The evidence base

The literature behind the map

A 6,136-work OpenAlex corpus (2021+) on mosquito vector biology and control. Start with the curated flagship reading list, explore the top-cited works below, and download the full corpus to query it yourself.

6,136
works in the corpus
2,440
engineered-intervention works
1,257
niche-displacement works

Flagship reading list

The most-cited landmark works across the 12 themes, deduplicated and kept on-topic. Each links to its DOI.
14 works
633 citationsNew England Journal of Medicine2021
Ae. aegypti controlArbovirus transmissionInsecticide resistanceWolbachia
320 citationsJournal of Travel Medicine2021
Ae. albopictus invasionClimate & range shift
241 citationsPLoS neglected tropical diseases2021
Ae. aegypti controlArbovirus transmissionInsecticide resistanceWolbachia
237 citationsClinical Medicine2022
Arbovirus transmissionClimate & range shiftGM mosquito release
170 citationsEcology Letters2023
Climate & range shiftGM mosquito releaseGene driveWest Nile virusWolbachia
156 citationsNature Communications2021
SIT / IIT
156 citationsThe Journal of Infectious Diseases2021
SIT / IIT

Explore the top-cited works

The 250 most-cited works in the corpus. Filter by theme, search, and sort; follow any row to its DOI.
250 works
WorkYearCitationsVenue
Adi UtariniAe. aegypti controlArbovirus transmissionInsecticide resistance
2021633New England Journal of Medicine
Robert ChenGene driveGM mosquito release
2022426Nature Biotechnology
Xiaorong YangAe. albopictus invasionClimate & range shift
2021320Journal of Travel Medicine
Claire HoencampGene drive
2021299Science
Sofia B. PintoAe. aegypti controlArbovirus transmissionInsecticide resistance
2021241PLoS neglected tropical diseases
Senanayake Abeysinghe Mudiyanselage KularatneArbovirus transmissionClimate & range shiftGM mosquito release
2022237Clinical Medicine
Chiara AndolinaAnopheles / malaria
2021232The Lancet Infectious Diseases
Jacklin F MoshaInsecticide resistance
2022226The Lancet
Melissa D. ConradInsecticide resistance
2023216New England Journal of Medicine
Amelia Bertozzi-VillaInsecticide resistance
2021193Nature Communications
Henk van den BergAe. aegypti controlAnopheles / malariaInsecticide resistance
2021188Scientific Reports
Manfred AccrombessiAnopheles / malariaInsecticide resistance
2023187The Lancet
Sergé MorandAnopheles / malariaArbovirus transmission
2021177Frontiers in Veterinary Science
Chris S. ClarksonAnopheles / malariaInsecticide resistance
2021177Molecular Ecology
Joel J. BrownArbovirus transmissionClimate & range shiftGene drive
2023170Ecology Letters
Tadele EmiruAnopheles / malariaClimate & range shiftInsecticide resistance
2023169Nature Medicine
Desalegn DabaroAnopheles / malaria
2021168Malaria Journal
Andrew HammondAnopheles / malariaClimate & range shiftGene drive
2021167Nature Communications
Kavindya V K W AtapattuArbovirus transmissionWolbachia
2023163Special journal of the Medical Academy and other Life Sciences
Gabriel Zorello LaportaAe. aegypti controlAe. albopictus invasionArbovirus transmission
2023159Insects
Joel Henrique EllwangerGM mosquito release
2021159Genetics and Molecular Biology
Ming LiAe. aegypti controlArbovirus transmissionClimate & range shift
2021156Nature Communications
Pierre CarnevaleAnopheles / malariaInsecticide resistanceSIT / IIT
2021156The Journal of Infectious Diseases
Yuyang ChenArbovirus transmission
2022155The Lancet Infectious Diseases
Fitsum G. TadesseAnopheles / malaria
2021154Emerging infectious diseases
Andrew HammondGene driveGM mosquito releaseInsecticide resistance
2021151PLoS Genetics
Danish A. AhmedAe. albopictus invasion
2022150Biological Invasions
Fabian RogerSIT / IIT
2022150Environmental DNA
