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M. L. Laster

M. L. Laster publishes mostly in Insect Science, Plant Science and Molecular Biology, on topics such as Insect-Plant Interactions and Control, Insect Resistance and Genetics and Insect and Pesticide Research.

World rank
#853,397
of 1,633,909 ranked researchers
Rank in United States
#238,584
of 358,040
Works
20
Citations
39
Citations per work
2.0

What does M. L. Laster research?

Insect Science: 38.1%Plant Science: 14.3%Molecular Biology: 14.3%Computational Mechanics: 9.5%other fields: 23.8%38%top field
Insect Science38.1%Plant Science14.3%Molecular Biology14.3%Computational Mechanics9.5%other fields23.8%

Shares of their own output, by the field each of their topics belongs to. The grey slice is everything not listed.

  1. 1Insect Science38% of their works
  2. 2Plant Science14% of their works
  3. 3Molecular Biology14% of their works
  4. 4Computational Mechanics10% of their works
  5. 5Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics5% of their works
  6. 6Materials Chemistry5% of their works

Research topics

Which keywords describe M. L. Laster's research?

The keywords of their largest research topics: Biological Control, Herbivore-Induced Plant Volatiles, Jasmonate Signaling, Pest Management, Bacillus thuringiensis, RNA Interference, Botanical Insecticides and Essential Oils.

Size is their works in the topics tagged with each word, from their 8 largest topics. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 19 words, with their numbers
  1. Biological Control52 topics
  2. Herbivore-Induced Plant Volatiles41 topic
  3. Jasmonate Signaling41 topic
  4. Pest Management43 topics
  5. Bacillus thuringiensis31 topic
  6. RNA Interference31 topic
  7. Botanical Insecticides21 topic
  8. Essential Oils21 topic
  9. Honey Bees21 topic
  10. Invasive Species22 topics
  11. Neonicotinoids21 topic
  12. Chemical Ecology11 topic
  13. Cowpea11 topic
  14. Drosophila Suzukii11 topic
  15. Ecosystem Services11 topic
  16. Fruit Fly11 topic
  17. Genetics11 topic
  18. Pheromones11 topic
  19. Pollinator Decline11 topic

Where does M. L. Laster work?

M. L. Laster's main affiliation in the publication record is Mississippi Delta Community College, United States.

How many publications and citations does M. L. Laster have?

Science Explorer counts 20 works and 39 citations for M. L. Laster, ranking #853,397 of 1,633,909 researchers worldwide on the composite score.

Ranked on field-normalised excellence (50%), output (30%) and citations (20%). Counts come from OpenAlex author records, which occasionally merge different people who share a name or split one person into several.

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