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 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Molecular Diversity and Distribution of Whiteflies (Bemisia tabaci) in Cassava Fields Across South West and North Central, Nigeria	242
Male and Female Tortricid Moth Response to Non-Pheromonal Semiochemicals	142
Impact of Ectropis grisescens Warren (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) Infestation on the Tea Plant Rhizosphere Microbiome and Its Potential for Enhanced Biocontrol and Plant Health Management	120
Biomass Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) Agronomic Response to Melanaphis sorghi (Hemiptera: Aphididae) Infestation and Silicon Application	101
Selection and Comparative Gene Expression of Midgut-Specific Targets for Drosophila suzukii	100
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	93
Biology, Population Fluctuation, and Foliar Consumption Rate of Durrantia arcanella Busk, 1912 (Lepidoptera: Depressariidae), a Defoliator of Oil Palm in the Colombian Caribbean	81
Bactericera tremblayi (Wagner, 1961) (Hemiptera: Triozidae): The Prevalent Psyllid Species in Leek Fields of Northwestern Spain	78
Intraspecific Variability in Trionymus aberrans Goux, 1938 (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Pseudococcidae) with Description of the Second-Instar Nymph	77
Four New Species of Macquartia (Diptera: Oestroidea) from China and Phylogenetic Implications of Tachinidae	73
Improving the Efficiency and Safety of Sentinel Stink Bug Eggs Using X-rays	71
Effects of Food Source Availability, Host Egg:Parasitoid Ratios, and Host Exposure Times on the Developmental Biology of Megacopta cribraria Egg Parasitoids	71
Isolation and Characterization of a Native Metarhizium rileyi Strain Mrpgbm2408 from Paralipsa gularis in Maize: First Data on Efficacy and Enzymatic Host Response Dynamics	71
Alpha, Beta and Gamma Taxonomy of Biocontrol Agent Diaeretiella rapae (Hymenoptera, Braconidae)	67
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	63
Morphology of External Genitalia in the Genus Acanthoponera Mayr, with Redescription of A. mucronata (Roger) Male (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Ectatomminae)	63
Mouthparts and Alimentary Tract of Flower-Visiting Monkey Beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea: Hopliini): Insights into Feeding Preferences	62
Effect of Hydrogen Peroxide on Oviposition Site Preference and Egg Hatching of the Aedes aegypti (Linnaeus) Mosquito	61
Susceptibility of Aedes aegypti Larvae to Temephos and Fenitrothion in Niamey (Niger) and Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso), Two West African Cities Recently Affected by Dengue	58
Growth Regulation in the Larvae of the Lepidopteran Pieris brassicae: A Field Study	57
Research Progress on the Species and Diversity of Ants and Their Three Tropisms	54
Predicting Potential Distribution of Teinopalpus aureus Integrated Multiple Factors and Its Threatened Status Assessment	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	52
Biodiversity and Spatiotemporal Variations of Mecoptera in Thailand: Influences of Elevation and Climatic Factors	49
Transcriptome Analysis Revealed Genes Related to γ-Irradiation Induced Emergence Failure in Third-Instar Larvae of Bactrocera dorsalis	49

Chemical Contaminants in Cerumen Samples from Ecuadorian Stingless Bees: Reporting Glyphosate, Aminomethylphosphonic Acid, and the Presence of Metals and Metalloids	49
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	47
A Genetic Compensation Phenomenon and Global Gene Expression Changes in Sex-miR-2766-3p Knockout Strain of Spodoptera exigua Hübner (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)	47
Movement of Striacosta albicosta (Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) Larvae on Transgenic Bt and Non-Bt Maize	46
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	46
Insecticidal Activity of Eupatorium fortunei Essential Oil Against Schizaphis graminum and Its Effects on Detoxification Enzymes	45
Alternative Characterizations of Methyl Lucidone-Responsive Differentially Expressed Genes in Drosophila melanogaster Using DEG-by-Index Ratio Transformation	44
Orientation and Oviposition by Female Plodia interpunctella (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) in Response to Volatiles from Varieties of Peanuts	43
High-Throughput Screening System Evaluation of Andrographis paniculata (Burm.f.) Extracts and Their Fractions against Mosquito Vectors	42
Effects of Different Diets on Biological Characteristics of Predatory Mite Amblyseius Eharai (Acari: Phytoseiidae)	42
Temporal Variation in Target Site Mutations Is Associated with Diamide Cross-Resistance in Diamondback Moth Populations (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae) from Florida and Georgia, USA	41
Particularities of the Hermetia illucens (L.) (Diptera: Stratiomyidae) Ovipositing Behavior: Practical Applications	41
Molecular Characterization of Native Entomopathogenic Fungi from Ambrosia Beetles in Hazelnut Orchards of Turkey and Evaluation of Their In Vitro Efficacy	41
Disentangling Taxonomic Confusions in the Aporia agathon Group Using Mitochondrial Genomic Data (Lepidoptera: Pieridae)	41
Evaluation of Different Attractants for Monitoring and Mass Trapping of Rhagoletis batava (Hering) in Organic Sea Buckthorn Plantations	40
Pesticide Contamination in Native North American Crops, Part II—Comparison of Flower, Honey Bee Workers, and Native Bee Residues in Lowbush Blueberry	40