Fabien AubryAe. albopictus invasionArbovirus transmission
2021145Nature Communications
Nurul Azam Mohd SalimClimate & range shift
2021143Scientific Reports
Nigel W. BeebeAe. aegypti controlArbovirus transmissionGM mosquito release
2021140Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Kimberly E. MaceAnopheles / malaria
2022137MMWR Surveillance Summaries
Jamie M. CaldwellArbovirus transmissionClimate & range shiftWest Nile virus
2021137Nature Communications
April MonroeAnopheles / malariaGM mosquito release
2022136Malaria Journal
Yuyang ChenArbovirus transmission
2022135Strathprints: The University of Strathclyde institutional repository (University of Strathclyde)
Diana ErazoClimate & range shiftWest Nile virus
2024134Nature Communications
Morgan E. GorrisAe. albopictus invasionClimate & range shiftWest Nile virus
2021131Parasites & Vectors
Mahul ChakrabortyAnopheles / malariaArbovirus transmissionGene drive
2021126BMC Biology
Meshesha BalkewAnopheles / malariaInsecticide resistance
2021125Malaria Journal
Maria Elena De ObaldiaClimate & range shiftGene driveGM mosquito release
2022125Cell
Adewale Oluwaseun FadakaWest Nile virus
2021122Scientific Reports
Theresa Valerie Oheneba-DornyoAnopheles / malariaClimate & range shift
2022121Environmental Modeling & Assessment
Claire Sangbakembi-NgounouAnopheles / malariaClimate & range shiftInsecticide resistance
2022121Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Yunhua ZhangInsecticide resistanceWolbachia
2021120The ISME Journal
Ahyoung LimAe. albopictus invasionArbovirus transmissionClimate & range shift
2025120Nature Communications
Beatrice R EgidAe. aegypti controlArbovirus transmission
2021119Current Research in Parasitology and Vector-Borne Diseases
Werissaw HaileselassieAnopheles / malariaClimate & range shift
2022118BMC Public Health
Anton BeloconiAnopheles / malariaClimate & range shift
2023117Scientific Reports
Agnes Mwakingwe-OmariAnopheles / malaria
2021115Nature
Johanna YoungWest Nile virus
2021114Eurosurveillance
Ottavia RomoliAe. aegypti controlGene driveInsecticide resistance
2021114Nature Communications
Eliana RealGene driveGM mosquito release
2021114Nature Communications
Cameron NosratArbovirus transmissionWest Nile virus
2021111PLoS neglected tropical diseases
Gabriel Ribeiro dos SantosArbovirus transmissionWolbachia
2022111The Lancet Infectious Diseases
Jaffer OkiringAnopheles / malariaClimate & range shift
2021111BMC Public Health
Ibrahima DioufAnopheles / malaria
2021109Theoretical and Applied Climatology
David RoizAe. aegypti controlAe. albopictus invasionArbovirus transmission
2024105The Science of The Total Environment
Min DuArbovirus transmission
2021105Infectious Diseases and Therapy
Zia FarooqWest Nile virus
2022103The Lancet Regional Health - Europe
Yannick SimoninAe. albopictus invasionClimate & range shiftWest Nile virus
2024102Viruses
Ndeye Marie SeneAe. aegypti controlArbovirus transmissionClimate & range shift
2021101PLoS neglected tropical diseases
Cindy S. ChuAnopheles / malaria
2021101PLoS Medicine
Jailos LubindaAnopheles / malariaClimate & range shift
2021100Scientific Reports
André Barretto Bruno WilkeAe. aegypti controlAe. albopictus invasionArbovirus transmission
2021100Scientific Reports
Thomas WalkerAnopheles / malariaInsecticide resistanceSIT / IIT
202199Current Biology
René GatoAe. aegypti controlArbovirus transmissionGM mosquito release
202199Insects
Bo ZhengSIT / IITWolbachia
202199SIAM Journal on Applied Mathematics
Eric R. LucasAnopheles / malariaGM mosquito releaseInsecticide resistance
202398Nature Communications
Amy C. MorrisonAe. aegypti controlWolbachia
202298Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Saumya SinhaGene driveGM mosquito releaseWest Nile virus
202498Journal of Biomedical Science
