Rodolfo Jaffé

5.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
65 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

Rodolfo Jaffé is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Genetics and Insect Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Rodolfo Jaffé has authored 65 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 42 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 35 papers in Genetics and 28 papers in Insect Science. Recurrent topics in Rodolfo Jaffé's work include Plant and animal studies (40 papers), Insect and Pesticide Research (26 papers) and Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (25 papers). Rodolfo Jaffé is often cited by papers focused on Plant and animal studies (40 papers), Insect and Pesticide Research (26 papers) and Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (25 papers). Rodolfo Jaffé collaborates with scholars based in Brazil, United States and Germany. Rodolfo Jaffé's co-authors include Pilar De la Rúa, Raffaele Dall’Olio, Vera Lúcia Imperatriz-Fonseca, Irene Muñoz, José Serrano, Robin F. A. Moritz, Jean Paul Metzger, Tereza Cristina Giannini, Waldan K. Kwong and John S. Ascher and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Rodolfo Jaffé

63 papers receiving 2.3k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Dynamic microbiome evolution in social bees

2017 340 citations Waldan K. Kwong, Hauke Koch et al. Science Advances profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Rodolfo Jaffé Brazil	26	1.6k	1.3k	1.3k	288	246	65	2.4k
Tereza Cristina Giannini Brazil	27	1.6k 1.0×	966 0.7×	667 0.5×	512 1.8×	296 1.2×	89	2.3k
José H. Schoereder Brazil	27	1.6k 1.0×	573 0.4×	1.2k 1.0×	305 1.1×	334 1.4×	72	2.2k
Patricia J. Folgarait Argentina	25	1.9k 1.2×	1.2k 0.9×	1.9k 1.5×	403 1.4×	371 1.5×	79	2.7k
Adam D. Kay United States	24	947 0.6×	492 0.4×	963 0.8×	285 1.0×	472 1.9×	50	1.8k
Benoît Guénard Hong Kong	27	1.8k 1.2×	526 0.4×	1.8k 1.4×	185 0.6×	591 2.4×	119	2.9k
Martin Wiemers Germany	20	1.4k 0.9×	865 0.7×	1.1k 0.8×	422 1.5×	547 2.2×	56	2.8k
Nicola Gallai France	8	1.8k 1.1×	1.5k 1.2×	971 0.8×	553 1.9×	106 0.4×	15	2.2k
Jean Carlos Santos Brazil	19	920 0.6×	517 0.4×	256 0.2×	288 1.0×	383 1.6×	113	1.5k
Romina Rader Australia	27	1.9k 1.2×	1.1k 0.9×	496 0.4×	1.1k 3.7×	442 1.8×	81	2.7k
Colleen L. Seymour South Africa	28	1.5k 0.9×	790 0.6×	717 0.6×	650 2.3×	746 3.0×	89	2.7k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Jaffé, Rodolfo, et al.. (2025). Using habitat suitability modeling to integrate ecosystem‐based approaches for mangrove restoration site selection. Ecosphere. 16(3).

Jaffé, Rodolfo, Carolina da Silva Carvalho, Éder Cristian Malta de Lanes, et al.. (2022). Landscape influences genetic diversity but does not limit gene flow in a Neotropical pollinator. Apidologie. 53(4). 6 indexed citations

Fletcher, Robert J., Jorge A. Sefair, Rodolfo Jaffé, et al.. (2022). Extending isolation by resistance to predict genetic connectivity. Methods in Ecology and Evolution. 13(11). 2463–2477. 9 indexed citations

Carvalho, Carolina da Silva, Brenna R. Forester, Ronnie Alves, et al.. (2020). Combining genotype, phenotype, and environmental data to delineate site‐adjusted provenance strategies for ecological restoration. Molecular Ecology Resources. 21(1). 44–58. 46 indexed citations

Filho, Pedro Walfir Martins e Souza, Tereza Cristina Giannini, Rodolfo Jaffé, et al.. (2019). Mapping and quantification of ferruginous outcrop savannas in the Brazilian Amazon: A challenge for biodiversity conservation. PLoS ONE. 14(1). e0211095–e0211095. 45 indexed citations

