2026 Andreas Vilcinskas: Microbiology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Microbiology	79	1211	1087	76	70	371	23962

Overview

Andreas Vilcinskas is affiliated with the University of Giessen in Germany. Their research encompasses a variety of topics within agricultural and biological sciences as well as biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. The main areas of focus include insect science, genetics, molecular biology, microbiology, and pharmacology.

The scientist's work covers several key topics such as:

Insect and pesticide research
Venomous animal envenomation and studies
Antimicrobial peptides and activities
Insect and arachnid ecology and behavior
Insect utilization and effects
Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences
Insect resistance and genetics

Vilcinskas has contributed frequently to several publication venues including:

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Toxins
Insects
Toxicon
Viruses

Their recent papers reflect diverse interests within entomology and microbiology, such as:

"Enhanced genome assembly and a new official gene set for Tribolium castaneum" (2020), published in BMC Genomics
"The biology and evolution of spider venoms" (2021), published in Biological reviews/Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society
"The insect antimicrobial peptide cecropin A disrupts uropathogenic Escherichia coli biofilms" (2020), published in npj Biofilms and Microbiomes
"In Vitro Evaluation of Antimicrobial Peptides from the Black Soldier Fly (Hermetia Illucens) against a Selection of Human Pathogens" (2022), published in Microbiology Spectrum
"The gut and feed residue microbiota changing during the rearing of Hermetia illucens larvae" (2020), published in Antonie van Leeuwenhoek

Collaboration plays an important role in Vilcinskas's research. Frequent coauthors include:

Tim Lüddecke
Till F. Schäberle
Kornelia Hardes
André Billion
Sabine Hurka

Best Publications

Genome Sequence of the Pea Aphid Acyrthosiphon pisum

Stephen Richards;Richard A. Gibbs;Nicole M. Gerardo;Nancy Moran

1866
Citations
The genome of the model beetle and pest Tribolium castaneum.

Stephen Richards;Richard A. Gibbs;George M. Weinstock;Susan J. Brown

1550
Citations
Antimicrobial peptides: The ancient arm of the human immune system

Jochen Wiesner;Andreas Vilcinskas

852
Citations
Cultivation of an obligate acidophilic ammonia oxidizer from a nitrifying acid soil

Laura E. Lehtovirta-Morley;Kilian Stoecker;Andreas Vilcinskas;James I. Prosser

603
Citations
Immunity and other defenses in pea aphids, Acyrthosiphon pisum

Nicole M Gerardo;Boran Altincicek;Caroline Anselme;Caroline Anselme;Hagop Atamian

531
Citations
Molecular traces of alternative social organization in a termite genome

Nicolas Terrapon;Nicolas Terrapon;Cai Li;Hugh M. Robertson;Lu Ji

428
Citations
Immunity in lepidopteran insects.

Haobo Jiang;Andreas Vilcinskas;Michael R. Kanost

373
Citations
Evolution of insect olfactory receptors

Christine Missbach;Hany Km Dweck;Heiko Vogel;Andreas Vilcinskas

336
Citations
Nutritional immunology: Diversification and diet-dependent expression of antimicrobial peptides in the black soldier fly Hermetia illucens.

Heiko Vogel;Ariane Müller;David G. Heckel;Herwig Gutzeit

315
Citations
A comprehensive transcriptome and immune-gene repertoire of the lepidopteran model host Galleria mellonella

Heiko Vogel;Boran Altincicek;Gernot Glöckner;Andreas Vilcinskas

296
Citations
Galleria mellonella as a Model System for Studying Listeria Pathogenesis

Krishnendu Mukherjee;Boran Altincicek;Torsten Hain;Eugen Domann

292
Citations
Diversity, evolution and medical applications of insect antimicrobial peptides

Eleftherios Mylonakis;Lars Podsiadlowski;Maged Muhammed;Andreas Vilcinskas

269
Citations
Fungi as elicitors of insect immune responses

Jeremy P. Gillespie;Andy M. Bailey;Ben Cobb;Andreas Vilcinskas

248
Citations
Beetle immunity: Identification of immune-inducible genes from the model insect Tribolium castaneum.

Boran Altincicek;Eileen Knorr;Andreas Vilcinskas

236
Citations
Multifaceted biological insights from a draft genome sequence of the tobacco hornworm moth, Manduca sexta

Michael R. Kanost;Estela L. Arrese;Xiaolong Cao;Yun Ru Chen

225
Citations
More than a colour change: insect melanism, disease resistance and fecundity.

I. M. Dubovskiy;M. M. A. Whitten;V. Y. Kryukov;O. N. Yaroslavtseva

224
Citations
Insect antimicrobial peptides show potentiating functional interactions against Gram-negative bacteria.

Mohammad Rahnamaeian;Małgorzata Cytryńska;Agnieszka Zdybicka-Barabas;Kristin Dobslaff

210
Citations
Can Insects Develop Resistance to Insect Pathogenic Fungi

Ivan M. Dubovskiy;Miranda M. A. Whitten;Olga N. Yaroslavtseva;Carolyn Greig

207
Citations
Host-Derived Extracellular Nucleic Acids Enhance Innate Immune Responses, Induce Coagulation, and Prolong Survival upon Infection in Insects

Boran Altincicek;Sabine Stötzel;Malgorzata Wygrecka;Klaus T. Preissner

202
Citations
Sustainable farming of the mealworm Tenebrio molitor for the production of food and feed.

Thorben Grau;Andreas Vilcinskas;Andreas Vilcinskas;Gerrit Joop

199
Citations
Cloning and expression of gallerimycin, an antifungal peptide expressed in immune response of greater wax moth larvae, Galleria mellonella

Berit Schuhmann;Volkhard Seitz;Andreas Vilcinskas;Lars Podsiadlowski

185
Citations
The maternal transfer of bacteria can mediate trans-generational immune priming in insects

Dalial Freitak;Henrike Schmidtberg;Franziska Dickel;Günther Lochnit

180
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Heiko Vogel Max Planck Society

Rainer Fischer Purdue University West Lafayette

David G. Heckel Max Planck Society

Hans Brückner University of Giessen

Karl-Heinz Kogel University of Giessen

Kristian Fog Nielsen Technical University of Denmark

Ulf Thrane Technical University of Denmark

Hermann Voglmayr University of Vienna

Mario Stanke University of Greifswald

Eleftherios Mylonakis Houston Methodist

External Links

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