Emily G. McDonaldWest Nile virus
202197MMWR Surveillance Summaries
Veerayuth KittichaiArbovirus transmission
202196Scientific Reports
Amr H. HashemInsecticide resistanceSIT / IIT
202296Journal of Functional Biomaterials
K. HemachandranAnopheles / malaria
202396Diagnostics
Anderson F. BritoArbovirus transmission
202195Nature Communications
Christovam BarcellosArbovirus transmissionClimate & range shift
202495Scientific Reports
Guandong WangAnopheles / malaria
202195Science
Alfred Amambua‐NgwaGM mosquito release
202394Nature Microbiology
Perran A. RossWolbachia
202294PLoS Pathogens
Gerard TerradasGene driveGM mosquito release
202194Nature Communications
Rebeca Carballar‐LejarazúAnopheles / malariaGene driveGM mosquito release
202394Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Van-Hau NguyenClimate & range shift
202293PLoS neglected tropical diseases
Sandra OliveiraAe. aegypti controlAe. albopictus invasionArbovirus transmission
202193Scientific Reports
Felipe Dzul-ManzanillaAe. aegypti controlArbovirus transmission
202191The Lancet Planetary Health
Lu LuWest Nile virus
202491PLoS Pathogens
Vincent Pommier de SantiAnopheles / malariaInsecticide resistance
202190Emerging infectious diseases
S. AbinayaAe. aegypti control
202390ACS Omega
Jian MaAe. albopictus invasionArbovirus transmissionClimate & range shift
202290Biology
Chaibo Jose ArmandoAnopheles / malariaClimate & range shift
202390Frontiers in Public Health
Kelsey AdamsAe. aegypti controlAnopheles / malariaArbovirus transmission
202189Nature Microbiology
Margot KarlikowArbovirus transmission
202289Nature Biomedical Engineering
Ayman AhmedAnopheles / malariaInsecticide resistance
202189Emerging infectious diseases
Abdiel Martín-ParkAe. aegypti controlAe. albopictus invasionGM mosquito release
202289PLoS neglected tropical diseases
Amarish Kumar YadavGene driveGM mosquito releaseSIT / IIT
202388Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Małgorzata KwaśnikGM mosquito release
202188Journal of Veterinary Research
Michelle C. StantonAnopheles / malariaClimate & range shiftInsecticide resistance
202188Malaria Journal
Willem J. LaursenAe. aegypti controlAnopheles / malariaGene drive
202387Neuron
Ludmilla AguiarGM mosquito release
202187PLoS ONE
A E GoodwinClimate & range shiftInsecticide resistance
202187Scientific Reports
Katherine E. BattleAnopheles / malaria
202187PLoS Medicine
Waleed M. SweilehArbovirus transmission
202286Globalization and Health
Noah H. RoseAe. aegypti controlClimate & range shiftGene drive
202386eLife
Ayman AhmedAnopheles / malaria
202186Parasites & Vectors
Jane Frances NamugangaAnopheles / malaria
202186Nature Communications
Thomas LehnertGM mosquito release
202486Lab on a Chip
Felipe J. Colón‐GonzálezArbovirus transmissionClimate & range shift
202186PLoS Medicine
Md. Siddikur RahmanAe. aegypti control
202186International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Diego Alonso San AlbertoGene drive
202286Nature Communications
Julie D. PourtoisAnopheles / malaria
202385PLOS Global Public Health
Arvind SharmaWest Nile virus
202185Cell
Jonas NäslundArbovirus transmission
202185Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases
Feng LiuInsecticide resistance
202185Nature Communications
Diana OmokeAnopheles / malariaInsecticide resistance
202185Malaria Journal
Ellie Sherrard-SmithAnopheles / malaria
202285The Lancet Planetary Health
Getachew Asmare AdellaAnopheles / malaria
202284Malaria Journal
Lucía García San MiguelWest Nile virus
202184Eurosurveillance
Emily YangGene driveGM mosquito releaseSIT / IIT
202284G3 Genes Genomes Genetics
Katherine L. MalloryAnopheles / malaria
202184npj Vaccines
Patrick TunguAnopheles / malariaInsecticide resistance
202183Malaria Journal
