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Bill S. Hansson

Bill S. Hansson

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Biology and Biochemistry
Germany
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Neuroscience

D-Index
99
Citations
29833
World Ranking
788
National Ranking
60

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
102
Citations
32804
World Ranking
1390
National Ranking
91

Bill S. Hansson publication distribution in Neuroscience in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Neuroscience in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Bill S. Hansson sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 410 publications — 91st percentile

91% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 887 publications or more.

Bill S. Hansson D-index placement in Neuroscience in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Neuroscience scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Bill S. Hansson sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 99 D-Index — 92nd percentile

92% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 163 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Germany Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Germany Leader Award
  • 2012 - Member of Academia Europaea

Overview

Bill S. Hansson is affiliated with the Max Planck Society in Germany and has developed a significant body of research in fields spanning Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Neuroscience, and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work frequently intersects specialized subfields such as Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Insect Science, Genetics, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, and Ecology.

The scientist has contributed extensively to topics including Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research, Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior, Plant and Animal Studies, Insect and Pesticide Research, Insect Utilization and Effects, Animal Behavior and Reproduction, and Insect Behavior and Control Techniques.

Bill S. Hansson has published a number of recent papers, including:

  • Olfactory receptor and circuit evolution promote host specialization (2020, Nature)
  • The Molecular Basis of Host Selection in a Crucifer-Specialized Moth (2020, Current Biology)
  • Large-scale characterization of sex pheromone communication systems in Drosophila (2021, Nature Communications)
  • Putative ligand binding sites of two functionally characterized bark beetle odorant receptors (2021, BMC Biology)
  • A chemical defense deters cannibalism in migratory locusts (2023, Science)

The scientist has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including Markus Knaden, Silke Sachse, Dieter Wicher, Hetan Chang, and Ewald Große-Wilde. Their scholarly output is prominently featured in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Journal of Chemical Ecology, iScience, eLife, and Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution.

Award recognition includes membership in Academia Europaea, granted in 2012.

Best Publications

  • Drosophila odorant receptors are both ligand-gated and cyclic-nucleotide-activated cation channels

    Dieter Wicher;Ronny Schäfer;René Bauernfeind;Marcus C. Stensmyr

  • Evolution of insect olfaction.

    Bill Hansson;Marcus Carl Stensmyr

  • A Conserved Dedicated Olfactory Circuit for Detecting Harmful Microbes in Drosophila

    Marcus C. Stensmyr;Hany K.M. Dweck;Abu Farhan;Irene Ibba

  • Sequencing of Culex quinquefasciatus Establishes a Platform for Mosquito Comparative Genomics

    Peter Arensburger;Karine Megy;Robert M Waterhouse;Robert M Waterhouse;Jenica Abrudan

  • Orchid pollination by sexual swindle

    Florian P. Schiestl;Manfred Ayasse;Hannes F. Paulus;Christer Löfstedt

  • Yeast, not fruit volatiles mediate Drosophila melanogaster attraction, oviposition and development

    Paul G. Becher;Paul G. Becher;Gerhard Flick;Elżbieta Rozpędowska;Elżbieta Rozpędowska;Alexandra Schmidt

  • LETTER TO THE EDITOR A Unified Nomenclature System for the Insect Olfactory Coreceptor

    Leslie B. Vosshall;Bill S. Hansson

  • Function and Morphology of the Antennal Lobe: New Developments

    Bill S Hansson;Sylvia Anton

  • Evolution of insect olfactory receptors

    Christine Missbach;Hany Km Dweck;Heiko Vogel;Andreas Vilcinskas

  • Olfactory Preference for Egg Laying on Citrus Substrates in Drosophila

    Hany K.M. Dweck;Shimaa A.M. Ebrahim;Sophie Kromann;Deni Bown

  • Olfaction in Lepidoptera

    Bill Hansson

  • Pollination: Rotting smell of dead-horse arum florets.

    Marcus C. Stensmyr;Isabella Urru;Ignazio Collu;Malin Celander

  • Pheromones mediating copulation and attraction in Drosophila

    Hany K. M. Dweck;Shimaa A. M. Ebrahim;Michael Thoma;Ahmed A. M. Mohamed

  • Olfactory shifts parallel superspecialism for toxic fruit in Drosophila melanogaster sibling, D. sechellia

    Teun Dekker;Irene Ibba;K.P. Siju;Marcus C. Stensmyr

  • Sex pheromone production and perception in European corn borer moths is determined by both autosomal and sex-linked genes.

    Wendell Roelofs;Thomas Glover;Xian-Han Tang;Isabelle Sreng

  • EVOLUTION OF REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGIES IN THE SEXUALLY DECEPTIVE ORCHID OPHRYS SPHEGODES: HOW DOES FLOWER-SPECIFIC VARIATION OF ODOR SIGNALS INFLUENCE REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS?

    Manfred Ayasse;Florian P. Schiestl;Hannes F. Paulus;Christer Löfstedt

  • Functional specialization of olfactory glomeruli in a moth.

    Bill S. Hansson;Håkan Ljungberg;Eric Hallberg;Christer Löfstedt

  • Antennal transcriptome of Manduca sexta.

    Ewald Grosse-Wilde;Linda S. Kuebler;Sascha Bucks;Heiko Vogel

  • Antennal transcriptome analysis of the chemosensory gene families in the tree killing bark beetles, Ips typographus and Dendroctonus ponderosae(Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae)

    Martin N Andersson;Martin N Andersson;Ewald Grosse-Wilde;Christopher I. Keeling;Jonas M. Bengtsson

  • Olfactory specialization in Drosophila suzukii supports an ecological shift in host preference from rotten to fresh fruit

    Ian W. Keesey;Markus Knaden;Bill S. Hansson

  • Chemical communication in heliothine moths. 5. Antennal lobe projection patterns of pheromone detecting olfactory receptor neurons in the male Heliothis virescens (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae)

    B. S. Hansson;T. J. Almaas;S. Anton

Frequent Co-Authors

Markus Knaden
Markus Knaden Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology
Christer Löfstedt
Christer Löfstedt Lund University
Silke Sachse
Silke Sachse Max Planck Society
Peter J. Anderson
Peter J. Anderson Monash University
Steffen Harzsch
Steffen Harzsch University of Greifswald
Aleš Svatoš
Aleš Svatoš Max Planck Society
Peter Witzgall
Peter Witzgall Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Wittko Francke
Wittko Francke Universität Hamburg
Heiko Vogel
Heiko Vogel Max Planck Society
Miklós Tóth
Miklós Tóth Cornell University

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