OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Insect Molecular Biology is 6. 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
The Rpfor gene modulates the locomotory activity and host‐seeking behaviour of Rhodnius prolixus	28
Role of arylalkylamine N ‐acetyltransferase 7 in reproduction and limb pigmentation of	27
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Genome‐wide identification of PAR domain protein 1 ( PDP1 ) targets through ChIP ‐seq reveals the	20
Cellular Lnc_209997 suppresses Bombyx mori nucleopolyhedrovirus replication by targeting	20
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Neuronal calcium sensor 2 is key to moulting and oocyte development in the brown planthopper, Nilaparvata lugens	19
Silencing of an odorant binding protein (SaveOBP10) involved in the behavioural shift of the wheat aphid Sitobion avenae (Fabricius)	19
Silencing PsASH2 affects embryo development in the cotton mealybug	18
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The interaction between the Dbf4 ortholog Chiffon and Gcn5 is conserved in Dipteran insect species	16
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The influence of IR25a on electrophysiology and reproductive behaviour in the oriental fruit fly, Bactrocera dorsalis	15
Alternative double strand break repair pathways shape the evolution of high recombination in the honey bee, Apis mellifera	15
CRISPR / Cas9 ‐mediated Nap knockout affects female reproduction and eg	14
Role of TRPV channels in texture discrimination during Bactrocera dorsalis egg‐laying behaviour	14
Insulin reduces the transmission potential of chikungunya virus and activates the toll pathway in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes	14
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Characterisation of the myosin light chain kinase ( MLCK ) gene of Locusta migratoria and the encoded	13
Foraging in the darkness: Highly selective tuning of below‐ground larval olfaction to Brassicaceae volatiles in striped flea beetle	12
CRISPR /Cas9‐mediated genome editing of Frankliniella occidentalis , the western flower thrips, via embryonic microinjecti	12
Knockout of nuclear receptor HR38 gene impairs pupal–adult development in silkworm	12
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The ecdysis triggering hormone system is essential for reproductive success in Mythimna separata (Walker)	11

Deformed wing virus genotypes A and B do not elicit immunologically different responses in naïve honey bee hosts	11
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RNAi ‐mediated knockdown of exportin 1 negatively affected ovary development, survival and maize mosaic virus accumulation in its insect vector Pe	11
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Scale‐type‐specific requirement for the mosquito Aedes aegypti Spindle‐F	10
Identification of genes associated with the silk gland size using multi‐omics in silkworm ( Bombyx mori )	10
Abdominal‐B contributes to abdominal identity in the brown planthopper, Nilaparvata lugens	10
The silk gland proteome of Stenopsyche angustata provides insights into the underwater silk secretion	10
Identification and functional study of Fib‐L , a major silk fibroin gene component in rice leaf folders	10
The salivary gland transcriptome of Varroa destructor reveals suitable targets for RNAi ‐based mite co	10
Expansion of the genetic toolbox for manipulation of the global crop pest Drosophila suzukii : Iso	10
Allele‐specific knockouts reveal a role for apontic‐like in the evolutionary loss of larval melanin pigmentation in the domest	10
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Molecular characterization of a novel thioredoxin‐related transmembrane protein gene AcTMX3 that p	10
Polygenic adaptation of a cosmopolitan pest to a novel thermal environment	9
Characterization of the glutathione S‐transferase genes in the sand flies Phlebotomus papatasi and Lutzomyia longipalpis	9
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Assessing Aedes aegypti candidate genes during viral infection and Wolbachia ‐mediated pathogen blocking	9
The genome‐wide response of Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus to cystatin A, a peptidase inhibitor from human skin, sheds light on its digestive physiology	9
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Publication interests and priorities for Insect Molecular Biology	9
Recruitment of lysosomal cathepsins B, L and D as digestive enzymes in Coleoptera	8
Identification and functional analysis of Cochliomyia hominivorax U6 gene promoters	8
A critical role for the nuclear protein Akirin in larval development in Henosepilachna vigintioctopunctata	8
CRISPR /Cas9‐mediated methoprene‐tolerant 1 knockout results in precocious metamorphosis of beet armyworm (	8
Environmental factors affecting RNAi efficacy: Temperature but not plant cultivar influences Colorado potato beetle's response to insecticidal	8
Expression and functional analysis of adipokinetic hormone reveal its different roles in larval development and female fecundity in Panonychus citri (	8
An association between Dnmt1 and Wnt in the production of oocytes in the whitefly B	8
Genomic regions underlying the species‐specific mating songs of green lacewings	8
LncRNA ‐ IRAR ‐mediated regulation of insulin receptor transcripts in	8
Constitutively expressed small heat shock protein LsHsp21.5 not only enhances heat tolerance but a	8
Identification and functional analysis of carbonyl reductases related to tetrahydrobiopterin synthesis in the silkworm, Bombyx mori	8
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On how to identify a seminal fluid protein: A commentary on Hurtado et al.	7
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A sex‐specific homologue of waprin is essential for embryonic development in the red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum	7
A classic screening marker does not affect antennal electrophysiology but strongly regulates reproductive behaviours in Bactrocera dorsalis	7
Establishment of transgenic Drosophila suzukii lines that express phiC31 integrase and carry the	7
Identification and functional characterisation of a novel antimicrobial peptide from the housefly, Musca domestica	7
A role for DNA methylation in bumblebee morphogenesis hints at female‐specific developmental erasure	7
Molecular identification of carboxylesterase genes and their potential roles in the insecticides susceptibility of Grapholita molesta	7
Transformer is involved in female sex determination in Bemisia tabaci	7
HcTRET1 is critical for epidermal chitin synthesis in Hyphantria cunea	7
Dimmed gene knockout shortens larval growth and reduces silk yield in the silkworm, Bombyx mori	7
Microbiota and pathogens in an invasive bee: Megachile sculpturalis from native and invaded regions	6
Metabolome‐microbiome modulations induced by ZIF8 @ ZIF67 supplementation in the midgut of	6
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Silencing of the immune gene BmPGRP‐L4 in the midgut affects the growth of silkworm ( Bombyx mori ) larvae	6
Differences in gene expression patterns between parthenogenetically and sexually produced offspring during early development of Reticulitermes speratus	6
The transformer‐2 gene is essential for female and male development in Gryllus bimaculatus	6

The miR ‐282‐5p regulates larval moulting process by targeting chitinase 5 in Bombyx mori	6
The RNA interference response to alphanodavirus replication in Phlebotomus papatasi sand fly cells	6
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Cell lineage analysis reveals signal tracing and compartment characterisation in Drosophila haltere	6
Correction to “Transcription factor CAAT /enhancer‐binding protein is involved in regulation of expression of sterol carrier protein x in	6
GC – MS ‐based metabonomic analysis of silkworm haemolymph reveals four‐stage metabolic responses to nucleopolyhedrovi	6
Prostaglandin E ₂ mediates chorion formation of the Asian tiger mosquito	6
Genome assembly and transcriptomic analysis to elucidate the ability of Nasonovia ribisnigri to break host plant resistance	6
Analyses of ecdysteroid transporters in the fat body of Tribolium castaneum	6
Generating and testing the efficacy of transgenic Cas9 in Tribolium castaneum	6
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A new piece in the repeatome puzzle of Triatominae bugs: The analysis of Triatoma rubrofasciata reveals the role of satellite DNAs in the karyotypic evol	6
Wood feeding and social living: Draft genome of the subterranean termite Reticulitermes lucifugus (Blattodea; Termitoidae)	6