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Insectes Sociaux
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Insectes Sociaux

0020-1812

Published by: Springer

https://www.springer.com/journal/40

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Ecology and Evolution 359 83 117 10

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 106
Documents by Best Scientists*: 140
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 3
SCIMAGO H-index: 70
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.448
Impact Factor: 1.5

Overview

Top Research Topics at Insectes Sociaux?

The foci of Insectes Sociaux are Ecology, Zoology, Hymenoptera, Entomology and Aculeata. Nest, Foraging, Brood, Predation and ANT are Ecology topics of special interest in it. Specifically, studies on Forage (honey bee) are prevalent in the Foraging works discussed.

The Zoology works featured in it incorporate elements from Larva and Reproduction. The featured Hymenoptera research is covered under the field of Botany. Insectes Sociaux links adjacent topics like Entomology with Caste.

Many of the studies tackled connect Aculeata with a similar field of study like Apoidea. Insectes Sociaux focuses on Apoidea as well as the interrelated topic of Apidae.

  • Ecology (56.64%)
  • Zoology (31.14%)
  • Hymenoptera (29.86%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • La reconstruction du nid et les coordinations interindividuelles chezBellicositermes natalensis etCubitermes sp. la théorie de la stigmergie: Essai d'interprétation du comportement des termites constructeurs (1031 citations)
  • Collective decision making through food recruitment (300 citations)
  • The rarity of multiple mating by females in the social Hymenoptera (299 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Insectes Sociaux:

The published papers are organized to address concerns in the fields of Ecology, Hymenoptera, Zoology, Aculeata and Nest. The most cited papers with studies in Hymenoptera featured incorporate elements of Kin recognition and Reproduction. The featured Aculeata studies in the journal publications mainly concentrate on Apoidea but also cover areas of interest in Apidae and Nectar.

What topics the last edition of the journal is best known for?

  • Ecology
  • Botany
  • Genus

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The primary areas of discussion in the journal are Entomology, Zoology, Nest, Foraging and Eusociality. The journal focuses on Entomology but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Caste, Habitat, Host (biology), Biological dispersal and Paper wasp. Zoology research in the journal involves the investigation of ANT studies, all of which are linked to disciplines such as Trophallaxis, Instar, Fire ant and Red imported fire ant.

The study of Ecology serves as the foundation of the Nest research discussed in Insectes Sociaux. Insectes Sociaux facilitated discussions that integrated Ecology and Sorting (sediment). Foraging research presented in Insectes Sociaux encompasses a variety of subjects, including Melipona seminigra, Agronomy and Predation.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Tandem communication improves ant foraging success in a highly competitive tropical habitat (2 citations)
  • Royal presence promotes worker and soldier aggression against non-nestmates in termites (2 citations)
  • Australian stingless bees detect odours left at food sources by nestmates, conspecifics and honey bees (1 citations)

Papers citation over time

A key indicator for each journal is its effectiveness in reaching other researchers with the papers published at that venue.

The chart below presents the interquartile range (first quartile 25%, median 50% and third quartile 75%) of the number of citations of articles over time.

The top authors publishing in Insectes Sociaux (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Benjamin P. Oldroyd (36 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Jürgen Heinze (31 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Michael D. Breed (31 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Jacobus J. Boomsma (30 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Alain Dejean (29 papers) absent at the last edition.

The overall trend for top authors publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top authors.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Insectes Sociaux (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Université libre de Bruxelles (86 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Würzburg (81 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Paris (70 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition,
  • Harvard University (55 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • University of Sydney (54 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition.

The overall trend for top affiliations publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top affiliations.

Publication chance based on affiliation

The publication chance index shows the ratio of articles published by the best research institutions in the journal edition to all articles published within that journal. The best research institutions were selected based on the largest number of articles published during all editions of the journal.

The chart below presents the percentage ratio of articles from top institutions (based on their ranking of total papers).Top affiliations were grouped by their rank into the following tiers: top 1-10, top 11-20, top 21-50, and top 51+. Only articles with a recognized affiliation are considered.

During the most recent 2021 edition, 4.65% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 26.83% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 4.88% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 26.83% of all publications and 41.46% were from other institutions.

Returning Authors Index

A very common phenomenon observed among researchers publishing scientific articles is the intentional selection of journals they have already attended in the past. In particular, it is worth analyzing the case when the authors participate in the same journal from year to year.

The Returning Authors Index presented below illustrates the ratio of authors who participated in both a given as well as the previous edition of the journal in relation to all participants in a given year.

Returning Institution Index

The graph below shows the Returning Institution Index, illustrating the ratio of institutions that participated in both a given and the previous edition of the conference in relation to all affiliations present in a given year.

The experience to innovation index

Our experience to innovation index was created to show a cross-section of the experience level of authors publishing in a journal. The index includes the authors publishing at the last edition of a journal, grouped by total number of publications throughout their academic career (P) and the total number of citations of these publications ever received (C).

The group intervals were selected empirically to best show the diversity of the authors' experiences, their labels were selected as a convenience, not as judgment. The authors were divided into the following groups:

  • Novice - P < 5 or C < 25 (the number of publications less than 5 or the number of citations less than 25),
  • Competent - P < 10 or C < 100 (the number of publications less than 10 or the number of citations less than 100),
  • Experienced - P < 25 or C < 625 (the number of publications less than 25 or the number of citations less than 625),
  • Master - P < 50 or C < 2500 (the number of publications less than 50 or the number of citations less than 2500),
  • Star - P ≥ 50 and C ≥ 2500 (both the number of publications greater than 50 and the number of citations greater than 2500).

The chart below illustrates experience levels of first authors in cases of publications with multiple authors.

Top Publications

  • A global review of termite sampling methods

    A. B. Davies;C. L. Parr;C. L. Parr;C. L. Parr;P. Eggleton

    (2021)
    21 Citations
  • Ant diversity studies in Brazil: an overview of the myrmecological research in a megadiverse country

    (2022)
    20 Citations
  • Protecting pollinators and our food supply: understanding and managing threats to pollinator health

    (2023)
    20 Citations
  • Nectar preferences in male bumblebees

    M. Brown;M. J. F. Brown

    (2020)
    13 Citations
  • Species differ in worker body size effects on critical thermal limits in seed-harvesting desert ants ( Messor ebeninus and M. arenarius )

    S. O’Donnell;S. Bulova;V. Caponera;K. Oxman

    (2020)
    12 Citations
  • Upper thermal tolerance of tropical and temperate termite species (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae, Termitidae): a test of the climate variability hypothesis in termites

    M. Janowiecki;E. Clifton;A. Avalos;E. L. Vargo

    (2020)
    11 Citations
  • Tandem communication improves ant foraging success in a highly competitive tropical habitat

    S. M. Glaser;R. M. Feitosa;A. Koch;N. Goß

    (2021)
    11 Citations
  • Disentangling resource acquisition from interspecific behavioral aggression to understand the ecological dominance of a common, widespread temperate forest ant

    R. J. Warren;J. R. King;M. A. Bradford

    (2020)
    10 Citations
  • Cohabitation and niche overlap in the occupation of twigs by arthropods in the leaf litter of Brazilian Atlantic Forest

    T. T. Fernandes;W. Dáttilo;R. R. Silva;P. Luna

    (2020)
    10 Citations
  • Temporal and spatial dynamics of carpenter bee sociality revealed by CT imaging

    M. M. Ostwald;B. R. Lyman;Z. Shaffer;J. H. Fewell

    (2020)
    10 Citations

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