W. E. Robbins

3.6k total citations
100 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

About

W. E. Robbins is a scholar working on Insect Science, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, W. E. Robbins has authored 100 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 67 papers in Insect Science, 59 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 32 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in W. E. Robbins's work include Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (59 papers), Insect Utilization and Effects (42 papers) and Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (30 papers). W. E. Robbins is often cited by papers focused on Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (59 papers), Insect Utilization and Effects (42 papers) and Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (30 papers). W. E. Robbins collaborates with scholars based in United States, India and Australia. W. E. Robbins's co-authors include M. J. Thompson, J. N. Kaplanis, James A. Svoboda, S. R. Dutky, T. J. Shortino, R. E. Monroe, Spiro J. Louloudes, Charles F. Cohen, H. N. Nigg and Hugh E. Vroman and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

W. E. Robbins

99 papers receiving 2.3k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
W. E. Robbins United States 32 1.5k 1.4k 783 594 462 100 2.6k
J. N. Kaplanis United States 26 1.1k 0.7× 1.2k 0.8× 472 0.6× 492 0.8× 276 0.6× 55 1.8k
S. R. Dutky United States 24 1.1k 0.7× 429 0.3× 914 1.2× 282 0.5× 858 1.9× 47 2.1k
G. T. Brooks United Kingdom 20 1.3k 0.9× 797 0.6× 750 1.0× 579 1.0× 642 1.4× 58 2.8k
Mertxe de Renobales Spain 30 884 0.6× 497 0.3× 1.1k 1.3× 633 1.1× 309 0.7× 89 3.0k
Jan Koolman Germany 24 819 0.5× 1.1k 0.8× 405 0.5× 447 0.8× 166 0.4× 63 1.7k
William S. Bowers United States 37 2.1k 1.4× 1.2k 0.8× 1.1k 1.4× 720 1.2× 1.3k 2.8× 129 4.1k
D. H. S. Horn Australia 25 483 0.3× 662 0.5× 352 0.4× 276 0.5× 237 0.5× 55 1.4k
F. C. Baker United States 16 364 0.2× 677 0.5× 252 0.3× 365 0.6× 155 0.3× 21 1.2k
Jan Kochansky United States 26 1.5k 1.0× 639 0.4× 344 0.4× 612 1.0× 260 0.6× 77 2.1k
Arthur Retnakaran Canada 29 1.4k 0.9× 712 0.5× 1.1k 1.4× 436 0.7× 469 1.0× 114 2.2k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of W. E. Robbins

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Thompson, M. J., B. M. Glancey, W. E. Robbins, et al.. (1981). Major hydrocarbons of the post‐pharyngeal glands of mated queens of the red imported fire antSolenopsis invicta. Lipids. 16(7). 485–495. 29 indexed citations
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Wright, Fred C., et al.. (1980). The effectiveness of various secondary and tertiary amines for the control of Psoroptes.. Southwestern Entomologist. 5(4). 226–230. 2 indexed citations
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Svoboda, James A. & W. E. Robbins. (1979). Comparison of sterols from a phytophagous and predacious species of the family coccinellidae. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences. 35(2). 186–187. 6 indexed citations
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Svoboda, James A., M. J. Thompson, W. E. Robbins, & J. N. Kaplanis. (1978). Insect steroid metabolism. Lipids. 13(10). 742–753. 93 indexed citations
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Svoboda, James A., S. R. Dutky, W. E. Robbins, & J. N. Kaplanis. (1977). Sterol composition and phytosterol utilization and metabolism in the milkweed bug. Lipids. 12(3). 318–321. 36 indexed citations
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Thompson, M. J., et al.. (1976). Nematicidal activity of secondary and tertiary alkyl amides and amines. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences. 32(4). 466–467. 15 indexed citations
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Svoboda, James A., et al.. (1975). Unique pathways of sterol metabolism in the Mexican bean beetle, a plant‐feeding insect. Lipids. 10(9). 524–527. 22 indexed citations
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Nigg, H. N., James A. Svoboda, M. J. Thompson, et al.. (1974). Ecdysone metabolism: Ecdysone dehydrogenase‐isomerase. Lipids. 9(12). 971–974. 45 indexed citations
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Thompson, M. J., J. N. Kaplanis, W. E. Robbins, S. R. Dutky, & H. N. Nigg. (1974). 3-epi-20-hydroxyecdysone from meconium of the tobacco hornworm. Steroids. 24(3). 359–366. 42 indexed citations
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Kaplanis, J. N., et al.. (1972). The metabolism of 4-14C-22,25-bisdeoxyecdysone during larval development in the tobacco hornworm, Manduca sexta (L.). Steroids. 20(1). 105–120. 34 indexed citations
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Svoboda, James A., M. J. Thompson, & W. E. Robbins. (1971). Identification of Fucosterol as a Metabolite and Probable Intermediate in Conversion of β-Sitosterol to Cholesterol in the Tobacco Hornworm. Nature New Biology. 230(10). 57–58. 20 indexed citations
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Earle, N. W., et al.. (1970). Inhibition of Larval Development and Egg Production in the Boll Weevil Following Ingestion of Ecdysone Analogues12. Journal of Economic Entomology. 63(4). 1064–1069. 33 indexed citations
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Williams, Caroline M. & W. E. Robbins. (1968). Conference on Insect-Plant Interactions. BioScience. 18(8). 791–799. 16 indexed citations
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Svoboda, James A., M. J. Thompson, & W. E. Robbins. (1968). 3β-hydrpxy-24-norchol-5-en-23-oic acid—A new inhibitor of the Δ24-sterol reductase enzyme system(S) in the tobacco hornworm, Manduca Sexta (Johannson). Steroids. 12(5). 559–570. 14 indexed citations
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Svoboda, James A. & W. E. Robbins. (1967). Conversion of Beta Sitosterol to Cholesterol Blocked in an Insect by Hypocholesterolemic Agents. Science. 156(3782). 1637–1638. 44 indexed citations
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Kaplanis, J. N., W. E. Robbins, R. E. Monroe, T. J. Shortino, & M. J. Thompson. (1965). The utilization and fate of β-sitosterol in the larva of the housefly, Musca domestica L.. Journal of Insect Physiology. 11(3). 251–258. 28 indexed citations
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Vroman, Hugh E., J. N. Kaplanis, & W. E. Robbins. (1964). Cholesterol turnover in the American cockroach, Periplaneta americana (L.). Journal of Lipid Research. 5(3). 418–421. 6 indexed citations
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Robbins, W. E., et al.. (1959). Synergistic Action of Piperonyl Butoxide with Bayer 21/199 and Its Corresponding Phosphate in Mice. Journal of Economic Entomology. 52(4). 660–663. 11 indexed citations
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Hopkins, Theodore L. & W. E. Robbins. (1957). The Absorption, Metabolism, and Excretion of C14 – Labeled Allethrin By House Flies1. Journal of Economic Entomology. 50(5). 684–687. 6 indexed citations

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