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Entomopathogenic Microorganisms in Pest Control

Entomopathogenic Microorganisms in Pest Control is a research topic within Insect Science. Science Explorer counts 20k research works in it since 1950. 10.0% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers explores the use of entomopathogenic fungi, such as Metarhizium and Beauveria bassiana, as biocontrol agents for insect pests. It covers topics such as biological control, genomic sequencing, endophytic colonization, and the use of nematodes as biocontrol agents. The research also delves into the ecological factors, safety, and potential applications of these fungi in integrated pest management.

  • Entomopathogenic Fungi
  • Biological Control
  • Insect Pathogens
  • Biopesticides
  • Metarhizium
  • Beauveria bassiana
  • Genomic Sequencing
  • Insect-Pathogenic Bacteria
  • Endophytic Colonization
  • Nematodes as Biocontrol Agents
Research works
20k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
1.9k
per year above
Top-10% rate
10.0%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2018-21 → 2022-25
+16%
the tick is no change
Largest producer
China
30% of the 10 largest, 2022-now
Entomopathogenic Microorganisms in Pest Control

Which countries lead Entomopathogenic Microorganisms in Pest Control research?

By volume, China and the United States publish the most (709 and 433 works in 2022-now).

By volume, 2022-now

  1. 1 China 709 works
  2. 2 United States 433 works
  3. 3 India 429 works
  4. 4 Brazil 212 works
  5. 5 Mexico 127 works
  6. 6 Türkiye 107 works
  7. 7 Indonesia 105 works
  8. 8 Egypt 94 works
  9. 9 Spain 83 works
  10. 10 Germany 78 works

How concentrated that is

The same countries as shares of everything the list above accounts for. A node where two countries do two thirds of the work and one spread evenly across twelve read alike as a ranking and not at all alike here.

China: 29.8%United States: 18.2%India: 18.0%Brazil: 8.9%6 others listed: 25.0%30%largest
China709 · 29.8%United States433 · 18.2%India429 · 18.0%Brazil212 · 8.9%6 others listed594 · 25.0%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which institutions lead Entomopathogenic Microorganisms in Pest Control research?

By volume in 2022-now, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences publishes the most Entomopathogenic Microorganisms in Pest Control research, followed by Indian Council of Agricultural Research and United States Department of Agriculture.

By volume, 2022-now

  1. 1 Chinese Academy of Agricultural SciencesChina 103 works
  2. 2 Indian Council of Agricultural ResearchIndia 80 works
  3. 3 United States Department of AgricultureUnited States 57 works
  4. 4 Russian Academy of SciencesRussia 38 works
  5. 5 Tamil Nadu Agricultural UniversityIndia 32 works
  6. 6 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 31 works
  7. 7 Agricultural Research CenterEgypt 26 works
  8. 8 Zhejiang UniversityChina 23 works
  9. 9 Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'EnvironnementFrance 21 works
  10. 10 Guizhou UniversityChina 20 works

Who are the leading researchers in Entomopathogenic Microorganisms in Pest Control?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Entomopathogenic Microorganisms in Pest Control include Rob Knight, Richard K. Wilson and Dennis W. Dickson.

  1. 1 Rob Knight United States 468k citations
  2. 2 Richard K. Wilson United States 244k citations
  3. 3 Dennis W. Dickson United States 237k citations
  4. 4 Didier Raoult France 232k citations
  5. 5 Julian Parkhill United Kingdom 153k citations
  6. 6 John R. Yates United States 151k citations
  7. 7 Bernard Henrissat France 149k citations

Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.

What are the most cited papers in Entomopathogenic Microorganisms in Pest Control?

