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2023

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
91
Citations
35888
World Ranking
2294
National Ranking
48

Nicolas Desneux 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 Nicolas Desneux sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 412 publications — 91st percentile

91% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Nicolas Desneux 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 Nicolas Desneux sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 317 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 900 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,026 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,150 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,236 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,163 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,131 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,032 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 715 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 709 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 596 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 512 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 473 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 412 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 373 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 358 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 285 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 273 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 227 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 208 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 193 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 153 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 157 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 148 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 120 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 113 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 100 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 86 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 72 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 73 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 64 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 53 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 54 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 43 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 38 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 49 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 26 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 18 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 23 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 32 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 32 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 27 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 19 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 12 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 16 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 10 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 13 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 9 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 13 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 4 scientists 166 D-Index: 4 scientists 167+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 91 D-Index — 88th percentile

88% 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

  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in France Leader Award

Overview

Nicolas Desneux is affiliated with INRAE, the Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement in France. Their academic work primarily focuses on agricultural and biological sciences, with a strong emphasis on insect science and related subfields. The main areas of study in their research include insect-plant interactions and control, insect pest control strategies, insect and pesticide research, insect resistance and genetics, plant and animal studies, insect behavior and control techniques, and forest insect ecology and management.

The scientist has contributed extensively to a range of publication venues, frequently publishing in Entomologia Generalis, Journal of Pest Science, Pest Management Science, Insects, and EFSA Journal. Their body of work includes significant papers such as:

  • Scientists' warning on climate change and insects, 2022, Ecological Monographs
  • Invasiveness, biology, ecology, and management of the fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda, 2022, Entomologia Generalis
  • Biological Control with Trichogramma in China: History, Present Status, and Perspectives, 2020, Annual Review of Entomology
  • Integrated pest management of Tuta absoluta: practical implementations across different world regions, 2021, Journal of Pest Science
  • Hormesis and insects: Effects and interactions in agroecosystems, 2022, The Science of The Total Environment

Collaboration plays an important role in their research output. Frequent co-authors include Farman Ullah, Lian-Sheng Zang, Hina Gul, Antonio Biondi, and Lucie S. Monticelli, with multiple joint publications across various topics related to insect science and pest management.

In terms of book publications, Nicolas Desneux has contributed to works published by the Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement. One such publication is titled Probabilité d'introduction de Bactrocera dorsalis (mouche orientale des fruits) en France métropolitaine, released in 2024.

Best Publications

  • The Sublethal Effects of Pesticides on Beneficial Arthropods

    Nicolas Desneux;Axel Decourtye;Jean-Marie Delpuech

  • Biological invasion of European tomato crops by Tuta absoluta: ecology, geographic expansion and prospects for biological control

    Nicolas Desneux;Eric Wajnberg;Kris A. G. Wyckhuys;Giovanni Burgio

  • Invasion biology of spotted wing Drosophila (Drosophila suzukii): a global perspective and future priorities

    Mark K. Asplen;Gianfranco Anfora;Antonio Biondi;Antonio Biondi;Deuk Soo Choi

  • Widespread adoption of Bt cotton and insecticide decrease promotes biocontrol services

    Yanhui Lu;Kongming Wu;Yuying Jiang;Yuyuan Guo

  • Ecology, Worldwide Spread, and Management of the Invasive South American Tomato Pinworm, Tuta absoluta: Past, Present, and Future

    Antonio Biondi;Raul Narciso C. Guedes;Fang-Hao Wan;Nicolas Desneux

  • Ecology and Management of the Soybean Aphid in North America

    David W. Ragsdale;Douglas A. Landis;Jacques Brodeur;George E. Heimpel

  • Crop pests and predators exhibit inconsistent responses to surrounding landscape composition

    Daniel S. Karp;Rebecca E Chaplin-Kramer;Timothy D. Meehan;Emily A. Martin

  • The invasive South American tomato pinworm, Tuta absoluta, continues to spread in Afro-Eurasia and beyond: the new threat to tomato world production

    Nicolas Desneux;María G. Luna;Thomas Guillemaud;Alberto Urbaneja

  • Pesticide-Induced Stress in Arthropod Pests for Optimized Integrated Pest Management Programs

    R.N.C. Guedes;G. Smagghe;J.D. Stark;N. Desneux

  • Pollinator habitat enhancement: Benefits to other ecosystem services

    Stephen D. Wratten;Mark Gillespie;Mark Gillespie;Axel Decourtye;Eric Mader;Eric Mader

  • Using organic-certified rather than synthetic pesticides may not be safer for biological control agents: Selectivity and side effects of 14 pesticides on the predator Orius laevigatus

    Antonio Biondi;Nicolas Desneux;Gaetano Siscaro;Lucia Zappalà

  • Are bee diseases linked to pesticides? - A brief review.

    Francisco Sánchez-Bayo;Dave Goulson;Francesco Pennacchio;Francesco Nazzi

  • The non-target impact of spinosyns on beneficial arthropods.

    Antonio Biondi;Veerle Mommaerts;Guy Smagghe;Elisa Viñuela

  • Nanoparticles for pest control: current status and future perspectives

    C. G. Athanassiou;N. G. Kavallieratos;G. Benelli;G. Benelli;D. Losic

  • Do biopesticides affect the demographic traits of a parasitoid wasp and its biocontrol services through sublethal effects

    Antonio Biondi;Lucia Zappalà;John D. Stark;Nicolas Desneux

  • Landscape enhancement of floral resources for honey bees in agro-ecosystems.

    Axel Decourtye;Eric Mader;Eric Mader;Nicolas Desneux

  • Natural enemies of the South American moth, Tuta absoluta, in Europe, North Africa and Middle East, and their potential use in pest control strategies

    Lucia Zappalà;Antonio Biondi;Antonio Biondi;Alberto Alma;Ibrahim J. Al-Jboory

  • Range expansion of the invasive brown marmorated stinkbug, Halyomorpha halys: an increasing threat to field, fruit and vegetable crops worldwide

    Tim Haye;Tara Gariepy;Kim Hoelmer;Jean-Pierre Rossi

  • Current SWD IPM tactics and their practical implementation in fruit crops across different regions around the world

    T. Haye;P. Girod;A. G. S. Cuthbertson;X. G. Wang

  • From the Western Palaearctic region to beyond: Tuta absoluta 10 years after invading Europe

    Mateus R. Campos;Mateus R. Campos;Antonio Biondi;Abhijin Adiga;Raul N. C. Guedes

Frequent Co-Authors

Antonio Biondi
Antonio Biondi University of Catania
Xiwu Gao
Xiwu Gao China Agricultural University
Lucia Zappalà
Lucia Zappalà University of Catania
Giovanni Benelli
Giovanni Benelli University of Pisa
Hervé Jactel
Hervé Jactel University of Bordeaux
Fan Zhang
Fan Zhang Chinese Academy of Sciences
George E. Heimpel
George E. Heimpel University of Minnesota
Angelo Canale
Angelo Canale University of Pisa
Kongming Wu
Kongming Wu Zhengzhou University
Geoff M. Gurr
Geoff M. Gurr Charles Sturt University

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