Rod J. Dillon

5.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
64 papers, 3.9k citations indexed

About

Rod J. Dillon is a scholar working on Insect Science, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Rod J. Dillon has authored 64 papers receiving a total of 3.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 41 papers in Insect Science, 39 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 19 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Rod J. Dillon's work include Research on Leishmaniasis Studies (30 papers), Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences (24 papers) and Trypanosoma species research and implications (18 papers). Rod J. Dillon is often cited by papers focused on Research on Leishmaniasis Studies (30 papers), Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences (24 papers) and Trypanosoma species research and implications (18 papers). Rod J. Dillon collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Brazil and Saudi Arabia. Rod J. Dillon's co-authors include Vivian M. Dillon, A.K. Charnley, Fernando Ariel Genta, Paul A. Bates, Maurício Roberto Viana Sant’Anna, Angus Buckling, Héctor Díaz-Albiter, Viv M. Dillon, R. P. Lane and Walter R. Terra and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Biological Chemistry and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Rod J. Dillon

61 papers receiving 3.8k citations

Hit Papers

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THE GUT BACTERIA OF INSECTS: Nonpathogenic Interactions

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Rod J. Dillon United Kingdom	32	2.8k	1.1k	743	706	571	64	3.9k
Geoffrey M. Attardo United States	29	1.7k 0.6×	730 0.7×	811 1.1×	425 0.6×	261 0.5×	67	2.7k
M. J. Lehane United Kingdom	31	1.8k 0.6×	656 0.6×	1.0k 1.4×	260 0.4×	456 0.8×	67	3.0k
Karyn N. Johnson Australia	27	3.9k 1.4×	1.8k 1.6×	535 0.7×	523 0.7×	900 1.6×	69	4.9k
Marc J. B. Vreysen Austria	37	3.5k 1.2×	1.6k 1.4×	863 1.2×	359 0.5×	699 1.2×	165	4.4k
Hilary Hurd United Kingdom	34	1.4k 0.5×	1.7k 1.5×	596 0.8×	569 0.8×	352 0.6×	101	3.7k
Michael J. Lehane United Kingdom	27	1.5k 0.5×	994 0.9×	686 0.9×	245 0.3×	259 0.5×	64	2.9k
Colin Dale United States	29	1.9k 0.7×	254 0.2×	809 1.1×	476 0.7×	615 1.1×	52	3.1k
Luı́s Teixeira United States	25	2.5k 0.9×	655 0.6×	601 0.8×	376 0.5×	456 0.8×	61	3.4k
Laura Baldo United States	20	3.9k 1.4×	570 0.5×	423 0.6×	784 1.1×	437 0.8×	28	4.5k
Ana Rivero France	34	1.3k 0.5×	974 0.9×	375 0.5×	541 0.8×	518 0.9×	66	3.1k

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Cunha‐Júnior, Edézio Ferreira, Paulo R. R. Costa, M.V.N. De Souza, et al.. (2025). Evaluation of sugar meal administered anti-Leishmania compounds on the vectorial capacity of the vector, Lutzomyia longipalpis. PLoS ONE. 20(6). e0325178–e0325178.

Urbaniak, Michael D., Michelle Bates, Narissara Jariyapan, et al.. (2021). Chromosome-scale genome sequencing, assembly and annotation of six genomes from subfamily Leishmaniinae. Scientific Data. 8(1). 234–234. 5 indexed citations

Sedda, Luigi, Benjamín M. Taylor, Álvaro Eduardo Eiras, João T. Marques, & Rod J. Dillon. (2020). Using the intrinsic growth rate of the mosquito population improves spatio-temporal dengue risk estimation. Acta Tropica. 208. 105519–105519. 6 indexed citations

Costa, Samara, Paul A. Bates, Rod J. Dillon, & Fernando Ariel Genta. (2019). Characterization of α-Glucosidases From Lutzomyia longipalpis Reveals Independent Hydrolysis Systems for Plant or Blood Sugars. Frontiers in Physiology. 10. 248–248. 15 indexed citations

