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South Africa
2025

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64
Citations
14980
World Ranking
1868
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21

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in South Africa Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in South Africa Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in South Africa Leader Award

Overview

John Terblanche is affiliated with Stellenbosch University in South Africa. Their research predominantly spans the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Environmental Science, with a significant focus on insect science and ecology.

Their work covers a range of subfields including:

  • Insect Science
  • Ecology
  • Genetics
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Ecological Modeling

The main topics John Terblanche addresses involve:

  • Physiological and biochemical adaptations
  • Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
  • Insect behavior and control techniques
  • Insect-Plant Interactions and Control
  • Forest Insect Ecology and Management
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Insect and Pesticide Research

John Terblanche's frequent publication venues include:

  • Faculty Opinions - Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature
  • Journal of Thermal Biology
  • Journal of Insect Physiology
  • Journal of Experimental Biology
  • Current Opinion in Insect Science

They have collaborated regularly with several co-authors, notably:

  • Minette Karsten
  • Nikos T. Papadopoulos
  • Marion Javal
  • Philipp Lehmann
  • Anandi Bierman

Among recent publications authored or co-authored by John Terblanche are:

  • "Scientists' warning on climate change and insects" (2022), Ecological Monographs
  • "Complex responses of global insect pests to climate warming" (2020), Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment
  • "How useful are thermal vulnerability indices?" (2021), Trends in Ecology & Evolution
  • "Meta-analysis reveals weak but pervasive plasticity in insect thermal limits" (2022), Nature Communications
  • "Validating measurements of acclimation for climate change adaptation" (2020), Current Opinion in Insect Science

John Terblanche's research broadly investigates how insects adapt physiologically and behaviorally to changing environmental conditions, particularly climate change. Their studies contribute to understanding the plasticity of insect thermal limits, climate-driven pest dynamics, and methodologies for assessing acclimation in insects.

Best Publications

  • Physiological Diversity in Insects: Ecological and Evolutionary Contexts.

    Steven L. Chown;John S. Terblanche

  • A new look at the arterial supply of the bile duct in man and its surgical implications.

    J. M. A. Northover;John Terblanche

  • What Can Plasticity Contribute to Insect Responses to Climate Change

    Carla M. Sgrò;John S. Terblanche;Ary A. Hoffmann

  • Insect thermal tolerance: what is the role of ontogeny, ageing and senescence?

    Ken Bowler;John S. Terblanche

  • Scientists' warning on climate change and insects

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  • Preoperative external biliary drainage in obstructive jaundice. A prospective controlled clinical trial.

    A.R.W. Hatfield;J. Terblanche;S. Fataar;L. Kernoff

  • Critical thermal limits depend on methodological context

    John S Terblanche;Jacques A Deere;Susana Clusella-Trullas;Charlene Janion

  • Ecologically relevant measures of tolerance to potentially lethal temperatures.

    John S Terblanche;Ary A Hoffmann;Katherine A Mitchell;L Rako

  • Complex responses of global insect pests to climate warming

    Philipp Lehmann;Philipp Lehmann;Philipp Lehmann;Tea Ammunét;Madeleine Barton;Andrea Battisti

  • FAILURE OF REPEATED INJECTION SCLEROTHERAPY TO IMPROVE LONG-TERM SURVIVAL AFTER OESOPHAGEAL VARICEAL BLEEDING: A Five-year Prospective Controlled Clinical Trial

    John Terblanche;John Terblanche;Delawir Kahn;Delawir Kahn;JohnA.H. Campbell;JohnA.H. Campbell;PhilipC. Bornman;PhilipC. Bornman

  • Water loss in insects: An environmental change perspective

    Steven Loudon Chown;Jesper G Sorensen;John S Terblanche

  • Macrophysiology: A Conceptual Reunification

    Kevin J. Gaston;Steven L. Chown;Piero Calosi;Joseph Bernardo

  • Phenotypic variance, plasticity and heritability estimates of critical thermal limits depend on methodological context

    Steven Loudon Chown;Keafon R Jumbam;Jesper G Sorensen;John S Terblanche

  • Does oxygen limit thermal tolerance in arthropods? A critical review of current evidence.

    Wilco C.E.P. Verberk;Johannes Overgaard;Rasmus Ern;Mark Bayley

  • Prospective controlled trial of transhepatic biliary endoprosthesis versus bypass surgery for incurable carcinoma of head of pancreas.

    PhilippusC. Bornman;Raymond Tobias;E.Philip Harries-Jones;GregoryVan Stiegmann

  • Scaling of insect metabolic rate is inconsistent with the nutrient supply network model

    S. L. Chown;E. Marais;J. S. Terblanche;C. J. Klok

  • Obesity: an important prognostic factor in acute pancreatitis

    I C Funnell;P C Bornman;P C Bornman;S P Weakley;S P Weakley;J Terblanche;J Terblanche

  • A prospective evaluation of injection sclerotherapy in the treatment of acute bleeding from esophageal varices.

    Terblanche J;Northover Jm;Bornman P;Kahn D

  • A prospective controlled trial of sclerotherapy in the long term management of patients after esophageal variceal bleeding.

    Terblanche J;Northover Jm;Bornman P;Kahn D

  • Testing the thermal melanism hypothesis: a macrophysiological approach

    Susana Clusella-Trullas;John S Terblanche;Tim M Blackburn;Steven Loudon Chown

  • Proximal Bile Duct Cancer: High Resectability Rate and 5-Year Survival

    Bernard Launois;John Terblanche;Mohamed Lakehal;Jean Marc Catheline

  • Synthesis Macrophysiology: A Conceptual Reunification

    Kevin J. Gaston;Steven L. Chown;Piero Calosi;Joseph Bernardo

Frequent Co-Authors

Steven L. Chown
Steven L. Chown Monash University
Susana Clusella-Trullas
Susana Clusella-Trullas Stellenbosch University
Brent J. Sinclair
Brent J. Sinclair University of Western Ontario
Jesper Givskov Sørensen
Jesper Givskov Sørensen Aarhus University
Tim M. Blackburn
Tim M. Blackburn University College London
Craig R. White
Craig R. White Monash University
Douglas S. Glazier
Douglas S. Glazier Juniata College
John R. U. Wilson
John R. U. Wilson South African National Biodiversity Institute
Carlos Lopez-Vaamonde
Carlos Lopez-Vaamonde INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Nigel R. Andrew
Nigel R. Andrew University of New England

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