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 2021-10-01 to 2025-10-01.)

Article	Citations
Light pollution disrupts seasonal reproductive phenotypes and reduces lifespan in the West Nile vector, Culex pipiens	56
Nutritional optima for life-history traits vary with temperature and across locally-adapted populations	35
Sunflower pollen induces rapid excretion in bumble bees: Implications for host-pathogen interactions	32
S6K1 acts through FOXO to regulate juvenile hormone biosynthesis in the red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum	31
The larval saliva of an endoparasitic wasp, Pteromalus puparum, suppresses host immunity	27
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	25
Editorial 2025: Changes and the future of JIP	24
Interaction between females and males grapevine moth Lobesia botrana modifies further mating preference	23
Functional analysis of Ornithine decarboxylase in manipulating the wing dimorphism in Nilaparvata lugens (Stål) (Hemiptera: Delphacidae)	22
Establishment of a rapid, cost-effective, and accurate method for assessing insect sperm viability	22
Protein-rich trophallactic contents transferred from reproductives are crucial for termite soldier differentiation in Zootermopsis nevadensis	22
A CYP380C10 gene is required for waterproofing and water retention in the insect integument	21
Two distinct aphid diapause strategies: slow development or development arrest	20
The female Euscepes postfasciatus refractory period is induced by the male but length is determined by the female	20
Methoprene treatment increases activity, starvation and desiccation risk of Queensland fruit fly	19
Timing of the co-activation of antagonist muscles affects foreleg movements during mantis strikes	17
Effects of temperature and humidity on the survival and hatching response of diapausing and non-diapausing Aedes aegypti eggs	17
Hotter-is-not-better: A study on the thermal response of a winter active and nocturnal beetle	17
Editorial Board	16
Activation of mating-related behavior by serotonin in males of the Japanese yellow hornet Vespa simillima	16
Three antenna-specific odorant binding proteins in Protaetia brevitarsis (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea) involve in recognition of floral volatiles	16
Seasonal changes in ultrastructure and gene expression in the fat body of worker honey bees	16
Sex peptide receipt alters macronutrient utilization but not optimal yeast-sugar ratio in Drosophila melanogaster females	15
Time- and tissue-specific antimicrobial activity of the common bed bug in response to blood feeding and immune activation by bacterial injection	15
Editorial Board	15

