Ivan Meeus

Ivan Meeus publication distribution in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Ivan Meeus sits on this spectrum.

Ivan Meeus D-index placement in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Plant Science and Agronomy scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Ivan Meeus sits on this spectrum.

Best Publications

• The genomes of two key bumblebee species with primitive eusocial organization

  Ben M Sadd;Ben M Sadd;Seth M Barribeau;Seth M Barribeau;Guy Bloch;Dirk C. de Graaf

  421
  Citations

• Effects of invasive parasites on bumble bee declines.

  Ivan Meeus;Mark J. F. Brown;Mark J. F. Brown;Dirk C. De Graaf;Guy Smagghe

  312
  Citations

• Comprehensive Bee Pathogen Screening in Belgium Reveals Crithidia mellificae as a New Contributory Factor to Winter Mortality

  Jorgen Ravoet;Jafar Maharramov;Ivan Meeus;Lina De Smet

  307
  Citations

• Widespread occurrence of honey bee pathogens in solitary bees

  Jorgen Ravoet;Lina De Smet;Ivan Meeus;Guy Smagghe

  251
  Citations

• Alien parasite hitchhikes to Patagonia on invasive bumblebee

  Marina Paula Arbetman;Marina Paula Arbetman;Ivan Meeus;Carolina Laura Morales;Marcelo Adrian Aizen

  199
  Citations

• Critical links between biodiversity and health in wild bee conservation.

  Unknown

  178
  Citations

• A depauperate immune repertoire precedes evolution of sociality in bees

  Seth M. Barribeau;Seth M. Barribeau;Ben M. Sadd;Ben M. Sadd;Louis du Plessis;Louis du Plessis;Mark J.F. Brown

  170
  Citations

• Multiplex PCR detection of slowly-evolving trypanosomatids and neogregarines in bumblebees using broad-range primers

  Ivan Meeus;Dirk de Graaf;Kris Jans;Guy Smagghe

  105
  Citations

• Pollination efficiency and foraging behaviour of honey bees and non-Apis bees to sweet cherry

  Maxime Eeraerts;Ruben Vanderhaegen;Guy Smagghe;Ivan Meeus

  105
  Citations

• Effect of oral infection with Kashmir bee virus and Israeli acute paralysis virus on bumblebee (Bombus terrestris) reproductive success

  Ivan Meeus;Joachim Rodrigues De Miranda;Dirk C. de Graaf;Felix Wäckers

  102
  Citations

• Stress indicator gene expression profiles, colony dynamics and tissue development of honey bees exposed to sub-lethal doses of imidacloprid in laboratory and field experiments.

  Lina De Smet;Fani Hatjina;Pavlos Ioannidis;Anna Hamamtzoglou

  101
  Citations

• Novel lactic acid bacteria isolated from the bumble bee gut: Convivina intestini gen. nov., sp. nov., Lactobacillus bombicola sp. nov., and Weissella bombi sp. nov.

  Jessy Praet;Ivan Meeus;Margo Cnockaert;Kurt Houf

  98
  Citations

• Multiplex PCR detection of slowly-evolving trypanosomatids and neogregarines in bumblebees using broad-range primers.

  Ivan Meeus;Dirk de Graaf;K Jans;Guy Smagghe

  95
  Citations

• Honey bees and climate explain viral prevalence in wild bee communities on a continental scale

  Unknown

  92
  Citations

• Bee pathogens found in Bombus atratus from Colombia: A case study.

  Viviana Gamboa;Jorgen Ravoet;Marleen Brunain;Guy Smagghe

  85
  Citations

• The effects of single and mixed infections of Apicystis bombi and deformed wing virus in Bombus terrestris

  Peter Graystock;Ivan Meeus;Guy Smagghe;Dave Goulson

  83
  Citations

• Pollinator diversity, floral resources and semi-natural habitat, instead of honey bees and intensive agriculture, enhance pollination service to sweet cherry

  Maxime Eeraerts;Guy Smagghe;Ivan Meeus

  82
  Citations

• Apicystis bombi (Apicomplexa: Neogregarinorida) parasitizing Apis mellifera and Bombus terrestris (Hymenoptera: Apidae) in Argentina.

  Santiago Plischuk;Ivan Meeus;Guy Smagghe;Carlos E. Lange

  82
  Citations

• Polar tube protein gene diversity among Nosema ceranae strains derived from a Greek honey bee health study.

  Fani Hatjina;Georgios Tsoktouridis;Maria Bouga;Leonidas Charistos

  66
  Citations

• Interaction effects of different drivers of wild bee decline and their influence on host-pathogen dynamics.

  Ivan Meeus;Matti Pisman;Guy Smagghe;Niels Piot

  55
  Citations