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 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)

Article	Citations
CRISPR/Cas9 in lepidopteran insects: Progress, application and prospects	40
Body size allometry impacts flight-related morphology and metabolic rates in the solitary bee Megachile rotundata	31
Artificial light at night alters the seasonal responses of biting mosquitoes	31
CRISPR/Cas9 mediated knockout of Amyellow-y gene results in melanization defect of the cuticle in adult Apis mellifera	24
When does diet matter? The roles of larval and adult nutrition in regulating adult size traits in Drosophila melanogaster	23
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	22
Enterococcal symbionts of caterpillars facilitate the utilization of a suboptimal diet	22
Neurophysiological and behavioral responses of blacklegged ticks to host odors	19
Acclimation, duration and intensity of cold exposure determine the rate of cold stress accumulation and mortality in Drosophila suzukii	19
Concerted evolution of body mass, cell size and metabolic rate among carabid beetles	17
Amino acid quality modifies the quantitative availability of protein for reproduction in Drosophila melanogaster	17
Increased size and energy reserves in diapausing eggs of temperate Aedes aegypti populations	17
Bloodmeal regulation in mosquitoes curtails dehydration-induced mortality, altering vectorial capacity	16
Determining the effects of nutrition on the reproductive physiology of male mosquitoes	16
Microbiome reduction prevents lipid accumulation during early diapause in the northern house mosquito, Culex pipiens pipiens	16
Characterization of trehalose metabolic genes and corresponding enzymatic activities during diapause of Sitodiplosis mosellana	16
Self-righting physiology of the ladybird beetle Coccinella septempunctata on surfaces with variable roughness	15
Proteomic profiling of bacterial and fungal induced immune priming in Galleria mellonella larvae	15
A single mating is sufficient to induce persistent reduction of immune defense in mated female Drosophila melanogaster	15
Pigment-dispersing factor is involved in photoperiodic control of reproduction in the brown-winged green bug, Plautia stali	15
Prior infection of Galleria mellonella with sublethal dose of Bt elicits immune priming responses but incurs metabolic changes	15
Evaluating resistance of the soybean block technology cultivars to the Neotropical brown stink bug, Euschistus heros (F.)	14
Cold tolerance, water balance, energetics, gas exchange, and diapause in overwintering brown marmorated stink bugs	14
Oocyte resorption in termite queens: Seasonal dynamics and controlling factors	14
Pendimethalin-based herbicide impairs cellular immune response and haemocyte morphology in a beneficial ground beetle	14

Frequency tuning of swarming male mosquitoes (Aedes communis, Culicidae) and its neural mechanisms	13
Fat enough for the winter? Does nutritional status affect diapause?	13
The role of melatonin and Tryptophan-5-hydroxylase-1 in different abiotic stressors in Apis cerana cerana	13
Gas chromatography – Mass spectrometry as a preferred method for quantification of insect hemolymph sugars	13
Band movement and thermoregulation in Schistocerca cancellata	12
Dung beetles show metabolic plasticity as pupae and smaller adult body size in response to increased temperature mean and variance	12
Power requirements for the hovering flight of insects with different sizes	12
Leafhopper feeding behaviour on three grapevine cultivars with different susceptibilities to Flavescence dorée	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	12
Mating-induced changes in responses of female Queensland fruit fly to male pheromones and fruit: A mechanism for mating-induced sexual inhibition	12
Age-related changes in the reproductive potential of the Queensland fruit fly	11
How to stand the heat? Post-stress nutrition and developmental stage determine insect response to a heat wave	11
Potential trade-offs between reproduction and migratory flight in Spodoptera frugiperda	11
Immunity and physiological changes in adult honey bees (Apis mellifera) infected with Nosema ceranae: The natural colony environment	11
Behavioural and physiological regulation of protein and carbohydrates in mealworm larvae: A geometric analysis	11
Differences in olfactory sensitivity and odor detection correlate with foraging task specialization in honeybees Apis mellifera	11
The impact of salinity on a saline water insect: Contrasting survival and energy budget	11
Disruption of tetrahydrobiopterin (BH4) biosynthesis pathway affects cuticle pigmentation in Henosepilachna vigintioctopunctata	11
Schistocerca neuropeptides – An update	11
Variation of attachment ability of Nezara viridula (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) during nymphal development and adult aging	10
Reproductive plasticity and oogenesis in the queen honey bee (Apis mellifera)	10
Biosynthesis of aphid alarm pheromone is modulated in response to starvation stress under regulation by the insulin, glycolysis and isoprenoid pathways	10
Rapid cold hardening delays the onset of anoxia-induced coma via an octopaminergic pathway in Locusta migratoria	10
Effects of artificial light on growth, development, and dispersal of two North American fireflies (Coleoptera: Lampyridae)	10
Effects of temperature, fungal infection and weight on intermoult duration and survival of starving earwig larvae	10
Metabolic responses to starvation and feeding contribute to the invasiveness of an emerging pest insect	10
The larval saliva of an endoparasitic wasp, Pteromalus puparum, suppresses host immunity	10
Sunflower pollen induces rapid excretion in bumble bees: Implications for host-pathogen interactions	9
Vitellogenin expression corresponds with reproductive status and caste in a primitively eusocial bee	9
Characterization, expression patterns, and transcriptional responses of three core RNA interference pathway genes from Ostrinia nubilalis	9
Epigenetic underpinnings of freeze avoidance in the goldenrod gall moth, Epiblema scudderiana	9
Activation of parasperm and eusperm upon ejaculation in Lepidoptera	9
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	9
Examining the individual and additive effects of cold storage and CO2 narcosis on queen survival and reproduction in bumble bees	9
Evolution of proteins involved in the final steps of juvenile hormone synthesis	9
Odor composition of field versus laboratory desert locust populations	8
Viscosity as a key factor in decision making of nectar feeding ants	8
Sperm can’t take the heat: Short-term temperature exposures compromise fertility of male bumble bees (Bombus impatiens)	8
A functional study of the role of Turandot genes in Drosophila melanogaster: An emerging candidate mechanism for inducible heat tolerance	8
Warmer winters are associated with lower levels of the cryoprotectant glycerol, a slower decrease in vitellogenin expression and reduced virus infections in winter honeybees	8
Floral tea polyphenols can improve honey bee memory retention and olfactory sensitivity	8
Silencing of ATP synthase β reduces phytoplasma multiplication in a leafhopper vector	8
Diet and pheromones interact to shape honey bee (Apis mellifera) worker physiology	7
Hatching rhythm and clock gene expression in the egg of the pea aphid, Acyrthosiphon pisum	7
Fast weight recovery, metabolic rate adjustment and gene-expression regulation define responses of cold-stressed honey bee brood	7
Living with predators at the larval stage has differential long-lasting effects on adult life history and physiological traits in two anopheline mosquito species	7
Time- and tissue-specific antimicrobial activity of the common bed bug in response to blood feeding and immune activation by bacterial injection	7
Photoprotective egg pigmentation reduces negative carryover effects of ultraviolet radiation on stink bug nymph survival	7
Soft ticks perform evaporative cooling during blood-feeding	7
Contribution of cysteine and serine proteases to proteolytic digestion in an allergy-eliciting house dust mite	7

