Seirian Sumner

4.4k total citations
82 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

Seirian Sumner is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Genetics and Insect Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Seirian Sumner has authored 82 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 75 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 74 papers in Genetics and 34 papers in Insect Science. Recurrent topics in Seirian Sumner's work include Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (73 papers), Plant and animal studies (71 papers) and Animal Behavior and Reproduction (31 papers). Seirian Sumner is often cited by papers focused on Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (73 papers), Plant and animal studies (71 papers) and Animal Behavior and Reproduction (31 papers). Seirian Sumner collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Spain and Italy. Seirian Sumner's co-authors include Jacobus J. Boomsma, Alessandro Cini, William Chester Jordan, Jeremy Field, William O. H. Hughes, Andrew F. G. Bourke, Gavin Shreeves, Steven Van Borm, Solenn Patalano and Stephanie Dreier and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Seirian Sumner

80 papers receiving 2.4k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Seirian Sumner United Kingdom 28 2.0k 1.9k 1.2k 193 162 82 2.5k
Philip T. Starks United States 28 1.8k 0.9× 1.8k 1.0× 1.3k 1.0× 135 0.7× 79 0.5× 77 2.4k
Ellouise Leadbeater United Kingdom 27 1.8k 0.9× 1.3k 0.7× 1.1k 0.9× 227 1.2× 230 1.4× 52 2.3k
Judith Korb Germany 32 2.2k 1.1× 2.4k 1.3× 928 0.7× 192 1.0× 99 0.6× 109 2.9k
Liselotte Sundström Finland 36 2.9k 1.4× 3.1k 1.7× 1.5k 1.2× 113 0.6× 78 0.5× 106 3.5k
Heikki Helanterä Finland 28 1.8k 0.9× 2.0k 1.1× 1.1k 0.9× 113 0.6× 49 0.3× 103 2.3k
Sandra M. Rehan United States 33 2.7k 1.3× 2.0k 1.1× 2.1k 1.7× 451 2.3× 96 0.6× 115 3.0k
Timothy A. Linksvayer United States 27 1.7k 0.8× 1.9k 1.0× 1.0k 0.8× 80 0.4× 60 0.4× 65 2.2k
Susanne Foitzik Germany 35 3.2k 1.6× 3.3k 1.8× 1.4k 1.2× 90 0.5× 90 0.6× 146 3.7k
Peter Nonacs United States 33 3.1k 1.6× 2.8k 1.5× 1.3k 1.0× 118 0.6× 182 1.1× 93 3.6k
Jürgen Gadau Germany 32 1.8k 0.9× 2.0k 1.1× 1.4k 1.1× 358 1.9× 62 0.4× 90 2.8k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Seirian Sumner

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Seirian Sumner

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Oi, Cíntia Akemi, Robert L. Brown, & Seirian Sumner. (2024). Bee-Ing positive about wasp-negative media reporting: the opinions of scientists and their influence on the media. Insectes Sociaux. 71(1). 29–42. 2 indexed citations
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Toth, Amy L., Christopher D. R. Wyatt, Rick E. Masonbrink, et al.. (2024). New genomic resources inform transcriptomic responses to heavy metal toxins in the common Eastern bumble bee Bombus impatiens. BMC Genomics. 25(1). 1106–1106. 3 indexed citations
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Devenish, Adam J. M., Rosemary J. Newton, Jeremy J. Midgley, et al.. (2024). Mutualistic interactions facilitate invasive species spread. Functional Ecology. 39(1). 254–267. 1 indexed citations
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Taylor, Benjamin A., Daisy Taylor, Francisco Câmara Ferreira, et al.. (2023). Molecular signatures of alternative reproductive strategies in a facultatively social hover wasp. Molecular Ecology. 33(2). 2 indexed citations
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Favreau, Emeline, et al.. (2023). Using citizen science data to assess the population genetic structure of the common yellowjacket wasp, Vespula vulgaris. Insect Molecular Biology. 32(6). 634–647. 3 indexed citations
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Wyatt, Christopher D. R., Michael A. Bentley, Daisy Taylor, et al.. (2023). Social complexity, life-history and lineage influence the molecular basis of castes in vespid wasps. Nature Communications. 14(1). 1046–1046. 17 indexed citations
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Favreau, Emeline, Alessandro Cini, Daisy Taylor, et al.. (2023). Putting hornets on the genomic map. Scientific Reports. 13(1). 6232–6232. 5 indexed citations
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Manfredini, Fabio, Yannick Wurm, Seirian Sumner, & Ellouise Leadbeater. (2023). Transcriptomic responses to location learning by honeybee dancers are partly mirrored in the brains of dance-followers. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 290(2013). 20232274–20232274. 2 indexed citations
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Favreau, Emeline, Katherine S. Geist, Christopher D. R. Wyatt, et al.. (2022). Co-expression Gene Networks and Machine-learning Algorithms Unveil a Core Genetic Toolkit for Reproductive Division of Labour in Rudimentary Insect Societies. Genome Biology and Evolution. 15(1). 12 indexed citations
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Devenish, Adam J. M., Rosemary J. Newton, Jon R. Bridle, et al.. (2021). Contrasting responses of native ant communities to invasion by an ant invader, Linepithema humile. Biological Invasions. 23(8). 2553–2571. 4 indexed citations
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Highfield, Andrea, Jessica L. Kevill, Gideon Mordecai, et al.. (2020). Detection and Replication of Moku Virus in Honey Bees and Social Wasps. Viruses. 12(6). 607–607. 17 indexed citations
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Devenish, Adam J. M., Crisanto Gómez, Jon R. Bridle, Rosemary J. Newton, & Seirian Sumner. (2018). Invasive ants take and squander native seeds: implications for native plant communities. Biological Invasions. 21(2). 451–466. 11 indexed citations
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Pettorelli, Nathalie, et al.. (2017). Soapbox Science: Promoting Women in STEM.. School science review. 99(366). 91–95. 1 indexed citations
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Sumner, Seirian, et al.. (2017). A molecular concept of caste in insect societies. Current Opinion in Insect Science. 25. 42–50. 19 indexed citations
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Dreier, Stephanie, John W. Redhead, Ian A. Warren, et al.. (2014). Fine‐scale spatial genetic structure of common and declining bumble bees across an agricultural landscape. Molecular Ecology. 23(14). 3384–3395. 46 indexed citations
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Colgan, Thomas J., James C. Carolan, Stephen Bridgett, et al.. (2011). Polyphenism in social insects: insights from a transcriptome-wide analysis of gene expression in the life stages of the key pollinator, Bombus terrestris. BMC Genomics. 12(1). 623–623. 61 indexed citations
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Riddell, Carolyn, Seirian Sumner, Stefan Adams, & Eamonn B. Mallon. (2011). Pathways to immunity: temporal dynamics of the bumblebee ( Bombus terrestris ) immune response against a trypanosomal gut parasite. Insect Molecular Biology. 20(4). 529–540. 43 indexed citations
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Sumner, Seirian & Laurent Keller. (2008). Social Evolution: Reincarnation, Free-Riding and Inexplicable Modes of Reproduction. Current Biology. 18(5). R206–R207. 4 indexed citations
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Sumner, Seirian. (2006). Determining the molecular basis of sociality in insects: progress, prospects and potential in sociogenomics. Annales Zoologici Fennici. 43. 423–442. 19 indexed citations
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Sumner, Seirian, William O. H. Hughes, Jes Søe Pedersen, & Jacobus J. Boomsma. (2004). Ant parasite queens revert to mating singly. Nature. 428(6978). 35–36. 71 indexed citations

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