Thomas W. Sappington

6.5k total citations
171 papers, 4.9k citations indexed

About

Thomas W. Sappington is a scholar working on Insect Science, Molecular Biology and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas W. Sappington has authored 171 papers receiving a total of 4.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 131 papers in Insect Science, 105 papers in Molecular Biology and 59 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Thomas W. Sappington's work include Insect Resistance and Genetics (102 papers), Insect-Plant Interactions and Control (77 papers) and Insect and Pesticide Research (38 papers). Thomas W. Sappington is often cited by papers focused on Insect Resistance and Genetics (102 papers), Insect-Plant Interactions and Control (77 papers) and Insect and Pesticide Research (38 papers). Thomas W. Sappington collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and South Korea. Thomas W. Sappington's co-authors include Alexander S. Raikhel, Kyung Seok Kim, Nicholas J. Miller, Michael E. Gray, Blair D. Siegfried, Xingfu Jiang, D. W. Spurgeon, J. Moeser, Martin Bohn and S. M. Greenberg and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Thomas W. Sappington

169 papers receiving 4.8k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Thomas W. Sappington United States 35 3.1k 2.5k 1.4k 1.3k 779 171 4.9k
Shuji Shigenobu Japan 43 2.3k 0.7× 2.5k 1.0× 2.1k 1.5× 1.6k 1.2× 1.2k 1.6× 203 6.6k
Xavier Bellés Spain 47 2.7k 0.9× 2.5k 1.0× 664 0.5× 2.8k 2.1× 1.8k 2.3× 199 6.6k
Maria‐Dolors Piulachs Spain 34 1.4k 0.5× 1.1k 0.5× 290 0.2× 1.6k 1.2× 1.0k 1.3× 102 3.5k
David J Begun United States 39 1.2k 0.4× 2.6k 1.0× 1.3k 1.0× 4.0k 3.1× 1.8k 2.3× 83 6.4k
Doris Bachtrog United States 46 1.2k 0.4× 2.9k 1.2× 3.0k 2.2× 5.5k 4.1× 1.7k 2.1× 96 7.5k
Joshua B. Benoit United States 34 1.5k 0.5× 586 0.2× 460 0.3× 1.0k 0.8× 696 0.9× 160 3.8k
Stephen W. McKechnie Australia 35 1.3k 0.4× 1.2k 0.5× 500 0.4× 1.2k 0.9× 972 1.2× 80 4.0k
Henry H. Hagedorn United States 32 1.6k 0.5× 840 0.3× 313 0.2× 1.1k 0.8× 405 0.5× 56 3.0k
J. Spencer Johnston United States 39 1.9k 0.6× 1.9k 0.8× 2.0k 1.5× 2.6k 2.0× 2.2k 2.8× 126 5.5k
Zilá Luz Paulino Simões Brazil 41 3.9k 1.2× 956 0.4× 357 0.3× 3.7k 2.8× 2.8k 3.7× 111 5.2k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Thomas W. Sappington

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Sappington, Thomas W.. (2024). Aseasonal, undirected migration in insects: 'Invisible' but common. iScience. 27(6). 110040–110040. 5 indexed citations
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Hellmich, Richard L., Thomas W. Sappington, James S. Adelman, et al.. (2022). Monarch Butterfly Ecology, Behavior, and Vulnerabilities in North Central United States Agricultural Landscapes. BioScience. 72(12). 1176–1203. 10 indexed citations
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Cheng, Yunxia, Thomas W. Sappington, Luo LiZhi, et al.. (2021). Key factors involved in reduction of damage to sunflower by the European sunflower moth in China through late planting. PLoS ONE. 16(4). e0250209–e0250209. 1 indexed citations
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Bradbury, Steven P., et al.. (2021). Oviposition Response of Monarch Butterfly (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) to Imidacloprid-Treated Milkweed. Environmental Entomology. 50(3). 541–549. 2 indexed citations
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Cheng, Yunxia, Thomas W. Sappington, Luo LiZhi, Lei Zhang, & Xingfu Jiang. (2021). Starvation on First or Second Day of Adulthood Reverses Larval-Stage Decision to Migrate in Beet Webworm (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae). Environmental Entomology. 50(3). 523–531. 6 indexed citations
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Jiang, Xingfu, et al.. (2016). Biocontrol of the oriental armyworm, Mythimna separata, by the tachinid fly Exorista civilis is synergized by Cry1Ab protoxin. Scientific Reports. 6(1). 26873–26873. 28 indexed citations
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Zhang, Lei, et al.. (2015). Accelerated and Synchronized Oviposition Induced by Flight of Young Females May Intensify Larval Outbreaks of the Rice Leaf Roller. PLoS ONE. 10(3). e0121821–e0121821. 25 indexed citations
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Miller, Nicholas J., et al.. (2009). Mitochondrial DNA Variation and Range Expansion in Western Bean Cutworm (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae): No Evidence for a Recent Population Bottleneck. Environmental Entomology. 38(1). 274–280. 19 indexed citations
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Kim, Kyung Seok, et al.. (2009). Molecular Diagnostic for Boll Weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) Based on Amplification of Three Species-Specific Microsatellites. Journal of Economic Entomology. 102(2). 759–766. 6 indexed citations
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Sappington, Thomas W., et al.. (2007). Effect of Age and Mating Status on Adult European Corn Borer (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) Dispersal from Small-Grain Aggregation Plots. Journal of Economic Entomology. 100(4). 1116–1123. 8 indexed citations
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Sumerford, Douglas V., et al.. (2006). Impact of Trap Design, Windbreaks, and Weather on Captures of European Corn Borer (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) in Pheromone-Baited Traps. Journal of Economic Entomology. 99(6). 2002–2009. 19 indexed citations
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Sappington, Thomas W.. (2005). First-Flight Adult European Corn Borer (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) Distribution in Roadside Vegetation Relative to Cropping Patterns and Corn Phenology. Environmental Entomology. 34(6). 1541–1548. 20 indexed citations
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Greenberg, S. M., et al.. (2003). Effects of Conventional vs. Conservation Tillage Systems on Population Dynamics of Boll Weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in Dryland Cotton. Iowa State University Digital Repository (Iowa State University). 55. 32–39. 3 indexed citations
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Raikhel, Alexander S., Thomas W. Sappington, K. G. Adiyodi, & Rita G. Adiyodi. (2002). Progress in vitellogenesis. 42 indexed citations
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Sappington, Thomas W., et al.. (2000). Determining boll weevil age with cuticular hydrocarbon profiles.. 2. 1167–1171. 2 indexed citations
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Greenberg, S. M., Tong‐Xian Liu, Thomas W. Sappington, et al.. (2000). Preliminary data of the effects of cotton defoliant chemicals on Bemisia argentifolii (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae) mortality and its parasitoid survival.. 1147–1151. 2 indexed citations
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Sappington, Thomas W., et al.. (2000). Beet armyworm fecundity and oviposition behavior. 2. 1209–1213. 1 indexed citations
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Sappington, Thomas W. & Alexander S. Raikhel. (1998). Ligand-binding domains in vitellogenin receptors and other LDL-receptor family members share a common ancestral ordering of cysteine-rich repeats. Journal of Molecular Evolution. 46(4). 476–487. 31 indexed citations
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Sappington, Thomas W. & Orley R. Taylor. (1990). Genetic sources of pheromone variation inColias eurytheme butterflies. Journal of Chemical Ecology. 16(9). 2755–2770. 17 indexed citations

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