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David L. Denlinger 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 David L. Denlinger sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 371 publications — 87th percentile

87% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

David L. Denlinger 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 David L. Denlinger sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 105 D-Index — 94th percentile

94% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2004 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1988 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

David L. Denlinger is affiliated with The Ohio State University in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields with a focus on environmental science, agricultural and biological sciences, and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. They have contributed extensively to the understanding of insect biology and ecological adaptations.

Their recent scholarly output includes papers such as "Insect diapause: from a rich history to an exciting future" (2023, Journal of Experimental Biology). Other notable recent works in related fields but authored by collaborators include "ROS and hypoxia signaling regulate periodic metabolic arousal during insect dormancy to coordinate glucose, amino acid, and lipid metabolism" (2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences), "Environmental factors influencing fine-scale distribution of Antarctica's only endemic insect" (2020, Oecologia), "Multi-level analysis of reproduction in an Antarctic midge identifies female and male accessory gland products that are altered by larval stress and impact progeny viability" (2020, Scientific Reports), and "Trade-offs between Winter Survival and Reproduction in Female Insects" (2024, Integrative and Comparative Biology).

David L. Denlinger has frequently collaborated with researchers including J. D. Gantz, Richard Lee, Joshua B. Benoit, Nicholas M. Teets, and Geoffrey Finch. These collaborations have been reflected in multiple publications across various scientific journals.

Their work is published predominantly in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Journal of Experimental Biology, Oecologia, Scientific Reports, and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Denlinger's research covers main topics including physiological and biochemical adaptations, neurobiology and insect physiology research, insect and arachnid ecology and behavior, animal behavior and reproduction, polar research and ecology, insect-plant interactions and control, and species distribution and climate change.

Specific subfields of their study include ecology, genetics, cellular and molecular neuroscience, ecology, evolution, behavior and systematics, as well as insect science.

The scholar also has a book published by Cambridge University Press titled Insect Diapause (2022), which has accumulated 152 citations.

Throughout their career, David L. Denlinger has received recognition such as being named a Member of the National Academy of Sciences in 2004 and a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1988.

Best Publications

  • Regulation of diapause.

    David L. Denlinger

  • Insects at Low Temperature

    Richard E. Lee;David L. Denlinger

  • Energetics of Insect Diapause

    Daniel A. Hahn;David L. Denlinger

  • Meeting the energetic demands of insect diapause: nutrient storage and utilization.

    Daniel A. Hahn;David L. Denlinger

  • A rapid cold-hardening process in insects

    Richard E. Lee;Cheng-Ping Chen;David L. Denlinger

  • Low Temperature Biology of Insects

    David L. Denlinger;Richard E. Jr Lee

  • Up-regulation of heat shock proteins is essential for cold survival during insect diapause

    Joseph P. Rinehart;Aiqing Li;George D. Yocum;Rebecca M. Robich

  • Dormancy in tropical insects.

    David L. Denlinger

  • Relationship between Cold Hardiness and Diapause

    David L. Denlinger

  • Insulin signaling and FOXO regulate the overwintering diapause of the mosquito Culex pipiens.

    Cheolho Sim;David L. Denlinger

  • 10 – Hormonal Control of Diapause

    D.L. Denlinger;G.D. Yocum;J.P. Rinehart

  • Physiological mechanisms of seasonal and rapid cold‐hardening in insects

    Nicholas M. Teets;David L. Denlinger

  • INDUCTION AND TERMINATION OF PUPAL DIAPAUSE IN SARCOPHAGA (DIPTERA: SARCOPHAGIDAE)

    David L. Denlinger

  • Shifts in the carbohydrate, polyol, and amino acid pools during rapid cold-hardening and diapause-associated cold-hardening in flesh flies ( Sarcophaga crassipalpis ): a metabolomic comparison

    M. Robert Michaud;David L. Denlinger

  • Cold-shock injury and rapid cold-hardening in the flesh fly, Sarcophaga crassipalpis.

    Cheng-Ping Chen;David L. Denlinger;Richard E. Lee

  • Temperature Sensitivity In Insects And Application In Integrated Pest Management

    Guy J Hallman;David L Denlinger

  • Genome sequence of the tsetse fly (Glossina morsitans ): Vector of African trypanosomiasis

    Junichi Watanabe;Masahira Hattori;Matthew Berriman;Michael J. Lehane

  • Diapause in the mosquito Culex pipiens evokes a metabolic switch from blood feeding to sugar gluttony

    Rebecca M. Robich;David L. Denlinger

  • Physiology of Heat Sensitivity

    David L. Denlinger;George D. Yocum

  • Insect Clocks. Second edition, by D. S. Saunders, 409 pp., ill., index. Pergamon Press, Oxford, 1982.

    David L. Denlinger

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard E. Lee
Richard E. Lee Miami University
Ronald J. Nachman
Ronald J. Nachman United States Department of Agriculture
Henk Wolda
Henk Wolda Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
Matthew T. Weirauch
Matthew T. Weirauch Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Hervé Colinet
Hervé Colinet University of Rennes
Gregory J. Ragland
Gregory J. Ragland University of Colorado Denver
Christine G. Elsik
Christine G. Elsik University of Missouri
Kostas Bourtzis
Kostas Bourtzis International Atomic Energy Agency
Linda M. Field
Linda M. Field Rothamsted Research
Neil Hall
Neil Hall Norwich Research Park

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