John Vontas

22.8k total citations · 5 hit papers
270 papers, 15.3k citations indexed

About

John Vontas is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Insect Science and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, John Vontas has authored 270 papers receiving a total of 15.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 170 papers in Molecular Biology, 156 papers in Insect Science and 99 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in John Vontas's work include Insect Resistance and Genetics (149 papers), Insect-Plant Interactions and Control (85 papers) and Insect Pest Control Strategies (79 papers). John Vontas is often cited by papers focused on Insect Resistance and Genetics (149 papers), Insect-Plant Interactions and Control (85 papers) and Insect Pest Control Strategies (79 papers). John Vontas collaborates with scholars based in Greece, United Kingdom and Germany. John Vontas's co-authors include Janet Hemingway, Thomas Van Leeuwen, Hilary Ranson, Ralf Nauen, Wannes Dermauw, Graham Small, Anastasia Tsagkarakou, Dimitra Nikou, Evangelia Morou and Jean‐Philippe David and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

John Vontas

263 papers receiving 15.0k citations

Hit Papers

Acaricide resistance mechanisms in the two-spotted spider... 2010 2026 2015 2020 2010 2017 2018 2021 2019 200 400 600
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. Acaricide resistance mechanisms in the two-spotted spider mite Tetranychus urticae and other important Acari: A review
    2010 687 citations Thomas Van Leeuwen, John Vontas et al. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology profile →
  2. Contemporary status of insecticide resistance in the major Aedes vectors of arboviruses infecting humans
    2017 557 citations John Vontas, Jean‐Philippe David et al. profile →
  3. Insect cuticle: a critical determinant of insecticide resistance
    2018 332 citations Vasileia Balabanidou, John Vontas et al. profile →
  4. The Role of Cytochrome P450s in Insect Toxicology and Resistance
    2021 303 citations Ralf Nauen, Chris Bass et al. profile →
  5. Alternative strategies for mosquito-borne arbovirus control
    2019 217 citations Jean‐Philippe David, John Vontas et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
John Vontas Greece 64 9.2k 8.4k 5.9k 4.4k 1.1k 270 15.3k
Martin S. Williamson United Kingdom 63 9.0k 1.0× 7.1k 0.8× 5.4k 0.9× 2.3k 0.5× 1.4k 1.2× 160 13.0k
Hilary Ranson United Kingdom 77 6.8k 0.7× 10.7k 1.3× 8.0k 1.3× 12.5k 2.8× 773 0.7× 204 20.9k
Jeffrey G. Scott United States 56 6.5k 0.7× 5.2k 0.6× 4.4k 0.7× 1.8k 0.4× 558 0.5× 220 10.1k
Janet Hemingway United Kingdom 77 7.2k 0.8× 11.2k 1.3× 9.1k 1.5× 13.0k 2.9× 585 0.5× 286 23.1k
Chris Bass United Kingdom 48 6.5k 0.7× 4.9k 0.6× 3.7k 0.6× 1.3k 0.3× 1.3k 1.1× 150 9.2k
L. M. Field United Kingdom 63 9.0k 1.0× 5.5k 0.7× 4.3k 0.7× 1.5k 0.3× 1.8k 1.6× 162 12.4k
Fabrice Chandre France 57 2.5k 0.3× 3.9k 0.5× 5.6k 0.9× 8.5k 1.9× 222 0.2× 211 11.2k
Ralf Nauen Germany 75 18.0k 2.0× 9.5k 1.1× 8.8k 1.5× 791 0.2× 3.9k 3.4× 251 21.4k
I. Denholm United Kingdom 60 9.7k 1.1× 5.6k 0.7× 6.0k 1.0× 424 0.1× 1.6k 1.4× 219 12.0k
Vincent Corbel France 50 2.4k 0.3× 2.1k 0.3× 4.1k 0.7× 7.5k 1.7× 143 0.1× 156 9.2k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Tsakireli, Dimitra, Marilou Vandenhole, Maria Riga, et al.. (2024). The cytochrome P450 subfamilies CYP392A and CYP392D are key players in acaricide metabolism in Tetranychus urticae. Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology. 204. 106031–106031. 5 indexed citations
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Mavridis, Konstantinos, et al.. (2024). Monitoring Aedes populations for arboviruses, Wolbachia, insecticide resistance and its mechanisms in various agroecosystems in Benin. Acta Tropica. 253. 107178–107178. 2 indexed citations
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Traore, Mohamed M., Amy Junnila, Sékou F. Traorè, et al.. (2024). The efficacy of attractive targeted sugar baits in reducing malaria vector abundance in low-endemicity settings of northwest Mali. Malaria Journal. 23(1). 319–319. 3 indexed citations
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Cattel, Julien, Jonathan Filée, Frédéric Boyer, et al.. (2024). A genomic duplication spanning multiple P450s contributes to insecticide resistance in the dengue mosquito Aedes aegypti. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4. 1 indexed citations
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Vandenhole, Marilou, Xue‐Ping Lu, Dimitra Tsakireli, et al.. (2023). Contrasting roles of cytochrome P450s in amitraz and chlorfenapyr resistance in the crop pest Tetranychus urticae. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 164. 104039–104039. 18 indexed citations
