Ricardo Ramirez-Romero

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I'm a biologist at the 'Universidad de las Américas-Puebla' (UDLA-P). In November 2004, I obtained a doctorate at the 'Université Paris XIII-Paris Nord' (Supervisors: Dr. Minh-Ha Pham-Delegue and Dr. Laure Kaiser), so I had the chance to live in Paris for five years. After this, in January 2005, I returned to Mexico and conducted a Postdoc for 2 years at the 'Instituto de Ecología A.C' (INECOL) (Laboratory of Dr. Martín Aluja). Since 2007, I have worked at the 'Universidad de Guadalajara, México' (UdG), first as an Associate Professor and later as a Full Professor. I performed research stays at Texas A & M University (Lab of Dr. Julio Bernal), the USDA in Florida (Lab of Dr. John Sivinski), the INRA at Sophia Antipolis in France (Lab of Dr. Nicolas Desneux), and was invited to perform an academic visit to the Tianjin Institute of Plant Protection, in the City of Tianjin, China. In 2019-2020, I conducted a sabbatical with Dr. Jorge Contreras Garduño at ENES-UNAM in Morelia, Mexico. To date, my scientific contributions encompass co-authorship on 62 articles in JCR®-indexed journals with over 1700 citations, excluding self-citations (h-index of 22, according to Scopus®). Additionally, my work includes 2 articles in non-JCR®-indexed journals, 7 outreach publications (with more than 14,000 views on Academia.edu), and 2 book chapters. I taught at the UDLA-P (undergraduate level) and currently lecture at the UdG (undergraduate and graduate levels). I have actively supervised both undergraduate and graduate theses, with many of the students under my guidance contributing as co-authors in publications featured in JCR®-indexed journals. Additionally, I have served or currently serve on thesis committees or as an examiner at my home institution (UdG), the Colegio de Posgraduados (COLPOS-Montecillo, Mexico), the Universidad Nacional de Tucumán (Argentina), and the University of Pretoria (South Africa). Other of my scientific activities include Associate Editor for Pest Management Science (IF: 3.8, Q1, JCR®2023), Entomologia Generalis (IF: 5.6, Q1, JCR®2023), CABI A&B (IF: 2.8, Q1, JCR®2023), Neotropical Entomology (IF: 1.4, Q2, JCR®2023) and Biological Control (IF: 3.7, Q1, JCR®2023). Reviewer for 24 international journals (JCR®), for the Mexican Ministry of Science, Humanities, Technology, and Innovation (SECIHTI, Mexico), the National Institute of Nuclear Research (ININ, Mexico), and the AgreenSkills and AgreenSkills + program (France). Besides insects, I enjoy reading novels, philosophy, and history. Now reading 'Homo Deus' by Yuval Noah Harari. Previously, 'Grey Bees' by Andrei Kurkov. 

Papers 
62) Chavarín-Gómez LE, Parra-Tabla V, Cicero L, Sánchez-Hernández CV, Palmeros-Suárez PA, Ramírez-Romero R*. 2026. Can Eretmocerus eremicus assess oviposition sites with varying host densities and predation risks, and make decisions based on scent cues?. Insects, Accepted [IF=2.9 & Q1]
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61) Wang Y, Yang W-C, De Clercq P, Leppla NC, de Freitas Bueno A, Ramirez-Romero R, Desneux N, Zang L-S. 2026. Biotechnology-driven artificial diets for mass-rearing arthropod natural enemies. Trends in Biotechnology. Early view [IF=14.9 & Q1]

​​60) Wyckhuys KAG, Akutse KS, Amalin DM, Araj SE,  Beltran MJB, Fekih IB, Calatayude PA, Cicero L, Cokola MC, Colmenarez YC, Dessauvages K, Dubois T, Durocher-Grangern L, Fernandez-Triana JL, Francis F, Haddi K, Harrison RD, Haseeb M, Iwanicki NSA, Jaber LR, Khamis FM, Legaspi JC, Lomeli-Flores JR, Lyu B, Montoya-Lerma J, Nurkomar I, O’Hara JE, Perier JD, Ramírez-Romero R, Sanchez-Garcia FJ, Robinson-Baker AMS, Silveira LCP, Simeon L, Solter LF, Santos-Amaya OF, de Souza Tavares W, Trabanino R, Valicente FH, Vasquez C, Wang Z, Zang LS, Zhang W, Zimba KJ, Wu K, Yubak DGC. 2026. Human versus machine: Can generative AI anticipate insect biological control outcomes?. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 242: 111317 [IF=8.9, Q1]

59) Zhang X, Guo J, Zhang Q, Song X, Ramírez-Romero R, Monticelli LS, Desneux N, Zhang J, Hu Y. 2025. Silencing of fatty acid synthase disrupts lipid metabolism, reducing diapause induction and reproductive output in Trichogramma dendrolimi (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae) without affecting female longevity. Journal of Economic Entomology. Early view [IF=2.2 & Q1] DOI: 10.1093/jee/toaf286 
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Miscelaneous
Reviewer for Scientific Reports, PLoS ONE, Oikos, Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, Journal of Economic Entomology, Journal of Applied Entomology, Bulletin of Entomological Research, Ecotoxicology, Crop Protection, Biocontrol, Biological Control, Biocontrol Science & Technology, Journal of Applied Ecology, International Journal of Biological Sciences, Insects, Journal of Insect Science, Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, Phytoparasitica, Bulletin of Insectology, Agriculture and Forest Entomology, Journal of Apicultural Science, Entomologia Generalis, Pest Management Science.

​Reviewer for the Mexican Ministry of Science, Humanities, Technology, and Innovation (SECIHTI: Participation in evaluating proposals in the funding programs ‘Fondos Bilaterales,’ ‘Fondos Mixtos,’ ‘Retenciones-Repatriaciones,’ ‘Ciencia Básica,’ ‘Investigadores por México,’ and ‘Ciencia de Frontera.’ 

​Associate Editor for Pest Management Science, ranked in the top 10 of ISI Web of Science, category Entomology. Impact Factor: 3.8, Q1 (JCR®2023).
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Associate Editor for Entomologia Generalis, ranked in the top 10 of ISI-WoS, category Entomology. Impact Factor: 5.6, Q1 (JCR®2023).  

Associate Editor for CABI Agriculture and Bioscience, ranked 22nd out of 89 of ISI-WoS, category Agriculture. Impact Factor: 2.8, Q1 (JCR®2023).  

Associate Editor for Neotropical Entomology, ranked 46th out of 109 of ISI-WoS, category Entomology. Impact Factor: 1.4, Q2 (JCR®2023).  

Editor for Biological Control, ranked in the top 10 of ISI-WoS, category Entomology. Impact Factor: 3.7, Q1 (JCR®2023).