photoperiodic disruption of insect diapause by artificial light at night	30
Corrigendum to “Effect of BmPriL on the development of silk glands in silkworm” [J. Insect Physiol. 170 (2026) 104971]	30
The transcription factor E93 modulates Mmp1 expression to regulate testicular fusion during the prepupal stage in Helicoverpa armigera	25
The larval saliva of an endoparasitic wasp, Pteromalus puparum, suppresses host immunity	25
Nutritional optima for life-history traits vary with temperature and across locally-adapted populations	25
Light pollution disrupts seasonal reproductive phenotypes and reduces lifespan in the West Nile vector, Culex pipiens	24
Physiological and morphological development of the spermatheca in queens of the ant Crematogaster osakensis (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Myrmicinae)	22
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	21
Editorial Board	19
Editorial 2025: Changes and the future of JIP	18
Timing of the co-activation of antagonist muscles affects foreleg movements during mantis strikes	17
Functional analysis of Ornithine decarboxylase in manipulating the wing dimorphism in Nilaparvata lugens (Stål) (Hemiptera: Delphacidae)	16
The female Euscepes postfasciatus refractory period is induced by the male but length is determined by the female	16
Interaction between females and males grapevine moth Lobesia botrana modifies further mating preference	15
Hotter-is-not-better: A study on the thermal response of a winter active and nocturnal beetle	15
Maxillary palp gustatory receptors mediate aphid corpses avoidance in Harmonia axyridis	15
Protein-rich trophallactic contents transferred from reproductives are crucial for termite soldier differentiation in Zootermopsis nevadensis	14
Editorial Board	13
Establishment of a rapid, cost-effective, and accurate method for assessing insect sperm viability	13
Effects of temperature and humidity on the survival and hatching response of diapausing and non-diapausing Aedes aegypti eggs	13
Two distinct aphid diapause strategies: slow development or development arrest	13
Identification and functional characterization of insulin-like peptides in a pine beetle	12
Mechanism of differential efficiency in expression of sericin 3 and silk fibroin heavy chain-like protein in the posterior silk gland of the domestic silkworm (Bombyx mori)	12

The role of apolipoproteins RPRC010099 and RPRC015421 in male fertility of the Chagas disease vector, Rhodnius prolixus	12
Activation of mating-related behavior by serotonin in males of the Japanese yellow hornet Vespa simillima	12
Clinal variation in the temperature and photoperiodic control of reproductive diapause in Drosophila montana females	11
Seasonal changes in ultrastructure and gene expression in the fat body of worker honey bees	11
Three antenna-specific odorant binding proteins in Protaetia brevitarsis (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea) involve in recognition of floral volatiles	11
Age-dependent benefits of developmental plasticity: Thermal acclimation benefits erode rapidly upon adult emergence	11
Ovarian apoptosis is regulated by carbohydrate intake but not by protein intake in speckled cockroaches	10
Signaling in cAMP-stimulated ecdysteroidogenesis in prothoracic glands of the silkworm, Bombyx mori	10
Autophagy in the retina affects photoreceptor synaptic plasticity and behavior	10
Selective protein self-deprivation by Mormon crickets following fungal attack	10
Nutritional fitness landscapes reveal divergent nutrient-mediated life-history strategies in two sympatric fruit flies, Drosophila melanogaster and Drosophila simulans	10
Hot and cold waves decrease sperm production and bias sex ratio in the parasitoid wasp Cotesia typhae (Hymenoptera, Braconidae)	10
Molecular characterizations and expression profiles under temperature stress of transient receptor potential channels in Diaphorina citri	10
Euschistus heros RNase silencing: dsRNA stability and effects on RNAi susceptibility	9
Regulation of sterol nutrition in the fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda	9
Dietary salt supplementation adversely affects thermal acclimation responses of flight ability in Drosophila melanogaster	9
Dying of thirst: Osmoregulation by a hawkmoth pollinator in response to variability in ambient humidity and nectar availability	9
Sexual maturation and allometry of reproductive traits in large- and small-sized male honeybees	9
Exploration of winter diapause stages of the emerald ash borer based on morphological and biochemical parameters	9
Plasticity in moth mating behavior and ejaculate proteomic diversity induced by male competition	9
Chronic heat stress disrupts foraging motivation in honey bees	8
Serotonin- and eicosanoid-dependent rapid hemocyte aggregation in the hemolymph is the first step in nodule formation in Bombyx mori larvae	8
Prolonged diapause in Mormon crickets: Embryonic responses to three measures of time	8
Probing behavior of the leafhopper analyzed through DC electropenetrography and microscopy	8
Urban substrates alter the nutritional composition of an emerging model insect, Tenebrio molitor	8
Spectral sensitivities of the orchid bee Euglossa dilemma	8
Proteomic changes associated with the initiation and termination of aestivation in the cabbage stem flea beetle	8
