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N. Koeniger 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 N. Koeniger sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 131 publications — 40th percentile

40% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

N. Koeniger 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 N. Koeniger sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 39 D-Index — 26th percentile

26% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

N. Koeniger is affiliated with the University of Wurzburg in Germany and focuses their research primarily within the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work spans several interconnected subfields, including Genetics, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, and Insect Science.

The scientist investigates topics related to Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior, Plant and Animal Studies, and Insect and Pesticide Research. These research interests are reflected in their academic output, which includes publications in journals such as Genome Research and Bee World.

Recent scholarly contributions by N. Koeniger include the paper The genomic basis of evolutionary differentiation among honey bees (2021) published in Genome Research, and Apis florea in Malta! A Short Visit or a Permanent Stay? (2025) published in Bee World.

Their research collaborations involve several frequent co-authors, highlighting a network of scientific partnerships. These collaborators include:

  • Bertrand Fouks
  • Philipp Brand
  • Hung N. Nguyen
  • Jacob Herman
  • Francisco Câmara Ferreira

N. Koeniger's publications are distributed mainly within two key venues:

  • Genome Research
  • Bee World

The integration of their work across genetics and ecology reflects an interdisciplinary approach to understanding insect biology, particularly involving honey bees. Their focus on evolutionary differentiation and species observation contributes to ongoing research within agricultural and biological sciences.

Best Publications

  • The biology of the honey bee

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  • Varroa destructor : research avenues towards sustainable control

    Vincent Dietemann;Jochen Pflugfelder;Denis Anderson;Jean-Daniel Charriere

  • Reproductive isolation among species of the genus Apis

    Nikolaus Koeniger;Gudrun Koeniger

  • Relatedness among honeybees (Apis mellifera) of a drone congregation

    E. Baudry;M. Solignac;L. Garnery;M. Gries

  • Standard methods for behavioural studies of Apis mellifera

    Ricarda Scheiner;Charles I Abramson;Robert Brodschneider;Karl Crailsheim

  • The honey bees of Ethiopia represent a new subspecies of Apis mellifera—Apis mellifera simensis n. ssp.

    Marina D. Meixner;Messele Abebe Leta;Nikolaus Koeniger;Stefan Fuchs

  • High degree of polyandry in Apis dorsata queens detected by DNA microsatellite variability

    Robin F. A. Moritz;Per Kryger;Gudrun Koeniger;Nikolaus Koeniger

  • Whole-Genome Scan in Thelytokous-Laying Workers of the Cape Honeybee (Apis mellifera capensis): Central Fusion, Reduced Recombination Rates and Centromere Mapping Using Half-Tetrad Analysis

    Emmanuelle Baudry;Per Kryger;Mike Allsopp;Nikolaus Koeniger

  • Observations and Experiments on Migration and Dance Communication of Apsis Dorsata in Sri Lanka

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  • Drone competition at drone congregation areas in four Apis species

    Nikolaus Koeniger;Gudrun Koeniger;Michael Gries;Salim Tingek

  • Colony performance in honeybees (Apis mellifera capensis Esch.) depends on the proportion of subordinate and dominant workers

    Elke Hillesheim;N. Koeniger;R. F. A. Moritz

  • An evolutionary approach to mating behaviour and drone copulatory organs in Apis

    N. Koeniger;G. Koeniger

  • Body size and reproductive success of drones (Apis mellifera L)

    S. Berg;N. Koeniger;G. Koeniger;S. Fuchs

  • Sperm competition and last-male precedence in the honeybee

    Pierre Franck;Michel Solignac;Dominique Vautrin;Jean-Marie Cornuet

  • Apis mellifera mellifera in eastern Europe - Morphometric variation and determination of its range limits*

    Marina D. Meixner;Miroslaw Worobik;Jerzy Wilde;Stefan Fuchs

  • BEOBACHTUNGEN ÜBER DIE ANPASSUNG VON VARROA JACOBSONI AN IHREN NATÜRLICHEN WIRT APIS CERANA IN SRI LANKA

    Nikolaus Koeniger;Gudrun Koeniger;Noel H. P. Wijayagunasekara

  • The nearer the better? Drones ( Apis mellifera ) prefer nearer drone congregation areas

    N. Koeniger;G. Koeniger;H. Pechhacker

  • Home-site fidelity in migratory honeybees

    Peter Neumann;Nikolaus Koeniger;Gudrun Koeniger;Salim Tingek

  • OBSERVATIONS ON MITES OF THE ASIAN HONEYBEE SPECIES (Apis cerana, Apis dorsata, Apis florea)

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  • Seasonality of honey bee colony invasion by Varroa jacobsoni Oud

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  • Mating and sperm transfer in Apis florea

    N. Koeniger;G. Koeniger;S. Wongsiri

  • Alarm pheromones of the sting in the genus Apis

    N. Koeniger;J. Weiss;U. Maschwitz

  • Social synchronization of the activity rhythms of honeybees within a colony

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  • Evidence for Convergent Nucleotide Evolution and High Allelic Turnover Rates at the complementary sex determiner Gene of Western and Asian Honeybees

    Martin Hasselmann;Xavier Vekemans;Jochen Pflugfelder;Nikolaus Koeniger

  • Some Detailed Observations of Mating in the Honeybee

    Gudrun Koeniger;Nikolaus Koeniger;Michael Fabritius

  • Comparative Linkage Mapping Suggests a High Recombination Rate in All Honeybees

    Emily R. Meznar;Juergen Gadau;Nikolaus Koeniger;Olav Rueppell

  • Sperm utilization pattern in the honeybee (Apis mellifera)

    Helge Schlüns;Helge Schlüns;Gudrun Koeniger;Nikolaus Koeniger;Robin F. A. Moritz

  • REPRODUCTIVE ISOLATION BY DIFFERENT TIME OF DRONE FLIGHT BETWEEN APIS CERANA FABRICIUS, 1793 AND APIS VECHTI (MAA, 1953)

    N. Koeniger;G. Koeniger;S. Tingek;M. Mardan

  • Comparative anatomy of male genital organs in the genus Apis

    G. Koeniger;N. Koeniger;Makhdzir Mardan;G. Otis

  • A morphological comparison of the cavity dwelling honeybees of Borneo Apis koschevnikovi (Buttel-Reepen, 1906) and Apis cerana (Fabricius, 1793)

    T. E. Rinderer;N. Koeniger;S. Tingek;M. Mardan

  • A New Metazoan Recombination Rate Record and Consistently High Recombination Rates in the Honey Bee Genus Apis Accompanied by Frequent Inversions but Not Translocations.

    Olav Rueppell;Ryan Kuster;Katelyn Miller;Bertrand Fouks

  • "Up" or "down" that makes the difference. How giant honeybees (Apis dorsata) see the world

    Nikolaus Koeniger;Christoph Kurze;Christoph Kurze;Mananya Phiancharoen;Gudrun Koeniger

  • Interspecific instrumental insemination of Apis cerana Fabricius, 1793, Apis koschevnikovi Buttel-Reepen, 1906 and Apis dorsata Fabricius, 1793

    G. Koeniger;N. Koeniger;S. Tingek

  • Scientific note on Apis koschevnikovi chewing petals of an orchid flower ( Dipodium species O’Byrne KIP1272 ) in Borneo

    Gudrun Koeniger;Nikolaus Koeniger;Peter O’byrne;Anthony Lamb

Frequent Co-Authors

Olav Rueppell
Olav Rueppell University of Alberta
Juergen Gadau
Juergen Gadau University of Münster

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