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Insect Resistance and Genetics

Last updated July 15, 2026

Rising Stars

Fresh ink, massive impact

Researchers

1
Sohail Akhtar
University of Haripur
2
Shehbaz Sharif
University of the Punjab
3
Syed Ahmad Syarifah Zulaikha
Unknown
4
Khurram Mahmood Sultan Kamboh
Unknown
5
Mirian Villavicencio-Vásquez
Escuela Superior Politecnica del Litoral
6
Arzlan Abbas
The University of Queensland
7
Mengqing Deng
Anhui Agricultural University
8
Zhimin Guo
Huazhong Agricultural University
9
Ritesh G. Jain
The University of Queensland
10
Thais B. Rodrigues
GreenLight Biosciences (United States)

Papers

1
Biological control agents: mechanisms of action, selection, formulation and challenges in agriculture
Frontiers in Agronomy|2025
76 cit.
2
Chlorantraniliprole Resistance in <i>Spodoptera frugiperda</i>: Resistance Monitoring, Resistance Risk, and Resistance Mechanisms
Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry|2024
32 cit.
3
Publication in International Journal of Biological Macromolecules (2024) [32 citations, W4404734187]
International Journal of Biological Macromolecules|2024
32 cit.
4
Publication in The Science of The Total Environment (2024) [27 citations, W4393359351]
The Science of The Total Environment|2024
27 cit.
5
Publication in Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry (2025) [25 citations, W4407168931]
Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry|2025
25 cit.
6
Publication in Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology (2024) [17 citations, W4394980229]
Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology|2024
17 cit.
7
Cyantraniliprole-induced intergenerational sublethal effects on fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda
Crop Protection|2025
14 cit.
8
Publication in Journal of Advanced Research (2025) [14 citations, W4411921780]
Journal of Advanced Research|2025
14 cit.
9
Unraveling insect feeding patterns and their ecological impacts on plant defense mechanisms
Journal of Plant Diseases and Protection|2024
12 cit.
10
Publication in Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (2025) [9 citations, W4416573091]
Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology|2025
9 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Drafting the new consensus

Researchers

1
Lijia Ma
Westlake University
2
Sebastian Will
Columbia University Irving Medical Center
3
Yutao Xiao
Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen
4
Tayyab Husn
Centre of Excellence in Molecular Biology
5
Shaymaa Fadhel Abbas Albaayit
University of Baghdad
6
Ashir Masroor
University of Agriculture Faisalabad
7
David Mota‐Sanchez
Michigan State University
8
Shuo Yan
China Agricultural University
9
Huipeng Pan
South China Agricultural University
10
Frank J. Wessels
Corteva (United States)

Papers

1
Visualization of the process of a nanocarrier-mediated gene delivery: stabilization, endocytosis and endosomal escape of genes for intracellular spreading
Journal of Nanobiotechnology|2022
166 cit.
2
Observation of Bose–Einstein condensation of dipolar molecules
Nature|2024
136 cit.
3
Biotoxicity Evaluation of a Cationic Star Polymer on a Predatory Ladybird and Cooperative Pest Control by Polymer-Delivered Pesticides and Ladybird
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces|2022
76 cit.
4
A nanocarrier pesticide delivery system with promising benefits in the case of dinotefuran: strikingly enhanced bioactivity and reduced pesticide residue
Environmental Science Nano|2022
74 cit.
5
Collisionally stable gas of bosonic dipolar ground-state molecules
Nature Physics|2023
67 cit.
6
Ultracold Gas of Dipolar NaCs Ground State Molecules
Physical Review Letters|2023
65 cit.
7
Self-assembled co-delivery nanoplatform for increasing the broad-spectrum susceptibility of fall armyworm toward insecticides
Journal of Advanced Research|2024
54 cit.
8
Chronic exposure to the star polycation (SPc) nanocarrier in the larval stage adversely impairs life history traits in Drosophila melanogaster
Journal of Nanobiotechnology|2022
48 cit.
9
Nanomaterial inactivates environmental virus and enhances plant immunity for controlling tobacco mosaic virus disease
Nature Communications|2024
46 cit.
10
Risk assessment of RNAi-based biopesticides
New Crops|2024
44 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Wrote the book, still writing it

Researchers

1
Norbert Perrimon
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
2
Subba Reddy Palli
University of Kentucky
3
Gerald M. Rubin
University of Cologne
4
Bruce E. Tabashnik
University of Arizona
5
Yidong Wu
Nanjing Agricultural University
6
Kongming Wu
Institute of Plant Protection
7
Ralf Nauen
Bayer (Germany)
8
Michael J. Adang
University of Georgia
9
Guy Smagghe
Vrije Universiteit Brussel
10
Just M. Vlak
Wageningen University & Research

Papers

1
Targeted gene expression as a means of altering cell fates and generating dominant phenotypes
Development|1993
9.8k cit.
2
Genetic Transformation of <i>Drosophila</i> with Transposable Element Vectors
Science|1982
3k cit.
3
Analysis of genetic mosaics in developing and adult <i>Drosophila</i> tissues
Development|1993
2k cit.
4
Comparative Genomics of the Eukaryotes
Science|2000
1.7k cit.
5
Transposition of Cloned P Elements into <i>Drosophila</i> Germ Line Chromosomes
Science|1982
1.6k cit.
6
IRAC: Mode of action classification and insecticide resistance management
Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology|2014
1.3k cit.
7
Refinement of Tools for Targeted Gene Expression in Drosophila
Genetics|2010
1.3k cit.
8
The neuronal architecture of the mushroom body provides a logic for associative learning
eLife|2014
1.2k cit.
9
Evidence that stem cells reside in the adult Drosophila midgut epithelium
Nature|2005
1.2k cit.
10
Molecular characterization of the drosophila trp locus: A putative integral membrane protein required for phototransduction
Neuron|1989
1.1k cit.

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