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Christine J. Picard

Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Indiana University

OpenAlex ORCID
Established · publishing since 1991
Forensic Entomology and Diptera StudiesInsect Utilization and EffectsInsect behavior and control techniquesInsect and Pesticide ResearchPlant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity

Publications

138

Citations

2,563

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

36

Publishing since 1991

Research summary
AI-generated

Christine J. Picard studies the biology and genetics of insects, with a focus on flies (such as blow flies and the black soldier fly) and other insects used as food and feed. Her work spans forensic entomology (using insects to inform investigations), insect farming for converting organic waste into animal feed and useful compounds, and the genetics and microbiomes that shape insect biology. She also explores using flies as environmental sensors to detect contamination or chemical agents.

Forensic entomology and fly biologyInsects as food and feed / insect farmingInsect genetics, genomics, and microbiomesFlies as environmental and chemical sensorsPopulation genetics of blow flies

Publication activity has been fairly steady across the decade, fluctuating year to year with peaks in 2021 and 2025 and an average of about five papers per year over the last five years.

Generated by claude-opus-4-8 from public bibliographic data · Jul 9, 2026

Funding
Public award records

Current awards run through April 2028 — about 2 years of funding on record from today. Awards are often renewed, so this is what is currently public, not a forecast.

  • ActiveNSF 2435282through Apr 2028 · $2.0M awarded

    INSECt: INsects for a Sustainable Environment and Circular bioeconomy

  • ActiveNSF 2052565through Jul 2027 · $683k awarded

    IUCRC Phase I Indiana University Indianapolis (IUI): Center for Insect Biomanufacturing and Innovation (CIBI)

1 earlier award
  • NSF 1841482Feb 2019 – Jan 2020 · $15k awarded

    Planning IUCRC at Indiana University: Center for Environmental Sustainability through Insect Farming (CEStIns)

Matched to public NIH RePORTER and NSF records by name and institution. Awards from other agencies are not shown, and a match is not always found — this list may be incomplete.

In context
Among 526 established Agricultural and Biological Sciences PIs within our index
Citations: 2,563cohort median 2,147
h-index: 30cohort median 23
Publications / year (recent): 4.8cohort median 2.8

Typically publishes in teams of ~4 · 32% small-team papers (≤3 authors) · across 37 venues

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 4.8/year recently
2017: 9 publications172018: 7 publications182019: 4 publications192020: 7 publications202021: 11 publications11212022: 4 publications222023: 5 publications232024: 4 publications242025: 9 publications252026: 2 publications26
Collaborators per year
Distinct co-authors at Indiana University each year — a rough indication of whether the group around this researcher has been growing or contracting. An estimate from co-authorship, not a roster: collaborators are not necessarily lab members, and recent years can be under-counted while indexing catches up.
2017: 3 collaborators at the same institution2018: 0 collaborators at the same institution2019: 0 collaborators at the same institution2020: 0 collaborators at the same institution2021: 0 collaborators at the same institution2022: 0 collaborators at the same institution2023: 0 collaborators at the same institution2024: 0 collaborators at the same institution2025: 2 collaborators at the same institution1719212325
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Journal of Insects as Food and Feed×8
  • Figshare×8
  • PMC×4
  • Scientific Reports×3
  • Environmental Science & Technology×3
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This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.

Last updated Sep 1, 2026.

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