OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Physiological Entomology is 2. 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 2021-12-01 to 2025-12-01.)

Article	Citations
Thin‐film iridescence in the eggshell of a stick insect ( Myronides glaucus )	22
Effects of proline on survival, locomotion and amino acid haemolymph composition of Osmia cornuta (Latreille, 1805)	22
H7 modulation of the L3 auditory neuron and phonotaxis in the cricket Acheta domesticus	10
Harnessing immune priming: A double‐edged defence mechanism in insects	10
The effects of sleep deprivation on susceptibility to parasitic infection in Drosophila nigrospiracula	10
Effects of neuropeptide F2 on female reproduction in the cotton bollworm, Helicoverpa armigera (Lepido	10
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Stages of aestivation as a physiological state and the related biochemical composition in the grain chinch bug ( Macchiademus diplopterus )	9
Temperature modulates feeding attributes, biochemical assimilation of macronutrients and rate of development in larvae of Parthenium beetles	9
Effects of vector‐borne plant pathogen on the interactions between Diaphorina citri and its natural enemy, Harmonia axyridis	8
The temperature preference, phenology and enzymatic activity of two winter‐active spiders (Araneae)	7
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A knockdown in the expression of a male‐specific aminopeptidase impedes the male reproductive success of the mosquito Culex pipiens	7
Dietary levamisole induces DNA damage in the haemolymph of Galleria mellonella	6
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Adult food and species type influence the nutritional physiology and tolerance of two flour beetles to the extract of Dennettia tripetala (	6
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Responses of continuous cadmium exposure on some biological and physiological performance of cotton bollworm Helicoverpa armigera	5
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The physiological changes and the impact of rapid cold hardening on the survival ability of Dastarcus helophoroides (Fairmaire) (Coleoptera: Bothriderida	5
Conspecific semiochemical tracks on host plants modulate reproduction and defense in parthenium beetles	5
Laboratory investigation of pheromone pre‐exposure in Lobesia botrana males indicates minor role of desensitization in the field	4
Functional characterization of two odorant‐binding proteins to sex pheromones in Spodoptera frugiperda	4
Oxidative stress, DNA damage, and histological alterations in Bombyx mori exposed orally to pesticide	4
Diversity, domain duplication, birth‐and‐death and adaptive evolution of fatty acyl‐ CoA reductase genes in Hemiptera	4

Comparative effects of two different aluminium nanoparticle formulations on the histological and physiological aspects of Drosophila melanogaster (Dipter	4
No increase in alcohol dehydrogenase levels following repeated ethanol exposure in young honeybee workers	4
Walking and foraging activity of Acromyrmex subterraneus molestans (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) at different temperatures	3
Comparative study on biochemical responses to imidacloprid and clothianidin in cockroaches ( Blattella germanica )	3
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Metabolic and transcriptional responses to starvation are regulated by FOXO in the red flour beetle,	3
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Lateralized courtship behaviours and mating success in Ostrinia furnacalis (Lepidoptera: Crambidae): A population‐level study on maize plants under green	2
Retrogressive moulting in khapra beetle, Trogoderma granarium (Coleoptera: Dermestidae)	2
Submergence tolerance in immature stages of the stalk‐eyed fly Sphyracephala detrahens (Diptera: Diopsidae)	2
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Diet‐dependent reproductive investment in gumleaf skeletonizer moths, Uraba lugens	2
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Larval instar‐dependent hemocytes in specialist herbivore Cydalima perspectalis fed on Buxus hyrcana and	2
Zinc methionine or zinc sulphate supplementation modulate the development of the hypopharyngeal gland and expression of major royal jelly protein genes in Apis mellifera	2
Physiological and reproductive impacts of a ternary insecticide combination (spinetoram, novaluron and broflanilide) on Spodoptera litura	2
Effects of microplastics on the physiology of living organisms on the example of laboratory reared bloodsucking mosquitoes Aedes aegypti	2
Fatty acids and glycerides are object recognition and carrying cues for foraging Camponotus modoc carpenter ants	2
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Adult host‐plant preference and larval performance in an oligophagous insect ( Chnootriba elaterii )	2
Mushroom body variation in beetles (Coleoptera): A challenge for future research	2
Plant silicon defence disrupts cryptic colouration in an insect herbivore by restricting carotenoid sequestration into the haemolymph	2
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How insects work—Linking genotype to phenotype	2