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Abraham Hefetz

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Ecology and Evolution
Israel
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
64
Citations
12165
World Ranking
1894
National Ranking
6

Abraham Hefetz publication distribution in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Ecology and Evolution in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Abraham Hefetz sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 227 publications — 81st percentile

81% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 531 publications or more.

Abraham Hefetz D-index placement in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Ecology and Evolution scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Abraham Hefetz sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 64 D-Index — 78th percentile

78% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 121 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in Israel Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in Israel Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in Israel Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in Israel Leader Award

Overview

Abraham Hefetz is affiliated with Tel Aviv University in Israel and specializes in research primarily within the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work spans various subfields including Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Genetics, Insect Science, Global and Planetary Change, and Ecology.

Their research focuses on topics such as Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior, Plant and Animal Studies, Insect and Pesticide Research, Animal Behavior and Reproduction, Amphibian and Reptile Biology, Marine Animal Studies Overview, and Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior.

Hefetz has published extensively, with recent papers including:

  • The evolution of hydrocarbon pheromone parsimony in ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) - interplay of colony odor uniformity and odor idiosyncrasy. A review (2024) in Österreichische Gesellschaft für Entomofaunistik (OEGEF)
  • Dufour's gland analysis reveals caste and physiology specific signals in Bombus impatiens (2021) in Scientific Reports
  • Effects of the Argentine ant venom on terrestrial amphibians (2020) in Conservation Biology
  • Evidence That Artificial Light at Night Induces Structure-Specific Changes in Brain Plasticity in a Diurnal Bird (2021) in Biomolecules
  • Differentiation of the ant genus Tapinoma (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from the Mediterranean Basin by species-specific cuticular hydrocarbon profiles (2023) in HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe)

Frequent co-authors in Hefetz's research include:

  • Rya Seltzer
  • Etya Amsalem
  • Paz Kahanov
  • Yosef Kamer
  • Małgorzata Bieńkowska

Hefetz publishes regularly in venues such as Scientific Reports, Journal of Apicultural Research, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Österreichische Gesellschaft für Entomofaunistik (OEGEF), and Conservation Biology.

Best Publications

  • Commensal bacteria play a role in mating preference of Drosophila melanogaster

    Gil Sharon;Daniel Segal;John M. Ringo;Abraham Hefetz

  • Chemical ecology and social parasitism in ants.

    A. Lenoir;P. D'Ettorre;C. Errard;A. Hefetz

  • Primer Pheromones in Social Hymenoptera

    Yves Le Conte;Abraham Hefetz

  • Direct Behavioral Evidence for Hydrocarbons as Ant Recognition Discriminators

    Sigal Lahav;Victoria Soroker;Abraham Hefetz;Robert K. Vander Meer

  • Individuality and colonial identity in ants: the emergence of the social representation concept

    Alain Lenoir;Dominique Fresneau;Christine Errard;Abraham Hefetz

  • Bionomics of the Large Carpenter Bees of the Genus Xylocopa

    Dan Gerling;H. H. W. Velthuis;Abraham Hefetz

  • The Postpharyngeal Gland as a "Gestalt" Organ for Nestmate Recognition in the Ant Cataglyphis niger

    V. Soroker;C. Vienne;A. Hefetz;E. Nowbahari

  • Hydrocarbon dynamics within and between nestmates inCataglyphis niger (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

    Victoria Soroker;Catherine Vienne;Abraham Hefetz

  • Camponotus fellah colony integration: worker individuality necessitates frequent hydrocarbon exchanges

    Raphael Boulay;Abraham Hefetz;Victoria Soroker;Alain Lenoir

  • Juvenile hormone titers, juvenile hormone biosynthesis, ovarian development and social environment in Bombus terrestris.

    Guy Bloch;David W. Borst;Zhi Yong Huang;Gene E. Robinson

  • The evolution of hydrocarbon pheromone parsimony in ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) - interplay of colony odor uniformity and odor idiosyncrasy. A review

    Abraham Hefetz

  • Regulation of reproduction by dominant workers in bumblebee (Bombus terrestris) queenright colonies

    Guy Bloch;Abraham Hefetz

  • The Physiological and Genomic Bases of Bumble Bee Social Behaviour

    Etya Amsalem;Christina M. Grozinger;Mario Padilla;Abraham Hefetz

  • Plasticity of Caste-Specific Dufour’s Gland Secretion in the Honey Bee (Apis mellifera L.)

    T. Katzav-Gozansky;V. Soroker;A. Hefetz;M. Cojocaru

  • Comparative behavioral biology of two Middle East species of carpenter bees (Xylocopa Latreille), (Hymenoptera, Apoidea)

    Dan Gerling;Paul David Hurd;Abraham Hefetz

  • Label familiarity and discriminatory ability of ants reared in mixed groups

    C. Errard;A. Hefetz

  • Natural Polyesters: Dufour's Gland Macrocyclic Lactones Form Brood Cell Laminesters in Colletes Bees

    Abraham Hefetz;Henry M. Fales;Suzanne W. T. Batra

  • Formation of Colony Odor in Ponerine Ant Pachycondyla apicalis

    Victoria Soroker;Dominique Fresneau;Abraham Hefetz

  • Exploring the role of juvenile hormone and vitellogenin in reproduction and social behavior in bumble bees

    Etya Amsalem;Osnat Malka;Christina Grozinger;Abraham Hefetz

  • Effects of social isolation on hydrocarbon pattern and nestmate recognition in the ant Aphaenogaster senilis (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)

    A. Lenoir;D. Cuisset;A. Hefetz

  • Dufour's gland secretion of the queen honeybee (Apis mellifera): An egg discriminator pheromone or a queen signal?

    Tamar Katzav-Gozansky;Victoria Soroker;Fernando Ibarra;Wittko Francke

  • The role of Dufour's gland secretions in bees

    Abraham Hefetz

Frequent Co-Authors

Raphaël Boulay
Raphaël Boulay François Rabelais University
Wittko Francke
Wittko Francke Universität Hamburg
Christina M. Grozinger
Christina M. Grozinger Pennsylvania State University
Xim Cerdá
Xim Cerdá Spanish National Research Council
Guy Bloch
Guy Bloch Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Cédric Alaux
Cédric Alaux INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Gene E. Robinson
Gene E. Robinson University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Robert K. Vander Meer
Robert K. Vander Meer Agricultural Research Service
Johan Billen
Johan Billen KU Leuven
Serge Aron
Serge Aron Université Libre de Bruxelles

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