Nurhussen AhmedClimate & range shift
202183Ecological Processes
Hammad MajeedClimate & range shiftSIT / IIT
202483Heliyon
Gernot SegelbacherGene driveGM mosquito releaseSIT / IIT
202182Conservation Genetics
Wojciech SiłkaAnopheles / malariaGene drive
202382Sensors
Francesca ScolariAe. aegypti controlAe. albopictus invasionArbovirus transmission
202182Frontiers in Microbiology
Astrid HoermannAnopheles / malariaGene drive
202281Science Advances
William Marciel de SouzaGene driveGM mosquito release
202481Cell Host & Microbe
Yalemwork EwnetuAnopheles / malaria
202281Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health
Jue Tao LimAe. aegypti controlSIT / IITWolbachia
202481The Lancet Microbe
Naduvilthara U. VisakhInsecticide resistanceSIT / IIT
202281Insects
Eric PanziAnopheles / malaria
202281International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Magellan TchouakuiAnopheles / malariaInsecticide resistance
202180Pathogens
Robert S. McCannAnopheles / malaria
202180Malaria Journal
Jackline MartinAnopheles / malariaInsecticide resistance
202180Parasites & Vectors
Zia FarooqClimate & range shiftWest Nile virus
202379One Health
Daniel F. Q. SmithGM mosquito release
202179PLoS Biology
Jiayue YanAe. aegypti controlArbovirus transmission
202179Frontiers in Zoology
Kimberly E. MaceAnopheles / malaria
202179MMWR Surveillance Summaries
Martin P. GrobuschArbovirus transmission
202178The Lancet Regional Health - Europe
Thomas C. MooreAe. aegypti control
202278Journal of Medical Entomology
Emmelien VancaesterWolbachia
202378PLoS Biology
Xavier Grau‐BovéAnopheles / malariaInsecticide resistance
202178PLoS Genetics
Nancy S. MatowoAnopheles / malaria
202178Scientific Reports
Bálint PatakiAe. albopictus invasionArbovirus transmissionClimate & range shift
202178Scientific Reports
Rajan GuhaGene drive
202177PLoS Pathogens
John SoghigianClimate & range shiftGene driveWest Nile virus
202377Nature Communications
Alexandre Mestre TejoAe. albopictus invasionArbovirus transmission
202377Journal of Intensive Medicine
Varvara LukyanchikovaAnopheles / malariaGM mosquito release
202277Nature Communications
Clarence M. Mang’eraAnopheles / malariaInsecticide resistance
202176Parasites & Vectors
Louisa A. MessengerAnopheles / malariaInsecticide resistance
202175Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Meng‐Jia LauAe. aegypti controlWolbachia
202175PLoS neglected tropical diseases
Jennifer L. SmithAnopheles / malaria
202175PLoS ONE
Zachary M. BurchamSIT / IIT
202475Nature Microbiology
Teshome DegefaAnopheles / malaria
202175Acta Tropica
María Eugenia GrilletAnopheles / malaria
202174PLoS neglected tropical diseases
Colin J. CarlsonAe. albopictus invasionAnopheles / malariaClimate & range shift
202374Biology Letters
Madina DoumbiaAnopheles / malariaClimate & range shift
202374International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Felipe J. Colón‐GonzálezAe. albopictus invasionArbovirus transmissionClimate & range shift
202374Nature Communications
Amr FoudaAnopheles / malariaSIT / IIT
202174International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Rasika DalpadadoAe. aegypti controlAe. albopictus invasionArbovirus transmission
202274Parasites & Vectors
Bethany L. McGregorArbovirus transmissionWest Nile virus
202173Viruses
Antoine SanouAnopheles / malariaClimate & range shiftInsecticide resistance
202173Scientific Reports
Suraj JagtapArbovirus transmission
202373PLoS Pathogens
Veronica V. RezeljArbovirus transmissionGene driveWest Nile virus
202172Nature Communications
Angela MeccarielloSIT / IIT
202172BMC Biology
Talita AdelinoArbovirus transmission
202172Nature Communications
Vincent CorbelAe. aegypti controlAnopheles / malariaArbovirus transmission
202371Parasites & Vectors
