David J. Merritt

3.9k total citations
96 papers, 2.9k citations indexed

About

David J. Merritt is a scholar working on Insect Science, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, David J. Merritt has authored 96 papers receiving a total of 2.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 42 papers in Insect Science, 32 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 29 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in David J. Merritt's work include Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (31 papers), Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (25 papers) and Insect-Plant Interactions and Control (15 papers). David J. Merritt is often cited by papers focused on Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (31 papers), Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (25 papers) and Insect-Plant Interactions and Control (15 papers). David J. Merritt collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United States and New Zealand. David J. Merritt's co-authors include Elizabeth A. McGraw, Scott L. O’Neill, Paul M. Whitington, James Harvey Young, Sarah Weisman, Tara D. Sutherland, R. K. Murphey, Cheryl Y. Hayashi, Darren C. C. Wong and Christopher M. Elvin and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Neuron.

In The Last Decade

David J. Merritt

92 papers receiving 2.8k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
David J. Merritt Australia 25 880 787 709 686 666 96 2.9k
Pengcheng Yang China 27 959 1.1× 621 0.8× 835 1.2× 1.1k 1.6× 240 0.4× 65 2.8k
Ryo Futahashi Japan 27 1.1k 1.2× 821 1.0× 750 1.1× 608 0.9× 189 0.3× 67 2.2k
James B. Nardi United States 28 758 0.9× 936 1.2× 500 0.7× 878 1.3× 185 0.3× 68 2.1k
A. C. Neville United Kingdom 28 322 0.4× 670 0.9× 761 1.1× 490 0.7× 596 0.9× 43 2.7k
Michael Locke Canada 25 709 0.8× 911 1.2× 741 1.0× 1.0k 1.5× 131 0.2× 93 2.5k
František Sehnal Czechia 37 1.9k 2.2× 1.8k 2.3× 1.3k 1.8× 1.0k 1.5× 1.0k 1.5× 164 3.9k
Bronwen W. Cribb Australia 29 801 0.9× 232 0.3× 609 0.9× 374 0.5× 204 0.3× 113 2.9k
Hideki Sezutsu Japan 41 1.9k 2.2× 1.2k 1.6× 1.2k 1.7× 3.0k 4.4× 1.5k 2.2× 172 5.0k
Shuai Zhan China 27 1.6k 1.9× 447 0.6× 874 1.2× 956 1.4× 107 0.2× 68 3.0k
Gregory M. Guild United States 28 388 0.4× 1.1k 1.4× 499 0.7× 1.3k 1.9× 221 0.3× 36 2.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of David J. Merritt

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Walker, Andrew A., Samuel D. Robinson, David J. Merritt, et al.. (2023). Horizontal gene transfer underlies the painful stings of asp caterpillars (Lepidoptera: Megalopygidae). Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 120(29). e2305871120–e2305871120. 11 indexed citations
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Hendy, Chris H., et al.. (2022). Anthropogenic impacts on the Glowworm Cave, Waitomo, New Zealand: a microclimate management approach. International Journal of Speleology. 51(1). 59–68. 3 indexed citations
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Walker, Andrew A., Samuel D. Robinson, Jean‐Paul Paluzzi, et al.. (2021). Production, composition, and mode of action of the painful defensive venom produced by a limacodid caterpillar, Doratifera vulnerans. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 118(18). 22 indexed citations
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Merritt, David J., et al.. (2020). Carbon Dioxide-induced Bioluminescence Increase in Arachnocampa Larvae. Journal of Experimental Biology. 223(Pt 15). 4 indexed citations
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Namiki, Shigehiro, J. Douglas Armstrong, Gwyneth M Card, et al.. (2020). A Systematic Nomenclature for the Drosophila Ventral Nerve Cord. Neuron. 107(6). 1071–1079.e2. 44 indexed citations
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Cribb, Bronwen W., et al.. (2014). The comparative morphology of epidermal glands in Pentatomoidea (Heteroptera). Arthropod Structure & Development. 43(3). 211–219. 8 indexed citations
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Cribb, Bronwen W., et al.. (2012). Comparing the secretory pathway in honeybee venom and hypopharyngeal glands. Arthropod Structure & Development. 42(2). 107–114. 8 indexed citations
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Kuballa, Anna, David J. Merritt, & Abigail Elizur. (2007). Gene expression profiling of cuticular proteins across the moult cycle of the crab Portunus pelagicus. BMC Biology. 5(1). 45–45. 46 indexed citations
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Merritt, David J., et al.. (2007). Dorsal longitudinal stretch receptor of Drosophila melanogaster larva – Fine structure and maturation. Arthropod Structure & Development. 36(2). 157–169. 14 indexed citations
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Kuballa, Anna, et al.. (2006). Isolation and expression analysis of multiple isoforms of putative farnesoic acid O-methyltransferase in several crustacean species. General and Comparative Endocrinology. 150(1). 48–58. 34 indexed citations
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Cribb, Bronwen W., et al.. (2006). Structure and ultrastructure of the silk glands and spinneret of Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). Arthropod Structure & Development. 35(1). 3–13. 14 indexed citations
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Merritt, David J., et al.. (2003). Life Cycle of an Australian glow-worm Arachnocampa flava Harrison (Dipera: Keroplatidae: Arachnocampinae). Australian entomologist. 30(2). 45–55. 16 indexed citations
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Young, James Harvey & David J. Merritt. (2003). The ultrastructure and function of the silk-producing basitarsus in the Hilarini (Diptera: Empididae). Arthropod Structure & Development. 32(2-3). 157–165. 29 indexed citations
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Merritt, David J. & Paul M. Whitington. (2002). Homeotic genes influence the axonal pathway of a Drosophila embryonic sensory neuron. The International Journal of Developmental Biology. 46(4). 633–638. 4 indexed citations
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Merritt, David J., et al.. (2001). Australian Glow-worms in Caves. Psychiatry Research. 16(1-2). 42–44. 2 indexed citations
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Nahrung, Helen F. & David J. Merritt. (1999). EFFECTS OF MATE AVAILABILITY ON FEMALE LONGEVITY, FECUNDITY AND EGG DEVELOPMENT OF HOMICHLODA BARKERI (JACOBY) (COLEOPTERA: CHRYSOMELIDAE). The Coleopterists Bulletin. 53(4). 329–332. 5 indexed citations
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Vervoort, Michel, David J. Merritt, Alain Ghysen, & Christine Dambly‐Chaudière. (1997). Genetic basis of the formation and identity of type I and type II neurons in Drosophila embryos. Development. 124(14). 2819–2828. 28 indexed citations
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Merritt, David J.. (1997). Transformation of external sensilla to chordotonal sensilla in thecut mutant ofDrosophila assessed by single-cell marking in the embryo and larva. Microscopy Research and Technique. 39(6). 492–505. 22 indexed citations
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Merritt, David J., et al.. (1993). Transplantation of neurons reveals processing areas and rules for synaptic connectivity in the cricket nervous system. Journal of Neurobiology. 24(9). 1187–1206. 15 indexed citations
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Merritt, David J.. (1983). The Origin of Multiple-Nucleus cD's. Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society. 15. 945. 1 indexed citations

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