Current Opinion in Insect Science

Papers
(The TQCC of Current Opinion in Insect Science is 10. 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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)
ArticleCitations
Editorial Board164
Decoding sex differences: how GABA shapes Drosophila behavior86
Population dynamics and drivers of the eastern monarch (Danaus plexippus) across its full annual cycle: a cross-scale synthesis of a model migratory species71
Direct sequencing of insect symbionts via nanopore adaptive sampling55
Dynamics and evolution of transposable elements in mosquito genomes51
Is the genetic architecture of behavior exceptionally complex?48
Origin of eusociality in termites: was genetic monogamy essential?48
Viviparity and obligate blood feeding: tsetse flies as a unique research system to study climate change46
Extent and impacts of winter breeding in the North American monarch butterfly40
Global Change Biology 202539
Sex determination gene Doublesex in hemimetabolous insects38
Ecological forecasts of insect range dynamics: a broad range of taxa includes winners and losers under future climate38
Leveraging sex determination systems for genetic biocontrol of dipteran pests37
Facing the flames: insect responses to megafires and changing fire regimes34
The genetics and mechanisms of parasitoid host specificity32
Untangling plastic responses to combined thermal and dietary stress in insects30
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Molecular insights into symbiotic microbe transmission in hemipteran insects30
Editorial overview: Vectors and medical and veterinary entomology: an integrative view29
Tick chemosensation and implications for novel control strategies29
Editorial overview: Vectors and medical and veterinary entomology: Aedes-borne viral disease transmission: vector dynamics, plasticity, and prospects for control28
Experimental platforms for functional genomics in ticks28
Spatiotemporal dynamics of forest geometrid outbreaks28
Editorial overview: Global change biology (2023) — Novel perspectives on futures, mechanisms, and the human element of insect conservation in the Anthropocene28
Parasitoid speciation and diversification27
Genomics of insect natural enemies in agroecosystems27
Mosquito sex determination: recent advances and applications27
Floral nectar and honeydew microbial diversity and their role in biocontrol of insect pests and pollination26
Environmentally responsive reproduction: neuroendocrine signalling and the evolution of eusociality26
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Acylsugar-mediated resistance as part of a multilayered defense against thrips, orthotospoviruses, and beyond25
Large-scale omics analyses of nutrition-responsive mechanisms of female germline stem cell proliferation and maintenance in Drosophila melanogaster24
Editorial overview: Spotlight on monarch butterflies: A treasure trove of biology to preserve24
The evolution of queen competitions to boost productivity24
Climate change, temperature extremes, and impacts on hyperparasitoids23
Neuroanatomy of blood-feeding arthropods23
Editorial Overview: Insect Genomics (2026): Enhancing public health, food security, and biodiversity through genetic biocontrol23
An integrative genomic toolkit for studying the genetic, evolutionary, and molecular underpinnings of eusociality in insects23
How many times to molt? Endocrine control of moltinism in lepidopteran insects22
Recent advances in agroecological research for increasing scope of areawide pest management of arthropods in cropping systems22
MicroRNAs in the developmental toolbox — a comparative approach to understanding their role in regulating insect development22
The neuroecology of olfaction in bees22
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Post-transcriptional regulation of behavior plasticity in social insects20
Juvenile hormone degradation enzymes in insect development: emerging insights from functional genetics20
Flipping indirect defense: chemical cues from natural enemies mediate multitrophic interactions20
Investigating the role of chemical ecology in plant-pathogen, vector, and secondary consumer interactions and their consequences for integrated pest management20
Induced plant resistance and its influence on natural enemy use of plant-derived foods20
The effects of urbanisation on ecological interactions20
The monarch butterfly in Mexico: a conservation model20
Evolution of visual system specialization in predatory arthropods19
Plasticity of the olfactory behaviors in Bactrocera dorsalis under various physiological states and environmental conditions19
Metabolomics as a tool to elucidate biochemical cold adaptation in insects19
Climate change and pesticide resistance: a synthesis on emerging mechanisms and evolutionary dynamics19
Metabolic command centers in Drosophila: how the fat body and oenocytes orchestrate immunity, reproduction, and aging18
Editorial overview: How do social insects know their tasks?18
Community change and population outbreak of grasshoppers driven by climate change18
Repetitive DNAs: the ‘invisible’ regulators of insect adaptation and speciation18
Vibration receptor organs in the insect leg: neuroanatomical diversity and functional principles18
A call to arms: novel strategies for thrips and tospovirus control18
Regulation of insect cuticular hydrocarbon biosynthesis18
Microbial, genetic, and urban drivers of ant invasions18
Recent advances on hormones and behavior in vertebrates: inspiration for and from invertebrate science17
