OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Biological Control is 28. 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
Editorial Board	112
Differences in abundance of Thaumatotibia leucotreta and its natural enemies between organic and conventionally farmed citrus ecosystems	109
Parasitoids of Agrilus spp. in Europe: Anticipating the arrival of Agrilus planipennis	59
Estimating relative per capita predation rates from molecular gut content analysis	57
Investigating the host finding behaviour of the weevil Phytobius vestitus for the biological control of the invasive aquatic weed Myriophyllum aquaticum	45
Production of heat-resistant blastospores by Cordyceps javanica IF-1106 through optimizing metal ions composition	42
A new biocontrol agent against old enemies: The potential of Trichogramma foersteri for the control of Spodoptera frugiperda and Spodoptera eridania	42
Multiple pathways involved in the Ca ascorbate-induced enhancement of Meyerozyma guilliermondii biocontrol efficacy	40
Editorial Board	38
Comparative assessment of a Chinese indigenous entomopathogenic nematode versus a commercial strain for the biological control of Spodoptera frugiperda	38
Conditioning the biocontrol agent Trissolcus japonicus on rearing hosts and plant-herbivore microcosms affects its foraging behaviour	38
Editorial Board	35
Artificial selection for emamectin benzoate resistance in the biological control agent Orius laevigatus	35
Intestinal bacterium Bacillus siamensis M54 from Allomyrina dichotoma is a potential biocontrol agent against maize stalk rot	34
Release strategy and egg parasitism of Telenomus podisi adults fed with different diets	34
Soybean growth-promotion and Heterodera glycines suppression in two application methods of Bacillus strains	34
Evidence of two-sex life table analysis supporting Anastatus japonicus, a more effective biological control agent of Caligula japonica compared with other two Anastatus species	34
Development and application of the fungal plant pathogen Colletotrichum shisoi to control invasive Perilla frutescens	33
Biocontrol potential of Trichoderma harzianum against Botrytis cinerea in tomato plants	33
Characterization and genome analysis of marine Streptomyces albidoflavus S20 for the biological control of tobacco black shank	32
Predicting plant attractiveness to coccinellids with plant trait profiling, citizen science, and common garden surveys	31
Trait-based cropping of brassicaceous plants: Effects on ecosystem services and crop yield	31
Isolation, identification, and biocontrol mechanisms of endophytic Burkholderia vietnamiensis C12 from Ficus tikoua Bur against Rhizoctonia solani	30
Spo0A-dependent antifungal activity of a plant growth promoting rhizobacteria Bacillus subtilis strain UD1022 against the dollar spot pathogen (Clarireedia jacksonii)	29
Evaluation of drone and ground releases of Cryptolaemus montrouzieri for mealybug (Pseudococcus maritimus) control in apples	28

Editorial Board	28
Compatibility of biocontrol agents with host plant resistance for management of the South American tomato pinworm Phthorimaea absoluta	28
Performance of the two parasitoid species, Aphelinus varipes and Lysiphlebia japonica against sugarcane aphid, Melanaphis sacchari	28