Alexander S. Raikhel

18.0k total citations · 3 hit papers
170 papers, 10.9k citations indexed

About

Alexander S. Raikhel is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Insect Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Alexander S. Raikhel has authored 170 papers receiving a total of 10.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 123 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 73 papers in Molecular Biology and 71 papers in Insect Science. Recurrent topics in Alexander S. Raikhel's work include Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (123 papers), Invertebrate Immune Response Mechanisms (67 papers) and Insect Resistance and Genetics (56 papers). Alexander S. Raikhel is often cited by papers focused on Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (123 papers), Invertebrate Immune Response Mechanisms (67 papers) and Insect Resistance and Genetics (56 papers). Alexander S. Raikhel collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Taiwan. Alexander S. Raikhel's co-authors include Tarlochan S. Dhadialla, Thomas W. Sappington, Vladimir Kokoza, Zhen Zou, Immo A. Hansen, Sang Woon Shin, Geoffrey M. Attardo, Tusar T. Saha, Wen-Long Cho and Jinsong Zhu and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Alexander S. Raikhel

170 papers receiving 10.8k citations

Hit Papers

Accumulation of Yolk Proteins in Insect Oocytes 1992 2026 2003 2014 1992 2011 2017 200 400 600
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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Accumulation of Yolk Proteins in Insect Oocytes
    1992 606 citations Alexander S. Raikhel, Tarlochan S. Dhadialla profile →
  2. Wolbachia induces reactive oxygen species (ROS)-dependent activation of the Toll pathway to control dengue virus in the mosquito Aedes aegypti
    2011 443 citations Xiaoling Pan, Guowu Bian et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  3. Regulatory Pathways Controlling Female Insect Reproduction
    2017 396 citations Sourav Roy, Tusar T. Saha et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Alexander S. Raikhel United States 64 5.6k 4.8k 4.2k 2.8k 2.7k 170 10.9k
Dan Hultmark Sweden 57 7.2k 1.3× 2.9k 0.6× 5.3k 1.3× 9.5k 3.3× 1.5k 0.6× 108 15.1k
Jean‐Sèbastien Hoffmann France 59 4.2k 0.7× 2.6k 0.5× 6.3k 1.5× 4.2k 1.5× 1.9k 0.7× 204 12.7k
Charles Hétru France 48 5.3k 1.0× 2.0k 0.4× 3.7k 0.9× 5.5k 1.9× 1.5k 0.6× 82 10.6k
Philippe Bulet France 68 4.9k 0.9× 1.6k 0.3× 5.7k 1.4× 7.1k 2.5× 1.4k 0.5× 162 14.0k
Mark R. Brown United States 45 3.3k 0.6× 3.0k 0.6× 1.4k 0.3× 1.3k 0.5× 1.4k 0.5× 101 5.8k
Subba Reddy Palli United States 61 6.1k 1.1× 4.3k 0.9× 7.0k 1.7× 1.1k 0.4× 2.7k 1.0× 271 11.9k
Anthony A. James United States 53 5.8k 1.0× 977 0.2× 5.2k 1.2× 2.1k 0.7× 1.4k 0.5× 223 10.8k
Jean‐Marc Reichhart France 47 5.4k 1.0× 2.2k 0.5× 3.0k 0.7× 7.9k 2.8× 592 0.2× 76 10.5k
Walter R. Terra Brazil 49 4.9k 0.9× 830 0.2× 4.7k 1.1× 1.0k 0.4× 1.1k 0.4× 208 7.9k
Hugh M. Robertson United States 60 5.8k 1.0× 4.8k 1.0× 5.4k 1.3× 693 0.2× 4.8k 1.8× 137 13.7k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Wang, Jia‐Lin, et al.. (2025). The ecdysone-induced bZIP transcription factor MafB establishes a positive feedback loop to enhance vitellogenesis and reproduction in the Aedes aegypti mosquito. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 122(2). e2411688122–e2411688122. 1 indexed citations
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Shi, Kai, et al.. (2024). Leucine aminopeptidase1 controls egg deposition and hatchability in male Aedes aegypti mosquitoes. Nature Communications. 15(1). 106–106. 4 indexed citations
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Raikhel, Alexander S., et al.. (2024). Ecdysone-controlled nuclear receptor ERR regulates metabolic homeostasis in the disease vector mosquito Aedes aegypti. PLoS Genetics. 20(3). e1011196–e1011196. 4 indexed citations
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He, Ya‐Zhou, Yike Ding, Xueli Wang, Zhen Zou, & Alexander S. Raikhel. (2021). E93 confers steroid hormone responsiveness of digestive enzymes to promote blood meal digestion in the midgut of the mosquito Aedes aegypti. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 134. 103580–103580. 11 indexed citations
