Vernon M. Stern

2.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
33 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Vernon M. Stern is a scholar working on Insect Science, Plant Science and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Vernon M. Stern has authored 33 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Insect Science, 18 papers in Plant Science and 8 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Vernon M. Stern's work include Insect-Plant Interactions and Control (24 papers), Insect Pest Control Strategies (11 papers) and Insect and Pesticide Research (9 papers). Vernon M. Stern is often cited by papers focused on Insect-Plant Interactions and Control (24 papers), Insect Pest Control Strategies (11 papers) and Insect and Pesticide Research (9 papers). Vernon M. Stern collaborates with scholars based in United States and Nigeria. Vernon M. Stern's co-authors include Ray F. Smith, Robert van den Bosch, K. S. Hagen, W. Richard Bowen, T. Ajibola Taylor, Brian A. Federici, Arthur Mueller, Evert I. Schlinger, F. V. Sances and H. T. Reynolds and has published in prestigious journals such as Ecology, Annual Review of Entomology and American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.

In The Last Decade

Vernon M. Stern

32 papers receiving 1.3k 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.

The integration of chemical and biological control of the spotted alfalfa aphid: The integrated control concept

1959 780 citations Vernon M. Stern, Ray F. Smith et al. Hilgardia profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Vernon M. Stern United States	14	1.1k	765	358	333	173	33	1.5k
Dale G. Bottrell United States	18	1.1k 1.0×	839 1.1×	491 1.4×	300 0.9×	130 0.8×	50	1.4k
T. H. Coaker United Kingdom	23	1.3k 1.2×	977 1.3×	395 1.1×	262 0.8×	242 1.4×	61	1.7k
K. S. Hagen United States	23	2.1k 2.0×	1.2k 1.5×	831 2.3×	451 1.4×	363 2.1×	60	2.7k
D. G. Harcourt Canada	19	990 0.9×	604 0.8×	370 1.0×	348 1.0×	296 1.7×	71	1.3k
G. M. Tatchell United Kingdom	20	1.1k 1.0×	1.0k 1.3×	414 1.2×	402 1.2×	129 0.7×	62	1.6k
R. L. Rabb United States	20	852 0.8×	441 0.6×	420 1.2×	242 0.7×	214 1.2×	63	1.2k
Rami Kfir South Africa	21	1.3k 1.2×	976 1.3×	321 0.9×	612 1.8×	196 1.1×	75	1.7k
D. J. Greathead United Kingdom	22	1.2k 1.1×	575 0.8×	782 2.2×	163 0.5×	276 1.6×	101	1.6k
J. G. Rodríguez United States	18	1.4k 1.4×	1.0k 1.4×	895 2.5×	262 0.8×	323 1.9×	89	2.1k
Fusao Nakasuji Japan	23	1.1k 1.1×	649 0.8×	832 2.3×	329 1.0×	273 1.6×	135	1.8k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Federici, Brian A. & Vernon M. Stern. (1990). Replication and occlusion of a granulosis virus in larval and adult midgut epithelium of the western grapeleaf skeletonizer, Harrisina brillians. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology. 56(3). 401–414. 23 indexed citations

Stern, Vernon M., et al.. (1980). Alfalfa Damage from Acyrthosiphon kondoi and Economic Threshold Studies in Southern California1. Journal of Economic Entomology. 73(1). 145–148. 7 indexed citations

Stern, Vernon M.. (1979). Long and Short Range Dispersal of the Pink BollwormPectinophora gossypiellaover Southern California12. Environmental Entomology. 8(3). 524–527. 13 indexed citations

Stern, Vernon M., et al.. (1978). Cotton Arthropod Food Chain Disruptions by Pesticides in the San Joaquin Valley, California1. Environmental Entomology. 7(5). 703–707. 20 indexed citations

Stern, Vernon M.. (1973). Economic Thresholds. Annual Review of Entomology. 18(1). 259–280. 115 indexed citations

Stern, Vernon M., et al.. (1972). Biology and Feeding Habits of Orius tristicolor (Hemiptera: Anthocoridae)1. Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 65(1). 96–100. 34 indexed citations

Taylor, T. Ajibola & Vernon M. Stern. (1971). Host-Preference Studies with the Egg Parasite Trichogramma semifumatum (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae)1,2. Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 64(6). 1381–1390. 46 indexed citations

Stern, Vernon M. & Arthur Mueller. (1968). Techniques of Marking Insects with Micronized Fluorescent Dust with Especial Emphasis on Marking Millions of Lygus hesperus for Dispersal Studies1. Journal of Economic Entomology. 61(5). 1232–1237. 22 indexed citations

Bosch, Robert van den, et al.. (1967). The Interrelationship of the Aphid, Acyrthosiphon Pisum, and Its Parasite, Aphidius Smithi, in a Stable Environment. Ecology. 48(6). 993–1000. 13 indexed citations

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Stern, Vernon M.. (1967). Insect Colonization and Mass Production. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 16(6). 806–807. 125 indexed citations

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Stern, Vernon M.. (1967). Control of Aphids Attacking Barley and Analysis of Yield Increases in the Imperial Valley, California1. Journal of Economic Entomology. 60(2). 485–490. 27 indexed citations

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Stern, Vernon M., et al.. (1965). Ecological Studies of Trichogramma retorridum and Emergence of Two Trichogramma Species from the Same Host Egg1. Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 58(1). 76–81. 6 indexed citations

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Stern, Vernon M.. (1963). The Effect of Various Insecticides on Trichogramma semifumatum and Certain Predators in Southern California12. Journal of Economic Entomology. 56(3). 348–350. 3 indexed citations

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Stern, Vernon M.. (1962). Increased Resistance to Organophosphorus Insecticides in the Parthenogenetic Spotted Alfalfa Aphid, Therioaphis maculata, in California1. Journal of Economic Entomology. 55(6). 900–904. 4 indexed citations

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Stern, Vernon M., et al.. (1962). Candidate Materials to Replace Heptachlor as a Selective Control for the Egyptian Alfalfa Weevil in Southern California1. Journal of Economic Entomology. 55(5). 713–718. 1 indexed citations

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Hall, I. M. & Vernon M. Stern. (1962). Comparison of Bacillus thuringiensis Berliner var. thuringiensis and Chemical Insecticides for Control of the Alfalfa Caterpillar. Journal of Economic Entomology. 55(6). 862–865. 3 indexed citations

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Stern, Vernon M.. (1961). Further Studies of Integrated Control Methods against the Egyptian Alfalfa Weevil in California 123. Journal of Economic Entomology. 54(1). 50–55. 2 indexed citations

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Stern, Vernon M. & Ray F. Smith. (1960). Factors affecting egg production and oviposition in populations ofColias philodice eurythemeBoisduval (Lepidoptera: Pieridae). Hilgardia. 29(10). 411–454. 83 indexed citations

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Stern, Vernon M., R. Vandenbosch, & H. T. Reynolds. (1960). Effects of Dylox and Other Insecticides on Entomophagous Insects Attacking Field Crop Pests in California123. Journal of Economic Entomology. 53(1). 67–72. 6 indexed citations

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Stern, Vernon M., Ray F. Smith, Robert van den Bosch, & K. S. Hagen. (1959). The integration of chemical and biological control of the spotted alfalfa aphid: The integrated control concept. Hilgardia. 29(2). 81–101. 780 indexed citations breakdown →

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