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Most cited papers in Entomological Studies and Ecology

What are the most cited papers in Entomological Studies and Ecology?

The most cited paper in Entomological Studies and Ecology is "Seasonal Changes in Oak Leaf Tannins and Nutrients as a Cause of Spring Feeding by Winter Moth Caterpillars" (Paul Feeny, 1970), with 1,911 citations. Next come "Cross-scale Drivers of Natural Disturbances Prone to Anthropogenic Amplification: The Dynamics of Bark Beetle Eruptions" (1,798) and "Caterpillar-induced nocturnal plant volatiles repel conspecific females" (1,014).

Showing 50 of 100 papers. Every paper with more than 219 citations is listed.

Most cited papers, sortable by citations and release date
#Paper
1 Seasonal Changes in Oak Leaf Tannins and Nutrients as a Cause of Spring Feeding by Winter Moth Caterpillars Paul Feeny · Ecology Jul 1970 1,911
2 Cross-scale Drivers of Natural Disturbances Prone to Anthropogenic Amplification: The Dynamics of Bark Beetle Eruptions Kenneth F. Raffa, Brian H. Aukema, Barbara J. Bentz et al. · BioScience Open access Jun 2008 1,798
3 Caterpillar-induced nocturnal plant volatiles repel conspecific females Consuelo M. De Moraes, Mark C. Mescher, James H. Tumlinson · Nature Mar 2001 1,014
4 Investigation of Chronic Venous Insufficiency Andrew N Nicolaides · Circulation Open access 14 Nov 2000 948
5 Chronic Venous Disease John J. Bergan, Geert W. Schmid‐Schönbein, Philip D Coleridge Smith et al. · New England Journal of Medicine 2 Aug 2006 937
6 Systemtheoretische Analyse der Zeit-, Reihenfolgen- und Vorzeichenauswertung bei der Bewegungsperzeption des Rüsselkäfers Chlorophanus Bernhard Hassenstein, W. Reichardt · Zeitschrift für Naturforschung B Open access Oct 1956 892
7 Dermoscopy compared with naked eye examination for the diagnosis of primary melanoma: a meta-analysis of studies performed in a clinical setting M. Vestergaard, Petra Macaskill, Phoebe E Holt et al. · British Journal of Dermatology Review Jun 2008 867
8 The 2020 update of the CEAP classification system and reporting standards Fedor Lurie et al. · Journal of Vascular Surgery Venous and Lymphatic Disorders Open access 27 Feb 2020 856
9 Best practice in forensic entomology—standards and guidelines Jens Amendt, Carlo Pietro Campobasso, Emmanuel Gaudry et al. · International Journal of Legal Medicine 21 Apr 2006 823
10 Emerald Ash Borer: Invasion of the Urban Forest and the Threat to North America’s Ash Resource Therese M. Poland, Deborah G. McCullough · Journal of Forestry Open access Mar 2006 822
11 Aggressiveness, Territoriality, and Sexual Behavior in Field Crickets (Orthoptera: Gryllidae) Richard D. Alexander · Behaviour 1961 664
12 EXPANSION OF GEOGRAPHIC RANGE IN THE PINE PROCESSIONARY MOTH CAUSED BY INCREASED WINTER TEMPERATURES Andrea Battisti, Michael Stastny, Sigrid Netherer et al. · Ecological Applications Dec 2005 603
13 Invasion by Exotic Forest Pests: A Threat to Forest Ecosystems Andrew M. Liebhold, William Lloyd MacDonald, Dale R. Bergdahl et al. · Forest Science May 1995 574
14 Signal transduction pathways activated by the IL-1 receptor family: ancient signaling machinery in mammals, insects, and plants Luke A.J. O'Neill, Catherine M. Greene · Journal of Leukocyte Biology Open access Jun 1998 565
15 Responses of insect pests, pathogens, and invasive plant species to climate change in the forests of northeastern North America: What can we predict?This article is one of a selection of papers from NE Forests 2100: A Synthesis of Climate Change Impacts on Forests of the Northeastern US and Eastern Canada. Jeffrey S. Dukes, Jennifer A. Pontius, David A. Orwig et al. · Canadian Journal of Forest Research Feb 2009 518
16 Dust mites: Immunology, allergic disease, and environmental control Thomas A.E. Platts‐Mills, Martin D. Chapman · Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology Open access Dec 1987 474
17 Bonner Venenstudie der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Phlebologie F. Pannier-Fischer, K. Bromen, Kathrin Schuldt et al. · Phlebologie 2003 473
18 Insects in a Changing Environment Jeffrey A. Lockwood · Annals of the Entomological Society of America May 1996 467
19 Insect repellents: Historical perspectives and new developments Tracy M. Katz, Jason H. Miller, Adelaide Ann Hebert · Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 15 Feb 2008 463
20 Updated terminology of chronic venous disorders: The VEIN-TERM transatlantic interdisciplinary consensus document Bo Eklöf, Michel R. Perrin, Konstantinos T. Delis et al. · Journal of Vascular Surgery Open access Feb 2009 451
21 Chasing behaviour of houseflies (Fannia canicularis) M. F. Land, Thomas Stephen Collett · Journal of Comparative Physiology A 1974 451
22 Direct and indirect effects of alien insect herbivores on ecological processes and interactions in forests of eastern North America Kamal J.K. Gandhi, Daniel A. Herms · Biological Invasions 5 Nov 2009 440
