OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Biological Control is 29. 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
Editorial Board	178
Editorial Board	97
Soybean growth-promotion and Heterodera glycines suppression in two application methods of Bacillus strains	88
Estimating relative per capita predation rates from molecular gut content analysis	64
Development and application of the fungal plant pathogen Colletotrichum shisoi to control invasive Perilla frutescens	55
Parasitoids of Agrilus spp. in Europe: Anticipating the arrival of Agrilus planipennis	52
Release strategy and egg parasitism of Telenomus podisi adults fed with different diets	45
Investigating the host finding behaviour of the weevil Phytobius vestitus for the biological control of the invasive aquatic weed Myriophyllum aquaticum	44
Differences in abundance of Thaumatotibia leucotreta and its natural enemies between organic and conventionally farmed citrus ecosystems	38
Multiple pathways involved in the Ca ascorbate-induced enhancement of Meyerozyma guilliermondii biocontrol efficacy	38
Trait-based cropping of brassicaceous plants: Effects on ecosystem services and crop yield	37
Impact of soil texture on conidia movement and residual effect of entomopathogenic fungi applied through irrigation to control fruit-fly pupae in mango orchards	36
Predicting plant attractiveness to coccinellids with plant trait profiling, citizen science, and common garden surveys	36
Spo0A-dependent antifungal activity of a plant growth promoting rhizobacteria Bacillus subtilis strain UD1022 against the dollar spot pathogen (Clarireedia jacksonii)	35
Isolation, identification, and biocontrol mechanisms of endophytic Burkholderia vietnamiensis C12 from Ficus tikoua Bur against Rhizoctonia solani	34
Editorial Board	33
A new biocontrol agent against old enemies: The potential of Trichogramma foersteri for the control of Spodoptera frugiperda and Spodoptera eridania	33
A 20-year evaluation of successes with biological control of spotted knapweed (Centaurea stoebe) in Colorado	33
Conditioning the biocontrol agent Trissolcus japonicus on rearing hosts and plant-herbivore microcosms affects its foraging behaviour	33
Biocontrol potential of endophytic Bacillus velezensis strain QSE-21 against postharvest grey mould of fruit	32
Artificial selection for emamectin benzoate resistance in the biological control agent Orius laevigatus	32
Production of heat-resistant blastospores by Cordyceps javanica IF-1106 through optimizing metal ions composition	32
Intestinal bacterium Bacillus siamensis M54 from Allomyrina dichotoma is a potential biocontrol agent against maize stalk rot	31
Evidence of two-sex life table analysis supporting Anastatus japonicus, a more effective biological control agent of Caligula japonica compared with other two Anastatus species	31
Biocontrol potential of Trichoderma harzianum against Botrytis cinerea in tomato plants	30

Editorial Board	30
Compatibility of biocontrol agents with host plant resistance for management of the South American tomato pinworm Phthorimaea absoluta	29
Isolation and identification of Bacillus vallismortis HSB-2 and its biocontrol potential against apple replant disease	29
Comparative efficacy of three techniques for monitoring the establishment and spread of larval parasitoids recently introduced for biological control of emerald ash borer, Agrilus planipennis (Coleopt	29
The development of the truffle beetle Leiodes cinnamomeus at low temperature, a determining factor for the susceptibility of adults and larvae to entomopathogenic nematodes	29
Metarhizium anisopliae reduces conidial germination and mycelium growth of the apple gray mold Botrytis cinerea	29