E. F. Knipling

4.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
53 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

E. F. Knipling is a scholar working on Insect Science, Ecology and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, E. F. Knipling has authored 53 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 40 papers in Insect Science, 14 papers in Ecology and 12 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in E. F. Knipling's work include Insect-Plant Interactions and Control (23 papers), Insect behavior and control techniques (23 papers) and Forest Insect Ecology and Management (14 papers). E. F. Knipling is often cited by papers focused on Insect-Plant Interactions and Control (23 papers), Insect behavior and control techniques (23 papers) and Forest Insect Ecology and Management (14 papers). E. F. Knipling collaborates with scholars based in United States and Czechia. E. F. Knipling's co-authors include Morton Beroza, Arthur W. Lindquist, E. A. Stadelbacher, R. C. Bushland, J. Howard Frank, Waldemar Klassen, J. B. Kitzmiller, Adrienne Brown, H. Laven and Ramesh Singh Pal and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Environmental Health Perspectives and Annual Review of Entomology.

In The Last Decade

E. F. Knipling

48 papers receiving 2.1k citations

Hit Papers

Possibilities of Insect Control or Eradication Through th... 1955 2026 1978 2002 1955 1959 250 500 750
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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. Possibilities of Insect Control or Eradication Through the Use of Sexually Sterile Males1
    1955 983 citations E. F. Knipling Journal of Economic Entomology profile →
  2. Sterile-Male Method of Population Control
    1959 276 citations E. F. Knipling Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
E. F. Knipling United States 22 2.1k 645 536 396 358 53 2.4k
V. A. Dyck Philippines 16 1.3k 0.6× 365 0.6× 456 0.9× 272 0.7× 133 0.4× 22 1.7k
Jan O. Washburn United States 27 1.4k 0.7× 1.3k 1.9× 332 0.6× 420 1.1× 272 0.8× 49 2.2k
A. E. R. Downe Canada 22 747 0.4× 572 0.9× 329 0.6× 178 0.4× 131 0.4× 62 1.4k
R. H. Gooding Canada 22 980 0.5× 406 0.6× 267 0.5× 227 0.6× 111 0.3× 97 1.5k
George Salt United Kingdom 19 821 0.4× 185 0.3× 343 0.6× 402 1.0× 275 0.8× 30 1.3k
Srinivas Kambhampati United States 27 1.6k 0.8× 496 0.8× 671 1.3× 964 2.4× 263 0.7× 69 2.7k
J. Margalit Israel 16 622 0.3× 543 0.8× 285 0.5× 128 0.3× 133 0.4× 42 1.1k
B. A. Keddie Canada 25 1.7k 0.8× 1.0k 1.6× 879 1.6× 374 0.9× 163 0.5× 72 2.2k
R. S. Patterson United States 24 1.4k 0.7× 205 0.3× 351 0.7× 547 1.4× 123 0.3× 144 1.9k
J. J. Petersen United States 19 824 0.4× 162 0.3× 403 0.8× 161 0.4× 177 0.5× 83 1.1k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of E. F. Knipling

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of E. F. Knipling. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of E. F. Knipling based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with E. F. Knipling. E. F. Knipling is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Knipling, E. F. & C. D. Steelman. (2000). Feasibility of Controlling <I>Ixodes scapularis</I> Ticks (Acari: Ixodidae), the Vector of Lyme Disease, by Parasitoid Augmentation. Journal of Medical Entomology. 37(5). 645–652. 20 indexed citations
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Frank, J. Howard & E. F. Knipling. (1993). Principles of Insect Parasitism Analyzed from New Perspectives: Practical Implications for Regulating Insect Populations by Biological Means. Florida Entomologist. 76(1). 187–187. 27 indexed citations
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Carpenter, J. E., J. R. Young, E. F. Knipling, & Alton N. Sparks. (1983). Fall Armyworm (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae): Inheritance of Gamma-Induced Deleterious Effects and Potential for Pest Control1. Journal of Economic Entomology. 76(2). 378–382. 17 indexed citations
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Knipling, E. F. & E. A. Stadelbacher. (1983). The Rationale for Areawide Management of Heliothis (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) Populations. Bulletin of the Entomological Society of America. 29(4). 29–37. 35 indexed citations
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Knipling, E. F.. (1978). Eradication of Plant Pests--Pro. Bulletin of the Entomological Society of America. 24(1). 44–52. 11 indexed citations
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Knipling, E. F. & Waldemar Klassen. (1976). Relative Efficiency of Various Genetic Mechanisms for Suppression of Insect Populations. Technical Bulletins. 1 indexed citations
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Knipling, E. F.. (1976). Role of phermones and kairmones for insect suppression systems and their possible health and environmental impacts.. Environmental Health Perspectives. 14. 145–152. 7 indexed citations
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Cameron, E. Alan, Charles P. Schwalbe, Morton Beroza, & E. F. Knipling. (1974). Disruption of Gypsy Moth Mating with Microencapsulated Disparlure. Science. 183(4128). 972–973. 27 indexed citations
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Knipling, E. F.. (1972). ENTOMOLOGY AND THE MANAGEMENT OF MAN'S ENVIRONMENT. Australian Journal of Entomology. 11(3). 153–167. 21 indexed citations
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Knipling, E. F., et al.. (1971). Population Density Relationships Between Hymenopterous Parasites and Their Aphid Hosts- A Theoretical Study. Technical Bulletins. 4 indexed citations
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Knipling, E. F.. (1966). Some Basic Principles in Insect Population Suppression. Bulletin of the Entomological Society of America. 12(1). 7–15. 25 indexed citations
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Knipling, E. F.. (1966). Further Consideration of the Theoretical Role of Predation in Sterile Insect Release Programs. Bulletin of the Entomological Society of America. 12(4). 361–364. 5 indexed citations
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Knipling, E. F. & W. E. Westlake. (1966). Insecticide use in livestock production. Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 13. 1–32. 5 indexed citations
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Knipling, E. F.. (1965). Pest Control: Biological Methods, Specific Chemical Methods. 7(8). 1–8.
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Knipling, E. F.. (1965). Pest Control: Chemical, Biological, Genetic, and Physical Means. Science. 147(3660). 916–918. 2 indexed citations
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Knipling, E. F.. (1957). Control of Screw-Worm Fly by Atomic Radiation. 85(4). 195–202. 6 indexed citations
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Knipling, E. F.. (1953). Presidential Address, Sixty-fourth Annual Meeting, American Association of Economic Entomologists,. Journal of Economic Entomology. 46(1). 1–7. 7 indexed citations
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Knipling, E. F.. (1952). Present Status of Mosquito Resistance to Insecticides. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 1(3). 389–394. 2 indexed citations

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