René Sforza

2.3k total citations
53 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

René Sforza is a scholar working on Insect Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, René Sforza has authored 53 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 41 papers in Insect Science, 27 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 22 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in René Sforza's work include Biological Control of Invasive Species (22 papers), Insect-Plant Interactions and Control (18 papers) and Hemiptera Insect Studies (12 papers). René Sforza is often cited by papers focused on Biological Control of Invasive Species (22 papers), Insect-Plant Interactions and Control (18 papers) and Hemiptera Insect Studies (12 papers). René Sforza collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and Italy. René Sforza's co-authors include Ruth A. Hufbauer, Richard Shaw, A. W. Sheppard, E. Boudon‐Padieu, D. M. Suckling, Charles Greif, J. Larrue, Marie‐Claude Bon, D. Clair and Hariet L. Hinz and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Molecular Ecology and Plant and Soil.

In The Last Decade

René Sforza

50 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
René Sforza United States 18 930 762 554 271 257 53 1.5k
Matthew F. Purcell United States 24 1.0k 1.1× 640 0.8× 521 0.9× 230 0.8× 392 1.5× 83 1.4k
Hariet L. Hinz Switzerland 21 1.1k 1.2× 962 1.3× 551 1.0× 502 1.9× 377 1.5× 76 1.7k
Mark Schwarzländer United States 18 740 0.8× 718 0.9× 394 0.7× 353 1.3× 266 1.0× 49 1.2k
Paul E. Hatcher United Kingdom 22 612 0.7× 967 1.3× 512 0.9× 194 0.7× 344 1.3× 49 1.4k
Stephen D. Hight United States 18 1.0k 1.1× 465 0.6× 371 0.7× 199 0.7× 307 1.2× 81 1.2k
Paul D. Pratt United States 21 900 1.0× 483 0.6× 484 0.9× 330 1.2× 341 1.3× 100 1.2k
O. Olfert Canada 27 1.2k 1.3× 1.0k 1.3× 425 0.8× 183 0.7× 385 1.5× 105 1.9k
C. Zachariades South Africa 15 645 0.7× 529 0.7× 355 0.6× 332 1.2× 141 0.5× 67 1.0k
Clifford S. Sadof United States 21 941 1.0× 516 0.7× 509 0.9× 149 0.5× 541 2.1× 83 1.3k
Adrianna Szczepaniec United States 16 739 0.8× 633 0.8× 489 0.9× 297 1.1× 338 1.3× 37 1.3k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of René Sforza

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All Works

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Hoelmer, Kim A., René Sforza, & Massimo Cristofaro. (2023). Accessing biological control genetic resources: the United States perspective. BioControl. 68(3). 269–280. 5 indexed citations
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Marini, Francesca, Biljana Vidović, Radmila Petanović, et al.. (2021). Field Assessment of the Host Range of Aculus mosoniensis (Acari: Eriophyidae), a Biological Control Agent of the Tree of Heaven (Ailanthus altissima). Insects. 12(7). 637–637. 8 indexed citations
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Conti, Eric, Gonzalo Avila, B.I.P. Barratt, et al.. (2020). Biological control of invasive stink bugs: review of global state and future prospects. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata. 169(1). 28–51. 77 indexed citations
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Bitume, Ellyn V., Patrick Moran, & René Sforza. (2019). Impact in quarantine of the galling weevil Lepidapion argentatum on shoot growth of French broom (Genista monspessulana), an invasive weed in the western U.S.. Biocontrol Science and Technology. 29(7). 615–625. 7 indexed citations
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Daane, Kent M., et al.. (2018). Determining the geographic origin of invasive populations of the mealybug Planococcus ficus based on molecular genetic analysis. PLoS ONE. 13(3). e0193852–e0193852. 25 indexed citations
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Shaw, Richard, C. A. Ellison, Hélia Marchante, et al.. (2017). Weed biological control in the European Union: from serendipity to strategy. BioControl. 63(3). 333–347. 35 indexed citations
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Suckling, D. M. & René Sforza. (2014). What Magnitude Are Observed Non-Target Impacts from Weed Biocontrol?. PLoS ONE. 9(1). e84847–e84847. 105 indexed citations
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Sforza, René, et al.. (2013). Inferring the complex origins of horticultural invasives: French broom in California. Biological Invasions. 16(4). 887–901. 7 indexed citations
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Daane, Kent M., René Sforza, Monica L. Cooper, et al.. (2011). Development of a Multiplex PCR for Identification of Vineyard Mealybugs. Environmental Entomology. 40(6). 1595–1603. 45 indexed citations
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Malausa, Thibaut, Sylvie Warot, Jean‐François Germain, et al.. (2010). DNA markers to disentangle complexes of cryptic taxa in mealybugs (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae). Journal of Applied Entomology. 135(1-2). 142–155. 85 indexed citations
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Sforza, René, et al.. (2008). Evidence for multiple introductions of Centaurea stoebe micranthos (spotted knapweed, Asteraceae) to North America. Molecular Ecology. 17(19). 4197–4208. 62 indexed citations
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Sforza, René & Walker A. Jones. (2007). Potential for classical biocontrol of silverleaf nightshade in the Mediterranean Basin. EPPO Bulletin. 37(1). 156–162. 15 indexed citations
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Boudon‐Padieu, E., et al.. (2004). Detection and prophylaxis of Elm Yellows phytoplasma in France. Forest Systems. 13(1). 71–80. 15 indexed citations
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Sforza, René & Charles Greif. (2000). Mealybugs and grapevine leafroll.. 46–50. 1 indexed citations
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Sforza, René, et al.. (1998). The main vector of Bois noir disease [Hyalesthes obsoletus]. 1 indexed citations
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Sforza, René, et al.. (1974). The bionomics of Anastatus sp. and its utilization for the control of lichee stink bug. Tessaratoma papillosa Drury.. Acta Entomologica Sinica. 17(4). 362–375. 10 indexed citations

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