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Boaz Yuval publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Boaz Yuval sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 112 publications — 9th percentile

9% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Boaz Yuval D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Boaz Yuval sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 52 D-Index — 16th percentile

16% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

Boaz Yuval is affiliated with the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in Israel, focusing research primarily within the Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their work spans several subfields including Insect Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Genetics, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, and Ecology.

The research topics covered by Boaz Yuval include:

  • Insect behavior and control techniques
  • Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences
  • Insect utilization and effects
  • Plant and animal studies
  • Insect and pesticide research
  • Insect and arachnid ecology and behavior
  • Neurobiology and insect physiology research

Their recent publications demonstrate an emphasis on insect biology, microbiomes, and interactions affecting behavior and physiology. Notable recent papers include:

  • "Sex-Dependent Effects of the Microbiome on Foraging and Locomotion in Drosophila suzukii," 2021, Frontiers in Microbiology
  • "Protein feeding mediates sex pheromone biosynthesis in an insect," 2023, eLife
  • "Maternal and host effects mediate the adaptive expansion and contraction of the microbiome during ontogeny in a holometabolous, polyphagous insect," 2023, Functional Ecology
  • "Domestication-related changes in sexual performance of Queensland fruit fly," 2020, Insect Science
  • "Shifting microbiomes complement life stage transitions and diet of the bird parasite Philornis downsi from the Galapagos Islands," 2021, Environmental Microbiology

Boaz Yuval collaborates frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Édouard Jurkevitch
  • Polpass Arul Jose
  • Shiyu Gui
  • Tobias Engl
  • Yongyue Lu

The scientist has published in a variety of journals, with multiple contributions in venues such as:

  • eLife
  • Frontiers in Microbiology
  • Functional Ecology
  • Insect Science
  • Animal Behaviour

Best Publications

  • Enterobacteria‐mediated nitrogen fixation in natural populations of the fruit fly Ceratitis capitata

    A. Behar;B. Yuval;E. Jurkevitch

  • Nutritional correlates of reproductive success of male Mediterranean fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae)

    Sigal Blay;Boaz Yuval

  • Nutritional reserves regulate male participation in Mediterranean fruit fly leks.

    Boaz Yuval;Roy Kaspi;Shlomit Shloush;Meirav S. Warburg

  • Manipulation of the microbiota of mass-reared Mediterranean fruit flies Ceratitis capitata (Diptera: Tephritidae) improves sterile male sexual performance.

    Eyal Ben Ami;Boaz Yuval;Edouard Jurkevitch

  • Gut bacterial communities in the Mediterranean fruit fly (Ceratitis capitata) and their impact on host longevity.

    A. Behar;B. Yuval;E. Jurkevitch

  • Mating systems of blood-feeding flies.

    Boaz Yuval

  • Bringing back the fruit into fruit fly–bacteria interactions

    A. Behar;E. Jurkevitch;B. Yuval

  • Effects of larval diet on development rates and reproductive maturation of male and female Mediterranean fruit flies

    R. Kaspi;S. Mossinson;T. Drezner;B. Kamensky

  • Postcopulatory sexual selection in Mediterranean fruit flies: advantages for large and protein-fed males.

    Phillip W. Taylor;Boaz Yuval

  • Duration and regulation of the developmental cycle of Ixodes dammini (Acari : Ixodidae)

    Boaz Yuval;Andrew Spielman

  • Diet and size influence sexual advertisement and copulatory success of males in Mediterranean fruit fly leks.

    Roy Kaspi;Phillip W. Taylor;Boaz Yuval

  • Symbiotic bacteria enable olive flies (Bactrocera oleae) to exploit intractable sources of nitrogen

    M. Ben-Yosef;Z. Pasternak;E. Jurkevitch;B. Yuval

  • Symbiotic bacteria enable olive fly larvae to overcome host defences.

    Michael Ben-Yosef;Zohar Pasternak;Edouard Jurkevitch;Boaz Yuval

  • Effect of bacteria on nutritional status and reproductive success of the Mediterranean fruit fly Ceratitis capitata

    Michael Ben-Yosef;Edouard Jurkevitch;Boaz Yuval

  • Give us the tools and we will do the job: symbiotic bacteria affect olive fly fitness in a diet-dependent fashion

    Michael Ben-Yosef;Yael Aharon;Edouard Jurkevitch;Boaz Yuval

  • Behavior of Flies in the Genus Ceratitis (Dacinae: Ceratitidini)

    Boaz Yuval;Jorge Hendrichs

  • Bacterially enriched diet improves sexual performance of sterile male Mediterranean fruit flies

    S. Gavriel;E. Jurkevitch;Y. Gazit;B. Yuval

  • Energy budget of swarming male mosquitoes

    Boaz Yuval;Merry L. Holliday‐Hanson;Robert K. Washing

  • Effects of energetic reserves on behavioral patterns of Mediterranean fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae).

    M. S. Warburg;B. Yuval

  • Post-teneral protein feeding improves sexual competitiveness but reduces longevity of mass-reared sterile male Mediterranean fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae).

    Roy Kaspi;Boaz Yuval

Frequent Co-Authors

Mariangela Bonizzoni
Mariangela Bonizzoni University of Pavia
Todd E. Shelly
Todd E. Shelly United States Department of Agriculture
Andrew Spielman
Andrew Spielman Harvard University
Isaac Barash
Isaac Barash Tel Aviv University
Thomas Van Leeuwen
Thomas Van Leeuwen Ghent University
John Vontas
John Vontas Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas
Rachel Galun
Rachel Galun Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Yitzhak Hadar
Yitzhak Hadar Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Michael P. Parrella
Michael P. Parrella University of Idaho
Csaba Koncz
Csaba Koncz Max Planck Society

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