Does the presence of heavy metal and catechol contaminants in organic waste challenge the physiological performance of the bioconverter Hermetia illucens?	8
Mating success at elevated temperature is associated to thermal adaptation in a set of recombinant inbred lines of Drosophila melanogaster	8
Differential expression of fibroin-related genes in middle silk glands is induced by dietary differences in a strain-dependent manner in Bombyx mori	7
Ultraviolet reflection in mayfly wings	7
Stress response of the honey bee exposed to warming, starvation and neonicotinoids	7
Faeces’ odours attract gregarious locust hoppers	7
Fat enough for the winter? Does nutritional status affect diapause?	7
“A comparison of thermal stress response between Drosophila melanogaster and Drosophila pseudoobscura reveals differences between species and sexes”	7
How much nectar can wild bees carry? Allometric equations of nectar crop capacities for investigating bee nutrition and foraging ecology	7
Editorial Board	7
How the diet influences lepidopteran reproduction: Morpho-functional, behavioral, and endocrine aspects	7
Physiological trade-offs in male social insects: Interactions among infection, immunity, fertility, size, and age in honey bee drones	7
Egg size-dependent embryonic development in the desert locust, Schistocerca gregaria	7
Improved RNAi-mediated pest control using dsRNAs	7
Farnesol, a component of plant-derived honeybee-collected resins, shows JH-like effects in Apis mellifera workers	7
Wolbachia infection modifies phloem feeding behavior but not plant virus transmission by a hemipteran host	7
Changes in gut microbiota of Loxostege sticticalis (Lepidoptera:Pyralidae) at different diapause stages	7
Insect polyploid adaptation for cell number and size varies in longstanding versus neopolyploid lines of the wasp Nasonia vitripennis	7
A potential role for the interaction of Wolbachia surface proteins with the Drosophila microtubulin in maintenance of endosymbiosis and affecting spermiogenesis	7
Sexual dimorphism of tarsal structures and attachment forces in Diabrotica virgifera virgifera LeConte (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Galerucinae)	6
CRISPR/Cas9-mediated LmSerpin5 knockout causes midgut dysplasia and leads to embryonic lethality in Locusta migratoria	6
An improved method to assess the encapsulation response in arthropods	6
Timing of starvation determines its effects on susceptibility to bacterial infection in female fruit flies independent of host evolutionary history	6

Bombyx mori Flap endonuclease 1 correlates with the repair of ultraviolet-induced DNA damage	6
A cuticular protein mediates thermal and desiccation tolerance through dual regulation of barrier function and water homeostasis	6
Effects of Lactobacillus supplementation on gut microbiota, short-chain fatty acids, and nutrient metabolism in silkworm (Bombyx mori)	6
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
Central role of squid gene during oocyte development in the Hemiptera Rhodnius prolixus	6
Rnai-mediated knockdown of nuclear receptors impairs cuticle formation by disrupting chitin metabolic pathway in Holotrichia oblita	6
An experimental setup for decoupling optical invariants in honeybees’ altitude control	6
Editorial Board	6
Evidence of plasticity, but not evolutionary divergence, in the thermal limits of a highly successful urban butterfly	6
Changes in biogenic amine levels and physiological traits of the reproductive caste during caste-specific life events in temperate paper wasps	5
Editorial Board	5
The effects of diet and semiochemical exposure on male Bactrocera dorsalis (Hendel) (Diptera: Tephritidae) metabolic rate at a range of temperatures	5
Using gas exchange measurements to monitor growth, energy expenditure, and body composition of black soldier fly larvae (Hermetia illucens) on diets varying in protein-to-carbohydrate ratio	5
Effect of BmPriL on the development of silk glands in silkworm	5
Insect double-stranded RNA-binding proteins: structure, function and RNAi efficiency	5
Diet and pheromones interact to shape honey bee (Apis mellifera) worker physiology	5
Fat bodies responsible for the degradation of encapsulated foreign substances in the body cavity of Mythimna separata larvae	5
Trends and emerging hotspots in RNAi-based arthropod pest control: A comprehensive bibliometric analysis	5
Intestinal flow and digestive parameters of Lutzomyia longipalpis larvae	5
Lipid droplets in the pheromone glands of bombycids: Effects of larval diet on their size and pheromone titer	5
An insulin-like peptide mediates trehalose storage in the western tarnished plant bug, Lygus hesperus	5
Parthenogenesis in the neotropical katydid Conocephalus ictus	5
Varroa destructor exacerbates the negative effect of cold contributing to honey bee mortality	5
Temperature and age, individually and interactively, shape the size, weight, and body composition of adult female mosquitoes	5
Drosophila’s sensory responses to bacterial peptidoglycan integrates positive and negative signals	5
Influence of thermal stress on the cellular immunity of Galleria mellonella F. (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae), and the biological traits of Bracon hebetor (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) in a host–parasitoid inte	5