Johannes Spaethe

4.9k total citations
88 papers, 3.3k citations indexed

About

Johannes Spaethe is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Genetics and Insect Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Johannes Spaethe has authored 88 papers receiving a total of 3.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 79 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 61 papers in Genetics and 41 papers in Insect Science. Recurrent topics in Johannes Spaethe's work include Plant and animal studies (75 papers), Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (61 papers) and Insect and Pesticide Research (38 papers). Johannes Spaethe is often cited by papers focused on Plant and animal studies (75 papers), Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (61 papers) and Insect and Pesticide Research (38 papers). Johannes Spaethe collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Austria and Netherlands. Johannes Spaethe's co-authors include Lars Chıttka, Jürgen Tautz, Martin Streinzer, Adrian G. Dyer, Hannes F. Paulus, Anja Weidenmüller, Axel Brockmann, Sara D. Leonhardt, Fabian A. Ruedenauer and Wolfgang Rößler and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, PLoS ONE and Trends in Ecology & Evolution.

In The Last Decade

Johannes Spaethe

85 papers receiving 3.3k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Johannes Spaethe Germany 32 2.9k 1.8k 1.5k 814 757 88 3.3k
Adriana D. Briscoe United States 33 2.5k 0.9× 1.7k 0.9× 880 0.6× 1.8k 2.2× 632 0.8× 74 4.0k
William T. Wcislo Panama 43 4.6k 1.6× 3.6k 2.0× 2.8k 1.9× 897 1.1× 957 1.3× 155 5.6k
Robert J. Gegear United States 24 1.5k 0.5× 838 0.5× 875 0.6× 547 0.7× 814 1.1× 39 2.6k
Natalie Hempel de Ibarra United Kingdom 26 1.6k 0.6× 995 0.5× 690 0.5× 587 0.7× 401 0.5× 64 2.1k
Guy Bloch Israel 38 2.3k 0.8× 2.4k 1.3× 1.7k 1.1× 1.1k 1.3× 314 0.4× 91 3.6k
Markus Knaden Germany 41 1.9k 0.7× 2.1k 1.1× 2.0k 1.4× 2.6k 3.2× 611 0.8× 113 4.4k
Takahisa Miyatake Japan 37 2.4k 0.8× 1.7k 0.9× 2.5k 1.7× 591 0.7× 629 0.8× 183 4.3k
Uwe Greggers Germany 22 1.7k 0.6× 1.5k 0.8× 1.1k 0.8× 654 0.8× 204 0.3× 33 2.6k
Hideaki Takeuchi Japan 33 1.2k 0.4× 1.5k 0.8× 1.4k 1.0× 914 1.1× 159 0.2× 95 2.9k
Amy L. Toth United States 38 3.8k 1.3× 3.8k 2.0× 3.2k 2.2× 436 0.5× 318 0.4× 98 4.9k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Johannes Spaethe

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Johannes Spaethe

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Johannes Spaethe. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Johannes Spaethe based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Johannes Spaethe. Johannes Spaethe is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Spaethe, Johannes, et al.. (2025). Dynamic visual effects enhance flower conspicuousness but compromise color perception. Science Advances. 11(48). eadz9010–eadz9010.
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Streinzer, Martin, et al.. (2024). Cuticular Hydrocarbon Profiles of Himalayan Bumble Bees (Hymenoptera: Bombus Latreille) are Species-Specific and Show Elevational Variation. Journal of Chemical Ecology. 50(12). 969–977. 2 indexed citations
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Ruedenauer, Fabian A., et al.. (2024). Perception, regulation, and effects on longevity of pollen fatty acids in the honey bee, Apis mellifera. PLoS ONE. 19(11). e0309789–e0309789. 3 indexed citations
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Spaethe, Johannes, et al.. (2023). Eye morphology and colour preferences in a semi-field test of the pine pest, Sirex noctilio (Hymenoptera: Siricidae). African Entomology. 31. 1 indexed citations
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Foster, James J., et al.. (2023). Flower patterns improve foraging efficiency in bumblebees by guiding approach flight and landing. Functional Ecology. 37(3). 763–777. 10 indexed citations
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Ruedenauer, Fabian A., et al.. (2023). Perception, regulation, and fitness effects of pollen phytosterols in the bumble bee, Bombus terrestris. American Journal of Botany. 110(6). e16165–e16165. 4 indexed citations
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Strube‐Bloss, Martin F., et al.. (2023). Visual accelerated and olfactory decelerated responses during multimodal learning in honeybees. Frontiers in Physiology. 14. 1257465–1257465.
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Kooi, Casper J. van der & Johannes Spaethe. (2023). Visual ecology: How glossy colours shine and confuse. Current Biology. 33(16). R865–R867. 3 indexed citations
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Yilmaz, Ayse Selen, Kornelia Grübel, Johannes Spaethe, & Wolfgang Rößler. (2019). Distributed plasticity in ant visual pathways following colour learning. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 286(1896). 20182813–20182813. 17 indexed citations
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Brockmann, Axel, et al.. (2018). Immediate early genes in social insects: a tool to identify brain regions involved in complex behaviors and molecular processes underlying neuroplasticity. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences. 76(4). 637–651. 26 indexed citations
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Grübel, Kornelia, et al.. (2018). Opsin expression patterns coincide with photoreceptor development during pupal development in the honey bee, Apis mellifera. BMC Developmental Biology. 18(1). 1–1. 23 indexed citations
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García, Jair E., Johannes Spaethe, & Adrian G. Dyer. (2017). The path to colour discrimination is S-shaped: behaviour determines the interpretation of colour models. Journal of Comparative Physiology A. 203(12). 983–997. 47 indexed citations
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Streinzer, Martin, et al.. (2016). Body size limits dim-light foraging activity in stingless bees (Apidae: Meliponini). Journal of Comparative Physiology A. 202(9-10). 643–655. 49 indexed citations
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Spaethe, Johannes, et al.. (2012). Visual attention in a complex search task differs between honeybees and bumblebees. Journal of Experimental Biology. 215(14). 2515–2523. 64 indexed citations
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Spaethe, Johannes, et al.. (2012). Molecular and biochemical characterization of the major royal jelly protein in bumblebees suggest a non-nutritive function. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 42(9). 647–654. 23 indexed citations
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Streinzer, Martin, Thomas James Ellis, Hannes F. Paulus, & Johannes Spaethe. (2010). Visual discrimination between two sexually deceptive Ophrys species by a bee pollinator. Arthropod-Plant Interactions. 4(3). 141–148. 23 indexed citations
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Brockmann, Axel, et al.. (2006). Beyond 9-ODA: SEX Pheromone Communication in the European Honey Bee Apis mellifera L.. Journal of Chemical Ecology. 32(3). 657–667. 62 indexed citations
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Spaethe, Johannes & Adriana D. Briscoe. (2005). Molecular characterization and expression of the UV opsin in bumblebees:three ommatidial subtypes in the retina and a new photoreceptor organ in the lamina. Journal of Experimental Biology. 208(12). 2347–2361. 72 indexed citations
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Spaethe, Johannes. (2004). Early Duplication and Functional Diversification of the Opsin Gene Family in Insects. Molecular Biology and Evolution. 21(8). 1583–1594. 64 indexed citations
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Spaethe, Johannes & Anja Weidenmüller. (2002). Size variation and foraging rate in bumblebees ( Bombus terrestris ). Insectes Sociaux. 49(2). 142–146. 198 indexed citations

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