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Insects
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Insects

2075-4450

Published by: MDPI

https://www.mdpi.com/journal/insects

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Ecology and Evolution 72 296 469 32

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 807
Documents by Best Scientists*: 1304
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 22
SCIMAGO H-index: 74
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.82
Impact Factor: 2.9

Overview

Top Research Topics at Insects?

Insects investigates studies in Zoology, Ecology, PEST analysis, Horticulture and Biological pest control. The concepts on Zoology presented in the journal can also apply to other research fields, including Insect, Host (biology) and Larva. Pupa and Instar are some of the facets of Larva tackled in it.

Habitat, Abundance (ecology), Species richness, Range (biology) and Biodiversity are all aspects of Ecology research featured in it. Insects explores topics in PEST analysis which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Pest control, Integrated pest management, Agronomy, Lepidoptera genitalia and Toxicology. It emphasizes research on Biological pest control, which includes concerns such as Parasitoid.

  • Zoology (19.48%)
  • Ecology (16.73%)
  • PEST analysis (15.67%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Action on the Surface: Entomopathogenic Fungi versus the Insect Cuticle (300 citations)
  • Integrated Pest Management for Sustainable Intensification of Agriculture in Asia and Africa (195 citations)
  • Ecological and Evolutionary Determinants of Bark Beetle —Fungus Symbioses (164 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Insects:

The journal publications aim to foster the development of research in Ecology, Integrated pest management, Biological pest control, Zoology and Botany. The published articles with studies in Ecology featured incorporate elements of Evolutionary biology and Tephritidae. The most cited papers address concerns in the field of Integrated pest management by exploring it in line with topics in PEST analysis which intersect with Drosophila suzukii subjects.

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 Insects (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Andrew G. S. Cuthbertson (16 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Alberto Pozzebon (14 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • Ary A. Hoffmann (13 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Frédéric Francis (13 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • David M. Suckling (13 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 4 less than at the previous 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 Insects (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Agricultural Research Service (170 papers) published 42 papers at the last edition, 7 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Florida (114 papers) published 18 papers at the last edition, 12 less than at the previous edition,
  • United States Department of Agriculture (92 papers) published 24 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (64 papers) published 27 papers at the last edition, 4 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of Georgia (48 papers) published 14 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous 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, 5.78% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 18.27% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 8.40% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 14.98% of all publications and 58.34% 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

  • Pollen Protein: Lipid Macronutrient Ratios May Guide Broad Patterns of Bee Species Floral Preferences.

    Anthony D. Vaudo;John F. Tooker;Harland M. Patch;David J. Biddinger

    (2020)
    249 Citations
  • Synthetic and Natural Insecticides: Gas, Liquid, Gel and Solid Formulations for Stored-Product and Food-Industry Pest Control

    Vaclav Stejskal;Tomas Vendl;Radek Aulicky;Christos Athanassiou

    (2021)
    182 Citations
  • Supporting Bees in Cities: How Bees Are Influenced by Local and Landscape Features

    Anthony C Ayers;Sandra M Rehan

    (2021)
    155 Citations
  • The Role of Flies as Pollinators of Horticultural Crops: An Australian Case Study with Worldwide Relevance.

    David F Cook;Sasha C Voss;Jonathan T D Finch;Romina C Rader

    (2020)
    129 Citations
  • Parasitoid Complex of Fall Armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda, in Ghana and Benin.

    Lakpo Koku Agboyi;Georg Goergen;Patrick Beseh;Samuel Adjei Mensah

    (2020)
    103 Citations
  • Global Distribution of Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus in a Climate Change Scenario of Regional Rivalry

    (2023)
    98 Citations
  • Insect Rearing Techniques for Biological Control Programs, a Component of Sustainable Agriculture in Brazil

    Unknown

    (2022)
    97 Citations
  • Likely Geographic Distributional Shifts among Medically Important Tick Species and Tick-Associated Diseases under Climate Change in North America: A Review.

    Abdelghafar Alkishe;Ram K. Raghavan;Andrew T. Peterson

    (2021)
    83 Citations
  • Insecticidal Activity of 28 Essential Oils and a Commercial Product Containing Cinnamomum cassia Bark Essential Oil against Sitophilus zeamais Motschulsky.

    Yunho Yang;Murray B Isman;Jun-Hyung Tak

    (2020)
    81 Citations
  • The Population Growth of Spodoptera frugiperda on Six Cash Crop Species and Implications for Its Occurrence and Damage Potential in China.

    Wenwen Wang;Pengyang He;Yiyang Zhang;Tongxian Liu

    (2020)
    71 Citations

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