# Warmer environmental temperature accelerates aging in mosquitoes, decreasing longevity and worsening infection outcomes

*PRI Rank #20 · Topics and Trends in Most Cited Physiological and biochemical adaptations Papers, Class of 2026*

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| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Rank | #20 |
| 18m citations | 23 |
| Journal | Immunity & Ageing |
| Year | 2024 |
| DOI | 10.1186/s12979-024-00465-w |
| Corresponding authors | Julián F. Hillyer |
| Institution | Vanderbilt University, United States |

**Ranking page:** [Topics and Trends in Most Cited Physiological and biochemical adaptations Papers, Class of 2026](https://pri.pepkio.com/top-papers/physiological-and-biochemical-adaptations/2026)

**Paper link:** [10.1186/s12979-024-00465-w](https://doi.org/10.1186/s12979-024-00465-w)

## Topics

Anopheles gambiae · Thermal conditions · physiological age · chronological age · senescence acceleration · Ectotherms · Ectotherms · Climate change impacts · bacterial infection · Escherichia coli · Micrococcus luteus · hemocoelic infection · infection intensity · immune senescence · Thermal mortality · longevity decline · temperature-age interaction · malaria mosquito vector · insect thermal biology

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