Thomas C. Sparks

11.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
140 papers, 8.1k citations indexed

About

Thomas C. Sparks is a scholar working on Insect Science, Plant Science and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas C. Sparks has authored 140 papers receiving a total of 8.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 101 papers in Insect Science, 66 papers in Plant Science and 56 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Thomas C. Sparks's work include Insect and Pesticide Research (71 papers), Insect Pest Control Strategies (51 papers) and Insect Resistance and Genetics (47 papers). Thomas C. Sparks is often cited by papers focused on Insect and Pesticide Research (71 papers), Insect Pest Control Strategies (51 papers) and Insect Resistance and Genetics (47 papers). Thomas C. Sparks collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Canada. Thomas C. Sparks's co-authors include Ralf Nauen, Bruce D. Hammock, Gerald B. Watson, Beth A. Lorsbach, Gary D. Thompson, Michael R. Loso, R.W. Dutton, Ben C. Gerwick, Gary D. Crouse and James D. Thomas and has published in prestigious journals such as Analytical Biochemistry, Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Thomas C. Sparks

136 papers receiving 7.7k citations

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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.

IRAC: Mode of action classification and insecticide resistance management

2014 915 citations Thomas C. Sparks et al. Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology profile →
Insecticides, biologics and nematicides: Updates to IRAC’s mode of action classification - a tool for resistance management

2020 331 citations Thomas C. Sparks, Gerald B. Watson et al. Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology profile →

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Motohiro Tomizawa Japan

Kazuhiko Matsuda Japan

R. Michael Roe United States

Jeffrey G. Scott United States

Anna‐Karin Borg‐Karlson Sweden

Kun Yan Zhu United States

Akinori Suzuki Japan

Axel Mithöfer Germany

Martin S. Williamson United Kingdom

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Sparks, Thomas C., Frank J. Wessels, Trent Perry, et al.. (2025). Spinosyn resistance and cross-resistance – A 25 year review and analysis. Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology. 210. 106363–106363. 5 indexed citations

Sparks, Thomas C., et al.. (2025). Origins of new modes of action for fungicides, herbicides and insecticides: a review and analysis. Pest Management Science. 81(10). 6019–6028.

Sparks, Thomas C.. (2025). Trends in insecticide discovery: A review, analysis and perspective. Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology. 213. 106521–106521.

Perry, Trent, et al.. (2025). Unravelling the novel mode of action of the spinosyn insecticides: A 25 year review. Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology. 214. 106575–106575. 1 indexed citations

Perry, Trent, Felipe Martelli, Chris Lumb, et al.. (2021). Role of nicotinic acetylcholine receptor subunits in the mode of action of neonicotinoid, sulfoximine and spinosyn insecticides in Drosophila melanogaster. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 131. 103547–103547. 49 indexed citations

Watson, Gerald B., Melissa Siebert, Nick X. Wang, Michael R. Loso, & Thomas C. Sparks. (2021). Sulfoxaflor – A sulfoximine insecticide: Review and analysis of mode of action, resistance and cross-resistance. Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology. 178. 104924–104924. 57 indexed citations

Bielza, Pablo, Melissa Siebert, Pablo Valverde‐Garcia, et al.. (2020). Sulfoxaflor efficacy in the laboratory against imidacloprid-resistant and susceptible populations of the green peach aphid, Myzus persicae: Impact of the R81T mutation in the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor. Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology. 166. 104582–104582. 17 indexed citations

Lorsbach, Beth A., et al.. (2019). Natural products: a strategic lead generation approach in crop protection discovery. Pest Management Science. 75(9). 2301–2309. 83 indexed citations

Sparks, Thomas C., Frank J. Wessels, Beth A. Lorsbach, Benjamin M. Nugent, & Gerald B. Watson. (2019). The new age of insecticide discovery-the crop protection industry and the impact of natural products. Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology. 161. 12–22. 97 indexed citations

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Crouse, Gary D., et al.. (2018). De Novo Design of Potent, Insecticidal Synthetic Mimics of the Spinosyn Macrolide Natural Products. Scientific Reports. 8(1). 4861–4861. 16 indexed citations

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Sparks, Thomas C., et al.. (2018). Crop Protection Discovery: Is Being the First Best?. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 66(40). 10337–10346. 33 indexed citations

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Sparks, Thomas C., et al.. (2016). Natural products, their derivatives, mimics and synthetic equivalents: role in agrochemical discovery. Pest Management Science. 73(4). 700–715. 169 indexed citations

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Sparks, Thomas C.. (2013). Insecticide discovery: An evaluation and analysis. Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology. 107(1). 8–17. 192 indexed citations

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Sparks, Thomas C., et al.. (2013). Sulfoxaflor and the sulfoximine insecticides: Chemistry, mode of action and basis for efficacy on resistant insects. Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology. 107(1). 1–7. 301 indexed citations

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Babcock, Jonathan M., Michael R. Loso, Richard B. Rogers, et al.. (2010). Biological characterization of sulfoxaflor, a novel insecticide. Pest Management Science. 67(3). 328–334. 193 indexed citations

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Kirst, Herbert A., Lawrence C. Creemer, Daniel E. Snyder, et al.. (2002). Evaluation and Development of Spinosyns to Control Ectoparasites on Cattle and Sheep. Current Topics in Medicinal Chemistry. 2(7). 675–699. 24 indexed citations

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Crouse, Gary D., Thomas C. Sparks, James Gifford, et al.. (2001). Recent advances in the chemistry of spinosyns. Pest Management Science. 57(2). 177–185. 73 indexed citations

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Young, Hugh P., R. Michael Roe, Joel J. Sheets, et al.. (2000). Studies on the mechanism(s) of tobacco budworm resistance to spinosad (Tracer. 1197–1200. 4 indexed citations

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Granger, Noelle A., et al.. (2000). Pharmacological characterization of dopamine receptors in the corpus allatum of Manduca sexta larvae. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 30(8-9). 755–766. 21 indexed citations

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Sparks, Thomas C., S. S. Quisenberry, J. A. Lockwood, Ronnie L. Byford, & R. T. Roush. (1985). Insecticide resistance in the horn fly, Haematobia irritans.. 2(3). 217–233. 43 indexed citations

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