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Insect Pheromone Research and Control

Insect Pheromone Research and Control is a research topic within Insect Science. Science Explorer counts 13k research works in it since 1950. 15.3% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers focuses on the use of insect pheromones, chemical ecology, and odor source localization in pest management. It explores the behavior of Lepidopteran insects, the use of sex attractants, and the application of mobile robot navigation for odor source localization. Additionally, it discusses the potential of mass trapping and chemical plume tracing in the context of pest management.

  • Pheromones
  • Chemical Ecology
  • Pest Management
  • Odor Source Localization
  • Insect Navigation
  • Sex Attractants
  • Lepidopteran Behavior
  • Mobile Robot Navigation
  • Mass Trapping
  • Chemical Plume Tracing
Research works
13k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
1.9k
per year above
Top-10% rate
15.3%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+6%
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Which countries lead Insect Pheromone Research and Control research?

By volume, China and the United States publish the most (307 and 182 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 China 307 works
  2. 2 United States 182 works
  3. 3 Belgium 146 works
  4. 4 Zambia 139 works
  5. 5 India 98 works
  6. 6 Japan 79 works
  7. 7 France 53 works
  8. 8 Germany 51 works
  9. 9 Russia 51 works
  10. 10 Italy 48 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: 26.6%United States: 15.8%Belgium: 12.6%Zambia: 12.1%6 others listed: 32.9%27%largest
China307 · 26.6%United States182 · 15.8%Belgium146 · 12.6%Zambia139 · 12.1%6 others listed380 · 32.9%

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Which institutions lead Insect Pheromone Research and Control research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Institute of Natural Sciences publishes the most Insect Pheromone Research and Control research, followed by University of Zambia and Institute of Plant Protection.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Institute of Natural SciencesBelgium 139 works
  2. 2 University of ZambiaZambia 139 works
  3. 3 Institute of Plant ProtectionChina 10 works
  4. 4 Southwest UniversityChina 9 works
  5. 5 Chongqing UniversityChina 7 works
  6. 6 Tokyo Institute of TechnologyJapan 7 works
  7. 7 China Agricultural UniversityChina 6 works
  8. 8 Zhejiang UniversityChina 6 works
  9. 9 Federal Scientific Center of the East Asia Terrestrial Biodiversity FEB RASRussia 6 works
  10. 10 Chinese Academy of Agricultural SciencesChina 6 works

Who are the leading researchers in Insect Pheromone Research and Control?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Insect Pheromone Research and Control include Qing‐Long Han and Daniel H. Janzen.

  1. 1 Qing‐Long Han Australia 3.8k citations
  2. 2 Daniel H. Janzen United States 2.1k citations

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

Where is Insect Pheromone Research and Control research done?

The largest centres of Insect Pheromone Research and Control research in 2022–2025 are Brussels (Belgium), Lusaka (Zambia), Beijing (China) and Tokyo (Japan). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Lusaka, Brussels and Tokyo.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Brussels Belgium 141 works
  2. 2 Lusaka Zambia 139 works
  3. 3 Beijing China 64 works
  4. 4 Tokyo Japan 27 works
  5. 5 Chongqing China 20 works
  6. 6 Paris France 19 works
  7. 7 Shanghai China 15 works
  8. 8 Hangzhou China 13 works
  9. 9 Moscow Russia 13 works
  10. 10 Nanjing China 12 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. LusakaZM · 139.4 works320×
  2. BrusselsBE · 140.8 works60×
  3. TokyoJP · 27.0 works2.0×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Insect Pheromone Research and Control than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Insect Pheromone Research and Control?

Among universities, judged by research, Southwest University and University of Zambia 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.

#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1 Southwest UniversityChina 33.013.5%10.1×9 —
2 University of ZambiaZambia 30.70.0%583.4×139 —

Universities only. Score blends excellence (30%), specialisation (25%), size (20%), growth (15%) and international reach (10%), 2015–2022; growth compares 2010–14 with 2015–19.

Is Insect Pheromone Research and Control research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 6% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2026. The fastest-growing topics are Insect Pheromone Research and Control.

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Which topics inside it are moving

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