# Global insect herbivory and its response to climate change

*PRI Rank #19 · Topics and Trends in Most Cited Insect-Plant Interactions and Control Papers, Class of 2026*

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| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Rank | #19 |
| 18m citations | 24 |
| Journal | Current Biology |
| Year | 2024 |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.cub.2024.04.062 |
| Corresponding authors | Xiang Liu |
| Institution | Lanzhou University, China |

**Ranking page:** [Topics and Trends in Most Cited Insect-Plant Interactions and Control Papers, Class of 2026](https://pri.pepkio.com/top-papers/insect-plant-interactions-and-control/2026)

**Paper link:** [10.1016/j.cub.2024.04.062](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2024.04.062)

## Topics

Herbivory · climate change · global patterns · Herbivory · temperature effects · latitudinal gradients · Herbivore-plant interactions · leaf damage · Herbivory · warming experiments · Insect feeding · climate gradients · herbivore abundance · thermal sensitivity · ecosystem responses

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Pepkio Research Index (PRI). Topics and Trends in Most Cited Insect-Plant Interactions and Control Papers, Class of 2026. https://pri.pepkio.com/top-papers/insect-plant-interactions-and-control/2026. Accessed 2026-07-17.

Zheng Su, Tinsley Li, Thematic Shifts in Early-High-Impact Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics Research: A Bibliometric and Semantic Analysis. bioRxiv 2026.07.04.736459; doi: https://doi.org/10.64898/2026.07.04.736459
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