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Jan Šobotník 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 Jan Šobotník sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 170 publications — 62nd percentile

62% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Jan Šobotník 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 Jan Šobotník sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 34 D-Index — 11th percentile

11% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 121 D-Index or more.

Overview

Jan Šobotník is affiliated with the Czech University of Life Sciences Prague in the Czech Republic. Their research spans various areas within agricultural and biological sciences, with a particular focus on insect ecology, behavior, and molecular biology.

The scientist's work has appeared frequently in a range of academic venues. Notably, these include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Systematic Entomology
  • Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • Arthropod Structure & Development

Šobotník's research primarily covers the following fields of study:

  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Within these broader domains, the main topics and subfields of their work include:

  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Genetics
  • Insect Science
  • Ecology
  • Plant Science

  • Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
  • Plant and animal studies
  • Animal Behavior and Reproduction
  • Insect and Pesticide Research
  • Fossil Insects in Amber
  • Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences
  • Isotope Analysis in Ecology

Their recent publications illustrate a focus on termite biology and related ecological systems. Selected papers include:

  • "The functional evolution of termite gut microbiota" (2022) published in Microbiome
  • "Termite evolution: mutualistic associations, key innovations, and the rise of Termitidae" (2021) published in Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences
  • "Phylogenomic analysis of 589 metagenome-assembled genomes encompassing all major prokaryotic lineages from the gut of higher termites" (2020) published in PeerJ
  • "Caffeine - Perspective natural biocide for wood protection against decaying fungi and termites" (2021) published in Journal of Cleaner Production
  • "Genomic data provide insights into the classification of extant termites" (2024) published in Nature Communications

Collaborations have been a significant aspect of Šobotník's career. Frequent coauthors include:

  • David Sillam-Dussès
  • Thomas Bourguignon
  • Simon Hellemans
  • Aleš Buček
  • Petr Stiblík

Best Publications

  • The Evolutionary History of Termites as Inferred from 66 Mitochondrial Genomes

    Thomas Bourguignon;Nathan Lo;Stephen L. Cameron;Jan Šobotník

  • Chemical warfare in termites

    Jan Šobotník;Anna Jirošová;Robert Hanus

  • Evolution of Termite Symbiosis Informed by Transcriptome-Based Phylogenies

    Ales Bucek;Ales Bucek;Jan Šobotník;Shulin He;Shulin He;Mang Shi

  • Mitochondrial phylogenomics resolves the global spread of higher termites, ecosystem engineers of the tropics

    Thomas Bourguignon;Thomas Bourguignon;Thomas Bourguignon;Nathan Lo;Jan Šobotník;Simon Y. W. Ho

  • Rampant Host Switching Shaped the Termite Gut Microbiome

    Thomas Bourguignon;Thomas Bourguignon;Thomas Bourguignon;Nathan Lo;Carsten Dietrich;Carsten Dietrich;Jan Šobotník

  • The functional evolution of termite gut microbiota

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  • Explosive backpacks in old termite workers.

    Jan Šobotník;Thomas Bourguignon;Thomas Bourguignon;Robert Hanus;Robert Hanus;Zuzana Demianová

  • ( E,E )-α-Farnesene, an Alarm Pheromone of the Termite Prorhinotermes canalifrons

    Jan Šobotník;Jan Šobotník;Robert Hanus;Blanka Kalinová;Rafal Piskorski

  • Feeding ecology and phylogenetic structure of a complex neotropical termite assemblage, revealed by nitrogen stable isotope ratios

    Thomas Bourguignon;Jan Sobotnik;Gilles Lepoint;Jean Michel Martin

  • Termite evolution: mutualistic associations, key innovations, and the rise of Termitidae.

    Thomas Chouvenc;Jan Šobotník;Michael S. Engel;Thomas Bourguignon;Thomas Bourguignon

  • Analysis of Insect Cuticular Hydrocarbons Using Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization Mass Spectrometry

    Josef Cvačka;Pavel Jiroš;Jan Šobotník;Robert Hanus

  • Oceanic dispersal, vicariance and human introduction shaped the modern distribution of the termites Reticulitermes, Heterotermes and Coptotermes.

    Thomas Bourguignon;Nathan Lo;Jan Šobotník;David Sillam-Dussès

  • Revisiting Coptotermes (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae): a global taxonomic road map for species validity and distribution of an economically important subterranean termite genus

    Thomas Chouvenc;Hou-Feng Li;James Austin;Christian Bordereau

  • Tonsuritermes , a new soldierless termite genus and two new species from South America (Blattaria: Isoptera: Termitidae: Apicotermitinae)

    Joice P. Constantini;Tiago Fernandes Carrijo;Valeria Palma-Onetto;Rudolf Scheffrahn

  • Armoured spiderman: morphological and behavioural adaptations of a specialised araneophagous predator (Araneae: Palpimanidae).

    Stanislav Pekár;Jan Šobotník;Yael Lubin

  • Digestive α-amylases of the flour moth Ephestia kuehniella– adaptation to alkaline environment and plant inhibitors

    Jana Pytelková;Jan Hubert;Martin Lepšík;Jan Šobotník

  • Niche differentiation among neotropical soldierless soil-feeding termites revealed by stable isotope ratios

    Thomas Bourguignon;Jan Šobotník;Gilles Lepoint;Jean Michel Martin

  • Phylogenomic analysis of 589 metagenome-assembled genomes encompassing all major prokaryotic lineages from the gut of higher termites.

    Vincent Hervé;Pengfei Liu;Carsten Dietrich;David Sillam-Dussès

  • Beyond cuticular hydrocarbons: evidence of proteinaceous secretion specific to termite kings and queens

    Robert Hanus;Vladimír Vrkoslav;Ivan Hrdý;Josef Cvačka

  • Genomic data provide insights into the classification of extant termites

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  • An introduction to the diversity, ecology and conservation of saproxylic insects.

    Michael D. Ulyshen;Jan Šobotník

  • The Functional Evolution of Termite Gut Microbiota

    Jigyasa Arora;Yukihiro Kinjo;Jan Šobotník;Aleš Buček

Frequent Co-Authors

Yves Roisin
Yves Roisin Université Libre de Bruxelles
Nathan Lo
Nathan Lo University of Sydney
Theodore A. Evans
Theodore A. Evans University of Western Australia
Gilles Lepoint
Gilles Lepoint University of Liège
Toru Miura
Toru Miura University of Tokyo
Andreas Brune
Andreas Brune Max Planck Society
Petr Baldrian
Petr Baldrian Czech Academy of Sciences
Stephen L. Cameron
Stephen L. Cameron Purdue University West Lafayette
Aleš Svatoš
Aleš Svatoš Max Planck Society
Nan-Yao Su
Nan-Yao Su University of Florida

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