Madeleine Beekman

9.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
165 papers, 6.3k citations indexed

About

Madeleine Beekman is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Genetics and Insect Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Madeleine Beekman has authored 165 papers receiving a total of 6.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 145 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 132 papers in Genetics and 97 papers in Insect Science. Recurrent topics in Madeleine Beekman's work include Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (128 papers), Plant and animal studies (127 papers) and Insect and Pesticide Research (93 papers). Madeleine Beekman is often cited by papers focused on Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (128 papers), Plant and animal studies (127 papers) and Insect and Pesticide Research (93 papers). Madeleine Beekman collaborates with scholars based in Australia, South Africa and United Kingdom. Madeleine Beekman's co-authors include Benjamin P. Oldroyd, Francis L. W. Ratnieks, Tanya Latty, David J. T. Sumpter, Pam van Stratum, Audrey Dussutour, Chris R. Reid, William O. H. Hughes, Francis L. W. Ratnieks and Michael H. Allsopp and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Madeleine Beekman

164 papers receiving 6.1k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

Long‐range foraging by the honey‐bee, Apis mellifera L.

2000 528 citations Madeleine Beekman et al. profile →
Ancestral Monogamy Shows Kin Selection Is Key to the Evolution of Eusociality

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

Peers

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Francis L. W. Ratnieks United Kingdom

Deborah M. Gordon United States

Tom Wenseleers Belgium

Karl Crailsheim Austria

Jacques M. Pasteéls Belgium

Claire Detrain Belgium

Thomas D. Seeley United States

Audrey Dussutour France

Scott Camazine United States

Jérôme Casas France

Francis L. W. Ratnieks United Kingdom

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Fields of papers citing papers by Madeleine Beekman

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Madeleine Beekman

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Beekman, Madeleine & Benjamin P. Oldroyd. (2019). Conflict and major transitions — why we need true queens. Current Opinion in Insect Science. 34. 73–79. 7 indexed citations

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Gao, Chao, Chen Liu, Xuelong Li, et al.. (2018). Does being multi-headed make you better at solving problems? A survey of Physarum-based models and computations. Physics of Life Reviews. 29. 1–26. 44 indexed citations

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Gloag, Rosalyn, Guiling Ding, Joshua R. Christie, et al.. (2016). An invasive social insect overcomes genetic load at the sex locus. Nature Ecology & Evolution. 1(1). 11–11. 46 indexed citations

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Christie, Joshua R., T. M. Schaerf, & Madeleine Beekman. (2015). Selection against Heteroplasmy Explains the Evolution of Uniparental Inheritance of Mitochondria. PLoS Genetics. 11(4). e1005112–e1005112. 31 indexed citations

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Chapman, Nadine C., Madeleine Beekman, Michael H. Allsopp, et al.. (2015). Inheritance of thelytoky in the honey bee Apis mellifera capensis. Heredity. 114(6). 584–592. 18 indexed citations

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Beekman, Madeleine & Tanya Latty. (2015). Brainless but Multi-Headed: Decision Making by the Acellular Slime Mould Physarum polycephalum. Journal of Molecular Biology. 427(23). 3734–3743. 62 indexed citations

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Ramsch, Kai, Chris R. Reid, Madeleine Beekman, & Martin Middendorf. (2012). A mathematical model of foraging in a dynamic environment by trail-laying Argentine ants. Journal of Theoretical Biology. 306. 32–45. 12 indexed citations

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Beekman, Madeleine, et al.. (2011). Asexually Produced Cape Honeybee Queens (Apis mellifera capensis) Reproduce Sexually. Journal of Heredity. 102(5). 562–566. 13 indexed citations

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Reid, Chris R., David J. T. Sumpter, & Madeleine Beekman. (2010). Optimisation in a natural system: Argentine ants solve the Towers of Hanoi. Journal of Experimental Biology. 214(1). 50–58. 66 indexed citations

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Diwold, Konrad, Madeleine Beekman, & Martin Middendorf. (2010). Bee Nest Site Selection as an Optimization Process. Artificial Life. 626–633. 4 indexed citations

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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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Dussutour, Audrey, Madeleine Beekman, Stamatios C. Nicolis, & Bernd Meyer. (2009). Noise improves collective decision-making by ants in dynamic environments. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 276(1677). 4353–4361. 71 indexed citations

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Meyer, Bernd, Madeleine Beekman, & Audrey Dussutour. (2008). A.: Noise-induced adaptive decision-making in ant-foraging.

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Baalen, Minus van & Madeleine Beekman. (2006). The Costs and Benefits of Genetic Heterogeneity in Resistance against Parasites in Social Insects. The American Naturalist. 167(4). 568–577. 57 indexed citations

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Beekman, Madeleine. (2005). How long will honey bees (Apis mellifera L.) be stimulated by scent to revisit past-profitable forage sites?. Journal of Comparative Physiology A. 191(12). 1115–1120. 34 indexed citations

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Jones, Julia C., Paul Helliwell, Madeleine Beekman, Ryszard Maleszka, & Benjamin P. Oldroyd. (2005). The effects of rearing temperature on developmental stability and learning and memory in the honey bee, Apis mellifera. Journal of Comparative Physiology A. 191(12). 1121–1129. 182 indexed citations

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Beekman, Madeleine, et al.. (2004). Similar policing rates of eggs laid by virgin and mated honey-bee queens. Die Naturwissenschaften. 91(12). 598–601. 7 indexed citations

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Martin, Stephen J., Madeleine Beekman, Theresa C. Wossler, & Francis L. W. Ratnieks. (2002). Parasitic Cape honeybee workers, Apis mellifera capensis, evade policing. Nature. 415(6868). 163–165. 112 indexed citations

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Beekman, Madeleine, J.N.M. Calis, & W.J. Boot. (2000). Parasitic honeybees get royal treatment. Nature. 404(6779). 723–723. 59 indexed citations

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Beekman, Madeleine, G.L. Wiegers, & P. H. Smits. (1994). Biological control of Cockchafer larvae (Melolontha melolontha) with the entomopathogenic nematode Steinernema glaseri. 3 indexed citations

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