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Insect Resistance and Genetics

Insect Resistance and Genetics is a research topic within Molecular Biology. Science Explorer counts 41k research works in it since 1950. 15.5% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers explores the molecular mechanisms and evolutionary ecology of insect resistance to synthetic and natural xenobiotics, with a focus on Bacillus thuringiensis toxins, RNA interference, P450 enzymes, and the environmental impact of transgenic crops. It covers topics such as mode of action, plant-insect interactions, and the development of insecticide resistance in agricultural pests.

  • Bacillus thuringiensis
  • RNA interference
  • Insecticide resistance
  • P450 enzymes
  • Transgenic crops
  • Mode of action
  • Plant-insect interactions
  • Environmental impact
  • Evolutionary ecology
  • Double-stranded RNA
Research works
41k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
6.3k
per year above
Top-10% rate
15.5%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+19%
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Which countries lead Insect Resistance and Genetics research?

By volume, China and India publish the most (1.4k and 777 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 China 1.4k works
  2. 2 India 777 works
  3. 3 United States 668 works
  4. 4 Brazil 306 works
  5. 5 Egypt 182 works
  6. 6 Pakistan 141 works
  7. 7 Türkiye 118 works
  8. 8 France 112 works
  9. 9 Mexico 105 works
  10. 10 Indonesia 100 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: 35.3%India: 20.1%United States: 17.2%Brazil: 7.9%6 others listed: 19.5%35%largest
China1,368 · 35.3%India777 · 20.1%United States668 · 17.2%Brazil306 · 7.9%6 others listed758 · 19.5%

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

Which institutions lead Insect Resistance and Genetics research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Institute of Plant Protection publishes the most Insect Resistance and Genetics research, followed by Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences and Agricultural Research Center.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Institute of Plant ProtectionChina 68 works
  2. 2 Chinese Academy of Agricultural SciencesChina 62 works
  3. 3 Agricultural Research CenterEgypt 57 works
  4. 4 Tamil Nadu Agricultural UniversityIndia 55 works
  5. 5 Nanjing Agricultural UniversityChina 43 works
  6. 6 Ministry of Agriculture and Rural AffairsChina 40 works
  7. 7 Southwest UniversityChina 39 works
  8. 8 China Agricultural UniversityChina 38 works
  9. 9 Guizhou UniversityChina 37 works
  10. 10 South China Agricultural UniversityChina 33 works

Who are the leading researchers in Insect Resistance and Genetics?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Insect Resistance and Genetics include Michael Ashburner, Peter J. Hotez and John F. Anderson.

  1. 1 Michael Ashburner United Kingdom 5.9k citations
  2. 2 Peter J. Hotez United States 5.1k citations
  3. 3 John F. Anderson United States 2.6k citations

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

Where is Insect Resistance and Genetics research done?

The largest centres of Insect Resistance and Genetics research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Giza (Egypt), Nanjing (China) and New Delhi (India).

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Beijing China 317 works
  2. 2 Giza Egypt 94 works
  3. 3 Nanjing China 77 works
  4. 4 New Delhi India 76 works
  5. 5 Guangzhou China 66 works
  6. 6 Coimbatore India 65 works
  7. 7 Hangzhou China 63 works
  8. 8 São Paulo Brazil 57 works
  9. 9 Chongqing China 56 works
  10. 10 Guiyang China 53 works
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Where is the best place to study Insect Resistance and Genetics?

Among universities, judged by research, China Agricultural University, Guizhou University and Anhui Agricultural 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%20%40%60%mean 25.84%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →China Agricultural University: 38, 29.1%Guizhou University: 37, 27.3%Anhui Agricultural University: 26, 26.3%South China Agricultural University: 33, 27.0%Nanjing Agricultural University: 43, 23.0%Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University: 28, 21.1%Southwest University: 39, 19.9%Yunnan Agricultural University: 10, 50.8%Tamil Nadu Agricultural University: 55, 9.6%Huazhong Agricultural University: 25, 24.3%China Agricultural U…Guizhou UniversitySouth China Agricult…Anhui Agricultural U…
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One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.

#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1 China Agricultural UniversityChina 63.529.1%12.8×38 +35.6%
2 Guizhou UniversityChina 60.727.3%13.2×37 +23.4%
3 Anhui Agricultural UniversityChina 60.326.3%28.1×26 +85.8%
4 South China Agricultural UniversityChina 58.627.0%17.6×33 +5.6%
5 Nanjing Agricultural UniversityChina 58.223.0%20.6×43 -9.8%
6 Fujian Agriculture and Forestry UniversityChina 57.921.1%22.7×28 +70.2%
7 Southwest UniversityChina 57.619.9%13.7×39 +29.5%
8 Yunnan Agricultural UniversityChina 57.650.8%16.7×10 -44.9%
9 Tamil Nadu Agricultural UniversityIndia 55.79.6%45.3×55 +63.6%
10 Huazhong Agricultural UniversityChina 55.024.3%13.8×25 +3.3%

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 Resistance and Genetics research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 19% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2022. The fastest-growing topics are Insect Resistance and Genetics.

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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.