Moritz Gold

1.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
38 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Moritz Gold is a scholar working on Insect Science, Social Psychology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Moritz Gold has authored 38 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Insect Science, 11 papers in Social Psychology and 7 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Moritz Gold's work include Insect Utilization and Effects (29 papers), Animal and Plant Science Education (11 papers) and Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (7 papers). Moritz Gold is often cited by papers focused on Insect Utilization and Effects (29 papers), Animal and Plant Science Education (11 papers) and Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (7 papers). Moritz Gold collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, Belgium and Italy. Moritz Gold's co-authors include Alexander Mathys, Christian Zurbrügg, Stefan Diener, Jeffery K. Tomberlin, Michael Kreuzer, Samy Boulos, Linda Strande, Jibin Zhang, Isabelle D.M. Gangnat and Christoph Sandrock and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Environmental Management, Frontiers in Microbiology and Waste Management.

In The Last Decade

Moritz Gold

37 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Decomposition of biowaste macronutrients, microbes, and chemicals in black soldier fly larval treatment: A review

2018 365 citations Moritz Gold, Jeffery K. Tomberlin et al. Waste Management profile →
Biowaste treatment with black soldier fly larvae: Increasing performance through the formulation of biowastes based on protein and carbohydrates

2019 214 citations Moritz Gold, Christian Zurbrügg et al. Waste Management profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Moritz Gold Switzerland	19	1.0k	530	300	176	111	38	1.3k
Giovanni Mondello Italy	12	345 0.3×	188 0.4×	70 0.2×	117 0.7×	134 1.2×	19	795
Valérie Heuze France	5	1.3k 1.2×	770 1.5×	284 0.9×	17 0.1×	154 1.4×	14	1.8k
Thomas Klammsteiner Austria	10	393 0.4×	197 0.4×	143 0.5×	55 0.3×	45 0.4×	22	636
Floria Roa-Gutiérrez Costa Rica	6	487 0.5×	296 0.6×	145 0.5×	36 0.2×	47 0.4×	11	594
C.W. Klootwijk Netherlands	6	680 0.7×	467 0.9×	206 0.7×	18 0.1×	87 0.8×	11	963
Andreas Walter Austria	13	244 0.2×	164 0.3×	110 0.4×	91 0.5×	62 0.6×	24	918
Dennis Beesigamukama Kenya	15	677 0.7×	276 0.5×	189 0.6×	22 0.1×	68 0.6×	37	903
Piotr Bulak Poland	16	416 0.4×	184 0.3×	123 0.4×	33 0.2×	33 0.3×	30	784
Chung Yiin Wong Malaysia	15	380 0.4×	176 0.3×	73 0.2×	47 0.3×	52 0.5×	21	927
Shaphan Y. Chia Kenya	12	733 0.7×	452 0.9×	271 0.9×	11 0.1×	59 0.5×	24	867

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Moritz Gold

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All Works

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Oonincx, D.G.A.B., Moritz Gold, G. Bosch, et al.. (2025). BugBook: nutritional requirements for edible insect rearing. Journal of Insects as Food and Feed. 11(18). 269–288. 2 indexed citations

Gold, Moritz, et al.. (2025). Physical properties of food waste influence the efficiency of black soldier fly larvae bioconversion via microbial activity. Journal of Environmental Management. 387. 125777–125777.

Bruno, Daniele, M. Bonelli, Moritz Gold, et al.. (2025). BugBook: Life cycle, reproduction, and morphofunctional characterisation of the gut, fat body, and haemocytes in the black soldier fly. Journal of Insects as Food and Feed. 11(18). 289–316. 1 indexed citations

Gold, Moritz, Jeroen De Smet, Andreas Scheidegger, et al.. (2025). Micro- and nanoplastic size affects uptake and digestive tract region residence time in black soldier fly larvae during food waste bioconversion. Waste Management. 204. 114933–114933. 2 indexed citations

