Education
Moscow State University.
paleontologist university professor
Moscow State University.
He described more than 20 new families and subfamilies and over 250 new genera and species from the Mesozoic and Cenozoic. Doctor Yuri Popov is one of the founders of higher taxonomy of true bugs: three of seven heteropteran infraorders have been established by him (Nepomorpha Popov, 1968, Gerromorpha Popov, 1971, and Leptopodomorpha Popov, 1971). He has more than 150 publications, including the book on evolution of water bugs known to every specialist in the field
A. A. Karabasiidae Popov, 1985 (Coleorrhyncha Peloridioidea) Hoploridiinae Popov et Shcherbakov, 1991 (Karabasiidae) Propreocorinae Popov, Dolling et Whalley, 1994 (Ochteridae) Shurabellidae Popov, 1971 (Corixoidea) Archaeocorixinae Popov, 1968 (Corixidae) Ijanectinae Popov, 1971 (Corixidae) Velocorixinae Popov, 1986 (Corixidae) Corixonectinae Popov, 1986 (Corixidae) Diapherininae Popov, 1988 (Corixidae) Scaphocoridae Popov, 1968 (Notonectoidea) Mesotrephidae Popov, 1971 (Notonectoidea) Sphaerodemopsinae Popov, 1971 (Naucoridae) Stygeonepinae Popov, 1971 (Belostomatidae) Paranoikiidae Zamboni, Martins-Neto et Popov, 2002 (Nepoidea) Pterocimicidae Popov, Dolling & Whalley, 1994 (Nepomorpha) Enicocorinae Popov, 1980 (Saldidae) Ignotingidae Zhang, Golub, Popov et Shcherbakov, 2005 (Tingoidea) Kobdocoridae Popov, 1986 (Aradoidea) Lygaenocorinae Popov, 1961 (Lygaeidae) Monstrocoreinae Popov, 1968 (Coreidae) Mesopentacoridae Popov, 1968 (Pentatomoidea) Yuripopovia Jarzembowski, 1991 (Progonocimicidae) Popoviana Herczek, 1997 (Miridae.
Nomnov pro Popovia Herczek 1993) Archepopovia Golub 2001 (Tingidae) Yurigocimex Martins-Neto et Gallego, 2003 (Progonocimicidae) Popovigocimex Martins-Neto et Gallego, 2003 (Progonocimicidae) Popovus Oezdikmen et Demir, 2007 (Progonocimicidae. Nomnov pro Progonus Popov, 1986).