Fernando E. Vega

10.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
162 papers, 6.4k citations indexed

About

Fernando E. Vega is a scholar working on Insect Science, Plant Science and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Fernando E. Vega has authored 162 papers receiving a total of 6.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 94 papers in Insect Science, 71 papers in Plant Science and 34 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Fernando E. Vega's work include Entomopathogenic Microorganisms in Pest Control (38 papers), Insect-Plant Interactions and Control (33 papers) and Forest Insect Ecology and Management (31 papers). Fernando E. Vega is often cited by papers focused on Entomopathogenic Microorganisms in Pest Control (38 papers), Insect-Plant Interactions and Control (33 papers) and Forest Insect Ecology and Management (31 papers). Fernando E. Vega collaborates with scholars based in United States, Mexico and United Kingdom. Fernando E. Vega's co-authors include Francisco Posada, Francisco Infante, Stephen W. Peterson, Bonnie H. Ownley, Stephen A. Rehner, Juliana Jaramillo, M. Catherine Aime, Soroush Parsa, Viviana Ortiz and Kimberly D. Gwinn and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Fernando E. Vega

156 papers receiving 6.2k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Fungal entomopathogens: new insights on their ecology

2009 452 citations Fernando E. Vega et al. Fungal ecology profile →
Gut microbiota mediate caffeine detoxification in the primary insect pest of coffee

2015 365 citations Javier A. Ceja-Navarro, Fernando E. Vega et al. Nature Communications profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Fernando E. Vega United States	41	4.1k	3.4k	1.4k	1.0k	995	162	6.4k
T. C. Harrington United States	50	3.0k 0.7×	3.6k 1.1×	1.3k 1.0×	4.7k 4.6×	984 1.0×	195	7.6k
Z. Wilhelm de Beer South Africa	42	2.0k 0.5×	2.5k 0.7×	1.0k 0.7×	2.8k 2.8×	625 0.6×	167	5.2k
Stefan Vidal Germany	33	2.3k 0.6×	2.1k 0.6×	764 0.6×	487 0.5×	1.2k 1.2×	132	3.8k
Hans‐Michael Poehling Germany	37	3.1k 0.8×	2.8k 0.8×	1.1k 0.8×	420 0.4×	991 1.0×	168	4.6k
Hirokazu Toju Japan	33	927 0.2×	2.5k 0.7×	875 0.6×	943 0.9×	1.1k 1.1×	65	4.3k
M. Catherine Aime United States	38	1.1k 0.3×	5.0k 1.5×	2.4k 1.7×	338 0.3×	1.8k 1.8×	257	6.5k
Meredith Blackwell United States	43	1.4k 0.3×	3.1k 0.9×	2.4k 1.7×	982 1.0×	1.5k 1.5×	162	6.2k
Dirk Redecker Switzerland	37	1.5k 0.4×	5.2k 1.5×	621 0.4×	261 0.3×	1.2k 1.2×	64	5.7k
R. C. Ploetz United States	43	1.3k 0.3×	5.8k 1.7×	1.1k 0.8×	1.8k 1.8×	318 0.3×	186	7.6k
Bernard Slippers South Africa	53	1.9k 0.5×	7.6k 2.2×	3.4k 2.5×	3.5k 3.5×	1.9k 1.9×	286	10.8k

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Iturrieta‐González, Isabel, et al.. (2024). Pulmonary infection by Lophomonas spp. and Aspergillus spp. in a B-cell acute lymphocytic leukemia patient from Chile. Parasitology International. 104. 102971–102971.

Iturrieta‐González, Isabel, et al.. (2024). Molecular Study of Pneumocystis jirovecii in Respiratory Samples of HIV Patients in Chile. Journal of Fungi. 10(2). 117–117. 4 indexed citations

Poinar, George O., et al.. (2020). A mid-Cretaceous female scale insect (Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha: Coccomorpha) in Burmese amber. Zootaxa. 4810(3). zootaxa.4810.3.7–zootaxa.4810.3.7. 4 indexed citations

Poinar, George O. & Fernando E. Vega. (2019). A mid-Cretaceous trichomycete, Priscadvena corymbosa gen. et sp. nov., in Burmese amber. Fungal Biology. 123(5). 393–396. 2 indexed citations