Foe to frenemy: predacious ant nest beetles use multiple strategies to fully integrate into ant nests17
Honeydew management to promote biological control17
Cold-induced immune activation in chill-susceptible insects17
Endocrine-disrupting effects of contaminants on communication and behaviors of insects: from molecular effects to ecological consequences17
Insect olfactory neurons: receptors, development, and function17
Prospects for application of population genetics for control of tsetse flies in Africa16
The self as part of the sensory ecology: how behavior affects sensation from the inside out16
Editorial overview: Insecticide resistance mechanisms — from behavior and physiology to microbiome science16
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Where do all the pests go? Understanding the genomic mechanisms of crop pest dynamics during the off-season15
Evolution of Odonata: genomic insights15
Beyond the static lab: environmental variability in genetically modified mosquito target gene identification for malaria control15
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Anticipating evolutionary responses of mosquito mating systems to population suppression with mass-reared males15
Editorial overview: Chemical ecology of multitrophic interactions: Current research and potential applications14
The role of insulin and octopamine in regulating energy homeostasis and locomotion in insects14
Insect visual perception and pest control: opportunities and challenges14
Pathogen within-host dynamics and disease outcome: what can we learn from insect studies?14
Insects and microbes: best friends from the nursery14
Editorial overview: Classical, novel and underrated regulators of development in the omics era14
Mosquito floral visitation and pollination14
Beyond the bite: how mosquito salivary proteins modulate midgut biology and malaria parasite transmission13
Monocot crop–aphid interactions: plant resilience and aphid adaptation13
Biogenic amines in honey bee cognition: neurochemical pathways and stress impacts13
Taste adaptations in blood-feeding arthropods: mechanisms and ecological implications13
Insect–microbiome interactions in a changing world13
New insight into molecular mechanisms underlying division of labor in honeybees13
Behavioral, ecological and evolutionary mechanisms underlying caterpillar-ant symbioses13
Extracting spatial information from temporal odor patterns: insights from insects13
Insecticide resistance in the house fly (Musca domestica): metabolic detoxification, key genes, and regulatory characterization12
Global change and adaptive biosecurity: managing current and emerging Aleurocanthus woglumi threats to Europe12
A cold and quiet brain: mechanisms of insect CNS arrest at low temperatures12
Advances in data-collection tools and analytics for crop pest and disease management12
Gene editing in agricultural, health, and veterinary pest arthropods: recent advances12
Collective decision-making during reproduction in social insects: a conceptual model for queen supersedure in honey bees (Apis mellifera)12
Interactions between parasitism and migration in monarch butterflies12
Chemical ecology of nectar–mosquito interactions: recent advances and future directions12
Phenomenon of reproductive plasticity in ants12
Heat stress and host–parasitoid interactions: lessons and opportunities in a changing climate12
Chemically mediated trophic interactions of invasive herbivorous insects and their applications for monitoring and management12
TGF-β-dependent regulation of juvenile hormone biosynthesis in insect development and metamorphosis12
Blood-sucking arthropods in the Anthropocene: climate change thermotolerance, and global disease risks12
Genomics reveals widespread hybridization across insects with ramifications for species boundaries and invasive species11
Editorial overview: Adaptive genomic of economically important insects11
Invasive indoor pests under the microbiological lens: bacterial and viral diversity from local to global scales in bed bugs and cockroaches11
Editorial overview: Arthropod population dynamics at regional scales: Novel approaches and emerging insights11
Insecticide resistance in social insects: assumptions, realities, and possibilities11
Ice queens: bumble bee social organization shaped by adaptations to cold climates10
Advances in monitoring of indoor pests10
An intricate evolutionary connection between meiotic drive and sex10
Gene regulatory networks underlying the development and evolution of plasticity in horned beetles10
Extrinsic and intrinsic regulation of blood feeding in mosquitoes10
Forecasting insect dynamics in a changing world10
Complexity, humility, and action: a current perspective on monarchs in Western North America10
Genetic control of malaria transmission: a salivary gland-centric perspective10
Neuroendocrine control of insect aggression: do environmental stressors modulate aggressive behavior?10
The future of tropical insect diversity: strategies to fill data and knowledge gaps10
Insect sex chromosome evolution: conservation, turnover, and mechanisms of dosage compensation10
Elevated CO2, nutrition dilution, and shifts in Earth’s insect abundance10
tRNA expression and modifications as critical components in the biology of blood-feeding arthropods10
Oviposition decisions under environment-induced physiological stress in parasitoids10
Exotic bees in urban ecosystems: establishment, impact, and potential for invasion10
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