OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Insects is 40. 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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Molecular Diversity and Distribution of Whiteflies (Bemisia tabaci) in Cassava Fields Across South West and North Central, Nigeria	230
Male and Female Tortricid Moth Response to Non-Pheromonal Semiochemicals	137
Impact of Ectropis grisescens Warren (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) Infestation on the Tea Plant Rhizosphere Microbiome and Its Potential for Enhanced Biocontrol and Plant Health Management	116
Biomass Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) Agronomic Response to Melanaphis sorghi (Hemiptera: Aphididae) Infestation and Silicon Application	111
Selection and Comparative Gene Expression of Midgut-Specific Targets for Drosophila suzukii	99
Somatic Mobilization: High Somatic Insertion Rate of mariner Transposable Element in Drosophila simulans	99
Integration of the Generalist Predator Nabis americoferus (Hemiptera: Nabidae) in a Greenhouse Strawberry Biocontrol Program with Phytoseiid Predatory Mites and the Entomopathogenic Fungus Beauveria b	91
A Review of Insect Pest Management in Vegetable Crop Production in Nigeria	80
Phylogeny of Calvittacus Revealing a New Species from China (Acari: Eriophyidae)	75
Biology, Population Fluctuation, and Foliar Consumption Rate of Durrantia arcanella Busk, 1912 (Lepidoptera: Depressariidae), a Defoliator of Oil Palm in the Colombian Caribbean	74
Bactericera tremblayi (Wagner, 1961) (Hemiptera: Triozidae): The Prevalent Psyllid Species in Leek Fields of Northwestern Spain	72
Intraspecific Variability in Trionymus aberrans Goux, 1938 (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Pseudococcidae) with Description of the Second-Instar Nymph	71
Four New Species of Macquartia (Diptera: Oestroidea) from China and Phylogenetic Implications of Tachinidae	69
Effects of Food Source Availability, Host Egg:Parasitoid Ratios, and Host Exposure Times on the Developmental Biology of Megacopta cribraria Egg Parasitoids	68
Improving the Efficiency and Safety of Sentinel Stink Bug Eggs Using X-rays	66
The Effect of Elevation Gradient on Distribution and Body Size of Carabid Beetles in the Changbaishan Nature Reserve in Northeast Asia	65
Isolation and Characterization of a Native Metarhizium rileyi Strain Mrpgbm2408 from Paralipsa gularis in Maize: First Data on Efficacy and Enzymatic Host Response Dynamics	62
Comments on Two Controversial Oriental Assassin Bug Species of the Genus Rhynocoris (Heteroptera: Reduviidae: Harpactorinae), with the Description of R. minutus sp. nov. from China	60
Alpha, Beta and Gamma Taxonomy of Biocontrol Agent Diaeretiella rapae (Hymenoptera, Braconidae)	60
Morphology of External Genitalia in the Genus Acanthoponera Mayr, with Redescription of A. mucronata (Roger) Male (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Ectatomminae)	59
Mouthparts and Alimentary Tract of Flower-Visiting Monkey Beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea: Hopliini): Insights into Feeding Preferences	56
Susceptibility of Aedes aegypti Larvae to Temephos and Fenitrothion in Niamey (Niger) and Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso), Two West African Cities Recently Affected by Dengue	55
Effect of Hydrogen Peroxide on Oviposition Site Preference and Egg Hatching of the Aedes aegypti (Linnaeus) Mosquito	55
Growth Regulation in the Larvae of the Lepidopteran Pieris brassicae: A Field Study	53
Research Progress on the Species and Diversity of Ants and Their Three Tropisms	52

The First Neotropical Record of the Genus Urodeta (Lepidoptera: Elachistidae: Elachistinae) with Keys to the World Species and a Description of a New Species from Honduras	51
Predicting Potential Distribution of Teinopalpus aureus Integrated Multiple Factors and Its Threatened Status Assessment	51
Insect Distribution in a Vacant Multi-Level Office Building	49
Biodiversity and Spatiotemporal Variations of Mecoptera in Thailand: Influences of Elevation and Climatic Factors	47
Chemical Contaminants in Cerumen Samples from Ecuadorian Stingless Bees: Reporting Glyphosate, Aminomethylphosphonic Acid, and the Presence of Metals and Metalloids	46
Variations in Mating and Reproduction in Oriental Fruit Moth Caused by Adult Physiological State in Laboratory Tests	46
Systematic Review of the Genus Nalepa Reitter, 1887 (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae, Blaptinae, Blaptini) from the Tibetan Plateau, with Description of Six New Species and Two Larvae	45
Transcriptome Analysis Revealed Genes Related to γ-Irradiation Induced Emergence Failure in Third-Instar Larvae of Bactrocera dorsalis	45
No Evidence of Bacterial Symbionts Influencing Host Specificity in Aphis gossypii Glover (Hemiptera: Aphididae)	45
A Genetic Compensation Phenomenon and Global Gene Expression Changes in Sex-miR-2766-3p Knockout Strain of Spodoptera exigua Hübner (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)	42
Transformation Capability Optimization and Product Application Potential of Proteatia brevitarsis (Coleoptera: Cetoniidae) Larvae on Cotton Stalks	42
Model-Based Tracking of Fruit Flies in Free Flight	42
Modelling the Effect of Viruses on Insect Survival: Using a Second-Order Phase Transition Model to Describe Time–Effect and Dose–Effect Relationships Using Entomopathogenic Viruses as an Example	41
Alternative Characterizations of Methyl Lucidone-Responsive Differentially Expressed Genes in Drosophila melanogaster Using DEG-by-Index Ratio Transformation	40
Effects of Different Diets on Biological Characteristics of Predatory Mite Amblyseius Eharai (Acari: Phytoseiidae)	40
Insecticidal Activity of Eupatorium fortunei Essential Oil Against Schizaphis graminum and Its Effects on Detoxification Enzymes	40
Orientation and Oviposition by Female Plodia interpunctella (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) in Response to Volatiles from Varieties of Peanuts	40
Movement of Striacosta albicosta (Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) Larvae on Transgenic Bt and Non-Bt Maize	40