| The guild composition of arthropod communities in trees VC Moran, TRE Southwood Journal of Animal Ecology 51, 289-306, 1982 | 500 | 1982 |
| Insects and mites of cultivated plants in South Africa. DP Annecke, VC Moran | 418 | 1982 |
| The status of biological control and recommendations for improving uptake for the future BIP Barratt, VC Moran, F Bigler, JC van Lenteren BioControl 63 (1), 155-167, 2018 | 363 | 2018 |
| The richness, abundance and biomass of the arthropod communities on trees TRE Southwood, VC Moran, CEJ Kennedy The Journal of Animal Ecology, 635-649, 1982 | 272 | 1982 |
| The population dynamics of an introduced tree, Sesbania punicea, in South Africa, in response to long-term damage caused by different combinations of three … JH Hoffmann, VC Moran Oecologia 114, 343-348, 1998 | 188 | 1998 |
| Biological control in the management of invasive alien plants in South Africa, and the role of the Working for Water Programme. HG Zimmermann, VC Moran, JH Hoffmann South African Journal of Science 100, 34-40, 2004 | 155 | 2004 |
| Biological control of invasive alien plants in South Africa: necessity, circumspection, and success VC Moran, JH Hoffmann, HG Zimmermann Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 3 (2), 71-77, 2005 | 152 | 2005 |
| Interactions between phytophagous insects and their Opuntia hosts VC Moran Ecological Entomology 5 (2), 153-164, 1980 | 143 | 1980 |
| Critical reviews of biological pest control in South Africa. 2. The prickly pear, Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Miller. DP Annecke, VC Moran Journal of the Entomological Society of southern Africa 41 (2), 161-188, 1978 | 143 | 1978 |
| The biological control of cactus weeds: achievements and prospects. VC Moran, HG Zimmermann | 121 | 1984 |
| The renowned cactus moth, Cactoblastis cactorum: its natural history and threat to native Opuntia floras in Mexico and the United States of America HG Zimmermann, VC Moran, JH Hoffmann Diversity and Distributions 6 (5), 259-269, 2000 | 120 | 2000 |
| Biological control of prickly pear, Opuntia ficus-indica (Cactaceae), in South Africa HG Zimmermann, VC Moran Agriculture, ecosystems & environment 37 (1-3), 29-35, 1991 | 107 | 1991 |
| 100 years of biological control of invasive alien plants in South Africa: history, practice and achievements VC Moran, JH Hoffmann, HG Zimmermann South African Journal of Science 109 (9), 1-6, 2013 | 103 | 2013 |
| Biological control of cactus weeds of minor importance in South Africa VC Moran, HG Zimmermann Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment 37 (1-3), 37-55, 1991 | 102 | 1991 |
| The assessment of arboreal insect fauna: comparisons of knockdown sampling and faunal lists. TRE Southwood, VC Moran, CEJ Kennedy Ecological Entomology. 7: 331-340. 7, 331-340, 1982 | 92 | 1982 |
| Pit construction by myrmeleontid larvae GJ Youthed, VC Moran Journal of Insect Physiology 15 (5), 867-875, 1969 | 77 | 1969 |
| Biological control of Sesbania punicea (Fabaceae) in South Africa JH Hoffmann, VC Moran Agriculture, ecosystems & environment 37 (1-3), 157-173, 1991 | 74 | 1991 |
| Biological control of invasive golden wattle trees (Acacia pycnantha) by a gall wasp, Trichilogaster sp.(Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae), in South Africa JH Hoffmann, FAC Impson, VC Moran, D Donnelly Biological Control 25 (1), 64-73, 2002 | 73 | 2002 |
| The renowned cactus moth, Cactoblastis cactorum (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae): its natural history and threat to native Opuntia floras in Mexico and the United States of America HG Zimmermann, VC Moran, JH Hoffmann Florida Entomologist, 543-551, 2001 | 72 | 2001 |
| Biological control of jointed cactus, Opuntia aurantiaca (Cactaceae), in South Africa VC Moran, HG Zimmermann Agriculture, ecosystems & environment 37 (1-3), 5-27, 1991 | 72 | 1991 |
