Alexandre Specht

3.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
133 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

About

Alexandre Specht is a scholar working on Insect Science, Molecular Biology and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Alexandre Specht has authored 133 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 98 papers in Insect Science, 57 papers in Molecular Biology and 56 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Alexandre Specht's work include Insect Resistance and Genetics (52 papers), Insect-Plant Interactions and Control (48 papers) and Plant and animal studies (32 papers). Alexandre Specht is often cited by papers focused on Insect Resistance and Genetics (52 papers), Insect-Plant Interactions and Control (48 papers) and Plant and animal studies (32 papers). Alexandre Specht collaborates with scholars based in Brazil, United States and Argentina. Alexandre Specht's co-authors include Daniel Ricardo Sosa‐Gómez, Silvana V. Paula‐Moraes, Vânia Ferreira Roque–Specht, Débora G. Montezano, Thomas E. Hunt, Julie A. Peterson, J. C. Sousa-Silva, Elio Corseuil, Neiva Monteiro de Barros and Mirna Martins Casagrande and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Molecular Biology and Evolution.

In The Last Decade

Alexandre Specht

126 papers receiving 2.5k citations

Hit Papers

Host Plants ofSpodoptera frugiperda(Lepidoptera: Noctuida... 2018 2026 2020 2023 2018 250 500 750
What are hit papers?

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. Host Plants ofSpodoptera frugiperda(Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in the Americas
    2018 895 citations Débora G. Montezano, Alexandre Specht 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
Alexandre Specht Brazil 24 1.9k 1.6k 1.2k 529 439 133 2.6k
Paul‐André Calatayud France 25 1.7k 0.9× 828 0.5× 1.4k 1.2× 349 0.7× 433 1.0× 128 2.4k
Georg Goergen Benin 25 2.4k 1.3× 2.0k 1.3× 1.8k 1.5× 264 0.5× 357 0.8× 91 3.3k
John R. Ruberson United States 32 2.2k 1.2× 1.2k 0.8× 1.3k 1.1× 242 0.5× 862 2.0× 97 2.8k
Andrew P. Michel United States 26 1.1k 0.6× 846 0.5× 1.2k 1.0× 515 1.0× 435 1.0× 79 2.3k
R. Albajes Spain 29 1.8k 1.0× 903 0.6× 1.4k 1.2× 174 0.3× 679 1.5× 121 2.4k
Andrei Alyokhin United States 28 1.9k 1.0× 1.2k 0.7× 1.4k 1.2× 196 0.4× 293 0.7× 108 2.7k
D. Babendreier Switzerland 29 2.1k 1.1× 694 0.4× 903 0.8× 375 0.7× 833 1.9× 83 2.4k
Jorge B. Torres Brazil 32 3.3k 1.7× 1.6k 1.0× 2.0k 1.7× 263 0.5× 1.1k 2.4× 232 3.8k
Giovanni Burgio Italy 24 2.5k 1.3× 656 0.4× 1.4k 1.2× 384 0.7× 1.2k 2.6× 129 3.1k
Robert L. Meagher United States 44 4.3k 2.3× 3.9k 2.4× 2.5k 2.1× 594 1.1× 615 1.4× 163 5.6k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Alexandre Specht

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alexandre Specht

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All Works

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Specht, Alexandre, et al.. (2022). Revision of the species of Mythimna Ochsenheimer, 1816 (Pseudaletia) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae: Noctuinae: Leucaniini) occurring in Brazil. Revista Brasileira de Entomologia. 66(3). 3 indexed citations
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Oliveira, Charles Martins de, et al.. (2021). Seasonality and distribution of Coleoptera families (Arthropoda, Insecta) in the Cerrado of Central Brazil. Revista Brasileira de Entomologia. 65(3). 9 indexed citations
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Specht, Alexandre, et al.. (2021). Global Potential Distribution of the South American Cutworm Pest Agrotis robusta (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). Neotropical Entomology. 51(2). 188–198. 2 indexed citations
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Valencia‐Montoya, Wendy A., Samia Elfékih, Henry L. North, et al.. (2020). Adaptive Introgression across Semipermeable Species Boundaries between Local Helicoverpa zea and Invasive Helicoverpa armigera Moths. Molecular Biology and Evolution. 37(9). 2568–2583. 66 indexed citations
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Specht, Alexandre, Vânia Ferreira Roque–Specht, Mirna Martins Casagrande, et al.. (2020). The Granulate Cutworm (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae): Biological Parameters Under Controlled Conditions, Host Plants, and Distribution in the Americas. Journal of Insect Science. 20(6). 5 indexed citations
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Specht, Alexandre, et al.. (2020). Taxonomy of five neglected South American species of Dargida Walker (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). Zootaxa. 4853(2). zootaxa.4853.2.3–zootaxa.4853.2.3.
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Barros, Neiva Monteiro de, et al.. (2020). Effects on the development of Spodoptera frugiperda feeding on diets spiked with Solanum sisymbriifolium extracts. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 45(2). 33–33. 4 indexed citations
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Specht, Alexandre, et al.. (2019). Overlooked South American noctuid species: revalidation of Feltia llanoi stat. rev. and redescription of Feltia brachystria (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). Neotropical Entomology. 48(4). 614–627. 4 indexed citations
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Vieira, Ludgero Cardoso Galli, et al.. (2018). Comparação de duas dietas artificiais para criação de Elaphria agrotina. Ciência Rural. 48(5). 1–6. 1 indexed citations
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Specht, Alexandre, et al.. (2017). Metarhizium(Nomuraea)rileyias biological control agent. Biocontrol Science and Technology. 27(11). 1243–1264. 47 indexed citations
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Specht, Alexandre, et al.. (2008). Esfingídeos (Lepidoptera, Sphingidae) Registrados no Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil. 16(1). 3 indexed citations
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Specht, Alexandre, et al.. (2007). Estágios imaturos de Spodoptera cosmioides (Walker) (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae). Revista Brasileira de Zoologia. 24(1). 99–107. 13 indexed citations
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Specht, Alexandre, et al.. (2007). Lepidópteros de importância médica ocorrentes no Rio Grande do Sul – IV. Lasiocampidae. 14(1). 3 indexed citations
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Specht, Alexandre, et al.. (2005). Lepidopteros de importancia medica ocorrentes no Rio Grande do Sul. II. Aididae e Limacodidae. 13(1). 85–88. 2 indexed citations
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Specht, Alexandre, et al.. (2005). Aspectos biologicos de Citheronia brissotii brissotii (Lepidoptera, Saturniidae, Ceratocampinae), em laboratorio. 13(2). 143–148. 1 indexed citations
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