Laura K. Sirot

6.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
40 papers, 2.9k citations indexed

About

Laura K. Sirot is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Genetics and Insect Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Laura K. Sirot has authored 40 papers receiving a total of 2.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 24 papers in Genetics and 17 papers in Insect Science. Recurrent topics in Laura K. Sirot's work include Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (22 papers), Plant and animal studies (18 papers) and Animal Behavior and Reproduction (17 papers). Laura K. Sirot is often cited by papers focused on Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (22 papers), Plant and animal studies (18 papers) and Animal Behavior and Reproduction (17 papers). Laura K. Sirot collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Argentina. Laura K. Sirot's co-authors include Mariana F. Wolfner, Stuart Wigby, Frank W. Avila, C. Dustin Rubinstein, Brooke LaFlamme, Jennifer C. Perry, Tracey Chapman, Alex Wong, Laura C. Harrington and H. Jane Brockmann and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Trends in Ecology & Evolution and Current Biology.

In The Last Decade

Laura K. Sirot

39 papers receiving 2.8k 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.

Insect Seminal Fluid Proteins: Identification and Function

2010 680 citations Frank W. Avila, Laura K. Sirot et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Laura K. Sirot United States	23	1.8k	1.6k	956	479	357	40	2.9k
Stuart Wigby United Kingdom	29	2.5k 1.4×	1.9k 1.2×	781 0.8×	575 1.2×	157 0.4×	63	3.2k
Edward H. Morrow Sweden	33	2.0k 1.1×	1.9k 1.1×	461 0.5×	166 0.3×	471 1.3×	62	3.2k
Frank W. Avila United States	20	905 0.5×	934 0.6×	675 0.7×	419 0.9×	206 0.6×	41	1.7k
Yael Heifetz Israel	23	1.0k 0.6×	1.0k 0.6×	518 0.5×	685 1.4×	299 0.8×	31	1.8k
Boris Baer Australia	39	3.4k 1.8×	3.4k 2.1×	2.6k 2.7×	237 0.5×	239 0.7×	92	4.3k
Amanda Bretman United Kingdom	33	2.4k 1.3×	1.9k 1.2×	654 0.7×	410 0.9×	111 0.3×	64	3.2k
Rhonda R. Snook United Kingdom	32	2.6k 1.4×	2.0k 1.2×	639 0.7×	129 0.3×	276 0.8×	89	3.5k
John M. Kalb United States	10	1.3k 0.7×	1.1k 0.7×	440 0.5×	339 0.7×	373 1.0×	12	2.0k
Matthew D. Hall Australia	29	1.1k 0.6×	1.1k 0.7×	601 0.6×	341 0.7×	317 0.9×	88	2.7k
Daven C. Presgraves United States	35	1.6k 0.9×	3.2k 2.0×	645 0.7×	123 0.3×	1.5k 4.3×	58	4.7k

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Poelstra, Jelmer W., et al.. (2024). Gene regulation by mating depends on time, diet, and body region in female Aedes aegypti. Journal of Insect Physiology. 159. 104715–104715. 1 indexed citations

Pèrez‐Staples, Diana, et al.. (2022). Characterization of reproductive proteins in the Mexican fruit fly points towards the evolution of novel functions. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 289(1977). 20212806–20212806. 10 indexed citations

Sirot, Laura K., et al.. (2022). Determining the Insemination Status of Aedes Mosquitoes. Cold Spring Harbor Protocols. 2022(9). pdb.prot107954–pdb.prot107954. 3 indexed citations

Sirot, Laura K., et al.. (2022). Insemination in Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus. Cold Spring Harbor Protocols. 2022(9). pdb.top107668–pdb.top107668. 2 indexed citations

Sirot, Laura K., Raman Bansal, Mario A. Arteaga‐Vázquez, et al.. (2021). Post‐mating gene expression of Mexican fruit fly females: disentangling the effects of the male accessory glands. Insect Molecular Biology. 30(5). 480–496. 11 indexed citations

Sirot, Laura K., et al.. (2021). Mating, but Not Male Accessory Gland Products, Changes Female Response to Olfactory Cues in Anastrepha Fruit Flies. Frontiers in Physiology. 12. 714247–714247. 9 indexed citations

Sirot, Laura K.. (2019). Modulation of seminal fluid molecules by males and females. Current Opinion in Insect Science. 35. 109–116. 20 indexed citations

Sirot, Laura K.. (2019). On the evolutionary origins of insect seminal fluid proteins. General and Comparative Endocrinology. 278. 104–111. 11 indexed citations

O’Donnell, Sean, et al.. (2018). Lethal effects of erythritol on the mosquito Aedes aegypti Linnaeus (Diptera: Culicidae). Journal of Applied Entomology. 142(9). 873–881. 23 indexed citations

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Sirot, Laura K., Alex Wong, Tracey Chapman, & Mariana F. Wolfner. (2014). Sexual Conflict and Seminal Fluid Proteins: A Dynamic Landscape of Sexual Interactions. Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology. 7(2). a017533–a017533. 125 indexed citations

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Sirot, Laura K.. (2014). Ask not (only) what proteomics can do for behavior, but (also) what behavior can do for proteomes: a comment on Valcu and Kempenaers. Behavioral Ecology. 26(1). 17–17. 1 indexed citations

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Perry, Jennifer C., Laura K. Sirot, & Stuart Wigby. (2013). The seminal symphony: how to compose an ejaculate. Trends in Ecology & Evolution. 28(7). 414–422. 234 indexed citations

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Sirot, Laura K., et al.. (2012). The consequences of genetic variation in sex peptide expression levels for egg laying and retention in females. Heredity. 109(4). 222–225. 14 indexed citations

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Sirot, Laura K., Melissa C. Hardstone, Michelle E. H. Helinski, et al.. (2011). Towards a Semen Proteome of the Dengue Vector Mosquito: Protein Identification and Potential Functions. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 5(3). e989–e989. 99 indexed citations

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Sirot, Laura K., Mariana F. Wolfner, & Stuart Wigby. (2011). Protein-specific manipulation of ejaculate composition in response to female mating status in Drosophila melanogaster. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 108(24). 9922–9926. 133 indexed citations

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Sirot, Laura K., Norene A. Buehner, Anthony C. Fiumera, & Mariana F. Wolfner. (2009). Seminal fluid protein depletion and replenishment in the fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster: an ELISA-based method for tracking individual ejaculates. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 63(10). 1505–1513. 70 indexed citations

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Sirot, Laura K., Brooke LaFlamme, Jessica L. Sitnik, et al.. (2009). Molecular Social Interactions. Advances in genetics. 68. 23–56. 56 indexed citations

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Sirot, Laura K., et al.. (2007). Identity and transfer of male reproductive gland proteins of the dengue vector mosquito, Aedes aegypti: Potential tools for control of female feeding and reproduction. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 38(2). 176–189. 142 indexed citations

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Ram, K. Ravi, Laura K. Sirot, & Mariana F. Wolfner. (2006). Predicted seminal astacin-like protease is required for processing of reproductive proteins in Drosophila melanogaster. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 103(49). 18674–18679. 72 indexed citations

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Sirot, Laura K. & H. Jane Brockmann. (2001). Costs of sexual interactions to females in Rambur's forktail damselfly, Ischnura ramburi (Zygoptera: Coenagrionidae). Animal Behaviour. 61(2). 415–424. 78 indexed citations

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