OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Insect Molecular Biology 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 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Evolutionary insights into the genomic organization of major ribosomal DNA in ant chromosomes	25
Glycosyltransferases: the multifaceted enzymatic regulator in insects	24
Chemosensory proteins participate in insecticide susceptibility in Rhopalosiphum padi, a serious pest on wheat crops	23
Juvenile hormone regulates the reproductive diapause through Methoprene‐tolerant gene in Galeruca daurica	18
Target antifungal peptides of immune signalling pathways in silkworm, Bombyx mori, against Beauveria bassiana	16
miRNA‐34 and miRNA‐210 target hexamerin genes enhancing their differential expression during early brain development of honeybee (Apis mellifera) castes	15
Vitellogenin expression in the ovaries of adult honeybee workers provides insights into the evolution of reproductive and social traits	15
Expressions of conventional vitellogenin and vitellogenin‐like A in worker brains are associated with a nursing task in a ponerine ant	15
Jekyll or Hyde? The genome (and more) of Nesidiocoris tenuis, a zoophytophagous predatory bug that is both a biological control agent and a pest	15
Active genic machinery for epigenetic RNA modifications in bees	15
Functions of a C‐type lectin with a single carbohydrate‐recognition domain in the innate immunity and movement of the red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum	15
V‐ATPase subunit a is required for survival and midgut development of Locusta migratoria	14
Binding properties of odorant‐binding protein 4 from bean bug Riptortus pedestris to soybean volatiles	13
The miR‐282‐5p regulates larval moulting process by targeting chitinase 5 in Bombyx mori	13
Identification of new Anopheles gambiae transcriptional enhancers using a cross‐species prediction approach	12
The octopamine receptor, OA2B2, modulates stress resistance and reproduction in Nilaparvata lugens Stål (Hemiptera: Delphacidae)	12
Post‐mating gene expression of Mexican fruit fly females: disentangling the effects of the male accessory glands	12
Mapping and quantification of cryptochrome expression in the brain of the pea aphid Acyrthosiphon pisum	12
Cellular Lnc_209997 suppresses Bombyx mori nucleopolyhedrovirus replication by targeting miR‐275‐5p in B. mori	12
Research gaps and new insights in the evolution of Drosophila seminal fluid proteins	11
Cuticular protein genes involve heat acclimation of insect larvae under global warming	11
Biochemical characterization of Bombyx mori α‐N‐acetylgalactosaminidase belonging to the glycoside hydrolase family 31	11
Ecdysis triggering hormone is essential for larva–pupa–adult transformation in Leptinotarsa decemlineata	11
The spread of satellite DNAs in euchromatin and insights into the multiple sex chromosome evolution in Hemiptera revealed by repeatome analysis of the bug Oxycarenus hyalinipe	11
Characterization of ecdysteroid biosynthesis in the pond wolf spider, Pardosa pseudoannulata	10

CRISPR/Cas9‐based functional characterization of the pigmentation gene ebony in Plutella xylostella	10
Identification of a mitogen‐activated protein kinase kinase (AccMKK4) from Apis cerana cerana and its involvement in various stress responses	10
Towards disrupting Varroa –honey bee chemosensing: A focus on a Niemann‐Pick type C2 transcript	10
Two classic OBPs modulate the responses of female Holotrichia oblita to three major ester host plant volatiles	10
Silencing of the phosphofructokinase gene impairs glycolysis and causes abnormal locomotion in the subterranean termite Reticulitermes chinensis Snyder	10
Two atypical gram‐negative bacteria‐binding proteins are involved in the antibacterial response in the pea aphid (Acyrthosiphon pisum)	9
Dimmed gene knockout shortens larval growth and reduces silk yield in the silkworm, Bombyx mori	9
Regulation of an important glycolytic enzyme, pyruvate kinase, through phosphorylation in the larvae of a species of freeze‐tolerant insect, Eurosta solidaginis	8
Effect of salivary CYP4EM1 and CYP4EM2 gene silencing on the life span of Chagas disease vector Rhodnius prolixus (Hemiptera, Reduviidae) exposed to sublethal dose of d	8
Generating and testing the efficacy of transgenic Cas9 in Tribolium castaneum	8
Genome editing efficiency of four Drosophila suzukii endogenous U6 promoters	8
Identification of the cuticle protein AccCPR2 gene in Apis cerana cerana and its response to environmental stress	8
Functional analysis of a putative Bombyx mori cypovirus miRNA BmCPV‐miR‐10 and its effect on virus replication	8
Circadian clock regulates developmental time through ecdysone and juvenile hormones in Bombyx mori	8
Sublethal chlorantraniliprole exposure induces autophagy and apoptosis through disrupting calcium homeostasis in the silkworm Bombyx mori	8
Paternal knockdown of tRNA(cytosine‐5‐)‐methyltransferase (Dnmt2) increases offspring susceptibility to infection in red flour beetles	8
