Randolf Menzel

31.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
280 papers, 22.1k citations indexed

About

Randolf Menzel is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Randolf Menzel has authored 280 papers receiving a total of 22.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 189 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 186 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 148 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Randolf Menzel's work include Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (186 papers), Plant and animal studies (183 papers) and Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (148 papers). Randolf Menzel is often cited by papers focused on Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (186 papers), Plant and animal studies (183 papers) and Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (148 papers). Randolf Menzel collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and France. Randolf Menzel's co-authors include Martín Giurfa, Uwe Greggers, C. Giovanni Galizia, Martin Hammer, Lars Chıttka, Robert Brandt, Uli Müller, Jürgen Rybak, Misha Vorobyev and Jasdan Joerges and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Randolf Menzel

275 papers receiving 21.5k citations

Hit Papers

Classical conditioning of... 1983 2026 1997 2011 1983 1992 250 500 750
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.

  1. Classical conditioning of proboscis extension in honeybees (Apis mellifera).
    1983 850 citations Randolf Menzel et al. profile →
  2. The spectral input systems of hymenopteran insects and their receptor-based colour vision
    1992 622 citations Horst Hertel, Dora Fix Ventura et al. Journal of Comparative Physiology A profile →

Author Peers

Peers are selected by citation overlap in the author's most active subfields. citations · hero ref

Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Randolf Menzel 13.7k 11.5k 11.4k 8.3k 2.2k 280 22.1k
Lars Chıttka 16.6k 1.2× 3.5k 0.3× 8.4k 0.7× 6.2k 0.8× 1.1k 0.5× 267 21.2k
Martín Giurfa 7.7k 0.6× 5.1k 0.4× 6.2k 0.5× 4.0k 0.5× 820 0.4× 219 10.8k
Martin Heisenberg 4.9k 0.4× 12.0k 1.0× 5.6k 0.5× 2.6k 0.3× 1.4k 0.6× 157 15.4k
Bill S. Hansson 7.4k 0.5× 11.8k 1.0× 8.0k 0.7× 11.0k 1.3× 199 0.1× 430 20.0k
Nicholas J. Strausfeld 4.3k 0.3× 8.9k 0.8× 4.2k 0.4× 1.4k 0.2× 1.3k 0.6× 163 11.0k
James W. Truman 4.6k 0.3× 13.4k 1.2× 6.0k 0.5× 3.7k 0.4× 577 0.3× 231 17.7k
Rüdiger Wehner 6.9k 0.5× 6.6k 0.6× 7.2k 0.6× 995 0.1× 1.4k 0.7× 194 13.1k
Michael H. Dickinson 5.0k 0.4× 7.8k 0.7× 3.8k 0.3× 1.3k 0.2× 1.5k 0.7× 187 20.8k
Uwe Homberg 2.6k 0.2× 7.8k 0.7× 3.6k 0.3× 1.5k 0.2× 672 0.3× 150 8.5k
Gilles Laurent 2.4k 0.2× 10.0k 0.9× 2.5k 0.2× 1.6k 0.2× 5.3k 2.4× 125 14.1k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Wang, Zhengwei, et al.. (2025). Waggle-dance-recruited honeybees expect landscape structures. Current Biology. 35(20). 4922–4931.e2.
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Wang, Zhengwei, et al.. (2025). Encoding and decoding of the information in the honeybee waggle dance. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 79(4). 2 indexed citations
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Menzel, Randolf & Jürgen Rybak. (2024). Insights from the past: the work of Hans von Alten on the evolution of brain structure, ecological adaptation, and cognition in hymenopteran species. Learning & Memory. 31(5). a053922–a053922. 1 indexed citations
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Menzel, Randolf & C. Giovanni Galizia. (2024). Landmark knowledge overrides optic flow in honeybee waggle dance distance estimation. Journal of Experimental Biology. 227(21). 5 indexed citations
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Wang, Zhengwei, et al.. (2023). Honey bees infer source location from the dances of returning foragers. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 120(12). e2213068120–e2213068120. 15 indexed citations
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Menzel, Randolf. (2023). Navigation and dance communication in honeybees: a cognitive perspective. Journal of Comparative Physiology A. 209(4). 515–527. 10 indexed citations
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Heinze, Stanley, Basil el Jundi, Bente G. Berg, et al.. (2021). A unified platform to manage, share, and archive morphological and functional data in insect neuroscience. eLife. 10. 34 indexed citations
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Menzel, Randolf, et al.. (2020). Innovation in solitary bees is driven by exploration, shyness and activity levels. Journal of Experimental Biology. 224(Pt 3). 5 indexed citations
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Balbuena, María Sol, et al.. (2015). Effects of sublethal doses of glyphosate on honeybee navigation. Journal of Experimental Biology. 218(17). 2799–2805. 194 indexed citations
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Eckstein, Miguel P., et al.. (2013). Rethinking human visual attention: Spatial cueing effects and optimality of decisions by honeybees, monkeys and humans. Vision Research. 85. 5–19. 40 indexed citations
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Menzel, Randolf, Bernd Fischer, Konstantin Lehmann, et al.. (2011). A Common Frame of Reference for Learned and Communicated Vectors in Honeybee Navigation. Current Biology. 21(8). 645–650. 87 indexed citations
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Menzel, Randolf. (2008). Learning theory and behaviour. Elsevier eBooks. 24 indexed citations
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Menzel, Randolf. (2007). Randolf Menzel. Current Biology. 17(17). R738–R739. 2 indexed citations
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Menzel, Randolf, Uwe Greggers, A. D. Smith, et al.. (2005). Honey bees navigate according to a map-like spatial memory. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 102(8). 3040–3045. 273 indexed citations
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Abel, Richard L., et al.. (2002). Differential parallel processing of olfactory information in the honeybee, Apis mellifera L.. Journal of Comparative Physiology A. 188(5). 359–370. 112 indexed citations
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Vorobyev, Misha, et al.. (2001). Colour thresholds and receptor noise: behaviour and physiology compared. Vision Research. 41(5). 639–653. 265 indexed citations
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Carew, Thomas, Randolf Menzel, & Carla J. Shatz. (1998). Mechanistic relationships between development and learning : report of the Dahlem Workshop on Mechanistic Relationships between Development and Learning, Berlin, January 19-25, 1997. Wiley eBooks. 1 indexed citations
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Greggers, Uwe & Randolf Menzel. (1993). Memory dynamics and foraging strategies of honeybees. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 32(1). 155 indexed citations
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Menzel, Randolf, et al.. (1986). Spectral sensitivity of photoreceptors in insect compound eyes. Journal of Comparative Physiology A. 15(158). 2 indexed citations

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