Michael G. Branstetter

2.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
55 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Michael G. Branstetter is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Genetics and Insect Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael G. Branstetter has authored 55 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 52 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 41 papers in Genetics and 24 papers in Insect Science. Recurrent topics in Michael G. Branstetter's work include Plant and animal studies (51 papers), Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (40 papers) and Insect and Pesticide Research (19 papers). Michael G. Branstetter is often cited by papers focused on Plant and animal studies (51 papers), Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (40 papers) and Insect and Pesticide Research (19 papers). Michael G. Branstetter collaborates with scholars based in United States, Brazil and Canada. Michael G. Branstetter's co-authors include John T. Longino, Brant C. Faircloth, Philip S. Ward, Seán G. Brady, Bryan N. Danforth, Michael W. Lloyd, Ted R. Schultz, James P. Pitts, Robert R. Kula and Matthew L. Buffington and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Michael G. Branstetter

50 papers receiving 1.6k 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.

Phylogenomic Insights into the Evolution of Stinging Wasps and the Origins of Ants and Bees

2017 287 citations Michael G. Branstetter, Bryan N. Danforth et al. Current Biology profile →
Agriculturally dominated landscapes reduce bee phylogenetic diversity and pollination services

2019 197 citations Heather Grab, Michael G. Branstetter et al. Science profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Michael G. Branstetter United States	22	1.3k	1.0k	604	237	181	55	1.6k
Bonnie B. Blaimer United States	18	964 0.7×	870 0.8×	482 0.8×	131 0.6×	155 0.9×	35	1.3k
Mirna Martins Casagrande Brazil	17	1.0k 0.8×	1.1k 1.0×	457 0.8×	162 0.7×	107 0.6×	214	1.4k
Katja Hogendoorn Australia	26	1.3k 1.0×	775 0.7×	957 1.6×	361 1.5×	75 0.4×	67	1.5k
Olaf Hermann Hendrik Mielke Brazil	19	1.5k 1.1×	1.5k 1.4×	509 0.8×	215 0.9×	79 0.4×	257	1.8k
Gabriel A. R. Melo Brazil	25	1.8k 1.4×	904 0.9×	1.0k 1.7×	574 2.4×	124 0.7×	149	2.0k
Richard M. Merrill United Kingdom	22	1.1k 0.8×	1.0k 1.0×	242 0.4×	195 0.8×	224 1.2×	43	1.6k
Aaron A. Comeault United States	18	666 0.5×	958 0.9×	227 0.4×	176 0.7×	297 1.6×	35	1.5k
Shaun L. Winterton United States	26	2.0k 1.5×	590 0.6×	481 0.8×	161 0.7×	240 1.3×	109	2.4k
George Beccaloni United Kingdom	15	995 0.7×	818 0.8×	280 0.5×	180 0.8×	71 0.4×	32	1.3k
Marianne Espeland Germany	20	920 0.7×	913 0.9×	223 0.4×	139 0.6×	256 1.4×	72	1.4k

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Parys, Katherine A., Rena M. Schweizer, Ligia R. Benavides, et al.. (2025). Chromosome-level genome assembly of Protandrena ( Anthemurgus ) passiflorae (Hymenoptera: Andrenidae), a host-plant specialist bee. G3 Genes Genomes Genetics. 15(7).

Lozier, Jeffrey D., Rena M. Schweizer, Sheina B. Sim, et al.. (2025). New reference genome assembly for the declining American Bumble Bee, Bombus pensylvanicus. G3 Genes Genomes Genetics. 15(10). 1 indexed citations

Strange, James P., et al.. (2025). Genome-wide markers test the status of two putative species of North American bumble bees. Conservation Genetics. 26(3). 429–448.

