Benjamin P. Oldroyd

14.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
292 papers, 10.3k citations indexed

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Benjamin P. Oldroyd is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Genetics and Insect Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Benjamin P. Oldroyd has authored 292 papers receiving a total of 10.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 278 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 278 papers in Genetics and 266 papers in Insect Science. Recurrent topics in Benjamin P. Oldroyd's work include Plant and animal studies (276 papers), Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (274 papers) and Insect and Pesticide Research (259 papers). Benjamin P. Oldroyd is often cited by papers focused on Plant and animal studies (276 papers), Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (274 papers) and Insect and Pesticide Research (259 papers). Benjamin P. Oldroyd collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United States and Thailand. Benjamin P. Oldroyd's co-authors include Madeleine Beekman, Siriwat Wongsiri, Thomas E. Rinderer, Kellie A. Palmer, William O. H. Hughes, Francis L. W. Ratnieks, Julia C. Jones, Jean‐Marie Cornuet, Jennifer H. Fewell and Mary R. Myerscough and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Benjamin P. Oldroyd

292 papers receiving 10.0k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Ancestral Monogamy Shows Kin Selection Is Key to the Evolution of Eusociality

2008 467 citations Benjamin P. Oldroyd, Madeleine Beekman et al. Science profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Benjamin P. Oldroyd Australia	50	9.0k	9.0k	8.0k	406	349	292	10.3k
Robin F. A. Moritz Germany	53	8.2k 0.9×	8.0k 0.9×	8.0k 1.0×	620 1.5×	325 0.9×	279	10.1k
Kenneth G. Ross United States	48	5.6k 0.6×	6.2k 0.7×	2.8k 0.4×	349 0.9×	281 0.8×	122	7.1k
Stefano Turillazzi Italy	44	5.0k 0.6×	5.3k 0.6×	3.9k 0.5×	484 1.2×	361 1.0×	255	6.6k
Madeleine Beekman Australia	43	4.8k 0.5×	4.1k 0.5×	3.0k 0.4×	810 2.0×	344 1.0×	165	6.3k
Diana E. Wheeler United States	38	3.5k 0.4×	3.9k 0.4×	2.7k 0.3×	303 0.7×	437 1.3×	78	5.1k
Jacobus J. Boomsma Denmark	66	11.3k 1.3×	12.5k 1.4×	8.3k 1.0×	1.1k 2.6×	657 1.9×	299	15.1k
Andrew B. Barron Australia	45	3.8k 0.4×	3.4k 0.4×	3.5k 0.4×	517 1.3×	337 1.0×	143	6.2k
Francis L. W. Ratnieks United Kingdom	50	7.0k 0.8×	5.6k 0.6×	4.3k 0.5×	1.1k 2.7×	213 0.6×	195	8.3k
Ted R. Schultz United States	42	5.4k 0.6×	5.7k 0.6×	2.8k 0.3×	769 1.9×	497 1.4×	97	7.4k
Pekka Pamilo Finland	46	5.1k 0.6×	6.3k 0.7×	2.1k 0.3×	648 1.6×	1.3k 3.7×	136	7.8k

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Lim, Julianne, et al.. (2024). The use of drone congregation behaviour for population surveys of the honey bee Apis cerana. Apidologie. 55(1). 3 indexed citations

Yagound, Boris, et al.. (2021). DNA methylation is not a driver of gene expression reprogramming in young honey bee workers. Molecular Ecology. 30(19). 4804–4818. 19 indexed citations

Oldroyd, Benjamin P., et al.. (2021). Vitellogenin expression in the ovaries of adult honeybee workers provides insights into the evolution of reproductive and social traits. Insect Molecular Biology. 30(3). 277–286. 15 indexed citations

Ronai, Isobel, et al.. (2020). Queen pheromone modulates the expression of epigenetic modifier genes in the brain of honeybee workers. Biology Letters. 16(12). 20200440–20200440. 8 indexed citations

