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2026

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D-Index
106
Citations
35706
World Ranking
206
National Ranking
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Laurent Keller 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 Laurent Keller sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 402 publications — 97th percentile

97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Laurent Keller 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 Laurent Keller sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 106 D-Index — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in Switzerland Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in Switzerland Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in Switzerland Leader Award

Overview

Laurent Keller is affiliated with the University of Lausanne in Switzerland. Their research spans multiple aspects of biology, genetics, and ecology with a primary focus on insects and their behavior.

The main fields of study covered by Keller include:

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

Within these broader fields, Keller's work further encompasses subfields such as:

  • Genetics
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Insect Science
  • Sociology and Political Science
  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience

The research topics frequently addressed include:

  • Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
  • Plant and animal studies
  • Animal Behavior and Reproduction
  • Insect and Pesticide Research
  • Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation
  • Evolution and Genetic Dynamics
  • Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences

Keller has contributed to a range of recent scientific papers. Notable examples are:

  • "The Surprising Creativity of Digital Evolution: A Collection of Anecdotes from the Evolutionary Computation and Artificial Life Research Communities," 2020, Artificial Life
  • "Evolution of a supergene that regulates a trans-species social polymorphism," 2020, Nature Ecology & Evolution
  • "The evolution of altruism and the serial rediscovery of the role of relatedness," 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Ant phylogenomics reveals a natural selection hotspot preceding the origin of complex eusociality," 2022, Current Biology
  • "The gut microbiota affects the social network of honeybees," 2022, Nature Ecology & Evolution

Frequent co-authors working alongside Keller include:

  • Tomas Kay
  • Thomas O. Richardson
  • Quentin Helleu
  • Joanito Liberti
  • Erik T. Frank

Publications have appeared in journals and platforms such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Current Biology
  • Nature Ecology & Evolution
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Best Publications

  • Communication in bacteria: an ecological and evolutionary perspective.

    Laurent Keller;Michael G. Surette

  • Pleiotropy in the melanocortin system, coloration and behavioural syndromes.

    Anne-Lyse Ducrest;Laurent Keller;Alexandre Roulin

  • The evolution of cooperation and altruism – a general framework and a classification of models

    L. Lehmann;L. Lehmann;L. Keller

  • Extraordinary lifespans in ants: a test of evolutionary theories of ageing

    Laurent Keller;Laurent Keller;Michel Genoud

  • Evolution of supercolonies: the Argentine ants of southern Europe.

    Tatiana Giraud;Jes S. Pedersen;Laurent Keller

  • The role of queen pheromones in social insects: queen control or queen signal?

    Laurent Keller;Peter Nonacs

  • Partitioning of reproduction in animal societies.

    L Keller;H K Reeve

  • Selfish genes: a green beard in the red fire ant

    Laurent Keller;Kenneth G. Ross

  • Levels of selection in evolution

    Laurent Keller

  • Tracking individuals shows spatial fidelity is a key regulator of ant social organization.

    Danielle P. Mersch;Alessandro Crespi;Laurent Keller

  • Ant-like task allocation and recruitment in cooperative robots.

    Michael J. B. Krieger;Jean-Bernard Billeter;Laurent Keller

  • Why Do Females Mate with Multiple Males? The Sexually Selected Sperm Hypothesis

    Laurent Keller;Laurent Keller;Hudson K. Reeve

  • A Y-like social chromosome causes alternative colony organization in fire ants

    John Wang;Yannick Wurm;Yannick Wurm;Yannick Wurm;Mingkwan Nipitwattanaphon;Oksana Riba-Grognuz;Oksana Riba-Grognuz

  • Reproductive sharing in animal societies: reproductive incentives or incomplete control by dominant breeders?

    H. Kern Reeve;Stephen T. Emlen;Laurent Keller

  • Supergenes and complex phenotypes.

    Tanja Schwander;Romain Libbrecht;Laurent Keller

  • The genome of the fire ant Solenopsis invicta

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

  • Forum The eusociality continuum

    Paul W. Sherman;Eileen A. Lacey;Hudson K. Reeve;Laurent Keller

  • Queen number and sociality in insects

    Laurent Keller

  • Social life: the paradox of multiple-queen colonies.

    Laurent Keller;Laurent Keller

  • Cryptic species of fig-pollinating wasps: Implications for the evolution of the fig–wasp mutualism, sex allocation, and precision of adaptation

    Drude Molbo;Carlos A. Machado;Jan G. Sevenster;Laurent Keller

  • Social evolution in ants

    Laurent Keller

Frequent Co-Authors

Kenneth G. Ross
Kenneth G. Ross University of Georgia
Michel Chapuisat
Michel Chapuisat University of Lausanne
DeWayne Shoemaker
DeWayne Shoemaker University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Serge Aron
Serge Aron Université Libre de Bruxelles
Laurent Lehmann
Laurent Lehmann University of Lausanne
Edward L. Vargo
Edward L. Vargo Texas A&M University
Tanja Schwander
Tanja Schwander University of Lausanne
Daniel J. C. Kronauer
Daniel J. C. Kronauer Rockefeller University
Eric A. Miska
Eric A. Miska University of Cambridge
Marc Robinson-Rechavi
Marc Robinson-Rechavi University of Lausanne

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