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2026

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
64
Citations
13189
World Ranking
9780
National Ranking
8

Martin Aluja 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 Martin Aluja sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 243 publications — 65th percentile

65% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Martin Aluja 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 Martin Aluja sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 64 D-Index — 52nd percentile

52% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Mexico Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Mexico Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Mexico Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Mexico Leader Award

Overview

Martin Aluja is affiliated with the Instituto de Ecología in Mexico and has contributed extensively to the field of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a focus on Insect Science. Their research encompasses various subfields including Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Molecular Biology, and Plant Science.

The scientist's work covers main topics such as:

  • Insect behavior and control techniques
  • Insect-Plant Interactions and Control
  • Insect Utilization and Effects
  • Forest Insect Ecology and Management
  • Plant and animal studies
  • Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences
  • Insect Resistance and Genetics

Their publication record includes articles in several journals, with frequent contributions to:

  • Insects
  • Frontiers in Microbiology
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Frontiers in Physiology
  • Bulletin of Entomological Research

Selected recent papers authored or co-authored by Martin Aluja include:

  • "Integrating proteomics and metabolomics approaches to elucidate the ripening process in white Psidium guajava," 2021, Food Chemistry
  • "Agar and Carrageenan as Cost-Effective Gelling Agents in Yeast-Reduced Artificial Diets for Mass-Rearing Fruit Flies and Their Parasitoids," 2020, Insects
  • "Metagenomic Survey of the Highly Polyphagous Anastrepha ludens Developing in Ancestral and Exotic Hosts Reveals the Lack of a Stable Microbiota in Larvae and the Strong Influence of Metamorphosis on Adult Gut Microbiota," 2021, Frontiers in Microbiology
  • "Testing the potential contribution of Wolbachia to speciation when cytoplasmic incompatibility becomes associated with host-related reproductive isolation," 2021, Molecular Ecology
  • "Diet quality and conspecific larval density predict functional trait variation and performance in a polyphagous frugivorous fly," 2022, Functional Ecology

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Alma Altúzar-Molina
  • Larissa Guillén
  • Carlos Pascacio-Villafán
  • Juan L. Monribot-Villanueva
  • Enrique Ibarra-Laclette

Best Publications

  • Bionomics and Management of Anastrepha

    M Aluja

  • Fruit Flies (Tephritidae) : Phylogeny and Evolution of Behavior

    Martin Aluja;Allen L. Norrbom

  • Fruit Fly (Diptera: Tephritidae) Host Status Determination: Critical Conceptual, Methodological, and Regulatory Considerations

    Martín Aluja;Robert L. Mangan

  • Hymenopteran Parasitoids on Fruit-infesting Tephritidae (Diptera) in Latin America and the Southern United States: Diversity, Distribution, Taxonomic Status and their use in Fruit Fly Biological Control

    Sergio Ovruski;Martín Aluja;John Sivinski;Robert Wharton

  • Allopatric genetic origins for sympatric host-plant shifts and race formation in Rhagoletis.

    Jeffrey L. Feder;Stewart H. Berlocher;Joseph B. Roethele;Hattie Dambroski

  • Mayr, Dobzhansky, and Bush and the complexities of sympatric speciation in Rhagoletis.

    Jeffrey L. Feder;Xianfa Xie;Juan Rull;Sebastian Velez

  • Hymenopterous Larval–Pupal and Pupal Parasitoids of Anastrepha Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) in Mexico

    M López;M Aluja;J Sivinski

  • Behavior of flies in the genus anastrepha (trypetinae: Toxotrypanini)

    Martín Aluja;Jaime Piñero;Isabel Jácome;Francisco Díaz-Fleischer

  • Biological control of Anastrepha spp. (Diptera: Tephritidae) in mango orchards through augmentative releases of Diachasmimorpha longicaudata (Ashmead) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae).

    Pablo Montoya;Pablo Liedo;Betty Benrey;Jorge Cancino

  • Seasonal Population Fluctuations and Ecological Implications for Management of Anastrepha Fruit Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) in Commercial Mango Orchards in Southern Mexico

    M. Aluja;H. Celedonio-Hurtado;P. Liedo;M. Cabrera

  • Host odor and visual stimulus interaction during intratree host finding behavior of Rhagoletis pomonella flies

    Martin Aluja;Ronald J. Prokopy

  • Spatial and Temporal Distributions of Parasitoids of Mexican Anastrepha Species (Diptera: Tephritidae) within the Canopies of Fruit Trees

    John Sivinski;Martin Aluja;Maurilio Lopez

  • Habitat Use by Adults of Anastrepha obliqua (Diptera: Tephritidae) in a Mixed Mango and Tropical Plum Orchard

    Martin Aluja;Andrea Birke

  • Effects of age, diet, female density, and the host resource on egg load in Anastrepha ludens and Anastrepha obliqua (Diptera: Tephritidae).

    Martı́n Aluja;Francisco Dı́az-Fleischer;Daniel R Papaj;Gloria Lagunes

  • Effect of adult nutrition on male sexual performance in four neotropical fruit fly species of the genus Anastrepha (Diptera: Tephritidae)

    Martín Aluja;Isabel Jácome;Rogelio Macías-Ordóñez

  • Fruit fly (Diptera: Tephritidae) research in Latin America: myths, realities and dreams

    Martín Aluja

  • The distributions of parasitoids (Hymenoptera) of Anastrepha fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) along an altitudinal gradient in Veracruz, Mexico

    John Sivinski;Jaime Piñero;Martin Aluja

  • Functional Response and Superparasitism by Diachasmimorpha longicaudata (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), a Parasitoid of Fruit Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae)

    Pablo Montoya;Pablo Liedo;Betty Benrey;Juan F. Barrera

  • Host Species and Host Plant Effects on Preference and Performance of Diachasmimorpha longicaudata (Hymenoptera: Braconidae)

    A. Eben;B. Benrey;J. Sivinski;M. Aluja

  • Fruit flies : biology and management

    Martin Aluja;Pablo Liedo

Frequent Co-Authors

John Sivinski
John Sivinski Agricultural Research Service
Jeffrey L. Feder
Jeffrey L. Feder University of Notre Dame
Ronald J. Prokopy
Ronald J. Prokopy University of Massachusetts Amherst
Scott P. Egan
Scott P. Egan Rice University
Trevor Williams
Trevor Williams Texas A&M University
Peter E. A. Teal
Peter E. A. Teal United States Department of Agriculture
Daniel R. Papaj
Daniel R. Papaj University of Arizona
Francisco M. Goycoolea
Francisco M. Goycoolea Cranfield University
Peter J. Landolt
Peter J. Landolt Agricultural Research Service
Jérôme Casas
Jérôme Casas François Rabelais University

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