Bert H�lldobler

3.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
40 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

Bert H�lldobler is a scholar working on Genetics, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Insect Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Bert H�lldobler has authored 40 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 39 papers in Genetics, 36 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 12 papers in Insect Science. Recurrent topics in Bert H�lldobler's work include Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (39 papers), Plant and animal studies (32 papers) and Animal Behavior and Reproduction (13 papers). Bert H�lldobler is often cited by papers focused on Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (39 papers), Plant and animal studies (32 papers) and Animal Behavior and Reproduction (13 papers). Bert H�lldobler collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and France. Bert H�lldobler's co-authors include Edward O. Wilson, Norman F. Carlin, U. Maschwitz, Wulfila Gronenberg, Flavio Roces, Jürgen Heınze, James F. A. Traniello, Christian Peeters, Hubert Markl and Robert C. Stanton and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, The Journal of Comparative Neurology and Oecologia.

In The Last Decade

Bert H�lldobler

40 papers receiving 2.2k citations

Hit Papers

The number of queens: An important trait in ant evolution 1977 2026 1993 2009 1977 100 200 300 400 500
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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.

  1. The number of queens: An important trait in ant evolution
    1977 508 citations Bert H�lldobler et al. Die Naturwissenschaften profile →

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Bert H�lldobler United States 23 2.2k 2.1k 794 335 92 40 2.4k
B. Hölldobler Germany 33 2.3k 1.1× 2.2k 1.1× 1.1k 1.3× 299 0.9× 78 0.8× 65 2.7k
Pierre Jaisson France 24 1.4k 0.6× 1.4k 0.7× 718 0.9× 150 0.4× 79 0.9× 56 1.6k
James H. Hunt United States 24 1.6k 0.7× 1.5k 0.7× 854 1.1× 188 0.6× 38 0.4× 41 1.8k
Luc Passera France 30 2.3k 1.1× 2.3k 1.1× 1.1k 1.4× 139 0.4× 54 0.6× 79 2.5k
George J. Gamboa United States 28 2.1k 1.0× 2.3k 1.1× 1.1k 1.4× 75 0.2× 115 1.3× 70 2.5k
Christian Peeters France 34 3.8k 1.7× 3.7k 1.7× 1.8k 2.3× 359 1.1× 169 1.8× 116 4.1k
Christoph Grüter United Kingdom 30 2.1k 1.0× 2.3k 1.1× 1.4k 1.7× 328 1.0× 72 0.8× 77 2.7k
Dominique Fresneau France 23 1.1k 0.5× 1.1k 0.5× 499 0.6× 130 0.4× 70 0.8× 59 1.3k
Timothy A. Linksvayer United States 27 1.9k 0.9× 1.7k 0.8× 1.0k 1.3× 209 0.6× 60 0.7× 65 2.2k
Christoph Johannes Kleineidam Germany 29 1.6k 0.7× 1.4k 0.7× 740 0.9× 1.1k 3.4× 41 0.4× 44 2.0k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Dietemann, Vincent, Christian Peeters, & Bert H�lldobler. (2004). Gamergates in the Australian ant subfamily Myrmeciinae. Die Naturwissenschaften. 91(9). 432–5. 11 indexed citations
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Gronenberg, Wulfila & Bert H�lldobler. (1999). Morphologic representation of visual and antennal information in the ant brain. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 412(2). 229–240. 125 indexed citations
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Bestmann, H. J., et al.. (1995). 2,4-Dimethyl-5-hexanolide, a Trail Pheromone Component of the Carpenter Ant Camponotus herculeanusPheromones 96 [1]. Die Naturwissenschaften. 82(3). 142–144. 2 indexed citations
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Heınze, Jürgen & Bert H�lldobler. (1995). Thelytokous parthenogenesis and dominance hierarchies in the ponerine ant,Platythyrea punctata. Die Naturwissenschaften. 82(1). 40–41. 60 indexed citations
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Heınze, Jürgen & Bert H�lldobler. (1995). Thelytokous Parthenogenesis and Dominance Hierarchies in the Ponerine Ant, Platythyrea punctata. Die Naturwissenschaften. 82(1). 40–41. 16 indexed citations
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Roces, Flavio & Bert H�lldobler. (1994). Leaf density and a trade-off between load-size selection and recruitment behavior in the ant Atta cephalotes. Oecologia. 97(1). 1–8. 74 indexed citations
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H�lldobler, Bert, et al.. (1994). Exocrine glands and the attractiveness of the ergatoid queen in the ponerine antMegaponera foetens. Insectes Sociaux. 41(1). 63–72. 15 indexed citations
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Heınze, Jürgen, Bert H�lldobler, & Christian Peeters. (1994). Conflict and Cooperation in Ant Societies. Die Naturwissenschaften. 81(11). 489–497. 7 indexed citations
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Peeters, Christian, et al.. (1994). ?Wall-papering? and elaborate nest architecture in the ponerine antHarpegnathos saltator. Insectes Sociaux. 41(2). 211–218. 33 indexed citations
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Morgan, E. David, Bert H�lldobler, Tomáš Vaisar, & Brian D. Jackson. (1992). Contents of poison apparatus and their relation to trail-following in the antDaceton armigerum. Journal of Chemical Ecology. 18(12). 2161–2168. 12 indexed citations
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Peeters, Christian, Johan Billen, & Bert H�lldobler. (1992). Alternative dominance mechanisms regulating monogyny in the queenless ant genusdiacamma. Die Naturwissenschaften. 79(12). 572–573. 36 indexed citations
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Heınze, Jürgen, et al.. (1992). Queen polymorphism in the North American harvester ant,Ephebomyrmex imberbiculus. Insectes Sociaux. 39(3). 267–273. 18 indexed citations
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Bellas, T. E. & Bert H�lldobler. (1985). Constituents of mandibular and Dufour's glands of an australianPolyrhachis weaver ant. Journal of Chemical Ecology. 11(4). 525–538. 20 indexed citations
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Traniello, James F. A. & Bert H�lldobler. (1984). Chemical communication during tandem running inPachycondyla obscuricornis (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Journal of Chemical Ecology. 10(5). 783–794. 29 indexed citations
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H�lldobler, Bert. (1982). The cloacal gland, a new pheromone gland in ants. Die Naturwissenschaften. 69(4). 186–187. 8 indexed citations
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H�lldobler, Bert. (1981). Foraging and spatiotemporal territories in the honey ant Myrmecocystus mimicus wheeler (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 9(4). 301–314. 119 indexed citations
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H�lldobler, Bert. (1976). The behavioral ecology of mating in harvester ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Pogonomyrmex). Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 1(4). 405–423. 144 indexed citations
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H�lldobler, Bert, et al.. (1975). Communication and orientation during foraging and emigration in the antFormica fusca. Journal of Comparative Physiology A. 101(4). 275–288. 73 indexed citations
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Maschwitz, U. & Bert H�lldobler. (1970). Der Kartonnestbau bei Lasius fuliginosus Latr. (Hym. Formicidae). Journal of Comparative Physiology A. 66(2). 176–189. 27 indexed citations
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H�lldobler, Bert & U. Maschwitz. (1965). Der Hochzeitsschwarm der Rossameise Camponotus herculeanus L. (Hym. formicidae). Journal of Comparative Physiology A. 50(5). 551–568. 57 indexed citations

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