Frank Slansky

7.0k total citations · 3 hit papers
63 papers, 4.8k citations indexed

About

Frank Slansky is a scholar working on Insect Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Frank Slansky has authored 63 papers receiving a total of 4.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 46 papers in Insect Science, 27 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 21 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Frank Slansky's work include Insect-Plant Interactions and Control (25 papers), Insect Pest Control Strategies (15 papers) and Plant and animal studies (13 papers). Frank Slansky is often cited by papers focused on Insect-Plant Interactions and Control (25 papers), Insect Pest Control Strategies (15 papers) and Plant and animal studies (13 papers). Frank Slansky collaborates with scholars based in United States. Frank Slansky's co-authors include J. Mark Scriber, J. G. Rodríguez, R. Harrington, Paul Feeny, Gregory S. Wheeler, Antônio R. Panizzi, Timothy M. Casey, Thomas E. Anderson, Nancy E. Stamp and Norman C. Leppla and has published in prestigious journals such as Annual Review of Entomology, Oecologia and Ecological Monographs.

In The Last Decade

Frank Slansky

62 papers receiving 4.2k citations

Hit Papers

The Nutritional Ecology of Immature Insects 1977 2026 1993 2009 1981 1988 1977 400 800 1.2k
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. The Nutritional Ecology of Immature Insects
    1981 1.5k citations Frank Slansky et al. profile →
  2. Nutritional Ecology of Insects, Mites, Spiders and Related Invertebrates
    1988 746 citations Frank Slansky et al. profile →
  3. Stabilization of the Rate of Nitrogen Accumulation by Larvae of the Cabbage Butterfly on Wild and Cultivated Food Plants
    1977 456 citations Frank Slansky, Paul Feeny Ecological Monographs profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Frank Slansky United States 27 3.2k 2.4k 1.8k 1.0k 808 63 4.8k
John L. Capinera United States 34 2.6k 0.8× 1.2k 0.5× 1.6k 0.9× 962 0.9× 466 0.6× 223 4.0k
K. D. Sunderland United Kingdom 39 4.9k 1.5× 2.8k 1.2× 2.1k 1.2× 2.0k 2.0× 1.2k 1.5× 64 7.0k
J. Mark Scriber United States 40 2.8k 0.9× 3.2k 1.4× 1.9k 1.1× 1.3k 1.3× 1.9k 2.3× 156 5.7k
Alois Honěk Czechia 35 4.3k 1.3× 2.9k 1.2× 2.5k 1.4× 1.7k 1.7× 1.0k 1.3× 182 6.5k
C. S. Awmack United Kingdom 14 2.6k 0.8× 2.0k 0.8× 2.1k 1.2× 1.1k 1.1× 553 0.7× 18 4.7k
Jacques Brodeur Canada 46 5.1k 1.6× 2.9k 1.2× 2.5k 1.4× 1.5k 1.4× 910 1.1× 192 6.8k
Micky D. Eubanks United States 41 3.1k 1.0× 3.1k 1.3× 1.7k 1.0× 830 0.8× 1.8k 2.2× 112 5.3k
Sarah A. Corbet United Kingdom 39 2.2k 0.7× 3.8k 1.6× 2.4k 1.3× 459 0.4× 1.2k 1.5× 89 4.7k
D. M. Suckling New Zealand 38 5.5k 1.7× 2.2k 0.9× 1.7k 1.0× 1.7k 1.6× 1.1k 1.3× 316 6.7k
Nicholas J. Mills United States 43 4.0k 1.3× 2.3k 0.9× 1.6k 0.9× 1.1k 1.1× 567 0.7× 178 4.9k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Addesso, Karla M., Heather J. McAuslane, Philip A. Stansly, Frank Slansky, & David J. Schuster. (2009). Artificial Substrates for Oviposition and Larval Development of the Pepper Weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). Journal of Economic Entomology. 102(1). 257–264. 2 indexed citations
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Slansky, Frank. (2007). Feline Cuterebrosis Caused by a Lagomorph-Infesting Cuterebra spp. Larva. Journal of Parasitology. 93(4). 959–961. 17 indexed citations
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Slansky, Frank & John W. Huckabee. (2006). First Records of Rodent-Infesting Cuterebra Bot Flies Parasitizing Raccoons (Procyon lotor) in North America. Journal of Parasitology. 92(6). 1369–1373. 8 indexed citations
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Slansky, Frank. (2006). CUTEREBRA BOT FLIES (DIPTERA: OESTRIDAE) AND THEIR INDIGENOUS HOSTS AND POTENTIAL HOSTS IN FLORIDA. Florida Entomologist. 89(2). 152–160. 11 indexed citations