Bo ZhengWolbachia
202171Science China Mathematics
Eric OchomoAnopheles / malariaClimate & range shiftGene drive
202371Emerging infectious diseases
Mats LeifelsAe. albopictus invasionWest Nile virus
202271ISME Communications
Jonny E. DuqueAe. aegypti controlInsecticide resistance
202371Scientific Reports
Timothée LaurentGM mosquito release
202271eLife
Komal Raj RijalAe. albopictus invasion
202171Infectious Diseases of Poverty
Andrew J. C. RussellAnopheles / malariaGM mosquito release
202370Cell Host & Microbe
John H. BoyleAe. albopictus invasion
202170Insects
Michelle A. E. AndersonAe. aegypti controlGene drive
202370Nature Communications
Lucien Yao KonanAe. aegypti controlInsecticide resistance
202170Journal of Medical Entomology
Agnese ZardiniAe. aegypti controlArbovirus transmissionClimate & range shift
202470The Lancet Planetary Health
Verity HillAe. albopictus invasionArbovirus transmissionWest Nile virus
202470PLoS Biology
Antonio D. LigsayAe. albopictus invasionClimate & range shiftWest Nile virus
202170International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Isaac Amankona HinneAnopheles / malariaClimate & range shiftInsecticide resistance
202169Parasites & Vectors
Saeed RoschdiGene drive
202269Nature Structural & Molecular Biology
João Silveira Moledo GestoAe. aegypti controlArbovirus transmissionWolbachia
202169Frontiers in Microbiology
Harun NjorogeAnopheles / malariaInsecticide resistance
202269Molecular Ecology
Sylwia D. BoltrykAnopheles / malariaGene drive
202169Nature Communications
Doreen J. SiriaAnopheles / malariaGM mosquito releaseInsecticide resistance
202269Nature Communications
Soon Hoe HoAe. aegypti controlArbovirus transmissionGM mosquito release
202368PLoS neglected tropical diseases
Wiebke NahrendorfAnopheles / malaria
202168eLife
Mark Q. BenedictSIT / IIT
202168Journal of Medical Entomology
Cristina M. CravaAe. aegypti controlAe. albopictus invasion
202168Molecular Ecology
Stanley B. FreebornClimate & range shiftSIT / IIT
202168Scholarworks (University of Massachusetts Amherst)
Parisa GuptaAe. aegypti controlAnopheles / malariaInsecticide resistance
202268Scientific Reports
Tibebu HabtewoldGene drive
202168Scientific Reports
Felipe MurtaAnopheles / malaria
202168Malaria Journal
Eleanore D. SternbergAnopheles / malaria
202168The Lancet
Jacklin F MoshaAnopheles / malariaInsecticide resistance
202168BMJ Open
Andrew OmameArbovirus transmission
202168The European Physical Journal Plus
Godfrey NattohAnopheles / malariaGene driveSIT / IIT
202168Frontiers in Microbiology
Béatrice HorardWolbachia
202268Current Biology
Sulaiman S. IbrahimAnopheles / malariaGene driveInsecticide resistance
202368BMC Biology
Ryan M. CarneyAe. albopictus invasionArbovirus transmissionClimate & range shift
202268Insects
Aurelién MercierAe. albopictus invasionClimate & range shiftWolbachia
202268Scientific Reports
Ruby E. HarrisonGM mosquito releaseSIT / IITWest Nile virus
202167Parasites & Vectors
Rafi Ur RahmanAe. aegypti controlInsecticide resistance
202167Scientific Reports
Bo ZhengGM mosquito releaseSIT / IITWolbachia
202167Advances in Nonlinear Analysis
Thomas H. AntAe. aegypti controlArbovirus transmissionClimate & range shift
202267Pathogens and Global Health
Sarah CunzeAe. albopictus invasionClimate & range shift
202267Parasitology Research
Taishi NakaseArbovirus transmissionClimate & range shiftWest Nile virus
202467Communications Earth & Environment
Mulugeta Asefa GutuAe. aegypti control
202167PLoS neglected tropical diseases
Amélie VantauxAnopheles / malariaInsecticide resistance
202167Scientific Reports
Athanase BadoloAe. aegypti control
202267PLoS neglected tropical diseases
Benjamin Wong Wei XiangArbovirus transmissionClimate & range shiftGene drive