Alba‐Tercedor, Javier, et al.. (2019). Anatomical study of the coffee berry borer (Hypothenemus hampei) using micro-computed tomography. Scientific Reports. 9(1). 17150–17150. 20 indexed citations

Blackwell, Meredith & Fernando E. Vega. (2018). Lives within lives: Hidden fungal biodiversity and the importance of conservation. Fungal ecology. 35. 127–134. 27 indexed citations

Alba‐Tercedor, Javier, et al.. (2018). Observing the devastating coffee berry borer (Hypothenemus hampei) inside the coffee berry using micro-computed tomography. Scientific Reports. 8(1). 17033–17033. 22 indexed citations

Vega, Fernando E.. (2016). El buen vivir en el territorio y comunidades del cantón Nabón 2011-2015. Repositorio Institucional (Universidad de Cuenca). 1 indexed citations

Ceja-Navarro, Javier A., Fernando E. Vega, Ulaş Karaöz, et al.. (2015). Gut microbiota mediate caffeine detoxification in the primary insect pest of coffee. Nature Communications. 6(1). 7618–7618. 365 indexed citations breakdown →

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Infante, Francisco, Jeanneth Pérez, & Fernando E. Vega. (2013). 100 años después de una invasión biológica. Americanae (AECID Library). 18–20. 1 indexed citations

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Parsa, Soroush, Viviana Ortiz, & Fernando E. Vega. (2013). Establishing Fungal Entomopathogens as Endophytes: Towards Endophytic Biological Control. Journal of Visualized Experiments. 144 indexed citations

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Acosta, Alberto, et al.. (2012). Construyendo el Buen Vivir. Repositorio Institucional (Universidad de Cuenca). 10 indexed citations

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Castillo, Alfredo, Jaime Gómez, Francisco Infante, & Fernando E. Vega. (2009). Susceptibilidad del parasitoide Phymastichus coffea LaSalle (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) a Beauveria bassiana en condiciones de laboratorio. Neotropical Entomology. 38(5). 665–670. 12 indexed citations

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Vega, Fernando E., Francisco Posada, M. Catherine Aime, Stephen W. Peterson, & Stephen A. Rehner. (2008). Fungal endophytes in green coffee seeds. Mycosystema. 13 indexed citations

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Posada, Francisco, M. Catherine Aime, Stephen W. Peterson, Stephen A. Rehner, & Fernando E. Vega. (2007). Inoculation of coffee plants with the fungal entomopathogen Beauveria bassiana (Ascomycota: Hypocreales). Mycological Research. 111(6). 748–757. 194 indexed citations

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Vega, Fernando E., Francisco Posada, Thomas J. Gianfagna, F. C. M. Chaves, & Stephen W. Peterson. (2006). An insect parasitoid carrying an ochratoxin producing fungus. Die Naturwissenschaften. 93(6). 297–299. 12 indexed citations

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Posada, Francisco & Fernando E. Vega. (2005). Establishment of the fungal entomopathogen Beauveria bassiana (Ascomycota: Hypocreales) as an endophyte in cocoa seedlings (Theobroma cacao). Mycologia. 97(6). 1195–1200. 127 indexed citations

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Poinar, George O., et al.. (2004). METAPARASITYLENCHUS HYPOTHENEMI N. SP. (NEMATODA: ALLANTONEMATIDAE), A PARASITE OF THE COFFEE BERRY BORER, HYPOTHENEMUS HAMPEI (CURCULIONIDAE: SCOLYTINAE). Journal of Parasitology. 90(5). 1106–1110. 9 indexed citations

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Fargues, Jacques, Nathalie Smits, Claire Vidal, et al.. (2002). Effect of liquid culture media on morphology, growth, propagule production, and pathogenic activity of the Hyphomycete, Metarhizium flavoviride. Mycopathologia. 154(3). 127–138. 43 indexed citations

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Vega, Fernando E., Guy Mercadier, Anne Damon, & A. A. Kirk. (1999). Natural enemies of the coffee berry borer, Hypothenemus hampei (Ferrari) (Coleoptera: Scolytidae) in Togo and Cote d'Ivoire, and other insects associated with coffee beans. African Entomology. 7(2). 243–248. 27 indexed citations

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