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Insect Molecular Biology

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Biology and Biochemistry 433 31 50 15

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 96
Documents by Best Scientists*: 113
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 2
SCIMAGO H-index: 105
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.595
Impact Factor: 2.3

Overview

Top Research Topics at Insect Molecular Biology?

The journal tackles a plethora of topics, such as Genetics, Gene, Molecular biology, Botany and Biochemistry. The Genetics study featured in Insect Molecular Biology draws connections with the study of Anopheles gambiae. The studies tackled, which mainly focus on Gene, apply to Cell biology as well.

The research on Molecular biology tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Complementary DNA, Bombyx mori, Peptide sequence, Messenger RNA and Aedes aegypti. The work on Botany presented in Insect Molecular Biology focuses on Insect in particular. Biochemistry study tackled is connected to the field of Midgut.

In the journal, Gene silencing and Gene knockdown are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in RNA interference research. Drosophila melanogaster research presented is mostly focused on the subject of Melanogaster. Insect Molecular Biology focused on Phylogenetics research but expanded to cover Phylogenetic tree.

  • Genetics (40.61%)
  • Gene (39.78%)
  • Molecular biology (22.56%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Molecular characterization of pyrethroid knockdown resistance (kdr) in the major malaria vector Anopheles gambiae s. s. (754 citations)
  • Immune pathways and defence mechanisms in honey bees Apis mellifera (701 citations)
  • Long PCR improves Wolbachia DNA amplification: wsp sequences found in 76% of sixty-three arthropod species (674 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Insect Molecular Biology:

The most cited papers facilitate discussions on Genetics, Gene, Botany, Molecular biology and Anopheles gambiae. The published articles explore research in Genetics alongside concepts in Aedes aegypti and other areas of study in Virology. The journal articles explore research in Complementary DNA and overlapping concepts in Peptide sequence to expand the discourse in Molecular biology.

What topics the last edition of the journal is best known for?

  • Gene
  • Enzyme
  • DNA

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal covers a variety of subjects, including Gene, Cell biology, Genetics, RNA interference and Gene expression. The research on Gene discussed in Insect Molecular Biology draws on the closely related field of Insect. Cell biology research featured in Insect Molecular Biology incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Hemolymph, Diapause and Innate immune system.

Most of the works presented in the journal deals with Genetics but it intersects with the subject of PEST analysis. Insect Molecular Biology facilitates discussions on RNA interference that incorporate concepts from other fields like Gene silencing, Protein subunit, Gene knockdown and Aphid. Insect Molecular Biology holds forums on Gene expression that merges themes from other disciplines such as Anopheles gambiae, Zoology, Rhinotermitidae and Cornitermes cumulans.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Vitellogenin expression in the ovaries of adult honeybee workers provides insights into the evolution of reproductive and social traits. (6 citations)
  • Jekyll or Hyde? The genome (and more) of Nesidiocoris tenuis, a zoophytophagous predatory bug that is both a biological control agent and a pest (4 citations)
  • Caste-specific gene expression underlying the differential adult brain development in the honeybee Apis mellifera. (4 citations)

Papers citation over time

A key indicator for each journal is its effectiveness in reaching other researchers with the papers published at that venue.

The chart below presents the interquartile range (first quartile 25%, median 50% and third quartile 75%) of the number of citations of articles over time.

The top authors publishing in Insect Molecular Biology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Anthony A. James (29 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Linda M. Field (23 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Bruce M. Christensen (19 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Janet Hemingway (18 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Frank H. Collins (18 papers) absent at the last edition.

The overall trend for top authors publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top authors.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Insect Molecular Biology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Agricultural Research Service (82 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • Nanjing Agricultural University (52 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign (46 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Wisconsin-Madison (44 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Colorado State University (43 papers) absent at the last edition.

The overall trend for top affiliations publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top affiliations.

Publication chance based on affiliation

The publication chance index shows the ratio of articles published by the best research institutions in the journal edition to all articles published within that journal. The best research institutions were selected based on the largest number of articles published during all editions of the journal.