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Huang, Juan, Gregg S. Nuessly, Heather J. McAuslane, & Frank Slansky. (2002). Resistance to Adult Banded Cucumber Beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) in Romaine Lettuce. Journal of Economic Entomology. 95(4). 849–855. 10 indexed citations
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Engelbrecht, Nicholas E., R. Patrick Yeatts, & Frank Slansky. (1998). Palpebral Myiasis Causing Preseptal Cellulitis. Archives of Ophthalmology. 116(5). 684–684. 7 indexed citations
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Fontes, E. M. G., Dale Habeck, & Frank Slansky. (1994). Phytophagous Insects Associated with Goldenrods (Solidago spp.) in Gainesville, Florida. Florida Entomologist. 77(2). 209–209. 38 indexed citations
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Slansky, Frank. (1993). Xanthine toxicity to caterpillars synergized by allopurinol, a xanthine dehydrogenase/oxidase inhibitor. Journal of Chemical Ecology. 19(11). 2635–2650. 9 indexed citations
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Slansky, Frank, et al.. (1991). Compensatory feeding response of the slug Sarasinula plebeia to dietary dilution. Oecologia. 88(2). 181–188. 23 indexed citations
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Wheeler, Gregory S. & Frank Slansky. (1991). Compensatory responses of the fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) when fed water‐ and cellulose‐diluted diets. Physiological Entomology. 16(3). 361–374. 34 indexed citations
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Panizzi, Antônio R. & Frank Slansky. (1991). Suitability of Selected Legumes and the Effect of Nymphal and Adult Nutrition in the Southern Green Stink Bug (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Pentatomidae). Journal of Economic Entomology. 84(1). 103–113. 35 indexed citations
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koehler, Philip G., et al.. (1990). Nutritional Status and Insecticide Tolerance in German Cockroaches (Orthoptera: Blattellidae). Journal of Economic Entomology. 83(5). 1912–1917. 11 indexed citations
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Slansky, Frank. (1990). Insect Nutritional Ecology as a Basis for Studying Host Plant Resistance. Florida Entomologist. 73(3). 359–359. 67 indexed citations
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Slansky, Frank, et al.. (1984). Lipid content and fatty acid composition of larvae and adults of the velvetbean caterpillar, Anticarsia gemmatalis, as affected by larval diet. Journal of Insect Physiology. 30(7). 523–527. 22 indexed citations
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Slansky, Frank. (1982). Symposium: Insect Behavioral Ecology--'81: Insect Nutrition: An Adaptationist's Perspective. Florida Entomologist. 65(1). 45–71. 63 indexed citations
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Slansky, Frank. (1980). High consumption rate by Neodiprion sertifer?—A comment on a paper by Larsson and Tenow. Oecologia. 46(1). 133–134. 1 indexed citations
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Slansky, Frank. (1980). FOOD CONSUMPTION AND REPRODUCTION AS AFFECTED BY TETHERED FLIGHT IN FEMALE MILKWEED BUGS (ONCOPELTUS FASCIATUS). Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata. 28(3). 277–286. 26 indexed citations
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Slansky, Frank & Paul Feeny. (1977). Stabilization of the Rate of Nitrogen Accumulation by Larvae of the Cabbage Butterfly on Wild and Cultivated Food Plants. Ecological Monographs. 47(2). 209–228. 456 indexed citations breakdown →
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Slansky, Frank. (1974). Relationship of Larval Food‐Plantsand Voltinism Patterns in Temperate Butterfiles. Psyche A Journal of Entomology. 81(2). 243–253. 14 indexed citations

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