Tanja Schwander

5.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
75 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

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Tanja Schwander is a scholar working on Genetics, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Insect Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Tanja Schwander has authored 75 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 60 papers in Genetics, 52 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 31 papers in Insect Science. Recurrent topics in Tanja Schwander's work include Plant and animal studies (45 papers), Evolution and Genetic Dynamics (32 papers) and Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (26 papers). Tanja Schwander is often cited by papers focused on Plant and animal studies (45 papers), Evolution and Genetic Dynamics (32 papers) and Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (26 papers). Tanja Schwander collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, Netherlands and United States. Tanja Schwander's co-authors include Laurent Keller, Bernard J. Crespi, Romain Libbrecht, Olof Leimar, Sara Helms Cahan, Jens Bast, Casper J. van der Kooi, Benjamin P. Oldroyd, Maurine Neiman and Wen‐Juan Ma and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Tanja Schwander

72 papers receiving 3.1k citations

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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.

Stick Insect Genomes Reveal Natural Selection’s Role in Parallel Speciation

2014 305 citations Víctor Soria‐Carrasco, Zachariah Gompert et al. Science profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Functional monocentricity with holocentric characteristics and chromosome-specific centromeres in a stick insect 2025 ·Science Advances ·(unknown), Zoé Dumas, Patrick Tran Van, Darren J. Parker, (unknown), Veit Schubert, Jean‐Marc Aury, Lorène Bournonville, Corinne Cruaud, Andreas Houben, Benjamin Istace, Karine Labadie, Benjamin Noël, Tanja Schwander	2
2	Evolution of alternative reproductive systems in Bacillus stick insects 2024 ·Evolution ·Guillaume Lavanchy, Alexander Brandt, (unknown), Zoé Dumas, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Patrick Tran Van, Andrea Luchetti, Valerio Scali, Barbara Mantovani, Tanja Schwander	1
3	Evidence for cryptic sex in parthenogenetic stick insects of the genus Timema 2023 ·Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences ·Susana Freitas, Darren J. Parker, (unknown), Zoé Dumas, Tanja Schwander	13
4	What Ecological Factors Favor Parthenogenesis over Sexual Reproduction? A Study on the Facultatively Parthenogenetic Mayfly Alainites muticus in Natural Populations 2022 ·The American Naturalist ·(unknown), Michel Sartori, Tanja Schwander	4
5	X chromosomes show relaxed selection and complete somatic dosage compensation across Timema stick insect species 2022 ·Journal of Evolutionary Biology ·Darren J. Parker, Kamil S. Jaroň, Zoé Dumas, Marc Robinson‐Rechavi, Tanja Schwander	13
6	Convergent consequences of parthenogenesis on stick insect genomes 2022 ·Science Advances ·Kamil S. Jaroň, Darren J. Parker, (unknown), Patrick Tran Van, Jens Bast, Zoé Dumas, Emeric Figuet, Clémentine François, (unknown), Victor Rossier, Paul Simion, Marc Robinson‐Rechavi, Nicolas Galtier, Tanja Schwander	29
7	A single QTL with large effect is associated with female functional virginity in an asexual parasitoid wasp 2021 ·Molecular Ecology ·Wen‐Juan Ma, Bart A. Pannebakker, Xuan Li, Elzemiek Geuverink, Seyed Yahya Anvar, Paris Veltsos, Tanja Schwander, Louis van de Zande, Leo W. Beukeboom	10
8	First annotated draft genomes of nonmarine ostracods (Ostracoda, Crustacea) with different reproductive modes 2021 ·G3 Genes Genomes Genetics ·Patrick Tran Van, (unknown), Jens Bast, Zoé Dumas, Nicolas Galtier, Kamil S. Jaroň, Koen Martens, Darren J. Parker, Marc Robinson‐Rechavi, Tanja Schwander, Paul Simion, Isa Schön	10
9	Haplotype divergence supports long-term asexuality in the oribatid mite Oppiella nova 2021 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Alexander Brandt, Patrick Tran Van, (unknown), (unknown), Zoé Dumas, Emeric Figuet, Clémentine François, Nicolas Galtier, (unknown), Kamil S. Jaroň, (unknown), Mark Maraun, Darren J. Parker, Marc Robinson‐Rechavi, Ina Schaefer, Paul Simion, Stefan Scheu, Tanja Schwander, Jens Bast	26
10	Extremely Widespread Parthenogenesis and a Trade-Off Between Alternative Forms of Reproduction in Mayflies (Ephemeroptera) 2020 ·Journal of Heredity ·(unknown), Michel Sartori, Tanja Schwander	20
11	Mapping of Multiple Complementary Sex Determination Loci in a Parasitoid Wasp 2019 ·Genome Biology and Evolution ·Cyril Matthey-Doret, Casper J. van der Kooi, Daniel L. Jeffries, Jens Bast, Alice B. Dennis, Christoph Vorburger, Tanja Schwander	8
12	Fundamental and realized feeding niche breadths of sexual and asexual stick insects 2018 ·Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences ·Chloé Larose, Darren J. Parker, Tanja Schwander	8
13	Stick Insect Genomes Reveal Natural Selection’s Role in Parallel Speciation breakdown → 2014 ·Science ·Víctor Soria‐Carrasco, Zachariah Gompert, Aaron A. Comeault, Timothy E. Farkas, Thomas L. Parchman, J. Spencer Johnston, C. Alex Buerkle, Jeffrey L. Feder, Jens Bast, Tanja Schwander, Scott P. Egan, Bernard J. Crespi, Patrik Nosil	305
14	Evolution of a Cellular Immune Response in Drosophila: A Phenotypic and Genomic Comparative Analysis 2014 ·Genome Biology and Evolution ·(unknown), (unknown), Louis van de Zande, Cornelis J. Vermeulen, Tanja Schwander, Bregje Wertheim	44
15	Molecular Evidence for Ancient Asexuality in Timema Stick Insects 2011 ·Current Biology ·Tanja Schwander, Lee M. Henry, Bernard J. Crespi	61
16	Deleterious Mutation Accumulation in Asexual Timema Stick Insects 2011 ·Molecular Biology and Evolution ·Lee M. Henry, Tanja Schwander, Bernard J. Crespi	47
17	GENETIC COMPONENTS TO CASTE ALLOCATION IN A MULTIPLE-QUEEN ANT SPECIES 2011 ·Evolution ·Romain Libbrecht, Tanja Schwander, Laurent Keller	29
18	Nature versus nurture in social insect caste differentiation 2010 ·Trends in Ecology & Evolution ·Tanja Schwander, Nathan Lo, Madeleine Beekman, Benjamin P. Oldroyd, Laurent Keller	211
19	Genetic Compatibility Affects Queen and Worker Caste Determination 2008 ·Science ·Tanja Schwander, Laurent Keller	43
20	Loss of Phenotypic Plasticity Generates Genotype-Caste Association in Harvester Ants 2004 ·Current Biology ·Sara Helms Cahan, G. Julian, Steven W. Rissing, Tanja Schwander, Joel D. Parker, Laurent Keller	58

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