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Mavridis, Konstantinos, et al.. (2023). The complex II resistance mutation H258Y in succinate dehydrogenase subunit B causes fitness penalties associated with mitochondrial respiratory deficiency. Pest Management Science. 79(11). 4403–4413. 7 indexed citations
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Panteleri, Rafaela, Vassilis Douris, John Vontas, et al.. (2022). A mutation in chitin synthase I associated with etoxazole resistance in the citrus red mite Panonychus citri (Acari: Tetranychidae) and its uneven geographical distribution in Japan. Pest Management Science. 78(10). 4028–4036. 12 indexed citations
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Ilias, Aris, et al.. (2021). Flupyradifurone resistance in Myzus persicae populations from peach and tobacco in Greece. Pest Management Science. 78(1). 304–312. 14 indexed citations
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Jonckheere, Wim, et al.. (2021). Pyrethroid target-site resistance mutations in populations of the honey bee parasite Varroa destructor (Acari: Varroidae) from Flanders, Belgium. Experimental and Applied Acarology. 85(2-4). 205–221. 11 indexed citations
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Mavridis, Konstantinos, Kyriaki Maria Papapostolou, Maria Riga, et al.. (2021). Multiple TaqMan qPCR and droplet digital PCR (ddPCR) diagnostics for pesticide resistance monitoring and management, in the major agricultural pest Tetranychus urticae. Pest Management Science. 78(1). 263–273. 17 indexed citations
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Wybouw, Nicky, Andre H. Kurlovs, Dimitra Tsakireli, et al.. (2021). High-resolution genetic mapping reveals cis-regulatory and copy number variation in loci associated with cytochrome P450-mediated detoxification in a generalist arthropod pest. PLoS Genetics. 17(6). e1009422–e1009422. 36 indexed citations
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Mavridis, Konstantinos, Wannes Dermauw, Simon Snoeck, et al.. (2021). Reduced proinsecticide activation by cytochrome P450 confers coumaphos resistance in the major bee parasite Varroa destructor. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 118(6). 64 indexed citations
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Singh, Kumar Saurabh, Bartlomiej J. Troczka, Ana Duarte, et al.. (2020). The genetic architecture of a host shift: An adaptive walk protected an aphid and its endosymbiont from plant chemical defenses. Science Advances. 6(19). eaba1070–eaba1070. 47 indexed citations
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Papapostolou, Kyriaki Maria, Maria Riga, Aris Ilias, et al.. (2020). Identification and characterization of striking multiple‐insecticide resistance in a Tetranychus urticae field population from Greece. Pest Management Science. 77(2). 666–676. 34 indexed citations
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Dermauw, Wannes, Wim Jonckheere, Maria Riga, et al.. (2020). Targeted mutagenesis using CRISPR-Cas9 in the chelicerate herbivore Tetranychus urticae. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 120. 103347–103347. 54 indexed citations
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Xue, Wenxin, Kyriaki Maria Papapostolou, Emre İnak, et al.. (2020). Untangling a Gordian knot: the role of a GluCl3 I321T mutation in abamectin resistance in Tetranychus urticae. Pest Management Science. 77(4). 1581–1593. 40 indexed citations
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Blow, Frances, Αnastasia Gioti, Ian Goodhead, et al.. (2019). Functional Genomics of a Symbiotic Community: Shared Traits in the Olive Fruit Fly Gut Microbiota. Genome Biology and Evolution. 12(2). 3778–3791. 19 indexed citations
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Dermauw, Wannes, Vasileia Balabanidou, Simon Snoeck, et al.. (2019). Genome‐wide gene expression profiling reveals that cuticle alterations and P450 detoxification are associated with deltamethrin and DDT resistance in Anopheles arabiensis populations from Ethiopia. Pest Management Science. 75(7). 1808–1818. 46 indexed citations
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Wybouw, Nicky, Andre H. Kurlovs, Robert Greenhalgh, et al.. (2019). Convergent evolution of cytochrome P450s underlies independent origins of keto-carotenoid pigmentation in animals. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 286(1907). 20191039–20191039. 35 indexed citations
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Bajda, Sabina, et al.. (2018). Fitness costs of key point mutations that underlie acaricide target‐site resistance in the two‐spotted spider miteTetranychus urticae. Evolutionary Applications. 11(9). 1540–1553. 41 indexed citations

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