Physiological Entomology

Top Research Topics at Physiological Entomology?

Botany, Ecology, Zoology, Larva and Endocrinology are the subjects of interest in Physiological Entomology. Botany research presented in Physiological Entomology encompasses a variety of subjects, including Host (biology), Animal science and Horticulture. The study on Ecology presented in the journal intersects with subjects under the field of Plume.

The work on Zoology tackled in it brings together disciplines like Fecundity, Anatomy and Reproduction. It primarily discusses Larva topics, particularly Pupa and Instar. Most of the works presented in the journal deals with Endocrinology but it intersects with the subject of Hemolymph.

Topics in Diapause explored in the journal were investigated in conjunction with research in Overwintering and photoperiodism. The journal is focused mainly on Lepidoptera genitalia, particularly Noctuidae. The majority of Hymenoptera studies presented zero in on Parasitoid.

• Botany (31.00%)
• Ecology (29.21%)
• Zoology (28.18%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• Fine structure of aphid stylet routes in plant tissues in correlation with EPG signals. (462 citations)
• Localization of short-term memory in the brain of the bee, Apis mellifera (379 citations)
• Fine‐scale structure of odour plumes in relation to insect orientation to distant pheromone and other attractant sources (332 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Physiological Entomology:

Botany, Ecology, Zoology, Host (biology) and Pheromone are the main subjects of interest in the published papers. While work presented in the journal articles provide substantial information on Botany, it also covers topics in Animal science and Horticulture. Fecundity and Plume are some topics wherein Ecology research discussed in the most cited articles has an impact.

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

• Ecology
• Insect
• Botany

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal aims to foster the development of research in Zoology, Agronomy, Cell biology, Lepidoptera genitalia and Vitellogenin. The journal facilitates discussions on Zoology that incorporate concepts from other fields like Larva and Leucinodes orbonalis. The research on Larva tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Harmonia axyridis, Propylea quatuordecimpunctata and Coccinellidae.

Topics in Agronomy were tackled in line with various other fields like Food availability, Life history theory, Nutrient and Nitrogen. While work presented in Physiological Entomology provided substantial information on Cell biology, it also covered topics in Metabolic rate, Host (biology), Energetics, Respirometry and Metabolism. It holds forums on Lepidoptera genitalia that merges themes from other disciplines such as Cellular immunity and Reproduction.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• Transfer, subsequent movement, and fate of sperm in the tobacco hornworm moth, Manduca sexta (2 citations)
• No impact of neonicotinoids on male solitary bees Osmia cornuta under semi-field conditions (2 citations)
• Ectoparasite‐induced increase in Drosophila host metabolic rate (2 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.

Top authors and change over time

The top authors publishing in Physiological Entomology (based on the number of publications) are:

• David L. Denlinger (28 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Jim Hardie (28 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Ring T. Cardé (24 papers) absent at the last edition,
• John Brady (23 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Stephen J. Simpson (23 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.

Top affiliations and change over time

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Physiological Entomology (based on the number of publications) are:

• Imperial College London (93 papers) absent at the last edition,
• University of Oxford (41 papers) absent at the last edition,
• University of Massachusetts Amherst (36 papers) absent at the last edition,
• University of Arizona (35 papers) absent at the last edition,
• University of Bristol (31 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, 6.90% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 7.41% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 3.70% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 11.11% of all publications and 77.78% 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.