OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Journal of Insects As Food and Feed is 31. 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
Age and calorific restriction impact immature black soldier fly (Diptera: Stratiomyidae) thermal tolerance and preference	175
Development of nutrient-rich cookies using black soldier fly (BSF) flour	118
Alphitobius diaperinus larvae (lesser mealworm) as human food – An approval of the European Commission – A critical review	86
Overview of larvae of red palm weevil,Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Olivier) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), as human food	80
Evaluation of innovative insect-based products by Portuguese consumers using a repeated exposure approach under a controlled setting	75
Costa Rica’s potential for entotechnology development: an ecosystem and entomophagy perspective	74
Black soldier fly larvae (Hermetia illucens) as a meat replacer in a burger patty	71
Effect of seasonality and pretreatment of the organic fraction of municipal solid waste for black soldier fly larvae production	68
Exploring the nutrient composition of sericigenous insects of Manipur: a scientific inquiry into their edible potential	63
Ileal digestibility of amino acids in defatted black soldier fly larva meal and adult black soldier fly fed to pigs	61
Beneficial effects of silkworm (Bombyx mori) pupal oil on serum and hepatic lipid parameters in high fat diet fed rats	59
Effect of dietary supplementation withTenebrio molitor wholemeal and fermented flour modulating adipose lipogenesis gene expression in obese mice	57
Dynamic vapour sorption isotherms and isosteric heats of sorption of two edible insects (Cirina forda andRhyncophorus phoenicis)	56
Density-dependent development of the yellow mealworm Tenebrio molitor (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae)	53
Zootechnical performance, feed efficiency and larval composition of Zophobas morio (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) fed with poultry litter-based diets	50
Increasing nutritional value using alternative protein from sago worm in gluten-free biscuit products	48
Artificial diet for Samia ricini: key considerations and formulation strategies – a review	47
Can crickets recognise bacterially contaminated feed? Gryllus assimilis odour perception of Escherichia coli	44
Improved gonadal sperm reserves, growth performance, and antioxidant capacity of maturity V-line rabbits fedVespa oriental meal	44
Legislative landscape of black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) as feed	42
Exploring insect meals as novel sources of vitamin D: evaluation of vitamin D precursors, biofortification by UV-B exposure, and in vivo efficacy	41
Evaluation of different food waste for sustainable mass rearing of black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens L) in Bangladesh	41
African traditional use of edible insects and challenges towards the future trends of food and feed	40
Taurine content of insects used as feed	38
A bibliographic account on entomophagy in India: past records, recent trends and future prospects (1945-2023)	37

Miniaturized NIR and MIR spectroscopy for insect lipid characterization	37
The effect of transport temperature and duration on survival and growth of house cricket nymphs and eggs	34
Effects of fishmeal substitution with Hermetia illucens L on the growth, metabolism and disease resistance of Micropterus salmoides	32
Determinants of small-scale farmers’ intention to adopt insect farming for animal feed in Colombia	31
Introducing the special issue ‘Insects on the monogastric menu’	31
A common edible insect (Antheraea assamensis) protein hydrolysate regulates LPS-induced oxidative stress and inflammation by modulating the TLR4/NF- κ β Signaling Pathway	31