The most cited paper in Entomopathogenic Microorganisms in Pest Control is "Bacillus thuringiensis and Its Pesticidal Crystal Proteins" (E. Schnepf, Neil Crickmore, Jeroen Van Rie et al., 1998), with 2,947 citations. Next come "First Report of Outbreaks of the Fall Armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda (J E Smith) (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae), a New Alien Invasive Pest in West and Central Africa" (1,765) and "Insect pathogens as biological control agents: Back to the future" (1,590).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Bacillus thuringiensis and Its Pesticidal Crystal Proteins E. Schnepf, Neil Crickmore, Jeroen Van Rie et al. · Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews ReviewOpen access Sep 1998 2,947
2 First Report of Outbreaks of the Fall Armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda (J E Smith) (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae), a New Alien Invasive Pest in West and Central Africa Georg Goergen, P. Lava Kumar, Sagnia B. Sankung et al. · PLoS ONE Open access 27 Oct 2016 1,765
3 Insect pathogens as biological control agents: Back to the future Lawrence A. Lacey, D. Grzywacz, David I. Shapiro‐Ilan et al. · Journal of Invertebrate Pathology 27 Jul 2015 1,590
4 Worldwide emergence of resistance to antifungal drugs challenges human health and food security Matthew C. Fisher, Nichola J. Hawkins, Dominique Sanglard et al. · Science Open access 17 May 2018 1,588
5 Mycoinsecticides and Mycoacaricides: A comprehensive list with worldwide coverage and international classification of formulation types Marcos Faria, Stephen P. Wraight · Biological Control 18 Aug 2007 1,513
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Where is Entomopathogenic Microorganisms in Pest Control research done?

The largest centres of Entomopathogenic Microorganisms in Pest Control research in 2022-now are Beijing (China), São Paulo (Brazil), Giza (Egypt) and Kunming (China).

Largest cities, 2022-now

  1. 1 BeijingChina 148 works
  2. 2 São PauloBrazil 46 works
  3. 3 GizaEgypt 45 works
  4. 4 KunmingChina 42 works
  5. 5 Washington D.C.United States 42 works
  6. 6 CoimbatoreIndia 41 works
  7. 7 New DelhiIndia 38 works
  8. 8 ChongqingChina 35 works
  9. 9 GuiyangChina 34 works
  10. 10 HangzhouChina 34 works
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Where is the best place to study Entomopathogenic Microorganisms in Pest Control?

Among universities, judged by research, Yunnan University, Guizhou University and Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University score highest, combining excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.

0%10%20%30%mean 18.56%fractional works in this field (log) →share of work in the world top 10% →Fujian Agriculture a…Yunnan UniversityChina Agricultural U…Guizhou University
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One dot per university in the first ten of the table below, at the default weights. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.

Excellenceshare of its work in the world top 10%, 2022-now and all time averaged
40%
Specialisationhow much of its work is in this field, counted up to 10× the world share
10%
Sizeits output in this field, on a log scale
30%
Growthoutput growth, counted from -20% to +20%
10%
Internationalshare of its work with a co-author abroad
10%
Each slider sets a weight; the share it gets of the score is beside it.
#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1Yunnan UniversityChina 81.524.0%15.5×20 +121.6%
2Guizhou UniversityChina 72.222.4%12.0×20 +47.2%
3Fujian Agriculture and Forestry UniversityChina 69.725.6%22.5×17 +26.2%
4China Agricultural UniversityChina 65.223.3%8.0×14 +23.8%
5Tamil Nadu Agricultural UniversityIndia 61.78.3%44.2×32 +101.4%
6Zhejiang UniversityChina 59.016.6%2.6×23 +11.1%
7Huazhong Agricultural UniversityChina 54.819.9%9.0×10 +9.7%
8South China Agricultural UniversityChina 54.319.8%13.6×15 -9.0%
9Nanjing Forestry UniversityChina 53.415.3%9.5×14 +183.8%
10University of Agriculture FaisalabadPakistan 53.410.4%21.1×12 +23.2%

Universities only. The score blends excellence (40%), size (30%), specialisation (10%), growth (10%), international reach (10%), 2022-now; growth compares 2018-21 with 2022-25 and counts up to +20%, since a jump from a small base is mostly noise.

Every institution in Entomopathogenic Microorganisms in Pest Control, country by country

Is Entomopathogenic Microorganisms in Pest Control research growing?

Output in 2022-2025 was 16% higher than in 2018-2021, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Entomopathogenic Microorganisms in Pest Control.

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The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Entomopathogenic Microorganisms in Pest Control as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.014% in 2024.

still counting0.020%0.040%Entomopathogenic Microorganisms in Pest Control0.015% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Entomopathogenic Microorganisms in Pest Control over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year.

still counting5%10%15%Entomopathogenic Microorganisms in Pest Control10.2% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's works in it, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for their field and year. A field is the world for its own topics, so there is no other line to hold it against.

Which topics inside it are moving

Growth and decline on one axis around a shared zero. Two lists side by side hide the thing that matters: whether the growth dwarfs the decline, or the other way round.

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