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2026

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73
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1199
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11

Robin F. A. Moritz 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 Robin F. A. Moritz sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 332 publications — 94th percentile

94% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Robin F. A. Moritz 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 Robin F. A. Moritz sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 73 D-Index — 86th percentile

86% 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 South Africa Leader Award

Overview

Robin F. A. Moritz is affiliated with the University of Pretoria in South Africa. Their research focuses on various aspects of agricultural and biological sciences as well as biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology.

Their work spans several subfields including insect science, genetics, and ecology, evolution, behavior, and systematics. The main topics of their research address insect and pesticide research, insect and arachnid ecology and behavior, and plant and animal studies.

Moritz has contributed to at least one documented research paper titled Selection for outbreeding in Varroa parasitising resistant honey bee (Apis mellifera) colonies, published in 2020 in the journal Ecology and Evolution. This publication has been cited in subsequent research.

  • Benjamin H. Conlon
  • Chedly Kastally
  • Marina Kardell
  • John Kefuss
  • Jarkko Routtu

Frequent coauthors in Moritz's work include Benjamin H. Conlon, Chedly Kastally, Marina Kardell, John Kefuss, and Jarkko Routtu.

  • Ecology and Evolution

Publications by Moritz have appeared in research venues such as Ecology and Evolution.

Best Publications

  • Insights into social insects from the genome of the honeybee Apis mellifera

    George M. Weinstock;Gene E. Robinson;Richard A. Gibbs;Kim C. Worley

  • Identifying and managing the conflicts between agriculture and biodiversity conservation in Europe - a review

    Klaus Henle;Didier Alard;Jeremy Clitherow;Paul Cobb

  • Finding the missing honey bee genes: Lessons learned from a genome upgrade

    Christine G Elsik;Christine G Elsik;Kim C Worley;Anna K Bennett;Martin Beye

  • Bees under stress: sublethal doses of a neonicotinoid pesticide and pathogens interact to elevate honey bee mortality across the life cycle

    Vincent Doublet;Maureen Labarussias;Joachim R. de Miranda;Robin F. A. Moritz;Robin F. A. Moritz

  • Genomic signatures of evolutionary transitions from solitary to group living

    Karen M. Kapheim;Karen M. Kapheim;Hailin Pan;Cai Li;Steven L. Salzberg;Steven L. Salzberg

  • The genomes of two key bumblebee species with primitive eusocial organization

    Ben M Sadd;Ben M Sadd;Seth M Barribeau;Seth M Barribeau;Guy Bloch;Dirk C. de Graaf

  • Gut pathology and responses to the microsporidium Nosema ceranae in the honey bee Apis mellifera.

    Claudia Dussaubat;Jean Luc Brunet;Mariano Higes;John K. Colbourne

  • Global invasions of the western honeybee (Apis mellifera) and the consequences for biodiversity

    Robin F. A. Moritz;Stephan Härtel;Peter Neumann

  • Bees as Superorganisms

    Robin F. A. Moritz;Edward E. Southwick

  • Standard methods for molecular research in Apis mellifera

    Jay D Evans;Ryan S Schwarz;Yan Ping Chen;Giles Budge

  • Bees as Superorganisms: An Evolutionary Reality

    Robin F. A. Moritz;Edward E. Southwick

  • Origin and function of the major royal jelly proteins of the honeybee (Apis mellifera) as members of the yellow gene family.

    Anja Buttstedt;Robin F. A. Moritz;Robin F. A. Moritz;Silvio Erler

  • Estimating the density of honeybee colonies across their natural range to fill the gap in pollinator decline censuses

    Rodolfo Jaffé;Vincent Dietemann;Vincent Dietemann;Mike H. Allsopp;Cecilia Costa

  • Research strategies to improve honeybee health in Europe

    Robin F.A. Moritz;Joachim de Miranda;Ingemar Fries;Yves Le Conte

  • Foraging distance in Bombus terrestris L. (Hymenoptera: Apidae)*

    Stephan Wolf;Robin F.A. Moritz

  • Competition for royalty in bees

    Robin F. A. Moritz;Per Kryger;Mike H. Allsopp

  • Genetic diversity and mass resources promote colony size and forager densities of a social bee (Bombus pascuorum) in agricultural landscapes.

    Farina Herrmann;Catrin Westphal;Robin F. A. Moritz;Ingolf Steffan-Dewenter

  • Sperm numbers in drone honeybees (Apis mellifera) depend on body size

    Helge Schlüns;Ellen A. Schlüns;Job van Praagh;Robin F.A. Moritz

  • Genetic structure and distinctness of Apis mellifera L. populations from the Canary Islands.

    P. De La Rúa;J. Galián;J. Serrano;R. F. A. Moritz

  • Survival and immune response of drones of a Nosemosis tolerant honey bee strain towards N. ceranae infections

    Qiang Huang;Per Kryger;Yves Le Conte;Robin F.A. Moritz;Robin F.A. Moritz

  • The size of wild honeybee populations (Apis mellifera) and its implications for the conservation of honeybees

    Robin F. A. Moritz;Robin F. A. Moritz;F. Bernhard Kraus;Per Kryger;Robin M. Crewe

  • Multiple nuptial flights, sperm transfer and the evolution of extreme polyandry in honeybee queens

    Helge Schlüns;Robin F.A. Moritz;Peter Neumann;Peter Neumann;Per Kryger

  • This Provisional PDF corresponds to the article as it appeared upon acceptance. Fully formatted PDF and full text (HTML) versions will be made available soon. Finding the missing honey bee genes: lessons learned from a genome upgrade

    Anna K Bennett;Martin Beye;Christopher P Childers;Jixin Deng

Frequent Co-Authors

Per Kryger
Per Kryger Aarhus University
Christie L. Kovar
Christie L. Kovar Baylor College of Medicine
Bart Devreese
Bart Devreese Ghent University
Karl Crailsheim
Karl Crailsheim University of Graz
Martin Giurfa
Martin Giurfa Sorbonne University
Heinz-Jürgen Thiel
Heinz-Jürgen Thiel University of Giessen
Victor V. Solovyev
Victor V. Solovyev Royal Holloway University of London
Mario Stanke
Mario Stanke University of Greifswald
Ryszard Maleszka
Ryszard Maleszka Australian National University
Roderic Guigó
Roderic Guigó Pompeu Fabra University

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