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Plant Science and Agronomy
USA
2026

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Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
98
Citations
35795
World Ranking
178
National Ranking
62

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in United States Leader Award
  • 2009 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Gene
  • Genetics
  • Ecology

Bruce E. Tabashnik mostly deals with Bacillus thuringiensis, Genetically modified crops, PEST analysis, Botany and Agronomy. Bruce E. Tabashnik combines subjects such as Biotechnology, Bt cotton, Diamondback moth, Plutella and Cry1Ac with his study of Bacillus thuringiensis. His Bt cotton research incorporates themes from Pink bollworm and Gossypium.

His Genetically modified crops research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Pest control, Biopesticide and Resistance. His work is dedicated to discovering how PEST analysis, Crop are connected with Biological dispersal and other disciplines. Bruce E. Tabashnik interconnects Toxin and Butterfly in the investigation of issues within Botany.

His most cited work include:

  • Evolution of Resistance to Bacillus Thuringiensis (1006 citations)
  • Field Development of Resistance to Bacillus thuringiensis in Diamondback Moth (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae) (640 citations)
  • Insect resistance to Bt crops: lessons from the first billion acres (619 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

Bacillus thuringiensis, PEST analysis, Genetically modified crops, Cry1Ac and Botany are his primary areas of study. His Bacillus thuringiensis study combines topics in areas such as Agronomy, Bt cotton, Pink bollworm and Diamondback moth, Plutella. The PEST analysis study combines topics in areas such as Integrated pest management, Toxicology, Resistance and Crop.

His Genetically modified crops research includes themes of Pest control, Biopesticide, Biotechnology and Cross-resistance. His research in Cry1Ac intersects with topics in Helicoverpa zea and Helicoverpa armigera. His Botany study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Pesticide resistance and Horticulture.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Bacillus thuringiensis (60.23%)
  • PEST analysis (34.80%)
  • Genetically modified crops (31.29%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2012-2021)?

  • Bacillus thuringiensis (60.23%)
  • Cry1Ac (28.36%)
  • Genetically modified crops (31.29%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

His primary scientific interests are in Bacillus thuringiensis, Cry1Ac, Genetically modified crops, PEST analysis and Bt cotton. His Bacillus thuringiensis research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Helicoverpa zea, Helicoverpa armigera, Agronomy and Pink bollworm. The various areas that Bruce E. Tabashnik examines in his Cry1Ac study include Toxin, Lepidoptera genitalia and Molecular biology.

His research integrates issues of Botany, Biotechnology, Resistance and Cross-resistance, Microbiology in his study of Genetically modified crops. His work carried out in the field of Biotechnology brings together such families of science as Pesticide resistance and Transgene. His work deals with themes such as Integrated pest management, Crop, Genetically modified maize, Pest control and Natural enemies, which intersect with PEST analysis.

Between 2012 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Insect resistance to Bt crops: lessons from the first billion acres (619 citations)
  • Surge in insect resistance to transgenic crops and prospects for sustainability. (232 citations)
  • Optimizing pyramided transgenic Bt crops for sustainable pest management (193 citations)

Best Publications

  • Evolution of Resistance to Bacillus Thuringiensis

    Bruce E. Tabashnik

  • Insect resistance to Bt crops: lessons from the first billion acres

    Bruce E Tabashnik;Thierry Brévault;Yves Carrière

  • Field Development of Resistance to Bacillus thuringiensis in Diamondback Moth (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae)

    Bruce E. Tabashnik;Nancy L. Cushing;Naomi Finson;Marshall W. Johnson

  • Insect resistance to Bt crops: evidence versus theory

    Bruce E Tabashnik;Aaron J Gassmann;Aaron J Gassmann;David W Crowder;Yves Carriére

  • Field-Evolved Insect Resistance to Bt Crops: Definition, Theory, and Data

    Bruce E. Tabashnik;J.B.J. Van Rensburg;Yves Carrière

  • Insect Resistance to Transgenic Bt Crops: Lessons From the Laboratory and Field

    Bruce E. Tabashnik;Yves Carrière;Timothy J. Dennehy;Shai Morin

  • Pesticide resistance in arthropods.

    Richard Tyrone Roush;Bruce E. Tabashnik

  • Surge in insect resistance to transgenic crops and prospects for sustainability.

    Bruce E Tabashnik;Yves Carrière

  • Rapid spread of a bacterial symbiont in an invasive whitefly is driven by fitness benefits and female bias.

    Anna G. Himler;Tetsuya Adachi-Hagimori;Jacqueline E. Bergen;Amaranta Kozuch

  • Fitness Costs of Insect Resistance to Bacillus thuringiensis

    Aaron J. Gassmann;Yves Carrière;Bruce E. Tabashnik

  • Three cadherin alleles associated with resistance to Bacillus thuringiensis in pink bollworm

    Shai Morin;Robert W. Biggs;Mark S. Sisterson;Laura Shriver

  • Development time and resistance to Bt crops

    Yong-Biao Liu;Bruce E. Tabashnik;Timothy J. Dennehy;Amanda L. Patin

  • Optimizing pyramided transgenic Bt crops for sustainable pest management

    Yves Carrière;Neil Crickmore;Bruce E Tabashnik

  • Long-term regional suppression of pink bollworm by Bacillus thuringiensis cotton

    Yves Carrière;Christa Ellers-Kirk;Mark Sisterson;Larry Antilla

  • Reversal of resistance to Bacillus thuringiensis in Plutella xylostella

    Bruce E. Tabashnik;Naomi Finson;Francis R. Groeters;William J. Moar

  • Reversing insect adaptation to transgenic insecticidal plants.

    Yves Carriére;Bruce Tabashnik

  • Evolutionary ecology of insect adaptation to Bt crops

    Yves Carrière;David W. Crowder;Bruce E. Tabashnik

  • Engineering modified Bt toxins to counter insect resistance.

    Mario Soberón;Liliana Pardo-López;Idalia López;Isabel Gomez Gomez

  • Defining terms for proactive management of resistance to Bt crops and pesticides.

    Bruce E. Tabashnik;David Mota-Sanchez;Mark E. Whalon;Robert M. Hollingworth

  • One gene in diamondback moth confers resistance to four Bacillus thuringiensis toxins.

    Bruce E. Tabashnik;Yong Biao Liu;Naomi Finson;Luke Masson

  • Managing Pesticide Resistance in Crop-Arthropod Complexes: Interactions Between Biological and Operational Factors

    B. E. Tabashnik;B. A. Croft

Frequent Co-Authors

Yves Carrière
Yves Carrière University of Arizona
Marshall W. Johnson
Marshall W. Johnson University of California, Riverside
David G. Heckel
David G. Heckel Max Planck Society
David W. Crowder
David W. Crowder Washington State University
Kongming Wu
Kongming Wu Zhengzhou University
Yidong Wu
Yidong Wu Nanjing Agricultural University
Mario Soberón
Mario Soberón National Autonomous University of Mexico
Yihua Yang
Yihua Yang Nanjing Agricultural University
Alejandra Bravo
Alejandra Bravo National Autonomous University of Mexico
Luke Masson
Luke Masson National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

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