V. G. Dethier

5.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
61 papers, 3.2k citations indexed

About

V. G. Dethier is a scholar working on Insect Science, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, V. G. Dethier has authored 61 papers receiving a total of 3.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 33 papers in Insect Science, 26 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 18 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in V. G. Dethier's work include Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (26 papers), Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (17 papers) and Insect and Pesticide Research (13 papers). V. G. Dethier is often cited by papers focused on Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (26 papers), Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (17 papers) and Insect and Pesticide Research (13 papers). V. G. Dethier collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Hungary. V. G. Dethier's co-authors include Frank Hanson, Carroll N. Smith, David R. Evans, T. Jermy, Myron L. Wolbarsht, M Rhoades, Alan Gelperin, Casimer T. Grabowski, Lucille H. Turner and Richard L. Solomon and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Annual Review of Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

V. G. Dethier

59 papers receiving 2.8k 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.

The Designation of Chemicals in Terms of the Responses They Elicit from Insects1

1960 358 citations V. G. Dethier et al. Journal of Economic Entomology profile →
INDUCTION OF SPECIFIC FOOD PREFERENCE IN LEPIDOPTEROUS LARVAE¹

1968 245 citations V. G. Dethier et al. profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
V. G. Dethier United States	30	1.7k	1.4k	1.0k	883	682	61	3.2k
Kenneth D. Roeder United States	28	589 0.3×	1.2k 0.9×	1.4k 1.4×	859 1.0×	286 0.4×	52	2.6k
Aubrey Manning United Kingdom	27	584 0.3×	982 0.7×	1.5k 1.5×	1.3k 1.5×	314 0.5×	53	3.2k
V. G. Dethier United States	21	1.0k 0.6×	456 0.3×	781 0.7×	388 0.4×	443 0.6×	36	1.6k
W. Mordue United Kingdom	32	1.4k 0.8×	1.8k 1.3×	738 0.7×	814 0.9×	618 0.9×	94	3.2k
Miriam Rothschild United Kingdom	35	1.3k 0.8×	282 0.2×	1.8k 1.7×	846 1.0×	890 1.3×	111	3.4k
Edward S. Hodgson United States	18	487 0.3×	861 0.6×	373 0.4×	381 0.4×	123 0.2×	30	1.6k
Ashok K. Raina United States	37	2.7k 1.6×	2.1k 1.6×	1.0k 1.0×	1.8k 2.1×	617 0.9×	138	4.3k
Tristram D. Wyatt United Kingdom	21	845 0.5×	603 0.4×	1.2k 1.2×	851 1.0×	222 0.3×	42	2.7k
Mattias C. Larsson Sweden	34	2.6k 1.5×	1.9k 1.4×	1.3k 1.2×	1.3k 1.5×	728 1.1×	82	4.1k
C. Masson France	30	1.7k 1.0×	1.2k 0.9×	1.5k 1.4×	1.5k 1.7×	292 0.4×	86	2.6k

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Dethier, V. G.. (1990). Chemosensory Physiology in an Age of Transition. Annual Review of Neuroscience. 13(1). 1–15. 4 indexed citations

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Dethier, V. G., et al.. (1969). AN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF THE ACTION OF CARBOHYDRATES ON THE SUGAR RECEPTOR OF THE BLOWFLY. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 62(1). 136–143. 40 indexed citations

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Dethier, V. G., Richard L. Solomon, & Lucille H. Turner. (1968). Central inhibition in the blowfly.. Journal of Comparative and Physiological Psychology. 66(1). 144–150. 18 indexed citations

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Walker, Thomas J. & V. G. Dethier. (1965). The Physiology of Insect Senses. Florida Entomologist. 48(1). 55–55. 6 indexed citations

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Dethier, V. G.. (1959). Behavior and Evolution.Anne Roe , George Gaylord Simpson. The Quarterly Review of Biology. 34(2). 185–186.

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Wolbarsht, Myron L. & V. G. Dethier. (1958). ELECTRICAL ACTIVITY IN THE CHEMORECEPTORS OF THE BLOWFLY. The Journal of General Physiology. 42(2). 393–412. 105 indexed citations

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Dethier, V. G.. (1957). Insect Attractants and Repellents.. 33. 83–101. 11 indexed citations

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Evans, David R. & V. G. Dethier. (1957). The regulation of taste thresholds for sugars in the blowfly. Journal of Insect Physiology. 1(1). 3–17. 122 indexed citations

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Dethier, V. G.. (1957). Communication by Insects: Physiology of Dancing. Science. 125(3243). 331–336. 77 indexed citations

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Dethier, V. G.. (1957). The sensory physiology of blood-sucking arthropods. Experimental Parasitology. 6(1). 68–122. 36 indexed citations

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Dethier, V. G., David R. Evans, & M Rhoades. (1956). SOME FACTORS CONTROLLING THE INGESTION OF CARBOHYDRATES BY THE BLOWFLY. Biological Bulletin. 111(2). 204–222. 95 indexed citations

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Dethier, V. G.. (1955). The Physiology and Histology of the Contact Chemoreceptors of the Blowfly. The Quarterly Review of Biology. 30(4). 348–371. 230 indexed citations

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Dethier, V. G.. (1955). Mode of Action of Sugar-Baited Fly Traps1. Journal of Economic Entomology. 48(3). 235–239. 22 indexed citations

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Dethier, V. G.. (1954). OLFACTORY RESPONSES OF BLOWFLIES TO ALIPHATIC ALDEHYDES. The Journal of General Physiology. 37(6). 743–751. 19 indexed citations

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Dethier, V. G. & M Rhoades. (1954). Sugar preference‐aversion functions for the blowfly. Journal of Experimental Zoology. 126(2). 177–203. 60 indexed citations

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Dethier, V. G.. (1954). THE PHYSIOLOGY OF OLFACTION IN INSECTS. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 58(2). 139–157. 31 indexed citations

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Dethier, V. G.. (1953). SUMMATION AND INHIBITION FOLLOWING CONTRALATERAL STIMULATION OF THE TARSAL CHEMORECEPTORS OF THE BLOWFLY. Biological Bulletin. 105(2). 257–268. 14 indexed citations

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Dethier, V. G., et al.. (1952). OLFACTORY STIMULATION OF BLOWFLIES BY HOMOLOGOUS ALCOHOLS. The Journal of General Physiology. 35(6). 823–839. 37 indexed citations

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Dethier, V. G., et al.. (1952). Attraction of Flies by Iso-Valeraldehyde. Science. 115(2980). 141–142. 9 indexed citations

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Dethier, V. G.. (1951). THE LIMITING MECHANISM IN TARSAL CHEMORECEPTION. The Journal of General Physiology. 35(1). 55–65. 13 indexed citations

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