2026 René Feyereisen: Genetics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Genetics	80	1562	1482	15	15	150	31692

Overview

René Feyereisen is affiliated with the University of Copenhagen in Denmark. Their research primarily spans the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences as well as Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Within these broad disciplines, their work focuses on subfields such as Insect Science, Molecular Biology, Plant Science, Genetics, and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience.

The primary topics of René Feyereisen's research center around insect resistance and genetics, insect and pesticide research, and insect-plant interactions and control. Other topics addressed include insect and arachnid ecology and behavior, neurobiology and insect physiology research, insect symbiosis and bacterial influences, and insect pest control strategies.

They have contributed to multiple publications in various scientific venues, with frequent appearances in:

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
PLoS Genetics
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Annual Review of Entomology
Nature Communications

René Feyereisen's recent papers include:

The Role of Cytochrome P450s in Insect Toxicology and Resistance, 2021, Annual Review of Entomology
Diversity and evolution of the P450 family in arthropods, 2020, Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Genome mapping coupled with CRISPR gene editing reveals a P450 gene confers avermectin resistance in the beet armyworm, 2021, PLoS Genetics
Reduced proinsecticide activation by cytochrome P450 confers coumaphos resistance in the major bee parasite Varroa destructor, 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Epoxidation of juvenile hormone was a key innovation improving insect reproductive fitness, 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Their frequent co-authors include:

Thomas Van Leeuwen
John Vontas
Wannes Dermauw
Richard M. Clark
Meiyuan Ji

Best Publications

P450 superfamily: Update on new sequences, gene mapping, accession numbers and nomenclature

David R. Nelson;Luc Koymans;Tetsuya Kamataki;John J. Stegeman

3835
Citations
The P450 superfamily: update on new sequences, gene mapping, accession numbers, early trivial names of enzymes, and nomenclature.

D R Nelson;T Kamataki;D J Waxman;F P Guengerich

2278
Citations
Insights into social insects from the genome of the honeybee Apis mellifera

George M. Weinstock;Gene E. Robinson;Richard A. Gibbs;Kim C. Worley

1777
Citations
The P450 superfamily: update on new sequences, gene mapping, and recommended nomenclature.

D W Nebert;D R Nelson;M J Coon;R W Estabrook

1443
Citations
Cytochromes P450: a success story

Danièle Werck-Reichhart;René Feyereisen

1318
Citations
Insect P450 enzymes.

René Feyereisen

1313
Citations
The genome of Tetranychus urticae reveals herbivorous pest adaptations

Miodrag Grbić;Miodrag Grbić;Thomas Van Leeuwen;Richard M. Clark;Stephane Rombauts

1244
Citations
A Single P450 Allele Associated with Insecticide Resistance in Drosophila

P. J. Daborn;J. L. Yen;M. R. Bogwitz;G. Le Goff

1002
Citations
A deficit of detoxification enzymes: pesticide sensitivity and environmental response in the honeybee

Charles Claudianos;Hilary Ranson;R M Johnson;Sunita Biswas;Sunita Biswas

915
Citations
Evolution of supergene families associated with insecticide resistance.

Hilary Ranson;Charles Claudianos;Charles Claudianos;Federica Ortelli;Christelle Abgrall

774
Citations
A knock-out mutation in allene oxide synthase results in male sterility and defective wound signal transduction in Arabidopsis due to a block in jasmonic acid biosynthesis.

Joon Hyun Park;Rayko Halitschke;Ho Bang Kim;Ian T. Baldwin

629
Citations
Insect CYP Genes and P450 Enzymes

René Feyereisen

576
Citations
Evolution of insect P450

R Feyereisen

505
Citations
CYP83B1, a Cytochrome P450 at the Metabolic Branch Point in Auxin and Indole Glucosinolate Biosynthesis in Arabidopsis

Søren Bak;Frans E. Tax;Kenneth A. Feldmann;David W. Galbraith

483
Citations
A link between host plant adaptation and pesticide resistance in the polyphagous spider mite Tetranychus urticae.

Wannes Dermauw;Nicky Wybouw;Stephane Rombauts;Stephane Rombauts;Björn Menten

420
Citations
Molecular biology of insecticide resistance

R. Feyereisen

382
Citations
The cytochrome P450 gene superfamily in Drosophila melanogaster: annotation, intron-exon organization and phylogeny.

Nathalie Tijet;Christian Helvig;René Feyereisen

369
Citations
The involvement of two p450 enzymes, CYP83B1 and CYP83A1, in auxin homeostasis and glucosinolate biosynthesis.

Søren Bak;René Feyereisen;René Feyereisen

335
Citations
Cytochrome P450 monooxygenases and insecticide resistance in insects.

J B Bergé;R Feyereisen;M Amichot

332
Citations
Arthropod CYPomes illustrate the tempo and mode in P450 evolution.

Feyereisen R

323
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

John F. Andersen National Institutes of Health

Thomas Van Leeuwen Ghent University

Richard H. ffrench-Constant University of Exeter

Kenneth A. Feldmann University of Arizona

David W. Galbraith University of Arizona

Søren Bak University of Copenhagen

F. Ann Walker University of Arizona

Luc Tirry Ghent University

Jan A. Veenstra University of Bordeaux

Hilary Ranson Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine

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