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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Lifespan after desiccation stress is genetically variable and partially associated to head traits in a set of recombinant lines in Drosophila melanogaster	46
Corrigendum to “Effect of BmPriL on the development of silk glands in silkworm” [J. Insect Physiol. 170 (2026) 104971]	44
The age of bright nights: Photoperiodic disruption of insect diapause by artificial light at night	35
The transcription factor E93 modulates Mmp1 expression to regulate testicular fusion during the prepupal stage in Helicoverpa armigera	33
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	29
Light pollution disrupts seasonal reproductive phenotypes and reduces lifespan in the West Nile vector, Culex pipiens	26
Physiological and morphological development of the spermatheca in queens of the ant Crematogaster osakensis (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Myrmicinae)	25
Nutritional optima for life-history traits vary with temperature and across locally-adapted populations	25
Editorial Board	21
The larval saliva of an endoparasitic wasp, Pteromalus puparum, suppresses host immunity	21
Editorial 2025: Changes and the future of JIP	19
Timing of the co-activation of antagonist muscles affects foreleg movements during mantis strikes	18
Functional analysis of Ornithine decarboxylase in manipulating the wing dimorphism in Nilaparvata lugens (Stål) (Hemiptera: Delphacidae)	17
Hotter-is-not-better: A study on the thermal response of a winter active and nocturnal beetle	17
The female Euscepes postfasciatus refractory period is induced by the male but length is determined by the female	17
Interaction between females and males grapevine moth Lobesia botrana modifies further mating preference	16
Maxillary palp gustatory receptors mediate aphid corpses avoidance in Harmonia axyridis	16
Establishment of a rapid, cost-effective, and accurate method for assessing insect sperm viability	15
Protein-rich trophallactic contents transferred from reproductives are crucial for termite soldier differentiation in Zootermopsis nevadensis	15
Effects of temperature and humidity on the survival and hatching response of diapausing and non-diapausing Aedes aegypti eggs	14
Two distinct aphid diapause strategies: slow development or development arrest	14
Identification and functional characterization of insulin-like peptides in a pine beetle	13
The role of apolipoproteins RPRC010099 and RPRC015421 in male fertility of the Chagas disease vector, Rhodnius prolixus	13
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)	13
Nutritional fitness landscapes reveal divergent nutrient-mediated life-history strategies in two sympatric fruit flies, Drosophila melanogaster and Drosophila simulans	13

Activation of mating-related behavior by serotonin in males of the Japanese yellow hornet Vespa simillima	13
Editorial Board	13
Three antenna-specific odorant binding proteins in Protaetia brevitarsis (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea) involve in recognition of floral volatiles	12
Clinal variation in the temperature and photoperiodic control of reproductive diapause in Drosophila montana females	12
Age-dependent benefits of developmental plasticity: Thermal acclimation benefits erode rapidly upon adult emergence	12
Seasonal changes in ultrastructure and gene expression in the fat body of worker honey bees	12
Signaling in cAMP-stimulated ecdysteroidogenesis in prothoracic glands of the silkworm, Bombyx mori	11
Molecular characterizations and expression profiles under temperature stress of transient receptor potential channels in Diaphorina citri	11
Ovarian apoptosis is regulated by carbohydrate intake but not by protein intake in speckled cockroaches	11
Selective protein self-deprivation by Mormon crickets following fungal attack	11
Autophagy in the retina affects photoreceptor synaptic plasticity and behavior	10
Probing behavior of the leafhopper analyzed through DC electropenetrography and microscopy	10
Plasticity in moth mating behavior and ejaculate proteomic diversity induced by male competition	10
Hot and cold waves decrease sperm production and bias sex ratio in the parasitoid wasp Cotesia typhae (Hymenoptera, Braconidae)	10
Dying of thirst: Osmoregulation by a hawkmoth pollinator in response to variability in ambient humidity and nectar availability	10
Sexual maturation and allometry of reproductive traits in large- and small-sized male honeybees	10
Regulation of sterol nutrition in the fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda	10
Does the presence of heavy metal and catechol contaminants in organic waste challenge the physiological performance of the bioconverter Hermetia illucens?	10
Euschistus heros RNase silencing: dsRNA stability and effects on RNAi susceptibility	9
Chronic heat stress disrupts foraging motivation in honey bees	9
Ultraviolet reflection in mayfly wings	9
Proteomic changes associated with the initiation and termination of aestivation in the cabbage stem flea beetle	9
Urban substrates alter the nutritional composition of an emerging model insect, Tenebrio molitor	9
Prolonged diapause in Mormon crickets: Embryonic responses to three measures of time	9
Exploration of winter diapause stages of the emerald ash borer based on morphological and biochemical parameters	9
Spectral sensitivities of the orchid bee Euglossa dilemma	9
Serotonin- and eicosanoid-dependent rapid hemocyte aggregation in the hemolymph is the first step in nodule formation in Bombyx mori larvae	8
Changes in gut microbiota of Loxostege sticticalis (Lepidoptera:Pyralidae) at different diapause stages	8
How much nectar can wild bees carry? Allometric equations of nectar crop capacities for investigating bee nutrition and foraging ecology	8
