Simon Tragust

1.4k total citations
26 papers, 830 citations indexed

About

Simon Tragust is a scholar working on Insect Science, Genetics and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Simon Tragust has authored 26 papers receiving a total of 830 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Insect Science, 20 papers in Genetics and 13 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Simon Tragust's work include Insect and Pesticide Research (21 papers), Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (20 papers) and Plant and animal studies (13 papers). Simon Tragust is often cited by papers focused on Insect and Pesticide Research (21 papers), Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (20 papers) and Plant and animal studies (13 papers). Simon Tragust collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Austria and United Kingdom. Simon Tragust's co-authors include Sylvia Cremer, Line V. Ugelvig, Heike Feldhaar, Robert J. Paxton, Anja Tehel, Vanessa Barone, Oliver Otti, Anna V. Grasse, Carsten Marr and Fabian J. Theis and has published in prestigious journals such as Trends in Ecology & Evolution, Current Biology and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Simon Tragust

26 papers receiving 817 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Simon Tragust Germany 14 643 610 400 86 82 26 830
H. Michael G. Lattorff Germany 21 961 1.5× 747 1.2× 835 2.1× 178 2.1× 66 0.8× 80 1.2k
Christopher Mayack United States 15 911 1.4× 787 1.3× 781 2.0× 78 0.9× 46 0.6× 34 1.0k
Alain Robert France 20 576 0.9× 778 1.3× 625 1.6× 100 1.2× 93 1.1× 45 1.1k
Gudrun Herzner Germany 17 725 1.1× 618 1.0× 582 1.5× 102 1.2× 90 1.1× 32 1.1k
Eduardo Gonçalves Paterson Fox Brazil 13 411 0.6× 408 0.7× 223 0.6× 91 1.1× 69 0.8× 60 635
Ming Hua Huang United States 14 860 1.3× 718 1.2× 779 1.9× 127 1.5× 91 1.1× 17 1.2k
Emily J. Remnant Australia 18 563 0.9× 433 0.7× 397 1.0× 133 1.5× 179 2.2× 30 751
Christian Bordereau France 19 390 0.6× 751 1.2× 675 1.7× 79 0.9× 93 1.1× 35 946
Zakee L. Sabree United States 19 1.1k 1.7× 560 0.9× 539 1.3× 159 1.8× 153 1.9× 36 1.3k
Sébastien Kessler Switzerland 10 476 0.7× 286 0.5× 376 0.9× 118 1.4× 23 0.3× 14 615

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Fields of papers citing papers by Simon Tragust

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Simon Tragust

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Simon Tragust. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Simon Tragust based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Simon Tragust. Simon Tragust is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Pusceddu, Michelina, Simon Tragust, Panagiotis Theodorou, et al.. (2025). Varroa destructor weakens the external immunity of western honey bees by impairing melittin production. Scientific Reports. 15(1). 30623–30623. 1 indexed citations
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Soro, Antonella, et al.. (2024). Benefits of extended maternal care in a mass-provisioning bee at the cusp of sociality. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 291(2036). 20241832–20241832. 3 indexed citations
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Tragust, Simon, et al.. (2024). Host Barriers Limit Viral Spread in a Spillover Host: A Study of Deformed Wing Virus in the Bumblebee Bombus terrestris. Viruses. 16(4). 607–607. 5 indexed citations
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Tehel, Anja, et al.. (2022). Experimental cross species transmission of a major viral pathogen in bees is predominantly from honeybees to bumblebees. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 289(1969). 20212255–20212255. 29 indexed citations
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Tehel, Anja, et al.. (2022). Experimental viral spillover can harm Bombus terrestris workers under field conditions. Ecological Entomology. 48(1). 81–89. 9 indexed citations
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Tehel, Anja, et al.. (2021). The Gut Microbiota Can Provide Viral Tolerance in the Honey Bee. Microorganisms. 9(4). 871–871. 54 indexed citations
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Tragust, Simon, et al.. (2020). Formicine ants swallow their highly acidic poison for gut microbial selection and control. eLife. 9. 23 indexed citations
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Tragust, Simon, et al.. (2020). Balancing Life History Investment Decisions in Founding Ant Queens. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. 8. 1 indexed citations
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Reider, Simon, Simon Tragust, Nicole Przysiecki, et al.. (2020). Prebiotic Effects of Partially Hydrolyzed Guar Gum on the Composition and Function of the Human Microbiota—Results from the PAGODA Trial. Nutrients. 12(5). 1257–1257. 45 indexed citations
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Tehel, Anja, et al.. (2020). Experimental infection of bumblebees with honeybee-associated viruses: no direct fitness costs but potential future threats to novel wild bee hosts. Royal Society Open Science. 7(7). 200480–200480. 37 indexed citations
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Pamminger, Tobias, et al.. (2016). High temperature and temperature variation undermine future disease susceptibility in a population of the invasive garden ant Lasius neglectus. Die Naturwissenschaften. 103(5-6). 46–46. 8 indexed citations
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Otti, Oliver, et al.. (2015). Do microsporidia function as “biological weapon” for Harmonia axyridis under natural conditions?. Insect Science. 22(3). 353–359. 5 indexed citations
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Otti, Oliver, Simon Tragust, & Heike Feldhaar. (2014). Unifying external and internal immune defences. Trends in Ecology & Evolution. 29(11). 625–634. 67 indexed citations
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Grasse, Anna V., et al.. (2014). Anti-pathogen protection versus survival costs mediated by an ectosymbiont in an ant host. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 282(1799). 20141976–20141976. 34 indexed citations
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Tragust, Simon, Line V. Ugelvig, Michel Chapuisat, Jürgen Heınze, & Sylvia Cremer. (2013). Pupal cocoons affect sanitary brood care and limit fungal infections in ant colonies. BMC Evolutionary Biology. 13(1). 225–225. 32 indexed citations
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Tragust, Simon, et al.. (2012). Ants Disinfect Fungus-Exposed Brood by Oral Uptake and Spread of Their Poison. Current Biology. 23(1). 76–82. 151 indexed citations
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Theis, Fabian J., et al.. (2012). Social Transfer of Pathogenic Fungus Promotes Active Immunisation in Ant Colonies. PLoS Biology. 10(4). e1001300–e1001300. 160 indexed citations
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Espadaler, Xavier, et al.. (2011). LABOULBENIA FORMICARUM (ASCOMYCOTA, LABOULBENIALES), AN EXOTIC PARASITIC FUNGUS, ON AN EXOTIC ANT IN FRANCE. 61(1). 41–44. 9 indexed citations

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