202267Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Md. Robiul IslamAnopheles / malaria
202267Sensors
Paul J. HuxleyAe. albopictus invasionClimate & range shiftWest Nile virus
202167Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
Josie L. FerreiraAnopheles / malariaGene driveGM mosquito release
202367Nature Communications
Ravendra K. SharmaAnopheles / malaria
202167Malaria Journal
Silvana F. de MendonçaAe. aegypti controlGM mosquito release
202167Viruses
Luisa BarzonWest Nile virus
202166Journal of Travel Medicine
Catherine Maiteki‐SebuguziInsecticide resistance
202266The Lancet Infectious Diseases
Pedro M. FolegattiArbovirus transmissionGM mosquito release
202166Nature Communications
Simone BellucoAe. albopictus invasionSIT / IIT
202366Insects
Manfred AccrombessiAnopheles / malariaInsecticide resistance
202166BMC Infectious Diseases
Rodrigo CogniWest Nile virusWolbachia
202166Communications Biology
Iván Darío VélezArbovirus transmissionClimate & range shiftWolbachia
202366PLoS neglected tropical diseases
De-Yue LuoAnopheles / malariaInsecticide resistance
202266Scientific Reports
Roman PavelaInsecticide resistance
202165Journal of Pest Science
Edgard D DabiraAnopheles / malaria
202165The Lancet Infectious Diseases
Sarawut KhongwichitGM mosquito release
202165Scientific Reports
Leonardo Suveges Moreira ChavesAnopheles / malariaClimate & range shift
202165PLoS ONE
Nelson CôrtesArbovirus transmissionGM mosquito releaseWest Nile virus
202365Frontiers in Immunology
Rabiatou A. DiarraAnopheles / malariaInsecticide resistance
202165Malaria Journal
Gabriel Luz WallauArbovirus transmission
202365The Lancet Global Health
Md. Siddikur RahmanAe. aegypti control
202165One Health
Rhys ParryAe. aegypti controlAe. albopictus invasionArbovirus transmission
202165Microorganisms
Mauricio Santos‐VegaAnopheles / malaria
202264Nature Communications
Astrid HoermannAnopheles / malariaGene drive
202164eLife
John RekAnopheles / malaria
202264The Journal of Infectious Diseases
Adrienne EpsteinAnopheles / malariaClimate & range shiftInsecticide resistance
202264PLOS Global Public Health
Winnie FanClimate & range shift
202364Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey
Jordi FiguerolaWest Nile virus
202264Emerging Microbes & Infections
Ute ZieglerWest Nile virus
202263Microorganisms
Gaurav GuptaArbovirus transmission
202363Diagnostics
Franck Adama YaoAnopheles / malariaClimate & range shiftGene drive
202263Nature Communications
Halfan S. NgowoAnopheles / malariaGM mosquito release
202163Malaria Journal
B. M. C. Randika Wimalasiri-YapaArbovirus transmissionGene driveWest Nile virus
202163Open Biology
Yan WangInsecticide resistance
202163Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Mathiyazhagan NarayananInsecticide resistance
202163Environmental Research
Jewelna AkorliAnopheles / malaria
202163Scientific Reports
Keith FraserAnopheles / malariaClimate & range shift
202163Malaria Journal
Ary A. HoffmannAe. aegypti controlAe. albopictus invasionArbovirus transmission
202463iScience
Kelsey M. SumnerInsecticide resistance
202163Nature Communications
What this list is
These are the 250 highest-cited works, ranked by the corpus relevance model. That ranking pulls in a few high-cited but tangential papers (a circular-RNA method, a genomics-method paper), they are shown honestly rather than silently dropped. The full 6,136-work corpus, with themes and author geography, is in the downloadable dataset.
Mosticare Ühing (2026). Mosquito Intelligence Atlas, vector distribution, disease burden, and engineered-intervention literature. Derived from GBIF, WHO GHO, World Bank, OpenAlex and Natural Earth. https://www.mosticare.org/atlas
Data vintage 2026-07-12. Independent of the funded programmes.