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Journal of Insect Science
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Journal of Insect Science

Published by: Oxford University Press

https://academic.oup.com/jinsectscience

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Ecology and Evolution 398 47 47 9

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 109
Documents by Best Scientists*: 120
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 3
SCIMAGO H-index: 63
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.585
Impact Factor: 2

Overview

Top Research Topics at Journal of Insect Science?

Journal of Insect Science is organized to address concerns in the fields of Botany, Ecology, Zoology, Larva and Lepidoptera genitalia. Most of the Botany studies addressed also intersect with Horticulture. It aims to address concerns in Ecology, specifically in the areas of Hymenoptera, Species richness, Habitat, Biodiversity and Abundance (ecology).

The Larva research presented places emphasis on topics like Pupa and Instar. More specifically, the research on Lepidoptera genitalia in it is related to Noctuidae. The research on PEST analysis discussed in it draws on the closely related field of Agronomy.

The journal features Parasitoid research that overlaps with concepts in Parasitism.

  • Botany (25.64%)
  • Ecology (25.33%)
  • Zoology (16.52%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Overlapping confidence intervals or standard error intervals: what do they mean in terms of statistical significance? (644 citations)
  • The multicolored Asian lady beetle, Harmonia axyridis: A review of its biology, uses in biological control, and non-target impacts (464 citations)
  • IXth International Symposium on Thysanoptera and Tospoviruses, 31 August - 4 September 2009 (453 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Journal of Insect Science:

The most cited papers focus largely on the fields of Botany, Ecology, Horticulture, Toxicology and Zoology. Botany studies presented in the published articles include PEST analysis, Instar, Larva, Biological pest control and Pyralidae. Issues in Larva were discussed in the journal publications, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Agronomy and Animal science.

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

  • Ecology
  • Botany
  • Genus

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The discussions in the journal mainly cover the fields of Zoology, PEST analysis, Ecology, Horticulture and Larva. While work presented in it provided substantial information on Zoology, it also covered topics in Fecundity, Mosquito control, Host (biology) and Genetic diversity. The overlapping concepts between Lepidoptera genitalia and Fall armyworm are the key highlights of PEST analysis study.

Horticulture research featured in the journal incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Curculionidae, Olfactometer and Tree canopy. The research on Larva featured in it combines topics in other fields like Food science, Reproduction and Weevil. The featured Pupa studies mainly concentrate on Animal science but also cover areas of interest in Instar and Nymph.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Impact of Agro-industrial Byproducts on Bioconversion, Chemical Composition, in vitro Digestibility, and Microbiota of the Black Soldier Fly (Diptera: Stratiomyidae) Larvae (6 citations)
  • Evaluation of Sensitivity to Phoxim and Cypermethrin in an Endoparasitoid, Meteorus pulchricornis (Wesmael) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), and Its Parasitization Efficiency Under Insecticide Stress. (4 citations)
  • The Use of Frozen, Food-Grade Blood to Successfully Maintain Colonies of Four Species of Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae). (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 Insect Science (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Walter R. Tschinkel (17 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Thomas K. Sabu (13 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • James R. Hagler (12 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Bahram Naseri (12 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Harold F. Greeney (11 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 Insect Science (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Agricultural Research Service (188 papers) published 7 papers at the last edition, 8 less than at the previous edition,
  • United States Department of Agriculture (78 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Florida (45 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 4 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Arizona (36 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • National Scientific and Technical Research Council (35 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, 7.41% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 21.33% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 12.00% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 10.67% of all publications and 56.00% 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

  • Integrated Pest Management Control of Varroa destructor (Acari: Varroidae), the Most Damaging Pest of (Apis mellifera L. (Hymenoptera: Apidae)) Colonies.

    Cameron J Jack;James D Ellis

    (2021)
    159 Citations
  • Comparing Selected Life-History Traits of Black Soldier Fly (Diptera: Stratiomyidae) Larvae Produced in Industrial and Bench-Top-Sized Containers

    Fangchun Yang;Jeffery K Tomberlin

    (2020)
    33 Citations
  • Impact of Honey Bee Migratory Management on Pathogen Loads and Immune Gene Expression is Affected by Complex Interactions With Environment, Worker Life History, and Season.

    (2022)
    21 Citations
  • Effects of Nosema ceranae (Dissociodihaplophasida: Nosematidae) and Flupyradifurone on Olfactory Learning in Honey Bees, Apis mellifera (Hymenoptera: Apidae).

    Heather Christine Bell;Corina N Montgomery;Jaime E Benavides;James C Nieh

    (2020)
    16 Citations
  • Pollen Alone or a Mixture of Pollen Types? Assessing Their Suitability for Mass Rearing of Neoseiulus cucumeris (Acari: Phytoseiidae) Over 20 Generations

    (2022)
    13 Citations
  • A Guide and Toolbox to Replicability and Open Science in Entomology

    Jacob T. Wittman;Brian H. Aukema

    (2020)
    13 Citations
  • North American Prairie Is a Source of Pollen for Managed Honey Bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae).

    Ge Zhang;Ashley L St. Clair;Adam G Dolezal;Amy L Toth

    (2021)
    13 Citations
  • Changes in Morphometric Traits of Ground Beetles along Urbanization Gradients

    Dalma Papp;Szabolcs Mizser;Leila Nagy;Andreas Vidic

    (2020)
    12 Citations
  • Trunk Refugia: A Simple, Inexpensive Method for Sampling Tree Trunk Arthropods.

    Ibrahim N A Salman;Marco Ferrante;Marco Ferrante;Daniella M Möller;Efrat Gavish-Regev

    (2020)
    10 Citations
  • Impact of Background Fruit Odors on Attraction of Drosophila suzukii (Diptera: Drosophilidae) to Its Symbiotic Yeast

    (2021)
    9 Citations

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