OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of Insect Physiology is 5. 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 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Light pollution disrupts seasonal reproductive phenotypes and reduces lifespan in the West Nile vector, Culex pipiens	50
S6K1 acts through FOXO to regulate juvenile hormone biosynthesis in the red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum	36
A sperm-activating trypsin-like protease from the male reproductive tract of Spodoptera litura: Proteomic identification, sequence characterization, gene expression profile, RNAi and the effects of io	32
Sunflower pollen induces rapid excretion in bumble bees: Implications for host-pathogen interactions	29
Nutritional optima for life-history traits vary with temperature and across locally-adapted populations	29
The larval saliva of an endoparasitic wasp, Pteromalus puparum, suppresses host immunity	28
Editorial 2025: Changes and the future of JIP	26
Editorial Board	23
A CYP380C10 gene is required for waterproofing and water retention in the insect integument	22
The female Euscepes postfasciatus refractory period is induced by the male but length is determined by the female	20
Two distinct aphid diapause strategies: slow development or development arrest	20
Methoprene treatment increases activity, starvation and desiccation risk of Queensland fruit fly	20
Timing of the co-activation of antagonist muscles affects foreleg movements during mantis strikes	19
Interaction between females and males grapevine moth Lobesia botrana modifies further mating preference	19
Establishment of a rapid, cost-effective, and accurate method for assessing insect sperm viability	18
Functional analysis of Ornithine decarboxylase in manipulating the wing dimorphism in Nilaparvata lugens (Stål) (Hemiptera: Delphacidae)	17
Cardiac performance in heat-stressed flies of heat-susceptible and heat-resistant Drosophila melanogaster	17
Effects of temperature and humidity on the survival and hatching response of diapausing and non-diapausing Aedes aegypti eggs	16
Time- and tissue-specific antimicrobial activity of the common bed bug in response to blood feeding and immune activation by bacterial injection	15
Hotter-is-not-better: A study on the thermal response of a winter active and nocturnal beetle	15
Seasonal changes in ultrastructure and gene expression in the fat body of worker honey bees	15
Protein-rich trophallactic contents transferred from reproductives are crucial for termite soldier differentiation in Zootermopsis nevadensis	15
Editorial Board	14
Activation of mating-related behavior by serotonin in males of the Japanese yellow hornet Vespa simillima	14
Sex peptide receipt alters macronutrient utilization but not optimal yeast-sugar ratio in Drosophila melanogaster females	14

Clinal variation in the temperature and photoperiodic control of reproductive diapause in Drosophila montana females	13
Three antenna-specific odorant binding proteins in Protaetia brevitarsis (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea) involve in recognition of floral volatiles	13
Identification and functional characterization of insulin-like peptides in a pine beetle	13
Selective protein self-deprivation by Mormon crickets following fungal attack	12
Editorial Board	12
Autophagy in the retina affects photoreceptor synaptic plasticity and behavior	12
Hot and cold waves decrease sperm production and bias sex ratio in the parasitoid wasp Cotesia typhae (Hymenoptera, Braconidae)	12
Sex-specific effects of the microbiota on adult carbohydrate intake and body composition in a polyphagous fly	12
Ovarian apoptosis is regulated by carbohydrate intake but not by protein intake in speckled cockroaches	11
Enterococcal symbionts of caterpillars facilitate the utilization of a suboptimal diet	11
Size constrains oxygen delivery capacity within but not between bumble bee castes	11
Signaling in cAMP-stimulated ecdysteroidogenesis in prothoracic glands of the silkworm, Bombyx mori	11
Does the presence of heavy metal and catechol contaminants in organic waste challenge the physiological performance of the bioconverter Hermetia illucens?	10
Dying of thirst: Osmoregulation by a hawkmoth pollinator in response to variability in ambient humidity and nectar availability	10
Sexual maturation and allometry of reproductive traits in large- and small-sized male honeybees	10
Dietary salt supplementation adversely affects thermal acclimation responses of flight ability in Drosophila melanogaster	10
Plasticity in moth mating behavior and ejaculate proteomic diversity induced by male competition	10
Ultrasensitive detection by maxillary palp neurons allows non-host recognition without consumption of harmful allelochemicals	10
Effects of temperature, fungal infection and weight on intermoult duration and survival of starving earwig larvae	9
Band movement and thermoregulation in Schistocerca cancellata	9
Spectral sensitivities of the orchid bee Euglossa dilemma	9
Prolonged diapause in Mormon crickets: Embryonic responses to three measures of time	9
Wolbachia infection modifies phloem feeding behavior but not plant virus transmission by a hemipteran host	9
Farnesol, a component of plant-derived honeybee-collected resins, shows JH-like effects in Apis mellifera workers	9