Ronai, Isobel, Michael H. Allsopp, Ken Tan, et al.. (2017). The dynamic association between ovariole loss and sterility in adult honeybee workers. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 284(1851). 20162693–20162693. 11 indexed citations

Oldroyd, Benjamin P., et al.. (2017). The distribution of thelytoky, arrhenotoky and androgenesis among castes in the eusocial Hymenoptera. Insectes Sociaux. 65(1). 5–16. 22 indexed citations

Francisco, Flávio de Oliveira, et al.. (2016). Population structuring of the ubiquitous stingless bee Tetragonisca angustula in southern Brazil as revealed by microsatellite and mitochondrial markers. Insect Science. 24(5). 877–890. 12 indexed citations

Allsopp, Michael H., et al.. (2013). SELECTION ON OVERDOMINANT GENES MAINTAINS HETEROZYGOSITY ALONG MULTIPLE CHROMOSOMES IN A CLONAL LINEAGE OF HONEY BEE. Evolution. 68(1). 125–136. 14 indexed citations

Schwander, Tanja, Nathan Lo, Madeleine Beekman, Benjamin P. Oldroyd, & Laurent Keller. (2010). Nature versus nurture in social insect caste differentiation. Trends in Ecology & Evolution. 25(5). 275–282. 211 indexed citations

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Oxley, Peter R., Marla Spivak, & Benjamin P. Oldroyd. (2010). Six quantitative trait loci influence task thresholds for hygienic behaviour in honeybees (Apis mellifera). Molecular Ecology. 19(7). 1452–1461. 95 indexed citations

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Wattanachaiyingcharoen, Wandee, Siriwat Wongsiri, & Benjamin P. Oldroyd. (2008). Aggregations of unrelated Apis florea colonies. HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe). 1 indexed citations

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Oldroyd, Benjamin P. & Jennifer H. Fewell. (2007). Genetic diversity promotes homeostasis in insect colonies. Trends in Ecology & Evolution. 22(8). 408–413. 253 indexed citations

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Holleley, Clare E., Chris R. Dickman, Mathew S. Crowther, & Benjamin P. Oldroyd. (2006). Size breeds success: multiple paternity, multivariate selection and male semelparity in a small marsupial, Antechinus stuartii. Molecular Ecology. 15(11). 3439–3448. 55 indexed citations

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Nanork, Piyamas, et al.. (2005). Asian honeybees parasitize the future dead. Nature. 437(7060). 829–829. 54 indexed citations

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Jones, Julia C., Mary R. Myerscough, Sonia Graham, & Benjamin P. Oldroyd. (2004). Honey Bee Nest Thermoregulation: Diversity Promotes Stability. Science. 305(5682). 402–404. 347 indexed citations

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Oldroyd, Benjamin P., Theresa C. Wossler, & Francis L. W. Ratnieks. (2001). Regulation of ovary activation in worker honey-bees ( Apis mellifera ): larval signal production and adult response thresholds differ between anarchistic and wild-type bees. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 50(4). 366–370. 32 indexed citations

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Wongsiri, Siriwat, et al.. (1996). A magic bee tree: home to Apis dorsata.. American bee journal. 136(11). 796–799. 9 indexed citations

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Rinderer, Thomas E., Benjamin P. Oldroyd, Siriwat Wongsiri, et al.. (1993). Time of drone flight in four honey bee species in south-eastern Thailand. Journal of Apicultural Research. 32(1). 27–33. 41 indexed citations

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Oldroyd, Benjamin P., Thomas E. Rinderer, & Siriwat Wongsiri. (1992). Pollen resource partitioning byApis dorsata, A. cerana, A. andreniformisandA. floreain Thailand. Journal of Apicultural Research. 31(1). 3–7. 27 indexed citations

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Gardiner, M. R. & Benjamin P. Oldroyd. (1965). AVIAN AFLATOXICOSIS. Australian Veterinary Journal. 41(9). 272–276. 20 indexed citations

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