Steven C. Cook

2.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
42 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

Steven C. Cook is a scholar working on Insect Science, Genetics and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Steven C. Cook has authored 42 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 35 papers in Insect Science, 33 papers in Genetics and 29 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Steven C. Cook's work include Insect and Pesticide Research (33 papers), Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (33 papers) and Plant and animal studies (27 papers). Steven C. Cook is often cited by papers focused on Insect and Pesticide Research (33 papers), Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (33 papers) and Plant and animal studies (27 papers). Steven C. Cook collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Spain. Steven C. Cook's co-authors include Diane W. Davidson, Roy R. Snelling, Paul Börnstein, R A Majack, Tock H. Chua, Spencer T. Behmer, Jay D. Evans, Roger E. Gold, Micky D. Eubanks and Yanping Chen and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and The Journal of Cell Biology.

In The Last Decade

Steven C. Cook

40 papers receiving 1.9k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Explaining the Abundance of Ants in Lowland Tropical Rainforest Canopies

2003 524 citations Diane W. Davidson, Steven C. Cook et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Steven C. Cook United States	20	1.3k	1.2k	1.0k	349	181	42	2.0k
Jane Reiland United States	17	881 0.7×	325 0.3×	120 0.1×	902 2.6×	381 2.1×	24	1.9k
Toby Hunt United Kingdom	15	501 0.4×	1.0k 0.9×	320 0.3×	619 1.8×	184 1.0×	21	1.9k
Kang-Wook Kim South Korea	16	387 0.3×	253 0.2×	290 0.3×	322 0.9×	129 0.7×	34	1.1k
Olga Barmina United States	16	335 0.3×	256 0.2×	124 0.1×	234 0.7×	57 0.3×	30	744
Amaury Herpin France	31	1.6k 1.3×	150 0.1×	82 0.1×	1.0k 2.9×	360 2.0×	65	2.8k
Brígida Souza Brazil	15	152 0.1×	272 0.2×	650 0.6×	1.2k 3.4×	388 2.1×	112	2.0k
Michael Lang France	15	296 0.2×	142 0.1×	90 0.1×	513 1.5×	96 0.5×	31	1.0k
Maria F. Bonaldo United States	20	432 0.3×	132 0.1×	373 0.4×	1.3k 3.7×	304 1.7×	26	2.0k
Christopher A. Hamm United States	16	135 0.1×	127 0.1×	512 0.5×	356 1.0×	261 1.4×	33	1.1k
Reade B. Roberts United States	18	767 0.6×	216 0.2×	37 0.0×	378 1.1×	236 1.3×	32	1.4k

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Guarna, M. Marta, Priyadarshini Chakrabarti, Katie Lee, et al.. (2025). Insights from U.S. beekeeper triage surveys following unusually high honey bee colony losses 2024–2025. The Science of The Total Environment. 1003. 180650–180650. 1 indexed citations

Cook, Steven C., et al.. (2024). Dominance of recombinant DWV genomes with changing viral landscapes as revealed in national US honey bee and varroa mite survey. Communications Biology. 7(1). 1623–1623. 3 indexed citations

Corona, Miguel, et al.. (2024). Prevalence and distribution of Varroa destructor and Nosema spp. in symptomatic honey bee colonies across the USA from 2015 to 2022. Scientific Reports. 14(1). 1726–1726. 7 indexed citations

Cook, Steven C., et al.. (2024). The efficacy of 1-allyloxy-4-propoxybenzene (3c{3,6}) against Varroa destructor mites in honey bee colonies from Maryland, USA. Journal of Insect Science. 24(3). 1 indexed citations

Cook, Steven C., E. V. Ryabov, Christian Becker, et al.. (2023). Deformed wing virus of honey bees is inactivated by cold plasma ionized hydrogen peroxide. Frontiers in Insect Science. 3. 1216291–1216291. 1 indexed citations

Alburaki, Mohamed, Shayne Madella, & Steven C. Cook. (2023). Non-optimal ambient temperatures aggravate insecticide toxicity and affect honey bees Apis mellifera L. gene regulation. Scientific Reports. 13(1). 3931–3931. 8 indexed citations

