V. G. Dethier

2.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
36 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

V. G. Dethier is a scholar working on Insect Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, V. G. Dethier has authored 36 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Insect Science, 14 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 11 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in V. G. Dethier's work include Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (11 papers), Plant and animal studies (9 papers) and Insect Pheromone Research and Control (9 papers). V. G. Dethier is often cited by papers focused on Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (11 papers), Plant and animal studies (9 papers) and Insect Pheromone Research and Control (9 papers). V. G. Dethier collaborates with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and Italy. V. G. Dethier's co-authors include L. M. Schoonhoven, Frank Hanson, E. Bowdan, Roberto Crnjar, G. de Boer, Robert H. MacArthur, Claude A. Villee, David V. Smith, Cynthia F. Moss and Pierre Philippot and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and The American Naturalist.

In The Last Decade

V. G. Dethier

34 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

EVOLUTION OF FEEDING PREFERENCES IN PHYTOPHAGOUS INSECTS 1954 2026 1978 2002 1954 100 200 300
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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.

  1. EVOLUTION OF FEEDING PREFERENCES IN PHYTOPHAGOUS INSECTS
    1954 340 citations V. G. Dethier Evolution profile →

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
V. G. Dethier United States 21 1.0k 781 456 443 388 36 1.6k
Edward S. Hodgson United States 18 487 0.5× 373 0.5× 861 1.9× 123 0.3× 381 1.0× 30 1.6k
G. P. Waldbauer United States 25 1.3k 1.3× 1.0k 1.3× 240 0.5× 591 1.3× 578 1.5× 100 2.0k
Daniel Lachaise France 24 837 0.8× 922 1.2× 214 0.5× 322 0.7× 1.0k 2.6× 62 1.9k
P. E. Howse United Kingdom 28 1.1k 1.0× 1.2k 1.6× 298 0.7× 571 1.3× 1.1k 3.0× 77 2.2k
Robert A. Bell United States 17 904 0.9× 359 0.5× 1.0k 2.3× 293 0.7× 610 1.6× 58 1.8k
Jan Löfqvist Sweden 30 2.1k 2.1× 931 1.2× 564 1.2× 291 0.7× 849 2.2× 70 2.6k
M. C. Birch United States 28 1.7k 1.7× 771 1.0× 337 0.7× 303 0.7× 829 2.1× 59 2.3k
Horst Hertel Germany 18 583 0.6× 1.1k 1.4× 546 1.2× 388 0.9× 793 2.0× 36 1.7k
Sadahiro Tatsuki Japan 28 1.5k 1.5× 624 0.8× 533 1.2× 290 0.7× 777 2.0× 110 2.0k
Jean‐Pierre Farine France 19 572 0.6× 499 0.6× 462 1.0× 131 0.3× 605 1.6× 51 1.2k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of V. G. Dethier

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All Works

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Philippot, Pierre, V. G. Dethier, Bram Vervliet, et al.. (2015). Maximiser la thérapie par exposition: une approche basée sur l’apprentissage. DIAL (Catholic University of Leuven).
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Dethier, V. G.. (1993). FOOD-FINDING BY POLYPHAGOUS ARCTIID CATERPILLARS LACKING ANTENNAL AND MAXILLARY CHEMORECEPTORS. The Canadian Entomologist. 125(1). 85–92. 8 indexed citations
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Dethier, V. G.. (1992). Crickets and Katydids, Concerts and Solos. Harvard University Press eBooks. 2 indexed citations
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Dethier, V. G.. (1988). The feeding behavior of a polyphagous caterpillar (Diacrisia virginica) in its natural habitat. Canadian Journal of Zoology. 66(6). 1280–1288. 33 indexed citations
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Dethier, V. G.. (1987). Discriminative taste inhibitors affecting insects. Chemical Senses. 12(2). 251–263. 14 indexed citations
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Moss, Cynthia F. & V. G. Dethier. (1983). Central nervous system regulation of finicky feeding by the blowfly.. Behavioral Neuroscience. 97(4). 541–548. 12 indexed citations
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Smith, David V., E. Bowdan, & V. G. Dethier. (1983). Information transmission in tarsal sugar receptors of the blowfly. Chemical Senses. 8(1). 81–101. 20 indexed citations
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Dethier, V. G.. (1982). MECHANISM OF HOST‐PLANT RECOGNITION. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata. 31(1). 49–56. 244 indexed citations
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Dethier, V. G. & Roberto Crnjar. (1982). Candidate codes in the gustatory system of caterpillars.. The Journal of General Physiology. 79(4). 549–569. 63 indexed citations
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Dethier, V. G.. (1980). Food‐aversion learning in two polyphagous caterpillars, Diacrisia virginica and Estigmene congrua. Physiological Entomology. 5(4). 321–325. 62 indexed citations
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Dethier, V. G.. (1980). Responses of some olfactory receptors of the eastern tent caterpillar (Malacosoma americanum) to leaves. Journal of Chemical Ecology. 6(1). 213–220. 20 indexed citations
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Hanson, Frank & V. G. Dethier. (1973). Rôle of gustation and olfaction in food plant discrimination in the tobacco hornworm, Manduca sexta. Journal of Insect Physiology. 19(5). 1019–1031. 91 indexed citations
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Dethier, V. G.. (1972). Buy me a volcano. 1 indexed citations
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Villee, Claude A. & V. G. Dethier. (1971). Biological Principles and Processes. Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information (Royal Gardens Kew). 20 indexed citations
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Dethier, V. G. & L. M. Schoonhoven. (1969). OLFACTORY CODING BY LEPIDOPTEROUS LARVAE. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata. 12(5). 535–543. 52 indexed citations
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Dethier, V. G. & L. M. Schoonhoven. (1968). Evaluation of evaporation by cold and humidity receptors in caterpillars. Journal of Insect Physiology. 14(8). 1049–1054. 24 indexed citations
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Dethier, V. G.. (1968). Chemosensory Input and Taste Discrimination in the Blowfly. Science. 161(3839). 389–391. 52 indexed citations
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Dethier, V. G.. (1959). Food-Plant Distribution and Density and Larval Dispersal as Factors Affecting Insect Populations. The Canadian Entomologist. 91(9). 581–596. 125 indexed citations
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Dethier, V. G.. (1954). EVOLUTION OF FEEDING PREFERENCES IN PHYTOPHAGOUS INSECTS. Evolution. 8(1). 33–54. 340 indexed citations breakdown →

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