Denis J. Wright

8.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
219 papers, 6.7k citations indexed

About

Denis J. Wright is a scholar working on Plant Science, Insect Science and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Denis J. Wright has authored 219 papers receiving a total of 6.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 161 papers in Plant Science, 153 papers in Insect Science and 100 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Denis J. Wright's work include Insect Resistance and Genetics (95 papers), Insect Pest Control Strategies (92 papers) and Insect-Plant Interactions and Control (66 papers). Denis J. Wright is often cited by papers focused on Insect Resistance and Genetics (95 papers), Insect Pest Control Strategies (92 papers) and Insect-Plant Interactions and Control (66 papers). Denis J. Wright collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Pakistan. Denis J. Wright's co-authors include Ali H. Sayyed, Michael J. Furlong, Brajesh K. Singh, Lloyd M. Dosdall, Robert H. J. Verkerk, Allan Walker, J. Alun W. Morgan, Ben Raymond, Mavji N. Patel and Joanna T. Staley and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Applied and Environmental Microbiology and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Denis J. Wright

208 papers receiving 6.3k citations

Hit Papers

Diamondback Moth Ecology and Management: Problems, Progre... 2012 2026 2016 2021 2012 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. Diamondback Moth Ecology and Management: Problems, Progress, and Prospects
    2012 695 citations Denis J. Wright et al. profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Denis J. Wright United Kingdom 43 4.5k 3.8k 3.1k 829 819 219 6.7k
Blair D. Siegfried United States 50 5.7k 1.3× 3.3k 0.9× 5.8k 1.9× 357 0.4× 952 1.2× 235 8.5k
P. C. Jepson United Kingdom 36 2.3k 0.5× 1.7k 0.4× 855 0.3× 408 0.5× 1.0k 1.2× 110 4.0k
Frank G. Zalom United States 36 4.9k 1.1× 3.0k 0.8× 785 0.3× 145 0.2× 1.3k 1.6× 250 6.2k
Mir S. Mulla United States 34 1.8k 0.4× 1.8k 0.5× 905 0.3× 168 0.2× 278 0.3× 190 4.1k
José Cola Zanuncio Brazil 34 2.7k 0.6× 2.2k 0.6× 1.0k 0.3× 132 0.2× 1.1k 1.3× 258 4.3k
R. N. C. Guedes Brazil 61 11.1k 2.5× 8.8k 2.3× 4.7k 1.5× 172 0.2× 2.8k 3.4× 509 14.1k
Tong‐Xian Liu China 38 4.2k 0.9× 3.0k 0.8× 1.4k 0.4× 90 0.1× 1.1k 1.4× 327 5.6k
José Éduardo Serrão Brazil 44 5.9k 1.3× 3.4k 0.9× 1.9k 0.6× 125 0.2× 3.3k 4.1× 557 8.3k
Hsin Chı Taiwan 42 7.1k 1.6× 4.5k 1.2× 2.6k 0.8× 85 0.1× 1.7k 2.1× 115 7.8k
Frédéric Francis Belgium 51 7.4k 1.7× 4.1k 1.1× 2.0k 0.7× 162 0.2× 2.4k 2.9× 492 10.7k

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All Works

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Yang, Linlin, Siliang Huang, Yunchao Kan, et al.. (2021). Tandem Mass Tag-Based Quantitative Proteomics and Virulence Phenotype of Hemolymph-Treated Bacillus thuringiensis kurstaki Cells Reveal New Insights on Bacterial Pathogenesis in Insects. Microbiology Spectrum. 9(2). e0060421–e0060421. 2 indexed citations
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Ayra‐Pardo, Camilo, Siliang Huang, Yunchao Kan, & Denis J. Wright. (2021). Impact of invasive fall armyworm on plant and arthropod communities and implications for crop protection. International Journal of Pest Management. 70(2). 180–191. 12 indexed citations
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Martinou, Angeliki F., Kamil Erguler, James Fawcett, et al.. (2020). A call to arms: Setting the framework for a code of practice for mosquito management in European wetlands. Journal of Applied Ecology. 57(6). 1012–1019. 11 indexed citations
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Espinosa, Luis Ariel, Orlando Borrás‐Hidalgo, Siliang Huang, et al.. (2019). Functional expression of a peritrophin A-like SfPER protein is required for larval development in Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). Scientific Reports. 9(1). 2630–2630. 20 indexed citations
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Gulzar, Asim & Denis J. Wright. (2014). Fluctuating asymmetry, morphological changes and flight muscle ratio in a Vip3A resistant sub-population of Heliothis virescens (WF06).. International Journal of Agriculture and Biology. 16(2). 416–420. 2 indexed citations
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Facknath, Sunita & Denis J. Wright. (2010). Climate Change Effects On Agricultural Pests: The Response of Liriomyza Huidobrensis to Drought-Stressed Potato Plants. 16(1). 266–280.
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Sayyed, Ali H., Dzolkhifli Omar, & Denis J. Wright. (2004). Genetics of spinosad resistance in a multi‐resistant field‐selected population of Plutella xylostella. Pest Management Science. 60(8). 827–832. 146 indexed citations
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Wright, Denis J., et al.. (1998). Identification and localisation of chitinases induced in the roots of potato plants infected with the potato cyst nematode Globodera pallida. Fundamental & applied nematology. 21(6). 705–713. 8 indexed citations
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Patel, Mavji N. & Denis J. Wright. (1998). The ultrastructure of the cuticle and sheath of infective juveniles of entomopathogenic steinernematid nematodes. Journal of Helminthology. 72(3). 257–266. 15 indexed citations
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Patel, Mavji N. & Denis J. Wright. (1997). Phospholipids and Their Fatty Acids in Infective Juveniles of Entomopathogenic Steinernematid Nematodes. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part B Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 118(3). 649–657. 8 indexed citations
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Wright, Denis J., et al.. (1997). The lipid content and fatty acid composition of hatched second stage juveniles of Globodera rostochiensis and G. pallida. Fundamental & applied nematology. 20(3). 291–298. 10 indexed citations
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Patel, Mavji N., R. N. Perry, & Denis J. Wright. (1997). Desiccation survival and water contents of entomopathogenic nematodes, Steinernema spp. (Rhabditida: Steinernematidae). International Journal for Parasitology. 27(1). 61–70. 68 indexed citations
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Patel, Mavji N. & Denis J. Wright. (1997). Fatty Acid Composition of Neutral Lipid Energy Reserves in Infective Juveniles of Entomopathogenic Nematodes. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part B Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 118(2). 341–348. 23 indexed citations
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Stewart, Graham R., R. N. Perry, & Denis J. Wright. (1994). Immunocytochemical studies on the occurrence of gamma-aminobutyric acid in the nervous system of the nematodes Panagrellus redivivus, Meloidogyne incognita and Globodera rostochiensis. Fundamental & applied nematology. 17(5). 433–439. 5 indexed citations
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Perry, R. N., et al.. (1993). Induction and detection of pathogenesis-related proteins in leaves and roots of potato plants infected with pathotypes of Globodera pallida. Fundamental & applied nematology. 16(6). 549–556. 8 indexed citations
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Grewal, P. S. & Denis J. Wright. (1992). Migration of Caenorhabditis elegans (Nematoda : Rhabditidae) larvae towards bacteria and the nature of the bacterial stimulus. Fundamental & applied nematology. 15(2). 159–166. 67 indexed citations

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