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Stefano Turillazzi

Stefano Turillazzi

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
56
Citations
10356
World Ranking
2861
National Ranking
37

Stefano Turillazzi 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 Stefano Turillazzi sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 279 publications — 89th percentile

89% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Stefano Turillazzi 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 Stefano Turillazzi 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.

Overview

Stefano Turillazzi is affiliated with the University of Florence in Italy. Their research primarily focuses on agricultural and biological sciences as well as biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. The scientist's work is interdisciplinary, covering ecology, evolution, behavior, systematics, genetics, insect science, immunology, allergy, and cellular and molecular neuroscience.

The main research topics addressed by Stefano Turillazzi include insect and arachnid ecology and behavior, plant and animal studies, insect and pesticide research, neurobiology and insect physiology research, animal behavior and reproduction, food allergy and anaphylaxis research, and contact dermatitis and allergies.

Frequent co-authors of Turillazzi consist of:

  • Iacopo Petrocelli
  • Duccio Cavalieri
  • Francesco Turillazzi
  • Alessandro Cini
  • Federico Cappa

Most publications by Turillazzi appear in the following venues:

  • Scientific Reports
  • European Annals of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
  • Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • Microorganisms
  • Molecules

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Stefano Turillazzi include:

  • "Increased immunocompetence and network centrality of allogroomer workers suggest a link between individual and social immunity in honeybees" (2020, Scientific Reports)
  • "Effect of climate on strategies of nest and body temperature regulation in paper wasps, Polistes biglumis and Polistes gallicus" (2022, Scientific Reports)
  • "Ants modulate stridulatory signals depending on the behavioural context" (2021, Scientific Reports)
  • "Antifungals, arthropods and antifungal resistance prevention: lessons from ecological interactions" (2021, Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences)
  • "Mutualistic Relationships between Microorganisms and Eusocial Wasps (Hymenoptera, Vespidae)" (2023, Microorganisms)

Best Publications

  • Inclusive fitness theory and eusociality

    Patrick Abbot;Jun Abe;John Alcock;Samuel Alizon

  • Role of social wasps in Saccharomyces cerevisiae ecology and evolution

    Irene Stefanini;Leonardo Dapporto;Jean-Luc Legras;Jean-Luc Legras;Antonio Calabretta

  • Unrelated helpers in a social insect.

    David C. Queller;Francesca Zacchi;Rita Cervo;Stefano Turillazzi

  • Natural history and evolution of paper-wasps

    Stefano Turillazzi;Mary Jane West-Eberhard

  • Nestmate Recognition Cues in the Honey Bee: Differential Importance of Cuticular Alkanes and Alkenes

    Francesca R. Dani;Graeme R. Jones;Silvia Corsi;Richard Beard

  • Deciphering the recognition signature within the cuticular chemical profile of paper wasps

    Francesca Romana Dani;Graeme R. Jones;Simonetta Destri;Sally H. Spencer

  • Cuticular hydrocarbons and reproductive status in the social wasp Polistes dominulus

    Matthew F. Sledge;Francesca Boscaro;Stefano Turillazzi

  • Soluble proteins of chemical communication in the social wasp Polistes dominulus.

    M. Calvello;N. Guerra;A. Brandazza;C. Dambrosio

  • Evidence for antiseptic behaviour towards sick adult bees in honey bee colonies

    David Baracchi;Antonio Fadda;Stefano Turillazzi

  • Polistes dominulus (Hymenoptera, Vespidae) invading North America: some hypotheses for its rapid spread

    R. Cervo;F. Zacchi;S. Turillazzi

  • Differential expression of odorant-binding proteins in the mandibular glands of the honey bee according to caste and age.

    Immacolata Iovinella;Francesca Romana Dani;Alberto Niccolini;Simona Sagona

  • Social wasps are a Saccharomyces mating nest.

    Irene Stefanini;Leonardo Dapporto;Luisa Berná;Mario Polsinelli

  • Expression of odorant-binding proteins and chemosensory proteins in some Hymenoptera

    M. Calvello;A. Brandazza;A. Navarrini;F.R. Dani

  • Chemical Usurpation of a Nest by Paper Wasp Parasites

    Anne-Geneviève Bagnères;Maria Cristina Lorenzi;Georges Dusticier;Stefano Turillazzi

  • Dominulin A and B : Two new antibacterial peptides identified on the cuticle and in the venom of the social paper wasp Polistes dominulus using MALDI-TOF, MALDI-TOF/TOF, and ESI-ion trap

    Stefano Turillazzi;Guido Mastrobuoni;Francesca R. Dani;Gloriano Moneti

  • Social wasps desert the colony and aggregate outside if parasitized: parasite manipulation?

    David P. Hughes;Jeyaraney Kathirithamby;Stefano Turillazzi;Laura Beani

  • Genetic relatedness in primitively eusocial wasps

    Joan E. Strassmann;Colin R. Hughes;David C. Queller;Stefano Turillazzi

  • Queen reproduction, chemical signalling and worker behaviour in polygyne colonies of the ant Formica fusca.

    Minttumaaria Hannonen;Matthew F. Sledge;Stefano Turillazzi;Liselotte Sundström

  • Beyond the antipredatory defence: Honey bee venom function as a component of social immunity

    David Baracchi;Simona Francese;Stefano Turillazzi

  • Identification and composition of cuticular hydrocarbons of the major Afrotropical malaria vector Anopheles gambiae s.s. (Diptera: Culicidae): analysis of sexual dimorphism and age-related changes.

    Beniamino Caputo;Francesca R. Dani;Gill L. Horne;Vincenzo Petrarca

  • Genetics, behavior and ecology of a paper wasp invasion : Polistes dominulus in North America

    Aviva E. Liebert;George J. Gamboa;Nancy E. Stamp;Tracy R. Curtis

Frequent Co-Authors

Rita Cervo
Rita Cervo University of Florence
Francesca Romana Dani
Francesca Romana Dani University of Florence
Leonardo Dapporto
Leonardo Dapporto University of Florence
Gloriano Moneti
Gloriano Moneti University of Florence
Joan E. Strassmann
Joan E. Strassmann Washington University in St. Louis
David C. Queller
David C. Queller Washington University in St. Louis
Duccio Cavalieri
Duccio Cavalieri University of Florence
Patrizia d'Ettorre
Patrizia d'Ettorre Paris 13 University
Alain Dejean
Alain Dejean Paul Sabatier University
Elisabetta Palagi
Elisabetta Palagi University of Pisa

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