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Journal of Economic Entomology
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Journal of Economic Entomology

0022-0493

Published by: Oxford University Press

https://academic.oup.com/jee

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Plant Science and Agronomy 108 45 118 17

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 231
Documents by Best Scientists*: 399
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 7
SCIMAGO H-index: 123
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.653
Impact Factor: 2.4

Overview

Top Research Topics at Journal of Economic Entomology?

The journal tackles a plethora of topics, such as Botany, Agronomy, Horticulture, Toxicology and Larva. The work tackled in Journal of Economic Entomology goes beyond the discipline of Botany as it also encompasses Animal science. Infestation, Aphid, Pest control and Weevil are among the areas of Agronomy tackled.

Most of the Aphid studies addressed also intersect with Aphididae. It centers on topics in Horticulture, with a focus on Tephritidae. Journal of Economic Entomology addresses concerns in Toxicology which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Pesticide resistance, Malathion, Pesticide, Diazinon and Toxicity.

Larva studies covered in it falls within the purview of Ecology. Noctuidae and Pyralidae are some of the facets of Lepidoptera genitalia tackled in it. The PEST analysis study featured in the journal draws parallels with the field of Integrated pest management.

  • Botany (28.06%)
  • Agronomy (22.62%)
  • Horticulture (20.45%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • A method of computing the effectiveness of an insecticide (10052 citations)
  • Possibilities of Insect Control or Eradication Through the Use of Sexually Sterile Males (972 citations)
  • Mass-Rearing of the Larvae of Nine Noctuid Species on a Simple Artificial Medium (909 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Journal of Economic Entomology:

The journal publications mainly deal with areas of study such as Botany, Horticulture, Agronomy, Toxicology and PEST analysis. The journal papers feature Botany research that overlaps with concepts in Bacillus thuringiensis. The PEST analysis research presented in the journal publications focuses mostly on Ecology and, on occasion, topics in Zoology.

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

  • Ecology
  • Botany
  • Insect

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The primary areas of discussion in Journal of Economic Entomology are PEST analysis, Horticulture, Toxicology, Integrated pest management and Agronomy. The featured PEST analysis research encompasses issues not only in the field but also those in the adjacent area of disciplines such as

  • Larva which connect with Zoology,
  • Lepidoptera genitalia together with Fall armyworm.. Horticulture research featured in it incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Fecundity and Curculionidae.

Aside from discussions in Toxicology, Journal of Economic Entomology also deals with the subject of Parasitoid which intersects with Parasitism disciplines. The research on Agronomy discussed in Journal of Economic Entomology draws on the closely related field of Aphididae. While the journal focused on Biological pest control, it was also able to explore topics like Phytoseiidae, Predation and Acari.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Sweet Corn Sentinel Monitoring for Lepidopteran Field-Evolved Resistance to Bt Toxins (7 citations)
  • Can Insectary Plants Enhance the Presence of Natural Enemies of the Green Peach Aphid (Hemiptera: Aphididae) in Mediterranean Peach Orchards? (6 citations)
  • An Effective Cold Storage Method for Stockpiling Halyomorpha halys (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) Eggs for Field Surveys and Laboratory Rearing of Trissolcus japonicus (Hymenoptera: Scelionidae). (3 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 Journal of Economic Entomology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Thomas J. Henneberry (95 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Bruce E. Tabashnik (87 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • George G. Gyrisco (83 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Anthony M. Shelton (83 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Nan-Yao Su (80 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 Journal of Economic Entomology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • United States Department of Agriculture (3919 papers) published 11 papers at the last edition, 5 less than at the previous edition,
  • Agricultural Research Service (1753 papers) published 43 papers at the last edition, 8 more than at the previous edition,
  • Bureau of Entomology (1321 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of California, Riverside (1102 papers) published 10 papers at the last edition, 5 less than at the previous edition,
  • Cornell University (552 papers) published 8 papers at the last edition, 2 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, 5.28% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 34.94% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 12.27% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 10.41% of all publications and 42.38% 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

  • Drosophila suzukii (Diptera: Drosophilidae): A Decade of Research Towards a Sustainable Integrated Pest Management Program

    Gabriella Tait;Serhan Mermer;Dara Stockton;Jana Lee

    (2021)
    251 Citations
  • Evaluating Cross-resistance Between Vip and Cry Toxins of Bacillus thuringiensis

    Bruce E Tabashnik;Yves Carrière

    (2020)
    60 Citations
  • Functional Responses of Three Candidate Asian Larval Parasitoids Evaluated for Classical Biological Control of Drosophila suzukii (Diptera: Drosophilidae).

    Xingeng Wang;Antonio Biondi;Kent M Daane

    (2020)
    49 Citations
  • Sweet Corn Sentinel Monitoring for Lepidopteran Field-Evolved Resistance to Bt Toxins

    G P Dively;T P Kuhar;S Taylor;H B Doughty

    (2021)
    43 Citations
  • A Coordinated Sampling and Identification Methodology for Larval Parasitoids of Spotted-Wing Drosophila

    (2022)
    40 Citations
  • Managing Fall Armyworm in Africa: Can Bt Maize Sustainably Improve Control?

    Johnnie Van den Berg;Boddupalli M Prasanna;Charles A O Midega;Pamela C Ronald

    (2021)
    29 Citations
  • Metarhizium anisopliae and Beauveria bassiana: Pathogenicity, Horizontal Transmission, and Their Effects on Reproductive Potential of Thaumatotibia leucotreta (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)

    Abdullah Mohamed Mkiga;Abdullah Mohamed Mkiga;Samira Abuelgasim Mohamed;Hannalene du Plessis;Fathiya Mbarak Khamis

    (2020)
    27 Citations
  • Detection of Asian Citrus Psyllid (Hemiptera: Psyllidae) in Ethiopia: A New Haplotype and its Implication to the Proliferation of Huanglongbing

    Inusa J Ajene;Inusa J Ajene;Inusa J Ajene;Fathiya Khamis;Shifa Ballo;Gerhard Pietersen

    (2020)
    25 Citations
  • Spatio-temporal Variation of Spinosad Susceptibility in Drosophila suzukii (Diptera: Drosophilidae), a Three-year Study in California's Monterey Bay Region

    (2022)
    24 Citations
  • Performance of Genetically Modified Soybean Expressing the Cry1A.105, Cry2Ab2, and Cry1Ac Proteins Against Key Lepidopteran Pests in Brazil.

    Fabiana B Bacalhau;Patrick M Dourado;Renato J Horikoshi;Renato A Carvalho

    (2020)
    24 Citations

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