Giraud, Émilie, Tereza Leštinová, Tamsyn Derrick, et al.. (2018). Leishmania proteophosphoglycans regurgitated from infected sand flies accelerate dermal wound repair and exacerbate leishmaniasis via insulin-like growth factor 1-dependent signalling. PLoS Pathogens. 14(1). e1006794–e1006794. 40 indexed citations

Gomes, Bruno, Samara Costa, Caroline da Silva Moraes, et al.. (2017). Genome Wide Mapping of Peptidases in Rhodnius prolixus: Identification of Protease Gene Duplications, Horizontally Transferred Proteases and Analysis of Peptidase A1 Structures, with Considerations on Their Role in the Evolution of Hematophagy in Triatominae. Frontiers in Physiology. 8. 1051–1051. 20 indexed citations

Díaz-Albiter, Héctor, Samara Costa, Gustavo Bueno da Silva Rivas, et al.. (2016). Everybody loves sugar: first report of plant feeding in triatomines. Parasites & Vectors. 9(1). 35 indexed citations

Díaz-Albiter, Héctor, et al.. (2016). Digestion of Yeasts and Beta-1,3-Glucanases in Mosquito Larvae: Physiological and Biochemical Considerations. PLoS ONE. 11(3). e0151403–e0151403. 21 indexed citations

Moraes, Caroline da Silva, et al.. (2014). Expression pattern of glycoside hydrolase genes in Lutzomyia longipalpis reveals key enzymes involved in larval digestion. Frontiers in Physiology. 5. 276–276. 18 indexed citations

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Telleria, Erich Loza, et al.. (2013). Bacterial feeding, Leishmania infection and distinct infection routes induce differential defensin expression in Lutzomyia longipalpis. Parasites & Vectors. 6(1). 12–12. 48 indexed citations

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Díaz-Albiter, Héctor, Maurício Roberto Viana Sant’Anna, Fernando Ariel Genta, & Rod J. Dillon. (2012). Reactive Oxygen Species-mediated Immunity against Leishmania mexicana and Serratia marcescens in the Phlebotomine Sand Fly Lutzomyia longipalpis. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 287(28). 23995–24003. 87 indexed citations

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Díaz-Albiter, Héctor, et al.. (2011). Reactive Oxygen Species Scavenging by Catalase Is Important for Female Lutzomyia longipalpis Fecundity and Mortality. PLoS ONE. 6(3). e17486–e17486. 73 indexed citations

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Wilson, Raymond, Michelle Bates, Anna Dostálová, et al.. (2010). Stage-Specific Adhesion of Leishmania Promastigotes to Sand Fly Midguts Assessed Using an Improved Comparative Binding Assay. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 4(9). e816–e816. 39 indexed citations

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Díaz-Albiter, Héctor, et al.. (2009). Inhibition of trypsin expression in Lutzomyia longipalpis using RNAi enhances the survival of Leishmania. Parasites & Vectors. 2(1). 62–62. 40 indexed citations

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Dillon, Rod J., et al.. (2004). Ocurrence of the antibiotic producing bacteriumBurkholderiasp. in colonies of the leaf-cutting antAtta sexdens rubropilosa. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 239(2). 319–323. 111 indexed citations

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Dillon, Rod J., et al.. (2002). A Note: Gut bacteria produce components of a locust cohesion pheromone. Journal of Applied Microbiology. 92(4). 759–763. 153 indexed citations

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Dillon, Rod J., et al.. (2002). Mutualism between the desert locust Schistocerca gregaria and its gut microbiota. Research in Microbiology. 153(8). 503–509. 170 indexed citations

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Dillon, Rod J., et al.. (1997). Carbohydrate Digestion in Sandflies: α-Glucosidase Activity in the Midgut of Phlebotomus langeroni. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part B Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 116(1). 35–40. 28 indexed citations

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Dillon, Rod J. & Peter J. L. Lane. (1993). Bloodmeal digestion in the midgut of Phlebotomus papatasi and Phlebotomus langeroni. Medical and Veterinary Entomology. 7(3). 225–232. 42 indexed citations

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Dillon, Rod J. & A.K. Charnley. (1990). Chemical barriers to gut infection in the desert locust: in vivo production of antimicrobial phenols by the bacterium Enterobacter agglomerans..

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