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James F. A. Traniello

James F. A. Traniello

D-Index & Metrics

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
69
Citations
11340
World Ranking
1483
National Ranking
543

James F. A. Traniello 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 James F. A. Traniello sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 191 publications — 71st percentile

71% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

James F. A. Traniello 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 James F. A. Traniello sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 69 D-Index — 83rd percentile

83% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2018 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

James F. A. Traniello is affiliated with Boston University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences as well as Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Within these broad fields, Traniello's work addresses specific subfields such as Genetics, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Social Psychology, and Insect Science.

The main topics explored by Traniello include Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior, Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research, Plant and Animal Studies, Animal Behavior and Reproduction, Primate Behavior and Ecology, Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation, and Insect and Pesticide Research.

Traniello has published extensively in various scientific venues. Frequent publication venues include Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), and the Journal of Comparative Physiology A.

Key recent papers authored or co-authored by Traniello cover a range of topics related to brain evolution, neuroplasticity, and behavioral ecology. These include:

  • "When and Why Did Human Brains Decrease in Size? A New Change-Point Analysis and Insights From Brain Evolution in Ants" (2021), published in Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
  • "The neuroplasticity of division of labor: worker polymorphism, compound eye structure and brain organization in the leafcutter ant Atta cephalotes" (2020), published in Journal of Comparative Physiology A
  • "White Paper: An Integrated Perspective on the Causes of Hypometric Metabolic Scaling in Animals" (2022), published in Integrative and Comparative Biology
  • "Behavioral performance and division of labor influence brain mosaicism in the leafcutter ant Atta cephalotes" (2022), published in Journal of Comparative Physiology A
  • "Human brains have shrunk: the questions are when and why" (2023), published in Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Traniello include Isabella B. Muratore, Sara Arganda, Andrew P. Hoadley, Zach N Coto, and E. Jordan Smith. These collaborators have contributed to multiple publications that investigate neurobiology, behavior, and evolutionary biology in insect and animal models.

In recognition of their scientific contributions, Traniello was awarded the title of Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2018.

Best Publications

  • Foraging Strategies of Ants

    James F. A. Traniello

  • The development of immunity in a social insect: evidence for the group facilitation of disease resistance.

    James F. A. Traniello;Rebeca B. Rosengaus;Keely Savoie

  • Disease resistance: a benefit of sociality in the dampwood termite Zootermopsis angusticollis (Isoptera: Termopsidae)

    Rebeca B. Rosengaus;Amy B. Maxmen;Laran E. Coates;James F. A. Traniello

  • Territoriality, Nest Dispersion,and Community Structure in Ants

    Sally C. Levings;James F. A. Traniello

  • Reproductive dynamics and colony structure of subterranean termites of the genus Reticulitermes (Isoptera Rhinotermitidae): a review of the evidence from behavioral, ecological, and genetic studies

    B.L. Thorne;J.F.A. Traniello;E.S. Adams;M. Bulmer

  • Behavior and Ecology of Foraging in Termites

    James F. A. Traniello;Reinhard H. Leuthold

  • Pathogen alarm behavior in a termite: A new form of communication in social insects

    R. B. Rosengaus;C. Jordan;M. L. Lefebvre;J. F. A. Traniello

  • Age-related repertoire expansion and division of labor in Pheidole dentata (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): a new perspective on temporal polyethism and behavioral plasticity in ants

    Marc A. Seid;Marc A. Seid;James F. A. Traniello

  • Behavioural and ecological correlates of male and female parental care and reproductive success in burying beetles (Nicrophorus spp.)

    Michelle Pellissier Scott;James F.A. Traniello

  • Enemy deterrence in the recruitment strategy of a termite: Soldier-organized foraging in Nasutitermes costalis

    James F. A. Traniello

  • Species Diversity and Distribution Patterns of the Ants of Amazonian Ecuador

    Kari T. Ryder Wilkie;Amy L. Mertl;James F. A. Traniello

  • Inhibitory Effect of Termite Fecal Pellets on Fungal Spore Germination

    Rebeca B. Rosengaus;Matthew R. Guldin;James F. A. Traniello

  • Inhibition of fungal spore germination by Nasutitermes: evidence for a possible antiseptic role of soldier defensive secretions.

    Rebeca B. Rosengaus;Michele L. Lefebvre;James F. A. Traniello

  • Ecology, Behavior and Evolution of Disease Resistance in Termites

    Rebeca B. Rosengaus;James F.A. Traniello;Mark S. Bulmer

  • Ecology, evolution and division of labour in social insects

    James F.A Traniello;Rebeca B Rosengaus

  • Variation in colony structure in the subterranean termite Reticulitermes flavipes

    Mark S. Bulmer;Eldridge S. Adams;James F.A. Traniello

  • Parental care in burying beetles: the organization of male and female brood-care behavior.

    Isabelle A. Fetherston;Michelle Pellissier Scott;James F. A. Traniello

  • Recruitment behavior, orientation, and the organization of foraging in the carpenter ant Camponotus pennsylvanicus degeer (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

    James Francis Anthony Traniello

  • Inbreeding and disease resistance in a social insect: effects of heterozygosity on immunocompetence in the termite Zootermopsis angusticollis.

    Daniel V Calleri;Ellen McGrail Reid;Rebeca B Rosengaus;Edward L Vargo

  • Disease susceptibility and the adaptive nature of colony demography in the dampwood termite Zootermopsis angusticollis

    Rebeca B. Rosengaus;James F. A. Traniello

  • Chemical interference competition by Monomorium minimum (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

    Eldridge S. Adams;James F. A. Traniello

  • Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology at 40

    Theo C. M. Bakker;James F. A. Traniello

Frequent Co-Authors

Theo C. M. Bakker
Theo C. M. Bakker University of Bonn
Wulfila Gronenberg
Wulfila Gronenberg University of Arizona
Bert Hölldobler
Bert Hölldobler Arizona State University
Edward L. Vargo
Edward L. Vargo Texas A&M University
Corrie S. Moreau
Corrie S. Moreau Cornell University
Walter R. Tschinkel
Walter R. Tschinkel Florida State University
William O. H. Hughes
William O. H. Hughes University of Sussex
Glenn D. Prestwich
Glenn D. Prestwich University of Utah
Kristen M. Harris
Kristen M. Harris The University of Texas at Austin
Scott M. Williams
Scott M. Williams Case Western Reserve University

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