OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Physiological Entomology is 2. 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 2021-07-01 to 2025-07-01.)

Article	Citations
Thin‐film iridescence in the eggshell of a stick insect (Myronides glaucus)	23
Effects of proline on survival, locomotion and amino acid haemolymph composition of Osmia cornuta (Latreille, 1805)	19
The effects of sleep deprivation on susceptibility to parasitic infection in Drosophila nigrospiracula	18
Harnessing immune priming: A double‐edged defence mechanism in insects	17
H7 modulation of the L3 auditory neuron and phonotaxis in the cricket Acheta domesticus	15
Immune function does not trade‐off with reproductive effort in a semelparous wolf spider with parental care	10
Effects of neuropeptide F2 on female reproduction in the cotton bollworm, Helicoverpa armigera (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)	10
Stages of aestivation as a physiological state and the related biochemical composition in the grain chinch bug (Macchiademus diplopterus)	10
The exceptional attachment ability of the ectoparasitic bee louse Braula coeca (Diptera, Braulidae) on the honeybee	9
Effects of vector‐borne plant pathogen on the interactions between Diaphorina citri and its natural enemy, Harmonia axyridis	9
A knockdown in the expression of a male‐specific aminopeptidase impedes the male reproductive success of the mosquito Culex pipiens	8
Temperature modulates feeding attributes, biochemical assimilation of macronutrients and rate of development in larvae of Parthenium beetles	8
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Adult food and species type influence the nutritional physiology and tolerance of two flour beetles to the extract of Dennettia tripetala (G. Baker)	7
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Responses of continuous cadmium exposure on some biological and physiological performance of cotton bollworm Helicoverpa armigera	5
The physiological changes and the impact of rapid cold hardening on the survival ability of Dastarcus helophoroides (Fairmaire) (Coleoptera: Bothrideridae) under cold stress	5
Oxidative stress, DNA damage, and histological alterations in Bombyx mori exposed orally to pesticide dimethoate	5
Functional characterization of two odorant‐binding proteins to sex pheromones in Spodoptera frugiperda	5
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No increase in alcohol dehydrogenase levels following repeated ethanol exposure in young honeybee workers	5
Diversity, domain duplication, birth‐and‐death and adaptive evolution of fatty acyl‐CoA reductase genes in Hemiptera	5
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Laboratory investigation of pheromone pre‐exposure in Lobesia botrana males indicates minor role of desensitization in the field	4

Walking and foraging activity of Acromyrmex subterraneus molestans (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) at different temperatures	3
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Comparative study on biochemical responses to imidacloprid and clothianidin in cockroaches (Blattella germanica)	3
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Adult host‐plant preference and larval performance in an oligophagous insect (Chnootriba elaterii)	3
Comparison of life‐history traits and oviposition preferences of Tuta absoluta for 12 common tomato varieties in Burkina Faso	3
Metabolic and transcriptional responses to starvation are regulated by FOXO in the red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum	3
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Retrogressive moulting in khapra beetle, Trogoderma granarium (Coleoptera: Dermestidae)	3
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How insects work—Linking genotype to phenotype	2
Submergence tolerance in immature stages of the stalk‐eyed fly Sphyracephala detrahens (Diptera: Diopsidae)	2
Plant silicon defence disrupts cryptic colouration in an insect herbivore by restricting carotenoid sequestration into the haemolymph	2
Diet‐dependent reproductive investment in gumleaf skeletonizer moths, Uraba lugens	2
Zinc methionine or zinc sulphate supplementation modulate the development of the hypopharyngeal gland and expression of major royal jelly protein genes in Apis mellifera L. bees	2
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Larval instar‐dependent hemocytes in specialist herbivore Cydalima perspectalis fed on Buxus hyrcana and Buxus microphylla	2
Effects of microplastics on the physiology of living organisms on the example of laboratory reared bloodsucking mosquitoes Aedes aegypti L.	2