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Saha, Tusar T., Sourav Roy, Gaofeng Pei, et al.. (2019). Synergistic action of the transcription factors Krüppel homolog 1 and Hairy in juvenile hormone/Methoprene-tolerant-mediated gene-repression in the mosquito Aedes aegypti. PLoS Genetics. 15(10). e1008443–e1008443. 29 indexed citations
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Pan, Xiaoling, Andrew Pike, Deepak Joshi, et al.. (2017). The bacterium Wolbachia exploits host innate immunity to establish a symbiotic relationship with the dengue vector mosquito Aedes aegypti. The ISME Journal. 12(1). 277–288. 98 indexed citations
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Deitsch, Kirk, et al.. (2013). Regulation of gene expression by 20-hydroxyecdysone in the fat body of Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae). European Journal of Entomology. 92(1). 237–244. 1 indexed citations
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Shin, Sang Woon, Zhen Zou, Tusar T. Saha, & Alexander S. Raikhel. (2012). bHLH-PAS heterodimer of methoprene-tolerant and Cycle mediates circadian expression of juvenile hormone-induced mosquito genes. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 109(41). 16576–16581. 112 indexed citations
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Hansen, Immo A., Dmitri Y. Boudko, Shin-Hong Shiao, et al.. (2011). AaCAT1 of the Yellow Fever Mosquito, Aedes aegypti. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 286(12). 10803–10813. 28 indexed citations
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Adams, Michael E., David L. Denlinger, Tarlochan S. Dhadialla, et al.. (2006). The Fifth International Symposium on Molecular Insect Science. Journal of Insect Science. 6(46). 1–75. 3 indexed citations
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Attardo, Geoffrey M., Immo A. Hansen, & Alexander S. Raikhel. (2005). Nutritional regulation of vitellogenesis in mosquitoes: Implications for anautogeny. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 35(7). 661–675. 248 indexed citations
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Zhu, Jinsong, et al.. (2004). The early gene Broad is involved in the ecdysteroid hierarchy governing vitellogenesis of the mosquito Aedes aegypti. Journal of Molecular Endocrinology. 33(3). 743–761. 66 indexed citations
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Shin, Sang Woon, et al.. (2003). Relish-mediated immune deficiency in the transgenic mosquito Aedes aegypti. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 100(5). 2616–2621. 60 indexed citations
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Raikhel, Alexander S., Thomas W. Sappington, K. G. Adiyodi, & Rita G. Adiyodi. (2002). Progress in vitellogenesis. 42 indexed citations
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Wimmer, Ernst A., et al.. (2001). piggyBac転移性遺伝要素ベクターpBac[3xP3-EGFP afm]を使用するネッタイシマカAedes aegyptiの効率的な形質転換. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 31(12). 1137–1143. 13 indexed citations
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Kokoza, Vladimir, E. S. Snigirevskaya, & Alexander S. Raikhel. (1997). Clathrin heavy chain; analysis of the cDNA and developmental expression in the mosquito oocytes. Insect Molecular Biology. 6. 1–12. 5 indexed citations
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Snigirevskaya, E. S., Thomas W. Sappington, & Alexander S. Raikhel. (1997). Internalization and recycling of vitellogenin receptor in the mosquito oocyte. Cell and Tissue Research. 290(1). 175–183. 37 indexed citations
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Kokoza, Vladimir, E. S. Snigirevskaya, & Alexander S. Raikhel. (1997). Mosquito clathrin heavy chain: analysis of protein structure and developmental expression in the ovary during vitellogenesis. Insect Molecular Biology. 6(4). 357–368. 9 indexed citations
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Cho, Wen-Long & Alexander S. Raikhel. (1992). Cloning of cDNA for mosquito lysosomal aspartic protease. Sequence analysis of an insect lysosomal enzyme similar to cathepsins D and E.. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 267(30). 21823–21829. 79 indexed citations
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Raikhel, Alexander S., et al.. (1988). Mosquito vitellogenin subunits originate from a common precursor. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 155(1). 436–442. 42 indexed citations

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