R. Muniappan

3.1k total citations
141 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

R. Muniappan is a scholar working on Insect Science, Plant Science and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, R. Muniappan has authored 141 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 107 papers in Insect Science, 64 papers in Plant Science and 34 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in R. Muniappan's work include Biological Control of Invasive Species (56 papers), Insect-Plant Interactions and Control (46 papers) and Insect Pest Control Strategies (23 papers). R. Muniappan is often cited by papers focused on Biological Control of Invasive Species (56 papers), Insect-Plant Interactions and Control (46 papers) and Insect Pest Control Strategies (23 papers). R. Muniappan collaborates with scholars based in United States, Guam and Nepal. R. Muniappan's co-authors include Gadi V. P. Reddy, C. Zachariades, L. W. Strathie, Thomas E. Marler, E. A. Heinrichs, Malick N. Ba, K. J. Starks, R. D. Eikenbary, Pramod Kumar Jha and Bharat Babu Shrestha and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, Crop Protection and Journal of Economic Entomology.

In The Last Decade

R. Muniappan

130 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
R. Muniappan United States 20 1.2k 1.0k 498 348 217 141 1.9k
L. Morin Australia 20 1.3k 1.0× 1.6k 1.5× 313 0.6× 519 1.5× 297 1.4× 155 2.3k
Wanxue Liu China 23 1.2k 0.9× 1.1k 1.0× 366 0.7× 666 1.9× 291 1.3× 174 2.2k
Charles Martins de Oliveira Brazil 18 736 0.6× 707 0.7× 293 0.6× 310 0.9× 187 0.9× 86 1.3k
René Sforza United States 18 930 0.7× 762 0.7× 554 1.1× 152 0.4× 257 1.2× 53 1.5k
Tobias Züst Switzerland 19 731 0.6× 1.1k 1.1× 644 1.3× 457 1.3× 170 0.8× 35 1.7k
Asad Shabbir Australia 17 841 0.7× 1.2k 1.1× 183 0.4× 463 1.3× 153 0.7× 67 1.7k
O. Olfert Canada 27 1.2k 1.0× 1.0k 1.0× 425 0.9× 541 1.6× 385 1.8× 105 1.9k
Fang-Hao Wan China 19 1.3k 1.0× 874 0.8× 318 0.6× 507 1.5× 269 1.2× 75 1.7k
Christopher J. Frost United States 18 936 0.8× 1.2k 1.2× 639 1.3× 381 1.1× 261 1.2× 38 2.0k
B. A. Auld Australia 22 648 0.5× 1.1k 1.0× 299 0.6× 178 0.5× 198 0.9× 91 1.6k

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Fields of papers citing papers by R. Muniappan

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of R. Muniappan

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of R. Muniappan. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of R. Muniappan based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with R. Muniappan. R. Muniappan is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Shrestha, Bharat Babu, et al.. (2019). Predicting suitable habitat of an invasive weed Parthenium hysterophorus under future climate scenarios in Chitwan Annapurna Landscape, Nepal. Journal of Mountain Science. 16(10). 2243–2256. 13 indexed citations
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Mortveit, Henning, Madhav Marathe, Mateus Ribeiro de Campos, et al.. (2019). Assessing the multi-pathway threat from an invasive agricultural pest: Tuta absoluta in Asia. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 286(1913). 20191159–20191159. 20 indexed citations
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Muniappan, R., et al.. (2016). First Record ofTuta absoluta(Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) from Bangladesh. Journal of Agricultural and Urban Entomology. 32(1). 101–105. 15 indexed citations
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Mochiah, M. B., et al.. (2014). Impact of Farmer Field Schools on Cabbage Production in Two Districts of Ashanti and Brong Ahafo Regions of Ghana. International journal of agriculture innovation and research. 2(4). 525–529. 1 indexed citations
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Cave, Ronald D., et al.. (2013). Status and Biological Control of Cycad Aulacaspis Scale. 34(1). 6 indexed citations
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Reddy, Gadi V. P., et al.. (2009). Life-history, Host Preference and Establishment Status of Melittia Oedipus (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae), a Biological Control Agent for Coccinia Grandis (Cucurbitaceae) in the Mariana Islands. Plant protection quarterly. 24(1). 27–31. 4 indexed citations
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Muniappan, R., B. Merle Shepard, G. R. Carner, et al.. (2008). First Report of the Papaya Mealybug, Paracoccus marginatus (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae), in Indonesia and India. Journal of Agricultural and Urban Entomology. 25(1). 37–40. 63 indexed citations
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Muniappan, R., et al.. (2006). The Asian cycad scale Aulacaspis yasumatsui, a threat to native cycads in India.. Current Science. 91(7). 868–870. 3 indexed citations
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Meyerdirk, Dale E., et al.. (2004). Biological control of the papaya mealybug, Paracoccus marginatus (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) in Guam.. Plant protection quarterly. 19(3). 110–114. 53 indexed citations
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Muniappan, R. & Gadi V. P. Reddy. (2003). Fortuitous Introduction of Two Natural Enemies of Lantana camara to Chuuk. ScholarSpace (University of Hawaii at Manoa). 36. 123–124. 2 indexed citations
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Muniappan, R., et al.. (2003). {Current status of the red coconut scale, \textit{Furcaspis oceanica} Lindinger (Homoptera: Diaspididae) and its parasitoid, \textit{Adelencyrtus oceanicus} Doutt (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae), in Guam}. Plant protection quarterly. 18.
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Muniappan, R.. (2002). Pests of Coconut and Their Natural Enemies in Micronesia. 6. 4 indexed citations
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Muniappan, R., et al.. (1995). Development of a trap cropping system for cabbage in Guam.. Pest Management in Horticultural Ecosystems. 1(1). 27–35. 16 indexed citations
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Muniappan, R., et al.. (1992). Establishment of Encarsia smithi (Silvestri) (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae) on Pohnpei for Control of the Orange Spiny Whitefly, Aleurocanthus spiniferus (Quaintance) (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae). ScholarSpace (University of Hawaii at Manoa). 10 indexed citations
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Muniappan, R.. (1989). Operational and scientific notes biological control of lantana camara L. in Yap. ScholarSpace (University of Hawaii at Manoa). 29(29). 195–196. 1 indexed citations
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Muniappan, R.. (1988). Biological control of the weed, Lantana camara in Guam.. Journal of Plant Protection. 5(2). 99–101. 6 indexed citations
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Muniappan, R., et al.. (1988). Introduction and Establishment of Pareuchaetes pseudoinsulata Rego Barros (Arctiidae) against Chromolaena odorata in the Western Caroline Islands. Journal of Biological Control. 2(2). 141–142. 4 indexed citations
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Muniappan, R.. (1987). Biological control of the giant African snail, Achatina fulica Bowdich, in the Maldives.. 35(4). 127–133. 19 indexed citations
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Muniappan, R., et al.. (1986). Giant African snail control in Bugsuk island, Philippines, by Platydemus manokwari.. Oléagineux. 41(4). 183–188. 15 indexed citations

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