The role of the neuropeptide [His7]-corazonin on phase-related characteristics in the Central American locust	7
Proteomic analysis of summer and winter Apis mellifera workers shows reduced protein abundance in winter samples	7
Prey availability affects developmental trade-offs and sexual-size dimorphism in the false widow spider, Steatoda grossa	7
Voltage-gated calcium channels regulate K+ transport in the Malpighian tubules of the larval cabbage looper, Trichoplusia ni	6
Comparison of tarsal attachment in two closely related leaf beetle species	6
Aggregations reduce winter metabolic rates in the diapausing ladybeetle Hippodamia convergens	6
Modulatory effects of pheromone on olfactory learning and memory in moths	6
Cold tolerance and diapause within and across trophic levels: Endoparasitic wasps and their fly host have similar phenotypes	6
Time course of acclimation of critical thermal limits in two springtail species (Collembola)	6
Metabolomics reveals changes in metabolite profiles due to growth and metamorphosis during the ontogeny of the northern damselfly	6
Balance between larval and pupal development time in carrion blowflies	6
RNAi-based functional analysis of bursicon genes related to wing expansion in gypsy moths	6
Thermal boldness: Volunteer exploration of extreme temperatures in fruit flies	6
Proteotranscriptomics reveals the secretory dynamics of teratocytes, regulators of parasitization by an endoparasitoid wasp	6
Transgenic Tarantula Toxin: A novel tool to study mechanosensitive ion channels in Drosophila	6
Effects of NPF on larval taste responses and feeding behaviors in Ostrinia furnacalis	6
Sex-specific effects of the microbiota on adult carbohydrate intake and body composition in a polyphagous fly	6
Neurochemical regulation of Aedes aegypti salivary gland function	6
Aversive responses of Queensland fruit flies towards larval-infested fruits are modified by fruit quality and prior experience	6
Proteases inhibitors-insensitive cysteine proteases allow Nezara viridula to feed on growing seeds of field-grown soybean	6
Crustacean cardioactive peptide and its receptor modulate the ecdysis behavior in the pea aphid, Acyrthosiphon pisum	6
The role of Dnmt1 in oocyte development	6
Effects of chitosan and erythritol on labellar taste neuron activity, proboscis extension reflex, daily food intake, and mortality of male and female spotted-winged drosophila, Drosophila suzukii	6
Serotonin- and eicosanoid-dependent rapid hemocyte aggregation in the hemolymph is the first step in nodule formation in Bombyx mori larvae	6
Parental RNA interference as a tool to study genes involved in rostrum development in the Neotropical brown stink bug, Euschistus heros	6
Functional analysis of Pdp1 and vrille in the circadian system of a cricket	6
Seasonal changes in ultrastructure and gene expression in the fat body of worker honey bees	6
Using µCT in live larvae of a large wood-boring beetle to study tracheal oxygen supply during development	6
Temperature and age, individually and interactively, shape the size, weight, and body composition of adult female mosquitoes	6
Gene editing of the ABC Transporter/White locus using CRISPR/Cas9-mediated mutagenesis in the Indian Meal Moth	6