Campbell, Alistair J., Luísa G. Carvalheiro, M. M. Maués, et al.. (2018). Anthropogenic disturbance of tropical forests threatens pollination services to açaí palm in the Amazon river delta. Journal of Applied Ecology. 55(4). 1725–1736. 61 indexed citations

Sato, Maria Inês Zanoli, et al.. (2018). Influence of water quality on diversity and composition of fungal communities in a tropical river. Scientific Reports. 8(1). 14799–14799. 35 indexed citations

Zappi, Daniela C., Maurício Takashi Coutinho Watanabe, Santelmo Vasconcelos, et al.. (2018). Blind Testing: DNA Barcoding Sheds Light Upon the Identity of Plant Fragments as a Subsidy for Cave Conservation. Frontiers in Plant Science. 9. 1052–1052. 6 indexed citations

Kwong, Waldan K., Hauke Koch, Kong‐Wah Sing, et al.. (2017). Dynamic microbiome evolution in social bees. Science Advances. 3(3). e1600513–e1600513. 340 indexed citations breakdown →

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Santiago, Leandro Rodrigues, Flávio de Oliveira Francisco, Rodolfo Jaffé, & Maria Cristina Arias. (2016). Genetic variability in captive populations of the stingless bee Tetragonisca angustula. Genetica. 144(4). 397–405. 9 indexed citations

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Kleinert, Astrid de Matos Peixoto, et al.. (2016). Competitive males have higher quality sperm in a monogamous social bee. BMC Evolutionary Biology. 16(1). 195–195. 12 indexed citations

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Jaffé, Rodolfo, Xavier Prous, Tereza Cristina Giannini, et al.. (2016). Reconciling Mining with the Conservation of Cave Biodiversity: A Quantitative Baseline to Help Establish Conservation Priorities. PLoS ONE. 11(12). e0168348–e0168348. 40 indexed citations

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Jaffé, Rodolfo, et al.. (2015). Meliponicultura no Rio Grande do Norte. Brazilian Journal of Veterinary Medicine/Revista Brasileira de Medicina Veterinária. 37(4). 327–333. 8 indexed citations

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Giannini, Tereza Cristina, Leandro Reverberi Tambosi, André Luís Acosta, et al.. (2015). Safeguarding Ecosystem Services: A Methodological Framework to Buffer the Joint Effect of Habitat Configuration and Climate Change. PLoS ONE. 10(6). e0129225–e0129225. 40 indexed citations

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Jaffé, Rodolfo, Nathaniel S. Pope, Airton Torres Carvalho, et al.. (2015). Bees for Development: Brazilian Survey Reveals How to Optimize Stingless Beekeeping. PLoS ONE. 10(3). e0121157–e0121157. 148 indexed citations

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Jaffé, Rodolfo, Charles Fernando dos Santos, Leandro Rodrigues Santiago, et al.. (2014). Monogamy in large bee societies: a stingless paradox. Die Naturwissenschaften. 101(3). 261–264. 23 indexed citations

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Jaffé, Rodolfo, Francisco García–González, Susanne P. A. den Boer, Leigh W. Simmons, & Boris Baer. (2012). PATTERNS OF PATERNITY SKEW AMONG POLYANDROUS SOCIAL INSECTS: WHAT CAN THEY TELL US ABOUT THE POTENTIAL FOR SEXUAL SELECTION?. Evolution. 66(12). 3778–3788. 28 indexed citations

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Jaffé, Rodolfo, Vincent Dietemann, Robin M. Crewe, & Robin F. A. Moritz. (2009). Temporal variation in the genetic structure of a drone congregation area: an insight into the population dynamics of wild African honeybees (Apis mellifera scutellata). Molecular Ecology. 18(7). 1511–1522. 34 indexed citations

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Jaffé, Rodolfo & Robin F. A. Moritz. (2009). Mating flights select for symmetry in honeybee drones (Apis mellifera). Die Naturwissenschaften. 97(3). 337–343. 30 indexed citations

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Jaffé, Rodolfo, Vincent Dietemann, Mike Allsopp, et al.. (2009). Estimating the Density of Honeybee Colonies across Their Natural Range to Fill the Gap in Pollinator Decline Censuses. Conservation Biology. 24(2). 583–593. 128 indexed citations

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