Probing behavior of the leafhopper analyzed through DC electropenetrography and microscopy	9
Odor composition of field versus laboratory desert locust populations	9
Physiological trade-offs in male social insects: Interactions among infection, immunity, fertility, size, and age in honey bee drones	8
Serotonin- and eicosanoid-dependent rapid hemocyte aggregation in the hemolymph is the first step in nodule formation in Bombyx mori larvae	8
Microbial colonization promotes model cockroach gut tissue growth and development	8
Editorial Board	8
Differential expression of fibroin-related genes in middle silk glands is induced by dietary differences in a strain-dependent manner in Bombyx mori	8
Mating success at elevated temperature is associated to thermal adaptation in a set of recombinant inbred lines of Drosophila melanogaster	8
Gas exchange and dive behaviour in the diving beetle Platynectes decempunctatus (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae)	8
Faeces’ odours attract gregarious locust hoppers	8
Ultraviolet reflection in mayfly wings	8
The closer the better: Sensory tools and host-association in blood-sucking insects	8
Fat enough for the winter? Does nutritional status affect diapause?	7
Schistocerca neuropeptides – An update	7
Characterization of trehalose metabolic genes and corresponding enzymatic activities during diapause of Sitodiplosis mosellana	7
The proximate sources of genetic variation in body size plasticity: The relative contributions of feeding behaviour and development in Drosophila melanogaster	7
Recording central neurophysiological output from mosquito larvae for neuropharmacological and insecticide resistance studies	7
Acclimation, duration and intensity of cold exposure determine the rate of cold stress accumulation and mortality in Drosophila suzukii	7
Egg size-dependent embryonic development in the desert locust, Schistocerca gregaria	7
The relationship between body size and flight power output in the mango stem borer (Batocera rufomaculata)	7
Proteomic analysis of summer and winter Apis mellifera workers shows reduced protein abundance in winter samples	7
Editorial Board	7
Nutritional quality regulates postnatal wing morph in pea aphids	6
The effects of diet and semiochemical exposure on male Bactrocera dorsalis (Hendel) (Diptera: Tephritidae) metabolic rate at a range of temperatures	6
A potential role for the interaction of Wolbachia surface proteins with the Drosophila microtubulin in maintenance of endosymbiosis and affecting spermiogenesis	6
Roles of neural communication between the brain and thoracic ganglia in the selection and regulation of the cricket escape behavior	6

“A comparison of thermal stress response between Drosophila melanogaster and Drosophila pseudoobscura reveals differences between species and sexes”	6
PKG acts in the adult corpora cardiaca to regulate nutrient stress-responsivity through adipokinetic hormone	6
Bombyx mori Flap endonuclease 1 correlates with the repair of ultraviolet-induced DNA damage	6
Central role of squid gene during oocyte development in the Hemiptera Rhodnius prolixus	6
An improved method to assess the encapsulation response in arthropods	6
Evidence of plasticity, but not evolutionary divergence, in the thermal limits of a highly successful urban butterfly	6
Varroa destructor exacerbates the negative effect of cold contributing to honey bee mortality	6
An experimental setup for decoupling optical invariants in honeybees’ altitude control	6
Editorial Board	6
Photoprotective egg pigmentation reduces negative carryover effects of ultraviolet radiation on stink bug nymph survival	6
Potential trade-offs between reproduction and migratory flight in Spodoptera frugiperda	6
Intestinal flow and digestive parameters of Lutzomyia longipalpis larvae	5
Effect of brief exposures of anesthesia on thermotolerance and metabolic rate of the spotted-wing fly, Drosophila suzukii: Differences between sexes?	5
Spatial distancing by fungus-exposed Myrmica ants is prompted by sickness rather than contagiousness	5
Parthenogenesis in the neotropical katydid Conocephalus ictus	5
Examining the individual and additive effects of cold storage and CO2 narcosis on queen survival and reproduction in bumble bees	5
The IRM cell adhesion molecules Hibris, Kin of irre and Roughest control egg morphology by modulating ovarian muscle contraction in Drosophila	5
Editorial Board	5
Temperature and age, individually and interactively, shape the size, weight, and body composition of adult female mosquitoes	5
Lipid droplets in the pheromone glands of bombycids: Effects of larval diet on their size and pheromone titer	5
Effect of summer temperature on prolonged diapause of Tettigoniidae (Orthoptera) under realistic field conditions	5
Diet and pheromones interact to shape honey bee (Apis mellifera) worker physiology	5
A functional study of the role of Turandot genes in Drosophila melanogaster: An emerging candidate mechanism for inducible heat tolerance	5
Timing of starvation determines its effects on susceptibility to bacterial infection in female fruit flies independent of host evolutionary history	5
Editorial Board	5
Trends and emerging hotspots in RNAi-based arthropod pest control: A comprehensive bibliometric analysis	5
Fusion of silkworm polar body nuclei	5
Weak and strong phase response curves of the onion fly circadian clock at temperature changes of 1 °C and 4 °C	5