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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
75
Citations
17084
World Ranking
5409
National Ranking
2567

Gary W. Felton publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 188 publications — 45th percentile

45% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Gary W. Felton D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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This scientist: 75 D-Index — 74th percentile

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Overview

Gary W. Felton is affiliated with Pennsylvania State University in the United States. Their research primarily falls within the Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a strong focus on the subfields of Insect Science, Plant Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Molecular Biology, and Ecology.

The research covers a broad array of topics related to interactions between insects and plants, including insect symbiosis and bacterial influences, insect resistance and genetics, and pest control strategies. Main themes in their work include:

  • Insect-Plant Interactions and Control
  • Plant and animal studies
  • Insect and Pesticide Research
  • Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences
  • Insect Resistance and Genetics
  • Plant Parasitism and Resistance
  • Insect Pest Control Strategies

Gary W. Felton has contributed to several journals, with frequent publications in the following venues:

  • Journal of Chemical Ecology
  • Arthropod-Plant Interactions
  • Scientific Reports
  • Journal of Experimental Botany
  • Frontiers in Plant Science

Recent significant papers authored include:

  • Stomata-mediated interactions between plants, herbivores, and the environment (2021, Trends in Plant Science)
  • Selection for high levels of resistance to double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) in Colorado potato beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata Say) using non-transgenic foliar delivery (2021, Scientific Reports)
  • Diet influences proliferation and stability of gut bacterial populations in herbivorous lepidopteran larvae (2020, PLoS ONE)
  • Silencing the alarm: an insect salivary enzyme closes plant stomata and inhibits volatile release (2021, New Phytologist)
  • The dual function of elicitors and effectors from insects: reviewing the 'arms race' against plant defenses (2021, Plant Molecular Biology)

Throughout their career, Gary W. Felton has collaborated extensively with other researchers. Frequent co-authors include Michelle Peiffer, Po-An Lin, Charles J. Mason, Kelli Hoover, and Jared G. Ali.

Best Publications

  • Antioxidant systems in insects

    Gary W. Felton;Clinton B. Summers

  • Herbivory: caterpillar saliva beats plant defences.

    Richard O. Musser;Sue M. Hum-Musser;Herb Eichenseer;Michelle Peiffer

  • Communication between plants : induced resistance in wild tobacco plants following clipping of neighboring sagebrush

    R. Karban;I. T. Baldwin;K. J. Baxter;G. Laue

  • Herbivory in the Previous Generation Primes Plants for Enhanced Insect Resistance

    Sergio Rasmann;Martin De Vos;Clare L. Casteel;Donglan Tian

  • Activation of plant foliar oxidases by insect feeding reduces nutritive quality of foliage for noctuid herbivores.

    G. W. Felton;K. Donato;R. J. Del Vecchio;S. S. Duffey

  • Herbivore exploits orally secreted bacteria to suppress plant defenses

    Seung Ho Chung;Cristina Rosa;Erin D. Scully;Michelle Peiffer

  • Foliar oxidative stress and insect herbivory: Primary compounds, secondary metabolites, and reactive oxygen species as components of induced resistance.

    J. L. Bi;G. W. Felton

  • Impact of oxidized plant phenolics on the nutritional quality of dietar protein to a noctuid herbivore, Spodoptera exigua

    Gary Felton;K. K. Donato;R. M. Broadway;S. S. Duffey

  • Inverse relationship between systemic resistance of plants to microorganisms and to insect herbivory.

    G.W. Felton;K.L. Korth;J.L. Bi;S.V. Wesley

  • Prooxidant effects of phenolic acids on the generalist herbivore Helicoverpa zea (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae): Potential mode of action for phenolic compounds in plant anti-herbivore chemistry

    Clinton B. Summers;Gary W. Felton

  • Plant–insect dialogs: complex interactions at the plant–insect interface

    Gary W Felton;James H Tumlinson

  • Trade-offs between pathogen and herbivore resistance.

    Gary W Felton;Kenneth L Korth

  • Evidence that the caterpillar salivary enzyme glucose oxidase provides herbivore offense in solanaceous plants

    Richard O. Musser;Don F. Cipollini;Sue M. Hum-Musser;Spencer A. Williams

  • Plants on early alert: glandular trichomes as sensors for insect herbivores

    Michelle Peiffer;John F. Tooker;Dawn S. Luthe;Gary W. Felton

  • Role of trichomes in defense against herbivores: comparison of herbivore response to woolly and hairless trichome mutants in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum).

    Donglan Tian;John Frazier Tooker;Michelle Peiffer;Seung Ho Chung

  • Salivary Glucose Oxidase: Multifunctional Roles for Helicoverpa zea?

    Herbert Eichenseer;M. Claravon Mathews;Jian L. Bi;J. Brad Murphy

  • Methyl Jasmonate Application Induces Increased Densities of Glandular Trichomes on Tomato, Lycopersicon esculentum

    Anthony J. Boughton;Kelli Hoover;Gary W. Felton

  • Cues from chewing insects — the intersection of DAMPs, HAMPs, MAMPs and effectors

    Flor E Acevedo;Loren J Rivera-Vega;Seung Ho Chung;Swayamjit Ray

  • Arthropod-Inducible Proteins: Broad Spectrum Defenses against Multiple Herbivores

    Keyan Zhu-Salzman;Dawn S. Luthe;Gary W. Felton

  • Caterpillar herbivory and salivary enzymes decrease transcript levels of Medicago truncatula genes encoding early enzymes in terpenoid biosynthesis.

    Jacqueline C. Bede;Richard O. Musser;Richard O. Musser;Gary W. Felton;Kenneth L. Korth

Frequent Co-Authors

Dawn S. Luthe
Dawn S. Luthe Pennsylvania State University
Sean S. Duffey
Sean S. Duffey University of California, Davis
Rensen Zeng
Rensen Zeng Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University
Eric Haubruge
Eric Haubruge University of Liège
Consuelo M. De Moraes
Consuelo M. De Moraes ETH Zurich
Richard A. Dixon
Richard A. Dixon University of North Texas
Philippe Thonart
Philippe Thonart University of Liège
Frédéric Francis
Frédéric Francis Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech
Georges Lognay
Georges Lognay University of Liège
Richard Karban
Richard Karban University of California, Davis

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