Ryabov, E. V., et al.. (2022). The vectoring competence of the mite Varroa destructor for deformed wing virus of honey bees is dynamic and affects survival of the mite. Frontiers in Insect Science. 2. 931352–931352. 13 indexed citations

Sonenshine, Daniel E., Francisco Posada-Flórez, Damien M. Laudier, et al.. (2021). Histological Atlas of the Internal Anatomy of Female Varroa destructor (Mesostigmata: Varroidae) Mites in Relation to Feeding and Reproduction. Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 115(2). 163–193. 5 indexed citations

Hernández‐Rodríguez, Carmen Sara, et al.. (2021). Resistance to amitraz in the parasitic honey bee mite Varroa destructor is associated with mutations in the β-adrenergic-like octopamine receptor. Journal of Pest Science. 95(3). 1179–1195. 19 indexed citations

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Rodríguez-García, Cristina, Matthew C. Heerman, Steven C. Cook, et al.. (2021). Transferrin-mediated iron sequestration suggests a novel therapeutic strategy for controlling Nosema disease in the honey bee, Apis mellifera. PLoS Pathogens. 17(2). e1009270–e1009270. 32 indexed citations

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Posada-Flórez, Francisco, E. V. Ryabov, Matthew C. Heerman, et al.. (2020). Varroa destructor mites vector and transmit pathogenic honey bee viruses acquired from an artificial diet. PLoS ONE. 15(11). e0242688–e0242688. 33 indexed citations

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Posada-Flórez, Francisco, Anna K. Childers, Matthew C. Heerman, et al.. (2019). Deformed wing virus type A, a major honey bee pathogen, is vectored by the mite Varroa destructor in a non-propagative manner. Scientific Reports. 9(1). 12445–12445. 82 indexed citations

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Li, Andrew Y., Steven C. Cook, Daniel E. Sonenshine, et al.. (2019). Insights into the feeding behaviors and biomechanics of Varroa destructor mites on honey bee pupae using electropenetrography and histology. Journal of Insect Physiology. 119. 103950–103950. 13 indexed citations

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Posada-Flórez, Francisco, Daniel E. Sonenshine, Noble I. Egekwu, et al.. (2018). Insights into the metabolism and behaviour of Varroa destructor mites from analysis of their waste excretions. Parasitology. 146(4). 527–532. 18 indexed citations

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Li, Wenfeng, Yanping Chen, & Steven C. Cook. (2018). Chronic Nosema ceranae infection inflicts comprehensive and persistent immunosuppression and accelerated lipid loss in host Apis mellifera honey bees. International Journal for Parasitology. 48(6). 433–444. 51 indexed citations

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Egekwu, Noble I., Francisco Posada, Daniel E. Sonenshine, & Steven C. Cook. (2018). Using an in vitro system for maintaining Varroa destructor mites on Apis mellifera pupae as hosts: studies of mite longevity and feeding behavior. Experimental and Applied Acarology. 74(3). 301–315. 22 indexed citations

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Meikle, William G., Niels Holst, Steven C. Cook, & Joseph M. Patt. (2015). Variability in Small Hive Beetle (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae) Reproduction in Laboratory and Field Experiments. Journal of Economic Entomology. 108(3). 887–893. 3 indexed citations

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Cook, Steven C., Micky D. Eubanks, Roger E. Gold, & Spencer T. Behmer. (2011). Seasonality Directs Contrasting Food Collection Behavior and Nutrient Regulation Strategies in Ants. PLoS ONE. 6(9). e25407–e25407. 36 indexed citations

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Davidson, Diane W., Steven C. Cook, & Roy R. Snelling. (2004). Liquid-feeding performances of ants (Formicidae): ecological and evolutionary implications. Oecologia. 139(2). 255–266. 129 indexed citations

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Brenn, B. Randall, et al.. (2003). Analysis of Efficiency of Common Otolaryngology Operations. Archives of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery. 129(4). 435–435. 19 indexed citations

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