Insect polyploid adaptation for cell number and size varies in longstanding versus neopolyploid lines of the wasp Nasonia vitripennis	8
Mating success at elevated temperature is associated to thermal adaptation in a set of recombinant inbred lines of Drosophila melanogaster	8
Farnesol, a component of plant-derived honeybee-collected resins, shows JH-like effects in Apis mellifera workers	8
How the diet influences lepidopteran reproduction: Morpho-functional, behavioral, and endocrine aspects	8
Wolbachia infection modifies phloem feeding behavior but not plant virus transmission by a hemipteran host	8
Editorial Board	8
Stress response of the honey bee exposed to warming, starvation and neonicotinoids	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
Faeces’ odours attract gregarious locust hoppers	8
Physiological trade-offs in male social insects: Interactions among infection, immunity, fertility, size, and age in honey bee drones	7
CRISPR/Cas9-mediated LmSerpin5 knockout causes midgut dysplasia and leads to embryonic lethality in Locusta migratoria	7
“A comparison of thermal stress response between Drosophila melanogaster and Drosophila pseudoobscura reveals differences between species and sexes”	7
Improved RNAi-mediated pest control using dsRNAs	7
Effects of Lactobacillus supplementation on gut microbiota, short-chain fatty acids, and nutrient metabolism in silkworm (Bombyx mori)	7
Fat enough for the winter? Does nutritional status affect diapause?	7
An improved method to assess the encapsulation response in arthropods	7
A potential role for the interaction of Wolbachia surface proteins with the Drosophila microtubulin in maintenance of endosymbiosis and affecting spermiogenesis	7
Rnai-mediated knockdown of nuclear receptors impairs cuticle formation by disrupting chitin metabolic pathway in Holotrichia oblita	7
Lactate dehydrogenase is associated with PTTH-stimulated ecdysteroidogenesis in Bombyx mori	7
Egg size-dependent embryonic development in the desert locust, Schistocerca gregaria	7
Sexual dimorphism of tarsal structures and attachment forces in Diabrotica virgifera virgifera LeConte (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Galerucinae)	7

Central role of squid gene during oocyte development in the Hemiptera Rhodnius prolixus	7
A cuticular protein mediates thermal and desiccation tolerance through dual regulation of barrier function and water homeostasis	7
Varroa destructor exacerbates the negative effect of cold contributing to honey bee mortality	6
Editorial Board	6
Bombyx mori Flap endonuclease 1 correlates with the repair of ultraviolet-induced DNA damage	6
Fat bodies responsible for the degradation of encapsulated foreign substances in the body cavity of Mythimna separata larvae	6
An experimental setup for decoupling optical invariants in honeybees’ altitude control	6
Evidence of plasticity, but not evolutionary divergence, in the thermal limits of a highly successful urban butterfly	6
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	6
Drosophila’s sensory responses to bacterial peptidoglycan integrates positive and negative signals	6
Trends and emerging hotspots in RNAi-based arthropod pest control: A comprehensive bibliometric analysis	6
Editorial Board	6
Timing of starvation determines its effects on susceptibility to bacterial infection in female fruit flies independent of host evolutionary history	6
Temperature and age, individually and interactively, shape the size, weight, and body composition of adult female mosquitoes	6
Intestinal flow and digestive parameters of Lutzomyia longipalpis larvae	6
The effects of diet and semiochemical exposure on male Bactrocera dorsalis (Hendel) (Diptera: Tephritidae) metabolic rate at a range of temperatures	6
Nutritional quality regulates postnatal wing morph in pea aphids	6
Effect of brief exposures of anesthesia on thermotolerance and metabolic rate of the spotted-wing fly, Drosophila suzukii: Differences between sexes?	6
An insulin-like peptide mediates trehalose storage in the western tarnished plant bug, Lygus hesperus	5
Parthenogenesis in the neotropical katydid Conocephalus ictus	5
Larval stress affects adult Drosophila behavior and metabolism	5
Weak and strong phase response curves of the onion fly circadian clock at temperature changes of 1 °C and 4 °C	5
β-tubulin functions in spermatogenesis in Lygus hesperus Knight	5
InsectMotion – A Python-based tool for quantification of neuropeptide-induced organ contractions in arthropods	5
Diet and pheromones interact to shape honey bee (Apis mellifera) worker physiology	5
Changes in biogenic amine levels and physiological traits of the reproductive caste during caste-specific life events in temperate paper wasps	5
Effect of BmPriL on the development of silk glands in silkworm	5
Cost of producing diapause eggs in two mirids, Trigonotylus caelestialium and Adelphocoris triannulatus (Hemiptera: Miridae)	5
Fusion of silkworm polar body nuclei	5
A functional study of the role of Turandot genes in Drosophila melanogaster: An emerging candidate mechanism for inducible heat tolerance	5
Stage-specific functional divergence of yolk protein genes in Spodoptera frugiperda	5
Lipid droplets in the pheromone glands of bombycids: Effects of larval diet on their size and pheromone titer	5
Insect double-stranded RNA-binding proteins: structure, function and RNAi efficiency	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
Microplastic exposure reduced the defecation rate, altered digestive enzyme activities, and caused histological and ultracellular changes in the midgut tissues of the ground beetle (Blaps polychresta)	5
Effect of diapause duration on thermal tolerance in the cabbage beetle Colaphellus bowringi Baly	5
Editorial Board	5
Effect of summer temperature on prolonged diapause of Tettigoniidae (Orthoptera) under realistic field conditions	5