2026 Charles D. Michener: Ecology and Evolution Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Ecology and Evolution	59	2351	833	365	34105

Charles D. Michener 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 Charles D. Michener sits on this spectrum.

37 publications 533+

This scientist: 365 publications — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 533 publications or more.

Charles D. Michener 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 Charles D. Michener sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index 122+

This scientist: 59 D-Index — 72nd percentile

72% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 122 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

1980 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
1966 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
1965 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
1955 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Overview

Charles D. Michener was affiliated with the University of Kansas in the United States. Their research output primarily focused on the collection, identification, and deposition of natural history specimens. Michener contributed multiple papers documenting this work, with recent publications spanning from 2023 to 2025.

Recent scholarly works by Michener included the following papers:

Natural history specimens collected and/or identified and deposited., 2023, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Natural history specimens collected and/or identified and deposited., 2025, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Natural history specimens collected and/or identified and deposited., 2023, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Natural history specimens collected and/or identified and deposited., 2023, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Natural history specimens collected and/or identified and deposited., 2023, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

The primary venue for Michener's publications was Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), where eight publications were recorded.

The scientist received several honors throughout their career, including:

Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 1980
Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, 1966
Member of the National Academy of Sciences, 1965
Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, 1955

Best Publications

The Bees of the World

Charles Duncan Michener

6556
Citations
A statistical method for evaluating systematic relationships

Robert R. Sokal;Charles D. Michener

6548
Citations
The social behavior of the bees : a comparative study

Charles Duncan Michener

3172
Citations
The Social Behavior of the Bees

Charles Duncan Michener

1168
Citations
Economic value of tropical forest to coffee production

Taylor H. Ricketts;Gretchen C. Daily;Paul R. Ehrlich;Charles D. Michener

1033
Citations
Biogeography of the bees.

Charles D Michener

941
Citations
A QUANTITATIVE APPROACH TO A PROBLEM IN CLASSIFICATION

Charles D. Michener;Robert R. Sokal

813
Citations
Comparative Social Behavior of Bees

Charles D. Michener

637
Citations
Evolution of Sociality in Insects

Norman Lin;Charles D. Michener

571
Citations
Kin recognition in animals.

D. J. C. Fletcher;C. D. Michener

484
Citations
Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics

R. L. Kitching;Richard F. Johnston;Peter W. Frank;Charles D. Michener

484
Citations
The bee genera of North and Central America (Hymenoptera:Apoidea)

Charles Duncan Michener;Ronald J. McGinley;Bryan N. Danforth

350
Citations
A classification of the bees of the Australian and South Pacific regions

Charles D. Michener

339
Citations
Comparative external morphology, phylogeny, and a classification of the bees (Hymenoptera)

C.D Michener

319
Citations
Classification of the Apidae (Hymenoptera).

Charles D. Michener

318
Citations
Reproductive efficiency in relation to colony size in hymenopterous societies

Charles D. Michener

309
Citations
Mechanisms of identification and discrimination in social Hymenoptera.

B. Holldobler;C. D. Michener;H. Markl

279
Citations
The Brazilian Bee Problem

Charles D. Michener

277
Citations
The nest architecture of stingless bees with special reference to those of Costa Rica (Hymenoptera, Apidae)

Alvaro Wille;Charles D. Michener

257
Citations
Bees of Panama

Charles Duncan Michener

251
Citations
Were workers of eusocial hymenoptera initially altruistic or oppressed

Charles D. Michener

248
Citations
The Biology of Social Insects

Michael D. Breed;Charles D. Michener;Howard E. Evans

140
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael S. Engel University of Kansas

Robert R. Sokal Stony Brook University

Terry L. Griswold Utah State University

Michael D. Breed University of Colorado Boulder

David A. Grimaldi American Museum of Natural History

Mark L. Winston Simon Fraser University

Bryan N. Danforth Cornell University

David W. Roubik Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute

Gareth Nelson University of Melbourne

Gretchen C. Daily Stanford University

External Links

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