Branstetter, Michael G., et al.. (2024). Phylogenomics and biogeography of the small carpenter bees (Apidae: Xylocopinae: Ceratina). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 198. 108133–108133. 4 indexed citations

Branstetter, Michael G., et al.. (2024). Phylogenomic insights into the worldwide evolutionary relationships of the stingless bees (Apidae, Meliponini). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 201. 108219–108219. 3 indexed citations

Jones, Beryl M., Andrew E. Webb, Scott M. Geib, et al.. (2024). Repeated Shifts in Sociality Are Associated With Fine-tuning of Highly Conserved and Lineage-Specific Enhancers in a Socially Flexible Bee. Molecular Biology and Evolution. 41(11). 2 indexed citations

Schweizer, Rena M., Ligia R. Benavides, Joseph S. Wilson, et al.. (2023). Reference genome for the Mojave poppy bee (Perdita meconis), a specialist pollinator of conservation concern. Journal of Heredity. 115(4). 470–479. 2 indexed citations

Koch, Jonathan B., et al.. (2023). Novel Microsatellite Markers for Osmia lignaria (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae): A North American Pollinator of Agricultural Crops and Wildland Plants. Journal of Insect Science. 23(1). 1 indexed citations

Branstetter, Michael G., John T. Longino, Joaquı́n Reyes-López, Seán G. Brady, & Ted R. Schultz. (2022). Out of the temperate zone: A phylogenomic test of the biogeographical conservatism hypothesis in a contrarian clade of ants. Journal of Biogeography. 49(9). 1640–1653. 16 indexed citations

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Orr, Michael C., Michael G. Branstetter, Jakub Straka, et al.. (2022). Phylogenomic Interrogation Revives an Overlooked Hypothesis for the Early Evolution of the Bee Family Apidae (Hymenoptera: Apoidea), With a Focus on the Subfamily Anthophorinae. Insect Systematics and Diversity. 6(4). 14 indexed citations

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Bossert, Silas, Robert S. Copeland, Michael G. Branstetter, et al.. (2020). Phylogenomic and Morphological Reevaluation of the Bee Tribes Biastini, Neolarrini, and Townsendiellini (Hymenoptera: Apidae) With Description of Three New Species ofSchwarzia. Insect Systematics and Diversity. 4(6). 17 indexed citations

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Grab, Heather, Michael G. Branstetter, Katherine R. Urban‐Mead, et al.. (2019). Agriculturally dominated landscapes reduce bee phylogenetic diversity and pollination services. Science. 363(6424). 282–284. 197 indexed citations breakdown →

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Branstetter, Michael G., Ana Ješovnik, Jeffrey Sosa‐Calvo, et al.. (2017). Dry habitats were crucibles of domestication in the evolution of agriculture in ants. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 284(1852). 20170095–20170095. 116 indexed citations

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Ward, Philip S. & Michael G. Branstetter. (2017). The acacia ants revisited: convergent evolution and biogeographic context in an iconic ant/plant mutualism. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 284(1850). 20162569–20162569. 37 indexed citations

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Branstetter, Michael G., Bryan N. Danforth, James P. Pitts, et al.. (2017). Phylogenomic Insights into the Evolution of Stinging Wasps and the Origins of Ants and Bees. Current Biology. 27(7). 1019–1025. 287 indexed citations breakdown →

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Blaimer, Bonnie B., John S. LaPolla, Michael G. Branstetter, Michael W. Lloyd, & Seán G. Brady. (2016). Phylogenomics, biogeography and diversification of obligate mealybug-tending ants in the genus Acropyga. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 102. 20–29. 50 indexed citations

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MacGown, Joe A., et al.. (2015). First record of the genus Leptanilloides (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Dorylinae) from the United States. Zootaxa. 4006(2). 392–400. 1 indexed citations

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Longino, John T., Michael G. Branstetter, & Robert K. Colwell. (2014). How Ants Drop Out: Ant Abundance on Tropical Mountains. PLoS ONE. 9(8). e104030–e104030. 40 indexed citations

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Branstetter, Michael G.. (2013). Revision of the Middle American clade of the ant genus Stenamma Westwood (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Myrmicinae). ZooKeys. 295(295). 1–277. 24 indexed citations

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Branstetter, Michael G.. (2009). The ant genus Stenamma Westwood (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) redefined, with a description of a new genus Propodilobus. Zootaxa. 2221(1). 13 indexed citations

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