OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Journal of Pest Science is 23. 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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Spittlebugs vs predators: the importance of incidental vibrations for the detection of threats by insect vectors of Xylella fastidiosa	162
Integrating water and insect pest management in agriculture	61
Target of rapamycin (TOR) is necessary for the blood digestion and reproduction of Aedes albopictus	61
Botanical products for managing Philaenus spumarius, vector of Xylella fastidiosa subspecies pauca	55
Verbena × hybrida and Scaevola aemula flowers provide nutrients for the reproduction of Nesidiocoris tenuis used for biological pest control in greenhouses	49
Transgenic Bt cotton expressing Cry1Ac/1Ab does not have detrimental effects on the predator Arma chinensis through its prey Helicoverpa armigera	45
Long-term data in agricultural landscapes indicate that insect decline promotes pests well adapted to environmental changes	37
Impact of host plants on biological characteristics and Vg/VgR expression of Spodoptera frugiperda	37
Resistant cassava cultivars inhibit the papaya mealybug Paracoccus marginatus population based on their interaction: from physiological and biochemical perspectives	34
Orius similis prefers to prey on the young larvae of Encarsia formosa parasitizing on Bemisia tabaci	33
Transcriptome analysis of neuropeptides in the beneficial insect lacewing (Chrysoperla carnea) identifies kinins as a selective pesticide target: a biostable kinin analogue with activity against the p	32
Fitness costs associated with spinetoram resistance in Spodoptera frugiperda is driven by host plants	31
Characterization of priming, induced resistance, and tolerance to Spodoptera frugiperda by silicon fertilization in maize genotypes	31
Transgenic plants expressing immunosuppressive dsRNA improve entomopathogen efficacy against Spodoptera littoralis larvae	30
Trichoderma metabolites 6-pentyl-α-pyrone and harzianic acid affect the reproduction and microbiome of Bactrocera oleae	30
Antiviral effect of the cotton plant-derived gossypol against tomato yellow leaf curl virus	29
Detection and characterization of incidental vibrations from Drosophila suzukii in infested fruits	28
Abamectin induces mortality, inhibits food consumption, and causes histological changes in the midgut of the velvetbean caterpillar Anticarsia gemmatalis (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)	27
Insecticidal activity, toxicity and biochemical alterations of Drimys brasiliensis essential oil against Spodoptera frugiperda	27
Wolbachia improves the performance of an invasive fly after a diet shift	26
Plant growth and defense traits in Sorghum bicolor’s response to Chilo partellus in the tropics	26
Trehalase regulates ovarian maturation and egg hatchability of Nilaparvata lugens	23
Green pest control strategies: essential oil-based nano-emulsions for Delottococcus aberiae management	23
Potential areas of spread of Trioza erytreae over mainland Portugal and Spain	23