23 Oak Leaf Quality Declines in Response to Defoliation by Gypsy Moth Larvae Jack C. Schultz, Ian Thomas Baldwin · Science 9 Jul 1982 439
24 History of the Sterile Insect Technique Waldemar Klassen, C. F. Curtis Book chapter 17 Feb 2006 432
25 Christmas Disease Rosemary Biggs, Andrew S. Douglas, Robert Gwyn Macfarlane et al. · BMJ Open access 27 Dec 1952 430
26 Diagnosis and Treatment of Insect Sensitivity Harry Louis Mueller · Journal of Asthma Research 1966 425
27 The house-dust mite (Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus) and the allergens it produces. Identity with the house-dust allergen R Voorhorst, Frits Th. M. Spieksma, H Varekamp et al. · Journal of Allergy Jun 1967 425
28 Epidemiology of chronic venous disease Lindsay Robertson, C. Lawrence Evans, F.G.R. Fowkes · Phlebology The Journal of Venous Disease 8 May 2008 418
29 The validity of the clinical signs and symptoms used to identify localized chronic wound infection Sue E. Gardner, Rita A. Frantz, Bradley N. Doebbeling · Wound Repair and Regeneration May 2001 417
30 Forest Insects and Climate Change Deepa S. Pureswaran, Alain Roques, Andrea Battisti · Current Forestry Reports Open access 30 Apr 2018 415
31 The Relationship Between Trees and Human Health Geoffrey H. Donovan, David T. Butry, Yvonne L. Michael et al. · American Journal of Preventive Medicine 16 Jan 2013 414
32 Effects of drought and heat on forest insect populations in relation to the 2003 drought in Western Europe Gaëlle Rouault, Jean‐Noël Candau, François Lieutier et al. · Annals of Forest Science Open access Sep 2006 414
33 Tits and their caterpillar food supply Christopher M. Perrins · Ibis Oct 1991 412
34 Nonnative forest insects and pathogens in the United States: Impacts and policy options Gary M. Lovett, Marissa S. Weiss, Andrew M. Liebhold et al. · Ecological Applications Open access 10 May 2016 407
35 Programmed cell death—II. Endocrine potentiation of the breakdown of the intersegmental muscles of silkmoths Richard A. Lockshin, Carroll M. Williams · Journal of Insect Physiology Aug 1964 398
36 Climate change and outbreaks of the geometridsOperophtera brumataandEpirrita autumnatain subarctic birch forest: evidence of a recent outbreak range expansion Jane Uhd Jepsen, Snorre B. Hagen, Rolf A. Ims et al. · Journal of Animal Ecology Open access 7 Dec 2007 387
37 A review of Sarcoptes scabiei: past, present and future Larry G. Arlian, Marjorie S. Morgan · Parasites & Vectors Open access 20 Jun 2017 378
38 AVIRULENT CORYNEBACTERIA NancyK. Conn, T. F. Elias-Jones · The Lancet Mar 1975 370
39 Über die Isolierung eines Metamorphose-Hormons der Insekten in kristallisierter Form Adolf Butenandt, Peter Karlson · Zeitschrift für Naturforschung B Open access Jun 1954 367
40 Climatic unpredictability and parasitism of caterpillars: Implications of global warming John O. Stireman, Lee A. Dyer, Daniel H. Janzen et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Open access 17 Nov 2005 366
41 Venous ulcer: epidemiology, physiopathology, diagnosis and treatment Luciana Patrícia Fernandes Abbade, Sidnei Lastória · International Journal of Dermatology Jun 2005 361
42 Climate drivers of bark beetle outbreak dynamics in Norway spruce forests Lorenzo Marini, Bjørn Økland, Anna Maria Jönsson et al. · Ecography Open access 10 Nov 2016 360
43 Flight Orientation Behaviors Promote Optimal Migration Trajectories in High-Flying Insects Jason W. Chapman, Rebecca Nesbit, Laura E. Burgin et al. · Science 5 Feb 2010 358
44 A hypothesis to explain outbreaks of looper caterpillars, with special reference to populations of Selidosema suavis in a plantation of Pinus radiata in New Zealand Thomas C. R. White · Oecologia 1974 349
45 Annotated Keys to the Genera of Nearctic Chalcidoidea (Hymenoptera) Andrew D. Austin · Annals of the Entomological Society of America May 1998 335
46 A THRESHOLD SIZE FOR METAMORPHOSIS IN THE TOBACCO HORNWORM, MANDUCA SEXTA (L.) H. Frederik Nijhout · Biological Bulletin Open access Aug 1975 328
47 Effect of climate change on range expansion by the mountain pine beetle in British Columbia Allan Louis Carroll, Steve W. Taylor, Jacques Régnière et al. · Digital Commons - USU (Utah State University) 2003 328
48 A Diet-Induced Developmental Polymorphism in a Caterpillar Erick Greene · Science 3 Feb 1989 325
49 Devastating outbreak of bark beetles in the Czech Republic: Drivers, impacts, and management implications Tomáš Hlásny, Soňa Zimová, Katarína Merganičová et al. · Forest Ecology and Management 18 Mar 2021 323
50 Stinging insect hypersensitivity: A practice parameter update John E. Moffitt, David B.K. Golden, Robert E. Reisman et al. · Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology Oct 2004 321

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