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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Lifespan after desiccation stress is genetically variable and partially associated to head traits in a set of recombinant lines in Drosophila melanogaster	41
Corrigendum to “Effect of BmPriL on the development of silk glands in silkworm” [J. Insect Physiol. 170 (2026) 104971]	40
S6K1 acts through FOXO to regulate juvenile hormone biosynthesis in the red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum	31
Light pollution disrupts seasonal reproductive phenotypes and reduces lifespan in the West Nile vector, Culex pipiens	30
The age of bright nights: Photoperiodic disruption of insect diapause by artificial light at night	25
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	24
Nutritional optima for life-history traits vary with temperature and across locally-adapted populations	23
Physiological and morphological development of the spermatheca in queens of the ant Crematogaster osakensis (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Myrmicinae)	21
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 2025: Changes and the future of JIP	21
Maxillary palp gustatory receptors mediate aphid corpses avoidance in Harmonia axyridis	20
Two distinct aphid diapause strategies: slow development or development arrest	20
Establishment of a rapid, cost-effective, and accurate method for assessing insect sperm viability	20
Functional analysis of Ornithine decarboxylase in manipulating the wing dimorphism in Nilaparvata lugens (Stål) (Hemiptera: Delphacidae)	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	17
Effects of temperature and humidity on the survival and hatching response of diapausing and non-diapausing Aedes aegypti eggs	16
Hotter-is-not-better: A study on the thermal response of a winter active and nocturnal beetle	15
Editorial Board	15
The female Euscepes postfasciatus refractory period is induced by the male but length is determined by the female	15
Protein-rich trophallactic contents transferred from reproductives are crucial for termite soldier differentiation in Zootermopsis nevadensis	15
Sex peptide receipt alters macronutrient utilization but not optimal yeast-sugar ratio in Drosophila melanogaster females	14
Identification and functional characterization of insulin-like peptides in a pine beetle	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

Activation of mating-related behavior by serotonin in males of the Japanese yellow hornet Vespa simillima	13
Three antenna-specific odorant binding proteins in Protaetia brevitarsis (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea) involve in recognition of floral volatiles	13
The role of apolipoproteins RPRC010099 and RPRC015421 in male fertility of the Chagas disease vector, Rhodnius prolixus	12
Autophagy in the retina affects photoreceptor synaptic plasticity and behavior	12
Seasonal changes in ultrastructure and gene expression in the fat body of worker honey bees	12
Ovarian apoptosis is regulated by carbohydrate intake but not by protein intake in speckled cockroaches	12
Selective protein self-deprivation by Mormon crickets following fungal attack	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
Signaling in cAMP-stimulated ecdysteroidogenesis in prothoracic glands of the silkworm, Bombyx mori	12
Molecular characterizations and expression profiles under temperature stress of transient receptor potential channels in Diaphorina citri	11
Euschistus heros RNase silencing: dsRNA stability and effects on RNAi susceptibility	11
Hot and cold waves decrease sperm production and bias sex ratio in the parasitoid wasp Cotesia typhae (Hymenoptera, Braconidae)	11
Sexual maturation and allometry of reproductive traits in large- and small-sized male honeybees	11
Regulation of sterol nutrition in the fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda	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
Dietary salt supplementation adversely affects thermal acclimation responses of flight ability in Drosophila melanogaster	10
Dying of thirst: Osmoregulation by a hawkmoth pollinator in response to variability in ambient humidity and nectar availability	10
Serotonin- and eicosanoid-dependent rapid hemocyte aggregation in the hemolymph is the first step in nodule formation in Bombyx mori larvae	9
Proteomic changes associated with the initiation and termination of aestivation in the cabbage stem flea beetle	9
Exploration of winter diapause stages of the emerald ash borer based on morphological and biochemical parameters	9
Prolonged diapause in Mormon crickets: Embryonic responses to three measures of time	9
