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Meghan Barrett

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Indiana University

OpenAlex ORCID
Insect and Arachnid Ecology and BehaviorInsect Utilization and EffectsPlant and animal studiesInsect and Pesticide ResearchAnimal and Plant Science Education

Publications

92

Citations

920

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

16

Publishing since 2011

Research summary
AI-generated

Meghan Barrett studies insects, focusing on their biology, behavior, and welfare. A major theme of the work is whether and how insects should be treated ethically in scientific research and in farming (for example, insects raised as food or animal feed), alongside studies of insect physiology, morphology, and behavior. The research combines biological experiments with ethical and policy discussions.

Insect welfare and ethicsFarmed insects (food and feed)Insect behavior and morphologyAnimal sentience and research ethicsEcology and evolutionary biology methods

Publication activity has grown substantially over the past decade, rising from a few papers per year to roughly 17-20 annually in recent years.

Generated by claude-opus-4-8 from public bibliographic data · Jul 11, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 14.2/year recently
2017: 3 publications172018: 2 publications182019: 6 publications192020: 1 publication202021: 8 publications212022: 11 publications222023: 17 publications232024: 20 publications20242025: 17 publications252026: 6 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)×9
  • Journal of Insects as Food and Feed×7
  • American Entomologist×7
  • Ecological Entomology×4
  • Animal Welfare×3

This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.

Last updated Jul 11, 2026.

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