Nancy E. Beckage

5.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
82 papers, 4.4k citations indexed

About

Nancy E. Beckage is a scholar working on Insect Science, Plant Science and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Nancy E. Beckage has authored 82 papers receiving a total of 4.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 64 papers in Insect Science, 29 papers in Plant Science and 18 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Nancy E. Beckage's work include Insect-Plant Interactions and Control (39 papers), Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences (26 papers) and Insect Pest Control Strategies (20 papers). Nancy E. Beckage is often cited by papers focused on Insect-Plant Interactions and Control (39 papers), Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences (26 papers) and Insect Pest Control Strategies (20 papers). Nancy E. Beckage collaborates with scholars based in United States, Mexico and France. Nancy E. Beckage's co-authors include Lynn M. Riddiford, Dale B. Gelman, S. N. Thompson, Brian A. Federici, Stefan T. Jaronski, Laura Corley Lavine, Thomas J. Templeton, Isaure de Buron, Jean‐Michel Drezen and Dušan Žitňan and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, The Journal of Comparative Neurology and Journal of Virology.

In The Last Decade

Nancy E. Beckage

81 papers receiving 4.1k citations

Hit Papers

Parasites and Pathogens of Insects 1994 2026 2004 2015 1994 100 200 300 400 500
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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.

  1. Parasites and Pathogens of Insects
    1994 532 citations Nancy E. Beckage 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
Nancy E. Beckage United States 37 3.4k 1.4k 1.1k 767 699 82 4.4k
Laura Corley Lavine United States 31 2.3k 0.7× 753 0.5× 1.1k 1.0× 1.1k 1.4× 1.3k 1.8× 73 4.3k
Hiroaki Noda Japan 42 3.5k 1.0× 1.4k 1.0× 1.3k 1.2× 1.2k 1.5× 242 0.3× 120 5.2k
Gōngyín Yè China 39 3.0k 0.9× 1.9k 1.4× 2.1k 1.9× 394 0.5× 571 0.8× 230 4.6k
Marylène Poirié France 32 2.4k 0.7× 669 0.5× 748 0.7× 316 0.4× 805 1.2× 73 3.0k
Xue‐Xin Chen China 34 2.9k 0.9× 1.2k 0.8× 1.4k 1.3× 1.6k 2.1× 342 0.5× 322 4.4k
Y. Carton France 32 2.9k 0.8× 533 0.4× 416 0.4× 531 0.7× 1.8k 2.5× 88 3.6k
Francesco Pennacchio Italy 43 5.3k 1.6× 2.0k 1.4× 1.4k 1.2× 2.4k 3.2× 457 0.7× 135 6.4k
A.K. Charnley United Kingdom 39 3.9k 1.1× 1.7k 1.2× 2.3k 2.1× 324 0.4× 341 0.5× 90 4.7k
Zhen Zou China 38 3.2k 0.9× 562 0.4× 1.7k 1.5× 741 1.0× 1.9k 2.7× 125 5.0k
Javaregowda Nagaraju India 38 1.4k 0.4× 995 0.7× 1.5k 1.4× 392 0.5× 479 0.7× 100 3.6k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Nancy E. Beckage

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All Works

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Beckage, Nancy E. & Jean‐Michel Drezen. (2012). Parasitoid viruses : symbionts and pathogens. Academic Press eBooks. 69 indexed citations
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Cooper, Paul D. & Nancy E. Beckage. (2010). Effects of starvation and parasitism on foregut contraction in larval Manduca sexta. Journal of Insect Physiology. 56(12). 1958–1965. 3 indexed citations
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Beckage, Nancy E. & David Stanley. (2008). Preface: Papers selected from the symposium “Parasitoid Polydnaviruses: Genomes and Physiological Functions,” presented at the 11th International Congress on Parasitology in August 2006. Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology. 67(4). 155–156. 1 indexed citations
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Rodríguez‐Pérez, Mario A. & Nancy E. Beckage. (2006). Estrategias co-evolutivas de la interacción entre parasitoides y polidnavirus. 48(1). 31–43.
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Beckage, Nancy E., et al.. (2004). Comparative larvicidal toxicities of three ecdysone agonists on the mosquitoes Aedes aegypti, Culex quinquefasciatus, and Anopheles gambiae. Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology. 57(3). 111–122. 41 indexed citations
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Asgari, Sassan, et al.. (2003). Persistence and expression of Cotesia congregata polydnavirus in host larvae of the tobacco hornworm, Manduca sexta. Journal of Insect Physiology. 49(5). 533–543. 36 indexed citations
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Beckage, Nancy E., et al.. (2003). Development of the solitary braconid endoparasitoid Cotesia marginiventris in the sphingid host, Manduca sexta. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology. 83(3). 253–256. 6 indexed citations
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Beckage, Nancy E., et al.. (2002). Inhibition of the larval ecdysis and emergence behavior of the parasitoid Cotesia congregata by methoprene. Journal of Insect Physiology. 48(7). 725–732. 7 indexed citations
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Beckage, Nancy E., et al.. (2002). Development of the braconid wasp Cotesia congregata in a semi-permissive noctuid host, Trichoplusia ni. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology. 81(1). 49–52. 11 indexed citations
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McElfresh, J. Steven, et al.. (1998). Production of Early Expressed Parasitism-Specific Proteins in Alternate Sphingid Hosts of the Braconid WaspCotesia congregata. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology. 71(3). 271–279. 36 indexed citations
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Beckage, Nancy E., et al.. (1998). Manipulation of fifth-instar host (Manduca sexta) ecdysteroid levels by the parasitoid wasp Cotesia congregata. Journal of Insect Physiology. 44(9). 833–843. 24 indexed citations
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Beckage, Nancy E.. (1997). Parasites and pathogens: effects on host hormones and behavior.. Chapman & Hall eBooks. 102 indexed citations
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Savary, Stéphane, Jean‐Michel Drezen, Georges Périquet, Feifei Tan, & Nancy E. Beckage. (1997). Excision of the polydnavirus chromosomal integrated EP1 sequence of the parasitoid wasp Cotesia congregata (Braconidae, Microgastinae) at potential recombinase binding sites.. Journal of General Virology. 78(12). 3125–3134. 66 indexed citations
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Buron, Isaure de & Nancy E. Beckage. (1997). Developmental changes in teratocytes of the braconid wasp Cotesia congregata in larvae of the tobacco hornworm, Manduca sexta. Journal of Insect Physiology. 43(10). 915–930. 40 indexed citations
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Žitňan, Dušan, Timothy G. Kingan, & Nancy E. Beckage. (1995). Parasitism-induced accumulation of FMRF amide-like peptides in the gut innervation and endocrine cells of Manduca sexta. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 25(6). 669–678. 42 indexed citations
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Lavine, Laura Corley & Nancy E. Beckage. (1995). Polydnaviruses: potent mediators of host insect immune dysfunction. Parasitology Today. 11(10). 368–378. 138 indexed citations
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Beckage, Nancy E.. (1991). Host-parasite hormonal relationships: A common theme?. Experimental Parasitology. 72(3). 332–338. 41 indexed citations
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Beckage, Nancy E. & Lynn M. Riddiford. (1978). DEVELOPMENTAL INTERACTIONS BETWEEN THE TOBACCO HORNWORM MANDUCA SEXTA AND ITS BRACONID PARASITE APANTELES CONGREGATUS1. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata. 23(2). 139–151. 127 indexed citations

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