lnc94638 is a testis‐specific long non‐coding RNA involved in spermatozoa formation in Zeugodacus cucurbitae (Coquillett)	8
Peptidoglycan recognition protein SC (PGRP‐SC) shapes gut microbiota richness, diversity and composition by modulating immunity in the house fly Musca domestica	7
Vacuolar ATPase subunit F is critical for larval survival in Henosepilachna vigintioctopunctata	7
Evidence of a shared binding site for Bacillus thuringiensisCry1Ac and Cry2Aa toxins in Cnaphalocrocis medinalis cadherin	7
Dual function of the transcription factor Ftz‐f1 on oviposition in the cockroach Blattella germanica	7
LncRNA‐IRAR‐mediated regulation of insulin receptor transcripts in Drosophila melanogaster during nutritional stress	7
Involvement of RSK phosphorylation in PTTH‐stimulated ecdysone secretion in prothoracic glands of the silkworm, Bombyx mori	7
Transcriptomic analysis reveals the inhibition of reproduction in rice brown planthopper, Nilaparvata lugens, after silencing the gene of MagR (IscA1	7
Robertsonian rearrangements in Neotropical Meliponini karyotype evolution (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Meliponini)	7
RNA interference in Pardosa pseudoannulata, an important predatory enemy against several insect pests, through ingestion of dsRNA‐expressing Escherichia coli	7
Evolution of m6A‐related genes in insects and the function of METTL3 in silkworm embryonic development	7
A teratocyte‐specific serpin from the endoparasitoid wasp Cotesia vestalis inhibits the prophenoloxidase‐activating system of its host Plutella xylostella	7
Assessing Aedes aegypti candidate genes during viral infection and Wolbachia‐mediated pathogen blocking	6
Knockdown of CYP9A9 increases the susceptibility to lufenuron, methoxyfenozide and a mixture of both in Spodoptera exigua	6
Constitutively‐expressed and induced immune effectors in the house fly (Musca domestica) and the transcription factors that may regulate them	6
LincRNA_XR209691.3 could promote Bombyx mori nucleopolyhedrovirus replication by interacting with BmHSP70	6
Sex‐ and caste‐specific transcriptomes of larval honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) gonads: DMRT A2 and Hsp83 are differentially expressed and regulated by juvenile hormone	6
The microRNA pathway core genes are indispensable for development and reproduction in the brown planthopper, Nilaparvata lugens	6
Regulatory function of the trehalose‐6‐phosphate synthase gene TPS3 on chitin metabolism in brown planthopper, Nilaparvata lugens	6
A C2H2 zinc finger transcription factor of the whitefly Bemisia tabaci interacts with the capsid proteins of begomoviruses and inhibits virus retention	6
An association between Dnmt1 and Wnt in the production of oocytes in the whitefly Bemisia tabaci	6
Gene expression in Lucilia sericata (Diptera: Calliphoridae) larvae exposed to Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Acinetobacter baumannii<	6
Genome sequencing provides insights into the evolution of gene families encoding plant cell wall‐degrading enzymes in longhorned beetles	6
Enhanced locomotor behaviour is mediated by activation of tyrosine hydroxylase in the silkworm brain	6
Silencing of an odorant binding protein (SaveOBP10) involved in the behavioural shift of the wheat aphid Sitobion avenae (Fabricius)	6
Structural and functional insights into the ATP‐binding cassette transporter family in the corn planthopper, Peregrinus maidis	5
Using tissue specific P450 expression in Drosophila melanogaster larvae to understand the spatial distribution of pesticide metabolism in feeding assays	5
Farnesyl/geranylgeranyl diphosphate synthases regulate the biosynthesis of alarm pheromone in a unique manner in the vetch aphid Megoura viciae	5
Identification and profiling of Sogatella furciferamicroRNAs and their potential roles in regulating the developmental transitions of nymph–adult	5
CRISPR/Cas9‐mediated methoprene‐tolerant 1 knockout results in precocious metamorphosis of beet armyworm (Spodoptera exigua) only at the late larval stage	5
MiR‐3017b contributes to metamorphosis by targeting sarco/endoplasmic reticulum Ca²⁺ATPase in Tribolium castaneum	5
Gene annotation of nuclear receptor superfamily genes in the kissing bug Rhodnius prolixus and the effects of 20‐hydroxyecdysone on lipid metabolism	5
Detection of alternative splicing in western corn rootworm (Diabrotica virgifera virgifera LeConte) in association with eCry3.1Ab resistance using RNA	5
Insight into different host range of three planthoppers by transcriptomic and microbiomic analysis	5

Knockdown of the ecdysone receptor disrupts development and causes mortality in the melon fly, Zeugodacus cucurbitae	5
Evolution of mitogenomic gene order in Orthoptera	5
Improved transient silencing of gene expression in the mosquito female Aedes aegypti	5
Silencing of the immune gene BmPGRP‐L4 in the midgut affects the growth of silkworm (Bombyx mori) larvae	5
Molecular identification of carboxylesterase genes and their potential roles in the insecticides susceptibility of Grapholita molesta	5