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D-Index
56
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8668
World Ranking
2882
National Ranking
1019

Michael D. Breed 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 Michael D. Breed sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 261 publications — 87th percentile

87% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Michael D. Breed 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 Michael D. Breed sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 56 D-Index — 67th percentile

67% 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

  • 2002 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Michael D. Breed is affiliated with the University of Colorado Boulder in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields, primarily within Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Psychology. The work focuses substantially on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Genetics, and Social Psychology.

The scientist has contributed to various research topics related to Plant and Animal Studies, Animal Behavior and Reproduction, Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior, Human-Animal Interaction Studies, Animal and Plant Science Education, Insect and Pesticide Research, and Primate Behavior and Ecology.

Some notable recent papers include:

  • The importance of words: revising the social insect lexicon (2020, Insectes Sociaux)
  • Dynamic shifts in social network structure and composition within a breeding hybrid population (2020, Journal of Animal Ecology)
  • P-715 Nomogram for anti-Mullerian hormone (AMH) and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) in healthy infertile women according to the cause of subfertility (2021, Human Reproduction)

Frequent co-authors in their publications include Janice Moore, David M. Zonana, Jennifer M. Gee, and Daniel F. Doak. These collaborations indicate a diverse network that supports cross-disciplinary research.

Michael D. Breed has published in recognized venues such as Insectes Sociaux, Journal of Animal Ecology, and Human Reproduction, reflecting the interdisciplinary nature of their research contributions.

In 2002, they were awarded the title of Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), highlighting a recognized professional standing in the scientific community.

Best Publications

  • Inclusive fitness theory and eusociality

    Patrick Abbot;Jun Abe;John Alcock;Samuel Alizon

  • DEFENSIVE BEHAVIOR OF HONEY BEES: Organization, Genetics, and Comparisons with Other Bees

    Michael D. Breed;Ernesto Guzmán-Novoa;Greg J. Hunt

  • Pheromone Communication In Social Insects: Ants, Wasps, Bees, And Termites

    Robert K Vander Meer;Michael D Breed;Mark Winston;Karl E Espelie

  • Kin recognition in highly eusocial insects.

    M. D. Breed

  • Nestmate recognition in honey bees

    Michael D. Breed

  • Division of labor during honey bee colony defense.

    Michael D. Breed;Gene E. Robinson;Robert E. Page

  • Encyclopedia Of Animal Behavior

    Michael D. Breed;Janice Moore

  • The guard honey bee: ontogeny and behavioural variability of workers performing a specialized task

    Allen J. Moore;Michael D. Breed;Mary Jo Moor

  • RECOGNITION PHEROMONES OF THE HONEY BEE

    Michael D. Breed

  • The role of wax comb in honey bee nestmate recognition

    Michael D. Breed;Melissa F. Garry;Alison N. Pearce;Bruce E. Hibbard

  • The Biology of Social Insects

    Michael D. Breed;Charles D. Michener;Howard E. Evans

  • Effects of experience on use of orientation cues in the giant tropical ant

    Jon F. Harrison;Jennifer H. Fewell;Tammy M. Stiller;Michael D. Breed

  • Honey bee, Apis mellifera, nestmate discrimination: hydrocarbon effects and the evolutionary implications of comb choice

    Michael D. Breed;Tammy M. Stiller

  • Comb Wax Mediates the Acquisition of Nest-Mate Recognition Cues in Honey Bees

    Michael D. Breed;Kristina R. Williams;Jennifer H. Fewell

  • The Genetics Of Social Evolution

    Michael D Breed;Robert E Page

  • Graded recruitment in a ponerine ant

    Michael D. Breed;Jennifer H. Fewell;Allen J. Moore;Kristina R. Williams

  • Testing the blank slate hypothesis: why honey bee colonies accept young bees

    M. D. Breed;S. Perry;L. B. Bjostad

  • The thermal properties of beeswaxes: unexpected findings.

    Robert Buchwald;Michael D Breed;Alan R Greenberg

  • Individual recognition and learning of queen odors by worker honeybees.

    Michael D. Breed

  • Comb wax effects on the ontogeny of honey bee nestmate recognition

    Michael D Breed;Elizabeth A Leger;Alison N Pearce;Yu Ju Wang

  • Biogeography and taxonomy of honeybees: by Friedrich Ruttner, Springer-Verlag, 1988. DM 158 hbk (xii + 284 pages) ISBN 3 540 17781 7

    Michael D. Breed

  • Behavioral Ecology of a Social Insect@@@Honeybee Ecology: A Study of Adaptation in Social Life.

    Michael D. Breed;Thomas D. Seeley

Frequent Co-Authors

Janice Moore
Janice Moore Colorado State University
Robert E. Page
Robert E. Page University of California, Davis
Allen J. Moore
Allen J. Moore University of Georgia
Jennifer H. Fewell
Jennifer H. Fewell Arizona State University
Louise Barrett
Louise Barrett University of Lethbridge
Charles D. Michener
Charles D. Michener University of Kansas
Alan R. Greenberg
Alan R. Greenberg University of Colorado Boulder
Jon F. Harrison
Jon F. Harrison Arizona State University
Radhika Nagpal
Radhika Nagpal Princeton University
Nikolaus Correll
Nikolaus Correll University of Colorado Boulder

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