Does the presence of heavy metal and catechol contaminants in organic waste challenge the physiological performance of the bioconverter Hermetia illucens?	9
Urban substrates alter the nutritional composition of an emerging model insect, Tenebrio molitor	9
Wolbachia infection modifies phloem feeding behavior but not plant virus transmission by a hemipteran host	9
Chronic heat stress disrupts foraging motivation in honey bees	9
Spectral sensitivities of the orchid bee Euglossa dilemma	8
Farnesol, a component of plant-derived honeybee-collected resins, shows JH-like effects in Apis mellifera workers	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	8
Mating success at elevated temperature is associated to thermal adaptation in a set of recombinant inbred lines of Drosophila melanogaster	8
How the diet influences lepidopteran reproduction: Morpho-functional, behavioral, and endocrine aspects	8
Stress response of the honey bee exposed to warming, starvation and neonicotinoids	8
Ultraviolet reflection in mayfly wings	8
How much nectar can wild bees carry? Allometric equations of nectar crop capacities for investigating bee nutrition and foraging ecology	8
Editorial Board	8
Proteomic analysis of summer and winter Apis mellifera workers shows reduced protein abundance in winter samples	8
Insect polyploid adaptation for cell number and size varies in longstanding versus neopolyploid lines of the wasp Nasonia vitripennis	7
Rnai-mediated knockdown of nuclear receptors impairs cuticle formation by disrupting chitin metabolic pathway in Holotrichia oblita	7
Sexual dimorphism of tarsal structures and attachment forces in Diabrotica virgifera virgifera LeConte (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Galerucinae)	7
Improved RNAi-mediated pest control using dsRNAs	7
Egg size-dependent embryonic development in the desert locust, Schistocerca gregaria	7
Fat enough for the winter? Does nutritional status affect diapause?	7
An improved method to assess the encapsulation response in arthropods	7
A cuticular protein mediates thermal and desiccation tolerance through dual regulation of barrier function and water homeostasis	7
“A comparison of thermal stress response between Drosophila melanogaster and Drosophila pseudoobscura reveals differences between species and sexes”	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
A potential role for the interaction of Wolbachia surface proteins with the Drosophila microtubulin in maintenance of endosymbiosis and affecting spermiogenesis	7
CRISPR/Cas9-mediated LmSerpin5 knockout causes midgut dysplasia and leads to embryonic lethality in Locusta migratoria	7

Central role of squid gene during oocyte development in the Hemiptera Rhodnius prolixus	7
Roles of neural communication between the brain and thoracic ganglia in the selection and regulation of the cricket escape behavior	7
An experimental setup for decoupling optical invariants in honeybees’ altitude control	6
Timing of starvation determines its effects on susceptibility to bacterial infection in female fruit flies independent of host evolutionary history	6
Varroa destructor exacerbates the negative effect of cold contributing to honey bee mortality	6
Editorial Board	6
Temperature and age, individually and interactively, shape the size, weight, and body composition of adult female mosquitoes	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
Effect of brief exposures of anesthesia on thermotolerance and metabolic rate of the spotted-wing fly, Drosophila suzukii: Differences between sexes?	6
Evidence of plasticity, but not evolutionary divergence, in the thermal limits of a highly successful urban butterfly	6
Nutritional quality regulates postnatal wing morph in pea aphids	6
Parthenogenesis in the neotropical katydid Conocephalus ictus	5
Spatial distancing by fungus-exposed Myrmica ants is prompted by sickness rather than contagiousness	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
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
Intestinal flow and digestive parameters of Lutzomyia longipalpis larvae	5
Insect double-stranded RNA-binding proteins: structure, function and RNAi efficiency	5
The effects of diet and semiochemical exposure on male Bactrocera dorsalis (Hendel) (Diptera: Tephritidae) metabolic rate at a range of temperatures	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
Fusion of silkworm polar body nuclei	5
Editorial Board	5
An insulin-like peptide mediates trehalose storage in the western tarnished plant bug, Lygus hesperus	5
Diet and pheromones interact to shape honey bee (Apis mellifera) worker physiology	5
Effect of BmPriL on the development of silk glands in silkworm	5
β-tubulin functions in spermatogenesis in Lygus hesperus Knight	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