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Jacobus J. Boomsma

Jacobus J. Boomsma

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Ecology and Evolution
Denmark
2026

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
92
Citations
25238
World Ranking
434
National Ranking
9

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in Denmark Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in Denmark Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in Denmark Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in Denmark Leader Award
  • 2019 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Jacobus J. Boomsma is affiliated with the University of Copenhagen in Denmark. Their research spans several fields within agricultural and biological sciences as well as biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology.

The scientist's work covers a variety of topics, including:

  • Insect and arachnid ecology and behavior
  • Plant and animal studies
  • Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences
  • Insect and pesticide research
  • Animal behavior and reproduction
  • Evolution and genetic dynamics
  • Neurobiology and insect physiology research

Subfields of study include genetics, ecology, evolution, behavior and systematics, insect science, cellular and molecular neuroscience, and paleontology.

Jacobus J. Boomsma has published in various venues, with frequent publications in:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature Ecology & Evolution
  • Cell
  • Nature Communications
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Some of their recent papers include:

  • "Incomplete lineage sorting and phenotypic evolution in marsupials," 2022, Cell
  • "Relaxed selection underlies genome erosion in socially parasitic ant species," 2021, Nature Communications
  • "A single-cell transcriptomic atlas tracking the neural basis of division of labour in an ant superorganism," 2022, Nature Ecology & Evolution
  • "The evolution of multicellular complexity: the role of relatedness and environmental constraints," 2020, Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • "Canalized gene expression during development mediates caste differentiation in ants," 2022, Nature Ecology & Evolution

Regular collaborators of Jacobus J. Boomsma include Guojie Zhang, Morten Schiøtt, Lukas Schrader, Qiye Li, and Xueqin Dai.

In recognition of their professional standing, Jacobus J. Boomsma was named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2019.

Best Publications

  • The evolution of fungus-growing termites and their mutualistic fungal symbionts.

    Duur K. Aanen;Paul Eggleton;Corinne Rouland-Lefèvre;Tobias Guldberg-Frøslev

  • Paternity in eusocial Hymenoptera

    Jacobus J. Boomsma;Francis L. W. Ratnieks

  • Lifetime monogamy and the evolution of eusociality.

    Jacobus J. Boomsma

  • THE EVOLUTION OF MALE TRAITS IN SOCIAL INSECTS

    Jacobus J. Boomsma;Boris Baer;Jürgen Heinze

  • The genome of the fire ant Solenopsis invicta

    Yannick Wurm;John Wang;Oksana Riba-Grognuz;Miguel Corona

  • Coevolved Crypts and Exocrine Glands Support Mutualistic Bacteria in Fungus-Growing Ants

    Cameron Robert Currie;Michael Poulsen;John Mendenhall;Jacobus J. Koos Boomsma

  • Trade-offs in group living: transmission and disease resistance in leaf-cutting ants.

    William O. H. Hughes;Jorgen Eilenberg;Jacobus J. Koos Boomsma

  • Colony‐level sex ratio selection in the eusocial Hymenoptera

    J. J. Boomsma;J. J. Boomsma;A. Grafen

  • GENETIC DIVERSITY AND DISEASE RESISTANCE IN LEAF-CUTTING ANT SOCIETIES

    William O. H. Hughes;Jacobus J. Koos Boomsma

  • Kin Selection versus Sexual Selection: Why the Ends Do Not Meet

    Jacobus J. Boomsma

  • Superorganismality and caste differentiation as points of no return: how the major evolutionary transitions were lost in translation.

    Jacobus J. Boomsma;Jacobus J. Boomsma;Richard Gawne;Richard Gawne

  • Complementary symbiont contributions to plant decomposition in a fungus-farming termite

    Michael Poulsen;Haofu Hu;Cai Li;Zhensheng Chen

  • Intraspecific variation in ant sex ratios and the Trivers-Hare hypothesis

    J. J. Boomsma;J. J. Boomsma;A. Grafen

  • The evolution of alternative parasitic life histories in large blue butterflies

    Thomas D. Als;Thomas D. Als;Roger Vila;Nikolai P. Kandul;David R. Nash

  • The life of a dead ant: the expression of an adaptive extended phenotype.

    Sandra B. Andersen;Sylvia Gerritsma;Kalsum M. Yusah;David Mayntz

  • Behavioral mechanisms and morphological symptoms of zombie ants dying from fungal infection

    David P Hughes;David P Hughes;Sandra B Andersen;Nigel L Hywel-Jones;Winanda Himaman

  • Social insect genomes exhibit dramatic evolution in gene composition and regulation while preserving regulatory features linked to sociality

    Daniel F. Simola;Lothar Wissler;Greg Donahue;Robert M. Waterhouse

  • Varying degrees of Apis mellifera ligustica introgression in protected populations of the black honeybee, Apis mellifera mellifera , in northwest Europe

    Annette B. Jensen;Kellie A. Palmer;Jacobus J. Boomsma;Bo V. Pedersen

  • The genome of the leaf-cutting ant Acromyrmex echinatior suggests key adaptations to advanced social life and fungus farming

    Sanne Nygaard;Guojie Zhang;Morten Schiøtt;Cai Li

  • Evolutionary Interaction Networks of Insect Pathogenic Fungi

    Jacobus J. Boomsma;Annette B. Jensen;Nicolai V. Meyling;Jørgen Eilenberg

  • The introduction history of invasive garden ants in Europe: integrating genetic, chemical and behavioural approaches.

    Line V Ugelvig;Line V Ugelvig;Falko P Drijfhout;Daniel J C Kronauer;Jacobus J Boomsma

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael Poulsen
Michael Poulsen University of Copenhagen
Daniel J. C. Kronauer
Daniel J. C. Kronauer Rockefeller University
William O. H. Hughes
William O. H. Hughes University of Sussex
Patrizia d'Ettorre
Patrizia d'Ettorre Paris 13 University
Guojie Zhang
Guojie Zhang Zhejiang University
William T. Wcislo
William T. Wcislo Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
Søren J. Sørensen
Søren J. Sørensen University of Copenhagen
Serge Aron
Serge Aron Université Libre de Bruxelles
Johan Billen
Johan Billen KU Leuven
Cameron R. Currie
Cameron R. Currie University of Wisconsin–Madison

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