Itai Opatovsky

995 total citations
23 papers, 278 citations indexed

About

Itai Opatovsky is a scholar working on Insect Science, Genetics and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Itai Opatovsky has authored 23 papers receiving a total of 278 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Insect Science, 14 papers in Genetics and 7 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Itai Opatovsky's work include Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (12 papers), Insect Utilization and Effects (10 papers) and Insect-Plant Interactions and Control (6 papers). Itai Opatovsky is often cited by papers focused on Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (12 papers), Insect Utilization and Effects (10 papers) and Insect-Plant Interactions and Control (6 papers). Itai Opatovsky collaborates with scholars based in Israel, United States and Switzerland. Itai Opatovsky's co-authors include Yael Lubin, Efrat Gavish‐Regev, Therese Pluess, Martin H. Schmidt‐Entling, Mani Kannan, Phyllis G. Weintraub, Soliman Khatib, Martin H. Schmidt, Eric G. Chapman and James D. Harwood and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Scientific Reports and Oikos.

In The Last Decade

Itai Opatovsky

22 papers receiving 271 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Itai Opatovsky Israel 10 184 109 66 65 59 23 278
Nancy Calderón-Cortés Mexico 10 173 0.9× 108 1.0× 131 2.0× 77 1.2× 92 1.6× 16 362
Paul A. Lenhart United States 9 194 1.1× 132 1.2× 87 1.3× 88 1.4× 40 0.7× 17 323
Emma V. Ridley United Kingdom 3 235 1.3× 70 0.6× 39 0.6× 66 1.0× 42 0.7× 3 351
Caleb J. Wilson United States 4 164 0.9× 227 2.1× 79 1.2× 98 1.5× 39 0.7× 11 287
Flore Mas New Zealand 12 214 1.2× 265 2.4× 92 1.4× 193 3.0× 34 0.6× 20 397
Gervásio Silva Carvalho Brazil 11 182 1.0× 174 1.6× 158 2.4× 24 0.4× 25 0.4× 60 318
Y. Miles Zhang United States 12 156 0.8× 241 2.2× 33 0.5× 105 1.6× 81 1.4× 42 315
Heather E. Machado United States 7 77 0.4× 62 0.6× 56 0.8× 105 1.6× 66 1.1× 10 241
Fernanda Baena‐Díaz Mexico 8 64 0.3× 111 1.0× 59 0.9× 42 0.6× 48 0.8× 19 202
Alexey K. Tishechkin United States 10 100 0.5× 191 1.8× 27 0.4× 118 1.8× 105 1.8× 47 295

Countries citing papers authored by Itai Opatovsky

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Fields of papers citing papers by Itai Opatovsky

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Itai Opatovsky

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Itai Opatovsky. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Itai Opatovsky 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 Itai Opatovsky. Itai Opatovsky is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Tettamanti, Gianluca, et al.. (2025). The fate of Candida tropicalis in the black soldier fly larvae and its nutritional effect suggest indirect interactions. PLoS ONE. 20(7). e0325056–e0325056. 1 indexed citations
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Kannan, Mani, et al.. (2024). Effect of rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis) supplement on the growth characteristics and larval metabolism of black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens L.). Journal of Insects as Food and Feed. 10(12). 2031–2046. 2 indexed citations
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Hayouka, Zvi, et al.. (2024). Regulation of antimicrobial peptides in Hermetia illucens in response to fungal exposure. Scientific Reports. 14(1). 29561–29561. 3 indexed citations
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Kannan, Mani, et al.. (2024). Hemolymph metabolism of black soldier fly (Diptera: Stratiomyidae), response to different supplemental fungi. Journal of Insect Science. 24(3). 4 indexed citations
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Kannan, Mani, et al.. (2023). Comparative untargeted metabolic analysis of natural- and laboratory-reared larvae of black soldier fly, Hermetia illucens (L.) (Diptera: Stratiomyidae). Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part B Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 266. 110851–110851. 9 indexed citations
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Kannan, Mani & Itai Opatovsky. (2023). A review on nutritional and non-nutritional interactions of symbiotic and associated fungi with insect. Symbiosis. 91(1-3). 139–149. 3 indexed citations
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Kannan, Mani, et al.. (2023). Effect of yeast supplementation on growth parameters and metabolomics of black soldier fly larvae,Hermetia illucens (L.) (Diptera: Stratiomyidae). Journal of Insects as Food and Feed. 9(10). 1353–1364. 14 indexed citations
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Kannan, Mani, et al.. (2023). Effect of entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria bassiana on the growth characteristics and metabolism of black soldier fly larvae. Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology. 197. 105684–105684. 6 indexed citations
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Cna’ani, Alon, et al.. (2021). Tomato Cultivars Resistant or Susceptible to Spider Mites Differ in Their Biosynthesis and Metabolic Profile of the Monoterpenoid Pathway. Frontiers in Plant Science. 12. 630155–630155. 18 indexed citations
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Opatovsky, Itai, et al.. (2019). Control of lettuce big‐vein disease by application of fungicides and crop covers. Plant Pathology. 68(4). 790–795. 8 indexed citations
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Opatovsky, Itai, Diego Santos-García, Zhepu Ruan, et al.. (2018). Modeling trophic dependencies and exchanges among insects’ bacterial symbionts in a host-simulated environment. BMC Genomics. 19(1). 402–402. 34 indexed citations
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Opatovsky, Itai, Efrat Gavish‐Regev, Phyllis G. Weintraub, & Yael Lubin. (2016). Various competitive interactions explain niche separation in crop‐dwelling web spiders. Oikos. 125(11). 1586–1596. 5 indexed citations
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Herrmann, John D., Itai Opatovsky, Yael Lubin, et al.. (2015). Effects of non-nativeEucalyptusplantations on epigeal spider communities in the northern Negev desert, Israel. Journal of Arachnology. 43(1). 101–106. 9 indexed citations
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Opatovsky, Itai, et al.. (2012). Molecular characterization of the differential role of immigrant and agrobiont generalist predators in pest suppression. Biological Control. 63(1). 25–30. 21 indexed citations
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Opatovsky, Itai & Yael Lubin. (2012). Coping with abrupt decline in habitat quality: Effects of harvest on spider abundance and movement. Acta Oecologica. 41. 14–19. 23 indexed citations
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Pluess, Therese, Itai Opatovsky, Efrat Gavish‐Regev, Yael Lubin, & Martin H. Schmidt‐Entling. (2010). Non-crop habitats in the landscape enhance spider diversity in wheat fields of a desert agroecosystem. Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment. 137(1-2). 68–74. 51 indexed citations
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Opatovsky, Itai, Therese Pluess, Martin H. Schmidt‐Entling, Efrat Gavish‐Regev, & Yael Lubin. (2009). Are spider assemblages in fragmented, semi-desert habitat affected by increasing cover of agricultural crops?. Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment. 135(4). 233–237. 11 indexed citations

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