John S. Terblanche

13.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
224 papers, 10.1k citations indexed

About

John S. Terblanche is a scholar working on Ecology, Insect Science and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, John S. Terblanche has authored 224 papers receiving a total of 10.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 132 papers in Ecology, 91 papers in Insect Science and 76 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in John S. Terblanche's work include Physiological and biochemical adaptations (104 papers), Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (70 papers) and Insect-Plant Interactions and Control (46 papers). John S. Terblanche is often cited by papers focused on Physiological and biochemical adaptations (104 papers), Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (70 papers) and Insect-Plant Interactions and Control (46 papers). John S. Terblanche collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, Australia and United States. John S. Terblanche's co-authors include Steven L. Chown, Susana Clusella‐Trullas, Casper Nyamukondiwa, Jesper Givskov Sørensen, Ary A. Hoffmann, Jaco Klok, Ken Bowler, Leigh Boardman, Brent J. Sinclair and Elsje Kleynhans and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, New England Journal of Medicine and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

John S. Terblanche

215 papers receiving 9.9k citations

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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.

What Can Plasticity Contribute to Insect Responses to Climate Change?

2015 357 citations Carla M. Sgrò, John S. Terblanche et al. Annual Review of Entomology profile →
Complex responses of global insect pests to climate warming

2020 296 citations Philipp Lehmann, John S. Terblanche et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
John S. Terblanche South Africa	53	5.9k	3.8k	3.6k	3.4k	1.8k	224	10.1k
Brent J. Sinclair Canada	58	7.0k 1.2×	4.0k 1.1×	3.5k 1.0×	3.4k 1.0×	1.7k 0.9×	182	11.3k
Johannes Overgaard Denmark	49	5.5k 0.9×	3.1k 0.8×	2.1k 0.6×	2.2k 0.7×	932 0.5×	153	8.6k
Jon F. Harrison United States	49	3.7k 0.6×	2.9k 0.8×	2.0k 0.6×	3.0k 0.9×	313 0.2×	177	7.6k
H. Arthur Woods United States	42	3.3k 0.6×	1.6k 0.4×	1.3k 0.3×	2.1k 0.6×	1.2k 0.7×	126	6.1k
John T. Longino United States	33	2.2k 0.4×	2.8k 0.7×	1.3k 0.4×	4.1k 1.2×	1.7k 1.0×	98	7.1k
Dries Bonte Belgium	44	2.6k 0.4×	2.1k 0.6×	1.2k 0.3×	3.3k 1.0×	1.5k 0.8×	282	7.0k
David K. Yeates Australia	38	1.2k 0.2×	1.7k 0.4×	2.4k 0.7×	3.2k 0.9×	621 0.3×	175	6.0k
Ignacio Ribera Spain	40	2.4k 0.4×	1.8k 0.5×	1.2k 0.3×	3.3k 1.0×	794 0.4×	195	5.8k
Roland Brandl Germany	52	3.8k 0.6×	1.4k 0.4×	3.2k 0.9×	4.2k 1.2×	1.8k 1.0×	252	9.6k
William Block United Kingdom	41	3.2k 0.5×	1.4k 0.4×	872 0.2×	1.6k 0.5×	440 0.2×	134	4.5k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Snelling, Edward P., Philipp Lehmann, John S. Terblanche, et al.. (2026). Oxygen supply through the tracheolar–muscle system does not constrain insect gigantism. Nature.

Bucking, Carol, John S. Terblanche, & Matthew D. Regan. (2025). The ins and outs of integrative digestive biology. Journal of Experimental Biology. 228(14).

Terblanche, John S. & Philipp Lehmann. (2025). Metabolic Flexibility in Insects: Patterns, Mechanisms, and Implications. Annual Review of Entomology. 71(1). 69–87.

Jensen, Kim, et al.. (2025). Assessing the potential for predator-prey interactions in mesofaunal arthropod communities through temperature dependence of locomotion. Journal of Thermal Biology. 128. 104084–104084. 1 indexed citations

Sinclair, Brent J., et al.. (2024). Integrating water balance mechanisms into predictions of insect responses to climate change. Journal of Experimental Biology. 227(10). 12 indexed citations

Terblanche, John S., Susana Clusella‐Trullas, & Philipp Lehmann. (2024). How climate change might impact insect movement via physiological mechanisms. One Earth. 7(4). 608–622. 5 indexed citations

Ioannou, Charalampos S., et al.. (2023). Insecticide resistant mosquitoes remain thermal stress resistant, without loss of thermal plasticity. The Science of The Total Environment. 912. 169443–169443. 1 indexed citations

Toit, André du, et al.. (2023). Exploring the connection between autophagy and heat-stress tolerance in Drosophila melanogaster. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 290(2006). 20231305–20231305. 9 indexed citations

Gilmour, Kathleen M., Monica A. Daley, Stuart Egginton, et al.. (2023). Through the looking glass: attempting to predict future opportunities and challenges in experimental biology. Journal of Experimental Biology. 226(24). 4 indexed citations

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McCue, Marshall D., Marion Javal, Susana Clusella‐Trullas, et al.. (2019). Using stable isotope analysis to answer fundamental questions in invasion ecology: Progress and prospects. Methods in Ecology and Evolution. 11(2). 196–214. 43 indexed citations

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Terblanche, John S. & H. Arthur Woods. (2018). Why do models of insect respiratory patterns fail?. Journal of Experimental Biology. 221(13). 22 indexed citations

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McCue, Marshall D., John S. Terblanche, & Joshua B. Benoit. (2017). Learning to starve: impacts of food limitation beyond the stress period. Journal of Experimental Biology. 220(23). 4330–4338. 43 indexed citations

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McCue, Marshall D., Leigh Boardman, Susana Clusella‐Trullas, Elsje Kleynhans, & John S. Terblanche. (2016). The speed and metabolic cost of digesting a blood meal depends on temperature in a major disease vector. Journal of Experimental Biology. 219(Pt 12). 1893–902. 25 indexed citations

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Sgrò, Carla M., John S. Terblanche, & Ary A. Hoffmann. (2015). What Can Plasticity Contribute to Insect Responses to Climate Change?. Annual Review of Entomology. 61(1). 433–451. 357 indexed citations breakdown →

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Coetzee, Maureen, et al.. (2014). Desiccation tolerance as a function of age, sex, humidity and temperature in adults of the African malaria vectors Anopheles arabiensis and Anopheles funestus. Journal of Experimental Biology. 217(21). 3823–3833. 24 indexed citations

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Rudman, R & John S. Terblanche. (2012). The perceived advantage of work experience as a learning tool for university auditing students. 13(1). 57–71. 6 indexed citations

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Rudman, R & John S. Terblanche. (2011). Practical role-play as an extension to theoretical audit education : a conceptualising aid. 11(1). 63–74. 8 indexed citations

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Terblanche, John S. & John Myburgh. (2008). Claude H Organ Jr. South African Journal of Surgery. 43(3). 139.

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Chown, Steven L. & John S. Terblanche. (2006). Physiological Diversity in Insects: Ecological and Evolutionary Contexts. PubMed. 33. 50–152. 455 indexed citations

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Terblanche, John S. & C.N. Barnard. (1960). Profound hypothermia using extracorporeal circulation without an artificial oxygenator. South African Medical Journal. 34(11). 7 indexed citations

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