Romain Libbrecht

2.1k total citations
30 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Romain Libbrecht is a scholar working on Genetics, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Insect Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Romain Libbrecht has authored 30 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Genetics, 22 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 14 papers in Insect Science. Recurrent topics in Romain Libbrecht's work include Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (28 papers), Plant and animal studies (19 papers) and Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (11 papers). Romain Libbrecht is often cited by papers focused on Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (28 papers), Plant and animal studies (19 papers) and Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (11 papers). Romain Libbrecht collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Switzerland. Romain Libbrecht's co-authors include Laurent Keller, Tanja Schwander, Miguel Corona, Peter R. Oxley, Daniel J. C. Kronauer, Diana E. Wheeler, Susanne Foitzik, Ingrid Fetter-Pruneda, José Éduardo Serrão and Vikram Chandra and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Romain Libbrecht

29 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Romain Libbrecht Germany 19 988 767 515 277 161 30 1.3k
Kensuke Okada Japan 22 675 0.7× 814 1.1× 529 1.0× 153 0.6× 80 0.5× 62 1.2k
Karl M. Glastad United States 19 661 0.7× 507 0.7× 557 1.1× 213 0.8× 465 2.9× 28 1.2k
J. Maleszka Australia 9 822 0.8× 509 0.7× 675 1.3× 337 1.2× 449 2.8× 9 1.4k
Claudia Fricke Germany 24 1.1k 1.1× 1.4k 1.9× 486 0.9× 223 0.8× 75 0.5× 52 1.8k
Peter R. Oxley United States 15 763 0.8× 615 0.8× 520 1.0× 298 1.1× 117 0.7× 21 954
Colin S. Brent United States 26 1.5k 1.5× 1.4k 1.9× 1.3k 2.5× 556 2.0× 247 1.5× 84 2.2k
Yongliang Fan China 21 658 0.7× 425 0.6× 808 1.6× 427 1.5× 291 1.8× 42 1.3k
Ian A. Warren United Kingdom 17 490 0.5× 474 0.6× 302 0.6× 168 0.6× 323 2.0× 32 1.1k
Karina R. Guidugli Brazil 7 696 0.7× 504 0.7× 630 1.2× 146 0.5× 206 1.3× 7 986
Jan Oettler Germany 16 620 0.6× 538 0.7× 360 0.7× 114 0.4× 90 0.6× 35 800

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Romain Libbrecht

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All Works

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Libbrecht, Romain, et al.. (2024). Ontogeny of superorganisms: Social control of queen specialization in ants. Functional Ecology. 38(5). 1044–1060. 3 indexed citations
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Caminer, Marcel A., et al.. (2023). Task-specific odorant receptor expression in worker antennae indicates that sensory filters regulate division of labor in ants. Communications Biology. 6(1). 1004–1004. 7 indexed citations
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Libbrecht, Romain, et al.. (2023). The influence of parasite load on transcriptional activity and morphology of a cestode and its ant intermediate host. Molecular Ecology. 32(15). 4412–4426. 1 indexed citations
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Kramer, Boris H., Volker Nehring, Anja Buttstedt, et al.. (2021). Oxidative stress and senescence in social insects: a significant but inconsistent link?. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 376(1823). 20190732–20190732. 34 indexed citations
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Libbrecht, Romain, et al.. (2021). Queen loss increases worker survival in leaf-cutting ants under paraquat-induced oxidative stress. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 376(1823). 20190735–20190735. 18 indexed citations
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Korb, Judith, Karen Meusemann, Abel Bernadou, et al.. (2021). Comparative transcriptomic analysis of the mechanisms underpinning ageing and fecundity in social insects. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 376(1823). 20190728–20190728. 43 indexed citations
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Scharf, Inon, et al.. (2021). Social isolation causes downregulation of immune and stress response genes and behavioural changes in a social insect. Molecular Ecology. 30(10). 2378–2389. 18 indexed citations
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Libbrecht, Romain, et al.. (2021). Fecundity determines the outcome of founding queen associations in ants. Scientific Reports. 11(1). 2986–2986. 6 indexed citations
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Vogelweith, Fanny, et al.. (2020). Offspring reverse transcriptome responses to maternal deprivation when reared with pathogens in an insect with facultative family life. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 287(1926). 20200440–20200440. 8 indexed citations
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Libbrecht, Romain, et al.. (2020). A Role of Histone Acetylation in the Regulation of Circadian Rhythm in Ants. iScience. 23(2). 100846–100846. 17 indexed citations
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Chandra, Vikram, Ingrid Fetter-Pruneda, Peter R. Oxley, et al.. (2018). Social regulation of insulin signaling and the evolution of eusociality in ants. Science. 361(6400). 398–402. 110 indexed citations
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Kohlmeier, Philip, et al.. (2018). Gene expression is more strongly associated with behavioural specialization than with age or fertility in ant workers. Molecular Ecology. 28(3). 658–670. 28 indexed citations
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Libbrecht, Romain, Peter R. Oxley, & Daniel J. C. Kronauer. (2018). Clonal raider ant brain transcriptomics identifies candidate molecular mechanisms for reproductive division of labor. BMC Biology. 16(1). 89–89. 29 indexed citations
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Libbrecht, Romain, et al.. (2016). Robust DNA Methylation in the Clonal Raider Ant Brain. Current Biology. 26(3). 391–395. 102 indexed citations
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Ulrich, Yuko, et al.. (2015). Ant larvae regulate worker foraging behavior and ovarian activity in a dose-dependent manner. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 70(7). 1011–1018. 38 indexed citations
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Schwander, Tanja, Romain Libbrecht, & Laurent Keller. (2014). Supergenes and Complex Phenotypes. Current Biology. 24(7). R288–R294. 261 indexed citations
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Libbrecht, Romain, et al.. (2013). Interplay between insulin signaling, juvenile hormone, and vitellogenin regulates maternal effects on polyphenism in ants. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 110(27). 11050–11055. 97 indexed citations
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Libbrecht, Romain & Laurent Keller. (2012). GENETIC COMPATIBILITY AFFECTS DIVISION OF LABOR IN THE ARGENTINE ANTLINEPITHEMA HUMILE. Evolution. 67(2). 517–524. 25 indexed citations
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Libbrecht, Romain, Tanja Schwander, & Laurent Keller. (2011). GENETIC COMPONENTS TO CASTE ALLOCATION IN A MULTIPLE-QUEEN ANT SPECIES. Evolution. 65(10). 2907–2915. 29 indexed citations

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