Clinal variation in the temperature and photoperiodic control of reproductive diapause in Drosophila montana females	14
Autophagy in the retina affects photoreceptor synaptic plasticity and behavior	14
Identification and functional characterization of insulin-like peptides in a pine beetle	14
Sex-specific effects of the microbiota on adult carbohydrate intake and body composition in a polyphagous fly	13
Signaling in cAMP-stimulated ecdysteroidogenesis in prothoracic glands of the silkworm, Bombyx mori	12
Enterococcal symbionts of caterpillars facilitate the utilization of a suboptimal diet	12
Size constrains oxygen delivery capacity within but not between bumble bee castes	11
Selective protein self-deprivation by Mormon crickets following fungal attack	11
Plasticity in moth mating behavior and ejaculate proteomic diversity induced by male competition	10
Ovarian apoptosis is regulated by carbohydrate intake but not by protein intake in speckled cockroaches	10
Exploration of winter diapause stages of the emerald ash borer based on morphological and biochemical parameters	10
Dying of thirst: Osmoregulation by a hawkmoth pollinator in response to variability in ambient humidity and nectar availability	10
Hot and cold waves decrease sperm production and bias sex ratio in the parasitoid wasp Cotesia typhae (Hymenoptera, Braconidae)	10
Probing behavior of the leafhopper analyzed through DC electropenetrography and microscopy	9
Sexual maturation and allometry of reproductive traits in large- and small-sized male honeybees	9
Wolbachia infection modifies phloem feeding behavior but not plant virus transmission by a hemipteran host	9
Dietary salt supplementation adversely affects thermal acclimation responses of flight ability in Drosophila melanogaster	9
Regulation of sterol nutrition in the fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda	9
Band movement and thermoregulation in Schistocerca cancellata	9
Does the presence of heavy metal and catechol contaminants in organic waste challenge the physiological performance of the bioconverter Hermetia illucens?	9
How the diet influences lepidopteran reproduction: Morpho-functional, behavioral, and endocrine aspects	8
How much nectar can wild bees carry? Allometric equations of nectar crop capacities for investigating bee nutrition and foraging ecology	8
Odor composition of field versus laboratory desert locust populations	8
Serotonin- and eicosanoid-dependent rapid hemocyte aggregation in the hemolymph is the first step in nodule formation in Bombyx mori larvae	8
Farnesol, a component of plant-derived honeybee-collected resins, shows JH-like effects in Apis mellifera workers	8
Ultraviolet reflection in mayfly wings	8
Prolonged diapause in Mormon crickets: Embryonic responses to three measures of time	8
Mating success at elevated temperature is associated to thermal adaptation in a set of recombinant inbred lines of Drosophila melanogaster	8
Physiological trade-offs in male social insects: Interactions among infection, immunity, fertility, size, and age in honey bee drones	7
Editorial Board	7
Acclimation, duration and intensity of cold exposure determine the rate of cold stress accumulation and mortality in Drosophila suzukii	7
Schistocerca neuropeptides – An update	7
Sexual dimorphism of tarsal structures and attachment forces in Diabrotica virgifera virgifera LeConte (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Galerucinae)	7
The closer the better: Sensory tools and host-association in blood-sucking insects	7
Differential expression of fibroin-related genes in middle silk glands is induced by dietary differences in a strain-dependent manner in Bombyx mori	7
Egg size-dependent embryonic development in the desert locust, Schistocerca gregaria	7
Recording central neurophysiological output from mosquito larvae for neuropharmacological and insecticide resistance studies	7
A potential role for the interaction of Wolbachia surface proteins with the Drosophila microtubulin in maintenance of endosymbiosis and affecting spermiogenesis	7
Characterization of trehalose metabolic genes and corresponding enzymatic activities during diapause of Sitodiplosis mosellana	7
Proteomic analysis of summer and winter Apis mellifera workers shows reduced protein abundance in winter samples	7
Stress response of the honey bee exposed to warming, starvation and neonicotinoids	7
Faeces’ odours attract gregarious locust hoppers	7
Rnai-mediated knockdown of nuclear receptors impairs cuticle formation by disrupting chitin metabolic pathway in Holotrichia oblita	7
Fat enough for the winter? Does nutritional status affect diapause?	7
An improved method to assess the encapsulation response in arthropods	7
Spectral sensitivities of the orchid bee Euglossa dilemma	7
Editorial Board	6
“A comparison of thermal stress response between Drosophila melanogaster and Drosophila pseudoobscura reveals differences between species and sexes”	6
The effects of diet and semiochemical exposure on male Bactrocera dorsalis (Hendel) (Diptera: Tephritidae) metabolic rate at a range of temperatures	6
Timing of starvation determines its effects on susceptibility to bacterial infection in female fruit flies independent of host evolutionary history	6

Nutritional quality regulates postnatal wing morph in pea aphids	6
Roles of neural communication between the brain and thoracic ganglia in the selection and regulation of the cricket escape behavior	6
Editorial Board	6
Trends and emerging hotspots in RNAi-based arthropod pest control: A comprehensive bibliometric analysis	6
Fat bodies responsible for the degradation of encapsulated foreign substances in the body cavity of Mythimna separata larvae	6
Bombyx mori Flap endonuclease 1 correlates with the repair of ultraviolet-induced DNA damage	6
The proximate sources of genetic variation in body size plasticity: The relative contributions of feeding behaviour and development in Drosophila melanogaster	6
Central role of squid gene during oocyte development in the Hemiptera Rhodnius prolixus	6
Evidence of plasticity, but not evolutionary divergence, in the thermal limits of a highly successful urban butterfly	6
Editorial Board	6
PKG acts in the adult corpora cardiaca to regulate nutrient stress-responsivity through adipokinetic hormone	6
An insulin-like peptide mediates trehalose storage in the western tarnished plant bug, Lygus hesperus	5
Effect of brief exposures of anesthesia on thermotolerance and metabolic rate of the spotted-wing fly, Drosophila suzukii: Differences between sexes?	5
Editorial Board	5
Spatial distancing by fungus-exposed Myrmica ants is prompted by sickness rather than contagiousness	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
Lipid droplets in the pheromone glands of bombycids: Effects of larval diet on their size and pheromone titer	5
Fusion of silkworm polar body nuclei	5
An experimental setup for decoupling optical invariants in honeybees’ altitude control	5
Intestinal flow and digestive parameters of Lutzomyia longipalpis larvae	5
Parthenogenesis in the neotropical katydid Conocephalus ictus	5
Diet and pheromones interact to shape honey bee (Apis mellifera) worker physiology	5