Bruno, Daniele, Morena Casartelli, Jeroen De Smet, Moritz Gold, & Gianluca Tettamanti. (2025). Review: A journey into the black soldier fly digestive system: From current knowledge to applied perspectives. animal. 19. 101483–101483. 3 indexed citations

Gold, Moritz, Per Bovbjerg Pedersen, C. M. Chu, et al.. (2024). Comprehensive industry-relevant black soldier fly bioconversion characterisation by a novel chamber system. Waste Management. 193. 409–418. 3 indexed citations

Gold, Moritz, et al.. (2024). Preservation of agri-food byproducts by acidification and fermentation in black soldier fly larvae bioconversion. Waste Management. 186. 109–118. 7 indexed citations

Gold, Moritz, et al.. (2024). Physical pretreatment of three biowastes to improve black soldier fly larvae bioconversion efficiency. Waste Management. 178. 280–291. 14 indexed citations

Gold, Moritz, Lois Stanford, T. Veldkamp, et al.. (2023). Conversion of mycotoxin-contaminated maize by black soldier fly larvae into feed and fertilizer. Journal of Insects as Food and Feed. 10(5). 757–770. 5 indexed citations

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Gold, Moritz, et al.. (2023). Low energy electron beam to support safe whole dried insect products. Journal of Insects as Food and Feed. 10(3). 473–489. 4 indexed citations

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Green, Ashley, et al.. (2023). Recent findings on environmental sustainability and conversion efficiency of waste-to-protein pathways. Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable Chemistry. 41. 100833–100833. 7 indexed citations

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Kreuzer, Michael, Isabelle D.M. Gangnat, Emmanuel Frossard, et al.. (2023). Low transfer of cadmium, lead and aflatoxin B1 to eggs and meat of laying hens receiving diets with black soldier fly larvae reared on contaminated substrates. Animal Feed Science and Technology. 304. 115733–115733. 13 indexed citations

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Sandrock, Christoph, Florian Leiber, Alexander Mathys, et al.. (2022). Black soldier fly larvae meal and fat as a replacement for soybeans in organic broiler diets: effects on performance, body N retention, carcase and meat quality. British Poultry Science. 63(5). 650–661. 21 indexed citations

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Conz, Rafaela Feola, K. Kokou, Kinfe Kassa, et al.. (2022). Residues from black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) larvae rearing influence the plant-associated soil microbiome in the short term. Frontiers in Microbiology. 13. 994091–994091. 30 indexed citations

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Gold, Moritz, Andreas Scheidegger, Christian Zurbrügg, et al.. (2020). Estimating black soldier fly larvae biowaste conversion performance by simulation of midgut digestion. Waste Management. 112. 40–51. 33 indexed citations

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Gold, Moritz, et al.. (2020). Identification of Bacteria in Two Food Waste Black Soldier Fly Larvae Rearing Residues. Frontiers in Microbiology. 11. 582867–582867. 67 indexed citations

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Gold, Moritz, Christian Zurbrügg, Michael Kreuzer, et al.. (2019). Biowaste treatment with black soldier fly larvae: Increasing performance through the formulation of biowastes based on protein and carbohydrates. Waste Management. 102. 319–329. 214 indexed citations breakdown →

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Gold, Moritz, Jeffery K. Tomberlin, Stefan Diener, Christian Zurbrügg, & Alexander Mathys. (2018). Decomposition of biowaste macronutrients, microbes, and chemicals in black soldier fly larval treatment: A review. Waste Management. 82. 302–318. 365 indexed citations breakdown →

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Ward, Barbara J., et al.. (2017). SEEK (Sludge to Energy Enterprises in Kampala): co-processing faecal sludge for fuel production. DORA Eawag (Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology (Eawag)). 4 indexed citations

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Gold, Moritz, Hidenori Harada, Takahiro Nishida, et al.. (2017). Cross-country analysis of faecal sludge dewatering. Environmental Technology. 39(23). 3077–3087. 45 indexed citations

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