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Stephen S. Tobe

Stephen S. Tobe

University of Toronto
Canada

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
76
Citations
16434
World Ranking
5148
National Ranking
187

Stephen S. Tobe 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 Stephen S. Tobe sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 315 publications — 81st percentile

81% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Stephen S. Tobe 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 Stephen S. Tobe sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 76 D-Index — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Stephen S. Tobe was affiliated with the University of Toronto in Canada. Their research spanned multiple fields, primarily focusing on Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with significant contributions also in Agricultural and Biological Sciences.

The scientist's work extensively covered various subfields including Molecular Biology, Genetics, Insect Science, Plant Science, and Paleontology. These areas framed much of their academic output and research activities.

The primary topics of Stephen S. Tobe's research included:

  • Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • Chromosomal and Genetic Variations
  • Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research
  • Insect Utilization and Effects
  • Subterranean biodiversity and taxonomy
  • Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences

The scientist published numerous papers with notable recent contributions such as:

  • "Jellyfish genomes reveal distinct homeobox gene clusters and conservation of small RNA processing", 2020, Nature Communications
  • "Horseshoe crab genomes reveal the evolution of genes and microRNAs after three rounds of whole genome duplication", 2021, Communications Biology
  • "Diversity of Insect Sesquiterpenoid Regulation", 2020, Frontiers in Genetics
  • "Neuropeptide and microRNA regulators of juvenile hormone production", 2020, General and Comparative Endocrinology
  • "Myriapod genomes reveal ancestral horizontal gene transfer and hormonal gene loss in millipedes", 2022, Nature Communications

Their research frequently appeared in the following venues:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature Communications
  • General and Comparative Endocrinology
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Communications Biology

Stephen S. Tobe collaborated extensively with several coauthors who contributed across multiple publications. Frequent collaborators included William G. Bendena, Jerome H. L. Hui, Wenyan Nong, Zhe Qu, and Thomas Swale.

Best Publications

  • Primary structure of four allatostatins: neuropeptide inhibitors of juvenile hormone synthesis.

    A P Woodhead;B Stay;S L Seidel;M A Khan

  • Structure and Regulation of the Corpus Allatum

    Stephen S. Tobe;Barbara Stay

  • Juvenile hormones radiobiosynthesised by corpora allata of adult female locusts in vitro.

    Grahame E. Pratt;Stephen S. Tobe

  • The influence of substrate concentrations on the rate of insect juvenile hormone biosynthesis by corpora allata of the desert locust in vitro

    Stephen S. Tobe;Grahame E. Pratt

  • A rapid partition assay for routine analysis of juvenile hormone release by insect corpora allata

    René Feyereisen;Stephen S. Tobe

  • Allatostatins: identification, primary structures, functions and distribution

    Barbara Stay;Stephen S. Tobe;William G. Bendena

  • Prostaglandins: Their Role in Egg-Laying of the Cricket Teleogryllus commodus

    Werner Loher;Iraj Ganjian;Isao Kubo;David Stanley-Samuelson

  • Cockroach diuretic hormones: characterization of a calcitonin-like peptide in insects.

    Kenji Furuya;Richard J. Milchak;Kathleen M. Schegg;Jinrui Zhang

  • Crustacean neuropeptide genes of the CHH/MIH/GIH family: implications from molecular studies.

    Siu-Ming Chan;Pei-Li Gu;Ka-Hou Chu;Stephen S Tobe

  • The Drosophila melanogaster homologue of an insect calcitonin-like diuretic peptide stimulates V-ATPase activity in fruit fly Malpighian tubules.

    Geoffrey M. Coast;Simon G. Webster;Kathleen M. Schegg;Stephen S. Tobe

  • 2 – Endocrine Cascade in Insect Metamorphosis

    Lawrence I. Gilbert;Robert Rybczynski;Stephen S. Tobe

  • Callatostatins: neuropeptides from the blowfly Calliphora vomitoria with sequence homology to cockroach allatostatins.

    Hanne Duve;Anders H. Johnsen;Alan G. Scott;Cao G. Yu

  • Allatostatins: a growing family of neuropeptides with structural and functional diversity.

    W. G. Bendena;B. C. Donly;S. S. Tobe

  • Vitellogenesis in the red crab Charybdis feriatus: Hepatopancreas-specific expression and farnesoic acid stimulation of vitellogenin gene expression†

    Abby Sin Chi Mak;Chi Lung Choi;Shirley Hiu Kwan Tiu;Jerome Ho Lam Hui

  • Effects of an allatostatin and a myosuppressin on midgut carbohydrate enzyme activity in the cockroach Diploptera punctata

    M Fusé;J.R Zhang;E Partridge;R.J Nachman

  • The effect of l-methionine concentration on juvenile hormone biosynthesis by corpora allata of the cockroach Diploptera punctata

    Stephen S. Tobe;Nadine Clarke

  • Isolation and characterization of eight myoinhibiting peptides from the desert locust, Schistocerca gregaria: new members of the cockroach allatostatin family

    Dirk Veelaert;Bart Devreese;Liliane Schoofs;Jozef Van Beeumen

  • Invertebrate Neuropeptide Conference

    Stephen S. Tobe;Tippawan Singtripop;Thanit Pewnim;Ronald J. Nachman

  • Two new allatostatins from the brains of Diploptera punctata

    A.P. Woodhead;M.A. Khan;B. Stay;S.S. Tobe

  • The effect of the thirteen Dip-allatostatins on myogenic and induced contractions of the cockroach (Diploptera punctata) hindgut

    A.B. Lange;W.G. Bendena;S.S. Tobe

Frequent Co-Authors

Jeremy N. McNeil
Jeremy N. McNeil University of Western Ontario
Jozef Vanden Broeck
Jozef Vanden Broeck KU Leuven
Ka Hou Chu
Ka Hou Chu Chinese University of Hong Kong
Ronald J. Nachman
Ronald J. Nachman United States Department of Agriculture
Liliane Schoofs
Liliane Schoofs KU Leuven
David A. Schooley
David A. Schooley University of Nevada Reno
Arnold De Loof
Arnold De Loof KU Leuven
Hon-Ming Lam
Hon-Ming Lam Chinese University of Hong Kong
F. Edward Dudek
F. Edward Dudek University of Utah
Peter E. A. Teal
Peter E. A. Teal United States Department of Agriculture

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