The chart below presents the percentage ratio of articles from top institutions (based on their ranking of total papers).Top affiliations were grouped by their rank into the following tiers: top 1-10, top 11-20, top 21-50, and top 51+. Only articles with a recognized affiliation are considered.

During the most recent 2021 edition, 1.61% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 19.67% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 4.92% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 14.75% of all publications and 60.66% were from other institutions.

Returning Authors Index

A very common phenomenon observed among researchers publishing scientific articles is the intentional selection of journals they have already attended in the past. In particular, it is worth analyzing the case when the authors participate in the same journal from year to year.

The Returning Authors Index presented below illustrates the ratio of authors who participated in both a given as well as the previous edition of the journal in relation to all participants in a given year.

Returning Institution Index

The graph below shows the Returning Institution Index, illustrating the ratio of institutions that participated in both a given and the previous edition of the conference in relation to all affiliations present in a given year.

The experience to innovation index

Our experience to innovation index was created to show a cross-section of the experience level of authors publishing in a journal. The index includes the authors publishing at the last edition of a journal, grouped by total number of publications throughout their academic career (P) and the total number of citations of these publications ever received (C).

The group intervals were selected empirically to best show the diversity of the authors' experiences, their labels were selected as a convenience, not as judgment. The authors were divided into the following groups:

  • Novice - P < 5 or C < 25 (the number of publications less than 5 or the number of citations less than 25),
  • Competent - P < 10 or C < 100 (the number of publications less than 10 or the number of citations less than 100),
  • Experienced - P < 25 or C < 625 (the number of publications less than 25 or the number of citations less than 625),
  • Master - P < 50 or C < 2500 (the number of publications less than 50 or the number of citations less than 2500),
  • Star - P ≥ 50 and C ≥ 2500 (both the number of publications greater than 50 and the number of citations greater than 2500).

The chart below illustrates experience levels of first authors in cases of publications with multiple authors.

Top Publications

  • Glycosyltransferases: the multifaceted enzymatic regulator in insects

    M Nagare;M Ayachit;A Agnihotri;A Agnihotri;W Schwab

    (2021)
    32 Citations
  • Conservation of the voltage-sensitive sodium channel protein within the Insecta.

    Juan J. Silva;Jeffrey G. Scott

    (2020)
    32 Citations
  • Identification and characterization of a Masculinizer homologue in the diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella

    T Harvey-Samuel;V C Norman;R Carter;E Lovett

    (2020)
    25 Citations
  • Methods for the generation of heritable germline mutations in the disease vector Culex quinquefasciatus using clustered regularly interspaced short palindrome repeats-associated protein 9.

    M Li;T Li;N Liu;R R Raban

    (2020)
    25 Citations
  • Jekyll or Hyde? The genome (and more) of Nesidiocoris tenuis, a zoophytophagous predatory bug that is both a biological control agent and a pest

    K. B. Ferguson;S. Visser;M. Dalíková;I. Provazníková

    (2021)
    24 Citations
  • Substrate-specificity of cytochrome P450-mediated detoxification as an evolutionary strategy for specialization on furanocoumarin-containing hostplants: CYP6AE89 in parsnip webworms

    B. Calla;W.‐Y. Wu;C. A. E. Dean;M. A. Schuler

    (2020)
    22 Citations
  • Levels of the endosymbiont Rickettsia in the whitefly Bemisia tabaci are influenced by the expression of Vitellogenin

    M. Brumin;G. Lebedev;S. Kontsedalov;M. Ghanim

    (2020)
    17 Citations
  • V-ATPase subunit a is required for survival and midgut development of Locusta migratoria.

    X.-J. Liu;X.-Y. Liang;J. Guo;X.-K. Shi

    (2021)
    17 Citations
  • Over-expression of RNA interference (RNAi) core machinery improves susceptibility to RNAi in silkworm larvae.

    L. You;F. Zhang;S. Huang;A. Merchant

    (2020)
    17 Citations
  • Active genic machinery for epigenetic RNA modifications in bees

    L Bataglia;Z L P Simões;Z L P Simões;F M F Nunes;F M F Nunes

    (2021)
    17 Citations

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